Today I was
wondering what aspect of my shadow needs to have a closer look. And I pulled the
Seven of Stones form the Chrysalis Tarot. A girl is sitting near a river with a
pan flute in her hand. She looks depressed. Guilt and regret are weighing her
down and she is wondering if this downcast feeling will ever stop. When we feel
like this, we often get the advice to let go and move on but these kind of
feelings can tie you down to the past
with strong roots and poisonous vines. O, how she longs to wash these feeling
away in the river but the more she thinks about it, the more difficult it seems
to be. Would she still be able to recognize herself without her grief???
What energy could
be helpful in such a situation?
The Muse, The queen of Spirals is coming to the
rescue. Like all queens she is a soft and nurturing energy who will put her
hand on your shoulder and whispers soft and encouraging words in your ear.
And
then hardly noticeable she will put the desire into your heart to do something.
And no, it doesn’t have to be super creative because that might block you
instantly. She will guide you gently to something you wouldn’t mind doing for a while, like
knitting or crochet, coloring a mandala, weeding the garden or taking a
little walk. And each time we do something like this, the attachment to our regret
and guilt will dissolve little by little and it will get easier to do something
we love. One day we can look back and see that we have indeed washed them away
in that river. This process has made us stronger and more resilient and it has
taught us how to cope when we might come across other challenges in our life. 