The value of darkness

We have learnt to become afraid of the dark. We are taught that light is good and the dark is something to be feared.

What if, when we touch our darkness (the icky bits), the part we would rather hide away or not see - our truest nature comes into light?

Every traditional culture knew this, their myths and their legends spoke of going underground, going into the dark woods, facing the unknown, every s/hero's journey and yet, us modern day humans have lost the magic of moving with what ails us.

What is darkness?
Darkness is what ails us, that which we deny in ourselves. The things we would rather not look at. We feel uncomfortable or uncertain and are the parts of ourselves we perceive as inferior or unacceptable.

Our darkness can have us feel scared, it can have us look the other way, focus on the positive and show up as procrastination, stagnancy, anger or sadness.

The longer we stay seperate from our darkness not only does it get bigger, but generally, it is a blocker of our energy. It has us freeze and act out of alignment with who we are and what we desire.

Holding space for the dark
Holding space for our darkness, is what heals us. It is what has us move forward with all of us onboard.

If we were to cut our arm and as a result have a deep wound and, we chose not to tend to it or treat it, in time, we would have a wound that is sore and that festers inhibiting the use of our arm.

We are just the same.

Ignoring our darkness inhibits our light and giving it a voice will set us free.

Balancing our light by allowing and moving with our darkness, allows us the greatest flow of change. We open, we explore new paths and we get to choose where to go next.

Moving and shifting with what ails us is what sets us free.

If you are stuck in the woods with no way out then hit reply and reach out. Meeting the parts that ails us, I've been working with for years and welcome a way to guide your way so that you can experience more light.

With the deepest of love,
Amanda x