tarot in daily life

Run Away, or Stay

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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The @GlitterbyInk #FebYOUary26 Moments & Memories Challenge
Prompt for February 17th : Forgive
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

The Medieval Scapini Tarot - Six of Swords

Today’s draw is the Six of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of leaving the past in the past, moving on, letting go in order to welcome in something better, and transitions towards something better.

Walking away isn’t always the answer. Sometimes the work has to be done staying right where you’re at.

It can be really easy to get into the habit of running away from one’s problems. And to be fair, sometimes that is the best answer (as recently discussed in the card of the day pull on the 14th).

The problem is that that when it becomes a habit that we repeat again and again, we end up running away from our problems not because it’s the best answer, but because it appears to be the easiest answer or the least scary solution.

The thing is, though, that that isn’t always the best answer. Easy isn’t always our best choice. Take the imagery on this card, for example. The man has clearly fallen off his horse; is the answer to kill the horse? No. It’s to pick your ass up off the ground and try again, or perhaps give the horse some more training so that you don’t end up in the same situation again… you know, if it wasn’t user error in the first place, that is.

The message in today’s Six of Swords combined with the “forgive” prompt is a reminder that we have to stay and fight for the things that we want sometimes. Yes, there are untenable situations where walking away is the only option available. This is especially true in abusive situations or situations that are unhealthy for us. There are just as many situations, though, where staying to forgive and work things out can be the better choice… especially if both sides are willing to put in the effort.

DECKS USED: THE MEDIEVAL SCAPINI TAROT

@ambitiouslyalexa’s February Journal Prompts
Prompt for February 17th

Tarot Reading with the Soprafino Dellarocca and the Love Oracle of Eden

What I’m learning to trust myself about

Four of Cups atop Four of Wands; Openness – When it’s time to reach out and connect with others, and when it’s time to spend time relaxing alone. A lot of this has to do with learning how to understand when it’s safe and comfortable to be open with others, and understanding when it’s better to keep to yourself and take a breath.

It used to be that you spent all of your time closed off, and even those close to you weren’t allowed to really be all that close. Over time you’re learning how to allow yourself to be open more and discern when it’s better to step back for a bit.

How I can better connect with that trust

Seven of Coins and Explore – You learned to trust by doing. The more experience you gain through exploration and experience, the more you are able to trust yourself to identify the healthy path for you in the moment when making these types of decisions.

Other elements included in this reading:
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Mookaite for Help with Weighing One’s Options
Carved Rhyolite Leaf for Facilitating Calm Transitions
Green Aventurine for Harmony and Balance of the Heart
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: SOPRAFINO DELLAROCCA AND LOVE ORACLE OF EDEN

#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2026 Challenge
Prompt for February 17th : Something to look forward to.

Tarot Reading with The Medieval Scapini Tarot

Reading Summary – You may always be an introvert (the man’s arms are crossed in the Three of Coins, and that he’s looking decidedly grumpy), but there’s a lot to be said for the time you spend with others both in work (Three of Coins) and play (Three of Cups); not to mention the inspiration that they provide you through their presence in your life… and the inspiration that you provide them in turn (Queen of Wands).

Take Away – Stop automatically dreading social time with others. By anticipating it won’t be enjoyable, you put a pall over the experience. It tinges your time spent with others.

You could be enjoying this time more by letting go of your resistance and expectations. Even more so if you put an effort into looking forward to these times with others.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Cedar Bundle for Protection from Negative Influences
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: THE MEDIEVAL SCAPINI TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

Two words… Häagen-Dazs 😋

Building Wisdom

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Today’s meditation was a twelve minute long self-directed session that used the quiet tick of the ceiling fan as a focus.

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The @GlitterbyInk #FebYOUary26 Moments & Memories Challenge
Prompt for February 16th : Wisdom
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

The Little Light Tarot - Temperance

Today’s draw is the Temperance card, which is traditionally a representation of moderation, balance, slowing down, practicing patience, and can at times represent a connection between the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.

There’s truth in the adage that “only fools rush in”. They wrote a whole song about it, in fact (although I’m pretty sure that song is about love in particular). That’s because wisdom takes a modicum of moderation. After all, it takes time to think things through and weigh the different aspects and choices involved in a situation.

