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MOON PHASES

NEW MOON : Setting intentions, taking actions, moving forward, focusing in the increase, starting new ventures, exploring opportunities

WAXING CRESCENT : Redefining goals and taking first actions, consistency, gaining momentum, determination, pushing forward

FIRST QUARTER : Finding the balance between the new goals and habits, expansion, being practical, concentration on goals

WAXING GIBBOUS : Cultivating actions toward goals, improving and readjusting, intensive growth, pushing boundaries

FULL MOON : The energy of completion, gratefulness, cleansing, charging, appreciating progress, psychic work, letting go

WANING GIBBOUS : Giving thanks, decluttering, eliminating negative habits, slowing down, reevaluing goals

LAST QUARTER : Letting go, practicing forgiveness, finding time to relax, cord-cutting, get rid of unhealthy habits and addictions

WANING CRESCENT : Making room for new, rest and surrender, energizing by doing things we love, discharging the health issues

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🌱 Shadow

work

prompts 🌱

What is shadow work?

🌱 Shadow work is deep diving into your heart, mind and soul. It’s a meditation on what really bothers you, pains you and matters to you. Shadow work can be really uncomfortable as you have to be transparent and honest to yourself. You have to face your shadow self and some parts you have hidden even from yourself. At the end it helps you reach acceptance, and processing traumas, unhealed emotional wounds and understanding yourself and your surroundings better.🌱

These are some shadow work prompts I worked with so far, I will add more with time. I hope it will be helpful.

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1- when, where, how and with who do you feel most like your authentic self ?

2- is your perception of yourself and your surroundings filtered by your traumas?

3- are there any parts of yourself you don’t show to anyone? What are they and why

4- what are aspects of yourself you project onto others?

5- what traits get under your skin? Do you possess any of those qualities?

6- how’s your relationships with your parents and how does it affect your relationships ?

7- what is an emotion/feeling you constantly avoid? Do you suppress it? If yes, why.

8- how did your parent show love and what is your love language ?

9- do you have strong boundaries? How do you usually react when someone crosses them?

10- who hurt you the most and can you forgive them?

11- what toxic traits you have learnt from your parents?

12- what’s the best way someone can describe you and is that the best picture you have of yourself?

13- are you honest with yourself about who you are?

14- describe your first heartbreak. Does it still affect you?

15- do you tend to fall for self-destructive behaviors or self-harm activities?

16- when you meet someone what are the first qualities you tend to notice? Are they physical or mental and why are they important to you

17- is there a pattern in your relationships and do you tend to attract the same people ?

18- what are the common themes, symbols , emotions in your dreams ? What could they mean?

19- are there any generational curses/traumas in your family ?

20- what are the things you need to forgive yourself for?

21- did your caretakers teach you about self-care and self-love or was it self-learnt ?

22- do your goals and achievements bring real satisfaction and joy to you or you are doing them for other people and external validation ?

23- what are you afraid someone would judge you for?

24- do you hold any resentment against your parents? What are they and why can’t you let it go

25- what do you think your friends think and feel about you?

26- how do you handle criticism?

27- what is something you are jealous of?

28- what positive or negative patterns keep repeating?

29- think of people who have done you wrong, is there a possibility you were responsible too?

30- did you ever intentionally manipulate someone? If so, why?

31- what are your values and morals?

32- did you ever judge someone for things you did or do ?

33-What really matters to you?

34- what mistakes do you keep repeating?

35- are you living on autopilot mode ? What was the last time you did something for the first time?

36- do you think you are similar/different to other people? Why?

37- what makes you , you ?

38- do you follow your intuition and do you make the difference between intuition and anxiety?

39- are there any unfair or tyrannical rules in your family? Do you challenge them or surrender to them?

40- how do you feel about being vulnerable and showing your weak side to someone?

41- do you find difficulties forming long lasting friendships? If so, why?

42- do you stuff down your feelings until you blow up or you communicate them?

43- who were the adults surrounding you when you were a child? How did they make you feel?

