tarot reading

Getting a Better View

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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The @GlitterbyInk #MarchMoments26 Challenge
The Edge of Wonder Prompt for March 18th : Equinox
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

The Alchemical Tarot Renewed 4th Edition - The Chariot

Today’s draw is The Chariot card, which is traditionally a representation of control, willpower, determination, and the strength of purpose to “take the reins” and steer yourself in the path you wish to follow.

The Equinox is a time of balance. And just as the Autumn Equinox revolves around a slowing down and dampening of energies and life, the Spring Equinox is all about the quickening of energies and life.

When we look at the Chariot from the rear view as is shown in today’s card, we see that although the charioteer is in charge, he really doesn’t have the greatest view. He can’t see all that’s going on around him because he’s got two very large horse’s asses in his way.

This brings up the idea that sometimes having all the control isn’t really a good thing after all, because you can’t always see where you’re going. That means that even though you’re in charge, you may have a hard time navigating your way.

The message in today’s Chariot card combined with the “Equinox” spread suggests that instead of go, go, go all the time, we try stepping down and stepping aside, so we can see things from a better angle now and then. That involves slowing down and letting go of the reigns. Otherwise… you’re going to miss something important sooner or later.

DECK USED:  THE ALCHEMICAL TAROT: RENEWED FOURTH EDITION

@lightningwildflower‘s March Reflection to Action Challenge
Venus square Jupiter, Sun sextile Uranus Prompt for March 18th : Where am I tempted to overextend myself?

Tarot Reading with the After Tarot

Reading Summary: New ideas (Ace of Swords) have a tendency to spark new hope within you (The Star). Take care that you are not jumping the gun before you make sure it’s what you really want, though (Knight of Cups Rx).

Take Away: Flights of fancy can be fun, but they have a tendency to leave a mess in their wake, and put too much on your plate at one time. In fact, it’s that over-crowding on your plate that creates the mess in the first place, for you jump on board based on enthusiasm alone, and then drop the ball due to overwhelm.

Instead of getting excited about every little thing and diving in to try each one of them right away, step back and consider if the overwhelm you’re setting yourself up for is really the direction you want to go in. Perhaps writing the ideas down is a better option so that you can then take them on with a granule or two of moderation.

Other elements included in this reading:
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Bird Figurine for Fostering Hope, Positivity, and Renewal
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  AFTER TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsMar2026 Challenge
Philosophical Question for March 18th : Is happiness an inherent desire or is it a learned value?

Tarot Reading with The Alchemical Tarot Renewed 4th Edition

Reading Summary: Once we’ve experienced happiness for the first time (Ace of Swords), it lights a fire within us to seek it out again and again (Two of Wands).

Happiness then becomes something that drives us (Queen of Swords) and can supersede other life goals if the desire for it is left unchecked (Temperance).

Take Away: Happiness is an addiction.

It’s not something we know until we experience it for the first time, which means it’s not an inherent desire. Instead, it’s something that, once experienced, we seek out again and again.

Therefore, these cards indicate that it’s a learned value that acts like an addiction.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Red Oak Leaf for Fostering Unconditional Love
Green Jasper and Caribbean Calcite Turtle for Calm within Progress
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  THE ALCHEMICAL TAROT: RENEWED FOURTH EDITION
Daily Self Kindness

This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day.

Bringing Issues to Light

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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The @GlitterbyInk #MarchMoments26 Challenge
The Edge of Wonder Prompt for March 17th : Subconscious
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Tarot for Kids - Four of Wands

Today’s draw is the Four of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of one’s passionate love for the security and welcoming energies of home. This often translates into themes that have to do with homecoming, celebrating home and stability, as well as relaxation in comfortable spaces.

Home should be a place of celebration and happiness. A place where you return to a sense of safety and welcoming. If this isn’t how you feel when you walk through the door of your home, perhaps it’s time to look a little deeper and figure out why that’s the case.

What is it that you’re not acknowledging that’s keeping you from seeing your home in this way, and what can you do to change things to make that better?

The message in today’s Four of Wands card and “Subconscious” prompt is a reminder that our discomfort has a source. We may not be able to tell what’s causing these feelings at first glance, but with a little digging we can suss out what the subconscious is trying to tell us is needed. Once we have that knowledge brought out into the light, it’s far easier to make the changes needed to solve the problem.

DECK USED:  TAROT FOR KIDS

@recoverytrauma_’s Know Myself Questions for Self-Discovery
What Do I Need to Heal? Prompts (Part 2)

Tarot Reading with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tarot

What does forgiveness (toward others) look like for me?

The Tower Rx atop Death Rx – For you, forgiveness towards others looks like choosing to stay and not walk away when things get hard or the path is troubled.

