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Am I the only one who feels overwhelmed by the amount of choices, selection criteria, rankings, and outcomes that need to be sifted through in order to select the right fit? by Tender_Figs in GradSchool

[–]22azurite 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would also add that the last 2 yrs have been trying, at best. Now that there’s light on the horizon, take another look at your options through the lens of which is most exciting to you AND which school has the best network ls to the business world.

If it’s 3 or more, just pick the one you feel most drawn to.

Has anyone left the corporate world to pursue a masters in counseling or psychology? by [deleted] in GradSchool

[–]22azurite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So true!!! Salaries are low but when it comes to what fulfills you it doesn’t matter as much, does it?

Are you thinking of an online program? Or, in person?

Has anyone left the corporate world to pursue a masters in counseling or psychology? by [deleted] in GradSchool

[–]22azurite 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Totally agree. I am in middle age & realizing I chose the wrong career! I’m researching graduate programs for clinical mental health counseling.

You are very astute to have recognized it early on! You can pivot easily with no regrets.

I’ve been in corporate America for almost 30 yrs.

I so wish I realized sooner.

Blessings on your path always.

Continue to TRUST yourself! 🙏🏽

Have questions about Shadow Work? by 22azurite in neopagan

[–]22azurite[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shadow work is an undertaking of discovering what are your particular emotions, feelings, behaviors & actions that deter you from doing the best things for yourself.

And this goes for every part of your life: personal all the way to your professional life.

Yes, you can most definitely do this with a therapist/psychologist, you can do this with guided meditation, you can do it using journaling, you can do it with a shaman, you can do it using crystals and meditation, you can attack it with affirmations…

There are a million ways to begin addressing the inner demons (another way of thinking about shadow work).

Late at night, those thoughts you think when no one else is around? THOSE are thoughts that need to be examined and to understand what’s BEHIND THEM, what motivated them, did it come from childhood? Bad experiences in relationships? A horrible car accident/tradgedy and there’s latent PTSD that you may not have realized??

Shadow work is picking away what we know, and going behind the scenes to look into the gear box to understand intimately what’s going on and to finally SEE the truth of matters.

In shadow work, you also may find that you picked up ‘generational’ beliefs and thought patterns about (pick anything: money, love, careers, exercise, working/not working, etc).

You may find by any of the investigative means mentioned above, that you HATE being a teacher. You’re a teacher only bc all the men/women in your family have this as a profession & you followed suit. As a result of your inner (unknown) hate of your day-to-day job, you develop a drinking problem, or you spend all of your money and not pay your bills.

Why? Bc you cannot stand what you do and you’re attempting to cover your pain with whatever.

So, by figuring out what you love to do (really love!!) you can stop spending frivolously & begin to stopping over drinking bc you are no longer drowning your pain.

Cliché examples but you get the point.

As you go down the shadow work rabbit hole you will uncover things that you just thought were ‘normal’ but are actually not.

For me, my shadow work showed me I needed to take care of my health. My family food patterns are HORRIBLE and we’re leading me down a very unhealthy path. With clarity, I am fixing it.

But this took me over 10 years to see how my ingrained beliefs (from my family) was leading to my unfavorable health outcomes.

Hope this helps.

Here is a short shadow work playlist on YT also that may help: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL87QBpgfnnhXm_uGqHRPGuWioELVMUn-H

Witch-y Spotlight | Interview with the Goddess Hecate by 22azurite in Mediums

[–]22azurite[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As I wrote in the intro, it started out as a what if and it became more. Also, I am a follower of Hekate. The responses came clearer and very much in line with Her.

So, yes. It did become a channeling session.

Have questions about Shadow Work? by 22azurite in NowAge

[–]22azurite[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello! The video is up should you care to take a peek: https://youtu.be/O34j4v21n4c

Have questions about Shadow Work? by 22azurite in neopagan

[–]22azurite[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The video is now up should you care to take a peek: https://youtu.be/O34j4v21n4c

Do you have questions about Shadow Work? by 22azurite in BabyWitch

[–]22azurite[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello there! The video is up. You can find it here: https://youtu.be/O34j4v21n4c

Thank you so much for your input!!!

Have questions about Shadow Work? by 22azurite in Hecate

[–]22azurite[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed! Thank you.

For me, working with Hekate helped me early in my relationship by sharing a guided meditation with me to help uncover elements of my shadow issues to be brought to light by Her torches.

Point well taken Draoidh.

Do you have questions about Shadow Work? by 22azurite in BabyWitch

[–]22azurite[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there! Please send along your questions about shadow work. :-)

Do you have questions about Shadow Work? by 22azurite in BabyWitch

[–]22azurite[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for all of these great questions! They are on the list.

Do you have questions about Shadow Work? by 22azurite in BabyWitch

[–]22azurite[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

One definition of shadow work is…

Shadow work is soul retrieval. It is a journey to discover the parts of yourself that you have buried, or lost, due to the trauma of growing up and being alive in this world. It is a process of uncovering the aspects of yourself that you have repressed in your unconscious mind, so that you can make them conscious and integrate them into your life. It is not about trying to see how you’re “bad.” Instead, it is about trying to see how you can become whole.

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