5 Zodiac Signs That Need to Start Shadow Work (+ Tarot Advice for Getting Started)

Shadow work can be an important aspect of healing psychological trauma and self-realization.

Carl Jung described the shadow, as the part of the self that contains the most difficult and turbulent emotions. These feelings are considered ‘unacceptable’ and banished to the darkness or shadow of the self instead of being talked about and processed. These are not always negative feelings, as there are many reasons why we may decide that a feeling is too difficult to process. Shadow work works to integrate those parts of us into our whole being. Engaging in shadow work means we take on the emotional work of dealing with some of our most difficult feelings, and finding a way to accept them and ultimately accept ourselves as a whole.

Our tarot reader has drawn the cards of the affected zodiac signs (Taurus, Gemini, Virgo, Scorpio, and Sagittarius) in addition to the three cards each sign represents:

• Shadow: What parts of your personality do you tend to hide or deny?
• Your Patterns: What are your behaviors in hiding your dignity?
• Integration: Advice on how to deal with the emotional work of consolidating your reputation.

Taurus

Dignity: Justice, Deferred. There’s a part of you that feels like you’ve lost something big, Taurusand the shadow you fear so much is cast by karma. The idea that consequences may reach out and snatch you from your current situation can sometimes be overwhelming and limit your ability to experience true happiness.

Your Patterns: Queen. Your attempt to compensate for this reputation causes you to over-control situations. You want the best for everyone, you don’t want anyone to make the mistakes you did – so you try to ‘helicopter parent’ those around you, and most of all, yourself.

Combination: 7 of Wands. It is time to accept your past, that it is the past, and focus on the present. Let your best light shine.

Gemini

Shadow: Strength, Reversed. Above all, he understands the dual nature of things, Geminiand Power (like any other element) can have a difficult dual nature. In this situation, you may find yourself ‘too strong’ and not relying on your support network and trusting that they are with you. Or, you may find that you automatically switch to an ‘extreme’ power type versus a soft power type.

Your Patterns: Queen. Your patterns in the suppression of this shadow cause you to overcorrect this imbalance, most likely by not starting and maintaining clear boundaries and withholding people too much.

Combination: 7 of Wands. Instead of shutting down everything, talk about your ideas. Share what you think. Be humble, and remember that even though these feelings you are working through are difficult, you are not alone, and the work you are doing is worthwhile.

Virgo

Dignity: King of Cups. You have a basic concept of emotional intelligence that you have successfully put aside, Virgoas you prefer a pragmatic approach. There’s something about the subtle nuance of emotion that makes you uncomfortable.

Your patterns: 9 of Pentacles. You are very driven by performance, and there is no situation where you cannot see a way to solve it by using material things. Although this approach has created a comfortable life for you, you often find yourself lonely, which makes you uncomfortable with the emotional side of life.

Synopsis: Wheel of Fortune. Not everything is under our control, and there are times when chance will take over when our determination will not be possible. You will soon receive a twist of fortune that will allow and guide you to face your true self head on.

Scorpio

Shadow: Queen of Pentacles. Your high emotional IQ makes you never accept the fact that you are sometimes driven by material things, Scorpio. Emotional well-being and finances don’t seem to mix well in your mind. You may fear what having too much can do to your soul, and because of this you may find yourself refusing to even desire ‘abundance,’ and placing yourself in ‘security’ or ‘life.’

Your patterns: 2 of Pentacles. Because you don’t allow yourself to accept the idea of ​​abundance, you set yourself patterns of continuous and demanding movement. Instead of making a big move that allows you to improve your wealth, you now have a lot of things you need to put together.

Combination: The Sun. Let your hope, joy, and gratitude guide you in the best way to deal with the material aspects of your existence.

Sagittarius

Reputation: 8 trophies. He has great feelings about rejection and disappointment. These types of emotions can often lead you to reject people and situations before they have a chance to ‘reject’ or ‘dump’. Your willingness to leave before you feel the inevitable pain of rejection costs your spirit much freedom, Sagittarius.

Your patterns: 10 of Wands. As soon as you start feeling stressed or overwhelmed in a relationship, you may find yourself looking for a door. This is especially true if you feel the need to play to prove yourself, as you may dismiss the work as not worth the effort.

Integration: Star. You deserve good things, Leo, and you need to remember that. You are allowed to have expectations of people. You deserve love, you deserve to exist, and you deserve to be healed. Start thinking about what your life would be like if you lived those truths.