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The Lies of Depression

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Today’s meditation was skipped in favor for more sleep.

Fantasy Feline Tarot, Ten of Pentacles, It's Going to Be Okay 2024 Day-to-Day by Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Ten of Pentacles, with the affirmation “Feeling worthless is just a sign of depression. It’s not the truth. You are important, and you are wanted.”

Depression is a joy stealer. It sneaks in and whips away your ability to enjoy the things you love. It whispers to you of how superfluous you are in other’s lives… even those that love you most. It makes you feel that the weight of the world is too much to bear, and that you are failing at everything.

It is a liar… and that is what these cards are saying. The Ten of Pentacles is a wealth card. It encourages you to not just appreciate how far you’ve come, but to really acknowledge the stability that you’ve created in your life… not just for you, but for others as well.  It reminds you that others depend upon you, and that you in turn can depend upon them. That you are, as the affirmation says… important and wanted.

DECK USED:  FANTASY FELINE TAROT AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

@Lionharts #TheJanuaryTarot 2024 January Initiation Prompt
Questions for January 6th and 7th

Fantasy Feline Tarot, The High Priestess, Knight of Swords, Two of CupsWhat intentional practices can I adopt to align with the whispers of my inner wisdom and propel personal growth intuitively?
(Shuffle your deck and go through until you find The High Priestess. The next card will answer this question.)

Knight of Swords – Be clever in the actions that you take. Think ahead instead of charging forward without a plan.

What inner qualities do I need to cultivate to ensure a successful year?

Two of Cups – Trust others to have your back and your best interest at heart. Remember that life is not a journey that is meant to be lonely, but rather you are meant to collect others of like-mind and like-heart to come with you along the way.

DECK USED: FANTASY FELINE TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I got a lot of sleep today. Some of it was involuntary, but it was still really good.

Adventures and Trepidation

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

The Hobbit Tarot Fool Card and It's Going to Be Okay 2024 Day-to-Day Calendar by Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Fool card, combined with the affirmation “I know you feel anxious, but you forgot the part where you’re the toughest of cookies.”

Sometimes, starting new things feels like an adventure… and sometimes adventures can feel terrifying.  That doesn’t mean that they’re bad or that you won’t get through them, though.  It simply means a little trepidation is natural.

You know how sometimes you have a crap load of different little things to do, but you’re frozen in procrastination because it all just seems so huge an insurmountable?

The only way to break free during these times is to focus on one small thing. Just one.  Then when that’s done, focus on one other small thing, then another.  And soon, that huge pile of things needing done is gone and you’re looking back thinking “well that wasn’t bad at all… why did I put it off for so long?!”

That is what this card is saying.  It’s saying… keep going. One small step at a time, and you’ll get through this just fine.

DECK USED:  THE HOBBIT 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 5th : In manifesting my goals for the year, what magical tools can enhance the inception of my journey throughout the year? (Shuffle your deck and go through until you find The Magician. The next card will answer this question.)

The HP Tarot - Magician, Ten of Wands, Nine of Cups, Three of PentaclesThree of Pentacles – Allow others to help you in your work. The magic lies within being together, and the blending of the skills and abilities of each of those involved.

Nine of Cups – Happiness is another magical tool hiding in plain sight. It lifts you up and lightens your load. Don’t withhold happiness from yourself in order to punish yourself or because you believe you don’t deserve it.

Ten of Wands Rx – Rest. This isn’t about recuperation or recovery. The magic of rest is in avoiding getting to the point where you need to recuperate or recover in the first place.

Take Away: All of these “magical tools” are a type of magic that is hidden in plain sight. They are magical tools that we take for granted because they live within the ordinary of day-to-day. Take care that you do not take them for granted this year when starting out on the path to your goals, and as a result they will help you not just at the inception of your journey, but throughout the length of the long and winding path forward.

DECK USED: THE HP TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsJan2024 Challenge Prompt
Questions for January 6th and 7th

The Hobbit Tarot - Six of Wands, King of Wands, King of SwordsWhat is a negative thing in your life that you don’t need to stress over?

King of Wands atop King of Swords – Your passion and drive are commendable, and you are always so focused on where you want to go and how to get there. The problem lies in that you’re so focused on that drive and the strategy to get to your goals that you forget that is not the end all, be all of life. It means you don’t just push yourself too hard, but often push others too hard as well.  Try easing up on the reins a bit and letting things flow at their own pace.

What is a positive thing in your life that you need to spend more time focusing on?

