A Real Witch: A Teaching on Shadow Work

Two dark red candles burning steadily in near-total darkness, their flames the only light against the black: an image of shadow work and healing perfectionism, staying with what's dark rather than looking away from it.

they were exhausted

on the hamster wheel

of trying to slay the enemy.

 

every time they cut

off the demon’s head

7 more heads grew with 

every drop of blood to the ground.

 

so they summoned Kali Ma

to defeat the enemy

and did She slay all day?

 

  1. she lapped up the

blood of the enemy,

drank each drop

so not a single drop

landed on the ground.

 

yes, She took the enemy

into herself

alchemized it herself

within herself

 

now that’s a witch.

This is shadow work: alchemizing the enemy into your own power. 

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“Grace gave me a non-judgmental, deep, reverent and irreverent place to bare all. I was able to share and let go of shame and shadow I never tell other people, even my therapist I’d worked with for 6 years.

Allie R.