When we just rush forward to solve something, we don’t give ourselves time to weigh all the aspects involved and choices that are available to us. We’re just reacting.

The message in today’s Temperance card and the “wisdom” prompt is a reminder that wisdom comes from growth. It’s not fast, and the situations requiring wisdom are not the sort of things that you can instantly resolve or immediately fix. True wisdom takes growth through contemplation, and contemplation takes time.

DECKS USED: THE LITTLE LIGHT TAROT

@ambitiouslyalexa’s February Journal Prompts
Prompt for February 16th

Tarot Reading with the Modern Hue Tarot and FATUM GM Oracle

How I handle disappointment

Sea atop Kill Someone; The Emperor – You handle disappointment with emotional turmoil that has the tendency to turn into something that hurts others and damages relationships.

The bigger the repercussion that come in the aftermath of these moments demonstrates to you the level of emotional reaction you had to the disappointment you were experiencing.

This is often how relationships end for you, and how people end up unceremoniously cut out of your life. You reach the end of your rope, you tell them about themselves, then remove them from your life without further consultation.

There are a lot of stages, steps, and second chances that lead up to this, but this describes the last rattling breath of life in a relationship with someone that manages to disappoint you to the point of letting go.

How I can better handle disappointment

Ally Help atop Construction; Two of Wands – Instead of living purely in the present moment of the disappointment in the emotions it has elicited, consult on the situation with others that you trust to have your best interests at heart, and have them help you to incorporate into your response where you want things to go. Their council can help you in building better responses to disappointment that can then turn into healthier habits in this area over time.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Foraged Acorns for Protection during New Beginnings
Mookaite for Help with Weighing One’s Options
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: MODERN HUE TAROT AND FATUM GM ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2026 Challenge
Prompt for February 16th : What do you need to focus on for self-care for this month’s new moon?

Tarot Reading with The Little Light Tarot

Reading Summary – Make decisions (Two of Swords) to lead yourself towards (figure in Two of Swords is looking towards the right/future and Ten of Cups) what makes you happy (Ten of Cups), and then go for it. No hesitation (Eight of Wands).

Take Away – Stop hesitating to act when you identify something that has the potential to make you happy. This isn’t about your aspirations toward stability or your dedication to your responsibilities.

It’s about joy, happiness, and enjoying things just because you enjoy them or like them. Stop putting these things off in deference to all those other things you need to do.

Your happiness is important and should belong in the “needs” category, instead of a “want” that can be continually shoved off and ignored for other things.

Other elements included in this reading:
Black Spruce Needles to Boost Self-Confidence and Positive Thinking
Dried Rosebuds for Potential and Beauty Waiting to Unfold
Dried Purple Heather Flowers for Independence and Luck
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE LITTLE LIGHT TAROT

Crossroads Daily Topic Question for February 15, 2026
Topic: Shadow Work

Tarot Reading with the Modern Hue Tarot

What is a lie you tell yourself?

The Chariot and Strength – Telling yourself that powering through obstacles and setbacks with determination and a hard focus on your goals, which causes you ignore your needs in order to get to where you’re going, makes you stronger.

How is it holding you back?

Empress and Seven of Wands – This behavior puts your needs in the back seat (or trunk, for that matter), which causes you to be unable to reach for the self-nurturing you need when you need it.

As a result, neglect becomes a pattern that breaks you down over time, as you’re too busy seeing these needs as another obstacle in your way that has to be battled and overcome.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Bird Figurine for Fostering Hope, Positivity, and Renewal
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: MODERN HUE TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

I did a little research into Matrix/Element… but might have allowed myself to sort of (at least for now) give up when it became confusing.

Not Just Words

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Today’s meditation was a ten minute long self-guided session visualizing a college-ruled notebook flipping through blank pages.

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The @GlitterbyInk #FebYOUary26 Moments & Memories Challenge
Prompt for February 15th : Becoming
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Tezuka Tarot - King of Swords

Today’s draw is the King of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of a projective “alpha” energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s thoughts, intellect, education, ambitions, and communication. This often translates into themes that have to do with someone that has a way with words and is able to use those skills to lead others to their way of thinking, as well as those that are in authority on intellectual topics such as professors, doctors, etc.

