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Discernment vs Discrimination

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

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Living Earth Tarot - Two of Swords, Two of FeathersThe @GlitterbyInk #NovemberWhispers25 Liminal Dreamland Challenge
Truth-Teller Prompt for November 10 : Lineage
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Two of Swords (Feathers), which is traditionally a representation of crossroads, difficult decisions, needing more information, seeking inward for answers, weighing one’s options, and sometimes avoidance.

Discernment vs discrimination.

These terms, in my opinion, overlap. It’s like those venn diagrams where two circles overlap to create a third area of combined traits.

I’ve experienced a lot of discrimination in life due to my appearance, my father even more so. I can’t really look beyond him in my personal lineage, as there’s no resources to plumb, but I would imagine that he and I weren’t the first in our family to experience such things.

Through those experiences, “knowledge” has been passed down in how to behave in the company of others, who to gravitate towards (and away from), etc.

The thing is, though, how much of this carried down knowledge taught from generation to generation is actually a value, and how much of it is just bullshit built on prejudice and discrimination?

This happens with even small things like a great grandfather from a long ago war telling his great grandson that Asian people eat with chopsticks. Knowledge which this child carries into adulthood and then is surprised the first time they see a Korean eating rice with a spoon.

With such innocuous misinformation carried forward so easily through decades, it poses the question… how much misinformation are we carrying forward with us that’s not so innocuous?

The message in today’s card and the prompt of “lineage” is a reminder to challenge your preconceived notions and discriminatory knowledge. Every culture has these things they believe about other cultures, every person has these things that they believe about other people. Sometimes we pick them up from society and other times they are carried down through generations in our families.

Today’s message challenges us to not just go along with “the party line” just because it’s what we’ve been taught or what “sounds good”, but to actually explore and make up our own minds through personal experience.

DECK USED:  LIVING EARTH TAROT

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The Lovers Spread

The Lovers Tarot Reading with The Mythical Creatures Tarot and Life's Seasons Oracle

What choice brings you closer to love or self-love?

Five of Swords and Clan of the Moon – When you let go of your fear of exposing your vulnerability, it brings you closer to love and self love. Your fight to stay strong and not let others see your vulnerabilities and weaknesses hold you back from them and the love they have to offer while simultaneously punishing yourself for these vulnerabilities. If you want to be closer to love and self love, you need to work on accepting your vulnerabilities rather than trying to hide them away.

What choice aligns you with your higher self?

The Fool and Entwined Roots – When you choose to allow yourself to stretch beyond your comfort zone, especially in the area of fun and play, it helps in aligning you with your “higher self”. A great deal of your strategizing, planning, and preparations that you do in life are about protection. When you let go of that need to protect, it helps you to connect with something raw and real that otherwise is hidden away from yourself and the world at large.

What choice risks pulling you out of alignment?

Wheel of Fortune and Portal Into the Depths – Allowing yourself to fall into negative narratives when things aren’t going the way you expect them to opens you up to dipping into depression and pulls you out of alignment with your path and purpose.

What choice will expand your growth?

Ten of Swords and Desert Seclusion – Making the choice to move on from moments of defeat and failure instead of wallowing in the pain helps you to expand your growth. When you choose to keep moving instead of wallowing in your misery, you are able to recover faster and look back to find the boon that much sooner than you otherwise would.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Beak Hazel Branch for Sustainable Growth and Grounding
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Ammonite for a Sense of Stability During Times of Change
Orange Aventurine Leaves for Pause and Reflection
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: THE MYTHICAL CREATURES TAROT AND LIFE’S SEASONS ORACLE

@LightningWildflower November Tarot Challenge
Earth and Water “The Fours” Prompts for November 10th thru 12th

Tarot Reading with the Living Earth Tarot and Folklore OracleFour of Pentacles

What am I holding onto too tightly?

Four of Wands and Selkie – This question should be what aren’t you holding onto too tightly. You’re stubborn to a fault. You want to do things your way,  you want them to look your way, and you want things to be your way… and your formidable will has a tendency to push for just that.

It is that formidable will that you need to let go of, though. Especially if you want to remain comfortable in your own home and more comfortable overall in the world. Being too rigid will not serve you well.

