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Clean Slates

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Shadowland TarotToday’s draw is the Tower card, which is traditionally a representation of sudden change, chaotic transformation, destruction, and the tearing down of something within one’s life or beliefs that leaves room for something new to take its place.

Sometimes? No matter how much you try to mitigate the damage, the “fall” is unavoidable.  That’s what I see here in the imagery for this card, wth a figure blasted off the tower of the building in the background trying to use an umbrella to slow their plummet to the ground.  An umbrella is not going to cut it, though.

That is because there are always going to be times when only a full and complete destruction will lead us to the new path we are meant to tread. Otherwise?  We cling to the shreds of the old instead of committing ourselves completely to the new.

I am absolutely guilty of this, and got smacked in the face with it earlier when I thought my phone had bit the dust. In the end, it was fixable and I get to cling to my old phone just a little longer…  but at the same time, this experience, and today’s card, make it clear it’s time to look into an upgrade whether I want to or not.

DECK USED:  SHADOWLAND TAROT

HealingThruTarot’s October Shadow Work Challenge Prompt
Question for October 10th: What emotions do I struggle to express?

Golden Age of Horror Comics TarotThe “Fuck It, I Quit” Emotions – Eight of Cups and Half Bat Boy – You have a hard time walking away from things, especially those that you’ve put a lot of effort in. You continue trying to “make it work” instead of just letting it go.

Contentment When Things Aren’t “Just Right” – Nine of Cups and Bumble Beast – You can’t just say “it’s fine” when something doesn’t fit for you. Neither can you hide that it isnt a good fit.

Hope in Times of Struggle – The Star and Gunbeam Bread – You are far more likely to keep your head down and push onward when hardship hits than express hope and positivity.  It’s just part of who you are to try and work through it and try to ignore the problems rather than approach them from an angle of positivity.

DECK USED: GOLDEN AGE OF HORROR COMICS TAROT AND FEARSOME WEIRDOS CARD COLLECTION

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2022 Challenge Prompt
Shadowland TarotQuestion for October 10th: Trick – What is fooling you that needs to be seen more clearly?

Reading Summary:  Are you really resting (Four of Swords Rx) when you forsake pleasure and fun (Ten of Cups Rx) for leaning in with determination toward your goals and ambitions (Ace of Wands)?

Take Away: Time off is not time off unless you actually rest, recover, and have a little fun.

This week is supposed to be your time off, and these cards are stating that sitting at home throughout the entire week looking at all the stuff that needs to be done is not healthy for you at this time. Do the thing, step outside your comfort zone, and give yourself what you need to truly rest and recover before it’s too late and there’s no more time for these things until after the New Year.

DECK USED: SHADOWLAND TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I took the advice of the cards above and did the spontaneous thing.  Taking advantage of a free night at a hotel, I gave myself an entire day of forest and woods and beach and sea air.  I spent the entire day outside and getting in touch with nature.

Careless Traipsing

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Tarot of Haunted HouseToday’s draw is the Fool card, which is traditionally a representation of innocence, carelessness, carefree enthusiasm, and new beginnings.

The little fool in this card is of the kind you see in horror films.  Beautiful and stupid, she runs blindly in her fear, and is sure to quickly find herself either trapped or stumbling over a rock (or her own feet).

Either way, today’s card is about blind action without thought or planning.  It asks us… where are we not using enough thought or planning in our own lives?  Where are we traipsing through with blind faith (or fear) instead of taking a moment to think things through to make sure things work out in our favor in the end?

DECK USED:  TAROT OF HAUNTED HOUSE

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2022 Challenge Prompt
Topic for October 9th: Do Spread 2
Question: How can I make the best out of tonight’s “Thanksgiving” activities?

Tarot of Haunted House and Halloween OracleReading Summary: The anchor card itself references you and L, as two figures always together in fun and harmony… or trouble too.

The anchor card is filled with a golden glow that the Knight of Swords lacks completely, indicating that charging forward impulsively (especially in conversation) is a bad idea tonight.

There is a hint of that golden glow in the Queen of Swords, cast upon the books on the shelf, speaking of the path forward being one of study instead of sharing. Be reserved, and watch closely.

In the Nine of Cups this golden hue from the anchor card has become pervasive. It’s all around the figure in the card. This progression from no golden glow to being surrounded by it indicates that here in the Nine of Cups lies your prize.

Take Away: Keep your moth shut tonight and pay attention, and as a reward you both will come out not just unscathed but happy and content with how the evening went.

DECKS USED: HALLOWEEN ORACLE (trimmed naked) AND TAROT OF HAUNTED HOUSE

HealingThruTarot’s October Shadow Work Challenge Prompt
Questions for October 8th and 9th

Halloween OracleWhat am I refusing to feel? Why?

