You Can See in the Darkness

Enter the liminal (and 3 practices to look for the light)

I write this offering in the darkness. 4:30 am on a winter morning in the foothills of the dark folds of the Rocky Mountain range. 

My obstacle today as I practiced my mind mapping was darkness. 

Not the darkness of uncertainty, sadness, or despair. Literal darkness.

The light on my tea stove was out after three bowls of tea. 

My mantra and meditation complete. 

I almost paused before writing to make space for seeing. 

And then a remembrance. 

You can see in the darkness. 

Look for the portals of light that lead into the cosmos. 

We will all have to navigate our ship of life in the sea of liminality. 

Close your eyes and look for the light. 

You can see in the darkness. 

Practice with darkness

Sit in silence, in the darkness, for nine minutes, notice what arises, and journal afterward. 

Notice the feeling of being at the edge of darkness within yourself. What fears arise? Remember when you touched the darkness and returned to the light?

Sit under a new moon for three consecutive months. Notice the unique qualities of darkness. What can you see, feel, hear? What do you know about your own darkness?

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Opening to Darkness by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel