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Connect with fellow seekers, share your experiences, and explore the mysteries of astrology, tarot, and numerology together.
so I've been practicing on my own for about 3 years now - mostly tarot, some meditation, a bit of astrology - and I love it honestly. the solitary path just feels right for me.
but sometimes I wonder if I'm missing something by not having people to talk to about this stuff??
my friends are supportive but they don't really get it. and I've had mixed luck with local groups - one felt super gatekeep-y, another was lovely but they met at a time I couldn't make.
so I'm curious: how do you all handle this? do you feel like community is necessary for growth or can you do just as well on your own? and if you DO have a community, how did you find it / build it?
I feel like there's no one right answer here but genuinely want to hear what's worked for people
omg this is literally me rn. I've been solo for two years and I go back and forth on this constantly
some weeks I'm totally fine, other weeks I wish I had someone to text like 'ok I pulled the death card again what is happening'
honestly forums like this have helped a lot more than I expected
This is such a beautiful question and I think about it a lot too.
From what I've seen over the years - community can accelerate growth, but only the RIGHT community. A bad fit can actually slow you down or make you doubt yourself more than going solo would.
Some thoughts on what's worked for people I know:
The solo path is genuinely powerful. You develop your own relationship with the practice without absorbing other people's frameworks before you've found your own. Trust that.
I found my people by accident honestly - started commenting on a tarot instagram and got into DMs with two people who are now like my closest friends for this stuff
didn't set out to 'build community' just started engaging authentically and it happened
maybe lower the stakes on it? like don't go looking for A Community, just... talk to people
the gatekeep-y group thing is SO real. walked away from one of those and honestly my practice got better because I stopped second-guessing everything against their opinions
I think some people need community to grow and some people are genuinely wired for solo work. neither is wrong
these replies are making me feel so much better honestly
@CosmicDreamer that's a really good reframe - stop looking for THE community and just start connecting. gonna try that
and yeah the gatekeep situation was rough but I came out of it knowing my practice was mine, which I think was the lesson lol
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