The idea of stepping into our wild selves evokes a mix of liberation and fear for many. It's a reminder that embracing our authenticity may require facing discomfort, but the potential for growth and positive impact is immense.
Yes! You've said it so perfectly here, thank you! ❤️🤗 It really does evoke both liberation and fear (which, I suppose, are often encountered together and now I'm going to spend some time pondering that too).
I'm in and out of inner retreat Jenna, but am drawn to The Moon card and our ability to trust what arises in us when we are meditating on her beauty. 🙏
Blessings and love to you while you're moving in and out of your inner cave. ❤️❤️❤️ I'm seeing you peek out, look at the moon to collect her wisdom, then go right back in. May your body get the rest it needs and your soul be completely fulfilled!
I resonate with the freeing of the wild. Being embedded in a culture that attempts to dominate nature inwardly and outwardly, letting the wild run unrestrained and untethered, feels so "liberating"! Releasing my own "wild soul" is a conscious movement, a focus I attend to. Which on one level sounds counter intuitive. But for me to set loose the inner wolf, the fire breathing dragon and the quiet doe, I need to bring myself back to what many of our ancestors just knew. I do that with intentional practice. The Moon card is so wonderful for that! I actually got that card in my reading this morning.
This is what I wrote in my tarot journal. "Luna shows me the power within the cycles. Change is the truth of life as impermanence. Listen deeply to the call of the wild, to my intuition. Be aware of how my subconscious affects my choices. Move with awareness. Let my fears inform rather than take over."
Oh Julie, this is fantastic! "Let my fears inform rather than take over." That feels both exquisitely liberating as well as an opening to inner wildness. I, too, have to make a conscious practice of returning to my wild self. I do it through ritual, through connecting with my ancestors, and I let them lead the way. But I think I will be much freer with it when I take your wisdom to heart to let my fears inform, but not take over. It's when I slip to the side of my fears taking over, that I go into grasping, controlling mode, which defeats any attempts to liberate the wild self. This will be so helpful, thank you!
I was a wild child, not in a disruptive way, I played in the woods, connected with animals and felt deeply. And that was programmed out of me. What is it about adulthood in our culture that rules out the wildness, makes it wrong? Typically using fear to do that!
I received the Moon card three times so far this month. I am a Luna gal, I love being attuned to the Moon's cycle and where she is in the sky. This card does have what is considered a shadowy side, but it is that side I find extremely intriguing. The Mystery! You are so right on with it being a liberator!
Wow, three times! That definitely means something! You're a Luna gal alright. Now that you mention it, I was a wild child too. I grew up in the country and had miles and miles of "outside" as my playground. There weren't even fences back then. My sister and I built dirt forts all over the place. One of my favorite things to do was lie in a field, messily eating a pomegranate while singing songs to the clouds. Thank you so much for sparking these memories! So much of us already knows how to be wild, we just have to remember.
Jenna! I love this one so much - it deeply resonates with my current process of feeling obligated to show up for other people out of guilt or fear of being abandoned. I see how whenever I go to work on my manuscript, my mind likes to think of all the ways I can distract myself from just DOING THE DAMN THING! To step into my wild self would mean for me to fully commit to my creations and my dreams without the worries of feeling disconnected from my loved ones. I know this is a constant practice, one I am being tested to overcome this moment 🌹
Thank you for sharing this with me, Christine! 🤗❤️ When I was reading your comment, I saw an image of you actually shapeshifting into your manuscript/creation. You become it as your wild self. It was so beautiful! And I know the message this week is about liberating ourselves this way, but wouldn't it just be nice if our loved ones reassured us that we don't have to worry about them abandoning us in the process?
At night the desert cools, forms darken and recede, stars sweep the sky, and an opposite world to land appears. I unzip my tent and walk naked in a starlit nexus, grateful and serene on this dark face. I am zipped into intimacy. The full moon rises golden against streaks of dark clouds and streams light across fields of brush and dirt. Magical moonlight causes spontaneous singing and movement. I'm someone I don't know, scary to myself. Who am I? Outside prevailing culture, between birth and death, I am someone who loves moon and stars and the night which a house would hide from my skin and spirit. (Sedona, Arizona)
The impulse to apologize for experiencing oppression because mine wasn't as bad as someone else's is pretty normal for anyone who feels empathy. Nevertheless, perception is reality. Of course, so is the drive to overcome. We rise, we keep moving, we consider those ancient truths. The Bible story of Lazarus, in which Jesus wept. Then Jesus got up and raised the dead. Or Gollum in Tolkien, leaving his home, apparently beyond redemption, weeping a little for the sadness of the world. Onward we go.
Thank you for sharing this, Pam! I love these images you bring up. Gollum and Frodo, and their different experiences of being oppressed by the ring. Frodo was able to be liberated from it. It's been a while since I've read the tale, but if memory serves, Frodo may not have been liberated from it if not for the help of his friends. Interesting insight!
Thank you, Nina! I'm so glad we've connected! ❤️ I found archetypes through Caroline Myss too and fell in love with it. I developed a year-long transformation process based on her teachings that I mixed with the tarot and that's how all of this came about. I love that Caroline keeps bringing people together!
The idea of stepping into our wild selves evokes a mix of liberation and fear for many. It's a reminder that embracing our authenticity may require facing discomfort, but the potential for growth and positive impact is immense.
