THERE IS A LIGHT WITHIN EACH OF US.

We all have the capacity to lead our lives as completely sovereign, empowered beings, living in full alignment with our truest self. The more deeply we look at our shadows, the more vividly we can work towards illuminating our light. Our shadow selves represent the parts of us holding the most fear, often due to trauma experienced directly from youth, familial imprinting, and cultural conditioning. These parts of ourselves are often hard to acknowledge, let alone honor and hold compassion towards.

Existing in self-love means loving every aspect and layer of ourselves, not disavowing the facets that show up in the world less attractively. Parts of ourselves that are the most wounded, like a scared young child, are in the most need of our love. As we come face to face with and embrace our shadows, we shed light on the entirety of our being. As we connect with all of ourself, we connect with all of life in the universe as well. Because the truth is, you are never alone.

We are all one.

Suffering is due to a felt disconnect from others, an internally-fabricated separation of oneself from the greater world. As we acknowledge and heal our own pain and discomfort, we can recognize that it is how we respond to life and our ability to grow that defines us, rather than any one emotion or thought pattern. We tap into the divinity that exists within ourselves, and all beings - the oneness connecting us all. The journey of spiritual and self-discovery is the unveiling of our own illusions, based in fear, as we grow more intimate with our light, which is pure love.

While your path is yours alone to walk, support is available along the way. Pillars of Light was created to empower you along your personal growth process, and to hold safe space for you as you confront the darkest aspects of yourself. An individual’s self-work is their own; no one else can do it for them. Sovereignty - the gateway to freedom - is taking full accountability and responsibility for all of your own needs. Your stories, your past, your pain, your external environment - none of these need to define who you are, or how worthy you are of love. This is for you to decide.

Everyone in our surroundings serves as a personal mirror. Many day-to-day relationships, however, are not consciously constructed safe containers where compassionate inner discovery and growth can occur. We all need pillars - integral and upright support figures - with whom we feel secure to be our most vulnerable, raw selves. Within a trusting support system, we can truly bow to each other’s light, without holding any agenda for how it is uncovered.

The more you steer yourself inwards towards greater self-awareness, the more you will magnetically attract what is in greatest alignment with your highest self. As you live in a deeper state of authentic truth, personal clarity gifts you a keener ability to take care of yourself. This is freedom.