44- did you hurt someone unintentionally and how did you deal with it? Do you carry any shame or regret?

45- do you have any repressed anger inside? Where does it stem from?

46- how do you feel about other people’s success?

47- were you allowed to express negative emotions and opinions when you were a child?

48- how do you feel about your achievements? Do you still feel not enough after doing something great? If so, why

49- how do you deal with conflicts, arguments and how do they make you feel?

50- who would you be if all the wounds and pain didn’t happen?

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Shadow Work Prompts

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Shadow work is the act of creating a connection with one’s subconscious mind, often through self reflection. This is a pivotal step that needs to be taken before a witch begins spellwork, because shadow work strengthens an individual’s sense of self- a crutial part of many witches’ craft.

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- write an apology letter to yourself

- why am I insecure?

- how can I be more trusting?

- how do I deal with failure?

- do I feel jealousy of certain people? why?

- how worthy do I honestly think I am?

- what from my childhood makes me angry?

- why do I reject help?

- why do I repress my emotions?

- why do I feel unappreciated?

- how do I feel about opening up to people?

- what is my deepest set emotional wound?

- how do I confront anxiety?

- how do I process sadness?

- who do I resent and why?

- what defense mechanisms do I tend to use?

- why am I a perfectionist?

- how can I be kinder to others?

- how have I behaved in the different stages of my life?

- what are my greatest regrets?

- what are my greatest fears?

- what themes in my life reoccurringly upset me?

- do I feel loved? why or why not?

- what do I value most in relationships?

- what do I value most in myself?

- what do I value most in my life?

- what are my expectations for myself? are they reasonable?

- what do I fear socially?

- in what ways do I doubt myself?

- why do I feel obligated to succeed?

- how do I define success?

- what does it mean to be a good person?

- what do I need to improve in myself?

- how do I deal with loneliness?

- what do I do that’s self destructive?

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Tarot Inspired Journal Prompts

Fool: what is something new you are doing or want to do?

Magician: what is a magical way to enhance my day? Or, how can I be more like the magician?

High Priestess: what are my thoughts on divination? What about intuition?

Empress: what part of myself do I want to grow/nurture?

Emperor: what part of my life needs me to take authority? How can I?

High Priest: what are my personal traditions? How is my spirituality unique to me?

Lovers: what relationships mean the most to me?

Chariot: what part of my life needs me to be more combative/ warrior-like?

Strength: what part of my life should I face with courage?

Hermit: what do I need to do alone more often? What do I need to do with others more often?

Wheel of Fortune: what do I think about luck, fate, and/or fortune?

Justice: when do I need to focus on legality vs fairness? Or, What may cause me to seek justice/retribution?

Hanged Man: what have/will I sacrifice for -x-? What am I never willing to sacrifice? What will I easily give up?

Death: what is something personal I want to end or change? What is something that will end or change no matter how I feel? How can I accept it?

Temperence: what part of my life needs more patience? What part needs more balance? How can I achieve both?

Devil: what is a primal desire I have? Should I grant it to myself? Why or why not? How can I get what I want?

Tower: what can I learn from the current or recent chaos/disaster in my life?

Star: what do I hope for? How can I get it?

Moon: what part of my life is best kept private? Why?

Sun: what makes me happy?

Jusgement: what part of me needs reflection? What is a fair assessment of that part?

World: what parts of my life have been fulfilled? What parts are still lacking?

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Love & Relationship Divination Spread for Multiple Partners

I’ve been considering making a listing for this type of spread for a while, because while I can certainly design a custom reading with any number of cards for any situation, I think there’s just a lack of non-monogamous relationship spreads in the community in general and I thought it might be helpful to outline the one I use. This one can be used equally well for a triad or a V where the two partners have a platonic relationship with each other - or you could leave out cards 9 and 10 if you don’t want to explore that. This can also be expanded and adapted to be used for a lot of other relationship maps - with one card for each person represented, and two cards for each relationship that’s explored. Laying out the cards in this kind of manner might get difficult with more than three people, though, so I would suggest drawing a diagram and labeling it with the card numbers and then just laying the cards out in rows to look at them!

