October 2020 #seasonofthewitch Challenge

[sammywhatammy]

A WITCH’S HARVEST

🌙✨ Day 1: “what is my major Halloween theme?” Three of Wands. always longing for more; to do more, learn more, study more, know more.
🌙✨ Day 2: “what energy is available to me this month?” The Magician reversed. oh dear. mastery of my emotions and time will unfortunately slip through my fingers. but I have as of yet untapped talents.
🌙✨ Day 3: “how can I best harvest the energy available to me?” The Devil. to work with my shadow self.

MAGICK & ME

🌙✨ Day 4: “what can I do to honor the magick within me?” The Tower reversed. continue working on my personal transformation.
🌙✨ Day 5: “how can my magick support my journey?” Knight of Wands, the “me” card. the two go hand-in-hand within myself.
🌙✨ Day 6: “something I could study or work on in order to strengthen/grow my magick:” The Emperor. I could focus on my Aries energy and learning more about the stars, and also continue strengthening my self-discipline.

SALEM’S WISDOM

🌙✨ Day 7: “I am curious and full of wonder when...” Page of Cups. I am emotionally stable and provided for. when my intuition gives me messages.
🌙✨ Day 8: “I am in control of the path I walk by...” Three of Cups. remembering my most cherished bonds and how they inspire me.
🌙✨ Day 9: “I trust my intuition and I allow it to flow...” Ten of Swords. not very well yet. I’m still learning.

PRACTICAL MAGIC

🌙✨ Day 10: "Ever mind the rule of three, what ye send out [card 1], comes back to three [card 2]." Ace of Cups reversed, Seven of Swords. if I repress my emotions, they will betray me.
🌙✨ Day 11: "as above, so below, I will channel this [top card of deck], so I can grow [bottom card of deck]." Ace of Pentacles reversed, Nine of Cups reversed. lack of income in order to grow my self-discipline of spending money.
🌙✨ Day 12: "when Earth grows [pentacles], and Fire glows [wands], when Air blows [swords], and Water flows [cups], my Spirit knows [major arcana]." Page of Pentacles, Seven of Wands, Seven of Swords, Eight of Cups reversed, The Magician reversed. when Earth grows curious, and Fire glows defensively, when Air blows with deception, when Water flows with disappointment, my Spirit knows powerlessness.

HOCUS POCUS

🌙✨ Day 13: "itch-it-a-kup-it-a, mel-a-ka-mys-ti-ka, a poison [card 1], the potion [card 2], the magick [card 3], my witchy calling [card 4]." Judgement, Eight of Cups reversed, Eight of Wands, Page of Wands. my poison is absolution and the potion is failure?????? the magic is speedy action, and my witchy calling is passionate curiosity.
🌙✨ Day 14: "it's just a bunch of hocus pocus, this card today will be my focus:" The Hanged Man. rest, surrender. letting go.
🌙✨ Day 15: "amuck amuck amuck, what magick can bring me luck?" Page of Pentacles, The Moon, Four of Pentacles reversed, Four of Cups, Three of Wands. curiosity about my fears and anxieties and letting them go instead of holding onto them so tightly. rest and reflection, and seeking knowledge and expansion.

MOON MAGICK AND STARDUST

🌙✨ Day 16: "what magickal cycle is this New Moon in Libra kicking off?" Ten of Cups reversed, The Heirophant reversed, Nine of Wands, Judgement reversed, Three of Swords. there are dreams and manifestations that haven't come to fruition. my inner values are fighting the good fight. I have self-doubt that is hurting me more deeply than I realize.
🌙✨ Day 17: "a thought, hope, or dream that I am asked to work on:" Queen of Pentacles, Eight of Wands, Two of Wands reversed, Two of Wands reversed, The Hermit. nurturing myself and my finances, working on inner expansion soon, finding internal harmony, and working on introspection.
🌙✨ Day 18: "ask your cards for something you are destined to explore or face. draw as many cards as you see fit. set an affirmation and conclude your reading with '...and so it is'." Knight of Wands, Three of Pentacles reversed, Seven of Pentacles, Five of Wands, Five of Pentacles reversed, Death reversed, Ace of Swords. Knight of Wands is my signifier card. I, the impulsive and passionate knight, will likely be working alone on my spiritual journey, and it will be an investment in my self. however, there will be inner conflict that might lead to spiritual poverty. but personal transformation will bring forth bright new ideas and inspiration.

