The other day I posted about Imposter Syndrome and how I try to handle mine.  Yesterday I came across the Imposter Syndrome Spread by Moon Mama Oracle on Instagram .  Why not give it a go, see what my guides have to say about it?  Also if you have instagram or practice divination, go check out moonmamaoracle, they have a ton of great spreads! For this reading my guides have selected runes, specifically Witch Runes.  Of course they'd pick a harder tool for this spread.  Harder in that cards typically have more information, whereas the runes can be more intuitive.  What a way of challenging the Imposter Wound? 1) My Energy: Crossroads, a rune of decision making.  Over the years, this rune has come to mean Self Discipline. 2) Why do I feel like an Imposter?  " Childhood "  " Past "  " Old self "  Lotus, a rune of the healer and of healing.  " You are untangling.  Messy business of pain and confidence.  Of naysayers and...

I saw this meme this morning and it got me thinking... I do this with my Shadows, too. I see them both as Wounded People and wounded parts of me that need to see that failure is okay and so is trying. I've had to work for all of my skills and knowledge--nothing came easy. If I let my Shadows bully me out of trying, I don't even know that I'd be here today. For me, it helps to see these Shadows as separate people, while knowing that they are me, too--they're not my enemy, just parts of me in need of healing and friendship. Hm, what to name my Imposter Syndrome, other than Imposter? I usually just see all of those people--mostly family--who said that I was too stupid, weird, crazy, fat, or just couldn't do things because of my neurodivergence's or traumas.  I also see the art teachers and peers at Wright State University who said that my work was mediocre and that I had no business being in the art fields.  I did have a couple of great art teachers, though.  One ...