Obstacles, the Tension of Opposites & Rays of Light

“The impediment to action advances actions, what stands in the way becomes the way”
Marcus Aurelius 

There is an ancient zen story about a king who places a giant boulder in the road on the way to town. He watches person after person get stuck by it, frustrated by it, curse him for it, until finally a man comes along and finds a lever that forces the boulder out of the way.

Underneath it the king had hidden a pouch of gold coins and a note that said, “Never forget that inside every obstacle is a chance to improve your condition.” Inside of every obstacle, every difficulty is an opportunity for excellence. 

The 'opportunity for excellence' that arises is to practice virtue. In the metaphysical teachings of the Seven Rays of Light, each virtue is embodied through a different ray of light. The core virtues are patience, forgiveness, justice, temperance, faith, hope and charity. When you bring your attention to the Rays and breathe the Rays through your body and mind, you are anchoring the light of virtue into your cells. Virtue is not only medicine for your soul, it is also healing for your mind and body.

The Tension of Opposites

The 'tension of opposites' is a core practice in Transpersonal Psychology. In this practice all healing emerges out of the center of two opposing states. When you stay present with the opposing forces, a third force is always birthed - it is a psychological law. Your job as a healer is to be present with the tension of the 'opposite' forces.

As you stay focused on the healing that you desire and practice being present with the current circumstances, a third force always emerges out of that space. For example, if the desired outcome is physical healing & the current state is illness: you stay present with the illness by tending to your physical body & nurturing yourself while simultaneously focusing on the healed state in meditation.

The third force can be intuitive guidance that leads you to take action. The third force can be an unexplained speedy recovery that cannot be attributed to anything external.

This force is invisible at first, but with attention this force becomes the healed state. It is also reliable. It always emerges when you stay present simultaneously with what is and what you desire to be. The timeline is different for everyone, but the process is the same. 

The hardest work is done in the middle. The hardest work happens when the 'obstacle' persists or takes longer to clear than you expected.

When you trust that the obstacle points the way to the virtue and that holding 'the tension of the opposites' always results in healing, you have created a fertile space for a miracle to occur. As long as you stay present with the obstacle and the healing outcome you are seeking, the third force will always present itself. 

The Rays of Light

The Rays of Light are vibrational frequencies of divine light emanating from the source of light at the center of our cosmos. The Rays of Light radiate colors and vibrations that allow you to be conscious of the divinity within yourself. The Rays of Light are part of the DNA Activation & Attunement process. Within this process we learn how to use the Rays of Light to activate your dormant DNA. 

It is when obstacles seem bigger than you that your healing practice with the Rays of Light is the most valuable.

An excellent practice to use daily when working with the Rays of Light is to practice activating your Merkaba Vehicle of Light. This is your expanded lightbody that when activated supports increased frequencies of light to be anchored into your physical body.  You can listen to this Merkaba Activation & Morning Practice Playlist to start working with this process:

Listen to the Full Merkaba Morning Activation Playlist  

After you listen to the full Merkaba Morning Activation, in the morning take a walk in the sunlight. As you walk, visualize your chakras opening to receive the Rays of the sun's light. Breathe deeply and repeat to yourself, 'I open to receive' over and over and over again. Feel your mind and body opening to receive a miracle, opening to receive support, resources, guidance and clarity for your day.

This light and insight will stay with you throughout your day. You may find your eyes seeing brighter colors, your intuition being extra sensitive and an otherworldly increased connection to Spirit. You may feel a palpable connection to the crystalline core of the Earth beneath you, an electric force present in the Earth that you feel is supporting you; supporting us. 

For me, activating my Merkaba and working with breathing the Rays of Light through my chakras has been a profound anchoring practice that has assisted me in expanding into my lightbody in a deeply physical way.

The treasure is found when you remain deeply present in the tension of the opposites. When you stay with the discomfort for long enough for the third force of healing to be birthed, there is a gift that comes from the Universe that is bigger than you can imagine to ask for yourself.

When you wait for the third force while you are breathing Rays of Light through your body, every obstacle becomes an opportunity to align more and more deeply with the light. In this way every obstacle points the way to deeper and deeper healing.