It's an act of mercy and compassion to step back and acknowledge
how much we've been through over these last couple of years.
Just to be alive as a human being on the planet right now carries
with it a certain tone of activation in the body and nervous system.
It's like there's been a continuous drip of a soul-level cortisol or
adrenaline, on the one hand, and a collapse into hopelessness/
helplessness on the other - an alternation between hyper-vigilance
and a numbing shutting down.
how much we've been through over these last couple of years.
Just to be alive as a human being on the planet right now carries
with it a certain tone of activation in the body and nervous system.
It's like there's been a continuous drip of a soul-level cortisol or
adrenaline, on the one hand, and a collapse into hopelessness/
helplessness on the other - an alternation between hyper-vigilance
and a numbing shutting down.
Each of these responses and the bodily felt arousal that accompanies
them are coherent and make sense. In addition to our verbal
narratives and stories, there are the stories of the body and also
those of the nervous system that weave together.
them are coherent and make sense. In addition to our verbal
narratives and stories, there are the stories of the body and also
those of the nervous system that weave together.
Underneath it all, a deep longing to rest and to feel safe again in our
bodies, to re-tune and enter consciously into the next phase.
Something has fallen away that we will never be able to return to,
but the exact nature of what's coming next has yet to be given.
bodies, to re-tune and enter consciously into the next phase.
Something has fallen away that we will never be able to return to,
but the exact nature of what's coming next has yet to be given.
This not-knowing where we're headed can generate that deep, even
cosmic sort of restlessness that many are experiencing. We are in
that period of liminality and transitional space, in between the way
things used to be and the birth that is yet to come.
cosmic sort of restlessness that many are experiencing. We are in
that period of liminality and transitional space, in between the way
things used to be and the birth that is yet to come.
The temptation is to get out of the in-between and into the rebirth as
quickly as possible. But if we bypass the reorganization prematurely,
we will not be able to receive the gold that is found only within the
core of that which is falling apart. This is the invitation into the
rich, alchemical yellowing.
quickly as possible. But if we bypass the reorganization prematurely,
we will not be able to receive the gold that is found only within the
core of that which is falling apart. This is the invitation into the
rich, alchemical yellowing.
This is a difficult realm to navigate as it is not held as valid and
honorable in our conventional world. But it is one of potential
and creativity, a doorway to experience that is not always available
in times of certainty and flow.
honorable in our conventional world. But it is one of potential
and creativity, a doorway to experience that is not always available
in times of certainty and flow.
In the very center of the paradox and contradictory energies is the
water of life. It is a courageous journey into that territory and one
that will surprise us.
water of life. It is a courageous journey into that territory and one
that will surprise us.
It may grind us into dust, but it is the particles that survive that
initiation that form the golden neural and soul-scaffolding of a
new world.
initiation that form the golden neural and soul-scaffolding of a
new world.
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