Hello,
My love,
And welcome to this guided meditation on the shadow.
Today we will be exploring a message from Spirit that says,
Is the shadow not sacred?
A hypothetical and almost trick question because Spirit knows that because you are sacred,
That means all of you is sacred.
Even the parts that we repress or ignore,
Parts of our personality,
Our past,
The ways that we think sometimes,
All are welcome and all are sacred.
Today we will be touching into acceptance and space holding of those shadow parts,
Space holding for ourself as a whole being.
I invite you to become comfortable wherever you are,
Whatever position you're in.
Taking a moment to notice the position of your body,
The breath moving through the lungs.
And taking a real moment to notice what about your surroundings right now,
What about this moment feels safe.
When we are confronted with the idea of looking at some of our shadow,
That can feel very unsafe in itself.
But for right now,
You are safe.
You are allowed to land and arrive here if that is what you want.
As a whole being with a wonderful body and a wonderful spirit,
A wonderful life force made up of powerful energy as well as the experiences you've been through.
It is safe for all of you to be here right now if that is what you would like.
And maybe it's not what you want.
Maybe it feels safer to feel into that objective observer role very lightly and from above kind of observing yourself.
Not necessarily being in the body but allowing yourself to be a little bit outside of the experience and that's okay too.
This is your time and I am here with whatever parts of you are ready to be noticed and witnessed.
This is a safe container for your healing.
So we'll take a little time just to notice the breath.
Notice any parts of your body that become a little possibly activated at the thought of exploring the shadow.
Sometimes the heart will flutter or the belly will feel wobbly.
The shoulders might tense and this is okay.
We will begin by just noticing and offering love to that body part or parts.
Breathing spaciousness and love into that part and we'll speak to it internally saying I know.
I know.
And I've got you.
You're safe.
Sometimes the idea of reconciling our shadow or doing shadow work is so scary.
Because it feels like a closet stuffed full of detritus and skeletons and so many feelings.
And if we open the door we can't control what will spill out.
This is a common perception.
So we're going to begin so gently just by looking at the door.
I invite you to visualize yourself from any angle that works.
Standing and looking at a door.
The closet stuffed full of things.
Maybe the door is bulging outward.
Shaking and threatening to spill out.
And we're just standing in front of the door saying to the door and all of the fluttery things behind it I'm here.
And I know.
And I've got you.
And you're safe.
Amazing how we can offer this to our body and also our soul.
Also those scared parts of ourselves that say no if I open the door it will pour out uncontrollably like an avalanche or looking at the shadow is like opening a manhole cover into an abyss.
Who would want to go down there?
I might never come back.
And luckily today for our time together we don't have to jump down into the abyss.
We don't have to wrench the door open and allow the things to spill out.
Today is merely about recognizing that even the closet and the things inside even the manhole cover and the abyss are sacred and loved and cherished by the universe.
Each aspect of self each memory each thing we are not proud of.
They are still held in unconditional love by the divine.
They are accepted and cherished.
And it's almost as if spirit is speaking to us and saying I'm not the one stuffing this in a closet.
I'm not the one hiding it away.
And I'm not the one forcing or mandating that parts of you be shuttered and neglected and ignored.
To me all of you is sacred.
So doesn't that also mean whatever has been shunned?
Let's take a moment to just sit with that.
Maybe creating an image in your mind.
Divine love,
Divine light shining or pouring over this bulging closet.
This gaping hole.
This light,
This unconditional love.
What does it look like to you?
And how does your body respond to this concept of unconditional love?
Are there parts of your body that felt tense or unsure that are able to touch into the tiniest bit of comfort?
Maybe joints softening,
The heart slowing its beat.
Maybe sitting with wave upon wave this unconditional love.
Love washing over you.
If this concept of acceptance still feels very far away,
That's alright.
It's not an instant thing,
Especially when we've been so conditioned to believe that in order to be accepted we must only present the parts of ourself that are acceptable to systems or hierarchies or expectations.
And spirit is telling you,
To me,
All parts of you are acceptable.
I see what is presented and I also see what isn't.
And there is nothing that I see that I cannot abide or love.
And I will hold this acceptance and this unconditional love as I always have for you until you are also ready to know it,
To feel it and to offer it to yourself.
Taking another moment to turn attention to the body.
Are there any other places in your system that feel softer or released?
M Match?
Know that these softening places are being held and supported by wonderful layers of energy that your whole body is surrounded and cocooned in a loving field,
Resting safely in this container that is timeless and just for you.
You can take as long as you need to rest here in this comfort of complete acceptance and complete love.
You are worthy,
You are enough,
All of you is sacred and welcome.
You are worthy,
You are enough,
All of you is sacred and welcome.
Thank you for sharing this time with me.
Blessed be.
B