Four of Cups

What is distracting me from recognizing new opportunities?

The Hierophant and Garden – You spent too much worrying about how things should be done instead of thinking outside the box and exploring new methods. It’s true that sometimes it’s easier to just fall back on old traditions and all that came before, but if you do this too often it becomes a bad habit.

What would getting out of my comfort zone look like?

King of Pentacles and Gold – Getting out of your comfort zone more often would lead to a journey of self discovery towards a greater sense of “self”. As a result, as you learn to accept more of yourself, you learn to value yourself more.

Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Foraged Ponderosa Pine Cone for Resilience and Adaptability
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: LIVING EARTH TAROT AND FOLKLORE ORACLE

Daily Self Kindness

I managed to get my tax updates finished today, which feels like it lifted a huge weight of my shoulders.

Be Loud

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

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Tarot of Dürer - Three of WandsThe @GlitterbyInk #NovemberWhispers25 Liminal Dreamland Challenge
Truth-Teller Prompt for November 9 : Whisper
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’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.

When you want to accomplish something, you need to step beyond the silence. Action requires boldness. It requires moving beyond watching and waiting, beyond planning into actually stepping up and stepping forward.

When the time to act arrives, it’s no longer time to whisper and go about silently doing all the planning and preparation. Beginnings require more than that. They require stepping out of that safe space and being loud.

The message in today’s card is that you can only plan for so long before there’s nothing left but to step out of your shell and actually start moving. That place of planning and whispers may feel safe, but it can only get you so far before you have to step out of the shadows and take action. Lingering in that safe space beyond that point just creates unhealthy stagnancy.

DECK USED:  THE TAROT OF DÜRER

#DiscordTarotholicsNov2025 Challenge
Prompts for November 9th thru 11th
Do Spread 2 : Advice I need to hear at this time concerning my ambitions.

Tarot Reading with Tarot of the Woodland Wardens and Wild Medicine Cards v2

Reading Summary: There is a color correlation between the ram’s clothing in the King of Pentacles and the hyssop flowers in the anchor card, which draws the attention to the base of the ram’s throne. This connection speaks of a need for a strong foundation in order to back up the success that you seek (as seen in the dog in the background of the Ten of Pentacles, who is also close in color match with the hyssop card.

In the Three of Wands, there is no blatant correlations aside from that of the vertical wands standing tall, which connects to the trees in the King of Pentacles and the stalk of the hyssop in the anchor card; standing tall in the center of its own card. There is also a slight color connection between the Three of Wands background and the anchor card’s background. These factors communicate a need for action after you get your foundation in place. You have to be able to stand strong first, before movement can begin towards your dreams and aspirations.

Take Away: This message expands on the Card of the Day message pulled this morning, which is that you can only go so far with planning and preparation before you actually have to start moving towards your goals and take action. The reminder here is that you need to make sure that that foundational planning and preparation is in place first. Don’t jump the gun just because you want to get there faster.

My Desire – Goldenrod – You want to ensure that you are going in a healthy direction, and try to prioritize this above everything else.

An Obstacle In My Path – Lemongrass – Your negative inner narratives and your drive toward addiction and excess are your greatest obstacles when trying to set yourself on a healthy direction.

The Solution – Clary Sage – Focus on clarity of mind and self-awareness. You need to be able to see clearly what you’re doing and the motivations behind your actions in order to circumvent these less healthy tendencies and habits.

Other elements included in this reading:
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Foraged Silver Maple Key for Bouncing Back to Thrive
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Cedar Mandala Charged for Predictive Clarity
Aquamarine for fostering Wisdom and Clarity
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: WOODLAND WARDENS TAROT AND WILD MEDICINE CARDS v2

@LightningWildflower November Tarot Challenge
Earth and Water “The Threes” Prompts for November 7th thru 9th

Tarot Reading with The Tarot of Dürer and Forest of Enchantment OracleThree of Pentacles

What challenges do I usually face when collaborating with others?

The Hanged Man and A Light In the Forest – While happy to listen to other people’s perspectives and try things their way, you often find that others are not willing to do the same for you. They either want to take control, or they want you to take control and lead them. You have found that, in your experience, collaboration very rarely results in an actual give-and-take from both parties.

