Shadow Work: Transmute the Dark into Light to Heal
“Mastery consists not in abnormal dreams, visions and fantastic imaginings or living, but in using the higher forces against the lower — escaping the pains of the lower plans by vibrating on the higher. Transmutation, not presumptuous denial, is the weapon of the Master” — The Kybalion
By integrating your darkness within you, you are transmuting the dark into light. By effecting change within yourself, you change the world through your light. It all starts from within.
Healing is nothing but transmutation of your own darkness into light, from patterns that are of the lower to that of the higher.
“Use Law against Laws; the higher against the lower; and by the Art of Alchemy transmute that which is undesirable into that which is worthy, and thus triumph.” — The Kybalion
To transform your karma is to integrate the “darker” aspects within yourself into the light, and be able to see, recognise, be aware and hold space for the light and dark within you, with compassion.
The “darker” aspects of yourself are usually aspects you have rejected, denied, disowned. Parts within yourself that you’re so ashamed of, or hid that you may not even be consciously aware of.
However, those parts, if not addressed, can “run the show” within the subconscious mind, because they are split aspects within your psyche which are waiting for your attention and presence.
When such parts “run the show” you may feel like you’re being taken over from one of your parts in particular situation, and/or you may find it very difficult to achieve a particular goal if one aspect within you is resisting another aspect of you.
When you are able to act as the “Self” that encompasses all that is, including all your parts, and notice those parts you have pushed away with your compassion, kindness and presence, you are transmuting the “darkness” into light.
Remember, you can hold space for both the light and the dark. You notice the dark and let the light fill you and integrate the darkness. The darkness within can only be transmuted into the light.
If you aren’t fearful of the dark, they don’t have power over you. In the space of oneness, they are aspects of you.