The Hearth – You are not trying hard enough to sink into your comfort of home and hearth, because you are allowing yourself to be too preoccupied with the looming presence of the holiday rush to come. You need to let go of that anticipation and the dread it causes, as that’s the root of your rising anxiety.

What aspect of myself am I repressing?

Maple Moon and Werewolf – Your need to get out in nature is not something you can ignore.

Take time now while the moon is at its strongest to set yourself free among the trees, and you will feel much better for having done so.

DECK USED: HALLOWEEN ORACLE (trimmed naked)

Daily Self Kindness

I spent a good deal of time on my phone tonight, just to have a bit of reprieve from those around me.

Savor More and Ignore Less

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Deviant Moon Tarot - Queen of CupsToday’s draw is the Queen of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of a receptive (and often nurturing) alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s emotions, relationships, creativity, or intuition.

The queen’s cup overflows in this imagery, and she holds a hand beneath it to catch the drops, speaking of a need to savor one’s emotions… and not waste them. Bare feet show beneath her robes, in a show of vulnerability.  She is open and receptive to the world around her, and desires to feel every drop of emotion she can in life.

The imagery in today’s card asks us where it is we’re ignoring our emotions?  Where do we allow our guard to come up, and our emotions to be neglected?  What can we do to savor more and ignore less?

DECK USED:  DEVIANT MOON TAROT

Mr Lionhart’s Seasons of the Witch Challenge Prompt
Questions for October 8th thru 10th – The Unbound

Wee William Witchling Tarot and The Happily Ever After DeckIn perfect love and in perfect trust, to love myself, this is a must:

Page of Scissors and Four of Spades – When to speak up, and when to stay quiet. A good communicator does both at the appropriate times. You often put yourself down for your communication skills, but it’s not always about the skills in speaking your mind in an approachable way that is lacking. You need to understand that it’s often just bad timing that trips yo up.

I embrace the self, my heart and mind, by nurturing this…

Four of Pennies and Seven of Spades – Honor and nurture your feelings of security and stability, including the protections and safety precautions that keep you safe from those that would steal that sense of security from you.

…this I will find:

Grandmother and Queen of Diamonds – You will feel stable enough to delve deeper into your spirit guide work, and allow the aspects involved with this work to grow and flourish.

Awaken now and be all things, what truth can my true nature bring?

Ten of Wands and Eight of Hearts – You have a habit of pushing yourself too hard. This is deeply ingrained in your nature, and will continue to take both work and conscious awareness to circumvent.

DECK USED: WEE WILLIAM WITCHLING TAROT AND THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER DECK

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2022 Challenge Prompt
Question for October 8th: What do you need to focus on for self-care for this upcoming full moon?

Deviant Moon Tarot - Five of Wands, Knight of Wands, Seven of CupsReading Summary: Choose your battles wisely (Five of Wands Rx) instead of flying off the handle (Knight of Wands) at every little thing (Seven of Cups).

Take Away: Make sure that you are acting with measured thought instead of just reacting to stimuli.

Your anxiety is up, and this means that you’re more likely and easily to be riled. When these emotions rise up, make sure that you take a moment to think things through before reacting.

DECK USED: DEVIANT MOON TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I spent a good part of the day hemming and hawing over banking concerns, then finally set it aside for later. (The setting it aside for later is the self-kindness part.)

🌕 Full Moon in Aries – October 2022

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Tomorrow is the full moon, and like all new moons and full moons, I did a spread aligned to the moon’s current themes as a part of my recognition of the moon’s cycle and influences upon us. Today’s spread is about the medicine within, and brought to you by Ethony‘s Tarot by the Moon series.

Full Moon in Aries Tarot Reading with the Boo Tarot by Célia Melesville

Where do I need to relax?

Four of Wands – At home. Take time to relax and enjoy the home you’ve worked so hard for. You’ve put a lot of time and effort into making your nest happy and comfortable. It’s your refuge and you need to celebrate this, rather than take it for granted.

Where should I focus my fiery energy?

Page of Wands – Every year you return to this time of preparation before the holiday rush, knowing a little more what needs done, and open to learning whatever can help pave the way for an easier season ahead. Now is the time to focus your passion and fiery energy into this area.

Where do I need to take immediate action?

Six of Swords Rx atop Knight of Wands – When it comes to your own life, you have a habit of detecting trouble and stepping away from it to let it sort of self out instead of getting involved. Now it’s not the time to be letting things go. Dive into them instead and deal with them quickly.

Where do I need to retreat?

Three of Wands – Leave behind your baggage, you don’t have time for it right now, and it’s too heavy to wrestle with at this stage in your journey.

Full Moon advice from the Minoan Goddess Amalthea.

The Moon – Do not let your need for rest make you feel uncertain or give rise to your anxiety over “what if’s” and what might happen. Deal with what’s right in front of you instead, and let yourself have the rest and recuperation that you need.

