Happy Monday, friends.
I hope this weekend provided you with ample rest, joy, insight and revelations (considering full moons tend to bring up some things).
As you continue to integrate the guidance you’ve been receiving this week, and also remember to trek patiently through Mercury in retrograde, take a moment to applaud yourself for how far you’ve come.
The reading for this week echoes this very sentiment, but I was feeling this even before the cards came out.
Those of you who have been doing the work, and you know who you are, really deserve some acknowledgement and recognition from yourself. Yes, sure, we love praise from the people around us, but are you also giving that praise to yourself?
Take notice of how you approach and handle situations differently than before, how you show up differently than what you’re used to and how your energy is operating on a different level.
You did that. YOU.
Now, I know seeing the shadow card can sometimes trigger feelings and thoughts of, “Oh fuck, not this again,” but that’s not the energy I’m feeling here. Will we always have run-ins with our shadow? Yes. You can’t outrun it, it’s a part of you. And that’s the whole point.
We often misconstrue the shadow as this dark, evil aspect of ourselves that we must get rid of entirely in order for us to be worthy of good things. That’s cute in movies and all, but that’s not real life.
Our shadow is very much part of the fiber of our being. To denounce and attempt to kill off our shadow is essentially perpetuating the very thing that keeps our shadow in the dark. The work is not in removing our shadow, but integrating it with our light so that we may experience embodiment and consciousness.
That’s where the balance comes in.
We all have our ideas of what self-mastery looks like. For me, I’ve said that self-mastery is in the recognition of our light and dark, and consciously choosing how we show up, instead of being on autopilot and letting our shadow run the show.
This week, you’re being shown how the integration of your shadow, and awareness of what fuels your shadow, is leading to complete emotional fulfillment, which is a beautiful thing.
Trust that everything you’ve gone through in order to get here will be rewarded in ways you can’t even imagine.
The numerology of this reading is master number 11 or 2. “The number 11 is a seer, possessing a more powerful intuition than any other number. It is sensitive, spiritual, and works well with others. In numerology, its meaning carries many of the same traits as the number 2—cooperation, influence, instinct—but on a much higher, more spiritual plane.”
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I hope you all have a fantastic week!
Xo
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