IN THE DARKNESS YOU CAN SEE THE STARS

     November. The nights get longer. Holiday blues can affect some. Getting less sunlight and societal pressures can have an effect that makes some people feel depressed. Winter is near and is in a sense,the death of the year.
     It's darkest before the dawn. Every season carries with it meaning and blessings. Learn to flow and accept. Even embrace your sadness."Getting into the spiritual swing of things is no easy matter for the average person. The adverse thoughts of doubt and fear surge from the subconscious. They are the "army of the aliens" which must be put to flight. This explains why it is so often, "darkest before the dawn."

A big demonstration is usually preceded by tormenting thoughts.

Having made a statement of high spiritual truth one challenges the old beliefs in the subconscious, and "error is exposed" to be put out.One of my students once asked me to explain the "darkness before the dawn." I referred in a preceding chapter to the fact that often, before the big demonstration "everything seems to go wrong," and deep depression clouds the consciousness. It means that out of the subconscious are rising the doubts and fears of the ages. These old derelicts of the subconscious rise to the surface, to be put out."-Florence Scovel Schinn 
     Law of polarity. To have light,you have to have darkness. The darkness exists to help you appreciate the light.It provides perspective and balance. Just like there is benefits to light,there is benefits to darkness. Darkness can provide clarity. It is contrast. This is a great time to get clear on what you want.
     Now is a great time to dream. Dream and give thanks. Give thanks for all the blessings you have recieved this year and all that's to come and start allowing your heart's desires to get really clear. Reflect. Write. Spend some time with yourself taking in the solitude. Take in silence. Immerse yourself in nightskies. Visualize.Spring is the season of manifestation. Now is a time of brewing. Let old things that you no longer want/need or add value to your life "die away." Let old patterns or habits go.
     Contrast is essential. "Contrast helps you to identify desire. Desire is summoning."- Abraham Hicks 

And that's what that winter of the year does for you. It allows you to get clear,let go,and to dream of the future. Remember that all things in life have purpose and meaning. Nothing happens without reason or by chance.

Amidst the chaos and craziness and things that may go seem to go "wrong," look for the beauty. Maybe even laugh at it. Are your eyes open? Are you listening to life? Allow your intuition to be strong. In the darkness,there is light. There is clarity. There is a path unfolding. Dream. Strengthen and nurture. Plant good seeds for your future. Find comfort in it all.