Shara Grove Holistics

The 7/7 portal happens every July on the 7^th day of the month. In numerology the number 7 represents spiritual growth, knowledge, expansion, introspection and wisdom. So, when this number is doubled on the 7^th of July, you have a very potent energy to work with. It’s the perfect time to do some spiritual work that helps you understand yourself on a much deeper level which in turn leads to spiritual growth.

Last year I had a strange yet shaping experience on the 7/7 portal which happened to be the night of a new moon as well. At the time I had been looking into making my own sigil which I happened to finally create on this day.

The meaning of it is between myself and the ether, however I can’t help but think that it relates to what happened later on that evening.

It’s hard for me to point out any specifics about the changes that have happened since this experience as everything before this date is kind of a blur. I know and I am aware that I had a lot of heavy stuff that I was working through. And at times I truly believe that this experience was some sort of timeline shift, reset or spiritual boost that I needed to propel me further forward, but without a clear memory of what was happening before this date, I can’t say for sure.

One thing I do know for sure is that I did feel more connected to my spiritual gifts and that I did begin to believe in myself more. I seemed to find a new channel which has provided new knowledge, a clearer direction of where I want to go with my gifts and how I can tap into them.

Taking a look from a numerology perspective, 2025 is a 9 number year (2+0+2+5) and 9 symbolises completion. Take this knowing and mix it with the energies of the 7/7 portal, there could potentially be some loose ends to tie up.

My experience this year with the 7/7 portal this year was well and truly focused on letting go. Letting go of who I was and welcoming who I am becoming. But not welcoming with resistance or hesitance, welcoming with open arms, curiosity and love. For she has been through exactly what I have been through, but she is wiser. She’s more grounded, balanced and intuitive. She’s the new that the old learns from.

My 7/7 ritual for this year was simple…journal. I think I spent almost an hour working through some intuitive writing (writing with no real purpose other than to see what needs to be expressed) as well as working through some questions surrounding the 7/7 theme of this year. This was then followed by two separate card readings.

Prior to this I hadn’t been journaling as much as what I used to. And there are various reasons for that but I’ll try and stay on track here, but I knew that to really utilise this power of letting go, I had to write out what it was I wanted to shed.

I ended up writing a lot down. Ever since moving onto the road I’ve felt this attachment within me that I didn’t want or need anymore. An attachment that comes from the abandonment of myself and the exile of living and working where I used to be for a prolonged period of time. I think deep down there was some anger there that I was still carrying around this weight, these split second memories that at the time, dramatically shifted my perspective of myself and who I was. There was frustration there, but also fear of letting her go.

I was living a life that I wasn’t happy in, and because of that I created a life in my head where I would be happy once I left where I was. But once I left, sure all ties physically to that area was gone, but the ties that were mental or emotional were still there. And then because I was actually living a life away from that area, but it wasn’t like how I imagined, there was still some unhappiness there. Some desire to still achieve that.

At the time of the 7/7 portal I had been battling with my own goals and desires. Struggling with motivation, focus and attentiveness. It had been getting me down and had me feeling left behind and that I was going to miss my opportunity. All of that needed to go.

Change was something that I had been struggling with for as long as I can remember. I find it hard to adjust but from now until whenever, there are going to be a lot of changes that will bring so much good but at times some bad also. My fear of change had to go.

My fears around what others want me to do, be or create, the pressures I felt around that were blocking me from actually growing into who I am. That block needed to go.

For this shedding, I think I went to the deeper parts of my psyche that I hadn’t been to before. I explored some truths about myself that were built on false or neglected grounds. I admitted defeat, corruption and self-criticism. I even surprised myself with what came up.

Something that I have been trying to do lately is interpret my own message from the image that shows on the cards. I think this is very important in card readings because yes, you can get more precise detail from what the messenger has said about the meaning of the card when it is pulled however, it’s still about you. So how you interpret the card from the title and image is just as important as what is written about the card.

Since the 7/7 portal I have noticed a change in how I approach mental speed bumps or aspects of my personality that I didn’t/don’t like. I’m taking the time to either pause before I react or notice how I react and what I want to change from that reaction.

I’ve done a lot of work with portals, magic, and gateways over my years, but almost all of the work I did settled deep inside my subconscious, working in the back ground not to be noticed or remembered. What has been a first this time round is that I can remember the work I have done on this portal and I can remember what I channelled and understood through my journaling.

Now whether that comes from this specific portal itself, what I wrote down or maturity, I can’t say for sure. But the changes are speaking for themselves.

Below are my interpretations of the cards pulled: