The light is over-exaggerated as a concept. Instead of seeing this as a duality in life, it’s become an ideal that’s impossible to attain. By ideal, we want to see ourselves in the “purest” part of ourselves and being “light workers” or “positivity”, or anything that makes us separated from the rest of ourselves. Sure we can embrace the light, but we really have to see how the darkness allows for this to actually happen. People wouldn’t be where they are without seeing their own darkness or other’s darkness influencing them to grow. The light is seeing this and overcoming it as a whole. It’s an element we see for sure. We want to be bright, confident, noticeable, warm.
So then, what we want to be isn’t actually light. It’s the attributes that are associated with light as a symbolic sign. It’s a metaphor. We are always trying to be our best and through our continuous efforts, we can see these traits helping others to find their own version of these traits. This includes ourselves and what is considered the inner child. The parts of ourselves we deliberately hide in the darkness. The ones which didn’t seem important in the moment of everything else. Those very traits we want to express are in this darkness. Because we are scared. Darkness is comfortable because it is a reminder of sleep, quiet, when thoughts are not overwhelmed and we can be away from others for a couple hours. Then naturally we seek to hide these traits in the dark, in hopes that when we do express them, we are more comfortable with ourselves to do this. The light is actually what would be scarier in response, because you cannot hide things as easily. If you mess up and others can literally see what happened then what will occur. In the darkness you can play it safe and unless someone can really see well enough, these parts can rest easier.
Then, to define light would be more like this: truth, radiance, change.
Dark would be like this: comfort, hidden truth, silence.
To balance both of these types of traits allows for a powerful quiet when in times of need. To be vulnerably open when there is conflict or adjustments. When someone glaringly claims to be of a very definitive label or title, are they really claiming as such? See if one can spot the hidden truth underneath the simple words. For there is a greater darkness that is not addressed and it truly dims their own form of balance. After all, people are attracted to those who reflect similar energies. Think about what makes you comfortable, is it due to true comfort with yourself or a comfort you have decided to settle with?
This post was originally made Dec 2020