The State of the Polycule: How are the relationships functioning together as a whole?

You: your needs, wants, and concerns about the relationships

Partner #1: their needs, wants, and concerns about the relationships

Partner #2: their needs, wants, and concerns about the relationships

The relationship between you and P#1: places you can improve

The relationship between you and P#1: things that are going well

The relationship between you and P#2: places you can improve

The relationship between you and P#2: things that are going well

The relationship between P#1 & P#2: ways you can help what isn’t working

The relationship between P#1 & P#2: ways you can support what is going well

If you do this spread yourself, I’d love to hear how well it worked for you! And feel free to share this post with other readers!

This spread is available in my shop now, as well, and is currently on sale - 40% off through the end of the month!

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New Year Tarot Spread

Here is the first of two tarot spreads I'm sharing for the new year this week. This is your more basic variation of it, which is simplistic & popular but we all know I love to add shit in there. Considering this is technically a thirty-nine card spread, I grouped them by month for it not to hurt everyone's eyes. Each group has three cards: the theme of the month, the main challenge/obstacle to overcome, and something to look forward to. In the end, I added an option to pull three rune themes. You could do this with oracle decks, charms, sub with any divination really, or not at all.

Hope y'all have fun doing this!

Also total side note but umm...I was not a fan of how this image turned out! I played with it for hours and it just wasn't working and I didn't want to put the months sideways for it to be in a bigger font. Just ignore how it looks, please lol.

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New Years Tarot Spread

It's been a while since i last used my tarot deck, so i started off my giving it a cleanse with incense, then a good shuffle until i felt it was ready. I planned out what i wanted to ask and had them displayed on my phone so i wouldn't forget. I shuffled a bit more while overlooking my questions to make sure the intention was there to pull for the spread i created.

Two cards actually jumped out separately as i was shuffling, so i used those for 1 and 2. Again, another two cards jumped out but they were sticking together, so i used both of them for 3. Whether this is because my deck was really pushing for me to pick those cards, or my bad shuffling skills, im not too sure, but they did end up fitting with the theme of the reading.

1. Theme of the new year: THREE OF SWORDS

You'll be grieving over the loss of friendships this year. It'll probably be a gradual thing, and you'll be quite lonely and hurt. With time you'll feel better as long as you accept the pain and release your emotions, rather than keep it in.

2. Challenges I will face in the new year: FIVE OF SWORDS

Being in danger of losing your friendships and reputation because of self interest. You favouring winning and being right, no matter the costs, which will cause people to push away from you. People may start resenting your success rather than acknowledge it.

3. How to overcome these challenges: KING OF SWORDS (rev) + QUEEN OF WANDS

Be cunning. You know what people like to hear, and you're smart enough to use that in your favour to keep your friendships going.

Be independent and passionate. This is what people will like about you. Naturally you are a leader, so step up to move off the path you're going down. It'll attract them to you, as long as you radiate positivity and confidence without holding back.

(Together, I'm getting a "i know you're an introvert, but you're smart and understand people, so confidence? fake it till you make it" vibe)

4. What is my goal for the new year: QUEEN OF CUPS

Reaching a state of emotional stability. Be empathetic to troubles your friends are going through, but with healthy boundaries. Your intuition will be right, so let it guide you in decision making. Don't overthink it, just let it flow and you'll be okay.

5. How to achieve this goal: EIGHT OF CUPS (rev)

Reach your goal by reevaluating your life, where you are and where you're going. Try looking for a deeper connection with your life purpose rather than being material. Question what makes you happy. Don't neglect your own needs.

6. What I will gain: THREE OF WANDS

Occupational opportunities will become available to you in your chosen work field. Consider every option. You have a lot of unique skills and information, so take those into consideration while looking for work too.

7. What I will lose: THE TOWER (rev)

You'll lose a lot (refer to 2). Not a devastating amount, still more than you're comfortable with though. Be prepared to take preventative measures to soften the blow (refer to 3), but remember that resisting change and prolonging a negative situation doesn't help. Take risks to change things fast, and if it doesn't work then it doesn't work.

