Beloved,
My (somewhat late) birthday gift to you… one helluva sacred and powerful conversation about the Dark Night of the Soul.
I don’t know why this reality is structured in such a way as to provide ample opportunity for experiences such as these; sometimes grueling adventures into the darkest and profoundly deep parts of yourself. But as Campbell puts it, the cave you fear to enter holds your greatest treasure.
Were I designing this simulated reality, I might make it a little gentler. But alas. This is what we’ve got.
That said, it was my extreme pleasure to spend some time in the depths with the fabulous Brandon Thomas over at the Expanding Reality podcast. He held space for a no-holds-barred convo about the dark night experience.
Heads up – this is not something to share with your kiddos (but a HUGE yes to sharing with your inner kids). We use grown up language but also talk about:
- The unique and also extremely challenging aspects of the dark night journey
- Suicidal ideation (and what I learned about menopause the hard way)
- What’s possible (think creativity, expansion and massive integration) when you bring your most expanded consciousness to your dark night of the soul
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As above, so below, as within, so without. We are in a collective dark night experience, so if you are feeling your own inner cave, you’re right on track. This is an exceptionally potent time for real transformation – the kind you have to walk through fire for.
But if my journey’s any indication, it’s beyond freakin’ worth it. Liberation waits on the other side…
If you give it a listen, I’d love to hear your feedback.
And if you’re done with so-called consensus reality, you may want to join Brandon’s community here: https://www.patreon.com/Expanding_Reality
Big Birthday Love,
Anné
