Creation, Preservation, Dissolution.. then what?

In the liminal space between Dissolution to Creation, Here in the last days of winter, before the ripening of spring, I wonder how many of us are in these realms of unknowing and pre-emergence.

I wanted to share with you a concept with you first written about by Rajanaka Kṣemaraja in 1000 AD. A great master of Kashmir Shivaism, non-dual Tantra, describes the Five Acts of Divine Consciousness. We may already be familiar with the first three: Creation, Preservation, Dissolution.

But what about that space after dissolution. The void can be a hard place to be. It helps to understand that this is a part of the process.

Concealment and Revelation.

After things fall apart in dissolution, Concealment can feel like emptyness, confusion or forgetfulness. We are in the unknown and there doesn't seem to be any clues as to how to move forward. When we lean to and trust these cycles of Divine Consciousness, we can use this in-between time as a period of rest and rejuvenation - knowing that here is where all things meet and merge - integration.

This is necessary to release, rejuvenate, and redirect. It's as though everything goes dark and we wait for the truth to shine its light.

This is revelation (also called grace or remembering). In time, revelation will emerge.

In Winter, Nature shows us these very cycles of concealment through days of rain or snow followed by the revelation in the sprouting crocus in Spring.

Personally, I have found that these cycles of Divine Consciousness have helped me to slow down and surrender to the process instead of forcing change or growth.

I am definitely feeling the first stages of the revelation of Spring. I am feeling some wind beneath my wings and some momentum. I am learning to pace myself so that I have the energy for full-on creation when the time is right, taking time for stillness, celebration, and Nature in between a busy schedule helps me to steady myself and also be inspired in this liminal space.

I hope this message brings you hope and comfort as we navigate the in-between.