Initiations
Mara LinabergerShifting how we look at life's hard passages. From seeing wounds to embracing initiations.
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78 Ways to See: The Flood
This week I wrote about the trauma of developing a wound that would not close after my double mastectomy. I shared the experience of having the wound opened, debrided, and the fluid that poured from my chest while tears poured down my face;...
Suit of Shadows: The Flood
Today we continue our journey through the Suit of Shadows. So far we have seen The Diagnosis, The Shattering, and The Mask. This week we meet what happens when the mask can no longer hold back the emotions rising up inside of us: The Flood....
The Wound That Wouldn't Close
In March of 2025, I had a bilateral mastectomy.
The surgery itself went well. I came home with drains and bandages and a schedule of medications and the expectation that my body would do what bodies do: heal.
But the left side of my chest...
78 Ways to See: The Mask
This week I shared about a mask I have been working on letting go of. On Tuesday, I wrote about the mask of busyness, of being needed, of constant availability, and how last week at the beach I didn't miss the work, didn't miss the hustle,...
Suit of Shadows: The Mask
This week we are continuing our journey through the Initiation Tarot’s Suit of Shadows. We have already met The Diagnosis, the moment everything in an illness becomes real. And we have met The Shattering, when the breaking down of a solid f...
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I write about initiations. The hard passages that transform us. Cancer survivor twice, educator, creator of The Initiation Tarot. I don't write from the wound. I write from the return, having walked through fire and brought back maps.
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