Darkness & Light

There are different kinds of darkness.  Sometimes we head out into darkness to go on a journey—there might be fear or nervousness, but also excitement and curiosity. What glittering stars might guide our way? What might we see once our eyes adjust?  Then there is the type of darkness that envelops us when we experience a dark night of the soul, the kind that might, if we’re lucky, be part of some mysterious transformation or initiation.  And then there is the darkness that appears when the greatest horrors of the world show their face—the kind of darkness that must be stamped out, the kind that no one should ever have to face.  In today’s episode, Sheryl and Victoria are talking about the tools that help us meet darkness, and dispel it, if only for a moment. We share some of the practices and objects that help us summon light and fortify ourselves when the sun goes down and night stretches on.  References: Poet Mary Oliver "Camomile Tea," by Katherine Mansfield "All Things Must Pass," by George Harrison