Because you have a low tolerance for those things that require forgiveness in the first place, the fact that you stay is a demonstration of the forgiveness that you are willing to give. Otherwise, you would just walk away.

What does forgiveness (toward myself) look like for me?

Two of Wands – You demonstrate forgiveness towards yourself in that you keep moving forward and making plans instead, of allowing yourself to be stymied into stagnancy.

This, in turn, means that often your moments of stagnancy are caused by a lack of self-forgiveness. Perhaps this is something to look at more in depth.

What do I need to hear more often from myself?

Ten of Wands – You need to remind yourself more often that you don’t have to carry all of that on your own, nor plow through until you’re finished. Put it down, take a breath, and take a break. Ask for help. Delegate.

Remember that the adage “if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself” is not necessarily true… especially if you’ve taught others the “right way” so that they can emulate your own efforts. Remember, as well, that sometimes there is no “right way” as long as it gets done… and these tasks are the first to begin handing off, which frees you up to give more attention to those things that actually need your personal touch.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsMar2026 Challenge
Prompts for March 17th

Tarot Reading with the Tarot for Kids

How are you doing emotionally at this time?

The Tower and The Hierophant – You’re a mess, and trying to hold things together to appear as if you’re fine and all is at status quo, because that’s what you always do.

You are very good at pretending everything is fine when the world is burning to ash around you, and that’s exactly how you feel emotionally at this time.

How can you improve on this in the week ahead?

The Hanged Man and The World – Remember that it’s temporary. You are in subdrop and, with a little patience, you will come out the other side of it.

Close your eyes, take a breath, and wait.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Labradorite for a Focus on Mental and Emotional Healing
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  TAROT FOR KIDS
Daily Self Kindness

This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day.

🌑 New Moon in Pisces – March 2026

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Tomorrow is the new 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 courtesy of @sistersvillage

New Moon in Pisces Tarot Reading with the Tarocchino Arlecchino

What does emotional peace look like for me right now?

Le Balet d’Epee atop Le Dix de Baton Rx – Peace right now looks like security. It’s essentially what you feel like you don’t have right now… and it’s worth considering that maybe that is what it -always- looks like; that thing you quietly long for that you don’t have in the moment the question is asked.

That is to say that in this moment, peace looks like everything going well and lots of resources to go around while you sit on the sidelines and supervise from a place where you can go unnoticed.

What needs to change in my life?

Le Diable Rx – You need to take a more active roll in brushing off the languor and desire to languish that your last depressive episode has left behind. More movement is needed. Allowing the depression to linger by indulging in behaviors that promote stagnancy is going to keep you stuck in that haze you are struggling to escape from.

What in my life feels like it’s coming to an end?

Le Sept de Denier – Long fought for stability.

You feel like the efforts of your past and the rewards garnered along the way are crumbling beneath your feet. You worked long and hard to get where you are, but even all of that work and effort that you’ve put in can’t save you from moments of instability and uncertainty.

How can I show myself more self love and compassion?

Le Huit de Denier Rx – When you don’t change up how you do things, you just set yourself up to repeat the same mistakes and re-experience the same frustrations all over again. Look at past patterns that don’t serve you (with people, with methods and/or techniques, with practices) and move in a different direction instead of repeating them.

New Moon advice from the Minoan Goddess Amalthea.

Le Neuf d’Epee Rx – You are allowing your fears to have too much sway over your emotions and your actions. Confront your fears and break free.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Purple Heather Sprigs for Independence and Luck
Goat Figure as Sympathetic Representation of Amalthea
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TAROCCHINO ARLECCHINO

Conscious Alignment

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The @GlitterbyInk #MarchMoments26 Challenge
The Edge of Wonder Prompt for March 16th : Conscious
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

The Animism Tarot - Seven of Pentacles

Today’s draw is the Seven of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of slow growth, sustainability, domestic harmony, hard work, and practicing patience while the fruits of your labors develop and take form.

Personal growth takes time and effort. It also takes self reflection and thought. There needs to be some idea on where you want to go and who you want to become, or growth can become stinted or take you in a direction you’d prefer not to go.

In my opinion, this is the key to personal growth. You have an idea on the type of person you want to become, and then you make the conscious choice to align you behavior and decisions to that idea.

Over time, you then transform more and more into that person.

The message in today’s Seven of Coins and “Conscious” prompt is a reminder that true personal growth comes through consistency over time. Yes, we all slip up from time to time. That’s not failure, it’s merely a rock we stumbled over along the way. Keep your choices aligned with the kind of person you want to be, and over time you’ll slowly discover you are becoming that person.

DECK USED:  THE ANIMISM TAROT

@lightningwildflower‘s March Reflection to Action Challenge
Prompts for March 16th and 17th

Tarot Reading with the Alice In Tarotland Tarot

Mental: Where can I soften my inner dialogue?