Six of Wands – Others. Remember that life isn’t just about what you want, but what others want as well. It’s okay to be a people-pleaser as long as you’re not sacrificing your own values, well-being, and boundaries in the process. You’re allowed to make other people happy.

DECK USED: THE HOBBIT TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I went through my KS pledges today and pared things down, backing out of a number of projects that after some contemplation feel like they’re not quite hitting the mark for me.

No Choice is the Worst Choice

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#DailyCalm with the Calm appToday’s meditation was ten minutes long and was a #dailycalm session from the Calm app. Today’s session was a practice in only focusing on the inhales, which I’ve never tried before and found extremely relaxing.

In the discussion part of the session, it spoke on the differences between resolutions and intentions, focusing most strongly on the fact that with resolutions, we have a tendency to give up when we slip… where as with intentions there is a bit more wiggle room and we are more likely to start again rather than abandoning the goal entirely.

Weary Writer's Tarot Seven of Cups and It's Going to Be Okay 2024 Day-to-Day Calendar by Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Seven of Cups, combined with the affirmation “You are trying, and that’s what matters.” The key element in this combination of cards is in the trying.

Sometimes indecision makes it a struggle to move or make the choices that need to be made. It can be a problem and can cause you to stall out.

Today’s cards say that in these situations, don’t stop trying and just let things sit.  Don’t allow indecision to keep you still and stagnant. Sometimes, any choice is better than -no- choice; so as long as you’re still striving towards movement, you’re good. It means you’re still trying and you haven’t given up.

DECK USED:  WEARY WRITER’S TAROT AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

#DiscordTarotholicsJan2024 Challenge Prompt
Questions for January 4th

Keeper of the Trees OracleWhat luck is coming your way?

Keeper of Surrender – “There are times when effort only creates futility and extends suffering. ” You have the opportunity to let go and rest, stress less… strive less, and breathe more easily. Although the money of the holiday rush is nice, it’s not a pace that you can sustain long-term. Seek out and acknowledge how fortunate you are that you can now let it go and sink into a calmer space.

How can you foster it into fruition?

Keeper of Boundaries – “The secret irony hiding inside your willingness to say ‘no’ is that it allows your ‘yes’ to be more resolute and ecstatic.”  Do not allow your aspirations and the hidden driving force within you that trauma from your past creates to pull you away from giving yourself space and self-care and quietude. It’s true you can’t stay still and leave everything behind, but that doesn’t mean you don’t deserve this calmer time and the rest it offers.

DECK USED: TREE KEEPERS ORACLE

@Lionharts #TheJanuaryTarot 2024 January Initiation Prompt
Question for January 4th : As I begin to explore my unfolding path of 2024, what veiled elements of the unknown ask for my open-hearted embrace? (Shuffle your deck and go through until you find The Fool. The next card will answer this question.)

Weary Writer's Tarot - King of Cups and The FoolKing of Cups Rx – Emotional instability is a part of your life experience that is unavoidable.  It’s something you need to learn, and isn’t something to avoid or be afraid of.  Rather, times of emotional instability are something to explore and learn from.

You can’t gain stability without exploration and experience. This is true in the area of your resources… and it’s just as true in the area of your emotional well-being and emotional intelligence.

DECK USED: WEARY WRITER’S TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I have spent the last few days spending a great deal of time with Gideon, and that included today. Even so, I also got some work done today toward my shipping deadline on Tuesday. Having gotten the teardrops and earrings done helps to take some of the pressure off for the upcoming deadline.

The Importance of Appreciation

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Today’s meditation was skipped. It was sacrificed to a marathon cuddling session with Ms Luna on the bed.

The Wandering Moon Tarot Midnight Sky Edition Nine of Stars (Nine of Pentacles) and It's Going to Be Okay 2024 Day-to-Day Calendar by Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Nine of Stars (Pentacles) combined with the affirmation “Your life is important and worth more than this difficult moment.”

Together, they are a reminder that when things get difficult and it feels like the struggles will never end, that it’s time to look back at all you have accomplished and how far you’ve come. Take the time in these moments that seem so bleak to seek out and enjoy the successes and the “good stuff” you’ve surrounded yourself with instead of sinking into defeatist thoughts.

DECK USED:  THE WANDERING MOON TAROT MIDNIGHT SKY EDITION AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

@Lionharts #TheJanuaryTarot 2024 January Initiation Prompt
Question for January 3rd :How can I actively manifest the spirit of a committed start to my 2024 journey?

Animal Healing OracleReading Summary: Stay true to yourself (Skunk) and open to new ideas and creative possibilities (Dog).

