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The
Dark Side Of Your Spiritual Transformation
For the most part, spiritual growth is a positive,
life-enriching process, but there can also be a darker side
that is rarely talked about in spiritual circles: the necessity
of endings to make way for new beginnings. As with any type
of transformation, certain elements or situations must fall
away in order to make room for the rebirth of something better.
In the context of spiritual transformation, a person may find
themselves experiencing upheavals and crises that threaten
to derail their spiritual journey. Relationships may end, jobs
may be lost, or even major health issues may arise in response
to a new spiritual awakening. Some of these changes can be
violent and traumatic, shaking the very core of the person
experiencing them, while others may merely inspire aggravation
and stress.
If you are just beginning your spiritual growth journey and
are unprepared for the changes your inner transformation may
trigger, they can wreak havoc in your life and make you think
you’re losing your mind.
On the other hand, exploring the process of transformation
more closely can help you understand what is happening in your
life and prepare you for a smoother transition.
The transformation process is portrayed perfectly by one well-known
example: the Death card in Tarot. Despite its frightening appearance,
the Death card rarely portends actual physical death. Rather,
it is a symbol for the cycle of death and rebirth that governs
all of life. Before new beginnings can take place, the death
of the old must first be endured. The most powerful message
of the Death card is that these changes are always for our
highest good, no matter how painful they may be as we move
through them.
Sometimes endings can be a freeing experience, such as releasing
traumatic memories from the past in order to move forward into
a more fruitful phase of life. Or sometimes they can be painful,
such as the termination of destructive relationships that nonetheless
were comforting in some ways.
As unsettling as this process may sound, the most important
aspect of it is not the endings themselves but rather how you
handle them. If you can see these endings as a necessary purging
of situations and conditions that are limiting your ability
to grow and reach your fullest spiritual potential, you will
more easily be able to let them go.
Also important is the willingness to believe that by releasing
these situations from your life, you are inviting better circumstances
to take their place.
As with all pain and uncertainty, resisting the process only
makes it more intense. If you instead embrace the process and
allow yourself to grieve fully and deeply for the old circumstances
while discerning the deeper meaning these experiences hold
for you, you will move more rapidly through them and come out
the other side feeling reborn.
There is no question that a spiritual transformation can be
scary and painful at times, but it’s important to understand
that the true gift is not your ability to make it through the
challenges but who you become by taking the journey in the
first place.
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by SolveYourProblem.com
: 2009
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