Awakening Below, ep 2
From Seeking Light to Embracing Shadow
Many traditions teach us to transcend suffering, rise above emotions, and seek light beyond the darkness. But what happens when awakening pulls us in the opposite direction—into the raw, messy, fully human experience we once tried to escape? In this series, we explore the descent: returning to the body, to pain, to ancestral memory, and to the sacredness hidden in the very parts of life we were taught to avoid. Together, we uncover how true awakening is not just about rising above, but also about falling deeply into life, where even suffering becomes divine.
I relate to your process of the little boy and letting go of steering wheel. When I circle back to the control and safety, I notice the age of the ego part is getting younger, to the infantile/fetal part at this point, also ancestral, intergenerational, karmic, other spirits and aliens even… all out of innocent intention, longing for that safety.