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Making Good Choices

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The @hippiepixie333 #Escapril2026 Challenge
Prompt for April 18th : distant trains
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Llewellyn Tarot - Ten of Swords

Today’s draw is the Ten of Swords, which is traditionally a representation long journeys coming to an end, painful endings, lessons learned the hard way, deep wounds, and sometimes can indicate loss or betrayal.

I live in a condo on a hill with train tracks that run along the bottom of the hill through the “valley”. Trains run along these tracks all day and all night, their sound rolling upward over the hill where I live, carrying and amplifying the sound as it goes.

Because of this, although I live a few blocks from those train tracks, it sounds as if I live right next to them. Well, on the other side of the building at least, because the side of the building that faces the train tracks actually feels like you might be living 2 feet from the tracks.

When I moved in here, it took a really long time for me to get used to the noise of the trains, especially at night. Back then I was only getting about 3 to 4 hours of sleep per night, and this ungodly racket of trains moving through the night was not helping me get even that much sleep.

At one point, I even considered whether it was worth staying here, or if I should move.

I did stay, though, and over time I became used to the sound of the trains. I barely even hear them anymore.

The message in today’s Ten of Swords combined with the “distant trains” is a reminder that we can’t always choose the things we can live with, and those that we can’t. Sometimes the most excruciating things (like chronic pain) are things we have to live with rather than choosing, while other things (like the sound of trains that keep you up all night) you can choose whether or not to accept in your life.

In the end, we can “live with” a lot of things we don’t want to live with. We are all stronger than we realize, after all. The reminder here is that when we have a choice, make good choices. Pick yourself up from the “knockdown” blow given to you, and make the best choices you can in that moment. It may not be the perfect choice of your dreams, but if you make the best choice you can, you will get the best results from the experience you’re in the process of picking yourself up from.

DECK USED:  THE LLEWELLYN TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsApr2026 Challenge
Philosophical Questions for April 22nd and 29th

Tarot Reading with the Badgers Forest Tarot and Sibley Tree Identification Flashcards

What does it mean to live a good life?

Ten of Swords, American Plum, Queen of Swords

These cards indicate that living a good life involves protecting those you love (American Plum) from the hardships that life has to offer (Ten of Swords Rx), and guiding them through the ones that you can’t protect them from (Queen of Swords).

The truth is that we all have to live through hardships, and life is going to hand out to us a wide variety of them to go through in our lives. In these cards, we see that living a good life involves connection with and support from others as each of us traverses through these hardships and learns how to deal with them, survive them, and move on from them.

Is personal growth required to live a good life?

Knight of Pentacles, Southern Crab Apple, Ace of Swords

You can’t move forward, not even slowly (Knight of Pentacles Rx), without some kind of growth (Ace of Swords). Stagnancy creates a stunted experience (Southern Crab Apple).

Yes, personal growth is a requirement for living a good life. Or at least, the good life that is described above in the answer to the previous question. Without personal growth, there is nothing to share, and nothing to give. That means there’s no reciprocity, and nothing to be shared with you.

Through growth we provide for others… and through growth they provide for us.

Other elements included in this reading:
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Green Jasper and Tiger Eye Turtle for Confidence within Progress
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: BADGERS FOREST TAROT AND SIBLEY TREE IDENTIFICATION FLASHCARDS

@lightningwildflower‘s April Energetic Shifts Challenge
Mercury sextile Pluto Prompt for April 18th : How can I use my voice to empower myself?

Tarot Reading with The Llewellyn Tarot

Reading Summary: Remember that you can’t have everything all at once (The World blocked by Knight of Pentacles), and you wouldn’t want to (Justice). Take the things you want and need a little at a time instead (Seven of Swords).

Take Away: There are unhealthy results involved in leaning into a mindset of immediate gratification. Empower yourself by knowing your limits and working within them instead.

You will garner more success that way than you will by pushing yourself for more than you can healthily handle at once. Might want to keep in mind that there’s a massive difference between “more than you can handle” and “more than you can healthily handle” as well.

In other words? Saying “no” is empowering, not diminishing. Say it more often.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Turtle Figurine for encouraging Slow and Steady Progress
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  THE LLEWELLYN TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

I avoided speaking politics even when it was brought up a few times today. It’s not that I don’t want to share my personal perspectives on those issues, but it’s like talking to a brick wall and only creates a chasm of distance when I’ve tried in the past.

The Things We Don’t Say

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The @hippiepixie333 #Escapril2026 Challenge
Prompt for April 17th : left unsaid
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Golden Botticelli Tarot - Death - Pieta

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

Take a moment to consider those that are important to you. Not just those you love or even those you like, but those who were formative in your life in others ways as well.

If you were never be able to see or speak to them again, what would you regret having never said? What would you regret not having said more often?

In the Peita (depicted in the art in the card) there has always been an impression of regret for me. A lament of not just loss, but also the loss of opportunity to express oneself to that who you’ve lost.

The message in today’s Death card and the “quote “left unsaid” prompt is a reminder that the people in your life won’t be there forever. If there are things that you want to say or things that you need to say, but haven’t gotten up to to do it yet… there’s no time like the present. Don’t wait until it’s too late. If you do, that regret will live within you you, carried on your shoulders for the rest of your life.

DECK USED:  GOLDEN BOTTICELLI TAROT

@Lionharts #TheAprilTarot Root & Rise Challenge
The Rise Prompts for April 16th through 18th

Tarot Reading with the Blood Moon Tarot and The Enlightened Cat Oracle

What am I ready to begin without waiting for the perfect moment?

Nine of Pentacles and Patience is a Virtue – Only appreciation, satisfaction, and gratitude. Everything else requires patience and timing.

Where is my energy naturally leading me next?

Eight of Wands and The Importance of Routine – Reign in your energy to find the routines you need. You have the energy and capability right now of getting things organized. Take that spark of energy that spring is eager to offer you, and use it to create the foundation you need for what comes next.

What is already in motion that I can actively support?

Knight of Swords and Stretch Regularly – Continue to expand your mind beyond it’s current limits. Seek outside the box solutions and ideas. The more you learn, the more flexible your mind will become.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Purple Heather Sprigs for Independence and Luck
Dried Hoya Leaf for Inward Exploration
Dried Lavender Bundle for Calming and Comfort
Foraged Lodgepole Pine for Resilience, Growth, and Renewal
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: BLOOD MOON TAROT AND THE ENLIGHTENED CAT ORACLE

@lightningwildflower‘s April Energetic Shifts Challenge
New Moon in Aries Prompt for April 17 : Where do I need to act rather than wait?

Tarot Reading with the Golden Botticelli Tarot

Reading Summary: You can only move in the direction (Six of Swords) of future success (The Sun) by letting go (Six of Swords) of the control you constantly seek over every little thing in your life (Four of Pentacles atop Queen of Swords).

Take Away: You’re strangling everything and smothering yourself with that tight-fisted grip of control you insist on. When things start to strangle, instead of loosening that grip, you just continue to tighten more and more.

You’re not truly in control anyway. It’s just an illusion.

So stop buying into the illusion of control and you will be able to flow more smoothly towards the successes you want to achieve.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Silver Maple Key for Bouncing Back to Thrive
Foraged Red Pine Cone for Inner Strength and Rejuvenation
Citrine for Energy Lift (easing the weight of heavy energies)
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  GOLDEN BOTTICELLI TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

I talked out my worried feelings with Gid instead of going to bed with them still eating at me.

Those Rose-Colored Glasses

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The @hippiepixie333 #Escapril2026 Challenge

Prompt for April 16th : spring again

Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Business Class Tarot - Four of Wands

Today’s draw is the Four of Wands (Product 4), which is traditionally a representation of one’s passionate love for the security and welcoming energies of home. This often translates into themes that have to do with homecoming, celebrating home and stability, as well as relaxation in comfortable spaces.

We’re all searching for “home”, and every new thing is a hopeful possibility that that perfect fit might’ve been found. When you think you find it, is it really perfect, though, or is it just better than where you came from and so it seems that way in the moment?

