Greetings,
Insight Timer community.
Having been asked recently by a member of the Insight Timer fam about the Dark Night of the Soul process,
We see early in our spiritual awakening or ascension process,
We enter a very grueling stage,
Which is a period of shedding old beliefs and ways of being and deep inner work.
This Dark Night of the Soul is what it is often referred to as.
From a psychological standpoint,
This is experienced as entering a dark and chaotic part of our inner world or what young Carl Jung called shadow work.
This inner landscape really encapsulates our inner dynamics and the reactions we have to the world around us.
This is often a period of when these emotions,
These icky emotions of anger,
Fear,
Frustration,
And shame,
We may feel a desire to escape from it all.
We experience a varying array of ebbs and flows.
These emotions we need to encounter,
We need to feel them,
To heal them,
Experiencing them in order to become free of them or alchemize the energies.
What we're really talking about is removing these veils of unconscious attachment to the material world so we can get a clear sense of who we are and what we are,
Like an inner awakening if you will,
Or resurrection.
Once we've actually gone through this deep arduous process of alchemizing these inner emotions,
This inner landscape becomes clearer,
At first it may feel like you're experiencing a literal death,
Which is in fact a complete letting go of the old sense of self that you had identified with and a rebirth of sorts,
Of a new self.
This requires the purification and a receptivity to our true soul essence,
Free of worldly impressions.
In a way,
Becoming conscious of our soul nature during and after the dark night process is the first real step in answering the question,
Who am I?
All texts spoke of this as the soul becoming conscious of itself and becoming aware of its own light or pure essence.
That's what we gain through this dark night of the soul process.
I oftentimes call it God's squeegee.
We're a squeegee which is used to clean windows.
God is twisting us during this period to clear out and alchemize any impurities or dross energies or what the Vedic texts would call karma.
Yes,
This is a period,
This dark night of the soul,
Which requires withdrawing a little from our outer life and maintaining the forces and our energies inwards so we can have the true realizations and gain the clarity that we seek for the trajectory forward and how to move forward when all seems lost,
All seems hopeless,
All can seem during this period,
This dark night period.
Despair,
Really it can become very,
Very,
As I said,
Grueling or arduous.
It is a lonely part of our inward journey and it requires tremendous integrity,
Strength,
And persistence.
In fact,
If you're listening now,
I extend a heartfelt salute for your undergoing profound life-changing transformations and are transcending to the true nature of who you are.
This will literally change the very core,
As alchemist said,
Of who you are and the form that the soul is caught in is dissolved so the purer and subtler vibrations can come through.
I honor you and I hope and trust that the following steps or advice,
As well as the many exclusive recordings I have on here on Inside Timer,
Will be of support on your leadership ascension journey,
As I call it,
This awakening journey,
And especially this topic of the dark night and how you can support yourself during this time.
Few tips that I'll invite you to consider and see and try on.
Be willing to be with how you're feeling and have the strength not to be distracted or distract yourself from your emotions.
Give yourself the time and the space to reflect on this individualized process and know that some deep changes are underway.
You may,
And more likely most of you listening,
Are going to feel more sensitive and tired than usual during this time,
Or what I call you may feel raw.
This is a call to deepen and extend your meditation and spiritual practices.
Car back your life as much as is practical and give yourself the time for this process,
This sacred work to unfold.
At this point,
There is no hurrying.
Divine timing is at play.
Another thing which is key and paramount and that I use as often if not daily is go out in nature and commune with natural energies.
Lastly,
Seek out the conscious company of other peers,
Mentors,
And of course any guide that can help you during this transformative time of this dark night of the soul walking alongside of you,
Or a sacred tribe such as the quantum circle here on Inside Timer.
I leave you with note that this too shall pass as Goenke,
The founder of Ipassena,
Said,
Anicca,
And this too shall pass.
You're being spiritually recalibrated and when you emerge on the other side of this process you will feel brighter and stronger than ever before.
This cauldron of fire prepares us and is the winter of the soul so true spiritual regeneration can be had.
I'm Ha Sadeghi and you can,
As I said,
Find me here with a lot of exclusive offerings to help you on this stage of your journey here on Inside Timer,
Sending you love,
Blessings,
And above all else,
Divine ease,
Courage,
And strength for this dark night of the soul process that we all individually go through and happens as well on a collective level.
Take care and Godspeed.
