Daily Oracle Card, from the 10th anniversary edition deck, Angels, Gods and Goddesses by Toni Carmine Salerno: Goddess of the Shadows ~ Hidden Treasure

Goddess of the Shadows: “What you perceive to be your dark side holds a hidden treasure.”

Realize that any perception or belief you have about yourself or others is actually a deception more than it is a perception. What you perceive to be your dark side or shadow self holds a hidden treasure. As humans, we rarely see the full picture in any situation because we are forever stuck in the illusion of good an dbad. You judge your positive and negative qualities and strive to be more of what you perceive to be positive while attempting to disown or neglect those aspects which you consider to be negative. By holding this belief, you fail to realize that all serves a purpose and that all benefits you in some way.

Everything in our world is made up of positive and negative charges, which together make a whole. You have been guided to choose this card by your soul, because you are ready to move to the next level of conscious awareness. Over the coming months you will find yourself questioning many of your long held beliefs and you will realize that many of them are simply illusions that only serve to keep you feeling small, inadequate or restricted. This card heralds the start of a wondrous and empowering period of your life which brings to the surface many beautiful experiences and opportunities which, in the past, you never thought possible.”*

What an interesting card this is! I am really appreciating this deck and all it has to offer, Toni Carmine Salerno is a very talented artist and has some amazing insight for us. This card is definitely worth meditating on. There are always aspects of our personalities that we strive to expand, that we see as strengths and our most positive assets. Then there are parts of us that we cover up, deny or reject. Could these parts of us really hold “hidden treasure” as suggested in this card? Embracing ourselves fully, both positive and negative qualities alike, gives us the chance to unite these parts to re-create ourselves, finally whole. When we are whole, we can raise our consciousness.

It must be said that I believe these “negative” parts of us are not violent or evil in any way, more like what we see as our weaknesses. The parts of us that we are afraid to hone, that we have put on the back burner. I think of it as if we were so right handed we never used our left hand. When you realize how valuable your other hand is to you, and how they can work together, even though your other hand may not be able to write for you, it can perform many other important duties…. imagine always having to type with only one hand!

So I invite you to meditate on this, see if you can embrace yourself as a whole. See your soul and the light that you have to shine upon the world, and like I tell my daughter every night before bed, be your own kind of beautiful!

Namaste