#shadowworkoctober

Shadow Work October - by mnomquah - The Mandala

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The image above is of Mnomquah’s Mandala from the Shadow Work 2 years ago, provided as an example of the work. The following text is from her instagram:

Here's a little bit of information about what these two prompts are about. (Those of you who participated in the challenge two years ago will remember 😉) On the first and last day of the challenge you're asked to create a mandala. You can use any medium of your choice, it could be a simple drawing or an elaborate painting - whatever you feel drawn to express. The process should be intuitive, not much planning involved. When you go with the flow you allow for the deeper parts of the Self to come forth and manifest. Once your mandala is complete, you might want to take some time to try and interpret its meaning - it's kind of similar to interpreting oracle cards intuitively. You can also leave the mandala be and wait till the end of the challenge to have two mandalas to compare. You'll be surprised how different they'll feel.

I’m so excited to be beginning this shadow work journey! This year’s set of prompts is based on the four elements, and the Qlippoth (shadow side of Sephirots of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life). Past years focused on the Hero’s Journey spread. While I think I may miss the Hero’s Journey, as it was deeply informative, the past few weeks the Tree of Life has been popping up in odd places, which makes me feel a sense of kismet with these prompts. And, truthfully, I’m a sucker for anything that’s elemental based, lol.

Shadow Work October - by mnomquah - Earth Week (Oct 23-29)

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This is the last week of prompts for this journey, and we find ourselves dealing with the element of Earth. The idea is that each day you work with the prompt in whatever form serves you. Pulling as many, or as little cards as you like. Or, using them as the inspiration for a journal post, drawing, etc.

If you’re not familiar with shadow work, I highly suggest reading her blog post on the subject, here.

Week one was Fire, and information can be found here. Week two was Water, and information can be found here. Week three was Air, and information can be found here.

Shadow Work October - By mnomquah - Fire Week (Oct 2-8)

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The idea is that each day you work with the prompt in whatever form serves you. Pulling as many, or as little cards as you like. Or, using them as the inspiration for a journal post, drawing, etc.

I have done her Shadow Work Journeys in previous Octobers, and they really are a wonderful experience.

If you’re not familiar with shadow work, I highly suggest reading her blog post on the subject, here.

Shadow Work October - by mnomquah - Air Week (Oct 16-22)

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Moving on to the element of Air this week. The idea is that each day you work with the prompt in whatever form serves you. Pulling as many, or as little cards as you like. Or, using them as the inspiration for a journal post, drawing, etc.

If you’re not familiar with shadow work, I highly suggest reading her blog post on the subject, here.

Week one was Fire, and information can be found here. Week two was Water, and information can be found here.

Shadow Work October - by mnomquah - Water Week (Oct 9-15)

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Another week of prompts, this time focused on the element Water. The idea is that each day you work with the prompt in whatever form serves you. Pulling as many, or as little cards as you like. Or, using them as the inspiration for a journal post, drawing, etc.

If you’re not familiar with shadow work, I highly suggest reading her blog post on the subject, here.

Week one was Fire, and information can be found here.

This year's shadow work experience will be a mixture of the best things from previous years in terms of form. You can probably recognize some familiar bits - like the mandalas that we also did two years ago and had lots of fun and profound experiences with. Similarly to last year's experience, prompts will be grouped and divided into weekly themes but this time there won't be as many huge spreads but rather more singular prompts, as well as some exercises consistent throughout the weeks. This year I'm also retiring the "Hero's Journey Spread" in favor of a new spread based on the Qlippoth (shadow side of Sephirots of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life). You'll be able to participate with or without the help of tarot (or other divinatory systems), however I strongly encourage you to use a journal! You can expect a full list of prompts to be published this Friday. Any questions or concerns? DM me - I don't bite 😉

mnomquah on instagram

SUPER excited to be doing this with my coven.

I’ve done her Shadow Work prompts in years past and they have been so enlightening.