Etherea. Art by Jackson Nathan, from the Etherea Illumination Deck.
#64: ETHEREA Sign: Virgo Gift: Poetry Shadow: Confusion
Gift: Poetry Like every high frequency state, you cannot merely bypass the shadow in order to claim the gift. Embrace your confusion and your inner turmoil first, then see how much of your pain is a fabrication of the mind; it's not so much about what happens to you, but about the chokehold of your thoughts surrounding it. When you break this chain and free yourself from your own mental entrapment, you can immerse yourself fully in your own experience - with its joy and sorrow and everything in-between - then emerge again with newfound imagination and artistry. Become the masterpiece. Live the poem.
Shadow: Confusion A sense of confusion marks your life when you are led by the shadow. In an attempt to figure out who you are and why you're here, you mistakenly look to the outside world for solace and direction, which ironically leads to more confusion and separation from self. In the repressive state, you may try to take on others' truths as your own, like a form of osmosis, by imitating their lifestyles, or careers, or paths as a way of obtaining wholeness - though this route is futile. In the reactive state, you reject everything associated within the status quo and try to reach fulfillment through a process of elimination, which leaves you feeling isolated and numb.
Themes: inner-world + artistry + experience + love