🔮 THE RED WITCH READING #18: When You Don’t Recognise Yourself Anymore
From Doktor Snake:
This reading comes from David, 46, living in Melbourne, Australia.
David used to be confident.
Decisive.
Quick with humour.
Good in a room.
But lately he feels… muted.
Less spontaneous.
Less bold.
Less like himself.
“I look in the mirror and I don’t know where the old me went.”
Nothing dramatic happened.
No breakdown.
No crisis.
Just a slow dimming.
The Red Witch Speaks:
“You have not lost yourself.
You have been adapting.”
Life changes shape in midlife.
Responsibilities increase.
Energy shifts.
Priorities move.
But many people mistake evolution for loss.
“You are not fading,” she says.
“You are condensing.”
The loud, outward version of David belonged to a different stage.
Now a quieter strength is forming — but he hasn’t recognised it yet.
The discomfort comes from comparing who he is now
to who he was then.
🜂 The Practice — “Meet the New Version”
Each day for a week, ask:
• What do I handle better now than ten years ago?
• What do I no longer need to prove?
• Where am I calmer, even if less flashy?
Write the answers down.
This shifts attention from imagined loss to real growth.
🜃 Reflection
Identity isn’t fixed.
It updates.
David hasn’t disappeared.
He’s transitioning.
The Red Witch reminds him:
“Strength does not always arrive with noise.
Sometimes it arrives as steadiness.”
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