The Bite of Pain
White hot poker
flames red
savage and bright
angry… enraged
the fire sears
beneath the skin
with sharp
savage prongs
that rake
through the pain
to make it
that much worse
until there is
no air
to breathe
writing challenge
Gideon’s Challenge
Finding Happiness
Dark clouds
try to cling on
even when
the sun shines
bright
and like life
days slip by
and dark shadows
try to touch
upon
the brightness
as we continue on
and do our best
to be happy
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Weekly Creativity Prompt – Different Scenarios
Prompt: “The purpose of this activity is to practice interpreting small spreads by combining card meanings, symbols and intuition. We will all interpret the same cards based on a few different (imaginary) situations. A 3 card spread will be posted together with 2 more specific scenarios. It’s your choice which scenario you’d prefer to use, or if you’d rather do a general reading of these cards as for an imaginary querent.“
Scenario 1 – Nelson just sustained an injury that blinded him. He wants to know how to best take care of his fragile mental health and navigate this new reality.
Charging headlong into the thoughts and ambitions of the past would be folly for you right now (Knight of Swords). Carry forward only the good parts and the loving support you’ve gained from those around you (Six of Cups), and keep your attention on the future. New dreams need to be made, and new goals created. Look for those things that will make you happy and go after them wholeheartedly instead of focusing on what needs to be left behind (Knight of Cups).
Scenario 2 – Dipper is trying to make sense of their new summer home with their relative and twin sister. They come to you for advice on what steps they should take to feel more comfortable.
Seek out memories of the past that you share with these other family members (Six of Cups) and proactively find a way to resurrect them and delve into those activities together once again (Knight of Swords). It’s through this connection to the past and those activities that you shared that those involved can move forward into a happy future together (Knight of Cups).
DECK USED: THIS MIGHT HURT TAROT
Gideon’s Challenge
Morning Commute
Trees blur by
as ground flows
beneath branches
and among trunks
creeping over
the ground
and the sun
begins to rise
to brighten
the sky
little by little
until morning mist
meets the day
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Gideon’s Challenge
The Raft
A quiet moment
like a life raft
in a turbulent sea
and as others
speak and laugh
it is
silence
that is your friend
and can carry
you through
safe and sound
to the far shore
of home
you ache
to return to
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Gideon’s Challenge
Anxiety
Knee bounces
hard and fast
as sit and try
try try try
to breathe
but the air
won’t come
and my heart
pounds faster
as it climbs
into my throat
but can’t get past
the scar tissue
to find sanctuary
in my mouth
Twisting the Leaf 