Relationships aren’t the only thing in life that goes through a “honeymoon phase”. Finding the fit that feels like home is almost always about leveling up or upgrading from what you had before… but not always.

To find that fit, we have to look beyond the rose-colored glasses of newness. Sometimes that can be harder said than done. Sadly, those rose-colored glasses usually only wear off after you’re already stuck.

The message in today’s Four of Wands card and the “spring again” prompt is a reminder that new is exciting and it’s okay to indulge in that excitement, but also make sure to stay aware that you’re looking at the situation through rose-colored glasses which sooner or later are going to wear off. Make smart decisions (even during that time when you’re immersed in the happy glow of newness) that help to protect that comfortable fit you think you have found.

DECK USED:  BUSINESS CLASS TAROT

One Card Tarot Journal Activity by @mariasofia_astro

Chapter 6 | Entry 12 – Spiritual Development

Affirmation : “I trust my instinct when something doesn’t feel true.”

Prompt : It’s said that most advice people give his autobiographical (learned through personal experience). Consider the possible autobiography of the card you draw, then think about the worst advice this card could give you. Reflect on why it feels untrue and where you store that feeling in your body. This exercise is a good lesson and trust in your instincts and knowing when something being said to you is not aligned with your inner truth.

Tarot Activity from The One Card a Day Journal by Maria Sofia Marmanides - The Millennials Tarot - Death / The Sushi

What feelings came up when I pulled this card?

My first reaction was, “Ohhhh that looks like a bad idea.”

I found it interesting that they used sushi for the Death card. This immediately brought up lots of different ideas about how those two elements could connect, stirring my curiosity and creative thoughts.

What elements of the card’s meaning resonate with me and this prompt?

Sushi is one of those foods that has to be served fresh. Very, very fresh. It loses it ability to be safely eaten quickly. First the smell shifts, then the taste turns, and within moments after that it can cause severe food poisoning.

It’s a balance of time and temperature. There is no set time limit for how long it will stay good, because the temperature drastically changes the window of time for food safety.

What do you know for sure, is that it is going to go bad… you just don’t know exactly when. Just like death. We all know it’s coming for us, we just don’t know when.

What in the artwork spoke to me?

Actually. The artwork made me hungry. This, in turn, make me think of all of those different places that I have tried over the years for sushi, and how many of them have been failures.

There’s a reason I don’t eat sushi anymore, other than from one place that I found that seems to be consistent in their freshness. It doesn’t mean that I don’t like it… it just means that I don’t trust the establishments that are serving it.

My prompt response and reflections.

The worst advice this card could provide is, “Go ahead and eat. It’s fresh! It might smell a little like fish, but it’s supposed to smell that way.”

I feel a rejection of this advice through a slightly backward tug in the area of my chest as if my body wants to lean away, as well as in the feeling of an eyebrow wanting to rise in skepticism even though I don’t allow it to.

Other elements included in this reading:

Agate D20 and D6 Stone Dice

DECK USED: THE MILLENNIALS TAROT

@lightningwildflower‘s April Energetic Shifts Challenge

Mars sextile Pluto, Mercury conjunct Neptune Prompt for April 16th : What deep inner strength is being activated for me?

Tarot Reading with the Business Class Tarot

Reading Summary: You are feeling the need to stand guard over (Product 9) what you feel creates the stability and security you and others depend upon (Money Assistant) from others who may try to out-do your efforts with their own (Product 5 Rx).

Take Away: There is such a thing as healthy competition. The problem is, what you’re feeling right now doesn’t feel like healthy competition.

It feels like an attack. Thus you have put up your defenses in response, in order to protect the stability and security you have built in your life.

This defensive reaction is a deep inner strength that rose up to the fore without you realizing it. It might be worth taking some time to figure out what triggered it in the first place.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Dried Cedar Bundle for Protection from Negative Influences
Black Tourmaline for Grounding and Protection
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Calcite for Gently Calming the Mind and Stimulating Insights
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  BUSINESS CLASS TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

I didn’t really have the time for it, but I took a short nap anyway. I was just too tired.