Where in my life would I benefit from calling in support?

Ace of Cups and The Gingerbread House – You are quite unskilled when it comes to understanding new emotions. Although this is your journey and your challenge, you would benefit from not going off on it alone.

Three of Cups

What can I celebrate with my community or chosen family?

Page of Wands and Branch of Summoning – Share new discoveries on your path of learning, and doing so well draw in those that share your same passions. This makes it a learning experience for everyone involved and something all enjoy.

Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting Deeper with Nature and the Wild
Foraged Beech Pods for Realizations that Foster Personal Growth
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: THE TAROT OF DÜRER AND THE FOREST OF ENCHANTMENT ORACLE

Daily Self Kindness

I made Miss Luna come lie down with me in the bed instead of letting her stay where she wanted to on the couch because I was feeling needy and wanted her cuddles.

Navigating the Path

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Today’s meditation was a ten minute long #DailyCalm session from the @Calm app that focused on the ancient Greek concept of sophrosyne, which is described as a healthy approach to moderation based on a deep sense of self-awareness.

“(The sophrosyne) philosophy begins by acknowledging our excesses and then mindfully recognizing the difference between need and want. Once we recognize how and why we over-consume, sophrosyne suggests that we focus on what we’ll gain rather than what we’ll lose by changing our habits. With this mindset, moderation isn’t a constraint on our wishes and pleasures, but rather it’s a source of balance, health, and peace. Of course, change takes time and effort, and it’s important that we face our excesses with patience and compassion; especially if we slip up. So, the next time you have the urge to binge watch or shop or feast keep in mind the philosophy of sophrosyne and start by asking is this a need or want?” – Tamara Levitt

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Akashic Eye Tarot - Seven of CupsThe @GlitterbyInk #NovemberWhispers25 Liminal Dreamland Challenge
Truth-Teller Prompt for November 8 : Threshold
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Seven of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of themes having to do with having a plethora of options to choose from, all of opportunity’s doors being open upon one’s path, and at times being overwhelmed by the sheer number of choices available in the moment.

Choose your path wisely. It can be difficult sometimes to consider which direction to take in life, especially if you have multiple options to choose from.

When you stand on the threshold of a new opportunity, it’s wise to pause and consider instead of leaping into action right away. That doesn’t mean that you should stay there forever, considering which one you want, but it does mean that you need to consider which of your options is best suited to you and the possible repercussions of your choices.

The message in today’s card combined with the prompt “threshold” is a reminder to think before you act. Each and every decision we make hold consequences and repercussions, and make up the steps we take on our life’s path and the directions on which that path leads us. When presented with a new opportunity, make sure that you are considering these factors when making your decisions.

DECK USED:  AKASHIC EYE TAROT

The @owlandbonestarot #78DaysOfTarotSpreads Challenge
The Hierophant Spread

The Hierophant Oracle Reading with the Terra Oracle

Where do you seek meaning?

The Pig – Your fear of scarcity often drives you to overindulge. You then seek some kind of meaning in those over indulgences, in an effort to create value where otherwise there would be very little.

Who can you learn from?

The Dragonfly – You can learn from anyone and everyone that creates value in your life in some way. It is in their contribution and your gratitude that these lessons reside for you.

What do you believe in?

The Salmon – You believe that every discomfort has a higher purpose in life; that each trial is a lesson, and every failure includes a boon.

Where do you conform?

The Wasp – You believe that your doctors know better than you. This includes both those that treat you physically, as well as mentally. Although you may ask questions (mostly in order to further your own education rather than to disagree or argue), you are usually willing to trust and follow their advice and suggestions when provided.

What traditions do you follow?

The Chameleon – There are no traditions out there that you follow to the letter. You believe in adaptation in order to keep traditions going, which helps adjust them to new situations and new generations. It’s not about remaking anything or changing it, for at heart it is still the same tradition, just adapting it for better a fit and to keep it alive even as the world changes.

Where do you commit?

The Walrus – You’re committed to protecting both your own and others vulnerabilities. This is the reason that your spiritual practice, and especially your tarot practice, often focuses on empowerment.

