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Falling Leaves Oracle Reading

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Falling Leaves Oracle Reading with the Folklore Oracle

What cycle is reaching its end and is coming to completion?

Boo Boo Shaw – You are not going to have to continue to “fake it til you make it” with a brave face as you have through the summer months. It’s okay to start to relax and not worry so much what new nightmare is lurking around every corner.

What is falling away to make room for later growth?

Blackthorn atop Badger – You have spent the year learning how to connect with others in new ways and deeper levels, how to find value in those connections, and have practiced a level of patience you’ve never before shown. With going home this week, you can begin moving back into your own space while seeing the world and those in it in a new light.

How can more easily cope with the changes that need to occur?

Bear – Stand strong and protect what’s yours. Show your love to those that matter through your courage and strength. You are the “mama bear” and when you embody that energy during difficult changes, it helps immensely in getting your through them.

How can I open myself to the beauty of endings?

Luna atop Fir – It’s important to remember that during times of change and transition, there will always be things that stand firm and remain a constant.  A beacon of hope in the storm, so to speak. Don’t get so caught up in the whirlwind and chaos of change that you forget to spot those beacons and use them to anchor and ground you.

DECK USED: FOLKLORE ORACLE

❤️ Self Care Saturday (On a Sunday)

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These Saturday readings are (not usually) bearing in on any one thing or event in my life, as the question used is asking for a more general outlook. This is a self care exercise, and is not meant as a predictive reading… although that, too, happens on occasion.

The question is… What do I need to focus for self-care through the week ahead?

Self-Care Saturday Tarot Reading with the Diary of a Skeleton Tarot and Fantasma Oracle

Earth – Ace of Cups – Give yourself a chance to connect positively with your body. Give it some love this week and allow it a chance to be renewed. By doing so, you’ll find yourself happier with it in the long run.

Air – Six of Wands atop Knight of Wands – Keep an eye on that tendency to jump at the first indication that others need or want something from you this week. Ms B should be doing things herself now other than in a few very rare cases, and you stepping in to help is not going to help in progressing her mobility.

Water – Two of Swords – Make decisions that support your mental health. You need to prioritize yourself and your emotional well-being this week. Don’t allow yourself to turn a blind eye to your own needs in order to please someone else.

Fire – Two of Cups – You have the support of others to help you return to normal. Lean on them to help you find your footing. Also, make sure you take someone with you when you go hiking.

Waning – The Peeper and The Sun – You can stop living vicariously through others. As you settle back in at home and seek to find your equilibrium this week, begin stepping into your own life again instead of taking joy through others’ experiences.

Waxing – The Wizard and The Call – You are capable of finding balance, and have all the tools you need at your disposal to make it happen. The world and energy always seeks balance, and it will only take a bit of direction on your part to get things to settle back where they need to be.

DECKS USED: DIARY OF A SKELETON TAROT AND FANTASMA ORACLE

Tarotholics October Challenge Lenormand Reading

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Questions for October 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th

Tarotholics Challenge Lenormand Reading with the Halloween Lenormand

Jack-o-Lantern: What makes you smile and lifts your spirits?

Coffin and Letter – When people leave you alone, and you are able to step away from others. Although you are not good at expressing your need for alone time, making it clear that you’re taking time for yourself feels good even when it seems like it might sever connections with others that are important to you. Interestingly, when you step forward and clearly express your needs in this way? They always understand.

Skeleton: What secrets are you hiding that need exposed?

Garden and Stars – Other people mean more to you than you let on.  You care a great deal more than you allow others to realize, both in their welfare as well as in their perspectives, opinions, feelings, and their impressions of you.

Spooked: What scares you?

Child and Crossroads – Losing your independence is terrifying to you. Having to depend on others and not being able to do your own thing and go your own way is a special kind of hell that you struggle with even on a small scale.

Windowsill Candle: Where do you need to lean into the light (positivity/optimism)?

Fox and Clouds – It is important to “lean into the light” during times when your confidence is low and uncertainty is clouding your ability to perceive yourself or your situation in a positive light.

DECK USED: HALLOWEEN LENORMAND

Tarotholics October Challenge – Oracle Reading

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Tarotholics October Challenge Tarot Spread Reading with the Eerie Encounters Cryptid Oracle

Bat – Awareness/Endings – What is ending at this time that needs your awareness and focus?

Bigfoot – That resentment you’ve been feeling and struggling with is going to begin to loosen up. You are approaching a position where you will be able to let it go if you are aware of what’s going on and willing to lean into that direction.

Calendula – Love/Constancy – Who is a loving constant in your life that needs a bit more recognition?

The Skunk Ape – You need to consider what good things have come from this time with Ms B instead of what has been taken away from you during this experience. Yes, it was hard… but make sure you turn the memory of this experience into a good one for both of you.

Owl – Trust/Knowledge – What do you need to know right now to trust that you’re on the right path?

The Yucca Man – Remember that hardship is growth. Don’t let it make you feel like it’s holding you back, when in truth it is giving you the strength and experience to “level up” instead.

Rosemary – Protection/Memory – What memory from your past needs revisiting to guide you in your future safety?

