Refuge
Refuge is shelter and/or protection from danger, trouble and persecution.
There are many forms of refuge: wild-life, homeless, psycho-spiritual, behavioral, safety, retirement, educational, arts and creativity, monastic or social, altruism and tyranny, family and friends, career and vocation.
The two main forms of refuge are ‘outer’ and ‘inner’. They are not mutually exclusive, as both can be exercised simultaneously. In all of these processes, the goal is comfort and security.
As referenced above, refuge can be positive or negative. Seeking refuge in chronic helplessness, anger or self-righteousness is seeking security regardless of the dysfunctional quality, however, it can lead to alchemical transformation. Seeking refuge in nature, creativity and the pursuit of personal growth is security seeking behavior, and, it also, can be energetically positive or negatively transforming.
Refuge does not inure us from experiencing the problems and suffering coming from our ‘little’ world or from the ‘global’ world. It does provide ‘time out’; it gives us respite.
This refuge provides the opportunity to connect to the spirit of our true selves; and to the Great Spirit…inner and outer refuge…ultimate security. It is in this niche that we find the solid footing that enables us to stand against the fiercest winds of adversity and not be shaken loose.
I invite you this week to explore your personal refuges.
Blessings!
