Three of Swords + 10 of Pent's, African American + Sweet Twilight

We're not breaking down, we're breaking through - and are on our way home!

If you're the slightest familiar with Tarot you know the image of the fully pierced and aching heart of the S3.
Sure, there is a "defeated" person on the cards, but the text says:
"desire for self-improvement"
Yes, sometimes improvement comes through some form of "break down" - massive and highly painful tear and wear. Not that dissimilar to how muscles are built!

Now is such a 'growth through rapture/pain' period. We had a similar message in yesterday's cards. The weaver persistently carrying on her work (doing what needs to be done) though going through something clearly challenging requiring her full focus.
All in the name of strengthening our inner fire.

Today we're shown it's in the name of 'coming home'.
"Home is were your heart is" I read.
And to really 'get to the bottom' of what our hearts want we might need to pierce it or break it - break it OPEN that is!
Surrender - just like the man on the ground in the first card seems to do.
Naked and vulnerable.

Yes, we're in a truly vulnerable period now.
Breaking open more and more - refusing to close up even the slightest again.
That hurts. It REALLY challenges old traumas, narratives and fears.

Fears that are quite stunned to see us act so bravely - check out that staring rabbit in the background in the second card!

We're 'dancing like no one is looking' - learning to celebrate all our peculiarities! All those we like - but also the ones we've been ashamed of or hidden away. Now we're even lifting them particularly high!!
Before we integrate them into the whole of us.

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