using tarot for guidance

Change and Intent

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Light in the Mist Tarot - The Death CardToday’s draw is the Death card, which is traditionally a representation of organic transformations and gradual change.

The depiction of an altar in today’s card speaks to me of empowerment in the face of change. It says that we have the ability to steer or own path. This doesn’t mean avoiding change or halting it, but rather seizing it as an opportunity.  Spellwork, after all, is about intent.

The message in today’s card is to take care that you don’t fight so hard against change that you lose the opportunity to choose where you go from here.

DECK USED:  LIGHT IN THE MIST TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsSep2022 Challenge Prompt
Questions for September 12th

11:11 Tarot and Field Familiars OracleYour Personal Pain – Four of Swords and The Frog – You struggle a great deal with finding the motivation needed to care for your own needs and get the rest that you need. You’re always pushing for more, and as a result you neglect those needs until your physical body is screaming out into the void for help.

A Healing Action to Take – Three of Wands and The Bee – Delegate, and involve others in your goals and responsibilities. Remember that you don’t have to do everything yourself.

Possible Positive Outcome – Two of Wands and The Leopard – By including others more in the process, you create more opportunity for growth and accomplishments through better planning and strategy.

DECK USED: 11:11 TAROT AND FIELD FAMILIAR ORACLE

To Cull & Gather #VennoxesTarotChallenge Prompt
Questions for September 11th thru 15th – TO HARVEST

Light in the Mist Tarot - Knight of Pentacles, Death, Three of Pentacles, Eight of Swords, JudgementWhat should I be reaping in my life?

Knight of Pentacles – You have the opportunity to rake in a greater sense of stability and security if you are patient enough to take things one step at a time and not rush the process.

What blessings should I be thankful for?

Death – Be thankful that not all changes in life come in hot and heavy and full of chaos. Some of them come in slow and give you time to adjust a little at a time.

What have I grown this year?

Three of Pentacles – Greater strength and support through community connections, rather than solitary effort. Collaborations with others that have developed into greater things through those connections made than what could be accomplished alone.

What is my biggest accomplishment?

Eight of Swords – Recognition that your perspective is not the only perspective, and opening you eyes to see far more than you would otherwise. By having removed the blindfold, you are able to see more through multiple perspectives rather than just your own. You are still taken by surprise sometimes by others perspectives, but you have spent your life learning how to be open to them and see their value… even when there are times you don’t agree.

What should I be preparing for next?

Judgement – Get in touch with your moral compass and make sure that you are on the same page. There are some judgment calls that you’re going to have to be making soon that could change the course of your path. In making sure that you are in close contact with your moral compass and listening closely to what it has to say, you’ll be in a better place to make these decisions wisely.

DECK USED: LIGHT IN THE MIST TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I spent time bonding with the ice pack tonight on the couch, which in turn turned into an unintentional nap.

The Responsibility of Authority

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Today’s meditation was skipped, although I did spend a good deal of time just resting on the bed earlier today and dawdling on my phone. It doesn’t have the same affects as actually doing the meditation, but it is a bit of extra self kindness I gave myself today.

Wisdom's Chariot Tarot - The EmperorToday’s draw is the Emperor card, which is traditionally a representation of authority, control, structure, and focusing on the greater good.

What stands out to me the strongest today in the imagery of this card is the skeleton that stands behind the king and turns his head toward those of wealth who complain loudly for more, instead of allowing him to see the desperate souls on the other side of his dais that beg on their knees for his help.

A lot of how we deal with and/or handle authority comes from our past and what we were taught as the proper way to treat others when we are in this type of a position. This card is a reminder that when you are in an authority position, it’s important to see the whole picture so that you are doing what is right for the greater good, rather than just those who shout the loudest.  Don’t allow “this is how it’s always been done” lead you astray from what is right and just.

DECK USED:  WISDOM’S CHARIOT TAROT

OwlandBonesTarot’s #BothSidesOfTheTarot Prompt
Questions for September 10th and 11th

Ship of Fools Tarot and Guidance of the Goddess OracleWhat’s happening quickly?

The Moon – Uncertainty is creeping in and making things feel more bleak and worrisome than they actually are. You are supposed to be savoring this annual moment of lull in your work, not allowing it to tweak you out.