DECK USED: BOO TAROT

It’s Not All Trash

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Murder of Crows Tarot Limited EditionToday’s draw is the Death card, which is traditionally a representation of organic change, gradual transitions, inevitably, and occasionally, loss.

What stands out to me the strongest in today’s card imagery is the bodies that are trampled under the beast’s hooves as the rider looks forward it out instead of down at what he’s doing.

Change requires letting things go, it’s true. It is a integral part of its make up. That doesn’t mean that we disrespect those things though, or that they are worthless.

Today’s card poses the question… What are you trampling underfoot in your efforts to keep up with the changes happening in your life? What are you tossing away that requires more gratitude, respect, or reverence? Are these things worthless just because they need be left behind? Do they possibly need more recognition?

DECK USED:  MURDER OF CROWS TAROT LIMITED EDITION

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2022 Challenge Prompt
Question for October 7th: Creaky Hinge – What doors need opened to allow opportunity to enter?

Raven Cards OracleReading Summary: You cannot soar to your greatest heights (Top Left Card) if you are unwilling to let go of those things that weigh you down and cramp your freedom (Bottom Left Card). Lighten up and allow yourself to have a bit more fun and be a bit less serious now and then (Right Card).

Take Away: Too much of your life is spent being so very serious, when in actuality you would be better off, and far happier, if you loosened up a bit.   Don’t cling so hard to those things that need to be released, and look for opportunities to smile more and be a bit silly.

DECK USED: RAVEN CARDS ORACLE

Mr Lionhart’s Seasons of the Witch Challenge Prompt
Question for October 7th – The Rule Of Three

Murder of Crows Tarot Limited Edition and Raven Cards OracleEver mind the rule of three, what I send forth {pick a card to represent what you want to focus on at this moment}..

The Feather – Community and connection. Making sure that you are not isolating, and that you are asking for help from others.

…comes back to me {draw three cards}.

The only alone time you should be indulging in should be of the healthy variety (The Hermit). Take your time making choices and consult with others instead of doing everything yourself (Two of Swords). Their perspectives are important, as is taking the time to mull things over a bit instead of being reactionary (Knight of Pentacles).

DECK USED: RAVEN CARDS ORACLE AND MURDER OF CROWS TAROT LIMITED EDITION

Daily Self Kindness

I spent time playing with Gid today, and it was really nice.  Needed.  It gave me a bit of relief from a tightness I was feeling.

On the Right Foot

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Today’s meditation was skipped because I fell asleep.

Tarot d' hYrtisToday’s draw is the Three of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of the first active step in a journey, progress towards a goal, and the seizing of opportunities.

To me, lipstick is a symbol of preparation. It’s that last little touch added the moment before you step through the door, step out in public, etc. The three colors represented here, therefore, are a question. They ask just exactly what is the right “last minute preparation” that is needed before you embark on your goals? How do you want to present yourself? Scattered? Deep? In charge? Sultry? Calming?

The first impressions we make stick with us in the minds of others. Although not always eternal, those first impressions nevertheless are an indication of how things will go forward from this moment of beginning.

Today’s card invites is to take a moment and consider what first impressions we want to make on others as we embark upon our path forward with them? What steps and small changes can we make to make sure that we start off that journey on the right foot?

DECK USED:  LE TAROT D’HYRTIS

HealingThruTarot’s October Shadow Work Challenge Prompt
Questions for October 6th and 7th

Tarot NuagesWhere am I deluding myself?

The High Priestess and Four of Swords – That you can keep going at the pace that you are now through the holiday season and still get the recovery and rest you will need through that time.

You are going to have to pull back on a lot of spiritual practices over the last two months of the year. You may not want to, but something has to give during that time in order to make room for the necessary influx of responsibility.

How does my shadow keep me distracted?

King of Wands and The Hermit – Your shadow tries to convince you again and again that you can do everything yourself and don’t need to ask for help. This distracts you from the fact that getting to your goals is not a solitary activity, but something shared with others who support you and your dreams, just as you support them and theirs.

DECK USED: TAROT NUAGES

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2022 Challenge Prompt
Question for October 6th: Skeleton – What secrets are you hiding that need exposed?

Tarot d' hYrtisReading Summary: Your friend’s troubles in their personal life (Six of Swords) are not something that you want to get involved in helping them plan for (Two of Wands), because you feel that at this time it would be too overwhelming for you and possibly your friendship as well (Ten of Wands).

Take Away: I’m used to being the support system for those close to me when shit falls apart in their lives (break ups, job changes, etc), but I can’t handle being a part of the planning of the “escape plan” right now. It’s just too much extra on my shoulders that I can’t handle at the moment. These cards are saying that I need to tell him as much.

DECK USED: LE TAROT D’HYRTIS

Daily Self Kindness

I’m taking time today to catch up on blog posts today, to make sure that I don’t fall behind and end up feeling overwhelmed and guilty for falling behind.