Growth in The Darkness
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Letters from the Executive Director
Written by Juli Somers
At a recent Sunday service the topic was ‘Planting Your Garden’. Reverends’ Sherry and Celia did a terrific job of guiding all of us to become more aware of the inner garden we were nurturing and feeding in ourselves. I have been reflecting on this concept of my internal garden as I prepare seeds in my sprouting containers. The thing about sprouts is they primarily grow in the dark. Only at the end do you give them some light. It seems like an odd thing to grow something in the dark since we equate the sun and it’s light with all that yummy life giving energy. But even the sun goes somewhere else at night and then our bodies get necessary rest while we create on other levels.
I began to reflect on what an important role darkness plays in our spiritual growth and freedom. We sometimes have to immerse ourselves in what we experience as darkness often spoken of as the ‘dark night of the soul’ in order to transmute ourselves into a being of greater wisdom and understanding. So why do we push it away when that healing darkness comes up to the surface and grabs our attention? Besides most often being an uncomfortable experience, I think deep seated feelings of not being good enough, of shame and guilt, and of thinking we should be better/different than we are, make us resist the necessary journey through darkness. Maybe there is perfection in wherever you currently stand despite the appearances. The darkness we have to traverse prepares us to receive and hold more light; opens and strengthens us for greater communication with the creator.
Once I ready the sprouts, meaning they will sit in the dark for days, their only reprieve is to be rinsed a few times a day. Personally, when I am feeling like I am immersed in darkness, I get a healing “rinse” by a sweet email, a loving gesture from a friend, or even a profound comforting silence surrounding me. We are never totally in darkness because the creator placed the light inside of each one of us. And each time we enter a darkness of inner experience or perhaps an outer tragedy, we receive another opportunity to free the light within. And to me, that is the sole purpose of all of our darkness, to discover that inner light and choose to illuminate ourselves and others with it’s reflection of the Source.
After the days in darkness, the sprouts finally get to be out in the light to deepen in color and flavor. And last time I swear I heard quietly from the container, “Yippee! We made it”.
Juli Somers is a gifted psychic, spiritual healer and minister. She is the Director of The Center For Inner Truth in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Written by Juli Somers
At a recent Sunday service the topic was ‘Planting Your Garden’. Reverends’ Sherry and Celia did a terrific job of guiding all of us to become more aware of the inner garden we were nurturing and feeding in ourselves. I have been reflecting on this concept of my internal garden as I prepare seeds in my sprouting containers. The thing about sprouts is they primarily grow in the dark. Only at the end do you give them some light. It seems like an odd thing to grow something in the dark since we equate the sun and it’s light with all that yummy life giving energy. But even the sun goes somewhere else at night and then our bodies get necessary rest while we create on other levels.
I began to reflect on what an important role darkness plays in our spiritual growth and freedom. We sometimes have to immerse ourselves in what we experience as darkness often spoken of as the ‘dark night of the soul’ in order to transmute ourselves into a being of greater wisdom and understanding. So why do we push it away when that healing darkness comes up to the surface and grabs our attention? Besides most often being an uncomfortable experience, I think deep seated feelings of not being good enough, of shame and guilt, and of thinking we should be better/different than we are, make us resist the necessary journey through darkness. Maybe there is perfection in wherever you currently stand despite the appearances. The darkness we have to traverse prepares us to receive and hold more light; opens and strengthens us for greater communication with the creator.
Once I ready the sprouts, meaning they will sit in the dark for days, their only reprieve is to be rinsed a few times a day. Personally, when I am feeling like I am immersed in darkness, I get a healing “rinse” by a sweet email, a loving gesture from a friend, or even a profound comforting silence surrounding me. We are never totally in darkness because the creator placed the light inside of each one of us. And each time we enter a darkness of inner experience or perhaps an outer tragedy, we receive another opportunity to free the light within. And to me, that is the sole purpose of all of our darkness, to discover that inner light and choose to illuminate ourselves and others with it’s reflection of the Source.
After the days in darkness, the sprouts finally get to be out in the light to deepen in color and flavor. And last time I swear I heard quietly from the container, “Yippee! We made it”.
Juli Somers is a gifted psychic, spiritual healer and minister. She is the Director of The Center For Inner Truth in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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