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The Dark Before the Dawn: Overcoming the Illusion of Failure | Angel Whispers Reading
- Sarah L'variel
- Apr 3
- 6 min read
Updated: Aug 7
Each week-ahead reading is a snapshot of the week ahead, revealing what the angels want us to know and expect. It is followed by "daily angel reminders" to remind you that you are not alone on this journey. These are collective readings, which means they are for anyone who resonates with them. They are also timeless, so this reading is meant to reach you when you need it. If you found this reading on the day I post it or on a random weekday a month or year later, right now is your Day 1. This is about energy and angels, so these messages will find you when you are meant to hear them.
This week is full of ebbs and flows along this massive phase of change you are currently experiencing. If you feel like you've been doing the work, but nothing has changed, don't give up! That failure you think you see is actually an illusion. Success is already here. ✨
Watch the full video here. Or read the summary below.
The Week-Ahead Summary (TL:DR)
The Week-Ahead
Hello, my beautiful kindred souls! 💎✨
Have you ever felt like you are doing all the somatic work, the healing, the meditation, and yet... nothing seems to be moving?
This week, the angels are bringing a powerful reminder that the "failure" you think you see is actually a biological and psychological illusion. When we are going through massive internal shifts, our nervous systems often interpret the "unknown" as a threat. We fall back into old narratives, completely forgetting the evidence that we are actually growing!
In this week's video, we talk about:
* The powerful transition from the Eight of Pentacles to the Six of Wands (Victory!).
* Narrative Therapy and how to find "Sparkling Moments" in your past to rewire your neural pathways.
* Why your physical body needs time to catch up with the evolution of your soul.
Remember, "It can't rain all the time." The sun is right behind the clouds, and your breakthrough is already sprouting.
Check out the full reading above, and don't forget to come back here, or grab some screenshots of the Daily Angel Reminders at the end of the video to help carry you through the ebbs and flows of the week!
With love and blessings,
Sarah L'variel ✨🤍💛🪽
P.S. Want to dive deeper into how your brain structure impacts your reality? Check out, "The Depression Warriors: Changing the Reality of Depression."
Below is the written version of my week-ahead readings, much like the email readings I do. If you want to see video versions of my Angel Whispers Week-Ahead readings, see above or come and join me on Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok, or check out the full Angel Whispers collection on my YouTube channel.
The Week-Ahead Angel Reading: 🌱 There is Progress in Patience
Prepared especially for: The Collective (If you are here, this means you!)
Deck(s) Used: The Lightseers Tarot & Soul Coaching Oracle
The Question: “What do the angels want us to know as we head into the week ahead of us?"
The Spread: For this week's reading, I felt called to shake things up and do something a little different! Instead of drawing individual daily cards and a theme card, I used the Tarot to look at the intuitive flow of the week—drawing a card for the beginning, the middle, and the end of the week. Then, I pulled a fourth card to represent our overall energy.
Finally, I drew five cards for our daily angel reminders, but rather than interpreting them during the video, I decided to leave them as a surprise to be revealed day by day on my social pages! It’s a beautiful, focused spread designed to give us the exact guidance we need without the overwhelm. Below, you will find the cohesive story of this week's energy.
🌘 The Overall Energy: The Dark Before the Dawn
Our overall card for the week is the Eight of Pentacles. This is really about coming to the end of something you've been putting a lot of time and effort into.
For a lot of us in this collective, the angels have been saying: You're on the right path, don't give up. This is the dark before the dawn. This is the moment right before the seed sprouts through the earth. Don't give up just yet; it's just the dark before you see the change and the light.
🧠 Beginning of the Week: The Nervous System's Resistance
Going into the beginning of the week, we have the Death card. This isn't literal death; this is change and rebirth! Think of the seasons—everything goes dormant in the winter so it can grow and come back in the spring.
But as we head into this change, it is posing some challenges. You might start feeling those doubts creeping in:
Is this work really paying off?
Am I really doing anything?
Is it even worth my time and effort?
This week is all about ebbs and flows. You might start the week feeling a bit lower and uncertain. You are feeling a lot of change coming on, but your nervous system doesn't necessarily know if it's good change or bad change—it just feels weird and off.
📖 Narrative Therapy & Forgetting Your Progress
When we feel that uncertainty, we tend to ruminate on things that support our old, negative stories.
In Narrative Therapy, we talk about how we narrate a life story to ourselves based on what we believe about ourselves and the world. When we look back at our past, we tend to only see the moments that support that specific story.
If you believe you are a bad driver, you will only remember the time you ran a red light or jumped a curb 20 years ago. You literally forget the 40 years of perfect, safe driving you've done every single day since! The memories that don't support your negative story are sent straight into the unconscious mind.
This week, you might find yourself bouncing back and forth. One minute you see your progress, and the next, your brain defaults to the old story of, "Nothing is working." You are literally forgetting the evidence that what you are doing is working! This is a biological, psychological protection mechanism, especially for those of us with anxiety, depression, or neurodivergence. We go to the negative to protect ourselves because that is how we survived in the past.
✨Middle of the Week: Finding Your Sparkling Moments
As we head into the middle of the week, we have the Six of Wands—a card of victory and being seen!
You will start remembering the evidence. Oh yeah, I am seeing results. I can tell I am making progress. When that old, negative story comes up, you have the power to stop and recognize it. You can look back and find your "Sparkling Moments"—those beautiful moments in your past that contradict your negative beliefs. Every time you tap into your higher self and choose to look for the sparkling moments instead of going down the rabbit hole of doubt, you are actively rewiring your brain and changing your physical reality. (I actually talk a lot about this exact process in my book, The Depression Warriors Book One: Changing the Reality of Depression!)
🌿End of the Week: The Body Catches Up
Your mind is in it. You've got the talents, the skills, and the ability. But your physical body—and your ingrained beliefs—need time to catch up with your spiritual shifts.
By the end of the week, as you practice patience and determination, other people are going to start noticing this change in you. The progress is going to manifest in the outside world. The tip of that green sprout is finally breaking through the soil!
Remember, you are a physical being and a spiritual being. You can tap into both sides to manage these massive changes. Give yourself grace, enjoy your accomplishments, and know that the work is absolutely paying off.
Have an absolutely wonderful week! 💙✨
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