Six of Cups and The Devil – Looking back at the shit shows from your past causes you to relive their emotional pains again and again. It’s habitual emotional abuse that you inflict upon yourself without even realizing it most of the time.

Instead of digging up past hurts for punishment and pain, seek out the positive memories. In doing so, you hurt yourself less, and encourage yourself to welcome in more potentially positive experiences.

Physical: What does a sense of calm feel like in my body?

Page of Cups Rx and Knight of Cups Rx – Numbness.

This is why you like floating beneath the water’s surface. To you, a sense of calm involves a lack of emotion and thought. A pause spent in limbo. A tranquil moment of numbness.

So many things create physical sensation for you. Emotions. Sounds. Intuition. Mediumship. Energy. All of these things create a cacophony of physical sensations that no one else can “hear”. Moments of numbing give you a kind of peace and calm you are unable to find in your day to day. This is why that “beneath the water” limbo feels so calming to you both physically and mentally.

Other elements included in this reading:
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Garnierite for help in Releasing Anger, Anxiety, and Guilt
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: ALICE IN TAROTLAND TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsMar2026 Challenge
Prompt for March 16th : What do you need to focus on for self-care for this month’s new moon?

Tarot Reading with The Animism Tarot

Reading Summary: Make choices (Two of Swords) that bring people together (Three of Pentacles) and put everyone on the same page (Six of Wands).

Take Away: When everyone is united in a goal to work towards together, things just go smoother as a result, and everyone involved feels a sense of pride and accomplishment.

You try too hard to take everything on your own shoulders, and you’ve been doing it so long that this means your first instinct is to cut others out and continue doing everything yourself.

Make sure you are working on catching yourself in those moments and making better decisions. Decisions that -include- others instead of excluding them. When you get everyone on the same page and moving in the same direction, the outcome is more satisfactory and you’re not left as exhausted in the end as you would be if you’d done it all yourself.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Green Aventurine for Harmony and Balance of the Heart
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  THE ANIMISM TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day.

Keep Moving

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

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The @GlitterbyInk #MarchMoments26 Challenge
The Edge of Wonder Prompt for March 15th : Momentum
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Ukiyoe Tarot - The Hermit

Today’s draw is The Hermit card, which is traditionally a representation of solitude, self reflection and introspection, alone time, and inner guidance.

Who says you have pause on your journey of self discovery? Who says that stillness is the answer?

Our lives are a journey and it is through the momentum that we keep things moving. Stagnancy is not healthy, and thus, even when we are in our deepest moments of self reflection, it’s important to acknowledge that movement is still necessary.

The message in today’s card and “momentum” prompt is a reminder that it’s important to keep moving.

Don’t stand still and wait for things (realizations, understanding, wisdom, success, etc) to come to you. Instead, continue to walk forward and meet them along the way.

DECK USED:  UKIYOE TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsMar2026 Challenge
Prompt for March 15th : Do Spread 3
With the Spring Equinox just a few days away, the beginning of Spring is soon to be upon us.This spread is to help you find your footing as you move into the Spring season ahead.

Oracle Reading with the Animal Allies Birds Oracle

What to leave behind along with Winter’s chill

Owl – Sometimes the tried and true methods of the past just aren’t going to cut it. Leave behind the idea that the old ways of doing things are going to get you where you want to go. Consider some innovation. Try new things. The answer you’re looking for is there, but you might need to think outside the box to get to it.

What to take with you into Spring

Pelican – Lean into those around you to help you in finding the path forward that is the healthiest for you. It’s not so much that they advice or opinion is what you need, but their actual support and help. Don’t confuse the two, and remember that holding yourself apart just makes everything worse.

What needs exposed to the light and the world this Spring

Flamingo – Acknowledge the ways in which you are stronger than you think, and allow these qualities to shine. In doing so you create an unshakable foundation of strength and stability.

What needs kept close for further contemplation

Parakeet – Release you need to fight against the flow, and if you are unable to release it, then at least take the time to observe it instead of ignoring that you are reacting in this manner. It’s the first step to further growth, to acknowledge those things that are holding you back and making things harder than they have to be.

Other elements included in this reading:
Black Spruce Needles to Boost Self-Confidence and Positive Thinking
Dried Cedar Bundle for Protection from Negative Influences
Dried Rosebuds for Potential and Beauty Waiting to Unfold
Dried Purple Heather Flowers for Independence and Luck
Foraged Red Oak Leaf for Fostering Unconditional Love
Garnierite for help in Releasing Anger, Anxiety, and Guilt
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: ANIMAL ALLIES BIRDS ORACLE

@lightningwildflower‘s March Reflection to Action Challenge
Prompts for March 14th and 15th

Tarot Reading with the Ukiyoe Tarot

Momentum: What step forward feels brave and right?

