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Hi hobie, I came across a quote a few days ago that stopped me in my tracks. “The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” ― Rumi Every one of us has a shadow aspect; the dark and unhealed part of ourselves that we would rather not see, let alone address. However, at some point in our lives, we may be forced to look at those places buried within us that we fear most. Nothing brings up our shadow like a good old-fashioned personal crisis. Whether it's a physical illness or an unexpected intrapersonal challenge, we all have a choice. We can either reject the jolting revelation of our shadow side, or we can reframe it as a catalyst for achieving a balanced life. Consider this radical notion: what is “wrong” can also be medicine in and of itself. We typically regard crisis as something negative, to be avoided or fought. Yet many non-Western cultures see it differently. Since ancient times, people in the Amazon have regarded dis-ease as the mother of healing, pregnant with opportunities for us to evolve, embrace the sacred, and choose the spirit path to wellness. They believe that diseases are the messengers of Mother Nature, sent to humanity as teachers that can bring us closer to nature and back to into our source, or center. The shamans work with disease, not against it, listening for a specific message the illness is trying to relate to the patient: What is it that must be confronted, changed, or healed on an emotional or spiritual level? Once these underlying wounds are acknowledged, something remarkable happens to the patient. In the words of shaman Roman Hanis, “When the individual has learned the deep lessons their disease has to teach them, they are re-birthed into a new, higher-evolved life.” The essence of this sacred interpretation can be applied to... Click here to continue reading this on our blog Stay curious, Nick Polizzi The Sacred Science Nick Polizzi has spent his career directing and editing feature length documentaries about holistic alternatives to conventional medicine. Nick's current role as director of "The Sacred Science" stems from a calling to honor, preserve, and protect the ancient knowledge and rituals of the indigenous peoples of the world.

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