Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be discussing the process of finding the Light within to become a Light in the Darkness!   I thought that this was an ideal topic for the darkest point of the year, leading up to the Winter Solstice.

So, what exactly does it mean to be a Light in the Darkness?   Well, becoming a Light in the Darkness is to be someone who not only is willing to confront their own Shadows, but also desires to aid others in this process.   It is a primary part of the work of many Priestesses.   While this can be incredibly challenging, as Shadow Work in and of itself can be beyond taxing at times, becoming a Beacon of Light is very rewarding!

The process, if one seeks to walk this particular road, begins with a lot of Shadow Work.   First, you must release that which is holding you back, that which is miring you in Shadow.    Next, you must confront the issues that seem to arise again and again, all that which has not been fully released during previous rounds of Shadow Work.   It is in releasing these old and deeply held ideas about the self that the burdens begin to truly lighten.   While none of us are ever ‘done’ with Shadow Work, as there are always new things that may trigger Shadow responses and must be dealt with, there should be a feeling of having fully unburdened yourself and having brought your own Shadows into the Light.

Once the Shadow has been brought into the Light, only then can you truly begin to integrate this energy and alchemize any pain or uncertainty into something beautiful and useful.   In many ways, something which is beautiful and useful is that once you have dealt with trauma and pain within the Shadow, you can choose to be the Beacon of Light for others who have experienced similar Shadow issues.   That is when you have become a Light in the Darkness!

This is not something that everyone who does Shadow Work and truly alchemizes their pain into something beautiful will want to do.   After all, there is no obligation to help others in their own Shadow Work Journeys, but if you walk a Priestess Path, as I noted at the beginning of this post, this can become part of a Sacred Duty!   When we approach guiding those who come to us for Priestess work, be they clients or students, from a place of understanding and true empathy, we can show by example what consistent Shadow Work can do to better your life.   That true empathy is often born from the willingness to share your own painful experiences already worked through, and when others see your ability to speak on sometimes very difficult and heavy topics without being weighed down by them, it shows rather than simply tells that it is possible to bring Light out of the Darkness!

I hope you have enjoyed this meditative and poignant look at becoming a Light in the Darkness through Shadow Work and Priestessing.   How do you feel about consistent Shadow Work?   Is it something you swear by?   Is it something you fear?   Why do you feel this way about Shadow Work?   Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!

Note on Image: The image at the top of the post is a painting titled Magdalen of Night Light by Georges de La Tour.   I found the art on https://www.annakoh.com/blog/illustration-of-a-glowing-candle-in-the-dark#google_vignette.   

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Further Reading

• Avalon Within by Jhenah Telyndru
• The Avalonian Oracle by Jhenah Telyndru
• Grail Alchemy by Mara Freeman