Top Signs Shadow Work Is Healing Your Subconcious Self (According To Tarot + Astrology)
Aries
Your card: Three of Swords
If you feel heartbroken, that’s a good thing—no, really. The worst thing you can do is stifle it down and let all those emotion comes out in self-destructive or harmful ways. When you finally feel the heartbreak, it means you’re letting yourself sit with your emotions and process what you’ve gone through. It’s only then that you’ll be able to begin the path of healing and betterment.
Taurus
Your card: Queen of Swords
Setting boundaries can be a difficult thing to do, especially with the people you care for most. But they aren’t meant to be a punishment—they’re healthy and help us become our most well-adjusted self. Once you’ve started setting boundaries and stopped letting people walk all over you, you’ll realize this is it: you’re on the path to healing your shadow self and becoming who you’re meant to be.
Gemini
Your card: Eight of Wands
You’ll know your shadow side is healing when you finally feel movement in your life again. If you’ve felt stuck, whether emotionally or creatively or even physically, you’ll feel things suddenly return to motion, and you’ll feel the burst of energy to move along with them.
Cancer
Your card: Queen of Cups
You’ll know your shadow side is healing when you feel your heart open completely to love—for others and for yourself. Your compassion and empathy will come from a genuine place of care, and you’ll even begin to forgive yourself. This is a card of nurturing and healing—so one of the biggest signs for you is taking care of your people and taking care of yourself.
Leo
Your card: Five of Wands
What’s wrong with a little competition? At least, that’s how you feel when your shadow side begins to heal. Competition won’t scare you or make you feel insecure—instead, it’ll make you feel inspired, energetic, and passionate. You’ll choose to persevere and compete fairly—and if you happen to lose, you’ll do it with grace. After all, competition is a healthy thing, as long as you let it fuel you without letting it define your self-worth.
Virgo
Your card: Three of Cups
When your shadow side begins to heal, you’ll start to feel connected to the people around you again. You’ll feel the urge to celebrate your friends and your community, going out of your way to spent quality time with your people. This won’t feel like an obligation—you aren’t there because you feel like you have to be, but simply because you want to be.
Libra
Your card: Page of Pentacles
When your shadow side begins to heal, you’ll feel the urge to begin—whether that means start a new project, take up a new opportunity, or manifest some kind of abundance in your life. You’ll recognize that life is about living, and part of that means meaningfully interacting with your environment and allowing change into your life. You’ll feel excited about new ideas and ready to implement them into your everyday.
Scorpio
Your card: Ace of Pentacles
You’ll know your shadow self is healing when you start craving a fresh beginning. Instead of focusing on the past or ruminating on things that cannot be, you’ll start looking for a new way forward, ready to plant the seeds to your future success. Better yet, you’ll feel optimistic about it—you’ll know that there are good things up ahead.
Sagittarius
Your card: Four of Wands
You’ll know your shadow self is healing when you’re ready to step out to support your people—and when you feel similarly supported in return. This card represents celebration, and you’ll be ready to show up for the people in your life during their biggest milestones, happy for their success instead of jealous of what you don’t currently have. You’ll feel connected to the people around you, not detached and itching to get away to the next exciting thing.
Capricorn
Your card: Seven of Wands
When your shadow side begins to heal, you’ll be ready to defend what’s yours. Let’s be clear—this defensiveness won’t be agitated or overly aggressive. Instead, it simply means you’ll be ready to hold on to what’s yours and will be able to identify the people who want to take it from you. You’ll protect your own peace and focus on what matters most: the people and the things that serve you well in life.
Aquarius
Your card: Ten of Pentacles
When your shadow self is healing, you’ll truly feel content—and that won’t scare you. Instead of feeling restless or afraid of commitment required, you’ll be ready to settle into the life you were born to live. You’ll feel true gratitude for what you have, instead of wondering if the grass is greener on the other side, and you’ll be willing to share your abundance with those who matter most.
Pisces
Your card: Six of Swords
When your shadow side is healing, you’ll feel yourself moving on and surrendering what no longer serves—but you might not feel the sense of happiness and relief that you expect. The truth is, you’ll always be a sentimental person; even healing and moving forward is tinged with melancholy for you, because it means leaving behind things that once meant everything to you. But that’s okay. That’s healthy. You’ll feel yourself grieving or sitting fully with the discomfort that comes with change and letting go, but you’ll be changing and letting go nonetheless.