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Seeking Help Isn’t a Bad Thing

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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.)

Subjectively Bad

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The @GlitterbyInk #FebYOUary26 Moments & Memories Challenge
Prompt for February 11th : Revelation
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

The Radiant Tarot - Five of Cups

Today’s draw is the Five of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of pessimism, regrets, doomsday thinking, disappointments, and occasionally, failure (or at the very least, the perception of failure).

Even if you don’t like the rain, it’s what keeps the plants alive and the forest green.

I live in the Pacific Northwest, which gets a lot of rain. Not only that, but I live in the rainiest part of the Pacific Northwest, which means we get an extra lot of rain.

Many people move here because the forests are beautiful and we have a rugged and breathtaking coastline. And I agree, I feel that this part of the world is the most beautiful I’ve ever seen in pictures or in person.

That said, although lots of people move here for the beauty of nature? Nearly just as many move away because once they’ve been here for a while, they start to suffer from seasonal affective disorder and other depression related symptoms. Why? Because we don’t get as much sunshine as they’re used to. Instead, we get rain. Lots and lots of rain. And with the rain comes overcast skies, and lots of gray days.

It’s all that rain that gives this place its beauty, for without it, our forests would not be green year-round. The evergreens would die, and all of the dripping moss and lichen would disappear.

Interestingly, while others struggle with lack of sunshine and it affects their mood in negative ways, I have the opposite problem. I struggle when there is not enough rain and too much sunshine.

The message in today’s Five of Cups combined with the “revelation” prompt is a reminder that not everything can be “toughed out”. It’s okay to appreciate the beauty, or simplicity, or wonderfulness of something or someone, and yet not be able to live with that particular thing or person in your own life. Bringing those things to light that you can’t handle or tolerate doesn’t mean you’re weak. It means you have good boundaries and know what you need.

Just remember that not being able to have something in your own life or being unable to agree with something doesn’t mean it’s necessarily bad or wrong. It may just not be right for you.

DECK USED: THE RADIANT TAROT

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

Tarot Reading with the Jolanda Tarot

A boundary that would make life easier

Eight of Wands and Three of Cups – Don’t let others rush you into things that you would be better off not participating in. Sometimes when others are enthusiastic or they’re trying to get you to agree to something, they use impatience or a sense of urgency in order to drag you along with them. Just like a barker insisting that the availability of something is extremely limited (when in fact they actually have overflowing warehouses of the stuff).

It’s important to realize when this is happening, and not allow yourself to be carried off into whatever their agenda is by these machinations.

How best to go about establishing this boundary

Queen of Swords and Five of Swords – Keep a kindly face to the problem and the person, even as you apply your stubbornness to come out on top of the situation. It’s in awareness of what is going on that you can catch and dissuade this type of behavior from them.

When you dissuade this type of manipulation, it then creates a president for you to do it again and again going forward. Just make sure that you’re tackling the issue with kindness instead of becoming sharp tongued or harsh with them.

Other elements included in this reading:
Carved Jade Japanese Kitsune for fostering Wisdom and Cunning
Foraged Purple Heather Sprigs for Independence and Luck
Dried Rosebuds for Potential and Beauty Waiting to Unfold
Foraged Silver Maple Key for Bouncing Back to Thrive
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: JOLANDA TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2026 Challenge
Philosophical Prompt for February 11th : Does love necessitate action, or can it exist simply as a feeling?

Tarot Reading with The Radiant Tarot

Reading Summary – Love often has a tendency to push us towards action (Six of Pentacles), but because people often long for love while feeling undeserving of it (Five of Pentacles), the actions that love spur within are often thwarted (Eight of Swords).

Take Away – These cards say that love does not necessitate action. It inspires action, but doesn’t necessitate it.

Instead, sometimes it just is. Existing within us while other factors hold us back, whether those factors internal or external. Unexpressed love or unrequited love is still love, even if the person feeling that emotion never does anything about it.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Dried Lavender Bundle for Calming and Comfort
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE RADIANT TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day since I didn’t write it down at the time.

