Under the energies of Retrograde Mercury, this weekend the past steps out of the shadows to remind us of what was once lost, forgotten — or perhaps, what was gained and overcome.

🌻 A meeting with the past on the threshold of Lammas becomes another vital step on the path to the Harvest Festival, like a test of our ripeness. It’s not just people, ideas, and events from the past that reappear — through them, we also meet ourselves: who we were, who we’ve become, and who we still have the potential to be. Are we the same people we were one, two, five years ago? Or have we grown — wiser, stronger, more aware?

Are we ready to face the consequences of our past choices — those relationships that left a mark, the words left unsaid, the decisions that altered our path? What will we carry with us into the new cycle, and what will we finally release without regret? If we look closely, much of what we drag along doesn’t actually belong to us: others’ expectations, imposed responsibilities, old grudges and attachments. They drain our energy like the roots of a withered tree — one that bears no fruit, yet still draws nourishment from the soil.

🌾 Now is the perfect moment to ask yourself: is this truly mine? Or is it something that needs to die off, so it can make space for fresh, ripened opportunities? Without regret, without drama — but with respect for the past and gratitude for its lessons — we can clear our inner ground for new seeds, mature fruits, and the genuine desires that now ring louder than ever.

And at this point of choice, the truth becomes clear: it’s entirely up to us whether we keep walking in circles, dragging along shadows and outdated ties — or take a conscious, light, and mature step into the next spiral… where our own, authentic harvest already awaits us.

May all doors open for you!

© Elena Shuwany