yashmeen bajwa
THE
JOURNEY
A guide
In melancholy or deep thought
The fine line of despair and what's beyond
When you see is when you see
Shadows and light make up the whole.
The
initiatory
journey
of the soul
The journey is hard, with many wounds, cries
and battle scars right in the centre of the heart.
Grave losses including people, places and things.
And the loss of self.
Looking for meaning in the heart that is still beating,
after all. Standing still, here we are, washed by tears,
asking who we are.
The journey is of death and rebirth
It is meant to be hard, we will be lost,
stranded in the dark, seeing no way out
Alone but not in aloneness we must walk this path.
WHAT IS ESSENTIAL
THE RECOGNITION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE TWO ASPECTS OF REALITY
THE DUALITY
One does not and cannot exist without the other
THE DARK
DEATH
CLOSURE AND COMPLETION
A deep dive in the dark
into pains of today, going back into to the past,
into the origins
feeling the hurt in our hearts
sitting with sorrows and grief
allowing ourselves to fully feel
all that was left unhealed
healing
becoming whole
shattering self concepts and identities
questioning beliefs, bringing our minds back to truth
Seeing, hearing, feeling all that is hidden in the dark
revealing truths to ourselves
THE LIGHT
REBIRTH
CREATION AND EXPRESSION
Stepping into the light
the truest expression of the self
recognizing, reclaiming and fully owning your gifts,
your genius
dreaming, creating, being
sharing it with the world
coming back to your true deep desires
feeling the yearning of your soul
the pulse of life flowing through you
living in your power
authentically
fulfilling your destiny
experiencing joy, bliss and peace
living in beauty, pleasure and ease
THE
NATURE
of THE PROCESS
A cyclical journey, a spiral path
dark to light, light to dark
In accepting and integrating the denied, rejected and disowned aspects of the self, both the light and the dark. We become our true, authentic and whole selves.
And in the process we visit the same places with news eyes and new depths many many times.
THE NEED FOR REFLECTIONS
to see who & where you are
It is a walk unto a path, unknown and dark,
collecting pieces of truth being lost as you are
you must recognize the pain that comes with that
and the isolation that imparts
it makes it hard to see who and where you are
There is a need to recognise your journey. To be able to see a reflection of yourself, to know where, how, who you are, as you are. To know your own story and to locate yourself in that.
People and life itself are mirrors, that can help you see yourself. But you must recognize the mirrors and to know how to look at the mirrors to see your own psyche.
An
antidote
ART
CREATING EXPRESSING
SHARING
a practice for healing,
giving a voice to what is,
naming what is and allowing it to carry us to wherever it pleases
Write, speak, talk, sing, dance, scream, cry, shake, complain, stomp on the ground or make a shape. Do whatever calls. Let the energy flow. Let it come into a form. Be with what is, let the truth be seen. This can set you free.
