Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Come To The Dark Side, We Have Cookies?!

By Evan Sanders


Going to the dark places in your life is scary.

It's hard. It's exhausting. But in the face of all of that , it's one of the most fruitful escapades you can attempt. Why you will ask? Because going into the "shadows" lets you reveal deep seeded discomfort, experiences and events you really haven't come to terms with yet, and feelings you've got a inclination to avoid. When you go into the shadows with compassion and love, and essentially seek to understand the parts of you that could be experiencing pain, you give yourself the chance to heal.

How superb would that be?

How wonderful would it be to at last heal the holes in your soul which have been eating at you, whether you know it or not, for years?

But how do you take this journey?

The best technique to get to this place, the shadows, is by putting yourself into a cool and safe state (meditation). When you start to dive into this place, naturally your most major fears, troubles, and tensions about life will come about. Continue to breathe. The major skill that you need to develop when you go to this place is getting near enough to these events and emotions so you can truly feel them, though not getting so close that you become absolutely engulfed by them. This takes some heavy practice and a resolution to work through the "hard stuff. "

There's really no letting you know what will exactly happen when you frequently do this exercise but the proven fact is that major pains and anxieties will release from you over a period.

That, in of itself, is what makes the entire journey worthwhile. The secondary benefit is that you really get to unravel your past which allows you to get into the present moment.

Take a dive into doing dark shadow work. See what happens! It might be one of the most worthwhile journeys of your life.




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