Although we generally
experience symptoms of depression as primarily physical and emotional, their
essential core may lie in something that cannot be seen that is of a spiritual
nature, namely, the relative absence of the energy of light. When missing, the
absence of light can feel like the sun covered
over for long periods of time by dark clouds,
causing a sense of yearning for warmth and radiance and in some, a sense of
depletion and fatigue. This yearning can be completely unknown to the one
experiencing it who may only feel the result of what is missing, not the cause.
Light of a higher vibration than physical light is a
spiritual energy – part of the energy of Creation. This light has been with us
since the beginning, referred to in the Book of Genesis as the primary utterance
- "let there be light." When
translated onto the physical level, it becomes a
powerful force for healing and change, helping all beings to evolve and human
beings to transcend the limitations of darkness that they may have carried for a
very long time. In many instances, thoughts, feelings, and physical symptoms
associated with
depression are each influenced by the absence or
presence of spiritual light which both supports and regulates a flow of energy
to the brain and to other organs, enhancing and maintaining their many
functions.
Often, a soul may be hungry for light and not know
what it is that they are hungry for. Frequently, this hunger feels formless and
nameless, occurring only in relation to the feeling that there is something
missing - a place of emptiness
that cannot be filled. Those who are more
behaviourally focused may point to activities of a more meaningful kind that
could help with this emptiness including work and relationships with others, and
this is frequently true: such activities often help. However, sometimes the soul
that is hungry finds that
nothing will do that no activity, no work, and no
relationship can make a difference in terms of what the inner self is actually
seeking. The emptiness feels beyond that.
The hunger of the soul for light, especially when
the language of spirituality has not been acquired fully, can be both painful
and confusing. A person can feel lost, misunderstood, out of place, with a sense
of not belonging anywhere. In fact, without the spiritual underpinnings anchored
in awareness, it
can feel like one doesn't even belong to oneself.
Then, there is a kind of grey pallor that is cast over existence as one goes
through the motions of living, with the feeling that everything should be
alright, but isn't. This nameless thing
that it is possible to long for involves a hunger at
the deepest level. It is both a hunger for spiritual connection - for a
relationship with the universe in which there is a sense of belonging and home.
It is also a hunger of the body to be
filled with light and a recognition, usually beyond
words, that we suffer from a sense of depletion. This hunger of the body can
occur more powerfully in those who have been exposed to great spiritual light
previously, often in other lifetimes. Where this exposure has created a
living, embodied experience
of connection with God and with the higher realms,
one who has lost this connection often feels a mysterious and poignant sense of
emptiness.
There is no instant remedy for this situation, for
things of the spirit for the most part do not happen instantly. But they can
happen in a relatively short span of time, once it is recognized that it is
light that is longed for, and once the
search begins for an adequate way of providing it.
To initiate our search, we can begin by praying in a
simple way for spiritual nourishment. Even if prayer has not been habitual or
even desired within our life, a simple kind of asking to be led in the direction
of healing and light can open doors of awareness. Simultaneously, we can be on
the lookout for conversations, books, people, and unexpected situations that let
both heart and body know that we are happier – that we feel more alive. For it
is the feeling of greater aliveness that often signals the presence of increased
light. In the embrace of light, we feel held, nourished, uplifted, and loved.
This upliftment fills the empty places within us that have waited for so long to
be filled. It allows our heart to touch its deepest essence and core – the
Divine nature at the very centre of our being.
About The Author: Julie Redstone
http://lightomega. org.
