Soul Movements in the Time of a Pandemic

How does the soul move during a time of global quarantine? Initially, I found my soul became incredibly quiet and utterly still. I found myself sitting in times of reflection making efforts to listen to my inner world, and all I found was silence. While I am very comfortable with silence and often live my days surrounded by such, in these instances, I was intentionally seeking guidance from my soul as to how to respond to this pandemic, and when I was met with silence and stillness it took me a moment to discern that that was the guidance of my soul ~ Be quiet. Be still. And so, I spent the initial weeks of quarantine and physical distancing resting in the quiet and allowing my inner world to be quite still. My outer world continued to move in the daily rhythms of morning walks with the dogs, attending to house and family life and peaceful evenings with my husband and the animals, while my inner depths held their stillness and quietude. Even weeks later, I find that this continues to be the state of my soul, still and quiet. I suppose I had hoped for some great revelation and personal wisdom to arise from such an experience of global social disruption, yet, the healer in me recognizes this pandemic to be a healing crisis, thus quiet and stillness are intrinsic to the experience.

There is much to learn from an experience of illness/dis-ease/imbalance, and the various stages of the experience bring their own lessons. As a worldwide experience, there are lessons available at literally every level of our individual and collective consciousness and understanding. A healing crisis is inherently transformative in that even as the organism seeks a return to homeostasis, it does so in a reconfigured fashion at the cellular level and beyond. In order to heal, one is refashioned for a renewed experience of wellness. Even when not experiencing illness or disease, we are constantly undergoing dynamic changes simply by being alive. It is an illusion to seek a “return”, rather one leans into restoration which can often be enhanced by deliberate changes in ways of perceiving, being and doing. This is the opportunity before us, and with so much laid bare publicly on the global stage, the possibility to amplify a transformation which collectively recognizes life as sacred and meaningful is within our midst.

In many ways, it is early days yet, and there is much more to be both experienced and revealed. If nothing else, it is time to pay attention and to pause and listen for the movements of the soul.

Perhaps it’s a good time for some soul companionship.