7 cards · advanced
Shadow Integration Spread
A seven-card action-oriented shadow spread, distinct from the existing Shadow Work Spread in being about integration practice rather than diagnosis. Use after the shadow material is already named.
The positions
- 01
What Shadow Shows
The visible behavior or pattern the shadow is producing.
- 02
Root
The original wound or formative experience that created this shadow.
- 03
How It Sabotages
The specific way the shadow undermines your conscious goals.
- 04
The Gift
The hidden resource within the rejected material.
- 05
Integration Practice
The concrete practice that would integrate this material — body work, dialogue, ritual, therapy.
- 06
Allies in This Work
Who or what supports the integration — therapist, friend, practice, place.
- 07
Outcome of Integration
What becomes possible when this shadow is befriended.
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