Take care how deep you cut with your words.

An important part of being a good leader is taking responsibility for the care of those under your stewardship. Too often, constructive criticism and moments of impatience can turn into abuse if you aren’t careful with what you say and how you say it.

Communicating from a place of authority can be tricky. The message in today’s King of Swords and the “becoming” card is a reminder that to become a good leader and sustain positive partnerships, it’s important to watch your tongue.

Words aren’t just words. Words hurt. It’s up to the one in the power position to not just recognize that, but also take care that the words they use, and the tone they deliver them in, don’t slip into unhealthy communication that could be harmful to others.

DECKS USED: TEZUKA TAROT

@ambitiouslyalexa’s February Journal Prompts
Prompt for February 15th

Tarot Reading with the Raincoast Tarot Borderless Edition

What I want love to feel like

Five of Cups Rx, Knight of Pentacles, Page of Cups – You have a tendency to want (and occasionally even expect) love to feel hopeful and encouraging, slow and stable, with a spark of imagination. A safe place to feel your emotions and share them with others where they (and you) will be supported.

What love actually feels like

Page of Pentacles and Page of Wands – Because our lives are constantly changing, so is love. This means we are always learning and always adapting where love is concerned.

Love is a continuous learning journey where you are blindfolded and then asked to pick out where stability lies and what will make you happy. This “beginners mind” type of mentality means that it’s a journey of discovery… every single day.

Take Away : I don’t feel like these two aspects (between what it feels like and what it is) are mutually exclusive. What I was expecting when I was pulling the cards was that I would get some sort of a contrast between the two perspectives. Instead, it’s more like one expands upon the other.

Other elements included in this reading:
Holy Leaves for fostering Strength, Endurance, and Boundaries
Orange Aventurine Leaves for Pause and Reflection
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: RAINCOAST TAROT BORDERLESS EDITION

#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2026 Challenge
Prompt for February 15th : Do Spread 2
@de_tarotjuf’s Love Is All We Need Challenge
#detarotjuffebruaritarotchallenge
Prompt for February 15th : What shadow side of myself can emerge in relationships, and should I be mindful of it?

Tarot Reading with the Tezuka Tarot

Reading Summary – The figure in the Seven of Swords appears to be looking up at the harlequin in the Anchor Card and her jackals, the wink speaking of being in cahoots with each other.

The figure in the Anchor Card and the figure in the Queen of Cups appear to be displaying a polar opposite. Sort of like looking in a mirror or a reflection in a pond to see yourself as someone else entirely.

The laughing jackals in the Anchor Card and the animal in the Nine of Swords all have their mouths open, indicating the yapping of fears in one’s ear until you can’t hear anything else.

There’s a lot of laughter in the Anchor Card (imbalanced as it is). The combination of that manic laughter combined with the Nine of Swords speak of fears, anxieties, and inappropriate reactions. Then joined by the Seven of Swords, there’s a message here about the theft of one’s emotional stability when fear gets involved.

Take Away – You have an emotional imbalance. It’s not just that you’re sad sometimes or struggle to experience joy. It’s not just that you’re an emotional person on the inside where you try to hide it (out of fear) from others. Rather, it is a clinical condition that makes it hard for you to invest yourself as much as you or your partner would like during times when that imbalance is at its greatest.

Yes, this is absolutely something with which to be aware of (note the Queen of Cups listening to the shell), as well as something to share with your partner. This way the two of you can be on tap with what is going on, and understand that the fluctuations in your attention are not due to lack of interest, but simply a part of your (sometimes clinical level) imbalance.

In other words, your mental health challenges are the shadow in question here. They can steal your joy and diminish your attention from time to time, as well as your capacity to feel pleasure and joy. As a result, they can and do have an influence on your relationship. Both of you being aware of this issue allows you to both work at mitigating the negative influences these challenges can create in your relationship.

