How We Grieve

From the Sasuraibito Tarot, the Three of Swords; from the SoulCards, Spiraling:

As we tell the story of what has happened, it becomes not so much the story of what has actually occurred as the story of our pain and our fear. —Norman Fischer

We've all experienced the heartache that comes with deception, but how we grieve can make a big difference in our emotional and mental health. The Spiraling card depicts those moments when we spend all of our time cursing or accusing those we hold responsible for our pain. We are so caught up in our anguish and wish for retaliation that we see no other possibilities other than the hell we reside in. In fact, we become so tightly coiled around our suffering that we don't see much of anything else. The young girl in this card, gazing at her heart with compassion, has figured out that the way through the hurt is self-care rather than allegations and self-pity.