The Things We Keep

Today’s meditation was about fifteen minutes long, and was a self guided meditation done in the dentist chair while the hygienist did the scaling on my teeth.

During today’s meditation, I focused on the information in the graphic about otters and their rocks.  I had no idea that otters had special rocks, or a pocket to carry one around in.  I think that’s incredibly sweet, though. I’m a big fan of otters and often watch them play in live zoo feeds, as well as in rescue/recovery videos and other social media.  They are very playful and community minded, and I i find the idea that they have this “one good thing” that they choose to carry with them wherever they go to be incredibly sweet.

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Faeries and Magical Creatures Tarot - Four of CupsThe @GlitterbyInk #AprilFinds25 Challenge
Lost and Found Prompt for April 2 : Balance

Today’s draw is the Four of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of dejection, refusal of assistance, contemplative moments, meditation, and feelings of apathy.

In looking at this card, I don’t see a lot of apathy, but I do see displeasure on the face of the Fae as he looks into the mirror he holds in his hand.  Combined with the water he soaks in, which feels like stewing in one’s emotions, I find that the message in today’s card when combined with the meditation for today is to be careful what you take with you, because even the little things matter.

Whatever we choose to carry with us as we move through life influences our emotional perspective on everything else. We can carry our dissatisfaction with life or the things in it with us, or we can let them go and instead carry with us the things that bring us joy.  It’s a choice. It requires choosing to let go of the bad, and instead focus on the good.  In doing so, we stew ourselves in pleasure and happiness, instead of dissatisfaction and discontent. Which way would you rather tip the scales?

DECK USED:  FAERIES AND MAGICAL CREATURES TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsApr2025 Challenge
Prompts for April
3rd thru 5th

The Granny Squares Card DeckWhat is the most valuable thing you can do for yourself this month?

Heartfelt Square – Allow your heart to have a say instead of always leaning into logic and reason. You’ll feel happier and healthier if you give your heart a chance to speak as well rather than disregarding its input as irrational and thus irrelevant.

What is the most valuable thing you can do for yourself this month?

Rose Square – Get out and get your hands in the dirt. Play with the flowers. Plant some of the beauty into your life that will then grow into something joyous that will sustain you for the months to come.

What is the most valuable thing you can do for others this month?

Levantine Square – Stay calm and serene. Being reactionary hurts the situation and helps no one. Others need you to be levelheaded and not fly off the handle this spring.

What good is ready to come into bloom in your life with spring’s arrival?

Daisy Wheel Square – You are being given the opportunity to be the eye of the storm both for yourself, as well as for others. Focus on being that calm space were a break can be taken and a breath of fresh air pulled in. The moment of calm, and even happiness, in chaos.

What can you do to encourage this arrival?

April Square – Instead of looking forward to the future or back into the past. Your priority needs to be in the present for the time being. Stay focused on the here and now. Make sure that you are leaning into meditations that focus on current circumstances and awareness of what’s going on around you in the now.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Aventurine Goddess for Harmony and Balance of the Heart
Citrine for Energy Lift (easing the weight of heavy energies)
Selenite Spoon for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE GRANNY SQUARES CARD DECK

Daily Self Kindness

I took a total of two naps today.  One in the morning after my dentist appointment, and a second one in the evening before supper.

Counting Responsibilities

Today’s meditation was skipped (yet again).

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Tarot de Marseille Packard and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Two of Coins combined with the affirmation “It’s okay to be a work in progress; you don’t have to have everything figured out right now.”

When you work on creating balance in your life, it means that you don’t have as much time to spend on one specific thing. That means that working on each of these individual different things in your life takes more time.

The cards for today are a reminder that this doesn’t mean that you’re any less capable, it just means that it’s taking time to get where you want to go in these different areas because you are putting so much more on your plate that needs to be done. The more you need to juggle, the more time it takes to get any one thing done; and that’s okay, because you’re still making progress a little at a time.

DECK USED:  TAROT DE MARSEILLE PACKARD AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

@tarot_juf Een Uitnodiging voor de herfst #SeptemberTarotChallenge
Prompts for September 9th and 10th

Art Deco Tarot and The Granny Squares Card DeckThis gives me calmness today.

Six of Pentacles atop Ten of Swords; 112-Stitch Classic – Remember not to allow painful endings to drag you into old habits of being less generous with yourself. The number of steps it took to get you where you are were many, and with each one you made the best decision you could. This means that the outcome is not so much about something you can control in the present, but rather something you need to experience for growth.

Just like the leaves on the tree change color, which transformation may I initiate?

King of Cups RX and Season of Daisies – Things are beginning to change as the holiday season draws closer, summer fading away along with the extra time that you’ve had to spend with Gideon over the last couple months.

Sometimes in the past, this transition has crashed down upon you both like a wrecking ball. You have an opportunity this year for it to move at a more gradual pace, and help ease you both into the barren seven weeks of the holiday rush when you are unable to connect as often.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Red Alder Acorns for Determination and Confidence
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Aventurine Goddess for Harmony and Balance of the Heart
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: DIVINE DECO TAROT AND THE GRANNY SQUARE CARD DECK

Daily Self Kindness

I’ve gone back to eating on a timed schedule again, as I’ve caught myself forgetting to eat a few times over the past couple of days.