“Reflect on Past Actions Before Creating New Ones”

Thankfully, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel! You have survived this disaster of a time & are now making your way to the other side looking to rejoin the land of the living. Now that you have come through the worst of it, you may be choosing to look at this situation differently as your belief system is no longer the same. However, despite the opportunity for recovery, the mind is still holding on to painful beliefs stubbornly resisting closure. In order to begin the process of moving on, you’ll have to let the pain go while holding on to lessons learned so you can avoid making the same mistakes again. Are you mentally torturing yourself for failures?  The inner critic of your mind feeding those lingering feelings of defeat is slow to agree to the progress you have made -it still carries the wounds of what ended badly. Get off your own back, especially about what would, should or could have been. Don’t make things more complicated for yourself. You can embrace a new day without psychologically beating yourself up. Apply forgiveness and be open to healing. This doesn’t mean painting an artificial bright & cheery face on what has happened. You don’t want to deny the deep sorrow, grief, shame or regret that has occurred. The High Priestess invites you to sit with those feelings, not in wallowing self-pity but in true inner reflection so as to not be destined to repeat the same steps that brought you to the threshold of ruin. Contemplation is not meant to reopen the mental pains of the past but for self-discovery. Consider any worthwhile knowledge you’ve gained from the experience. Have you acquired a deeper understanding about your unconscious impulses, behaviors or self-destructive urges? This means confronting what lies within, the suppressed emotions or unintegrated shadow playing out unconsciously through your temperament. Where could you have paid heed to warning signs or intuitive urgings, the ones you recklessly or naively ignored? The High Priestess suggests you develop foresight instead of barreling headfirst. She encourages you to learn to think independently & tackle obstacles head on this time rather than turning your face away or having your head in the clouds not committing to the follow through. Seek counsel, ask for advice (both earthly & heavenly) and listen to common sense & warnings from well-meaning sources who do not wish to see you tumble face forward again.