The Squonk – That asshat that hurt you is coming up for parole soon. Don’t skip out on going to give a victim’s statement, no matter how anxious it makes you or how reluctant you feel about going. Your story needs to be heard.

Black Cat – Risks/Independent Thought – Where is conformity more of a risk than independent thought?

Knobby – Only you truly know where the risks and dangers in your life reside. Don’t let others convince you that you are being unreasonable or paranoid.

Wormwood – Crossing the Veil/Protection – While the veil is thin this month, what in your life needs protecting?

The Mogollon Monster – Make sure when you go home later this month that you take the time to reinforce your wards and protections. The Fae that help in protecting your home have dispersed for the most part because you haven’t been around. Draw them back in and reestablish your connection with them.

Raven – Rebirth/Curiosity – Where can sating your curiosity lead to the resurrection of something you’ve lost?

Ahool the Death Bat – Go hiking on familiar trails… but not at night. Night hikes are out for the time being, no matter how much you enjoy them.

DECK USED: EERIE ENCOUNTERS CRYPTID ORACLE

❤️ Self Care Saturday (On a Sunday)

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These Saturday readings are (not usually) bearing in on any one thing or event in my life, as the question used is asking for a more general outlook. This is a self care exercise, and is not meant as a predictive reading… although that, too, happens on occasion.

The question is… What do I need to focus for self-care through the week ahead?

Self Care Saturday Tarot Reading with the Skele-Tarot and Monster Lenormand

Earth – Ten of Pentacles – Take stock of how your body is working for you this week and just how fortunate you are that you can do the things you do, both in general and with others.

Air – Nine of Swords – Just because you’re worried doesn’t mean anything bad is going to happen. Don’t let yourself stress over things that are just in your head and not a part of reality. Make sure you catch this tendency quickly instead of letting it drag on by ignoring that it’s happening.

Water – King of Swords – Own your thoughts and how they can influence your emotions. You can lead your emotions in the direction you want them to go this week by ensuring you steer the way with your thoughts.

Fire – King of Pentacles – Go back to your roots and dig deep. Your spiritual life needs to reconnect with that stable foundation that makes everything else fall in line.

Waning – Ship and Partner – Do not allow yourself to be dragged down by the lack of time with Gid this week. It’s temporary.

Waxing – Tower and Clover – To protect yourself in the week ahead, make sure you are looking out at the world and toward the future with optimism and positivity.

DECKS USED: SKELE-TAROT AND MONSTER LENORMAND

📆 Transitioning from September to October

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Month End Check-In Tarot Reading with the Magic Planet Tarot

Here and Now I Exist – Who you are now, in your entirety.

Two of Swords – Big decisions are being made right now and you need to be all in for it. Decisiveness is your best option to make sure things go the way that you want them to.

The Slough – What is to be left in the past as you move forward.

Four of Cups – Don’t waffle or reconsider. Mount linger and let things change your mind. Contemplation will only make things more difficult and hold you back.

What Lies Ahead – An ideal state or ideal self you are seeking at this time.

King of Wands – Large and in charge, fully stable and on good footing as you approach your busy season. You want to regain your independence and your footing for what’s to come.

Limitations – Negative influences, opposition, or ill will.

Six of Cups – Don’t allow good memories, history, and nostalgia to manipulate you off the path you’ve set.

The Boon – Positive influences, higher guidance, or divine intervention.

Ten of Swords – Sometimes endings are a good thing. It might still be hard, but it’s time to bring this difficult journey to a close and move beyond it.

The Wound – An unpleasant past experience or event that is ripe for some support and healing.

Nine of Pentacles – When you disregard all the good you’ve done and all those things that you’ve accomplished, you encourage others to do the same. Acknowledge and respect those things instead.

Nostalgia – A positive past experience or event to acknowledge, reflect upon, and enjoy.

The Hermit – Alone time can be healthy… and you need some. Just make sure it is of the healthy variety.

A Warning – Something coming that can be prevented or overcome.

Knight of Pentacles Rx – Moving slow right now will not go in your favor. Don’t drag your feet on the transitions that need to be made in your life as you move into October. Even if it doesn’t feel like things are ready?  It’s still time to jump.

Empowerment – A future opportunity to work toward.

Initiation – It’s time to step forward into something new.

Message from the Spirit World – The time for going slow has come to the end. Dive into this new energy with open arms and allow it to become your spark.

Message from the Mind’s World – When you spend too much time contemplating and waffling, important decisions become difficult to make.

Message from the Physical World – Make sure you are taking time to ruminate on and appreciate your past accomplishments.

Take Away – It’s almost time to go home and you need to stand strong on the date you’ve set as well as your determination to bring your life back into balance. Make sure that your boundaries are in place and that you won’t be letting others manipulate you into softening them or changing your plans.  With the holiday rush coming just around the corner, it’s important to stick to your guns on this.

That said? Make sure that you don’t get so wrapped up in the stress of prepping for the holiday rush that you forget you need some self-care and recuperation right now.  Turn over a new leaf by giving yourself what you need instead of pushing your needs aside.

DECKS USED: MAGIC PLANET TAROT