You darkness, that I come from,

I love you more than all the fires that fence in the world

for the fire makes a circle of light for everyone,

and then no one outside learns of you.

But the darkness pulls in everything:

shapes, and fires, animals, and myself,

how easily it gathers them!

powers and people.

And it is possible a great energy is moving near me.

I have faith in nights.

        Rainer Maria Rilke

In accepting our weaknesses,

we find our greater strengths.

When we discover the root of our suffering,

we can weed out the debris of our past

and bring our fears to the light.

I know

that it is possible to move away from isolation or darkness,

where spiritual seeds are sown,

toward light and unity,

where the flowers of wisdom can blossom.

I embrace the fears, doubts, and un-integrated aspects of my psyche with open arms.

I let my light shine into the darker regions of my mind.

I accept myself as a blending of higher and lower selves,

a union of spiritual and material bodies.

I call up my anger, jealousies, and antipathies,

and transfigure them into joy, compassion, and understanding.

Where there is separation,

I sow harmony and togetherness.

Where there is pain from mental anguish,

I offer heartfelt sensitivity

and simple acts of kindness to friends and relatives.

I reverse the pattern of lying to myself and others.

I learn to speak and live out

the truth of my existence

to the best of my ability.

I am the embodiment of pure female energy

for I am the deepest void or womb,

where all is born, must die, and be born again.

Breaking the ties,

cutting the cords,

All my demons are eternally free

I find the inner courage and strength to overcome

addictive patterns and emotional dependencies

which have undermined my self-confidence and self-esteem.

I stand victorious

amidst the rooted entanglements of despair.

Out of my deepest, darkest fears,

a new cycle of evolution beckons

My emotions have surfaced

and are now being released.

The sea has claimed my tears

and the Sun is drying my eyes.