Purva Bhadrapada

Associated with intense transformation through spiritual fire, Purva Bhadrapada speaks of moving through difficult periods and emerging from them with more compassion, not more hardness — an emotional depth that, well directed, turns into wisdom.

Treating yourself with the same compassion you offer others — this is this card's simplest, and hardest, invitation.

When, recently, was I harder on myself than I would be with a friend?

I allow my hardest experiences to deepen my compassion, not my hardness.