What is taking its sweet time?

Eight of Swords – Revelations and enlightenment. You’re spending so much time freaking out about something that you know isn’t permanent or detrimental that you are blinding yourself to what else you could be doing with your time.

Finding Balance Between the Two – Instead of focusing on wanting things to stay the same and the discomfort that comes with change, you need to make sure you are focusing on being adaptable to changes (Atabey) and looking at what you can do to help yourself (Chang’e) through these times.

What is seen?

Ace of Coins – Opportunities approach, just as they do each year as this time of slowness in your business draws to a close. You’ve only to pay attention in order to take advantage of the opportunities awaiting you.

What is unseen?

Two of Staves – There’s lots of preparations that need to be made in order to make the best of the opportunities that are coming. Nobody sees these preparations but you, but they are important and you need to focus on them so that you are ready.

Finding Balance Between the Two – Not all of the preparation that need to be done are of the physical variety or directly related to your business (Oshun). Make sure that you are tending to your protections, and doing the other spiritual and self-care practices needed to shore up your strength for what lies ahead (Selene).

DECKS USED: SHIP OF FOOLS TAROT AND GUIDANCE OF THE GODDESS ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsSep2022 Challenge Prompt
Topic for September 11th: Do Spread 2

Wisdom's Chariot Tarot - The Hanged Man, Knight of Swords, The Moon, Three of Pentacles, Seven of Pentacles, The WorldWolf – How can I encourage my strength and bravery for hurdles yet to come?

The Hanged Man – Make sure that you are paying attention to others perspectives, and not just your own or the perspectives of a select few. By seeing “the big picture” you are better able to prepare for the future and whatever my show up on the horizon.

Owl – How can I learn to better trust my perception of the world and other people?

Knight of Swords – Take care to not jump the gun and be impulsive. Getting to know people takes time. Give yourself that needed time to really delve into what they’re about and who they really are.

Stag – Where in my life can greater dignity create a stronger sense of integrity?

The Moon – Do not allow times of uncertainty to pull you from your moral compass, principles, and values. When these times of uncertainty come, don’t duck your head, but tilt your chin up instead.

Eagle – Why does good and successful leadership also require a modicum of grace?

Three of Pentacles Rx – Without that grace, there is no community and no collaboration.

Salmon – In what direction have I been moving by instinct without realizing it?

Seven of Pentacles – You are getting to a point where you understand the value of taking your time and using patience rather than pushing yourself and rushing. When you first started this journey, you struggled to see the value in taking things slow, but as time goes on you are moving more naturally into this concept.

Wild Goose – How have my past relationships and friendships taught me to be a better person?

The World – These past friendships and relationships have allowed you to see who you want to become, as well as what you don’t want to become. This has in turn helped you to define your path, who you are, and who you want to be more clearly.

DECK USED: WISDOM’S CHARIOT TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

Had some play time with Gideon both last night and today.  Still feeling quite tender, but the play is helping.

❤️ 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?

The Essential Tarot, Pythia Botanica Oracle v2, and Brune Lenormand

Earth – Six of Cups and Forget Me Not – Take time this week to look at and appreciate just how far you have come. You’ve accomplished so much, and you need to reflect on this in order to tone down a bit that constant drive for “more”.

Air – Two of Swords and Jasmine – Be sure to lead with your heart as you make difficult decisions this week. Not everything has to be solely based in logic.

Water – King of Pentacles Rx and Lilac – You’ve spent a lot of time ignoring your emotions and shoving them aside. This week you need to instead make sure that they are getting their due attention. Just as everything cannot always be based in feelings and intuition, neither can it always be based in logic and practicality. Sometimes emotions have to take the lead.

Fire – King of Wands and Pitcher Plant – Lead the way to enjoyment and taking intense pleasure in the things you do with others this week. In other words, Gideon is in great need of your time and attention.

Waning – Mountain and Dog – Some of the people always so ever-present in your life may be a bit scarce this week.  Make sure you aren’t leaning into feelings of loneliness because of this.  You need the alone time.

Waxing – Whip and Lily – Take care of yourself and give yourself the rest and pampering you need this week.  The last week was damned hard and you could use a bit of extra rest to help you recover.

Take Away – Be open to your emotions and give yourself a bit of extra self care this week.  You need it.

DECKS USED: THE ESSENTIAL TAROT, PYTHIA BOTANICA ORACLE V2, BRUNE LENORMAND

Drawing In Others to the Cause

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Today’s meditation was skipped (again).

Tarot of Japanese Poetry - King of SummerToday’s draw is the King of Summer (Wands), which is traditionally a representation of a projective alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s passions, inspiration, motivations, principles, and values.

A great king lights a fire within those that he leads, creating passion and loyalty through not just power and determination, but a dream that can be shared with those around him.  He directs them to draw their focus to a single point… a goal, then leads them forward to achieve that which they’ve set their sights upon… that which he has set their sights upon.

Today, take some time to consider where you could inspire others.  What interests do you share with those around you that you could inspire others to join you in?  What goals could others be brought in on?

DECK USED:  TAROT OF JAPANESE POETRY

To Cull & Gather #VennoxesTarotChallenge Prompt
Questions for September 10th – OVERWHELMING EMOTIONS

Antiqua Anima Tarocchi Sola Busca and the Wisdom OracleHow can I best tap into my empathy?

Six of Batons and Bear of the Woods – Put yourself in their shoes so that you can feel things from their perspective instead of your own. Because you often have the confidence and independence to deal with so many situations, you can sometimes forget what it feels like to not have those qualities available to you.

What toxicity am I still holding on to?

Knight of Cups and Ocean’s Elixir – Your ex friends-with-benefits really did a number on your confidence and ability to lead with your heart. As a result, when emotions get involved, instead of moving forward you have a habit of shying away.

How do I take my well-being seriously?

Panfilio (The Magician) and Emotion’s Eye – Make sure you are paying attention to those things that make you happy so that you can be proactive in growing towards them instead of away from them.

DECK USED: ANIMA ANTIQUA TAROCCHI SOLA BUSCA AND WISDOM ORACLE

Mr Lionhart’s #TheSeptemberTarot Between Dusk & Dawn Prompt
Questions for September 10th thru 12th – ALIGNMENT

Tarot of Japanese PoetryWhat are my current thoughts and feelings based on?

Princess of Spring – You are in the process of learning about your emotions and becoming more emotionally intelligent. This means that there are a lot of times where your focus is on your feelings of the moment not just emotionally, but also logically as you try to puzzle out what you are feeling, how to express it in healthy ways, and how you are supposed to deal with it.

What is this manifesting for me?

Two of Spring – Closer connections and deeper relationships with others. By being more in touch with your emotions, you’re better able to connect with others on a deeper level than before.

What can use a restart and different approach?

Queen of Winter – How you view your relationship with your mother, and with how you reflect certain qualities of her in yourself.

How should I go about this {instead}?

Eight of Winter – Don’t turn your back on her perspectives or those qualities you share with her. They are part of what makes you who you are, and although it’s your choice how they are integrated, they won’t go away if you just ignore them.

How can I best align myself with my highest vibration for personal manifestation?

Ten of Autumn – Be aware of all you have already accomplished and grateful for it all. It’s not always about what more you want, but about celebrating what you already have achieved.

DECK USED: TAROT OF JAPANESE POETRY

Daily Self Kindness

I slept in this morning.  It was really nice to sleep in my own bed again.

🌕 Full Moon in Pisces – September 2022

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Today is the full moon, and like all new moons and full moons, I did a spread aligned to the moon’s current themes as a part of my recognition of the moon’s cycle and influences upon us. Today’s spread is about the medicine within, and brought to you by Ethony‘s Tarot by the Moon series.

Full Moon in Aquarius Tarot Reading with the Sasuraibito Tarot

What message does my intuition want to deliver?

Six of Swords – You need to take a break and give your body a chance to breathe. More than that, you need to turn over a new leaf in how you treat yourself in order to make allowances for your body’s limitations and pain levels.

How can I connect more closely with my intuitive side?

Eight of Swords – Stop blocking. You are holding yourself back by turning away from and ignoring much of what your intuition picks up on. Instead of tapping in, you hold it at a distance.

