November rushes to its finale, taking with it the most challenging stretch of the year. In December—despite the dark time—the roads begin to glow under the shimmer of holiday lights, and joy slowly returns to both the heart and the world around us. But for now, in these last days of autumn, we’re closing old questions, placing every period and comma where it belongs, and resolving the karmic tasks of the departing year.

The Magical Door this weekend opens through movement and completion, through honesty with your present self and—most importantly—with your past and future selves. We carry our armor with pride, yet must remain ready to cast it off at any moment: to acknowledge our wounds, show them to the world, and enter a new “battle.” These days may quite literally force us to do so, presenting difficult choices, pushing us to build fresh strategies and new routes—even if we didn’t plan to embark on any journey just yet.

⚔️ We feel like both a fish on the cutting board and the person holding the knife. By opening, cutting, separating away the parts that smell of decay—letting go of what has died in our soul and life—we prepare ourselves for an entirely new world that’s about to break in.

The riddles of the previous days gave us a chance to rethink and partially rebuild ourselves, to tune in to a more fitting frequency — and in the coming days, these new settings will be tested. Don’t fear the occasional glitch; it’s simply an invitation to double-check everything with even greater care, so you can enter the month of the Sun’s rebirth with clarity and readiness.

May all doors open for you!
© Elena Shuwany