Trust the Passage

                                                                                                                                                Passage out of the initiation chamber at Newgrange, Bru Na Boinne, Ireland

Utterly lost,
we knew for sure
we needed to find our way.
Unable to hide
from total failure,
we were humble enough
to receive.
Allowing ourselves
to be broken,
we discovered the whole.

Drink deep
of the medicine in our darkness.
Better to be unravelled by grief
than holding back the tears.
Better falling to your knees
and clawing at the earth
than cold with tight lips
and sarcastic commentary.

Be unafraid
of the full breadth
of your experience.
Travel to the very end,
beyond notions
of what you can tolerate.
Whatever you do,
don’t stop halfway
through the passage.
Don’t settle
for the minor improvements,
the better shade of grey.

Keep on heading toward that
which fills your body with trust.
Every cell in you will sing
as you get closer.
Your eyes clear,
your heart wide,
and you, free, a blazing sun,
filled with the joy that comes
when you find
what you are here to give.



~~Luke Anderson