12/08/2021
Above, Coyolxauhqui‘s luz pulls you from the pit of your grief. Realizing that you always use the same tactics, repeat the same behavior in each stage, breaks your paralysis. What you most desire is a way up, a way out. You know that you’ve fallen off a metaphorical bridge and onto the depths. You look up towards la luna casting light in the the darkness. It’s bouncing light filters through the water. You want to heal; you want to be transformed. You begin the slow ascent and as you rise feel as though you’re passing through the birth canal, the threshold nepantla. Only when you emerge from the dead with soul intact can you honor the visions you dreamed in the depths ä. In the Deep fecund cave of gestation lies not only the source of your woundedness and your passion, but also the promise of inner knowledge, healing, and spiritual rebirth (the hidden treasures), waiting for you to bear them to the surface.
- ‚Light in the Dark‘ by Gloria E. Anzaldúa