The Healing Tree: A women’s Column Rooted in the Wheel of the Year by Vanessa Timmons
Posted December 19th, 2009 by Anonymous
From Light to Darkness to Light Again: The Journey of Amaterasu
I love Amaterasu, she is one of my guardians. I believe she is the guardian of all of us on the healing journey. Her story goes that she was born a powerful goddess whose great beauty was responsible for lighting the world. One day she suffered a great loss at the hands of those she loved and trusted most. This was a deep and brutal betrayal.
Amaterasu retreated to a cave plunging herself and the world into darkness. In order to coax her from her cave, the people of her village held a mirror at the cave door, they sang and danced and filled the world with laughter and joy. Amaterasu, curious at this ruckus peaked out and caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror. Upon seeing her own beauty and goodness her grief dissipated. Amaterasu, believing that good had returned to the world, returned also.
This is common of our healing journey. We are born strong and able. But the circumstances of life take their toil. Pain, loss, grief, abuse, can take us to dark places. We can lose our way. Yet is our own light that leads us once again to our strong and able center.
Use these journal writing prompts to take your own journey of Amaterasu;
What grief am I ready to release?
What does my cave look like?
What is my inner strength?
What joy must I return too?
How can I express my passion and joy?
What beauty within has gone unnoticed until now?
May your light shine brilliantly!
Goddess bless,
Vanessa
Vanessa Timmons
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