Winter Waite Tarot 2018 Edition

Future Check-Points

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Everyday Hero Tarot - Seven of SwordsThe @GlitterbyInk #DecemberDays25 Beyond the Solstice Challenge
The Mystic Prompt for December 6 : Celestial
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Seven of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of strategic thinking, “sneaky shit”, or getting away with something. It can also often be about taking only what one can carry.

The other day, one of the Discord servers that I’m a member of asked a daily question concerning if you believe in destiny or fate. To many, it was a surprise when I said yes. Probably because I am always preaching how the future is not set in stone. When you do a tarot reading (or any kind of divinatoin) that’s predictive, there’s always going to be room for error. This is because unexpected things come along and change our trajectory all of the time, and in my experience predictive readings are a study in trajectories.

And yet, at the end of the day, we all die. If that’s not an unchangeable destiny or fate in our future, what is?

When you look at things in this perspective, and in the perspective that I have of reincarnation, what you see is that death is kind of a “checkpoint” in our journey. Everyone hits it… but that doesn’t mean it controls everything you do along the way to getting there. You have choices and free will and things you can do and not do. That autonomy is not affected by the checkpoint coming up.

The message in today’s card and “celestial” prompt is a reminder to not let those checkpoints that are written in the stars as unavoidable in our lives rob us of the joy of the journey and the autonomy that we are given to do the things we want to do along the way.

DECK USED:  EVERYDAY HERO TAROT

@Lionharts #TheDecemberTarot Fruits of 2025 Challenge
Hermit Prompts for December 6th

Tarot Reading with the Winter Waite Tarot 2018 EditionA backward glance

Three of Pentacles – Remember the good times had with others at your side and the positive outcomes that came from those experiences. You’re still often reluctant to ask for help and involve others in your work and responsibilities. When you look back at how it has gone by doing so in the past year, though, you will find that there’s been an overwhelmingly positive result in these moments when you did.

A change of plans

Seven of Pentacles – All that hard work that you’ve done over the years may not be paying off as you expected. You’ve still accumulated many benefits along the way, though, and have the opportunity to continue to foster growth. Your efforts aren’t dead yet, so regardless of the change of plans that have been forced upon you? Keep going.

A second chance

Six of Cups Rx – Don’t sugarcoat what was a shit show. Remember that you can give people a second chance without glossing over the negative that already happened in your shared past. Forgiveness, after all, does not mean forgetting.

A shifting stance

Eight of Swords – For a while, when things were so confusing and overwhelming, as a defense mechanism you closed your eyes and let things move around you without your participation or input. That period has come to a close now, and it’s time to begin opening your eyes and moving forward again.

Other elements included in this reading:
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Die-cut Moose Figures for Self-Assurance and a Touch of Whimsy
Picture Jasper for Sense of Proportion and Grounding
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: WINTER WAITE TAROT 2018 EDITION

#DiscordTarotholicsDec2025 Challenge
Prompts for December 5th and 6th

Tarot Reading with the Everyday Hero TarotWhat is it that you’re burying that needs to be set free?

The Fool – Your carefree exuberance for life. You spend far too much time trying to instill the weight of responsibility and obligation on every aspect of your life, burying that carefree exuberance in the process.

What is your greatest strength that is currently hidden from you?

The Empress atop Nine of Wands Rx – The ability to choose to let down your guard if you’re given the nurturing that you need. Contrary to your current perception, this is not a weakness, but a strength.

Take Away: These two results prompts the question… are you getting the nurturing support that you need right now? If you were, wouldn’t you be able to more easily let down your defenses and delve into that carefree exuberance you currently have a tendency to lock away? So, what then, is missing that would provide that nurturing support that you’re lacking right now?

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
Aventurine Goddess for Harmony and Balance of the Heart
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  EVERYDAY HERO TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I set up my appointment to get my Covid booster.

Tarot Mirror Tarot Reading

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Winter Waite Tarot 2018 Edition

Card that best represents me at this time.

Page of Pentacles – Slowing down, but still moving forward.  The holiday rush is easing up and the pace is slowing down, but you’re still on task and moving forward with your eye on the prize.

Why the card best represents me.

Queen of Pentacles – You want to continue to keep things flourishing where your financial security and stability in life are concerned.  You foster these goals through your work, and through staying invested, no matter the pace.

What I’m avoiding acknowledging right now.

Three of Swords – Although the holiday rush was busy, it wasn’t as big of a success as you were hoping it would be.  This is a disappointment, and instead of dealing with that disappointment, you’re pushing it off to the side and hoping it’ll disappear on its own.

What can I do to embrace who I am in this moment?

Judgement – Ease up on yourself and look at the long term goals instead of focusing on small disappointments that are inconsequential to the larger picture.  Stop nitpicking yourself and blaming the smaller return this year on your performance instead of on the fact that money is extremely tight right now for everyone.

