christian monks used to do the same. i think it was called “confession” or something when you talked about things that bothered you with somebody who was reasonably intelligent in a private context.
i guess it really helped and might have been the modern equivalent of talking to a therapist.
I’ve gotten into tarot for a similar reason. By the time you’re done with a full celtic cross you’ve done basically all of the you side of a therapy session. If you know some of the psychotherapeutic concepts from either training or just having been a bunch you can fill in most of what a therapist would have said on the other end. There’s some things that you’d really just need a professional for anyway but it can help fill in a lot of the gaps when you would’ve needed weekly therapy for a long time and need to pick up some kind of introspective practice to be able to see the therapist less.
or any meditation technique/speech therapy.
christian monks used to do the same. i think it was called “confession” or something when you talked about things that bothered you with somebody who was reasonably intelligent in a private context.
i guess it really helped and might have been the modern equivalent of talking to a therapist.
also: praying. It’s basically meditation, depending on your practice.
You’re quietly going through your thoughts and, well, meditate on them. Lots of good ideas and solutions can come from that alone
I’ve gotten into tarot for a similar reason. By the time you’re done with a full celtic cross you’ve done basically all of the you side of a therapy session. If you know some of the psychotherapeutic concepts from either training or just having been a bunch you can fill in most of what a therapist would have said on the other end. There’s some things that you’d really just need a professional for anyway but it can help fill in a lot of the gaps when you would’ve needed weekly therapy for a long time and need to pick up some kind of introspective practice to be able to see the therapist less.