Spit It Out

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The @hippiepixie333 #Escapril2026 Challenge
Prompt for April 15th : undercurrent
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Disney Stitch Tarot - Ace of Swords

Today’s draw is the Ace of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of the seed of new beginnings in the area of one’s thoughts, intellect, education, logic and reason, ambition, or communication.

If you don’t say the stuff that’s on your mind and communicate with others when it’s needed, it becomes an undercurrent in the situation and relationship. Something left unsaid that leaves its mark on everything else between you.

This unseen undercurrent of the unspoken changes the relationship with others overtime, and it can become stronger and stronger without you ever even realizing it’s happening because you’ve tucked it away out of sight.

This is true about important emotions, negative perceptions, or anything else that would be healthier to talk about rather then burying out of sight.

The message in today’s Ace of Swords card and the “undercurrent” prompt is an encouragement to speak up more when there’s a problem, instead of burying it and letting it fester. This doesn’t mean that you don’t need tact, compassion, or an effort at being gentle with your words… it just means that you need to get it out instead of holding it inside and trying to pretend it doesn’t exist.

DECK USED:  DISNEY STITCH TAROT

@Lionharts #TheAprilTarot Root & Rise Challenge
Prompt for April 15th : Do the Alignment Tarot Spread

Oracle Reading with the Apothecary Spirits Oracle

The Claim : What is mine to take ownership of now?

Marshmallow – The stability you have created, and the comfort it provides for both you as well as others in your life. This stability you’ve created in your life isn’t just about hard work paying off. It’s also about who you are and how you stand strong in the storm.

The Choice : What requires a clear decision from me?

Cacao – If you want to enjoy life more and find more fun and pleasure in the experience of the day-to-day, you need to make a clear and conscious decision to lean in that direction. You can’t just say you’re going to do it or put a little mindfulness towards it… This is a choice you need to actually make and hold to in order to shift your life in that direction.

The Limit : What am I no longer available for?

Vinegar – Self-neglect and all or nothing thinking. You don’t have to pour yourself in full-bore to every single thing you do or feel that you want to include in your life. Some things you can do just a little at a time, and that’ll be perfectly enough.

The Core : What action aligns with what I already know?

Pomegranate – Actions that create a greater sense of balance move in the direction that the universe wants things to go. The fact is that the universe requires balance, and is constantly seeking that balance. If you lean into trying to create that balance yourself, it will provide you with the path of least resistance to your goals.

The Vow : What takes form when I commit to this?

Tumeric – Anything worth having is worth working for. Not everything can be instant gratification and immediate rewards. A lot of the stuff that is worth having in life you actually have to spend a lifetime working towards to achieve.

Other elements included in this reading:
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Foraged Red Oak Leaf for Fostering Unconditional Love
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Dried Cedar Bundle for Protection from Negative Influences
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Green Jasper and Tiger Eye Turtle for Confidence within Progress
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: APOTHECARY SPIRITS ORACLE

@lightningwildflower‘s April Energetic Shifts Challenge
Pause Prompt for April 15th : What new message or idea is still forming in my mind?

Tarot Reading with the Disney Stitch Tarot

Reading Summary: You are continuing to search (the caffeine-crazed bugeyes in the Temperance card) for ways in which you can indulge in more alone time (The Hermit and Suspension) without it becoming unhealthy (Suspension and Temperance).

Take Away: I really need to find a way to get out in nature on my own without an escort. It’s become a serious problem. The stalker issues have kept me from being able to do this and… I just need it. There’s no other way around it. I need it in the same way I need sleep.

Apparently J and I are going to have to work something out. I’m not getting what I need when he comes along. Perhaps a list of random options and he stays at the trail head or something. I don’t know, but ideas are definitely percolating in my head on how to work it out.

Other elements included in this reading:
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Calcite for Gently Calming the Mind and Stimulating Insights
Blue Aragonite for Fostering Truth, Understanding, and Clarity

DECK USED:  DISNEY STITCH TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

I finally finished trimming my Llewellyn Tarot just how I want it. It’s been sitting on my to-do list for a while now, gaining weight the longer it sat there. It felt good to get it done.