The Listener

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The @GlitterbyInk #FebYOUary26 Moments & Memories Challenge
Prompt for February 10th : Resilience
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Winged Blooms Tarot - Queen of Cups

Today’s draw is the Queen of Cups (Blue Lotus), which is traditionally a representation of a receptive alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s emotions, relationships, creativity, and intuition. Among other things, this often translates into themes to do with emotional support and advice from a trusted party that is easy to talk to.

I often incorporate blue lotus in my relaxation tea blends. I feel that it’s floral and citrus flavors blend well with chamomile, and can take the edge of some of the more bitter sleep-assisting herbs like valerian root.

The use of this flower on the Queen of Cups makes me think of how it’s easier to relax when you’ve gotten “off your chest” whatever it is that’s bothering you. Letting go of feelings by sharing them helps us to rest better and sleep better, creating a stronger us for tomorrow than we are today while we’re holding onto those feelings.

The message in today’s Queen of Cups/Blue Lotus card and “resilience” prompt is an encouragement to find someone you can unload on. Someone willing and able to lend you their ear when you need to get things off your chest and create space for you. Sometimes all we need is someone to listen. It isn’t about finding someone to solve all our problems, but finding someone willing to help just by listening and being there. If you already have this person in your life? Today’s message becomes an encouragement to utilize them. We are stronger when we’re not weighed down with our bottled up emotions… so bend their ear and let it out. You’ll feel better and stronger for having done so, and thus be more resilient to the days stresses as a result.

DECK USED: WINGED BLOOMS TAROT

@ambitiouslyalexa’s February Journal Prompts
Prompt for February 10th

Oracle Reading with the Soul Trees Oracle and Mini Moonlight Pocket Oracle

How I know when I’m overwhelmed

Solar Plexus and Waxing Moon – You experience a rising tension in your solar plexus. It’s very similar to the tension that you feel when you’re in a sub-drop, but with no activities with Gid involved to bring it on.

It also doesn’t hit out of the blue like the sub-drop often does, but instead the tension comes on a little at a time as your overwhelm mounts.

What to do to help myself in these moments when the obvious answer (rest) is unavailable

Sacral and Dream Space – Consider trying to ground yourself with a few minutes of visualization meditation. The Calm app meditations may not cut it in these moments. You need something that involves your senses and allows your focus to lock in on something soothing. Rooting type meditations where you feel your energy digging into soil is a good example, or any type of meditative visualization that doesn’t have you “free floating” but anchored in some way.

Other elements included in this reading:
Orange Aventurine Leaf for Pause and Reflection
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: SOUL TREES ORACLE AND MINI MOONLIGHT POCKET ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2026 Challenge
Prompts for February 9th and 10th

Tarot Reading with the Winged Blooms Tarot

How you can assist yourself in staying safe this season.

Temperance and The Hierophant – Remember that the Iris flower and the Mandarin Duck may reflect balance and devotion, but the Iris also attracts snakes. By the same turn, just as the Lilac flower and the Crane may symbolize spiritual awakening and wisdom, the Lilac flower also speaks of Spring and the crane of enhanced awareness.

Traditional safety precautions are needed and will serve you well, but so will a greater awareness of what is going on around you. Take care not to lose yourself in brain fog, and to trust those outside of your closest circle with careful moderation this Spring.

How you can assist those closest to you in staying safe.

Eight of Swords and The Magician – Don’t turn away when things get difficult. Don’t worry about the thorns or getting entangled in the mess (Blackberries) if others are in need of your help (Lily). You have the tools to ensure assisting without entanglement, as long as you are clear of mind in the process of helping and clearly communicate (Parrot) your intent along the way.

Just as you would help someone tangled up in blackberry vines by announcing each move you make before you do it (ex: “I’m moving this vine”, “you will feel a tug here”, or “I’m cutting this free”), so too do you need to clearly communicate to others -how- you are helping before each effort put in. This allows them to feel reassured in your presence instead of panicking that you might do something they aren’t ready for or don’t want.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flowers for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Cedar Heart with Feather Moss Sprout for Protection of Understanding

DECKS USED: WINGED BLOOMS TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

I took a few extra stops on the way home today just to get out and stretch, as my back was bothering me.

