Free yourself from the corset your old self put on. You don't need it anymore.
The alchemy of habit and freedom: get out of the cage
The power of habit can be incredibly strong. There are habits we take on in order to achieve a certain goal, and they can serve us well for a time.
For example, if you want to lose weight and adopt a new way of eating to do so, it might help you reach your goal for a while.
But perhaps your life circumstances change again, or your body no longer responds well to this diet, and you want to make a change. What if this habit has already become such a part of you that you’re afraid of losing something if you let it go?
Habits can restrict us—whether they were never good for us in the first place, or because we’ve outgrown them or our life goals have changed. Once a habit has become an established part of our lives, we sometimes don’t even realize that it is we ourselves who are limiting us by holding on to something that constrains us. We blame external circumstances or other people for these limitations in our lives.
We might feel like “victims” of circumstances or of our obligations and dependencies—without realizing that we could change them at any time. Like a bird who feels trapped and doesn’t even realize the cage door has already been opened...
If you've drawn this card, it's a sign for you to leave your old version of yourself behind. The version that adopted certain habits that are no longer serving you. Free yourself from everything that holds you back from reaching your greatness and create new, supportive habits that can guide you to your next goal – until they too can be replaced by something new one day.
This is a text excerpt from the Alchemy & Goddess Oracle. You can find the full messages, reflection questions, 4 additional cards, and a grand spread method only in the card set with the companion book.
The message and image of this card are based on my original oil painting „The Alchemy of Habit and Freedom“ from the „Alchemy“ series. If the message and image appeal to you, here is your opportunity to bring them permanently into your daily life:
