what is the dominant emotion, story and message in the movie? (journal prompts at bottom) share below a similar response as I did below (in whatever capacity you have) to what insights you have about what that movie is for you, feel free to add a GIF or photo in your post with your text if you can find one :) this is a shadow work exercise for being aware of why you subconsciously resonate with a movie and the characters in the movie and the emotional impact it had on you can you look back and see reflections of this and the story of your childhood? that movie for me was Lion King... when Simbas Dad died I cried and could feel the pain of him losing his dad my inner child grieved with the loss of the emotional availability of my parents and could empathize with the loneliness and anger that Simba experienced Simba being destined for something he did not feel ready for was a story that resonated with my inner child as well as having the family member of Scar who was negative with negative jealous intentions. I can see looking back that scar was a symbol of the jealousy my ex step mom had towards my brother and I for my dads attention symbolic of wanting the throne from his brother Mufasa. ultimately Simba had to step into a power of leadership and had to regain his power and take it back from Scar. Forgiveness I believe is the vehicle in my own life that allowed me to take my power back from my ex step mom to regain the power in my life this exercise for me has made me aware of the subconscious energy underneath my childhood. I can see that my inner child needed to grieve the loss of his parents presence as well as had a deep love for his dad (and mom too). Stepping into leadership is about taking back the power and not letting someone else dictate my life (like scar and my ex step mom) I can nurture the part of me that was sad about the movie by letting that part of me feel... and let it be okay to feel lonely, sad and angry. I will hold space for that in meditation for my inner child so I can process that emotion and feel more seen heard and nurtured.