The Witness

The rule

You may have learned that real vulnerability is too exposing to risk, that connection is something you learn to perform convincingly, and that being seen mid struggle, not just loved in hindsight once it's resolved, is too much to ask for.

Traditionally echoed in Ma'at, the Egyptian goddess of truth, against whose feather every heart was weighed to see exactly what it held.

For you

Who actually knows the real version of you, not the managed one, and who has actually seen you mid struggle rather than only after you'd already recovered?

Area of life: Relationships and partnership
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Conversation18 Jun 2025In conversation with The Mindful BrandAsh Stapleton on the ethical investing platform I co-founded, and the question underneath it: who has been excluded from decisions, and how can we bring them in?→

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This page holds the card’s rule and question. The physical deck and companion booklet go much deeper: the full meaning of The Witness, a divination meaning, a journal prompt and a somatic practice. About the deck.

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