(An interlude before we go on discussing constant change):
One of my readers commented on the use of the term “dark” to describe “dark energy” in my last blog.
The term “dark energy” is a scientific one, not my own term. We can see “light energy” so the energy we cannot see must be “dark energy”. Scientists’ mathematical calculations say it’s there even though we can’t see it. There is nothing negative about dark energy. It is neither good nor bad. It just is.
However, I am disturbed at the suggestion that darkness might imply evil. Darkness as a symbol of evil has been used allegorically a lot, but this use has had some very bad consequences. Much of the racism in this country is enhanced by this false allegory. Are dark people evil? No. Is night evil? Is winter evil? No. These are very important parts of the natural cycle of life on this earth.
I once wrote a song on this subject. The words are:
In the dark of winter
the bulbs and the seeds
lay deep in the nurturing earth.
It’s a time of renewal,
a time of sleep
awaiting the promise of birth.
In the dark of night
we go to our beds
gather new strength in our dreams.
Its a time of rest,
a time to sleep
awaiting the sun’s morning streams.
In the dark of her womb
she carries her babe
who grows in life every day.
It’s a time of growth,
of nurturing hopefor our children will show us the way.
Come new life
come out of the dark
rise to the promise of spring
Come new life
come out of the warmth
see what the new life will bring.
Awaken my soul
come out of the dark
rise to the promise of dawn.
Awaken my soul
come out of the warmth
see how the day is reborn.
Nurturing darkness is where we are renewed. It is the silence, where, if we listen, new ideas, aha moments come dropping in. It seems to me, if “dark energy” is indeed the connecting force between us (and, again, I leave this idea to my Don’t Know Mind), it is well named.
Next week: Back to finding an anchor in this constant change! Or “Don’t fence me in!”
My book, Dancing the Deep Hum, goes into this concept of dark energy in a touch more detail. You can learn more about the book and my other writings at www.deephum.com. You can purchase Dancing the Deep Hum online at Lulu.com, Amazon, or Powells, or order it from your local bookstore.