Episode 11: The Dark Side of Love and Light Spirituality

I share my personal journey from corporate burnout to spiritual bypassing and back to authentic healing. After discovering spiritual practices like shamanism and Reiki, I became obsessed with being "love and light" all the time, using these tools to escape difficult emotions rather than heal them.

The wake-up call came when a mentor challenged me: "If you're all light and good, then who gets to be dark and bad?" This exposed how my spiritual superiority was creating judgment rather than healing.

Spiritual bypassing is using spiritual practices to avoid difficult emotions instead of processing them. The avoided emotions don't disappear - they get stored in your energy field and create more blockages.

I use the metaphor of two children inside you: one angry and crying, one happy and blissful. You wouldn't reject a crying child, so why reject those parts of yourself? Real healing requires embracing both sides without judgment.

Authentic spirituality isn't about floating in bliss while avoiding human problems. It's about being fully present, feeling all emotions, and integrating your shadow side. True change is uncomfortable and requires facing what you've been avoiding.

In this episode:

• Spiritual bypassing uses spiritual practices to escape difficult emotions instead of healing them
• Avoiding your "dark side" creates more energetic blockages, not fewer
• Real spirituality means embracing all human emotions, not just the pleasant ones
• True change is uncomfortable and requires feeling what you've been avoiding
• All parts of yourself deserve compassion, just like you'd give a crying child

Ready to Stop Spiritual Bypassing?

If this episode resonated with you, check out my previous episodes on Shadow Work and Full Body Scan to learn practical techniques for integrating all parts of yourself. Visit the Mystic Psychology Academy to discover your unique energetic gifts and start living your authentic truth.

P.S. Remember: You're not broken for having difficult emotions. You're human. And being fully human is the most spiritual thing you can do.

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