Release

Have you noticed that the things hardest to release are usually the ones that weren't finished properly?

Release isn't force. It's admitting something has ended.

Trying to release what is not actually over is why release rituals fail. The first question is always: is this finished, or do I simply want it to hurt less?

Grip loosening on something already complete.

Forcing release before you have understood what you were holding.

• Name what is finished and what you fear losing with it.

• Release the first. Keep the second in writing.

• Rest afterwards — release often precedes grief, not relief.

• What would I have to admit for this to be over?

• What am I keeping alive out of habit?

• What remains when it goes?

The Last Quarter Release Ritual; Malachite and Apache Tears; Cypress; Death and Eight of Cups.