Longing
Family: Loss and withdrawal
How it differs from similar states
A quiet emptiness for something unattainable; somewhere between sadness and nostalgia.
How this can feel in the body
Emptiness in your chest, quiet heavy sadness—your body holds the absence of what you desire.
It usually comes up when
Wanting someone, somewhere, sometime, or some state that is out of reach.
What this might be pointing to
Preserves the value of what's been lost; can either motivate or paralyse—from within.
What you can do with this
Longing shows that something is deeply important to you. Is it truly gone forever? Is there a way to preserve part of what you miss in a new form?
Where the name comes from
Longing comes from within—it reflects the value of something that's no longer here, yet still lives inside you.
Not quite it?
Closest by feel — the same ones the compass would show.
Two minutes, and you will see whether this is really it