Where life is leading me right now.

Temperance – Continue to slow down from the rush and work at making the transition to a more moderate pace a smooth one.

DECK USED: WINTER WAITE TAROT 2018 EDITION

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?

Winter Waite Tarot 2018 Edition, The Merry Christmas Oracle, Seasons of the Witch Yule Oracle

Earth – The Fool and Angel – Ground yourself this week in the knowledge and advice that your spirit guides have to offer. With the holiday rush at an end, now is the time to approach your relationship with these guides with fresh energy and a sense of newness.

Air – Nine of Swords atop Page of Pentacles, Sugar Plums – Don’t worry so much about where things are going next. Now is a time to take a breath, take comfort in a job well done, and look forward with hope. Don’t allow worries and anxieties to slide in and pollute the waters with negativity.

Water – Ten of Pentacles and Orange – Focus this week on how the time spent with people who truly love and care about you has helped to nourish and nurture you. Take tie to appreciate how this differes from other years past at this time of year, and recognize that good company makes for healthier emotional foundations.

Fire – Death Rx and Party – Take a break and have some fun. You don’t always have to be pushing forward and striving for better.  You’ve earned this time off and need to focus on savoring it and enjoying it to its fullest.

Waning – Family – In a few days, you will be headed back home, and Z will be headed back home as well. Savour the sense of family and closeness while you can, for by the end of the week it will be just you and L on your own once more.

Waxing – Ringing the Bells – Cleanse yourself of the bad habits and unhelathy behaviors you’ve been entertaining through the holiday rush. It’s time to let go of the neglect and the shortcuts, the mistreatment and ignoring of your own needs. Release it all, cleanse it from your life, and wash it away to clear the air for something healthier.

Take Away – This week is all about savoring the support and closeness of those that care deepest for you and you for them, and appreciating their presence in your life and how much they care. On top of this, there is encouragement to make sure that you are rooting your feet and finding balance in the wake of the rush instead of neglecting the need to return to a healthy dose of self-care.

DECKS USED: WINTER WAITE TAROT 2018 EDITION, THE MERRY CHRISTMAS ORACLE, SEASONS OF THE WITCH YULE ORACLE

Self Esteem Comes From Within

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Today’s meditation was skipped today. I opted for a bit of extra sleep  instead… not by choice, but because I overslept.

Winter Waite Tarot 2018 EditionToday’s draw is the Six of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of accolades and self confidence, progress and success, especially success that can reap public recognition.

Today’s card is a reminder that self confidence comes from within, not from others.  It isn’t the praise and admiration that creates true self confidence and a sense of self, but rather it is knowing yourself and achieving your goals, and taking time to appreciate your progress and successes rather than waiting for others to give you that recognition.

This connects with my activities for today, including those that I will spend the day with.  The message in today’s card is not to depend on them to make me feel good about myself,  but instead feel good about myself through what I’ve done and who I am.

DECK USED:  WINTER WAITE TAROT 2018 EDITION

OwlandBonesTarot’s #DecemberBones2021 Tarot Challenge Prompt
Question: Three things that allow your little Grinch heart to grow.

The Merry Christmas Oracle and Christmas Playing CardsBlizzard and Ten of Spades – Life gives you warning. Life is not made of “tower moments” and when things feel like they are at their breaking point there is plenty of warning before you get there. If you’re paying attention, you can prepare for the bad parts and the breaking points.  You just have to watch for when bad weather approaches.

Poinsettia and Five of Diamonds – Remember that even when things are at their worst? It may feel like it at the time, but things could always be worse. During these times, it’s important to look at what you have in life that you are gratefulu for and all the ways in which you can (and do) shine even in the darkest and most desperate of times.

Wreath and King of Hearts – You have love in your life that is there for you through thick and thin, through rain and shine, and throughout every hour of every day. He knows his heart and it is firmly and inexorably set upon you and you alone.

DECK USED: THE MERRY CHRISTMAS ORACLE AND CHRISTMAS PLAYING CARDS

#DiscordTarotholicsDec2021 Challenge Prompt
Question: What can I do to rekindle my inspiration when I’m feeling uninspired?

Winter Waite Tarot 2018 EditionReading Summary: Let others in to share your addictions (The Devil) and passions (King of Wands). Others make it more fun and less work (Three of Cups).

Take Away: When I’m feeling uninspired, it’s important to invite others in to share in the experience and the creative process. Having others along instills a sense of sharing and joy into the process and will allow you to reconnect with your creative spark again.

DECK USED: WINTER WAITE TAROT 2018 EDITION

Daily Self Kindness

I left when things started to get ugly instead of trying to stick around and let it get to me.