Shadow Work and the Return to Light
This message was inspired by the animated film K-Pop Demon Hunters,
but what it opened in me had nothing to do with demons or K-pop.
It revealed a powerful spiritual truth… about shadow work, hell, and the journey home to Love.
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To me, this film wasn’t just about action or music—
it was about vulnerability, forgiveness,
and what hell really is.
Hell, as I see it, isn’t some eternal punishment.
It’s what we create when we turn away from Love.
It’s when we decide we are unworthy of it,
or when we choose to focus on fear or judgment.
When we do choose to let ourselves out of the hell we’ve made,
we have to get vulnerable.
And sometimes that’s hard.
Sometimes it’s messy.
Sometimes it’s downright uncomfortable.
But that’s only because we believe the shadow we’ve made has power.
It doesn’t.
It only has the power we give it.
And that brings me to the film’s most powerful message:
True shadow work.
Shadow work isn’t about banishing darkness.
It’s about gently acknowledging where we’ve turned away from Love
within ourselves or others.
It’s about meeting that shadow with presence…
and offering forgiveness.
Not because what happened was okay.
Not because we need to have lunch, dinner, or even see the person again.
But because we’re done being trapped by the story.
We’re ready to soften.
To let the voice of judgment go.
To let the heart breathe again.
Remember:
You were created in the image and likeness of your Creator.
Which means you are Light.
You are Truth.
And it is only the barriers you’ve made to your own radiance
that block the Light you already are from pouring through you.
You are Love.
You are Loved.
And that Love is with you,always
whether you acknowledge it or not.
Here’s the invitation:
Free yourself.
By being vulnerable.
Compassionate.
And forgiving toward yourself and others.
Be willing.
That’s all it takes.
Just a little willingness.
Remember…
When you build a sandcastle,
it doesn’t take a tidal wave to knock it down.
Just a small wave.
A gentle breeze.
Let that be enough.