I enter the cave, where silence wraps around me like a second skin. No voices, no distractions—only the sound of my own breath echoing against the stone.

For 40 days, I stay.

I do not seek light; I let it find me. I do not ask for answers; I let them surface. I strip away the excess, the noise, the illusions. I hold each thought to the fire: Is this worth it? Does this give me value? Is this essential?

And deeper still: Is my purpose equivalent to my authenticity? As Venus retraces her steps from Aries to Pisces, through the cavern of my second house, I weigh what remains—what is mine, what is true, what cannot be taken. Only what withstands the silence becomes precious.

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