Take Away: You have spent a great deal of time closing yourself off over the past year due to circumstance and necessity. It has not just separated you from others, but from your own inspiration and creative spark.

Committing to your 2024 journey will require you to start opening up again, for it’s when you let your inner depths shine that your creative energies flow more smoothly.

DECK USED: ANIMAL HEALING ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsJan2024 Challenge Prompt
Philosophical Question for January 3rd : Would life lose meaning if we could live forever?

The Wandering Moon Tarot Midnight Sky Edition - Eight of Swords, The Sun, Three of Wands, Queen of Pentacles, Queen of StarsReading Summary: As long as you don’t blind yourself (Eight of Swords Rx) to the positive things in life (The Sun) and lose sight of what success means to you (Queen of Pentacles Rx), then there will always be new adventures to explore (Three of Wands).

Take Away: It is when one allows themselves to become disenchanted and jaded that immortality takes on a sour note. Putting concerted effort into staying open to new things and enjoying what life has to offer can keep life full of meaning no matter how long you live.

DECK USED: THE WANDERING MOON TAROT MIDNIGHT SKY EDITION

Daily Self Kindness

I really needed some Miss Luna time today. I spent a good hour and a bit cuddling with her in bed and it was so nice.

Rising From the Ashes

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Daily Calm with the Calm app - Alan Watts quoteToday’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was one of the #dailycalm sessions from the Calm app.  It went through a sensory exploration exercise while doing deep breathing, and then afterwards spoke of the 5-Senses technique for helping one calm and ground when anxiety is high.

Essentially, you count down through the five senses.  First you seek out five things you can see, then four things you can feel, three things you can hear, two things you can smell, then one thing you can taste.  It brings you into the present moment, allowing for some space to set aside what might be triggering you or overstimulating you in the moment.

Witch Sister Tarot's Ten of Stones (Ten of Pentacles) and the It's Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Ten of Stones (Ten of Pentacles) combined with the affirmation “Hey, rough months happen. It doesn’t mean the future will all be tiring and painful, too.”  In the illustration for this card we have a crone that appears to have a lot of experience under her belt and, based on the wealth she wears upon her chest, has done very well for herself.  Although craggy looking, she she also appears quite cunning as she winks at us from a place of stability.

Today’s cards are a reminder that struggles happen. December was a big month with a lot going on and a lot of people.  It was tiring and in some ways painful as well.  Now that the new year has come, it’s time to look forward to better things. Take how far you’ve come and look for opportunities to build on your successes, as well as share your experience with others along the way.

DECK USED:  WITCH SISTER 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 2nd : What does the universe urge me to work towards this January?

The Divina Serenity OracleManifestation – What do you want to see happen this year? What do you want to manifest in your life? You need to focus on those things now, for it is through slow progress and small steps over time that you create long lasting changes toward those things you want to manifest.

Grace – It can be difficult to move through chaos and moments of struggle with grace. The universe is urging you with this card to work on your responses to unexpected hurdles and move through them with more grace instead of allowing them to trip you up as they have in the past.

Notation: The theme in the illustration on both of these cards is water/sea based. It speaks of the resolution shared with Gideon (your Pisces king) this New Years to spend more time together this year.

DECK USED: THE DIVINA SERENITY ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsJan2024 Challenge Prompt
Question for January 2nd : Pull your most and least favorite cards from your deck and explain why you feel that way.

Note: My choices in this prompt are illustration based, rather than based on the card’s position, suit, or meaning in the tarot as a whole.

Witch Sister Tarot - Queen of Trees, Queen of Wands, Maid of Waters, Page of CupsLeast Favorite – Queen of Trees (Wands) – So many of the illustrations of the people in this deck are rawboned and gaunt, as if each character is malnourished and desperate. In this particular card, there’s not even any background illustration to soften this impression. The figure looks disenchanted, exhausted, and miserable… not at all what I would normally associate with the Queen of Wands.

Most Favorite – Maid of Waters (Page of Cups) – A little girl playing in water feels to me like the epitome of the Page of Cups. She is curious and imaginative, filled with potential for both seriousness and fun. The blue hues in the card promote calm and water itself is a representation of emotions. She may not be dipping her toes in those waters of imagination and emotion, but the fingertips are just as good.

DECK USED: WITCH SISTER TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I got up early to pack so that I wouldn’t have to stress about it (or putter about with it) all day before it’s time to leave for home.  It allows more time for me to relax and decompress before getting on the road.

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.