Other elements included in this reading:
Deodar Cedar Ceramic Impression for Clarity and Spiritual Connection
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others

DECKS USED: GALLERY IN A BOX UNMENTIONABLES AND TEZUKA TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

I didn’t fill my afternoon with another shift of work today, but instead took the afternoon off.

When to Walk Away

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Today’s meditation was an eleven minute long #DailyTrip session from the @Calm app.

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The @GlitterbyInk #FebYOUary26 Moments & Memories Challenge
Prompt for February 14th : Release
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Kanji Tarot - Eight of Cups

Today’s draw is the Eight of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of withdrawal, abandonment, or letting go of things, situations, or people in your life that are just not working out for you emotionally.

Look at the rejection in the moon’s facial expression. The card couldn’t have said “I’m done with this shit” any better if it wrote the words out on the card.

Everyone has that line in the sand. Some reach it far faster and easier than others, but all of us have it. That line where things are just too much. Our emotions have been so invested, and we come to the realization it’s not working out, and have to say “fuck it” and walk away.

It boils down to boundaries. Boundaries give us the ability to walk away when we need to, sometimes even if we don’t -want- to. Because if we don’t? Then they learn that they can walk all over your boundaries and treat you however they want.

The message in today’s Eight of Cups and “release” prompt is a reminder that sometimes we have to walk away even when we don’t want to. If it’s not working, it’s not working. Let go and find something better suited… or someone who will respect you and your boundaries instead of constantly pushing them, challenging them, and sweeping them under the rug.

DECKS USED: KANJI TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2026 Challenge
Prompt for February 12th and 13th

Tarot Reading with the Macalon Tarot and Golden Age of Romance Comics Oracle

Where you need a little extra support at this time.

Knight of Cups and New Beginnings – You are struggling to find direction, which includes struggling with even identifying what you want in the first place. This is leaving you feeling both stuck and a bit listless at a time when new opportunities are on offer and choices need to be made.

Someone or something that can offer you the support you need.

Six of Cups and Protection – Look to those you have long standing relationships with and have proven themselves through their past actions.

J, in particular, fits this description. Consider discussing with him how you’re feeling, and see what nuggets of wisdom and/or support he might be able to offer to you.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Clear Quartz for a boost of Intentional Energies

DECK USED: MACALON TAROT AND GOLDEN AGE OF ROMANCE COMICS ORACLE

@ambitiouslyalexa’s February Journal Prompts
Prompt for February 14th : A way I can soften my expectations

Tarot Reading with the Kanji Tarot

Reading Summary – Make the changes necessary (Death) to stop prioritizing those things that create overwhelm (Ten of Wands) above self-care and healthy choices (The Lovers).

Take Away – This is an echo of a previous reading I did recently… and, it’s honestly something I need to hear. Maybe hearing it a few times will help drill it into my head?

The thing is, our needs are not luxuries to be doled out as rewards. I have a tendency to treat them that way, pushing myself until I’m ready to break, then giving myself the bare minimum needed to ensure I can keep going.

I’ve gotten better about this over the past couple years or so, but I still have a long way to go in this area.

Other elements included in this reading:
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: KANJI TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

I took a nap in the car while J drove some of today.

Not Mutually Exclusive

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Today’s meditation was (yup, you guessed it) skipped.

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The @GlitterbyInk #FebYOUary26 Moments & Memories Challenge
Prompt for February 13th : Healing
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Wild Eden Tarot - King of Wands

Today’s draw is the King of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of a projective alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s passions, drive, determination, principles, values, and willpower. The King of Wands often indicates themes that have to do with leadership figures or authority figures with the ability to rally others to their causes and draw them in to their own values, principles, and passions.

Self healing is a process that takes time, and can be done in conjunction with other things we need to put our focus on.

Don’t delay your goals and desires in deference to your healing journey, and don’t delay your healing journey in order to strive toward your goals and desires. Instead, make your journey of healing a companion to all the other things you want to do.

This doesn’t mean that there won’t be times along the way where one or the other won’t have to briefly take your full focus, just as there’s going to be times where you have to pause and rest. The fact is, though, that it’s rare to focus on one thing at a time, one journey at a time. or one project or interest at a time. Learning how to combine the things that are important to us so that we can take them with us on our path through life means multitasking is a part of the process.

