Growth loves a good challenge, and these days the fog of triggers and the triggered is thick with opportunities. This week’s Soul’s Journey card is Denial, hits heavy. Hard not to see why people develop Denial as a defense mechanism, causing them to choose to ignore the reality of a situation to avoid distressing feelings. Cue distractions X 10, withdrawing and contradictions. When we choose to have that staring contest with our ego (shadow) and push it into the ring of integrity and truth, Denial will tap out and become fruitless. This Greco power play leads to the championship belt of Clarity. The Unseen shows me Denial as a book with blank pages.
It is time to open up and be completely honest with yourself at this present moment. Buried fears and resentments do not die; they merely fester and cause dis-ease. Only by bringing them to the surface and examining them in the light of day with love and compassion will you banish them from your life.
It may bring you pain and heartache to reflect upon these situations again, but you are only giving them power by suppressing them. The dangerous seeds of denial will grow and spread and manifest unless you uproot them, examine them, and release them. This is the only way to become whole and healthy.
Learn not to bury painful emotions in the first place. Deal with them as they come, and without hiding them. Your soul wants to live honestly and authentically in the now. Don’t hinder it by placing emotional land mines on its path. -James Van Praagh