Your golden shadow: before you can shine, you'll have to claim this first
Why your light still feels unsafe & how integration transforms self-sabotage into soul alignment
I’ve been wanting to bring the concept of the golden shadow on the enheartened podcast for a while.
And this week I’ve finally had the bandwidth to do so.
Put simply, the golden shadow is the light we hide in the dark. Our repressed gifts and power.
You can think of it as gold that sits in the bedrock of the psyche. It is surrounded by dirt. And just like gold miners, we are sometimes enchanted by it.
To push the analogy even further, I’ll even go as far as saying that many people have a golden shadow fever. They can’t stop thinking about that repressed power. But many also fear what they’ll have to go through to reclaim and embody it.
Can you relate to that?
The reason why I think it is important to address it, is because through holding so many people in their process of transformation, I’ve noticed that very few expect that if you say: “I am ready to shine brighter”, it is often your shadow that responds first.
The shadow flares represent the fears you have attached to the expression of your brightness. These fears want to be addressed.
At first most people respond with disillusionment. They wonder if they are doing something wrong. I’ve even seen people blame themselves for the contraction that may emerge when they commit to honoring the deeper longings. I mean… I have done it myself.
When these situations emerge for you, here is what I hope you remember… The shadow flares that precede the expression of your brightness, are part of the process.
Your golden shadow wants to come out of the closet
I often like to say that your repressed light has a mind of its own.
It will use every opportunity it can get to call your attention.
We usually project it onto the world around us. Sometimes we may even successfully convince ourselves that other people get to unleash their brightness and not us.
I think the earth is tired of that story. That’s why I dedicated this week’s episode to the reclamation of the golden shadow.
I’ll guide you through what it looks like to not just identify it, but to embody it. We’ll also talk about integration as the key to move from self sabotage to self liberation.
You can expect this episode to be enheartening :).
Episode 15 of ENHEARTENED with yours truly is live!
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In gratitude and reverence,
— Xavier
Ah Xavier, this is where many light workers are now. So many shadows too! I’m watching lot of ‘Who am I to take up space, look at all my shadows and flaws, imposter syndrome’ etc etc but you’re absolutely spot on, the shadow is the portal in and we don’t get to hold or embody the type of light many talk about unless…we can hold AND embody its shadow aspect. That’s if it’s authentically! What a cosmic joke :) Thank you for talking about this. Blessings.