The Great Unknown

I woke to the silence of predawn wrapping gently around me. A voice lifted me into wakefulness. “It is time.” In those almost wake moments, I felt something greater than me flare in my core. Surrounded by its dark embrace, I recognized the Great Unknown was not out there; it is within me.”

The Great Unknown…what is this? For me, it is a conundrum. It feels familiar yet alien. It calls to me in a language that I feel I should understand yet the words and images are incomprehensible until I respond. This response is formed unconsciously with my intuition. 

At times I am still surprised by my intuitive understanding of the rhythms of life speaking to me from the Great Unknown. The waning and waxing. The letting go and taking on. The death and rebirth. Those things are both disconcerting and scary as they call to me from the Great Unknown. But, my intuition smooths the fear and brings clarity amid the uncertainty.

How does your perception change when you realize that the Great Unknown is not some nebulous thing out there, but rests within you? What changes when you recognize it wrapping you in an embrace from within. Maybe that knowing is a bit disconcerting, but it also feels familiar. The Great Unknown is a curiosity that beats from the center of my being. It invites me to discover the parts of me long obscured by fear.

Aren’t you curious to know more about your connection to that space? The absolute wonder of your intuition as it translates and responds to the Great Unknown? The whispers that sound from within inviting you into wholeness?

Connecting and wholeness are necessary parts of healing. Maybe that is what the great unknown is — the ultimate healer. A place where you are made whole if you only have the courage to step within the unknown to face the joys, the sorrows, the angels, and the demons that walk with you. 

How do you enter this space of mystery? There is no special path, no incantation, no magic that grants you entrance. For me, focusing on the breath connects me to the unknown. It gently wafts apart the veil between me and beyond. My breath is the pacesetter as I draw deeper into the unknown. It calms my mind, soothes my emotions, releases physical tensions. Through it I am aware and curious about what the Great Unknown will share with me. 

Most important is my stance of communing with the mystery. Although I may want words, a message, an affirmation, I know that being embraced by the unknown in the moment may be exactly what I need. It isn’t about the message so much as about building relationship with this part of myself that is dark, mysterious, unknown.

Intentionally inviting the Great Unknown to walk with me opens the gateway of possibility. Recognizing  the many ways mystery manifests throughout the day reveals the opportunities to deepen my awareness. With enhanced awareness I am better able to hear the many voices of the unknown. 

Wishing you moments of connecting to the Great Unknown and discovering the wonder of you.

Van Hurst, ms, is an intuitive-coach-catalyst. As a contemplative coach, she uses mindfulness practices and intuition tools to create strategies for navigating those places may scare us. The result of time with Van? Creating a blueprint for your life through a deeper connection to your intuition and contemplative nature. 

Van is a professional speaker & author who weaves inner wisdom into all she touches. Her books are available @ www.wildefyrpress.com. Her most recent book, As Natural As Breathing: Being Intuitive, is available on Amazon. Contact Vanessa for life coaching, intuitive consultations, keynotes, and programs.

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