Charm of the Wise Child [reading]

“I’m not saying pain is what defines us as human beings. But it is, in many ways, what unites us.” ~ Jim Butcher, ‘Battle Ground - The Dresden Files’

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Whether it’s been these weeklies, or client readings, lately the idea of pain and suffering has been coming through in all the messages. As I said last week, this is not about valourising pain, or glorifying suffering. But I think if you’ve spent any amount of time on this planet, you very quickly realise that pain is an inevitable part of life.

As with everything, then, I’ve been exploring my own relationship with pain. Not all suffering is equal, but it’s also not helpful to just have a ‘must avoid at all costs‘ attitude towards what is a part of every life.

I see Cancer energy as the basis from which we endure, succeed and power up, no matter what the emotional responses to the slings and arrows of life. It shows us what we need, where we suffer, how we feel. What needs protecting? What supports us? I think the self-care of Cancer is often framed as an escape more suitable for the shadow of Pisces, than the lunar forces of the crab.

You can read more about this in my post from last Cancer season:

Cancer is the home, the security, the roots, the stability that nourishes us to be able to climb the mountains and face the challenges of every day life. I know water seasons can be difficult from an emotional place. But this season I would ask you to consider, no matter what the challenges in your life, is the situation or issue the problem, or that you lack the support necessary to deal with it? This is what that 5 of Cups in this reading shows and can be seen as the following quote:

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“Nothing you ever do can change the past. Can’t live your life looking backwards or you’ll spend it walking in circles.” ~ Jim Butcher, ‘Battle Ground - The Dresden Files’

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All the quotes I’ve shared here are from a book from The Dresden Files series. I don’t share them because it’s a spectacularly profound book (although it is my favourite from the series). This just happened to be the book that I was reading yesterday evening, hours after I recorded these messages. This story, as with all good stories, both fictional and true, has overcoming challenges and facing loss at its core.

As an aside, one of the reasons I continue to do these readings is because I wouldn’t have noticed these quotes in such a meaningful way had I not done that reading. This is what I was referring to in the reading - finding the profound, spiritual and meaningful in the mundane and every day.

It’s said you know who your friends are when you’re going through a tough time. In the same way, this week’s message encouraged taking one step out of the protection of the known Tower and into the unknown realm, to face the fear of the snake. In taking this step, the outcome may not be known, but one thing is guaranteed, we will all know what support we need.

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“Some things should hurt. Some things should leave you with scars. Some things should haunt your nightmares. Some things should be burned into memory. Because that was the only way to make sure that they would be fought. It was the only way to face them. It was the only way to cast down the future agents of death and havoc before they could bring things to this. The words never again mean more to some people than others.” ~ Jim Butcher, ‘Battle Ground - The Dresden Files’

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The announcement I made about the changes I am making to my website and behind the scenes platform is an example of this message. I am making choices to use companies that support me in authentically expressing and living from my values and beliefs in privacy, decentralisation and digital sovereignty.

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