What happens when you go down the rabbit hole instead of rising like a peaceful warrior?
You learn.
I’ll share this piece from my journey when I went down my rabbit hole, which was excruciating. It brought an old pattern of being attacked. What I forgot to see was that it was time for something new to be burned. I didn’t know what it was in those moments, which was incredibly painful — it was like, Who am I? What is my identity? Why am I here? That’s when I had to take the time to integrate the experience of release.
When we have those enormous quantum releases of configuration of the past, the energy field within us becomes a vacuum for us to fill with our love, gentleness, quiet, space, care and nourishment. That’s how the next layer and level becomes clearer. If we knew everything we were meant to know, we’d never go down and have the contrast of the experience.
Luckily, that expands our consciousness and soul into new levels of realization and understanding — not only about ourselves, our path and purpose, and our relation to the universe, but also about the full gamut of the human experience. It’s an experience that brings you more compassion for your brother and sister walking this journey.
“Change yourself, and you have done your part in changing the world.” — Yogananda
Once You’ve Walked to the Next Edge
Once you’ve walked to the next edge of your being — in coming to that next edge, you’ve seen that yes, you can soar again. Maybe you’ve soared before, but never in this way. Never with this fullness of Spirit connection. Never with the fullness of this understanding of who you are. Never with this fullness of vibration and frequency you can feel flooding through your being right now.
As the essence within you has been unlocked through the release, fill it with love. I know that despite anything, and beyond everything, this is the path forward: Holding yourself in this place of love and compassion no matter what. This is the ripple effect that we extend to infinity and beyond.
Practical Alchemy of Release
When you find yourself in the rabbit hole:
- Stop fighting it. The rabbit hole is trying to show you something. Resistance increases suffering; surrender to the process reduces it.
- Breathe and ground. Inhale Vetiver, Black Spruce, or Patchouli essential oil. Place your feet on the earth. Come back to your body.
- Ask the question: What is this experience here to teach me? What is ready to be released?
- Hold yourself tenderly. Speak to yourself the way you would speak to someone you deeply love who is in pain.
- Journal the insight. Once the intensity passes, write down what you discovered about yourself. This is the gold.
Release Essential Oil Formula
- 3 drops Helichrysum — releasing deep cellular and emotional wounds
- 2 drops Cypress — letting go, accepting life’s flow
- 2 drops Bergamot — self-compassion, moving forward
- 1 drop Vetiver — grounding through the release process
