I've been pondering lately about fullness/emptiness, shadow/light, separation/union and it strikes me that like being ripped open can be the opening to awareness of our inherent union, so can darkness be a generative force. Perhaps in a kind of incubating way, or as a facilitator of connection with the "shadow" within us... there is so much of the psyche to which we don't have conscious access, and darkness, dreams, and down-time (even desire and disappointment) can help to open the connections that we do have, to access the riches within us that we so rarely recognize.
Our culture is built so exclusively on that which can be seen, owned, controlled and explained that the realm of the "shadow" is cast in the role of something to be feared, shunned or ridiculed, when it is really just another facet of our humanity, another way we reflect the nature of creation. This time of limited light (especially during power outages), is ripe for exploration, celebration and validation of what is real within us.
Dancing in the dark,
Duncan
