Love & Light

As I was preparing a collective reading for Leos called, ♌ Abundance, prosperity, & positive energy!!!. I found myself reflecting on a passage from The Inner Temple Oracle Guidebook by Rebecca Campbell. In the section for the card The Darkest Night, she writes that “some people glamorize the spiritual awakening process, implying that it’s all light and love, expanding highs, unity consciousness, deep peace, ecstatic bliss, and spiritual visions. One thing’s for certain: Those people probably haven’t been through the dark night of the soul”.

I want to be clear: this isn’t written to discredit her work. I admire Rebecca Campbell deeply—her wisdom, her voice, her presence. But reading that passage stirred something in me, because I am an advocate of love and light, and I know how easily those words can be misunderstood. Some people hear “love and light” and imagine peaches and butterflies—sweetness without struggle, freedom without responsibility, spirituality without shadow. But that’s not what I stand for at all.

When I say love and light, I’m standing for peace and righteousness. I’m standing for truth. I’m standing for the kind of light that requires courage, accountability, and ownership. Not lite—not the watered-down version of spirituality that avoids discomfort, but light, the kind that exposes what needs healing and asks you to rise anyway.

My own awakening didn’t happen in a serene retreat or during a moment of bliss. It happened as I was transitioning out of the Marine Corps. It happened while I was navigating single motherhood. I experienced constant struggles after my transition, which was about two years ago. My divorce was finalized a year later. I’ve experienced homelessness twice with my children. There were moments when life felt like it was collapsing faster than I could rebuild. I’ve faced truths that made me want to stay in bed all day. I’ve walked through seasons that tested every part of me—mind, body, and spirit.

And yet, through all of it, I’ve been held.

By the Most High, Mother and Father.

By Mother Nature.

By my ancestors.

By my angels and guides.

An awakening can be stressful. It can be disorienting. It can strip you down to a version of yourself you didn’t know you were avoiding. But it can also be liberating. It can be clarifying. It can shape you into someone you’re proud to be. Awakenings should not be compared to those of others. The idea that “whoever experienced the worst in life wins the grand prize” is misguided. Our relationship with the Most High should remain sacred.

I am grateful for every challenge that forged me. Every dark night taught me how to shine. Every moment that pushed me closer to myself.

I love who I am today.

I love the woman I’ve become.

And I love the journey, even the parts that hurt.

To anyone walking their own path of awakening: you are not alone. Your light is not diminished by your darkness. Your strength is not measured by how easy your path has been, but by how bravely you continue to walk it.

Love & Light to you all!

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