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Seek Out the Spark

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#DailyCalm with the Calm appToday’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was a #DailyCalm session from the Calm app. It was a breathing exercise session which also discussed that with the new year upon us, how important it is to keep ourselves open to new experiences, opportunities, and possibilities. Although change can be challenging and scary, it also paves the way to new and exciting things. Today’s meditation encouraged that openness, reminding the listener that it’s only through being open to change that we can discover new and exciting pursuits to enjoy, people to love, and potential successes waiting for us to claim as our own.

The Wild Life Tarot Knight of Wands and It's Going to Be Okay 2024 Day-to-Day Calendar by Kate AllanDaily Finding the Positive Mental Health Exercise

Today’s draw is the Knight of Wands with the affirmation “You deserve lots of beauty in your life.” The Knight of Wands is an active card, reminding us that we have to take action to go after our dreams, that they won’t just fall in your lap.

Combined with the affirmation for today, the message here tells us that sometimes it may be hard to identify the beauty in life, but that doesn’t mean that we give up and decide that life is ugly and that’s all there is.  It means that when life gets cold and ugly that we must strive for more and actively seek out those things that we enjoy and those passions that drive us forward.

Don’t just lie stagnant and let the cold seep into your bones… keep moving and seek out that spark that makes life interesting.

DECK USED:  THE WILD LIFE TAROT AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

@Lionharts #TheJanuaryTarot 2024 January Initiation Prompt
Question for January 1st : In the silence of new year’s dawn, what am I guided to initiate?

The Wild Way OracleReading Summary: When you work at building trust with yourself and with others (the connection of the chain between the two birds), your life then grows to feel filled with an abundance of stability (the dam).

Take Away: At this time you need to work on initiating your own self-awareness, as well as making sure that you are setting aside time for others. You have many who trust you that need the stability of your presence.

Being trusted and trustworthy takes hard work and perseverance. It’s built over time through honesty and authenticity. You need to put in time as well as effort. Time with others so they see who you truly are over a long period, and the effort to always be genuine in the face you present to them and the world, no matter if times are good or if you are struggling and vulnerable.

DECK USED: THE WILD WAY ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsJan2024 Challenge Prompt
Question for January 1st : What in your life needs started now for it to be ready when you need it?

The Wild Life Tarot - The Hermit, The Devil, The StarReading Summary: Prioritize positive thinking and optimism (The Star). That needs to be your goal from the start of this year. By starting now, you make a habit of it by the time you begin to get temped by depression (The Devil) to retreat into yourself (The Hermit) and fall into the darkness.

Take Away: Depression is a constant theme of concern in your life. A possibility that requires no event or trigger to rise up and wrap itself around you.

By focusing on the positive, and counterbalancing your natural pessimism with an effort toward optimistic thinking, you help keep your depression at bay, as well as lessen your depression’s strength and effects when it cannot be avoided entirely.

DECK USED: THE WILD LIFE TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I pulled not just today’s cards, but also tomorrow’s, so that there will be one less thing on my plate tomorrow when trying to get packed and on the road back to home.

Finding the Positive for December 30 – 31

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These Card of the Day readings are a mental health exercise (suggested by my shrink) used to help counterbalance my natural tendency toward pessimism, negative inner narratives, and depression. The request posed to the cards is, “A positive message to carry with me throughout my day and foster perspective.”

December 30

Today’s meditation was skipped.

Six of Cups – “Life will always bend you, but you’re too strong to break.” Don’t forget to remember the good. Your history is not just full of challenges, tests, and trials; it is also full of moments of survival, valuable lessons, and successes. Don’t let that negative and pessimistic tendency within you turn you away from the memories of the good things you’ve experienced.

DECK USED: LE TAROT ARTHURIEN AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS

December 31

Today’s meditation was skipped.