King of Cups atop The Lovers – The more you lean into your partner to help you find emotional stability, the more emotional stability you’ll find.

Your self-destructive tendencies and outdated defense mechanisms try to hold you back from leaning on him as much as you could.

The more you do, though, the more you discover healthier ways to deal with your emotions , and the less likely you are to fall back on old unhealthy habits.

Mercury conjunct Mars: How can I channel passion into productive communication?

Nine of Wands Rx and Six of Cups – Instead of leaning into your defense mechanisms, no matter how familiar and comfortable they are, look at the more recent past and the love that has been given to you by him.

Trust in the dedication, integrity, and unconditional love that he has shown you over the nearly 18 years you’ve been together.

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
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Smoky Quartz for Introspection and Emotional Balance
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  UKIYOE TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day.

Emotional Influences

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

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The @GlitterbyInk #MarchMoments26 Challenge
The Edge of Wonder Prompt for March 14th : Disorientation
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

The Blue Tarot - Strength card

Today’s draw is the Strength card, which is traditionally a representation of inner strength, persuasion usually through means of compassion, influence and/or manipulation, and courage.

Don’t allow moments of disorientation to turn you into a reactionary mess. Instead, use the calming tools and other methods you’ve learned to help keep yourself in a place of calm and quiet.

It is -so- easy to allow our emotions to take the lead. That’s where the speed of reaction comes from, that’s where the snippy comments, flashes of anger, and moments of snark usually live. It can be hard to -not- allow those things to have free reign. This is something I didn’t fully realize until I started on the journey of learning about my emotions and actually feeling them instead of burying them.

When you stay calm, though, instead of reacting, you allow yourself the space to think, tap into inner wisdom, hear intuition’s input, and make better choices.

The message in today’s Strength card and “disorientation” prompt is a reminder that emotions are fleeting and not dependable for gauging a situation or what you should do in reaction. This messages encourages a pause and a deep breath first. It’s not that you shouldn’t feel your feelings, only that you want to make sure they aren’t pushing you into reacting before you have a moment to process and think.

DECK USED:  THE BLUE TAROT

@silkandsonder’s Journal Prompts to Feel Like Yourself Again 
Prompts No. 4

Cartomancy Playing Card Reading with The Fortune-Teller's Deck

What has been taking up most of my mental space lately? 

Seven of Clubs and Nine of Spades – Imbalances and fears; the lack of harmony in your life that these two influences are creating.

Although you are trying to break free, there is a good deal of fear weighing on you, and the worries that come along with that have been keeping your mental space full and chaotic of late. There’s just a lot going on to worry about right now.

Is it actually important to me?

Ace of Spades and Two of Clubs – These fears and worries are only important to you in that you can’t move forward until you’ve sorted out how to solve the problem that’s causing all this imbalance. So… yes.

Although, from these cards it looks like your approach is flawed (interpreted from all those jagged edges in the Ace of Spades combined with the theme of plans and direction in the Two of Clubs).

Other elements included in this reading:
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Foraged Lodgepole Pine for Resilience, Growth, and Renewal
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE FORTUNE TELLER’S DECK

@recoverytrauma_’s Know Myself Questions for Self-Discovery
What Do I Need to Heal? Prompts (Part 1)

Tarot Reading with The Blue Tarot

What am I still holding onto that no longer serves me?

Strength atop The Star – There is no substitute for the positivity work you need to do in order to stay balanced. Skipping your medication, skipping your meditation, not giving yourself the room to pause and think before you react, entertaining your self-destructive tendencies and unhealthy habits…

All of these things defeat the effort that you are making towards a more positive and optimistic outlook, and the better life that this pursuit can provide for you.

When have I felt most hurt-and what did I learn from that pain?

Page of Wands Rx – Nay sayers are always going to try to shit on your parade. When you’re really enthusiastic about something that you want to try, this reaction from others can really hurt and cause you to lose enthusiasm as a result.

Seven of Wands – It’s better to prove them wrong than it is to listen to them and let them influence you away from what feels right for you. Just because they think it won’t work doesn’t mean that it won’t work for you.

What habits or patterns are keeping me stuck?

Staying at home and wallowing in your time there (Four of Wands) is holding you back from the success and stability you seek (Ten of Pentacles Rx) by stifling your innovative and creative spirit as a result (Ace of Wands Rx).

A lot of your inspiration comes from your time in nature. The less time in nature that you have, the more dormant your inspiration becomes. If you step outside more, you will spark your inspiration more.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flowers for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Foraged Wood Fern for Exorcising Negative Influences
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  THE BLUE TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day.