Why was Shades of Woman created?

The story

Shades of Woman began with a simple observation: when life asks us to choose, most of us reach for the same inner voice every time. The game invites the others to the table — seven goddesses, each with her own way of seeing — so you can hear them all before you decide.

This online edition is designed to be played alone, at your own pace, on any device. The goddesses respond to what you write, and the Eighth Woman — your calm guide — helps you bring it all together.

The creator

Shades of Woman was created by Lien Simcic, holistic counsellor, Soulologist and educational coach, and co-founder of Emerald Counseling in Lugano, Switzerland. Her work helps women move beyond inner tension and repeating patterns towards clarity, self-trust and embodied self-worth, bringing mind, body and soul into alignment. This game carries that work into a quiet, private space where any woman can meet the seven women within her, at her own pace.

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The tradition behind it

Inspired by the archetypal tradition of Jung and those who followed him. The goddesses are understood as inner perspectives, not types or labels: none is better than another, and all of them are already part of you.

What it is not

Shades of Woman is a game for reflection and play, not therapy, and not a personality test.

Who publishes it

Emerald Counseling, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland. Write to info@emeraldcounseling.ch.