As we journey through the energy of Scorpio we are invited to descend into the darkness to meet our Shadow. For only when we witness and acknowledge and integrate our Shadow are we Whole.
We are taught to believe that meaning and purpose comes from progress upward but ignoring the potentiality that comes from descent is perhaps a greater personal failure. We resist dropping down with preoccupied doing, “positive thinking,” or simply tightening our grip of control.
Working through the unpleasant feelings associated with descent – fear, anxiety, depression, despair, and being alone – may not feel like a gift, but within those unfamiliar, unknown spaces, we are invited to explore the deep, murky caverns of courage and strength and truth. In letting go, the holy dark will cradle us in its womb.
~ Kristen Roderick