This Month’s Soul Lesson
“Dr Colleen-Joy Page” <subscribe_soul@colleenjoypage.com>
Here is your November lesson, on surviving crisis
Here is November’s soul lesson – inspiration for surviving life’s
challenges and traumas. It is a deeply moving lesson that is most
relevant in today’s challenging world. I sincerely hope that it assists
you.
love
Colleen Joy Page
November 08, 2005
GOING SUPERNOVA
by Colleen-Joy Page
One of the most violently destructive cosmic events is the death of a
star. When a star goes Supernova it first collapses in on itself and
then
explodes, casting its torn body into the void of space. I’m sure that
most if us can identify with life experiences that feel like supernovas
spectacular in their destructive impact. When an aspect of your life
goes supernova it is a dying experience, but there is nothing graceful
about the death. We feel as if we have been scattered to the void, lost
entirely to a moment of destruction and pain.
The stars have guided ancient mariners, inspired great poets, dazzled
lovers and comforted lonely hearts. But it is the supernova, the death
of a star, which carries a very special insight for us. At first we may
consider the death of a star to be a tragic event, but when we look
deeper, we see that within every supernova is an opportunity.
Every cell in your body, every known planet and galaxy, your entire
physical existence is there because of stars that have given their
lives to the universe. What looks at first to be one of the universe’s
most violent and tragic events – the death of a star – is in fact the
most creative act imaginable. Through dying, stars seed life. Death is
the creative force behind the existence of the entire universe.
Stars create the elements for life – they are creation factories. It is
through their violent deaths that they literally seed creation. With
their last breath, they give their blood to the universe and the
shattered stars offer the elements needed to build planets, galaxies
and universes.
What can your life’s supernovas seed? What creative acts can the pain
and destruction in your life begin? What is being born in the heart of
that which has died in your life?
The Cosmos can be studied as pure empty theory, or it can be used to
inspire and expand our sense of who we are in the greater scheme of
things. Allow yourself to be inspired and to experience the grandeur of
the universe around and within you.
It seems as if creation and destruction are truly sides to the same
coin, a polarity that is inescapable in the physical universe. And even
as too much yin becomes yang, destruction life experiences can provide
the fuel to begin the creation of great things – not the least of which
is a greater version of who you are.
Who hasn’t been touched by pain and tragedy? Thinking that pain only
comes to a few people is naive. Thinking that pain only comes to people
who have something to learn or who have done something wrong is
misguided. Pain and destruction are as much a part of life as birth and
beauty are. Even our entry into this world is a painful one – there is
nothing pretty or pleasurable about being born. Our first initiation
into this world is an initiation of blood, shock and pain. Many deaths
are less traumatic to the human body than a natural birth.
Those who deny their mortality and pretend that life goes on forever
never really take life with both hands to truly live. And those that
face death and equal themselves to it really engage in the experience
of life, living it consciously and to the full. Imagining that pain is
a universal punishment and pleasure a reward is a conditioned idea that
leads to judgment and a life of fear. Souls know the risks when they
incarnate, they understand how hard it is to be on earth. Souls know
that pain and death are not punishments just as pleasure is not an
earthly reward. Souls know that pain is a part of the earth
experience. Yes we do learn while here – but not because we have
to pass some kind of spiritual graduation. We learn because we are
creatures of learning, we absorb, gather wisdom and empathy wherever we
go and through every experience.
After surviving an armed robbery and only months later having the same
friend who stood by my side during that robbery be shot and nearly
killed in a 2nd robbery – eventually losing his leg to the experience,
I was asked by many what the significance of the events were. ‘What
were we supposed to learn?’ I was asked. Along with, ‘How could such
awful things happen to such kind and spiritual people?’
A part of my healing involved going to my higher wisdom for
understanding. The simple concepts that I unearthed became anchors in
the storm. Firstly I understood that I had lived through another life
supernova – the supernova did not come to teach me, but if I wanted to
take learning from the experience I could. Secondly and most
importantly was a simple series of questions that deepened my
understanding of the courage and honor of souls.
The questions were:
‘Do you have any idea how much courage it takes to be physical? Do you
have any idea who you must be as a soul, how incredible you and all
souls are that you know that you had what it took to survive the
inevitable supernovas of life on earth? Who must you be as a being that
you knew before incarnating that you were EQUAL to these experiences?’
Who are you as a soul that you knew you could stand as an equal to the
magnitude of life’s pain. Cry, grieve and let yourself honour your pain
and suffering, but when you are ready – look deeper into the essence of
who you are. You are a being of great honor and dignity. Wear your
earth scars proudly – be they emotional or physical, for they are the
result of walking the earth as a warrior spirit. They are marks of your
life’s supernovas.
When you witness your own or another’s supernova, give great respect
and homage to the souls who have the courage to bring such precious
gifts of creative potential to the earth. How many incredible
acts of creative power – the kind of power that changes entire
collective mindsets – have occurred through destructive and traumatic
experiences, through the supernovas of incarnated souls.
Instead of seeing pure pain and destruction look for the seeds of life,
the seeds that can birth new. Love your body in its service to your
soul – be tender with yourself and others. Let yourself grieve and feel
– but know yourself as a dignified soul. Reach deeply into your heart
to find the warrior spirit that you are – the soul that is equal to
anything earth has to offer the human experience.
When destruction, pain or death (literal or symbolic) enters your life,
say ‘My life has gone supernova!’ and look for the potential to create
anew.
(Extract from article published in Odyssey magazine)
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