Truth to Light
An Abraxas moment is about upheaval because it forces a situation and can live in the collective as well as individuals. Your Abraxas moment may not be mine even if we experience the same set of events. We know this to be true as we look at cultural uprisings around the world: from BLM to #MeToo to protests in the UK over Brexit and on and on. There are two sides to every story doesn’t even cover it. But when people are told to shut up and sit down, be quiet, stay in line, don’t share your truth, we now have a situation where they are cut down just for their healing words. My truth may not be your self-evident truth, but it is a truth all the same and deserves to be shared. A truth, by the way, is something we experience in our bodies. If it doesn’t live there, or sit right, then we know it isn’t true for ourselves, but our neighbors may feel completely different.
When we share our truths with others, we are extending that out into the collective for peace and understanding. Now, when it’s accepted on the other side, all is well. We hold these truths to be self-evident, as the saying goes. But, when it’s NOT accepted on the other side, things get dicey. The other person might say, “How can you feel or think that way, that is not MY truth?” So they feel put down, denigrated, even slandered, but they are missing the point that there are multiple truths to any given situation depending on feelings, depth perception, perspective, nervous system requirements, etc.
Instead of feeling denigrated, sit with it for a moment and understand why. Is it a feeling of insecurity? Or is it a lack of understanding of what the other person went through to get to their Abraxas moment? Perhaps the energy lives outside you and you react to someone else’s reaction.
When we share a part of ourselves through a personal experience, we are sharing our truth.
Where would South Africa be without Nelson Mandela or Tibet be without the Dali Lama… oh wait, he is in exile for speaking his truth to light. Think of all the brave women who encountered Harvey Weinstein and finally, through deep fear, managed to speak their truth. True heroes. Protests come in many forms and if we don’t speak our truth, we are not living in the light.
It’s no less impactful on a personal level. When you speak your truth to those people in your life who have caused you suffering, you are allowed to focus on those behaviors that made you feel less than. In other words, you are allowed to speak your truth (without name calling). And it’s even more impactful if you can share your way out of suffering so that others know there is light in their own darkness of truth.
Pernicious Words and Understanding Truth
There is a long tradition of the written and spoken word being a form of healing. When we hear or read each others’ words, we connect to that person through what they are sharing. We don’t have to agree with them, but the connection is likely made if you have a similar experience and can see how they handled it. We heal each other through words and the tone of our voice and feel it in our bodies, which is where all our feelings and emotions reside. Whether it’s “all in your mind” or a physical ailment, an energy healer doesn’t have to be someone who owns a practice. They can also be a great orator who heals through the spoken word, or an everyday, average person who shares their personal experiences as a way of moving past an unhealed moment.
How did actors, writers, and creators deal with McCarthy Era tactics here in the US? Depending on who they were, they either stood up and fought or sought protection in fear. The fear of Communism was so great that McCarthy pushed people into the dark just for acting out loud and speaking their truths. So before you begin your employment of cutting others down just for speaking their truth, ask yourself if you belong in the light or the dark. I think most — if not all of us — would say light, unless you like to be sarcastic with your words, another way of being pernicious. By shutting other people down, you are setting them off on a road you will never know.
Consider your words the next time you try to hush someone.