Faith as an Anchor

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The @GlitterbyInk #FebYOUary26 Moments & Memories Challenge
Prompt for February 9th : Faith
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Mars Power Tarot - King of Pentacles

Today’s draw is the King of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of a projective alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s financial security, resources, health, home, labors, manifestations, and other elements of the physical realm. This often translates into leadership that creates a grounded sense of stability for others.

We all find stability in our lives through different venues and different places. One of my greatest sources of stability is my faith. I don’t think that you often hear that from someone who’s a Pagan or a witch. Usually that’s something that you hear from a Christianity standpoint. And yet, it’s no less true.

My faith is not defined by books. I have no ancient texts to tell me what to do or feel, to say or be. I am not a good person because other people have told me to be (or -how- to be) or my faith tells me that’s what you’re supposed to do.

Instead, I am a good person because I choose to be so. I ground myself in my perception of what is right and wrong, what is magical and mundane, what is sacred and what isn’t. I follow the path that feels right for me through a connection I have made with myself, with my moral compass, and with my intuition, as well as an idea of the kind of person I want to become.

All of these are a part of my faith. All of these are a part of my spiritual practice. Just as respect for the self and respect for others, gratitude, and a deep connection and reverence for nature are a part of my spiritual practice.

The message in the King of Pentacles card combined with the “faith” prompt for today is a reminder that we all have things that ground us and create stability in our lives as well as within ourselves. Faith isn’t a bad word, and can ground more than just the Christian population. Today’s message calls upon us to delve into what we believe and where our stability comes from, and to acknowledge those sources of strength.

DECKS USED: MARS POWER TAROT

@de_tarotjuf’s Love Is All We Need Challenge
#detarotjuffebruaritarotchallenge
Prompt for February 9th : How can I cultivate more happiness in my relationships?

Tarot Reading with the Tarot Rama deck

Reading Summary – You already know many of the things that make you happy, as well as how to achieve them (The Magician). You may want to consider, though, looking at a new path forward to get there (Page of Swords).

After all there’s more than one way to skin a cat. In the end, though, this is all about you doing what needs to be done, not just for yourself but for those around you as well (The Emperor).

Take Away – In other words… Get your ass in gear and do what needs done to cultivate more happiness in your life. If the path to get there that you’re used to feels uninspiring, then consider going at it from a different angle. Change things up and make it interesting.

As long as your happiness is the focus, it’s going to work out simply because you’ll be driven to find it for both yourself -and- those around you.

Other elements included in this reading:
Chinese Silver Grass for fostering Grounding and Nurturing Stability
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
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Serpentine to Bolster Heart and Emotions
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Clear Quartz for a boost of Intentional Energies

DECK USED: TAROTRAMA

@ambitiouslyalexa’s February Journal Prompts
Prompt for February 9th

Tarot Reading with the Mars Power Tarot

What closeness means to me now

Four of Swords, Octopus, Virgo – As long as things are going along in an orderly fashion and the closeness does not become cloying, you appreciate the closeness you have with others in your life for the rest that you are able to enjoy as a result. After all, things would be much harder without them.

That said, you tend to find closeness starts to feel like a burden if those involved are bordering on smothering you.

How I can foster within me a greater appreciation for closeness

Queen of Swords, Holly, Bat – Establishing good and healthy boundaries makes the world a better place, and protects you from the negative repercussions that often cause you to hold yourself back from more closeness with others. Learning to appreciate closeness more involves making sure that you are enforcing your boundaries so that things stay healthy and don’t turn toxic or ugly.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Green Jasper and Caribbean Calcite Turtle for Calm within Progress
Mookaite for Help with Weighing One’s Options
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: MARS POWER TAROT AND CHARMING CLARIFIERS FOR DIVINATION
Daily Self Kindness

I got home early and used it to spend extra time with Gid today.

