Transmuting Darkness Into Light

By Dr Talia Steed Yoga Teacher & Author

As human beings, we all face darkness at some point in our lives. For some that comes in the form of an illness or ailments showing up in the physical body, for others it arises through difficult external world circumstances, or perhaps through tribulations of the mind. Yet for each one of us, the commonality that we share as human beings, is that we will all have our own hero’s journey to overcome.

We will all encounter the particular set of life circumstances that our soul has called forth, to wake us up to something that we need to see, or activate something within our soul. You see the hero’s journey is not about punishment, but instead it is a call to connect with our inner strength and courageous spirit, to shed the layers of our small ego selves that may be in fact no longer serving us.

As we approach Easter, this idea of alchemising our struggles or inner darkness into light, becomes more prominent in our awareness. What we can all take from this story, whether of religious or spiritual faith or neither, is the need to cultivate awareness of aspects of our inner or outer lives that may be causing us suffering. For we cannot change that which we cannot yet see.

It is through shining the light of awareness on our darkness, our struggles and our tribulations, that we can we make space for them to surface. And it is through this process of awareness and acceptance, that we can then allow the process of alchemy from darkness into light. When we do so, we allow our soul essence to shine forth, to share our unique selves and gifts with the world.

Pearls of Wisdom:

• Darkness and suffering are a part of every human life.
• We are each faced with our own hero’s journey to awaken us to the aspects of our personality that do not serve us, or to activate a part of ourselves that has been dormant within.
• Easter is a time that can allow us to contemplate what areas of our life are causing us suffering, and how might we transmute this suffering into light.

Wisdom within:

• What areas in my life am I being called to look at more closely?

• How can I cultivate the inner strength and courage I need to make any necessary changes my life is calling me to make?

• If I know something does not feel right but can’t quite get to what it is, how might I go about connecting with my truth within? What helps me access that inner guidance? If I do not yet know, what do I think might assist me in cultivating this inner connection?

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