saturday, september 10, 2011

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‹› the blend of shadow and light ‹›

she moved as if hypnotized: walking, more floating, on a path she had never seen before, being drawn inexorably by a Spirit magnet of great force. try as she did, she could not stop moving. the path became ever more surreal as she floated along, sun dappled colors of green and gold becoming night light hues of lavender and blue. it was a dream she was certain, and was saying so to herself when she beheld a ghostly cowled figure materializing just ahead of her. to her disbelief, the apparition spoke to her:

"this is not a dream, Kalema" said the barely visible woman before her. "i have summoned you from your waking dream into my world. i am G'nosah, the Queen of Shadows and bringer of knowledge...." as Kalema attempted to make sense of what was happening, she noticed, looking through the shadowy form of the Queen, that the path beyond her was desolate. even the odd colors were being eaten by the shadows of G'nosah's robes. finally, recovering from her shock a bit, Kalema whispered "what do you want of me? are you a vision of death come to take me?" "no" answered the Queen. "i admit i can be somewhat frightening to some, but i am not the Reaper of grim tales. you are here so i may help you go further on your own path, if you so desire." "yes, i so desire" spoke Kalema, trance-like, uncertain why she had agreed.

"very well then. open your mind and heart Kalema; indeed, open your very soul and listen well." as she said this, G'nosah raised her arm and a bright light shone forth from her hand, capturing the other woman's attention. "in your world" the Queen continued, "you are what is known as a 'light worker', but you recently came to a place of heartbreak because you cannot help all those you wish. you have accepted the light which shines from you, Kalema, but you have looked with fear and recrimination upon those shadow parts of yourself, and consequently hidden them deep within. this denies much of the truth of who you are and can dampen your light. to truly move forward with your dream of benefit to others, you must unearth with compassion those parts of you which you see as weak, disdainful or flawed. bring them into your own light, dear woman, accept those you can and forgive those you cannot. in this way you may incorporate all of your wisdom into a fullness, a balance of light and dark. how can you truly help a wounded soul if you yourself hide from the lessons of your own passage of wounded darkness? bring them into your light Kalema, aware that those parts which you have despised or from which you have hidden have often helped you survive the slings of life and time; in that awareness they can become a help to others as they stumble in their own dark passage. blend the shadows with the light, and though it seems paradoxical, the divine light of your soul will shine ever brighter. walk this path fully with understanding and mercy in your heart for yourself, and you will become a healer of light with great capabilities and compassion. return now, dear Kalema, to your own world and find the supreme balance of shadow and light, neither of which can live without the other."

everything swirled into deeper shadows and was gone as Kalema woke in her own bed with tears flooding her eyes; a result of some untold release of magnificent proportions within her. she began her search into the shadows of Self, knowing she would soon realize her dream.

many blessings of balance

saxz ∞