im sorry you think more of your diamonds than you do of your soul.
im sorry you think more of my soul than you do of my diamonds, maybe i ain’t got no soul.
It represents the afterwards, the time following a very rigorous examination of one’s shadow self, a time of deep darkness and depression.
It’s as if there is a pause between the Tower and the Star, a time spent in the Underworld groaning, moaning, and dying, a time of utter hopelessness. We don’t see this in tarot as it happens in the nether realms, but it is important to understand the cause of the hope the Star implies. The article states: “The solution to depression lies not in great intellectual power, nor in great emotional power. It comes from Wisdom, which encompasses all of the psychological functions.” Ah! The missing virtue in tarot! Prudence! The hope she has comes from Wisdom, and from knowing that whatever depths she has visited can be overcome with Wisdom. She has also discarded her former garments for she has learned their value is little compared to the experience of facing her shadow self and integrating it into her being and becoming whole.
It is a time of reclamation, without which we could not move on. You may have to cut ties with people who, as you found out when you were gone, didn’t really give a crap about you, like Inanna’s husband. You start the process of pruning the overgrowth. This isn’t an easy time, but it is a hopeful time. It’s a time when others may expect you to be back to “your old self.” How do you tell them your old self has died, never to return? Besides, it will be a while before the process of reclamation is done, before you get where you’re appointed to go. But it will never be as it was before. You are changed. Your direction will likely change. This is a card of work and healing and growth and yes, rebirth.
