Challenge Entry #1 - 
Lunisolar Calendar and Chinese New Year
First I chose to look up my zodiac element (which I’d never heard of before) as I already knew my animal was the Pig. Turns out I’m a Metal Pig fwtw 
I was going to do a forecast spread for the rest of the year (but that’s only 3 months) or the next 6 (but I want to keep the years separate for now) so I opted to try out the Personal Horoscope by @BryWisteria
I have been using my The Raven’s Dream tarot daily since I used it a couple of weeks ago for the first time in the tea ritual and have been using it daily since then. It’s eerily accurate and for whatever reason, I was afraid of what it would tell me, so I looked through my decks for inspiration. I pulled out The Embroidered Graveyard Oracle and Seed & Sickle Oracle and thought I’d see how they worked out. Since we’re heading into fall, I felt like the two fit the time of year especially since Seed & Sickle comes with a dusk guide to reading the cards, which is more akin to shadow work and reflection.
While I loved reconnecting with the silky shuffle and gilded edges of the Forest, the cards pulled and perhaps the intent of the deck itself didn’t lend itself to this spread.
I did note the cards and recorded them and their meaning in my book, just to be sure, and then turned to the Seed & Sickle deck.
I honestly don’t know why I don’t use this deck as much anymore. It appeals to my Green nature, and love of plants, flowers, and seeds. These worked much better for the task and the messages made sense to me. Gosh, I love this deck…
Then I figured I needed to get it over with and see what The Raven’s Dream tarot had to tell me
No shockers but it was as it usually is, spot on about the things I’d rather avoid or I’m struggling with.
Enjoyed doing something a little the same and a little different!
(metal pig… get it? )
I’ll get another challenge completed tomorrow and the third on Sunday. Excited about them both!