Greetings from the darkest time of the year here, in the Northern hemisphere. Darkness reigns at its height.
Trees are dreaming. Fungi and flowers cocooning in the underworld. Remaining birds are speaking in subdued tones.
We, humans, are not much different than the wild creatures in how darkness metamorphoses us.
It plays on our ‘darkness receptors‘ penetrating us through the eyes. Firmly directing us to rest, dream, hibernate.
It calls us into the void of mystery, that can feel like longing, loss of orientation, or pain that has its roots in places and times not of the present.
Resisting will only dissipate precious energy.
So, why not surrender to darkness, as the force that will find its way into our bodies and souls. Through the thickest armour.
It’s what this exploration is about.
We are not saying darkness is easy. Or there are ways to always find positives in those dark caves.
Instead exploring the mighty primordial force with respect and curiosity. As rich space beyond clear definitions.
What are you learning about darkness?
Irina
“Darkness shows me the limits of my agency.”
“It’s not the darkness itself that hurts, but my resistance to it.”
“When I stop trying to change the darkness, something else becomes available.”
Yulia
“At first it felt threatening, but then it became intimate.”
“The dark was not empty—it was full of sensations.”
“There was a strange pleasure in not knowing where things were going.”
Polina
“There’s a particular exhaustion that comes from trying to fix what cannot be fixed.”
“Darkness invited me to stop producing and start digesting.”
“It felt like the system finally had permission to rest.”
Let it flow,
Polina, Irina, and Yulya
📍Chapters
00:00 – Welcome to Life in Flow
01:42 – When Nothing Works: The Experience of Hitting Darkness
05:10 – Refusing the Pain Olympics
07:29 – Working With the Body, Not the Story
08:15 – Metaphors of Darkness: Wells, Labyrinths, Monsters
10:48 – “No One Is Coming to Save Me”
14:47 – The Weight That Changes Reality
17:25 – Building Somatic Resilience Before Going Deeper
21:41 – Nature as a Regulator: Receiving Strength From the Outside
26:27 – Facing Fear With a Steady Core
31:26 – Trusting the Pull of the Future
38:57 – The Spiral: Power That Can Destroy or Create
42:10 – What Darkness Is Actually Teaching Us
52:23 – Darkness as Hibernation, Not Failure
1:10:41 – The Gifts of Darkness & What Emerged
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Music “Echolocation” by airtone, source: CcMixter
