The 8♣️ Choosing to forgive is an empowering decision. It signifies the ability to overcome pain and move forward.

Our image of the rose within the thorny backdrop acknowledges the beauty the gift of forgiveness can bring oneself as well as others within the challenge, the pain, entanglement and confusion of a wounding.

The red background reminds us of the 5♥️, where we feel our 'hot and hunted' feelings. So in order for us to forgive we have to cross thresholds, as this space of forgiveness marks endings and new beginnings. We will be changed.

Forgiveness leads to regeneration. Forgiveness is fuelled by hope. The hope which allows us to see that another future is possible. We do not need to be trapped in a cycle of negativity, revenge and destructive patterns.

In Buddhism there is a saying:

'holding on to anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die'.

So Forgiveness is a process of mending and repairing. It does not erase the past but it allows our wounds to heal.

'Kintsugi' is a Japanese art form that involves repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with powdered gold, silver or platinum. Kintsugi can be translated as 'golden repair'. This technique not only restores the broken object but also highlights its fractures, embracing the idea that the mended piece becomes more beautiful for having been broken and acknowledges its history. In a broader sense, Kintsugi can be used as a metaphor for embracing life's imperfection, its flaws and scars and finding beauty in the process of healing and growth.

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