What emotions need healing?

Four of Cups – Your resentment of needing to take the time to do your meditation is holding you back from actually doing your meditation. Let go of the resentment, and let yourself have what you need instead.

How can I let go?

The Moon – Face your fears and uncertainties instead of ignoring them. When you ignore them, they don’t go away.  They just linger back there and wait for you to look over your shoulder.

What self-care do I need to focus on?

Page of Swords – Make sure you are focusing on staying organized. You always feel better and more clear headed with the more organized that you are.

Full Moon advice from the Minoan Goddess Amalthea.

Ace of Pentacles atop Six of Wands – Pay less energy into what others think and want from you. There are new opportunities coming, but if you are too focused on people pleasing, those opportunities will pass you by.

DECK USED: SASURAIBITO TAROT TRAVELER EDITION

Perception vs Reality

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Tarocco Sopraffino - The Moon - La LunaToday’s draw is the Moon card, which is a representation of illusion, uncertainty, and the unknown.

Although there is no wolf in the imagery of this card, there is a wildness represented in the two canines baying at the winking moon.  It’s there as well in the crashing waves and I feel an interesting connection to the lobster appearing to sit on a plate on the ground today.

I recently learned that although today lobster is an expensive delicacy, it was once considered a poor man’s dinner and were once fed to prisoners, apprentices and slaves. When I think of this and I see the imagery on this card, it brings to mind the uncertainty that is sometimes associated with the Five of Pentacles.  That feeling of “where is my next meal going to come from” that can plague those with scarcity issues (real, or imagined).

Here, in the Moon card, it’s about imagined scarcity.  Where are you imagining scarcity where there actually is none?  Today’s card encourages us to examine these feelings and identify where we are blowing things out of proportion, providing a reality check for those moments when we think we are experiencing scarcity, when in reality it’s all in our head.

DECK USED: TAROCCO SOPRAFFINO

OwlandBonesTarot’s #BothSidesOfTheTarot Prompt
Questions for September 9th and 10th

Antiquitarian Tarot and Pythia Botanica OracleWhat is useful?

The Emperor atop The Hierophant – Your ability to combine your strengths in order to accomplish what needs done and empower others to do the same.

What is useless?

King of Cups – Don’t lead with your emotions. You are not suited for it. The journey in this area is too new for it to be considered a strength.

Finding Balance Between the Two – Don’t buy into the lie that says you have to do it all on your own (Mandrake). Lean into Gideon to help you and make you stronger (Comfrey connected to King of Cups).

What’s bright in your life?

The Devil atop Knight of Pentacles – The slow and steady enjoyment of this things you take pleasure in. When you stretch these pleasures over time and take things at a slow pace, you not only avoid your addiction issues, but also spread that enjoyment out over a longer period.

What is dim?

Five of Wands – Conflict. There are better ways to share what you are passionate about and get your point across.

Finding Balance Between the Two – Not everything in your life needs to be shared (Hawthorn). It’s okay to pick and choose, weeding out what you want to share and letting go of the rest (Hyssop).

DECKS USED: ANTIQUITARIAN TAROT AND PYTHIA BOTANICA ORACLE 1ST EDITION

The #ConnectWithYourDeckChallenge Prompt by E Roebuck-Jones
Questions for September 7th thru 10th

Tarocco SopraffinoHow can I shine in the world?

Queen of Cups – Allow people to see your compassion and how much you care. Yes, it is a show of weakness, but it is also a show of strength.

How do I inspire others?

Judgement – They see your moral compass at work and admire it, and it then encourages others to become better people themselves.

How can I make life choices more consciously?

Strength atop Knight of Coins – Don’t allow taking your time to weaken your resolve. They are not mutually exclusive.

How can I take action for myself?

Nine of Swords – Confront your fears and worries instead of letting them eat at you. If there’s shit on your mind that you’re hesitant to bring up? Do it instead of letting it linger and fester.

DECK USED: TAROCCO SOPRAFFINO

Daily Self Kindness

We called a stop to the “hanging of heavy things” today that had been planned. I hurt too much, and both J and B were also in a good deal of pain.  Better to put it off for another time when we’re all feeling a bit better.