The Christmas Tarot

Silence is Golden (or Can Be)

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Tarot Nefertari's Seven of Wands and Christmas Affirmation CardDaily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Seven of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of fighting for one’s beliefs, standing up for one’s principles, and confrontations that challenge one’s values.

Everything doesn’t have to be about you.

In an echo of a reading made the other day. This card and affirmation combo is a reminder that when you are together with loved ones in a gathering, you don’t have to be on the defensive.  In fact, in order to enjoy being there, it’s better that you’re not. It’s okay to just sit back and enjoy, instead of having to stand up and always be on guard to protect your own interests.

People are going to say dumb ass shit and believe stuff that you don’t believe in or agree with. That’s just how getting together with other people goes sometimes. There’s no need to leap into the fray or always state your opinion. Sometimes silence is the best answer you can give.

The message in today’s card and affirmation is a reminder to not engage. Accept, instead, that some people have shitty opinions and perhaps now is not the time to try and change their mind, nor make a big thing out of what’s being said. Sometimes silence can speak just as loudly as (or louder than)  speaking up.

DECK USED:  TAROT NEFERTARI

@Lionharts #TheDecemberTarot Fruits of 2025 Challenge
The Scythe Prompts for December 17th thru 20th

Tarot Reading with The Christmas TarotWhat am I ready to speak, manifest, or face without softening it?

King of Cups – This answer is not what, but where. You take a little bit more caution when you speak to people, and less so when you speak with your partner. He is the emotional support, strength, and leadership in your life that allows you to open up and not have to be so certain or supportive in your words.

He wants the real and unvarnished truth, even when you don’t have the words to express yourself properly. Therefore, you just say it however you can, and he then helps you translate it into something that makes sense. While others might take those words at face value, he will dig in order to truly understand, and help you understand as well.

What emotion from this year still needs space before it can let me go?

Four of Cups – You are still not back from the edge of having closed down your business and walked away from it. Your emotions surrounding the events that happened in autumn still cling on and make you wonder if it’s really worth it to keep going. (Although, if the message from Amalthea in the New Moon reading done earlier today is any indication, the answer is that it is.)

What small moment changed more than I realized at the time?

Queen of Cups Rx – Taking on that major depressive episode on your own in September is going to have some far-reaching consequences and effects. These emotional consequences are going to crop up later when you least expect it.

What has been growing beneath the surface, waiting for this moment to rise?

Three of Cups – You are being far more tolerant of spending time with others of late. This enjoyment and appreciation took time to build and should be enjoyed while it lasts.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Lodgepole Pine for Resilience, Growth, and Renewal
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Green Aventurine for Harmony and Balance of the Heart
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  THE CHRISTMAS TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsDec2025 Challenge
Prompts for December 18th and 19th

Tarot Reading with the Tarot NefertariWhere do you find the most joy in life?

The Emperor Rx – You find the most joy in life in those moments when you don’t have to be in charge.

In these moments you are able to think about yourself, put yourself first, and allow yourself to be vulnerable without having to worry how it will affect others. That provides you with a sense of freedom from responsibility that makes the world feel lighter.

What do you need to focus on for self-care for this month’s new moon?

Nine of Swords and Knight of Swords – Pay attention to how your fears are influencing your actions. Fear can cause us to act impulsively, rather than actually thinking things through as we should. Make sure you are pausing to reflect on what is driving your actions.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Rosebuds for Potential and Beauty Waiting to Unfold
Pine Tips Ceramic Impression for Longevity and Sustainability
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration and Clarity
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TAROT NEFERTARI

Daily Self Kindness

I finished this blog post.

Weekly Creativity Prompt – The Hermit

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Prompt: “Pull the Hermit card from your deck(s). Compare the imagery between the card provided below and the card(s) from your own deck(s). How would you read them differently and why?“

20221206_CP2Tarot of the Hidden Realm – A crone in the wild among craggy mountain rocks, she wears a symbol of death in the skull over her heart and a hag stone for vision around her neck as she climbs among the rocky landscape. This card speaks of the need to spend time alone in reflection, but hones down into that reflection being about change and how we react to change.  Self examination of our response to change can be a powerful thing, and in this card there is a need to consider our past reactions (the Hermit faces towards the past), why we react as we do, and how we can deal with changes in a more graceful manner.

The Hermit from the Christmas Storybook Tarot, Snowland Tarot, and The Christmas Tarot

Christmas Storybook Tarot – Rudolph lead the sleigh through the winter storm for Santa, and in this image his nose shines bright through a storm he treads through on hi own.  This card encourages solitary reflection placed towards where hope lies in our hearts. What is the shining light that guides us forward, and how can we utilize that to our benefit as we move through the more difficult times we may be experiencing or need to confront moving forward (Rudolph faces in the direction of the future).

Snowland Tarot – Here again the Hermit faces towards the future, and while the path at his feet is smooth and easy, the mountains in the distance illuminated by his lantern make it clear it will not always be so. With the book riding his back and the direction he faces, I see this card as more about planning for the future than about reflecting upon self improvement.  He looks outward, and seeks to see what is to come so that he can prepare, and this card suggests that the querent needs to do the same.

The Christmas Tarot – As in the traditional RWS that this deck is a clone of, the Hermit in this card faces towards the past with his head bowed and lantern held high. The staff provides stability while the Hermit looks within himself at his past, learning from his mistakes and getting to know himself better through introspection and self-examination. He seeks to take what he has learned from the past and sort through these memories and experiences in order to become wiser for the effort.

DECK USED: TAROT OF THE HIDDEN REALM, CHRISTMAS STORYBOOK TAROT, SNOWLAND TAROT, AND THE CHRISTMAS TAROT

Ambition and Strategization

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

The Christmas Tarot - King of SwordsToday’s draw is the King of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of a projective alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s thoughts, intellect, education, logic, ambitions, strategy, and communication. This often translates into themes that have to do with professional acumen, authority figures in the education sector, cunning strategists, and those skills that are often referred to as having a “silver tongue”.

Today’s card is a reminder of strategy, and the experience you have gained over years that can help you put strategies in place in your life that will assist you in achieving your goals.

Ambition can be a hard task master, but strategy can help map out your path in a way that takes some of the burden and stress off your shoulders and makes your path forward easier.

Today’s card is about seizing your knowledge and using it to your advantage in such a way. Consider what needs done, and what your next steps can be. Plot a course, and strategize your way forward. Adaptability works best when you have a plan in place that you can then adapt from…. rather than simply moving through chaos with no plan at all.

DECK USED:  THE CHRISTMAS TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

*Thinks on this.*  I chose an apple and peanut butter toast over cookies this evening.