Pen and paper in hand, I sat down to draft an article about shadow work. And sat and sat. With all the shadow work I do as a tarot reader, this should be easy. I am practically the Lara Croft of shadow work. Seriously. The cavelike depths of the subconscious, dark and damp, where supposedly nothing lives—but where “nothing” sure makes a racket. We know that there are creatures in the shadows. And basically, that’s shadow work. “So Lara Croft”—writing words on paper should be easy. I just have to choose any cave to venture into and write. Any one at all. Just pick something. I hit a wall. That happens a lot in caves—I mean, shadow work. So now, I have questions. What shadow part of myself am I displaying? And what should I write about? My higher self, efficient as she is, answered both questions with a single tarot card: the reversed Emperor. I gave the card a “you sly dog” look. Not only does this card represent a theme in celebrity news lately, but the card is also closely tied to my own shadow work. The reversed Emperor is one of the tarot cards I look for regarding physi …