Don’t Choose the Bedbugs

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

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The @hippiepixie333 #Escapril2026 Challenge
Prompt for April 14th : motel sign
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

The Bizarre Tarot Garden Edition - Judgement card

Today’s draw is the Judgement card, which is traditionally a representation of judgements, one’s inner calling and chosen life path, and looking back on one’s life to consider how they feel about the path they’ve taken and who they have become.

Have you ever been traveling and been in desperate need of rest, but when you go looking for a motel room to get a bit of sleep you’re only able to find motels where you wouldn’t want to rest your head?

Do you keep going? Or do you stop and rest in one of these places, knowing that you’re gonna regret it later?

There’s something to be said for sticking to one’s values instead of doing what’s convenient in the moment. It’s the values that we stick to that determine the type of person we become. Are you the type of person who takes care of the land and picks up trash and makes a place better? Or are you the type of person that tosses a piece of trash out the window thinking “oh, someone also pick it up eventually”?

If you want to become a better person later, you have to start being a better person now. This is how we grow and become better people. It doesn’t just magically happen someday and you look back on life and go, “Oh I was perfect all along”. Life is a journey of growth that we look back on later and say “I made a few mistakes, but I worked on it and now I’m a better person”.

The message in today’s Judgment card and the “motel room” prompt reminds us that it’s why practicing at what we want to be today that we become that tomorrow. If you want to be someone with bedbugs (crap friends, bad morals, uncaring, etc), then sure go ahead and sleep in the bedbug infested motel (don’t try for better).

But, if you want to be someone with integrity and values who is better than the person you are today, you start by practicing those values today so that by the time you get to that future self and look back, you can see that you’ve been working towards being a better person all along and have become that better person as a result.

DECK USED: THE BIZARRE TAROT GARDEN EDITION

@Lionharts #TheAprilTarot Root & Rise Challenge
The Roots Prompt for April 14th

Tarot Reading with the Sasuraibito Tarot Tiny Traveler Edition and Bee Playing Cards

Where do I respond with clarity rather than reaction?

Garden, King of Pentacles Rx atop Three of Cups, Three of Clubs

It’s your emotions that create that impulsive reaction instead of allowing you time to think and move forward with clarity of thought.

You have a tendency to respond with clarity rather than just reaction during times when you are able to foster a sense of community between yourself and others without allowing your emotions to steer the boat.

How can I bring this clarity into my more emotional moments?

Three of Spades, Six of Swords Rx atop Seven of Cups, Two of Clubs

Reactivity is a choice. When you are feeling disappointed or upset, you have to make the choice to stay and work it out rather than flying off the handle. Sit with your emotional discomfort instead of trying to off-load it immediately just because you don’t like it.

By doing this, you give that emotion time to breathe and calm, and give your mind time to step in and consider what’s going on and how to move forward in a healthier way.

Other elements included in this reading:
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: SASURAIBITO TAROT TRAVELER EDITION AND BEE NO.92 CLUB SPECIAL PLAYING CARDS (Drawn on by Twist the Leaf)

#DiscordTarotholicsApr2026 Challenge
Prompt for April 14th : What do you need to focus on for self-care for this month’s new moon?

Tarot Reading with The Bizarre Tarot Garden Edition

Reading Summary: A moment of stillness is needed for opportunity to show itself (Ace of Pentacles is the only upright card… and it’s a house). No amount of active pursuit (Knight of Wands Rx) or planning (Two of Wands Rx) is going to get you where you want to be (Knight of Cups Rx) during this month’s new moon phase.

Take Away: Sometimes the best thing to do is take a minute… take a breath… and take a look at what’s going on around you while you are standing still. We all have places we want to go and things we want to do, but how can you plot your way forward if you don’t have any idea what’s going on around you or what obstacles might be in your way?

You can’t. This New Moon phase is a time for observation. Don’t get impatient. Foster a sense of curiosity instead while you take a moment to ground yourself and steady your own footing.

Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Deodar Cedar Cone for Fostering Clarity and Spiritual Connection
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Garnierite for help in Releasing Anger, Anxiety, and Guilt
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing on Aspirations
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE BIZARRE TAROT GARDEN EDITION
Daily Self Kindness

This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day.

Redacted Friendships

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The @hippiepixie333 #Escapril2026 Challenge
Prompt for April 13th : redacted
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Cosmic Butcher's Guide To the Strange and Eternal Tarot - Two of Cups

Today’s draw is the Two of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of connection and unification, mutual attraction, and emotional connections.

Have you ever met someone that you liked in the beginning, but the more you got to know them, the more you realize that they don’t have a place in your life for one reason or another?

Then, you have to make the hard choice between keeping them on or letting them go (or possibly having to tell them to fuck off, as the case may be).

It’s the ones that don’t leave after you’ve told them it’s not working out that can create a problem. I have one of those… I know. It doesn’t matter how far you distance yourself or how silent you go. It doesn’t matter if you choose to cut them from your life entirely and completely erase (redact) the friendship from your life.

They are still trying. Months later… Years later. Still trying.

I suppose that this particular message today in the Two of Cups combined with the “redacted” prompt is a nudge for me to ask all of you… What would you do in this situation? What can you do in this situation?

Is the solution just to completely continue to ignore them and block their efforts for contact? How many times can you tell them to back off before it’s too many? Never mind, I know the answer to that last question. The real question is what comes after you’ve reached that point.

DECK USED:  COSMIC BUTCHERS GUIDE TO THE STRANGE AND ETERNAL TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsApr2026 Challenge
Prompt for April : Do the Int’l Plant Appreciation Day Activity
Instructions: Pull a random card, then spin the wheel using the link provided below
to be given an herb to work with. What similarities or differences do
you find between the herb you were given and the card you pulled?

[Safety Note: I have based my writing here upon tea. Although the herb that the wheel offered to me is quite safe, if you are pregnant, have any medical conditions, or are on medication, please be sure to research risks, interactions, and side effects before consuming.]

Int'l Plant Appreciation Day with the Lisa Frank Tarot - Licorice Root and The Fool

The Fool and Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) Root

Licorice Root is an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial substance. It has a sweet flavor to it that lends itself to being used in tea form, as well as made into candies, both of which are often used to assist in calming digestive issues such as indigestion, acid reflux, and other stomach upsets.

The Fool is traditionally a representation of innocence, carelessness, carefree enthusiasm, and new beginnings.

The first thing that comes to mind for me when I put these two elements together is that Licorice Root is the remedy to the consequences of The Fool’s actions.

After all, when you make bad choices, you sometimes garner things like acid reflux and indigestion. To me, these two go hand in hand. One being the remedy that eases the other when something goes awry (you know, like Tequila and Tacos Tuesday).

DECK USED: LISA FRANK TAROT

@lightningwildflower‘s April Energetic Shifts Challenge
Prompts for April 13th and 14th

Tarot Reading with the Cosmic Butcher's Guide To the Strange and Eternal Tarot

Mars conjunct Neptune, Venus sextile Jupiter: How am I being asked to trust the unknown?

Two of Keys and Three of Keys Rx

Sometimes you just have to wait for things to balance themselves out. There’s nothing you can do, not even as a team with others, to solve the problem.

Instead, it’s about letting the problem solve itself and allowing things to fall back into balance on their own.

Mercury sextile Uranus, Mercury enters Aries: What truth needs to be communicated without hesitation?

Ten of Chalices Rx atop Messenger of Chalices

There will be no happiness to come if you don’t speak up during this time of imbalance to direct things toward what you want to get out of the situation.

This doesn’t mean you have to do anything other than communicate, but communication is necessary at this time so that as things go back into balance they include the things that you want to happen. Staying silent will only allow these opportunities for happiness to pass you by.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flowers for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Citrine for Energy Lift (easing the weight of heavy energies)
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  COSMIC BUTCHERS GUIDE TO THE STRANGE AND ETERNAL TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day.