Dark Feet & Dark Wings: Wendell Berry’s Wisdom in Difficult Times
To go in the dark with a light is to know the light.
To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight,
and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings,
and is travelled by dark feet and dark wings
— Wendell Berry
This week I find myself waking up a bit off — like something isn’t just quite right, but I can’t put my finger on it. My dreams are filled with troubling images. A strange woman insists upon a pet tiger, and I am frightened that I might be devoured. In another, akin to a refugee, I am alone in a strange land. Something ominous leads me to run and hide underground. I wake up associating to the fear of nuclear war.
This Medium.com blog penned in 2022 is one of my most popular blogs. When I return to it three years later, I am both amazed and saddened by how relevant it remains to this day.
As Wendell Berry to poetically reminds us, we must go into the dark to know the light.
In my blog, I reflect upon the power of the darkness in life.
“The darkness holds the seeds of transformation. The tiny seed begins its life as a plant in the darkness of the earth. Symbolically the dark and the underworld are connected to the unconscious. The night-sea journey of the dream not only brings evil, death, and fright. Our dreams and our unconscious are also the place of creativity.”
I hold onto the hope. My blogs and my writing helps me to focus on the sparks of light, blessing, and holiness. It is in the moments that we find peace, connectedness and Godliness. Please join my on my journey and read my blogs.