When the sun begins its late winter burn, that’s when it might be at its most dangerous. After a winter of darkness and gloom, the days have been growing longer. It began almost imperceptibly, right after the winter solstice, and only now, with the benefit of hindsight, can we see the progress. The brilliant bookend of a Thanksgiving/Christmas/Easter cactus, which had its initial flush of blooms when the light first leaked from the sky at the end of fall, recently started its re-blooming period, indicating that the light had returned.
As lovely as that may be, I feel we need to slow down and take the universe’s gradual progression to heart. At this point in life, I can step back and not rush into anything. That’s for the young and foolish, and there’s a time when that’s right. I’ve passed that point. Luckily, the universe has its own way of doling out lessons and warnings, and it’s powerfully effective at slowly but persistently making sure we heed its signs. Like the slow trudge to spring, it warns with almost unseen form. In fact, it may dangle something tempting or exciting in front of you even if it’s not right. Or maybe we simply ignore such warnings when we want something. At those times, the universe steps in with small signs and blips – maybe a recurring cold or other issue. If you fail to listen, or if you don’t want to listen, you might be able to ignore it a little longer. Fear not, the universe will continue to work to correct the path.
It may knock a little louder, and things may get a little rockier. Perhaps other systems fail, perhaps everything else seems to go wrong. That’s the universe nudging a little more forcefully. If you still don’t heed its signs, it shines its sunlight of truth with relentless intensity. It’s the kind of sunlight that only comes in late winter, before the leaves are on the trees, before the haze of warmth and humidity. It’s this sunlight that can burn, and the universe bangs on your front door, waking you from whatever spell holds you blind to the path you should be on, to right the wayward turns you may have taken.
One must have faith at such times. It’s possible for the world to be both too bright and too dark to see clearly.
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