Trick or Tarot Deck

If the Shoes Don’t Fit; Toss’em

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Today’s meditation was an eleven minutes long #DailyTrip session from the @Calm app.

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Trick or Tarot Deck's Eight of Cups and Sinister AffirmationsDaily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Eight of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of withdrawal, abandonment, or letting go of things, situations, or people in your life that are just not working out for you emotionally.

The Eight of Cups has then been combined with an affirmation card from the Sinister Affirmations deck, which says, “Life is short. Drink the forbidden potion. Read the enchanted manuscript. Command an army of colossal murderous tarantulas. Seize the day; tomorrow isn’t promised!”

As the affirmation card says; life is too damn short. Too short to deal with things that aren’t suited for you. Too short to let the frustrations and anger of these things that are not suited for you have room in your life. Too damn short to not be enjoying yourself.

There’s something to be said for walking away from those things. For knowing yourself well enough to know that these things aren’t fitting properly and aren’t for you… and thus letting go.

This knowledge requires being able to listen to your gut and understand what it’s telling you. It means accepting yourself as you are and pursuing those things that actually work for you and fit for you, rather than toeing the line of societal values.

The message in today’s cards is a reminder that we are all unique beings, and we need to fill our lives with those things that make us happy and contribute to our goals and align with our values. This message encourages us to reject those things that don’t fit for us, and walk away from them to seek out what does.

DECK USED:  TRICK OR TAROT AND SINISTER AFFIRMATIONS

@thetruthinstory #embracethemagical2025 Challenge
Prompt for Balance (equinox) : Where am I seeking balance between light and dark?

Tarot Reading with the Trick or Tarot DeckReading Summary: Actionable movement (Three of Wands) between your emotional intelligence (Queen of Cups) and still being a novice in this area (Ace of Cups).

Take Away: You are highly adverse to the combination of discomfort and uncertainty. And really, that’s what new things are all about sometimes. Especially where our emotions are concerned.

It’s hard for you to sit and allow your emotions to come as they will, and deal with them as they do. You would rather be in control and take conscious steps to move forward, and so you are struggling due to an inability to take control in this particular area.

If you want to find better balance between the light and the dark, it’s important for you to let go of that control and allow things to come as they will, acting when needed, but not before… nor just because you think it might give you the control you crave.

Other elements included in this reading:
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TRICK OR TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I spent a lot of time on the phone today dealing with tech support and customer service agents in order to get something sorted out that I needed to deal with.

Everything Is Temporary

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Today’s meditation was (yes, once again) skipped.

Trick or Tarot and Thera-Pets Emotional Support Animal CardsToday’s draw is the Seven of Swords, which is traditionally about strategizing, getting away with something, cunning and/or clever behavior, and… well, thievery and other illicit acts.

I left the  hospital today and went directly to get my phone replaced, aware that Gideon had to be freaking OUT.  I’m sore… I hurt.  But I’m fine.  L has to stay for now, but should be able to come home tomorrow if all goes well.

The person that hit us?  Got away. The police are looking for them, and said they will update me when they have any news.

The hit and run driver?  There right there is our Seven of Swords. The theme of these cards today is reassurance. A reminder that things -will- work out, and that everything is temporary… even this.

DECK USED:  TRICK OR TAROT AND THERA-PETS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL CARDS

Mr Lionharts’ #TheOctoberTarot #SeasonoftheWitchChallenge Prompt
Questions for October 13th and 14th

The Witches World Oracle and Black Cats TarotOmen, sign or prophecy, what will the thirteenth reveal to me?

Charge forward with your plan (Knight of Swords), while staying focused on the goal (Rosemary). By being flexible and shifting your patronage to this new service (Willow), you’re going after more monetary rewards (Knight of Pentacles).

The Knight of Pentacles is a slow-moving energy, and these rewards may not show up all at once, but it’s about damn time you switched over to something that isn’t price gouging the hell out of you each month. Be patient.

Of all things that keep me afraid, what do I fear that is here to aid?

I fear that by standing back and taking things slow (Rabbit), no matter how capable I am or the amount of tools at my disposal (The Magician) will allow me to reach a place of happiness and comfort (Ten of Cups).

Sometimes fear works as a motivator, or at least, I used to use it as one. Now that I’m trying to be kinder to myself and ease up on how demanding of myself that I am, that fear is no longer channeled into pushing harder and sort of hovers there, unresolved and without an outlet.   Perhaps it’s time to find a new outlet for it.

DECK USED: THE WITCHES WORLD ORACLE AND BLACK CATS TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2021 Challenge Prompt
Philosophical Question for October 13th: What awaits us after we pass to the other side of the veil?

Trick or Tarot DeckReading Summary: We will have to decide (Two of Swords) on whether we want to pause in limbo for a while (Nine of Swords), or leap back into the fray right away (Knight of Swords).

Take Away: I’m actually surprised that the answer here coincides with my own beliefs, or at least a part of my beliefs on what happens after death.

I believe that we reincarnate in order to continue on with our soul’s lessons and improve ourselves… or, we pause in limbo for one reason or another, and then if we forget how to move on, we end up as a ghost.

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Daily Self Kindness

I napped, even though I really needed some more time with Gideon.  I was so exhausted and I let myself take a long nap, which helped quite a bit.