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 Hello! How are we all feeling after that Full Moon? I was EXHAUSTED yesterday. We are on Week 2! This week, we are taking the cards from last week with the same prompts and intentionally choosing a card that intersects the original two cards. If this sounds confusing, go to  Tarot Overload Challenge  by  Hermit's Mirror  to check out his own words. If you're curious and want to read how the earlier days went, you can find them here:  1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5 ,  6 ,  7 ,  8 ,  9 ,  10 , 11 . Let's go! The Prompt What recurring wounds is at the root of this lesson? The Pull Page of Pentacles + Six of Pentacles = The Emperor The wound is about not feeling confident or stable enough in my financial well-being. I am getting there, don't get me wrong, but I have been through foreclosures, no food, no water, no electricity. I have been through relying on others to feed me and clothe me because I was too poor to do an...

 Happy Full Moon in Aquarius! We are on Week 2! This week, we are taking the cards from last week with the same prompts and intentionally choosing a card that intersects the original two cards. If this sounds confusing, go to  Tarot Overload Challenge  by  Hermit's Mirror  to check out his own words. If you're curious and want to read how the earlier days went, you can find them here:  1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5 ,  6 ,  7 ,  8 ,  9 , 10 . Onward! The Prompt What lesson am I learning though this life journey? The Pull Ten of Wands + The Chariot (rx) = Ten of Swords When you're feeling defeated, the only thing to do it get back up. You don't have to try again. You can go a different way, but you have to get back up. When I lost my first job when I was 19, and I couldn't stop crying, my mom gave me a piece of advice I've been following for almost 15 years: The 24-hour rule. You can cry, scream, yell, whatever you need to...

 Welcome to Day 10! We are on Week 2! This week, we are taking the cards from last week with the same prompts and intentionally choosing a card that intersects the original two cards. If this sounds confusing, go to  Tarot Overload Challenge  by  Hermit's Mirror  to check out his own words. If you're curious and want to read how the earlier days went, you can find them here:  1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5 ,  6 ,  7 ,  8 , 9 . Let's go! The Prompt When in the past have I used my gift towards my purpose? The Pull Knight of Pentacles + The Fool Reversed = The Hanged One I have used my gift to help me gain new perspectives in times of stagnancy and fear. I chose this card because they represent perspectives and entrapment, but also has the ability to free themselves. Astrology Associations The Hanged Man is the Neptune card. Neptune is ruled by Pisces. My Neptune is in Capricorn and the 11th house. This planet is very dreamy and ...

Greetings -- We are on Week 2! This week, we are taking the cards from last week with the same prompts and intentionally choosing a card that intersects the original two cards. If this sounds confusing, go to  Tarot Overload Challenge  by  Hermit's Mirror  to check out his own words. If you're curious and want to read how the earlier days went, you can find them here:  1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5 ,  6 ,  7 , 8 . Onward! The Prompt What gift have I been given to help do this? Intentionally choose a card that intersects the original two. The Pull The gift of intuition and seeing the big picture is what I see in The High Priestess. I chose The High Priestess because we need intuition, the power of sight and knowing in order to alchemize and manifest. Clarity is key.  Astrology Associations Once again, I did not even consider astrology for this choosing. I think tomorrow I might remember that astrology exists within these cards, hah...

Hello! Wow! We are on Week 2! This week, we are taking the cards from last week with the same prompts and intentionally choosing a card that intersects the original two cards. If this sounds confusing, go to  Tarot Overload Challenge  by  Hermit's Mirror  to check out his own words. If you're curious and want to read how the earlier days went, you can find them here:  1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5 ,  6 , 7 . Onward! The Prompt What am I here to do in this life? Choose a card that intersects the meaning of your two original cards. The Pull I am here to create unapologetically. I am here to get wild and messy.  I chose The Empress as the intersection of Strength and the Queen of Wands because The Empress is  strong. She's confident, independent, knowing, fertile (not necessarily with human babes), soft, and always in her element on this earthly plane. She knows herself, her needs, her wants, her desires. Even if she is scared, she o...

 Hello, everyone! This is the last day of this first week of the  Tarot Overload Challenge  by  Hermit's Mirror . If you're curious and want to read how the earlier days went, you can find them here:  1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5 , 6 . Starting tomorrow the rules change slightly, and I am excited to see what my brain comes up with.  Onward! The Prompt What do my gift and wound share? The Pull I pulled The Magician (much to my surprise) through my normal shuffling pattern. The Eight of Pentacles (Reversed) came from shuffling the deck twice and pulling the first card on top. My gift and wound share the ability to DO the work, and GET the results, but they also share this tendency towards perfectionism, and valuing the destination over the journey. Astrology Associations I honestly didn't think I'd be talking about The Magician again because I discussed it at length on Day 2 , but I only discussed the Gemini Portion. This Virgo angle took me down...

 Hello, beauties! Here is another installment of the  Tarot Overload Challenge  by  Hermit's Mirror . If you're curious and want to read how the earlier days went, you can find them here:  1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4 , 5 . The Prompt How has my wound interfered with my path in the past? The Pull I shuffled like I normally do and the Seven of Pentacles flew out. I tried the arc drawing again like I dd in day 1. The Ace of Wands came out for that guided draw. My (money/abundance) wound has kept me in the rat race mindset: rest is for the weak, artists can't and don't prosper, and creativity is not for me. I am not creative. My work is my life.  But none of that is true. This wound has held me back over and over.  I am creative. I can live off my creative endeavors. I am multi-faceted. Astrology Associations I'll be honest. I wasn't sure where this was going to go. A notebook page later, and I am connecting so many parts of my life that have been repe...

