Today stirs old wounds. Despite the pre-holiday mood—or perhaps because of it—we more often feel a longing for past moments, people, and hopes that were once dear to our hearts. As we take stock now, we look back not only on the passing year, but—due to a large karmic shift—on the decade as a whole, and especially its last three years, which have been leading us toward this main Door.

There truly is much to remember, to look back on, and to reassess. From a distance, everything appears differently—and, oddly enough, more clearly: what happened, why it happened, and where it was all leading us, both around us and within us. When regret or even guilt arises over wrong actions or decisions, the most important thing is not to sink into this darkness. These feelings and this clarity are not given so that you punish or condemn yourself, but for awareness, reevaluation, and change—both inner and outer.

The same applies to sweet memories of the past: don’t dive into them too deeply or linger there. Don’t leave yourself behind in the past or prevent yourself from living here and now, from moving forward no matter what. Don’t try to piece together the shards—some mirrors needed to break. And in that lies a special, hidden blessing, one that can be appreciated only with time. Only through this experience do we rise to a completely different level.

May all doors open for you!
© Elena Shuwany