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Learn about process-focused Tarot and the spiritual meaning of certain cards that you may not have seen before.
Lessons from mythological divine feminine figures.
Taking care of your body, mind, and spirit through holistic practices.
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Self-Consent: A Self-Love Practice
We don’t often think of this as an internal dynamic, but it is. When we can learn to listen to our bodies and our own internal “yes” and “no” signals, we cultivate a habit of respecting our own needs, limits, boundaries, and desires.
Why is Self-Love So Hard? Because it’s a Betrayal of Shame
Self love is, essentially, the opposite of shame. When we behave in alignment with the idea that we are worth loving as we are, we in alignment with the idea that there’s nothing wrong with us, that we deserve, for example, healthy food, enough sleep, and pleasurable experiences. For some of us, that causes a kind of rebound effect where we end up falling back into self-punishment and in our familiar old hole of shame.