“Soul work is not a high road. It is a deep fall into an unforgiving darkness that won’t let you go until you find the song that sings you home”
McCall Erickson
In what seems like an ever-increasing time of confusion and political turmoil we, as a society have come to a crossroads. Do we face with frankness the world we have created? Or do we continue to bury our heads in the sand and hope for a better world.
For those that choose the red pill, the journey must begin with ourselves. It is the realisation that we and we alone have created this reality we now must live in. It is the choices that we’ve made that have lead us down this path, and it is the manifestation of our thoughts that this world is shaped upon.
So we ask ourselves; how did we let it get this bad? What exists in the dark recesses of our minds that have allowed the creation of wars and famine?
Thus, begins the journey into our minds and drawing into light all the shadows we’ve denied for so long. As those of you who have already been on this path will attest to- it is not a pleasant experience. The moment you start to truly see yourself in all its ugliness, is the moment you realise that your life has been built on a lie. We all strive to be perceived as a ‘good person’ and often refuse to admit that we played a hand in someone else’s pain. What excuses did we make up to justify our actions?
“A thousand times we die in one life. We crumble, break and tear apart until the layers of illusion are burned away and all that is left, is the truth of who and what we really are”
Teal Scott
As we travel through the labyrinth of our minds, through all the twists and turns, to face the monsters in the dark, we arrive at the dark night of the soul. It is here where we learn the greatest lesson of all; forgiveness.
To accept that the world, like ourselves, is full of flaws- is to begin the path to self-love. When we let go of self-judgement do we begin to free our energy for the greater things in life.
“When there are no longer any secret compartments in our minds, we won’t need too many other players/lifetimes in our game of physical incarnation. Through expanding our consciousness into an undivided focal point of our incarnation game, we elevate the way we play to a level where miracles occur.”
Cameron Day
And so, armed with courage and the hope of a better future, we delve into ourselves and shine a light on all that has been hidden for so long. To transform fear into love, and hate into forgiveness, is to become truly free.
Written by Jeanette Tran, Illustrations by Anais Bene
Tags: forgiveness, karma, soul, self love, mind, Spirituality, Buddhism, dark night of the soul, shadow, shadows