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

DECK USED: TERRA ORACLE SECOND EDITION

#DiscordTarotholicsNov2025 Challenge
Death Prompts for November 7th

Tarot Reading with the Akashic Eye Tarot and Викканский Оракул ТенейLet Go – Virgo, Queen of Swords, Book of Shadows – Your struggles with your memory make it hard for you to let go of the things that are not written down, as you fear forgetting them.

As you just went through a depression through the month of September and first week of October, you have a lot of missing time at your heels that your logical brain wants to pick at and try and bring back to the surface for posterity.

Let go of this idea, and consider seeing this time just past your depressive episode as a time of rebirth and renewal.

Find Support – Candle, Seven of Coins, Toad – Healing takes time and honesty. Honesty with yourself and honesty with those that you choose to let help you on your healing journey. When you hide away your pain, your scars, and your vulnerability, it only delays the healing that you could otherwise experience.

Dig Deeper – Priestess, Five of Swords, Moon Cat – Seek out supportive and empowering messages when you are feeling defeated. It serves no one, and prevents healing when you pick on and berate yourself instead of providing words of hope and support during these times.

Also, consider reaching out to the Minoan goddess Amalthea in these situations, as this is a way in which you could begin to explore your connection to her in more depth.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flowers for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: AKASHIC EYE TAROT AND ВИККАНСКИЙ ОРАКУЛ ТЕНЕЙ (buy Ukrainian!)

Daily Self Kindness

I had “real food” for dinner (mac n cheese), instead of allowing myself to just snack on junk all evening as I was tempted to do.

True Excellence Takes Time

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

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Mysterious Forest Tarot - Eight of PentaclesThe @GlitterbyInk #NovemberWhispers25 Liminal Dreamland Challenge
Truth-Teller Prompt for November 7 : Echoes
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Eight of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of hard work, expertise through practice, honing a skill, quality craftsmanship, handicrafts, and manifestations through skill and hard work. The card is often the embodiment of the “practice makes perfect” adage.

When we think of the skills that we have, how often do we look back at how we got here? Or do we just take it for granted that this is where we are?

The thing is, the skills we’ve honed and the things we are good at, we are good at because we have worked to make it that way. Nobody starts off as an expert or with nowhere to grow from. We all start off at the beginning and learning the basics, and then build up more skill and more technique overtime. The echoes of these learning experiences are carried forward with us as we get better and better at something. The longer we work at it, the more echoes of the past support our skills and abilities in this area.

Today’s card and the corresponding “echoes” prompt are a reminder to go easy on yourself when you’re starting out on something new. You’re not meant to be good at it from the start. Instead, you’re meant to build up to being good at it over time. There will always be others that have been doing it longer than you and that are better at it than you are; just as there will always be others that I’ve been doing it for less time than you and are not as good at it as you are.

Allow yourself to grow and develop at your own pace instead of comparing yourself to everyone else. True excellence takes time.

DECK USED:  MYSTERIOUS FOREST TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsNov2025 Challenge
Philosophical Prompts for November 5th and 12th

Tarot Reading with The Mathematics Tarot and Arthur's Deck of Many ThingsIs it possible to truly experience anything objectively?

Eight of Swords and Puzzle

My understanding of the Achilles and the tortoise paradox (which is Zeno’s Paradox that is referenced in the illustration on this card) argues that the fastest runner (Achilles) can never overtake a slower tortoise if the tortoise is given a head start. The paradox works by breaking the race into an infinite number of smaller steps: Achilles must first cover the tortoise’s head start, but in that time, the tortoise moves a little further. Achilles must then cover that new distance, during which the tortoise moves again, and so on, creating an infinite number of steps where Achilles never quite manages to cover the distance and surpass the tortoise.

This card indicates that no, it’s not possible to experience anything from a completely objective perspective. In our mind, we always have preconceived notions created through past experience and other information that we have learned overtime. Although, that is not to say that new experiences can’t change these preconceive notions. Still, they are always there from the start and need to be dealt with along the way.

What harsh truths does humanity prefer to ignore?

Five of Cups and Balance

My (very layman’s) understanding of the continuum hypothesis is that it poses that there are different sizes of infinity depending on what is used to fill the infinite space (different types of numbers). Natural numbers then creating the smallest sized infinity, and real numbers the next size up, with no other size variation of infinity that lies between them.

