INNER LIGHT TRANSMUTATION

Let’s say also that you, the reader, are a so-called Light Worker. You have awakened, even if only partially, and are aware that you now stand one or two steps outside the dream. You believe that it has become your mission to awaken others.

At this point we might want to reflect on your motivation. Why would you want to, or why would you feel it necessary to demonstrate to others that they too are of such luminous star light?

This is an important question because it leads us to something fundamental about the nature of energy. It is a universal fact that light loves light. Each individualized spark – that is, the light which has been qualified or refracted into segregated consciousness, will always be irresistibly drawn towards the self-same pinpoint of purity that is the primal source of other personalities. To put it simply, you want to help others awaken to their essence because you abhor feeling alone, separate; you want to be “with” other lights and to enjoy the brilliant unity that shines through such relationships.

Now, let’s carry the illustration a bit farther and pretend that you actually already know how to do this, how to “see” the light in others and coax it to the surface  – helping them to remember who they really are.

That sounds wonderful. But it isn’t always a process of bells and whistles, is it? There’s a specific effect that some experience during awakening that can be extremely unsettling…. at first (until one gets adjusted to it), that is, the fact that the closer you get to an awareness of your light, the more irritating the intrusiveness of the external world can become.

Waking up is a rude shock to the system. And, what if someone is living in a situation where life is anything but comfortable and safe (Another important question. It’s all well and good for those of us who may have a little leisure time and the material wherewithal to pursue a path of self improvement, but not everyone is in the position to benefit from such blessings)? Say, a person is in an abusive relationship, or goes to bed each night with an empty belly, or is the victim of war and poverty; what good will light do them, especially if its rays cause an accentuation of the chaotic energies in their life situation – much like igniting a torch in a filthy basement will highlight the presence of rats and other vermin?

To answer these questions it’s first important to understand what spiritual light actually does for us. There are a lot of things that could be said about that, but I’m going to focus here on one set of illustrations:

Just as that basement light reveals the distressing creatures hiding beneath the surface, so does our inner light enable us to see, but not in a physical way – instead, it provides a mental, spiritual, and emotional form of illumination. It shows us, not only the dark things hiding beneath, but also what our choices are (the options on the path ahead) in the even deeper regions of self and spirit.

That last word, spirit, brings up another important point worthy of reflection. While light is an energy that awakens, inspires, and motivates, it’s not the forward-moving force that propels our lives. Spirit is.
Once we have received and fixed our awareness on inner light, and that light has begun to reveal to us our choices – and not only these, but our hidden gifts and talents as well, those latter assets can be used to access our powerful (and often maligned) capacity of will. Will is the mental expression of spirit; it is the tool that we use to “shift” our lives (our emotions and beliefs) from one state of being to another. Light shows where to go, spirit (will-power) does the heavy lifting – “pushes” us forward.

This, though presented in a somewhat simplified manner, answers the above question regarding the worthiness of bringing light to those in turmoil because light, once it is realized and allowed to expand, does a number of important things for us: (1) it can help us to find a way out of the “stuck” places of sorrow, (2) it enables those who attend to newly awakened individuals to see what actions ( through spirit)  can be taken to assist them, and (3) it elevates consciousness (by revealing previously hidden truths) so that those who feel estranged from one another can begin to see  themselves as part of that great, stellar constellation described earlier.

Of course this is the ideal, but there are still those things in the basement to be confronted, things like distrust and fear. As was mentioned earlier, our light can unearth all kinds of stuff – both useful and constraining. Why should people trust us? How will they know that we are not here to fool them or do them harm?

There is a very, very simple answer to this – so simple it can sometimes be overlooked. But it speaks to the essence of the Light Workers role. Our job here is to shine, to shine nobly and with integrity and, especially, love.
The message the Light Worker wants to get across is twofold: Most significantly, we want to address the dilemma of spiritual alienation by showing others that this light we represent will help them “see” their choices, will give them that freedom (and what joy there can be when such a realization comes to one) on many, many levels. The second point is that “you can trust us”.  It is by our demonstrating the beauty of light – not with headstrong, ideological methods, but by connecting with these seekers through the heart, that we will engender their trust. And that is a jewel to be cherished. It is our love, our compassion for others that makes the world- shattering flash of illumination both possible and palatable. Love answers the challenges of  fear and mistrust.

So, to recap: Lack of spiritual sight and remembrance of source is the dilemma for all those who are unaware of the wonder of light. Demonstrating that light by being mirrors, beacons of example and radiant energy, is the answer to the dilemma. Trust, gained through compassionate understanding, will be the impetus that moves people to spiritual (willful) action and allows each expression of starlight to return to its own, our own, rightful place amongst the constellation of illumined beings.