I found these meanings through interpretation of the images, then following up with the guidebook. As you can probably tell by now... 2022 doesnt look great for me which is just awesome. I did see this coming though, as my relationships with my friends have been dwindling.

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Here’s the explanation for fellow baby witches

Incense has cleansing properties as an air element, and is a spiritual form of cleansing to remove negativity. Meanwhile, shuffling the deck is a physical cleansing form, and removes traces of the last reading.

When a card 'jumps' out of your deck while you're shuffling, it's generally considered a sign that your deck really wants you to pick that card. When cards stick together, the idea is that both cards will explain the meaning of whatever question asked. That's why i used two cards for question 3 instead of splitting it.

When interpreting tarot, you should try 'guessing' what the card means before looking up the actual meaning. This will help you learn the cards by the names and designs, and will improve your intuition. Reversed cards tend to have the opposite meaning, but in some cases (like the tower), it can mean a diminished form of the upright meaning.

This reading was done during a Capricorn moon, a good time for creating structure and plans, which happened to correlate with the start of the new year when i actually did this reading (2nd of Jan, 2022). Things that commence on a Capricorn moon also generally go to plan, so i believe my reading will be accurate for this year (sadly). On the other hand, it was during a dark moon where spiritual energy is lacking, so maybe it's an inaccurate reading.

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Other info

I chose a 7 card format opposed to a monthly format, simply because i want to do a Year Ahead Birthday spread later on using the 12 months, and i'm born in January so having both would be counterproductive for me.

Want to know how to bond with and care for your tarot deck? Check out my other post here!

If anyone want's to add anything they've noticed to my reading, feel free!

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This short tarot spread will help you uncover the current lessons you’re experiencing on your spiritual journey. After bringing your awareness to the present, the final card in this spread will help to tie in those present moment lessons to the greater picture of your journey.

https://www.emeraldlotusdivination.com/blog/spiritualjourney

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Has something felt permanent in your life that later turned out to only be temporary?

Sometimes we assume that what we’re going through is where we’re going - not recognizing that we’re still on the journey.   Life can feel more permanent than it actually is & once the change happens, we can reflect to see that what felt like the end was only the middle or even the beginning.

I hope that makes sense.  If it does - enjoy this tarot spread to find out what part of your life feels more permanent than it actually is.  What are you learning right now that you’re just passing through, passing by, enjoying temporarily?

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With this tarot spread, I encourage you to journal along and write yourself a love letter.  

Just as you would write to someone in your life who you care deeply about, write to your current self. If this feels too uncomfortable, feel free to write to a past version of yourself or the future version of yourself (you can even seal it until next year).  

You can use this tarot spread to accompany your writings and to hopefully inspire some thought and creativity in what you have to say about yourself.

Consider starting by saying Hello to yourself. Tell yourself what you notice about yourself. Tell yourself why you stand out, what makes you special, what makes you unique? Tell yourself what you enjoy about yourself. Look back on your life and highlight moments of strength, resilience, honesty.  Finish the letter with 5 things you’re grateful for about yourself.

This doesn’t have to be a huge project. If you aren’t big into journaling, I encourage you to at least do the tarot spread and reflect on what you’re grateful for about yourself.

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Happy Yule (northern hemisphere) and Litha (southern hemisphere)! May your days be merry, bright, and prosperous ❄️⛄☀️🌻

Note for Yule infograph #3: "Smudge" is a closed term. The appropriate label for that item would be a smoke cleansing bundle unless you are part of that practice.

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The Celtic Cross Spread

Position One - What Covers You: Placed over the significator, if you use one (I don’t). This is the current energies surrounding you and your situation.

Position Two - What Crosses You: Placed sideways (if desired. I usually just place it on top) over the first card, forming the center cross. This is the opposing energies or “obstacles,” and may be working with or against card one.