Diversity. Humanity often prefers to avoid seeing things from outside their own “box” and take things in from any perspective other than those that align with their own. This takes work, and being willing and able to set aside your own preconceived notions in order to try and see things from a completely different angle then what you believe to be true. Most people are unable to do this and many refuse to even try.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE MATHEMATICS TAROT AND ARTHUR’S DECK OF MANY THINGS

The @owlandbonestarot #78DaysOfTarotSpreads Challenge
The Emperor Spread

The Emperor Tarot Reading with the Mysterious Forest Tarot

What boundary can you create?

Eight of Pentacles – Don’t push yourself to work fast or hard right now. Instead, take things slowly and develop you skills over time. You have a tendency to push too hard, and it’s time to look at creating some boundaries that create space for you to go at a slower pace and be a bit easier on yourself through the development process.

Where can you delegate?

King of Wands – You lead and inspire many with your passion projects and journey. Invite them in to participate instead of leaving them watching in the wings.  They are waiting for an invitation to be at your side and work alongside you.

Where or how can you create structure?

Strength – Focus, for the time being, on shoring up your own personal foundations. Your footing has been shaken lately, and you need to work on building up a greater sense of stability to replace some of what was lost.  In doing so, you will feel more at ease.

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

DECK USED: MYSTERIOUS FOREST TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I made sure to make extra food today so I could have leftovers for tomorrow.

Not As They Appear

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The Somnia Tarot Revised Edition - The Death CardThe @GlitterbyInk #NovemberWhispers25 Liminal Dreamland Challenge
Deam-Weaver Prompt for November 6 : Nightmare
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Death card, which is traditionally a representation of gradual organic changes, loss, slow moving transitions, and letting go.

As a tarot reader, the Death card is the number one card (even above the Devil card) in getting negative reactions from clients. It’s an undeserved reputation, but a visceral reaction.

People uneducated in tarot often see the card and their first reaction is “oh shit, it’s going to predict my death” or “oh shit, it’s predicting the death of someone close to me.”

The thing is, though, that the Death card is far more nuanced than that. Although it can be about death in a literal sense, it’s more often a representation of changes taking place in someone’s life. Often, it’s the things that we know are coming, but that we ignore until we can’t ignore them anymore.

The messages in today’s card and the “nightmare” prompt is a reminder to not just take things at face value and assume that’s how things are. Go deeper. Look at what lies beneath and for the nuances. Like the Death card, many things in life are not what they appear at surface level, and you need to delve in to really understand what’s going on or what’s being said.

DECK USED:  THE SOMNIA TAROT REVISED EDITION

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The Empress Spread

The Empress Tarot Reading with the Mercury Tarot and The Wild Soul Oracle

What is ready to grow in your life?

Five of Pentacles and The Butterfly – You are learning to process your feelings of scarcity differently, and are beginning to see asking for help in a different light. Remember that you are at the very beginning of this journey, and give yourself the space and grace to grow without pressure or harsh judgements.

How do you nurture yourself and others?

The Star and The Worm – Your efforts of leaning into hope and positivity provide a sense of renewal not just for yourself, but also for others. These messages of hope and positivity provide a sense of empowerment and nurturing energy that encourages growth.

Where can you invite more beauty and pleasure?

Queen of Pentacles and The Guinea Pig – Allow yourself to experiment and explore those things that you are passionate about, and it will inspire others to join you in doing the same. Some people need to see first, in order to do it themselves. Your pioneering efforts give them inspiration to explore their own passions… which is something you notice, appreciate, and find a great deal of beauty in.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Wood Fern for Exorcising Negative Influences
Foraged Beech Pods for Realizations that Foster Personal Growth
Pressed Pansy Flowers for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  MERCURY TAROT AND THE WILD SOUL ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsNov2025 Challenge
Life Prompts for November 6

Tarot Reading with The Somnia Tarot Revised EditionMy Greatest Strength

Three of Coins – Your willingness to learn from others. You are always eager to learn and expand your knowledge and skill set, and open to others showing you new ways to do things in pursuit of that expansion.

My Greatest Weakness

Death – Your resistance to change. It’s not really that unusual a trait, the tendency to balk at change. That resistance is ingrained in many people. It holds you back and makes life far more difficult than it needs to be, though. It’s the one thing in your life that creates the greatest (and most plentiful) obstacles on your path.

Finding Balance

Two of Swords atop Six of Cups – Learn from your younger self how to choose to take on change as an adventure, rather than something to fight against or fear.

Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting Deeper with Nature and the Wild
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration and Clarity
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: THE SOMNIA TAROT REVISED EDITION

Daily Self Kindness

Gid and I started new characters to give me a “soft top” character that I was feeling the need for.

Healthy… or Not?

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Tima's Terrible Tarot Cats - The Lovers CardThe @GlitterbyInk #NovemberWhispers25 Liminal Dreamland Challenge
Deam-Weaver Prompt for November 5 : Fantasy
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is The Lovers, which is traditionally a representation of love and relationships, long term contracts, harmonious unions, and making choices that are geared toward what is best for you.

Ground your self care in fact, not fiction.

Self care isn’t about what you are “supposed to” do or “supposed to” enjoy.

Neither is it about masking unhealthy habits with a friendly face (hello, bed-rotting and doom-scrolling). These are the things we pretend are good for us, but are really just ways to avoid whatever it is we’re “supposed to” be doing.

The message in today’s card and the “fantasy” prompt is a reminder that it’s important to take an honest look at those things we are dubbing as “self-care” and ensure that they are actually healthy for us.

DECK USED:  TIMA’S TERRIBLE CATS TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsNov2025 Challenge
Prompts for November 3, 17, and 28th

Tarot Reading with the Moonshadow Tarot and AWAKE Inner Wisdom CardsAdvice I need to hear at this time concerning my friendships.

Page of Wands and Release + Accept – The more you put into it, the stronger it will grow. By the same turn, if you hold yourself apart from those closest to you, the connection dwindles. You need to choose what you want to happen and align your actions accordingly, or don’t be surprised when the connection breaks.

Advice I need to hear at this time concerning my family relations.

Ten of Pentacles and Embrace – You don’t have many family connections left. Welcome and embrace those you still have. Cherish them and use them to create a greater sense of stability than what is already present in your life.

Advice I need to hear at this time concerning my love life.

Queen of Cups and Reflect – It’s time for some “memory lane” togetherness. This activity helps to bolder you both, and you both need that little extra boost in your relationship right now.

Other elements included in this reading:
Black Spruce Needles to Boost Self-Confidence and Positive Thinking
Foraged Silver Maple Key for Bouncing Back to Thrive
Dried Purple Heather Flowers for Independence and Luck
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration and Clarity
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Orange Aventurine Leaves for Pause and Reflection
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: MOONSHADOW TAROT AND AWAKE INNER WISDOM CARDS

The @owlandbonestarot #78DaysOfTarotSpreads Challenge
The High Priestess Spread

The High Priestess Tarot Reading with Tima's Terrible Tarot Cats

What lies beneath the surface?

Nine of Wands – Fear of losing what is most important to you. You are wide eyed and braced for impact, protecting those that don’t even realize you’re doing so, and yourself by proxy.

Where is silence guiding you?

Ace of Pentacles Rx – Silence reduces your opportunities for growth. You may be mute, but you’re far from silent, and that’s a good thing. It’s through communication that you learn and grow. Silence, for you, often creates an unhealthy stagnancy that can be difficult for you to claw your way out of.

How can you trust your inner wisdom?

Six of Pentacles – Give that inner wisdom the benefit of the doubt. Even if you can’t leap forward into action at its whim, you need make sure to keep yourself open to its advice and guidance.

What is hidden that you are ready to see?

Six of Cups – Those from your past that hurt you were actually showing they cared. Their methods were flawed, wrong and abusive, but their motivations have been misinterpreted.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Foraged Acorns for Protection during New Beginnings
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TIMA’S TERRIBLE CATS TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I had the absolute -best- aburi salmon nigiri today.  I’m so cautious about ordering sushi, because I’ve been to a lot of places people swear by only to find the fish below par.  I took a chance with it today, though, and it was amazing.