The Faux Tarot

Do It Right the First Time

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IMG_F2343Today’s meditation was fourteen minutes long and was a quiet, self guided meditation while I did my piriformis stretching. I find it interesting how when I haven’t meditated in a while, the process seems to be far easier to sink into than when I’ve been doing it regularly.  Today’s meditation was soothing, quiet, and peaceful.  I didn’t have any trouble staying in it at all.

The quote on the right is just something I ran across that I liked. It doesn’t have any relevance on my meditation today, although it does echo some of the sentiments of yesterday’s card of the day.

The Outsiders Tarot - Ace of Eyes - Ace of SwordsToday’s draw is the Ace of Eyes (Swords), which is traditionally a representation of the seed of new beginnings in the area of one’s thoughts, ideas, logic, intellect, education, ambitions, and creativity.

Today was the first day of organizing decks on shelves, which starts with playing cards. It involves mapping out where different decks will go, as well as alphabetizing and rearranging to account for space.

The Ace a of Swords is a reminder concerning this process to keep an eye forward on the future and growth that might happen within my collection, and plan accordingly. Make allowances for that growth now rather than having to do a massive reorganization later.

DECK USED:  THE OUTSIDERS TAROT

The #ConnectWithYourDeckChallenge Prompt by E Roebuck-Jones
Questions for July 22nd and 24th

The Faux TarotPick a Tarot/Oracle card for creative inspiration.

The Inner Demon – Not all inner demons are a bad thing all of the time. Use your drive for organization (that can often get out of hand) to your advantage this week and be creative in getting everything onto the new shelves that you want to be up there.

If I could live my life creatively I would…

You don’t need to ask this question as you already know the answer (The Suit). You are already living your life creatively and just need to hold onto what you already do and not let go. Just be sure that you don’t push so hard that you smother your creativity. (The Knot)

DECK USED: THE FAUX TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsJul2022 Challenge Prompt
Vanilla Ice Cream Day – What staid and boring thing could you do today to bring more joy to your day?

The Outsiders Tarot - Ghost Car, Chariot, 10 of Bottles, Ten of Cups, 3 of Lights, Three of WandsReading Summary: Set your own pace (The Ghost Car) on your project as you move forward (Three of Lights) so that you have time to enjoy the process instead of being beleaguered by it (Ten of Bottles).

Take Away: You don’t have to be miserable to make progress. There is no race.

You have a whole two months and a bit to get things in order, so take a breath and don’t let the magnitude of the project still to go get to you. It’ll all get done in time.  There’s no need to rush or stress over it all right now.

DECK USED: THE OUTSIDERS TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I quit working when my back, knee, and ankle started to complain, and ended up taking a nap with my ankle elevated.

❤️ 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?

Alice in Wonderland Tarot, The Faux Tarot, Alice in Wonderland Lenormand

Earth – Nine of Wands atop Eight of Cups Rx, The Fog – Take a minute to pause, listen, and pay attention when something comes along to put your back up. Don’t allow the cloud of your emotions to let you miss something important this week or walk away from something would be beneficial in the end.

Air – The Wheel of Fortune and The Loop – Remember that things are not always going to turn out how you expect them to. It’s okay for things to change along the way, and sometimes when they do they turn out even better than you expected in the first place.

Water – Eight of Wands, The Spirit atop The Spiderweb – This is an echo of a reading that was done yesterday, which speaks of the need to look into what motivations are driving your unhealthy behaviors, and to look at what you truly need to feel nurtured rather than what you think you should need.

Fire – Seven of Swords and The Raven – You may be tempted to resort to some underhanded behavior this week to get ahead. In an echo of the Earth position in this reading, make sure you don’t act impulsively but instead check in with yourself before taking any action.

Waning – Birds and Coffin – Pause before you do anything rash. This includes cutting people out of your life.  Make sure that it’s really the right decision before you act. It could be beneficial to put it off a bit to look at things a bit more closely.

Waxing – Ship and Tower – A lot of what you need to deal with right now is a solitary endeavor.  It’s okay to do things on your own when needed, as long as you remember it’s not supposed to be an all-the-time thing.

Take Away – Be wary of irrational or impulsive actions this week. Go with the flow and don’t let yourself react without a bit of reflection and consideration this week.

DECKS USED: ALICE IN WONDERLAND TAROT, THE FAUX TAROT, ALICE IN WONDERLAND LENORMAND