Maybe it’s because I grew up in an agnostic family, but I am fascinated by the brilliance of the metaphors I find in scriptures. And… how much they speak to me about giving, receiving and the creational power of our DESIRE.
“Let there be light…” “In the beginning was the Word…” The first words written in two creation stories of the Bible. And incredibly packed with desire.
Our LIGHT is the spirit of our essence, shining into the world. Our DESIRE is our souls’ vessel, yearning to be filled with what fuels our light, Our WORD sings our desire to the co-creative powers- within ourselves, in our partnerships, in our world and in the universe/source/God, to create our desires into being.
As women, we sometimes don’t know what we desire.
Having a desire can feel so excruciatingly vulnerable that it can be difficult expressing them, even to just ourselves.
Our desires bare the truth of our soul- the truth that we have desires- and touches our wounds of worthiness. They reveal our capacity- or lack thereof- to honor our own light. We may choose instead to abandon our needs and desires, and contort ourselves to fill those of others.
I had a coaching mentor listen to me as I rattled on in all directions except towards what it was I really desired. “I don’t know what you want from me right now, Linda,” she interrupted. “I can’t hear your desire. I can't FEEL YOU.” I was avoiding feeling myself- the burning point of desire, my light- MYSELF.
As women we are sacred vessels, endowed with the physical and spiritual energies of creation, created with desire for desire, made to receive, seeking ever more ful-FILL-ment, to create even MORE as co-creators with the Divine for ourselves, our loved ones and the world.
Our desires are an essential ingredient of creation. Creation needs desire to fill nothing with something. And the capacity of our desire is the capacity of our vessel- the capacity of our soul- to receive.
I have a holy desire for you: To honor your desires as the fuel for the light that you are. To practice staying in the sensation of your desires- even when they make you squirm. And if you don’t hear the voice of your desire right away, to be patient and kind with yourself- your capacity to receive, your vessel, is not broken. It needs time to come to come out of hiding, to trust that it will be heard, and to test the safety of the new trusting relationship you are creating with yourself, and to hold yourself with love and compassion in the holy fire of your desires.
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