Eight of Pentacles – “You are strong and smart and you’ve got this!” You have come a long way and proven your resilience again and again, and with each challenge along the way your skills in not just your work but in life as a whole level up. Don’t let moments of doubt and that negative inner narrative of yours convince you otherwise. In a couple days you will step back into life with renewed focus on those things that truly matter to you, your transition from the holiday rush back to regular life ending like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon.  Don’t allow self doubts to hold you back, but instead lean into your experience.

DECK USED: WINTER MAGICK TAROT AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS

Finding the Positive for December 28 – 29

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These Card of the Day readings are a mental health exercise (suggested by my shrink) used to help counterbalance my natural tendency toward pessimism, negative inner narratives, and depression. The request posed to the cards is, “A positive message to carry with me throughout my day and foster perspective.”

Trickster's Journey Tarot, Snail Marseille, and Christmas Affirmation Cards

December 28

Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was one of the Daily Calm sessions from the Calm app. It was a yoga nidra session that involved scanning the entire body from head to toe before expanding one’s focus to incorporate the entire body and your surrounding energy, combined with a reminder that this time of year is often about resetting ourselves and that a part of that is in treating ourselves kindly.

Three of Cups – “I am a work in progress, and that’s okay.” You don’t have to be “good enough” to have a little fun and revelry in your life. You don’t have to be “perfect” to celebrate. Don’t let your issues with not feeling as if you’re “enough” hold you back from enjoying time with others and having a bit of fun. Life’s too short to be serious all the time.

DECK USED: TRICKSTER’S JOURNEY TAROT AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS

December 29

Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was one of the Daily Calm sessions from the Calm app. The topic of today’s meditation was Carpe Diem, and reminded the listener that when opportunities present themselves it’s important to strike instead of procrastinating.

Le Pape – Sage advice crops up again and again because it’s good advice. Sage suggests wide experience, great learning, and wisdom.  It returns to you again and again through elders and the wise. Don’t discount it as boring or droll, for those reactions are you shrugging off wisdom hard-earned by others. Instead, try listening and taking what advice is being given to heart. Today, that wisdom is “Let’s just deal with today. You can deal with tomorrow tomorrow.”

DECK USED: THE SNAIL MARSEILLE AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS

Finding the Positive for December 25 – 27

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These Card of the Day readings are a mental health exercise (suggested by my shrink) used to help counterbalance my natural tendency toward pessimism, negative inner narratives, and depression. The request posed to the cards is, “A positive message to carry with me throughout my day and foster perspective.”

Christmas Tarot Major Arcana, Seasonal Fox Tarot Night Edition, Bearot Deck, and Christmas Affirmation Cards

December 25

Today’s meditation was skipped.

The High Priestess – “You’re doing fine! Don’t give up.”  You can’t expect your intuition, which you’ve learned over the past few years is connected to your emotions, to just rise back up to normal standards overnight after having shut down your emotions for a good six weeks… not to mention what went on over the summer.  It’s no surprise that you’re running blind right now.  Although your intuition isn’t completely silent, you’re working at a level closer to where you were a good five years ago than the level you’ve developed into over those past five years.

Just take a breath and keep going, give yourself the healing self care you need and allow yourself to relax and enjoy. It will come back, it’s just waiting for you to plow the soil of your emotions, digging them up and loosening the soil to allow for your more recent growth to return and continue. You’re doing fine… just focus on taking care of yourself and everything will fall into place.

DECK USED: CHRISTMAS TAROT MAJOR ARCANA AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS

December 26

Today’s meditation was skipped.

Three of Pentacles – “Even on the coldest of night the stars still shine bright.” Let others help you in seeing the positive and in keeping you out of depression’s pit. It doesn’t have to be a solo effort, and they all have abilities and techniques different than your own that can assist you in this endeavor. Leaning on them and allowing them to help is healthy, and will build a path towards success that will be harder to obtain on your own.

DECK USED: SEASONAL FOX TAROT NIGHT EDITION AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS

December 27

Today’s meditation was skipped, although I may do one a bit later tonight while soaking in the tub, if I get the chance to soak as I’d planned.

