The Light Within

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As our understanding of ourselves is expanding, and we get more and more in tune with our reality ~ two distinctly different perspectives come up. Perhaps not surprising in this day and age where polarities seem to play such an important role...

These two perspectives seem to be all about what ~ and how ~ we perceive as our reality.

On one side there is the reality of ‘all things seen’. The reality of our every day reality of our lives. That reality in which we have families, jobs, bills to pay and obligations to fill. It is the reality where logic and reason rule ~ although more and more often augmented with our ‘gut feel’.
This reality deals with all things that ‘are really there’ ~ the things that take up space, that we can touch and hold; and occasionally walk into.
In this reality the light within might refer to the figurative ‘light bulb’ that comes up when we get a new bright idea. And as such, the light within points to a certain illumination ~ clear thoughts which permit us to see where we are going...
In this reality, the light within seems to belong to the mind.

On the other side there is the reality that stretches beyond ‘all things seen’, and includes those things that are ‘not seen’. In this reality we may perceive ourselves as body, mind and spirit. It is a reality where on top of our conscious thoughts, our subconscious provides us with information through intuition, dreams, and visions ~ based on which we can make decisions in our lives.
In this reality, the Light Within tends to have a different meaning. It usually refers to a Divine Spark that is contained within the body ~ a Light that belongs to our Highest Source, the Light of Spirit. It is a Light that cannot be taken away from us or being extinguished.
In this, let’s say expanded reality this Light Within dwells within the body ~ the temple of the soul.

Either way this Light Within is helping us in our day-to-day lives ~ be it through the instigation of ‘aha-moments’ or through the insight given in dreams and visions. And either way, as we pay more and more attention to the Light Within ~ we may find that we understand ourselves and our potential better and better.
In either reality we will follow a path that permits us to grow as a person, to learn our life-lessons.

So perhaps these two realities are not as much polarities ~ but rather two sides of the same coin...
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