Emotional Reactivity

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The @GlitterbyInk #FebYOUary26 Moments & Memories Challenge
Prompt for February 8th : Loss
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Whimsical Witch Tarot - The Fool

Today’s draw is The Fool card, which is traditionally a representation of innocence, carelessness, carefree enthusiasm, and new beginnings.

Just as love can sometimes cause us to act rashly? So can rejection.

This guy in the Fool card pulled for today looks like he just got dumped (something in the face), and is now ready to just plunge out into the world and find himself -somebody- to love (the flowers and his long stride). He’s motivated. He’s determined. And he’s misguided by the loss of his previous rejection.

It’s an act born of emotion rather than reason, and as he lets that emotion rule him, he’s sure to make some mistakes along the way that are not going to make things better.

The message in today’s Fool card and “loss” prompt is to make sure where your motivation is coming from before acting on it. Are you being driven by your emotions? Are those emotions overriding reason and good judgement? If so, perhaps put down the flowers and give it a moment before charging off rashly. It’s okay to take a breath first and make sure what you’re thinking of doing is really the answer.

DECK USED: WHIMSICAL WITCH TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2026 Challenge
Prompt for February 8th : Do Spread 1
February is often about making plans and preparations for the arrival of spring. Plans and preparations are great! But they are only the first step. Use the three cards pulled in this spread to discover what size you should look for to tell you when it’s finally time to take action. [Consider adding a second card to each position if you wish to include info on what area of life action will be needed in.]

Oracle Reading with the Toxic Relationship Oracle and What's Gossip Oracle

Call to Action for February

Blaming You For Their Problems and Recharge – February is a time of rest for you, where you can give yourself some time for recuperation and recovery. Don’t bother trying to act on issues until they get to a point where they are blatant and harmful. There will be a bunch of niggling things that lead up to this trigger, but it isn’t until it gets to the point where the gaslighting from others is blatant that it’s time to act and deal with it head on. Until then, just sit back and watch them dig their own hole.

Call to Action for March

Playing Mind Games and Hidden Agenda – Eventually everyone’s motivations come out in the open, no matter how hard they try to hide them. Act from a place of integrity in order to force others to share their own motivations. Wait for when they show their true colors. Remember that you aren’t the one who plays the games, you’re the one who puts an end to the games.

Call to Action for April

Criticizing Appearance and Bouncing Back – Dealing with other people’s mind games and putting out the fires that those games create can be a struggle, as can the efforts to not internalize the shit that comes out of their mouths. Remember when you start to feel an internalization of the negative variety spurred by what other people are saying to you, it’s time to step back and recalibrate so that you can bounce back fresh once again later on.

Other elements included in this reading:
Raven and Crow Medallion for harmonizing Curiosity and Caution
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Labradorite for a Focus on Mental and Emotional Healing
Flower Agate Moon for Opening the Mind to New Possibilities
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: WHAT’S GOSSIP? ORACLE AND TOXIC RELATIONSHIP ORACLE

@ambitiouslyalexa’s February Journal Prompts
Prompt for February 8th :

Tarot Reading with the Whimsical Witch Tarot and Enchanted Woods Miniature Petit Lenormand Oracle

One thing I’ve been avoiding gently

The Sun, Four of Pentacles, The Anchor – You have been trying very hard to look on the optimistic side of things where your finances are concerned, instead of buckling down and being more miserly. Just because you -can- spend doesn’t always necessarily mean that you should.

Why?

The Clouds, Two of Pentacles, The Cross – Your emotional imbalances have a tendency to create burdens you don’t particularly want to deal with. Retail therapy is a reaction to emotional imbalance. Instead of allowing these moments of imbalance to create burdens you then have to solve or resolve, try working on the emotions themselves and see if you can avoid the upheaval that these developing burdens can cause in your life.