King of Swords – “You are judging yourself too harshly.”  I usually associate the Queen of Swords with harsh judgements, but in this case it is referring to my responsibilities and obligations, and how I am judging myself harshly in not having done more and over taking this break over the new year in the wake of the holiday rush.  And… the cards are right.  I am judging myself harshly.  These cards are a reminder that I need to set judgements aside and breathe instead of rehashing what went wrong and pushing on where to go from here.

DECK USED: THE BEAROT DECK AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS

Finding the Positive for December 22 – 24

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These Card of the Day readings are a mental health exercise (suggested by my shrink) used to help counterbalance my natural tendency toward pessimism, negative inner narratives, and depression. The request posed to the cards is, “A positive message to carry with me throughout my day and foster perspective.”

Pixie's Whisper Tarot Christmas Edition, Winter Magick Tarot, Yuletide Tarot, and Christmas Affirmation Cards

December 22

Today’s meditation was skipped.

Knight of Swords – “Just because you can’t find your happiness today doesn’t mean that you never will.” Don’t run yourself ragged charging after those things you want without strategy and forethought to guide you. Instant gratification often means settling for something less-than.  Remember that a little strategy and patience can go a long way towards achieving true treasure instead of ending up with a handful of cheap trash.

DECK USED: PIXIE’S WHISPER TAROT CHRISTMAS EDITION AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS

December 23

Today’s meditation was skipped.

Seven of Wands – “We can take today one small thing at a time.” Don’t bite off more than you can chew. Not everything has to be tackled at once, and not every battle needs your attention in this moment.  Take a step back from the fray and take a breath. Pick apart what needs done and do it one thing at a time instead of charging in with both barrels blazing to do it all at once.

DECK USED: WINTER MAGICK TAROT AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS

December 24

Today’s meditation was skipped.

King of Swords – “You deserve to celebrate your victories rather than immediately moving your goalposts.”  You put a lot of thought, work, self-education, research, and energy into getting to where you are and accomplishing all you have done. Don’t disregard these accomplishments as insignificant. They are huge… and worth celebrating before you go pushing to continue on marching forward and achieve even more.

DECK USED: YULETIDE TAROT AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS

Finding the Positive for December 19 – 21

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These Card of the Day readings are a mental health exercise (suggested by my shrink) used to help counterbalance my natural tendency toward pessimism, negative inner narratives, and depression. The request posed to the cards is, “A positive message to carry with me throughout my day and foster perspective.”

Christmas Cheer Tarot, Snowland Tarot, Vintage Christmas Tarot, and Christmas Affirmations Tarot

December 19

Today’s meditation was skipped.

Nine of Swords – “A bad day doesn’t mean a bad life. Tomorrow will be different.” Anxiety is high today, and not just for you. There was a lot of sniping and bickering today, of tense moments and irritations, sharp words and sharper glances. The stress is getting the best of you… and others as well.  It’s made everyone a bit on edge.

Remember that this is not an every day thing. It’s a “today” thing.  It doesn’t have to carry over beyond today, and everyone will be in a place better suited to smoothing ruffled feathers and settling back into the status quo tomorrow.

DECK USED: CHRISTMAS CHEER TAROT AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS

December 20

Today’s meditation was skipped.

Nine of Swords – “You’re still making progress, even on your worst days.”  Don’t let the worries and fears of failure cause you to throw away your progress or disregard your accomplishments. Even when those fears might be valid, they haven’t come to fruition. They’re in your head, and are a product of your pessimistic mindset.   Set those negative worries aside and instead work to encourage yourself through acknowledging each of your successes, no matter how small.

DECK USED: SNOWLAND TAROT AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS

December 21

Today’s meditation was skipped.

Knight of Swords – “Close your eyes and slowly take a deep breath.” It’s the last moment before the holiday rush comes to a close.  It’s time to start slowing down, even though you still feel amped up and like there are a million things to do.  Take that deep breath… and then do it again.  Let these small moments of pause to breathe help ease your energy down from the “go go go” and active strategizing you’ve been doing for the past six weeks.

DECK USED:  VINTAGE CHRISTMAS TAROT AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS