Where is Your Humility?
Q: Where is Your Humility?
A: At the forefront of my innermost heart. I’ve been in deep reflection of the power of humility recently, having tasted an authentic savoring of this often misunderstood virtue as of late. Traversing the inner planes and integrating what I find has always been a favorite way for me to spend my life, yet the more I continue, the more I recognize my place in all of this. More specifically, the power I have, the power I have not, and the right relationship between the two.
Arrogance and self(ie)-importance are vices that many of us as humans stumble through along the spiritual journey, and some more than others. These attitudes, which place our egoic self and egoic desires ahead of a greater force in our life, whether you call it God, Love, or Great Spirit etc., are questionably the source of most of the pressing issues we face in the world today. I am trying to think of one issue that does not seem to connect back to these via the macro web of relationship.
I remember once having a vision of seeing myself turn my back to God. What I learned in this very dramatic, slow gesture of my bare left shoulder crossing my body, turning my entire essence away from the fire that birthed me, seemingly lasting for aeons, has remained a pivotal impetus for me on my own journey of restoring that relationship. For me, there was life before this gesture, one of communion, deep peace, exquisite being, consciousness, a virtuous existence in another time…another place, and life after. Life after beginning somewhere in a lowly abyss entrenched in one of the furthest hell realms I have ever known, somehow finding the inclination to climb out amidst the raw sewage of my darkest unconsciousness.
Seeing this, or perhaps reliving this moment if you will, helped me to understand the role arrogance has played in my life. The “I can do it myself” attitude that time and time again has torn me away from the infinite wealth of support available to me at any moment. In the past, I have struggled to climb unfortunate mountains, only to find that I had exchanged listening to my ideas rather than to my intuition, ultimately leading me off course.
This recent moon cycle blossoming today, in Supermoon fashion within the sign of Virgo, has encouraged a profound review of my work in the effort to dissolve arrogance from my psyche. It has not been an easy one, yet every day is better than before, and still some days are crippling. Humility exists and the power of humility is greater than any last-ditch effort arrogance could ever attempt to muster. However, it would never say that about itself, it does not need acknowledgement to shine as bright as the sun.
With the sun in Pisces reflecting off the canvas of this moon, and Uranus conjunct Mars in trine with its fullness, may we all find the inspiration and tenacity to carry on through the inventory of our past. There is a revolution in the works, the initial trembling can be felt under the surface of our skin and the earth under our feet. Can you feel it? An inner call begins as a whisper, lean in and listen to your power. And when observing the source of your power, invite a moment of discernment…from where is this power arriving? Is it greater than me? Or do I place myself in the center of it? From there begins a study and the cultivation of a relationship with the virtue of humility.