Other elements included in this reading:
Amethyst Buddha for Serenity in Spiritual Connections
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: WHIMSICAL WITCH TAROT ENCHANTED WOODS MINIATURE PETITE LENORMAND ORACLE
Daily Self Kindness

This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day since I didn’t write it down at the time.

Childish Temptations

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The @GlitterbyInk #FebYOUary26 Moments & Memories Challenge
Prompt for February 7th : Conflict
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Tarot of Tides - The Magician

Today’s draw is The Magician card, which is traditionally a representation of capability, potential, resourcefulness, action, and manifestation. This often translates into themes having to do with being in possession of all of the skills, abilities, and tools necessary to reach one’s goals and accomplish one’s ends. It’s about being capable and skilled, resourceful and gifted with what is needed to get the job done.

I don’t know about other people, but sometimes when I’m faced with conflict, I have the very obvious opportunity to make a conscious choice between engaging in a negative way, or keeping my calm and engaging in a way that will facilitate resolution. And sometimes it is remarkably difficult to choose the latter.

The fact is that when we are irritated or otherwise agitated by a situation, it can at times be hard to be the adult. You want to lash out and express your own emotions, even if they are not going to do a lick of good for the situation at hand.

The message in today’s Magician card and the “conflict” prompt is a reminder that chaos and disturbance does not get resolved by adding in more chaos and disturbance. You have the tools to resolve these situations of conflict if you’re willing to use them wisely instead of going with your first reaction.

DECK USED: TAROT OF TIDES

#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2026 Challenge
Prompt for February 6th and 7th

Tarot Reading with the Chaos Blossom Tarot and Flower Folklore Oracle

A small piece of comfort you can gift yourself this season.

King Protea and King of Cups – Remember whenever you are craving new things or explore new themes, that your partner is your safe space in which to do this. Especially if you are feeling vulnerable.

Even if there’s no one else you feel safe enough to fully open up to and share all aspects of your true self with, in him you will always be able to do so. He’s not going to judge you, reject you, nor laugh at you… no matter what it is.

(Adding a note here for Gideon: No, I don’t currently have anything in mind. This is about the sense of security and safety I feel with you, with your love, and concerning our relationship.)

Something you can do to bring comfort to those close to you.

Page of Swords and Belladonna – Share more of what you know with those closest to you, a little at a time. They are eager to learn from you whatever you’re willing to share. You have a lot of knowledge and experience to share, but you often hold back out of fear of being seen as a know-it-all, braggart, or in some other negative context.

The fact is, though. Those close to you never see you in this light, and they love it when you share your knowledge and experience with them. It’s okay to not hold back with them and allow yourself to share more freely.

Other elements included in this reading:
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Holy Leaves for fostering Strength, Endurance, and Boundaries
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: CHAOS BLOSSOM TAROT AND FLOWER FOLKLORE ORACLE

@ambitiouslyalexa’s February Journal Prompts
Prompt for February 7th : What helps me feel emotionally safe

Tarot Reading with the Tarot of Tides

Reading Summary – Allowing yourself slow progress and a level of nurturing understanding (The Empress) on your journey to learning about your emotions and how to process them (Page of Cups); especially when new emotions pop up that you don’t recognize or have an easy time identifying (Ace of Cups).

Take Away – Most people learn to process and understand their emotions beginning as children. You’re starting this journey late in life, and it’s often confusing and frustrating. It’s difficult to not beat yourself up over slow progress and moments when you have a setback or feel confusion.

Being able to apply the words “I don’t know what this emotion is” seems so obvious in these moments, and yet often alludes you until much later when rehashing an experience.

Remember that it’s okay not to know all the answers, nor be able to identify all the emotions, and that you can still acknowledge them even without putting a name to them.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TAROT OF TIDES
Daily Self Kindness

I chose to gift my newly trimmed Llewellyn tarot to Gid instead of keeping it for myself. I just wasn’t 100% happy with the trim job. I feel like the art needs -some- kind of border left on it, even if it’s just a thin one. So I’m sending the trimmed deck off to him, and ordering another copy of the deck for myself to try again.