Position Three - What Grounds You: Placed beneath the center cross. This is the foundation or root cause of the situation.

Position Four - What Crowns You: Placed above the center cross. Your ideal outcome, what you’re working towards, your best-case scenario.

Position Five - What Lies Behind You: Placed to the left of the center cross. This is your recent past, and the influences that are receding.

Position Six - What Lies Before You: Placed to the right of the center cross. This is the near future, what’s coming up, or the influences that will be entering the situation.

Position Seven - Yourself: Placed at the base of the staff, to the right of the cross. This is you as you see yourself, and the internal influence that has on the situation.

Position Eight - Your Environment: Placed above card seven. This is how others see you; their attitudes and expectations, and the external influence that has on the situation.

Position Nine - Hopes and Fears: Placed above card eight. This is your greatest hope and/or deepest fear about the situation.

Position Ten - Outcome: Placed at the top of the staff. This is where things are headed; the outcome as things currently stand.

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do you ever just?? daydream about dating a soft, pretty witch??? living in a house full of rescued pets and keeping an herb garden together???? reading each other’s tarot cards and helping each other write new spells????? curling up on a cold winter night and reading to each other from your favorite books while you sip herbal tea?????? making out under the full moon??????? can you imagine????????

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Yuletide Greetings by IrenHorrors

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🎄Yule ❄️

The winter solstice is nearly here! Here are some ways to celebrate the longest night of the year ⭐️ ☀️

Food

Oranges 🍊 lemons 🍋 meat 🥩 cranberries ❣️ potatoes 🥔 nuts 🌰 chocolates 🍫 mushroom 🍄 bread 🍞 stews and soups 🥘 hot chocolate ☕️ Yule log cake 🎂 cinnamon 🪵 rosemary 🍃

Colors

Red ❤️ green 🎄 gold ⚜️ silver 🪙white ☁️ blue 💎

Altar Decorations

Mini Yule tree 🌲 mini Yule log 🪵 solar representations ☀️ dried orange slices 🍊 whole star anise ⭐️ candles 🕯snow globes ❄️ greenery from nature 🍃 cinnamon sticks

Crystals

Ametrine🔮 citrine 💛 amber 🧡carnelian ❤️ snowflake obsidian 🖤amethyst💜 diamond 💎 emerald 💚sapphire 💙

Activities

Bake a Yule log cake 🎂

Make dried orange and cinnamon garlands 🍊

Make paper snowflakes ❄️

Decorate a Yule tree 🌲

Have a bonfire and roast hotdogs and marshmallows 🔥

Write wishes on bay leafs and burn them 🍃

Do a house cleansing 🏡

Take a Yule bath 🛀

Do sabbat divination 🔮

Bury the corn husk dolls you made at lughnasad, mabon, or/and Samhain if you made them 🌽

Decorate your house with greenery and holly 🌲

Have a season feast with friends and family 🍲

Drink hot chocolate with spices that correspond with your intention stirred in ☕️

Let me know if you plan on trying any of these ideas and have an amazing Yule! 🌲 ⛄️

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Happy Solstice❄️

Credit: @cosmicwheeltarot

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❄️ Yule Spread: A check up reading ❄️

Yule is coming for the northern hemisphere folks, and with it comes a time of drawing inwards and taking account of what has happened throughout the other seasons, of seeking comfort and celebration to make you last through the cold winter. For that, I created a spread.

Position 1 — What do I have to let get buried?

Position 2 — What do I need to reflect upon?

Position 3 — What do I have to act upon?

Position 4 — How can I achieve balance?

Position 5 — What do I have to focus on from now on?

Position 6 — What lessons have learned?

This spread is nicer when you use it as a check up - doing one reading with it before Yuletude, one during and one at its end. Like that you'll get some insightful information to plan for the coming times.

If you want, I just put out a Tarot Guide, where I share all the knowledge I know about the meanings of the cards, it's correspondences and some valuable spreads as well.

I'll also be making a Litha spread for my souther hemisphere folks, cause we'll indeed be going through a hot summer.