The message in today’s King of Wands combined with the “healing” prompt is a reminder that your goals and aspirations don’t supersede your need for self-care and healing. Instead of trying to prioritize other things over your needs, seek out ways in which to combine them so that you can give yourself the care and healing you need… as you work toward your goals and reach for your aspirations.

DECK USED: WILD EDEN TAROT

@de_tarotjuf’s Love Is All We Need Challenge
#detarotjuffebruaritarotchallenge
Prompt for February 13th : What is a consequence I’ve experienced because of my choices in love?

Tarot Reading with the Kamasutra Tarot

Reading Summary – You’ve discovered that while not everyone is right fit for you (Six of Wands Rx), that when you do find the right fit you go all in with both your emotions (King of Cups) and your passionate nature (King of Wands).

Take Away – So what exactly -is- the consequence of that “right fit” and going in fully with your emotions and your passions? It’s that Gideon has essentially ruined me for anyone else that might’ve ever come along.

When you have it this good… good enough that you dive in with your whole heart and soul, nothing else could ever compare. You feel as if everything has been tailored just for you, fitting perfectly in all the right places on all the different levels that matter.

Finding that once in a lifetime? That’s called a miracle. Finding it twice? I’m pretty sure that’s impossible.

This is why he has to live forever, or at least as long as I do.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Red Rose Petals for Connecting with Love and Romance
Turtle Figurine for encouraging Slow and Steady Progress
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: KAMASUTRA TAROT

@ambitiouslyalexa’s February Journal Prompts
Prompt for February 11th

Tarot Reading with the Wild Eden Tarot and We the Wild Oracle

What I need more reassurance around

Self-Care, The High Priestess, Messy – You are so used to ignoring your own needs (or outright forgetting about them) that you have a tendency to overlook your inner messages that are trying to inform you in this area. You miss when your body, mind, or spirit try to speak up and tell you what you need most.

As a result, you dip into moments of “messy” where you feel flustered and out of sorts without there seeming to be a reason. At these times, you require reassurance that self-care isn’t a luxury, and neither are your needs.

Where or how to seek out those reassurances

Perspective, Six of Swords, Curious – Make it a game… like Marco Polo at the pool. Close your eyes and listen closer, rather than leaning into the surface level awareness, then allow your curiosity to trigger so that you follow what you hear calling to you.

This takes both curiosity and trust. You have to be willing to turn over a new life and -try- to hear your inner voice better, rather than just shrugging off what its asking for as you normally try to do.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: WILD EDEN TAROT AND WE THE WILD ORACLE DECK
Daily Self Kindness

I expressed my vulnerability through time in play with Gideon today.

Seeking Help Isn’t a Bad Thing

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Today’s meditation was skipped… again.

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The @GlitterbyInk #FebYOUary26 Moments & Memories Challenge
Prompt for February 12th : Grief
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Tarot from the World Behind the Veil - The Hierophant

Today’s draw is The Hierophant card, which is traditionally a representation of traditions, spiritual guidance, long standing institutions, teachers and guides, and themes that deal with conformity and social norms.

Seek help when grief feels heavy.

Over the past few years, I have watched a very close friend going through her grief over losing her husband of 40 years. Sometimes it feels like she has made no progress at all. Her depression lingers and she seems to vacillate between a loss of will to live and anger.

I can’t help but wonder; if she hadn’t rejected all efforts to try and help her through her grief, would she be in a better place right now? I think she would.

And yet, convincing her to go speak with someone qualified to help her in this area is impossible. It doesn’t matter that she knows that I go for depression and has seen how much therapy has helped me. It doesn’t matter that I take medication and she has seen how much that has helped me too. Her refusal isn’t even finance related, as her insurance would cover 100% of her visits. She doesn’t want the help, as if she’s punishing herself over and over again every day.

It hurts those around her, but instead of that spurring her into getting help, she just writes that off as one more reason that she shouldn’t be alive anymore.

The message in today’s cards is that there are people that can help you with your grief, and if you have the opportunity or ability to use them, please do so. They really can help if you’re willing to reach out to them.