Yes! You've said it so perfectly here, thank you! ❤️🤗 It really does evoke both liberation and fear (which, I suppose, are often encountered together and now I'm going to spend some time pondering that too).
I'm in and out of inner retreat Jenna, but am drawn to The Moon card and our ability to trust what arises in us when we are meditating on her beauty. 🙏
Blessings and love to you while you're moving in and out of your inner cave. ❤️❤️❤️ I'm seeing you peek out, look at the moon to collect her wisdom, then go right back in. May your body get the rest it needs and your soul be completely fulfilled!
Thank you Jenna, rest is definitely required. 🥰
I resonate with the freeing of the wild. Being embedded in a culture that attempts to dominate nature inwardly and outwardly, letting the wild run unrestrained and untethered, feels so "liberating"! Releasing my own "wild soul" is a conscious movement, a focus I attend to. Which on one level sounds counter intuitive. But for me to set loose the inner wolf, the fire breathing dragon and the quiet doe, I need to bring myself back to what many of our ancestors just knew. I do that with intentional practice. The Moon card is so wonderful for that! I actually got that card in my reading this morning.
This is what I wrote in my tarot journal. "Luna shows me the power within the cycles. Change is the truth of life as impermanence. Listen deeply to the call of the wild, to my intuition. Be aware of how my subconscious affects my choices. Move with awareness. Let my fears inform rather than take over."
Oh Julie, this is fantastic! "Let my fears inform rather than take over." That feels both exquisitely liberating as well as an opening to inner wildness. I, too, have to make a conscious practice of returning to my wild self. I do it through ritual, through connecting with my ancestors, and I let them lead the way. But I think I will be much freer with it when I take your wisdom to heart to let my fears inform, but not take over. It's when I slip to the side of my fears taking over, that I go into grasping, controlling mode, which defeats any attempts to liberate the wild self. This will be so helpful, thank you!
I was a wild child, not in a disruptive way, I played in the woods, connected with animals and felt deeply. And that was programmed out of me. What is it about adulthood in our culture that rules out the wildness, makes it wrong? Typically using fear to do that!
I received the Moon card three times so far this month. I am a Luna gal, I love being attuned to the Moon's cycle and where she is in the sky. This card does have what is considered a shadowy side, but it is that side I find extremely intriguing. The Mystery! You are so right on with it being a liberator!
Wow, three times! That definitely means something! You're a Luna gal alright. Now that you mention it, I was a wild child too. I grew up in the country and had miles and miles of "outside" as my playground. There weren't even fences back then. My sister and I built dirt forts all over the place. One of my favorite things to do was lie in a field, messily eating a pomegranate while singing songs to the clouds. Thank you so much for sparking these memories! So much of us already knows how to be wild, we just have to remember.
Jenna! I love this one so much - it deeply resonates with my current process of feeling obligated to show up for other people out of guilt or fear of being abandoned. I see how whenever I go to work on my manuscript, my mind likes to think of all the ways I can distract myself from just DOING THE DAMN THING! To step into my wild self would mean for me to fully commit to my creations and my dreams without the worries of feeling disconnected from my loved ones. I know this is a constant practice, one I am being tested to overcome this moment 🌹
Thank you for sharing this with me, Christine! 🤗❤️ When I was reading your comment, I saw an image of you actually shapeshifting into your manuscript/creation. You become it as your wild self. It was so beautiful! And I know the message this week is about liberating ourselves this way, but wouldn't it just be nice if our loved ones reassured us that we don't have to worry about them abandoning us in the process?
Thank you! What an interesting and beautiful take on “The Moon” as liberator.
Thank you so much Solarah! ❤️🌜
At night the desert cools, forms darken and recede, stars sweep the sky, and an opposite world to land appears. I unzip my tent and walk naked in a starlit nexus, grateful and serene on this dark face. I am zipped into intimacy. The full moon rises golden against streaks of dark clouds and streams light across fields of brush and dirt. Magical moonlight causes spontaneous singing and movement. I'm someone I don't know, scary to myself. Who am I? Outside prevailing culture, between birth and death, I am someone who loves moon and stars and the night which a house would hide from my skin and spirit. (Sedona, Arizona)
Wow, this is amazing, Julie! This so perfectly captures the energy of the liberator and the moon. Thank you for blessing us here with these words! ❤️
The impulse to apologize for experiencing oppression because mine wasn't as bad as someone else's is pretty normal for anyone who feels empathy. Nevertheless, perception is reality. Of course, so is the drive to overcome. We rise, we keep moving, we consider those ancient truths. The Bible story of Lazarus, in which Jesus wept. Then Jesus got up and raised the dead. Or Gollum in Tolkien, leaving his home, apparently beyond redemption, weeping a little for the sadness of the world. Onward we go.
Thank you for sharing this, Pam! I love these images you bring up. Gollum and Frodo, and their different experiences of being oppressed by the ring. Frodo was able to be liberated from it. It's been a while since I've read the tale, but if memory serves, Frodo may not have been liberated from it if not for the help of his friends. Interesting insight!
Thank you, Nina! I'm so glad we've connected! ❤️ I found archetypes through Caroline Myss too and fell in love with it. I developed a year-long transformation process based on her teachings that I mixed with the tarot and that's how all of this came about. I love that Caroline keeps bringing people together!
Indeed!