Hail The Darkness Leading to Light
Hail The Light Leading to Darkness

As I write this Samhain is just days away. By the end of this month we’ll be even closer to the height of darkness in the agricultural, and quite possibly even in the emotional, realm. As I embrace this season of growing darkness I adopt an attitude of quiet expectancy, an attitude of contemplative confidence in the growth and change happening in the seen and unseen world. As the wind and the ground get colder I warm myself and my world by inner and outer fires that light the way to love and courage and compassion present in every moment. I rest comfortably in the darkness where the gifts of intuition, inspiration, insight, introspection, mysticism, contemplation, Love all live. I calmly and joyfully embrace the continuity of the cycle of birth, growth, maturation, death, rebirth. I reclaim the vibrancy of my life by not identifying the light as good and the darkness as bad. I recognize that a dualistic view of life is much too small for the magnanimity that my eyes and my heart and my body feel!

I had some experiences today that make it crystal clear to me how I want to define my humanity. I define the gift of instinct as much larger than only a fear-based negative process. I define my humanity as much larger than a mindset that says "we’re human so war is inevitable; fear is only natural; peace is impossible". I find those mindsets unbearably devoid of the magnanimity of Spirit that I have experienced countless times. For instance, if I come into a situation where someone seems to have more than I have what might I do? Surely war is not my only option! What about introspection? What about observation? What about joining with them and learning how they became joyful or prosperous? Surely I am "big enough" to encompass that picture of my humanity!

In this time of growing darkness in the agricultural realm of physicality it is crystal clear to me that war is a self-perpetuating shortcut that says I have not done my internal work to feed my inner Spirit. In my opinion, war is a picture of soul growth that is much larger than the present moment. External wars present me with the opportunity to ask myself how am I going to live my life? Am I going to contribute my every thought, word, and deed to peace or to war? I surely know that my answer defines my life. When I am at war with myself or others the answer is not waging more war with more weapons. The answer is a change of heart!!! Then there is room for a new view. Then there is room for a new approach to all of life. There is room again to embrace this separation from the whole and room to bring the whole cycle back into balance again. In order for there to be movement and change in the cycle of life and death I don’t believe that violence needs to be part of the picture. Where is our ingenuity and magnanimity? Where is our trust and appreciation of natural causes, of Nature in general? Where is our appreciation of the gifts of dark and light? Where is our willingness to embrace that which we do not know rather than fear it? Not knowing about something doesn’t mean it’s not part of me. In my opinion it simply means it’s an aspect of Spirit that I haven’t met yet. This attitude of quiet expectancy and contemplative confidence is what I will take with me into this season of growing darkness. Hail the darkness! Hail the light! Blessings to you!!!

 

 

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