I also need to hear to this message, because I am struggling under the grief that came with the shift in my business last Fall, and with it a loss of stability that I had in my life which is no longer there.

DECK USED: TAROT FROM THE WORLD BEHIND THE VEIL

One Card Tarot Journal Activity by @mariasofia_astro
Chapter 2 | Entry 4 – Love and Relationships
Affirmation : “I seek relationships where I feel seen without judgment.”
Prompt : Think about a belief or situation where you feel unfairly criticize or misunderstood. What is something you wish others knew about you? Draw a card to guide your reflection on this and consider how you can better communicate this to others in your life.

Tarot Activity from The One Card a Day Journal by Maria Sofia Marmanides - Neko Atsume Tarot - The Moon card

What feelings came up when I pulled this card?

I felt that brief millisecond of confusion that indicates this card and its answer are of the “it’s a thinker” variety, instead of something that just pops in into my awareness through intuition.

What elements of the card’s meaning resonate with me and this prompt?

The “situation” I chose for this prompt was the topic of my deck collection, and how when people discover the size of my collection, I get a huge array of different reactions in response.

The Moon card is all about uncertainty and illusion. Its appearance made me question why I should feel uncertainty in this area. I’m not denying that I do, I just don’t understand why.

It turns out, after some time to consider, that the uncertainty isn’t focused so much on my collection at all, which I enjoy immensely, but rather on other people’s opinions and/or my perception of their opinions or judgements.

Am I perceiving judgments from others where there aren’t any? Why would that even matter?

What in the artwork spoke to me?

They’re all cats. The Moon, the one that emerges from the water (which is usually a crustacean), the calico on the left and the black cat on the right. All cats. This speaks to me of all of us being human. That means that there is no pat answer or opinion, because everybody has their own reactions from admiration to envy, from wonder to disgust.

There is no one answer, and there is no right answer. Just as all of us in humanity are diverse, so too will be the reactions to my collection of decks.

My prompt response and reflections.

I struggle with how to behave in social situations, primarily because my life is a child was so isolated from society, and my introverted nature meant that continued to be the case as I grew up and became an adult. This means that sometimes I have to look to others in order to figure out what a proper response is or what “correct” behavior is. This is a part of my learning journey when it comes to my emotions, because all of the uncertainty in this area is wrapped up in my emotions.

Because I look to others for cues on how to behave in social situations, sometimes I put too much weight into places it doesn’t belong… like their personal opinion concerning things that shouldn’t matter to them.

My collection is fucking magnificent. I enjoy it a great deal. I shouldn’t have to make excuses for it, even if other people seem to want me to at times or that little kid inside me seeking approval says I do. That validation and approval needs to come from within myself, not from others who, if they are judging me harshly based on my collection, clearly don’t have the same values as I do in the first place.

Other elements included in this reading:
Green Aventurine D20 and D6 Gemstone Dice

DECK USED: NEKO ATSUME TAROT

@ambitiouslyalexa’s February Journal Prompts
Prompt for February 12th

Tarot Reading with the Tarot from the World Behind the Veil and Japanese Gods & Spirits Oracle

How I show care to myself

Knight of Coins, Toppashin, The Chariot – You slow down to take things at a slower pace, while leaning upon the guidance of others to help keep you on track.

This is a new practice that you’ve been working on over the past year, as well as accepting that that slower pace (as well as asking for help) is okay.

How I can improve in this area

Three of Coins, Ten no Kami, Justice – Keep in mind that helping you helps them turn, so by allowing them to help more you are creating a greater balance between you and them; not (as it sometimes feels like) accruing a debt.

There is no give or take, only togetherness created through mutual caring and sharing in each other’s needs, burdens, and desires.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Rosebuds for Potential and Beauty Waiting to Unfold
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TAROT FROM THE WORLD BEHIND THE VEIL AND JAPANESE GODS & SPIRITS ORACLE
Daily Self Kindness

I worked on catching up on blog posts today. I’ve fallen behind over the past week. (Essentially? This means that I took the photos and sometimes even edited them, did the readings, took the notes… but haven’t proofread/fleshed out the results into anything that anyone other than I could read and understand.)