Reconstruction
We are entering into new territory this time. The next phase of our spiritual journey is Reconstruction. This is the stage where we learn to surrender and let go of the things we realized were not our true self. We must accept that we are to take on a new form yet again. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just snap our fingers and be anew. I wish that was the case but you have to go through some pretty tough stuff to get to the goodness. That is just how it goes.
In the life cycle of the butterfly this is the entering into the chrysalis. The well fed caterpillar is ready to go into a protective shell to fall to pieces, and reconstruct itself into a butterfly. Inside a chrysalis, a caterpillar's body digests itself from the inside out. The same juices it used to digest food as a larva it now uses to break down its own body. The fluid breaks down the old caterpillar body into cells called imaginal cells.
This mirrors the part of our journey where we feel a need to insulate, and spend time alone. That is completely natural and necessary, so do not be afraid to go inward. The reason for that feeling is because it gets a little ugly in this stage. Things fall apart but in a good way this time. You may feel as if no one around you understands you. You feel alone but not lonely, because you and the Divine get a chance to be up close and personal. Miracles and magic take place inside of the chrysalis, and your life is no different. You are going inward to get disciplined in clearing the mind and opening the heart.
The time that you spent in growth you ingested so much new information. You have learned how to see your lessons (juices used to break down what the information you have taken in) as blessings(juices used to break down the old version of you). You now know how to apply what you have learned along the way to be the best version of yourself, but that is going to take some restructuring of life as you have known it. You are on your way to becoming a beautiful butterfly, and you are going to have to trust God more than ever to make it happen.
As you fall to pieces in this time give yourself grace to put it all back together. Know that you don’t have to do it alone. Opening your heart and clearing out your mind may seem impossible to you , but understand that nothing is impossible to the one that created you. Let yourself be put back together the way God intended it to be. Watch the Creator work His magic.
