Are you in a liminal space?
We all are. Being alive is existing in the liminal. We are thrust into a wide-open place we need to learn to navigate, knowing we could die at any moment. There isn’t much more ‘betwixt’ than that.
All time is liminal—and relative—but the state of our country and the world is more liminal than we’ve ever experienced in our lifetimes.
Many of us feel like we don’t belong here. We are too this or too that, too unique, have strange ideas, and often feel disconnected even when we are surrounded by people we love. We’ve been told there is a veil, and it’s not just a metaphor for us. We know something lies just beyond it, beyond our reach. We just aren’t supposed to see or experience it yet.
Even if we don’t connect with or experience this mindset, we all enter states in our lives that feel more liminal than others. Situations that feel neither here nor there, such as a major breakup, losing a loved one, being between jobs, moving to a new city or country, empty-nesting, or retiring.
We can enter psychological states of liminality as well. We may be recovering from trauma or reexamining our beliefs. We may feel that we are outgrowing old mindsets or becoming uniquely different from who we used to be.
I think the liminal threshold women go through when we reach a certain age is often downplayed. Whether we have kids or not, from my experience, most of the women I know hit a stage where they feel restless, a little unhinged, and questioning. They know, as they enter their autumn years, that winter will come faster than they ever imagined, when they will feel too tired to renew, and when their Wheel of the Year has stopped spinning and creeps slowly through resting mode.
Having recently turned 60—what the actual?!—I am convinced I’ve stepped through a secret doorway into my personal backrooms. A place of mystery and exploration, where at this age I kind of know what’s around each corner, but I’d still like to be surprised. A place that can feel scary, but I’m learning to navigate it with curiosity and grit.
I’d like to start exploring your backrooms with you. The tarot can guide us, helping you explore with courage and an open mind, align with your elemental self, and anticipate the many possibilities ahead.
Does this sound interesting? I feel like this idea came to me in one of my abandoned hallways. I’m still noodling it out, but today, of all days, it felt timely.*
*HAVE YOU VOTED YET? XOSusie
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