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for all things crystals. In today's show, we're talking about Litha, or the summer solstice, and its place in the turning of the wheel of the year.

But before we dive into our main topic, I'd like to answer one of our listener questions.

Remember, you can submit your own questions anytime at love and light school.com slash ask for the chance to have them answered right here on the show.

Today's question comes from Lauren.

And Lauren asks, do you have any shadow work journals or resources that you would recommend?

Well, Lauren, actually, yes, I highly, highly recommend the book,

Gold Mining the Shadows by Pixie Light Horse.

It is, I think, a slightly different approach to shadow work than many people take.

And, you know, a lot of people think that shadow work is meant to

dig up trauma and clear all these things out.

And shadow work is really, should be, in my opinion, about acceptance

and about the growth and healing that comes through that acceptance,

not necessarily an attempt to

fix anything that's wrong with you. And I think, you know, it's also a look at working on

our own triggers as we recognize them as part of ourselves, not necessarily addressing our traumas. I think that there can be

benefit to that, but we really also always need to be conscious of what our comfort level is,

where our mental health is at before we engage in shadow work.

So I do think that Pixie Lighthors' book, Gold Mining the Shadows, is a great place not only for

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