LIFTING THE VEIL

🌙✨ Day 19: "how can I best work with the thinning veil?" Seven of Cups reversed, The Heirophant, Three of Wands reversed, Page of Swords, Ace of Wands. I'm overwhelmed with tradition and culture that I don't yet know. I will bravely seek out inspiration and ideas of how to speak with my ancestors, and will receive divine inspiration.
🌙✨ Day 20: "what should I keep in mind when working with the other side?" Two of Cups reversed, Queen of Pentacles, Justice reversed, The Tower reversed, Ace of Cups reversed. self-love, self-compassion, my inner truth, sudden personal change or appearance, and how it can drain my cup.
🌙✨ Day 21: "in what way am I suggested to protect my personal energy?" Ten of Wands reversed, Five of Swords reversed, Seven of Swords reversed, Judgement, Knight of Pentacles. give some of the burden to my ancestors; forgive them of any past resentment, and be honest. absolve them and myself and keep myself steadily grounded.

THE SPIRIT WORLD

🌙✨ Day 22: "how/where can The Spirit World aid my current path?" The World reversed, Queen of Wands, Six of Pentacles, Queen of Pentacles, Nine of Cups. it can help me continue my path in a healthy way and therefore give me more self-confidence. it can give as much as it receives, it can teach me to nurture myself, and help me find inner happiness.
🌙✨ Day 23: "how am I asked to honor The Spirit World this Samhain?" The Moon, The Star reversed, Nine of Wands reversed, Ten of Cups reversed, Queen of Swords reversed. yikes! fear, anxiety, absence of hope, weary defeat, absence of happiness, cold and bitchy... wow. not sure what it means in this context but YIKES.
🌙✨ Day 24: "select your Death card and ask The Spirit World to guide you in something you could move past. now draw another card." King of Wands. my immediate instinct is "my father", but King of Wands isn't a good representation of him. my dad figure? "natural born leader, entrepreneur, visionary"... maybe it is my father after all?

ANCESTRAL GUIDANCE

🌙✨ Day 25: "draw a card for an ancestor or loved on that passed." I asked for Pappap, my great-uncle. King of Pentacles. he's happy in his abundance in The Beyond, whatever that might look like for him.
🌙✨ Day 26: "I now call in my ancestors, how do you respond?" King of Swords. he brings truth.
🌙✨ Day 27: "please send me your guidance from somewhere beyond." Two of Cups, Nine of Swords, Ten of Wands, Seven of Swords, Strength. communicate in harmony with him and my ancestors! my depression is coming and I'm doing too much; deceiving myself that I can keep this up. but they will be my inner strength if I need them to be.

THIS IS HALLOWEEN

🌙✨ Day 28 - Trick: "what have I learned this month?" Six of Cups, Four of Swords reversed, Wheel of Fortune, The Fool reversed, Nine of Pentacles. that there is inner child work to be done, that not resting has been to my detriment, that my luck and fate are changing, that it's okay to be more cautious, and that I am abundant with good qualities.
🌙✨ Day 29 - Treat: "what can I treat myself with to conclude this magickal month?" The Chariot reversed, Queen of Swords reversed, Ace of Swords reversed, Eight of Cups reversed, Four of Cups reversed. YIKES! I can slow down, but watch out for moodiness and lack of mental clarity. (depression?) I need to keep trying even through my depression withdrawal.
🌙✨ Day 30 - Savor: "something good I should keep, or remember, for November?" Three of Cups, The Tower, Five of Pentacles reversed, Five of Cups, Ace of Wands reversed. uhoh. I can celebrate my friendship with my best friend, but a great shock is coming that will lead me to financial instability or spiritual poverty. there will be disappointment and a sense of failure, with distractions and delays.

THE WITCHING HOUR

🌙✨ Day 31: "now is the time [card 1], this is the hour [card 2], this is the magick [card 3], this is the power [card 4]." Death, The Moon reversed, Seven of Pentacles, Six of Swords reversed. now is the time for change, this is the hour to release fear, this is the magick of perseverance, this is the power of personal transition.