The darkness—the hidden, unacknowledged parts of our psyche—is not something to be rejected. Instead, it is the raw material from which inner gold is forged. The very shadows in our hearts contain the seeds of transformation; when we work with them consciously, they transmute pain into wisdom and lead us to a radiant state of being.
Just as stars emit light in the vast darkness of space, the depths of our inner darkness can become the wellspring of our true, divine illumination when embraced and integrated.