the chariot reversed keeps coming up in my shadow work... what is it trying to tell me

so I've been doing shadow work readings for the past few weeks and the chariot reversed has shown up like 4 times now??

I'm trying to work through some control issues I know I have (classic oldest child lol) but I feel like I'm not getting the message.

is it telling me I'm being too controlling in how I'm doing the shadow work itself? or is it about something else entirely?

would love to hear how others have interpreted this card in shadow work context

ohhh this is interesting. when I get the chariot rx in shadow work it usually points to where I'm forcing things instead of flowing

like... are you trying to "fix" yourself on a timeline? that could be what it's calling out

the chariot reversed in shadow work is SO on point for control stuff actually

it's not just about being controlling toward others - it can also be about how harsh you are with yourself. like inner critic energy??

maybe the shadow here is perfectionism or needing to have everything figured out before you can accept yourself

I had this exact thing happen last year! kept pulling chariot rx whenever I did shadow work

for me it turned out to be about letting go of the need to "win" at healing lol. like I was treating my shadow work like a problem to solve instead of just... being with the uncomfortable stuff

once I stopped trying to power through and just sat with things, it stopped showing up

wow ok these responses are hitting hard. the perfectionism thing especially...

I think I have been treating this like a checklist I need to complete. gonna try just sitting with the discomfort next time instead of analyzing it to death

thank you all

oh wow this resonates so hard. I had something similar with the chariot reversed last year during a really intense journaling phase

for me it turned out to be about control issues? like I was trying to white-knuckle my healing instead of letting it unfold naturally. the chariot wants to GO GO GO but reversed it's like... sit down, you're not driving this bus lol

once I stopped trying to force breakthroughs it got easier

update: took some of this advice and sat with the card for a few days instead of immediately pulling clarifiers

I think you all were right about the control thing. I've been so focused on "doing shadow work correctly" that I forgot it's not a race. gonna try to be gentler with myself about it

thank you everyone this thread helped a lot

your update just hit me hard lol. I did the exact same thing with my shadow work for months - had a whole spreadsheet tracking my progress and everything

turns out trying to "win" at healing is just another form of the control patterns we're trying to release? wild how sneaky that is

the chariot reversed is such a perfect teacher for this tho. glad you're being gentler with yourself

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