Happy Friday! Here is another installment of the  Tarot Overload Challenge  by  Hermit's Mirror . If you're curious and want to read how the earlier days went, you can find them here: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 . Onward! The Prompt What recurring life wound is at the root of this lesson (of getting up and trying again)? The Pull I drew the page by shuffling six times and pulling the sixth card up from the bottom of the deck. First of only minors so far in this challenge. Looking at these cards just through imagery and tarot meaning, I am seeing the recurring theme of lack (mentality) and instability. I certainly have money wounds to heal. I have been in the process of healing that six of pentacles receiver/asking for help wound for about 7 years. I am not perfect, and it has been a hard  journey, but I am getting there. I know I can eventually improve and begin to heal these wounds around money and abundance that stem from childhood, capitalism, etc. Astrology Associations The Si...

 Greetings, all! Here is another installment of the  Tarot Overload Challenge  by  Hermit's Mirror . If you're curious and want to read how the first two days went (honestly, they were amazing! I was hooked by the end of day 1), you can find day 1  here , day 2  here , and day 3 here . Let's dive on in! The Prompt What lesson am I learning through this life journey? The Pull Today's second card came from another numbers game. I got the 10 of Wands so I decided to shuffle 10 times and pull the top card. Out came The Chariot in reverse. I have gotten at least one major every day so far! Very interesting... There are some very big and transformative energies in this challenge. My lesson is the patience and determination to get through the hard parts in life. Even when I feel stuck, I still have the strength to flip that chariot back over and drag it up that hill (to make a deal with god). Astrology Associations The Chariot is, of course, the Cancer card. Again...

 Hello, everyone! Here is another installment of the Tarot Overload Challenge  by Hermit's Mirror . If you're curious and want to read how the first two days went (honestly, they were amazing! I was hooked by the end of day 1), you can find day 1 here and day 2 here . The Prompt When in the past have I used this gift  towards my purpose ? The Pull Today, I decided to try a different method of guided pulling. I have actually been doing a different method each day so far. Today, though, I decided to have a little fun with numbers. I know numbers scare a lot of people, but I find them calming and have since I was very young. The Knight of Pentacles is generally card 76 in a tarot deck. So I took that number and did 7+6. That is 13 (death, Scorpio 🦂 heyyy!). I started at the top and counted down to the 13th card, and out came The Fool in reverse. I had a lot of fun doing this, tbh. The answer today was not found through some deep astrological symbolism like my last two days...

 Hello, everyone! This will be a daily (hopefully) series! If you missed the first post, I am participating in the Tarot Overload Challenge by Thomas over at Hermit's Mirror . Definitely pop over to the blog to grab the prompts and guide to pulling cards. Yesterday's post is here . I had an amazing first day, and today was even better. Let's Go! The Prompt What gift have I been given to what I have to do in this life? The Pull I shuffled as I usually do, and Temperance came out. I didn't want to do the arc again like I did yesterday because it wasn't resonating. I remember that HermitsMirror had done something with numbers to get to his next card (the details are here ), and I thought about how I wanted to be guided today. I shuffled 3 more times, and I counted down to the 14th card because Temperance is number 14. The Magician came out. I was floored and way too excited. I have the gift to transmute the old into something new. It is through that inner strength, kn...

 Hello, everyone! When I started this Tarot Overload Challenge by Thomas over at Hermit's Mirror , I did not think I would be blogging about it. It is definitely worth hopping over to his blog for the prompts and the guidelines. The Prompt What am I here to do in this life? The Pull: Part of this challenge is to pull in a random way. I pulled Strength in the way I usually shuffle cards... wait until one flies out. The Queen of Wands came out from the arc above. I closed my eyes, ran my right hand across the arc until I felt a pull. This happened to be a physical pull where my pink grazed the card, and it shot out. It was perfect. The Meaning: While I could write just the meaning, I know that Thomas' challenges  are meant to be an in-depth writing assignment. So, hold on to your hats. I have taken this time to include some astrology from my natal chart (Thank you, Thomas for the inspo!), and I am glad I did because it took a basic interpretation, and it brought it deeper for me...

Greetings, friends! Before you start, I want to offer a trigger warning about death, grief, and a visit from the afterlife. I woke up this morning mid-sob, mid-hyperventilation, mid-sniffle. For the Cancer lunar cycle, I was doing a dream ritual nightly before bed at the guidance of Artemis. I have since stopped, and I have been getting the most intense dreams ever since. Here is why I woke up sobbing this morning. Goddess Statue from  here My nana visited me in my dream. I have never had this happen before.  My nana died in May of 2019 while I was in grad school doing my practicum. It was the longest 5 days of my life. I did not sleep more than about 3 hours each night, and I dissociated my way through the trip trying not throw up from the constant lack of sleep. I had homework to do, and I watched in horror as my nana was sicker than I had ever seen her, and she was being neglected. She passed the day after I came home.  In my dream, I was staying at my nana's place. It...