Acknowledging Your Own Darkness to Reveal the Light in Others

I was recently tagged by BonnieWabbit  from her blog Inspirational Awareness in an effort to “reawaken the old lonely posts” which haven’t seemed to receive quite as much attention as originally anticipated. I decided to use the post that offered the exercise about releasing someone. This exercise is a powerful process and really works. It works because the energy of forgiveness is all over this (without actually saying the word)

I received an important comment from Kay (found below) about this post and I was going to respond back in comments, but the tag was a great excuse and Kay’s question was so important and relevant I wanted to bring it back here.

An excerpt of the “revived” post:

Releasing a Person: An Exercise

Picture the person you want to let go of. Imagine them in an absolutely stunning crystal rock the size of a large mansion. This mansion/crystal is exactly the right crystal for the person you are releasing. Inside the crystal is everything this person would every want or dream of. Their hearts desires are contained in this crystal rock. Picture them going into the rock and getting to experience everything they ever wanted. Then step back, turn the rock so you can no longer see the person or the entrance to the rock/mansion. Take a look at all the energetic lines that are hooking you into this person. There are huge rope-like things, small wispy tethers, sticky messy sinews, rubber band-like strings. All of these are hooked up to your from this person and from you to this person.

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Here is Kay’s comment:

“I like the idea of releasing a person and severing ties but I have a problem with the beauty of the crystal. The person involved has done some very depraved things to children and the knowledge eats at my soul. I need to release the hate and his influence but don't know how to get past the desire to allow him nothing he may enjoy or desire. I can't prove what I know so can't anticipate any legal joy either. What may work in that situation?”

I was in a situation like Kay’s and what I know now is that if we allow the best for others, from our intention of experiencing love to sending positive energy (no matter what they have done), we are actually healing ourselves. The rage that is inside of Kay is hers and in my experience often reflects the rage in the one we are judging. Until we as individuals can release the feelings that are brought out by these types of people we will be stuck in hate and blame and according to the law of attraction create more of the same. 

My response here is offering no blame or retribution onto Kay, what she is feeling is the most common feeling most of use have in response to evil, and usually helplessness and lack of control come into play as well. But if we can look inside our soul, if we can see the same types of feelings that an abuser might have; the rage, the lack of control, the need to hurt someone, then there is a chance for healing. I don’t know about you but I have felt all of those feeling at one point on another in my life. The difference between me and the abuser is that I have not acted on them against another. However if the supposition of “we are all one” is true then these negative feeling are likely showing up in the world.

If we can review our own feelings and acknowledge them (big first step is to acknowledge that we have these dark feeling) then thank the person who triggered these feelings in us for showing up, and apologizing to ourselves for having them, then through that process of acknowledging and gratitude the opportunity is available to release it. Each release of this type, when I view it from an energetic perspective, unravels another layer of hate from humanity.

Dr Len who practices Ho’oponopono healed a whole ward of criminally insane (read Dr Joe Vitale’s Essay on this, scroll down on this page for the essay). These criminals likely did even darker things than Kay’s nemesis, yet Dr. Len took ownership within himself of the horrible things these people did. He looked at their files and then looked at himself, at the darkness he had within and, thanked, loved, and released those feelings and in the process, all were released of their darkness. This is the opportunity, and the releasing exercise helps to start that process. (Kay I hope this answered your queston).

I now pass this tag on to some of my favorite blogs: Dr Joe Vitale, Steve Olsen, the Daily Positive Blog, The Naked Soul, Today is That Day, Crossroads Dispatches an Cultivate Greatness, Mimi Writes, Remedial Rumination; revive those old underappreciated posts!

Comments

[Mark]

Jennifer,
I agree with what you wrote. We must be able to reflect on ourself in order to let go of hate, resentment, envy of someone else. For once we look within and acknowledge what is present, then we will be able to let go of all that shackles us.
Thanks for the tag, I don't usually do tags, however in this case it makes sense.