This comes from the Reiki poem “Light” given to me by my mentor (written anonymously), and it reminds me to move with boldness every day. I’ll look in the mirror and ask, “Where are you shrinking yourself? Where are you holding yourself back from taking up space, sharing what you know, or what you’ve created?” If that resonates with you, I’ve got a challenge to help with that (more below).

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“Spiritual bypassing” is a term tossed around WitchTok and SpiritualityTok, but it’s time we dig deep and face this head on because your unexpressed anger isn’t helping, it’s hurting your nervous system and vitality.

First, a quick definition. Spiritual Bypassing is “Using spiritual ideas and practices to sidestep personal, emotional ‘unfinished business,’ to shore up a shaky sense of self, or to belittle basic needs, feelings, and developmental tasks,” according to John Welwood who coined the term and authored the book, Toward A Psychology of Awakening.

Sometimes this bypassing looks like self-righteousness, as if one is above the “human experience” and sometimes it looks like years of suppression, worrying that expressing anger would somehow make you less worthy or '“enlightened.” Both give you the short end of the stick.

There’s a saying, “Be a b*tch or get an autoimmune disease.” It holds a kernel of truth, even if medical researchers still categorize this statement as “anecdotal.” The saying spread like fire across social media because it resonates. It was shared by hundreds of thousands of women who heard it and hoped it meant they could have permission to feel. Permission to scream.

And sometimes, that’s exactly what we need.

I’m not going to make this feel like a poetic ritual. Walk into the woods and scream from your gut. Alternatively, write down everything that has ever angered you with a red pen, with your hand scrunched with rage and your knuckles white from years of holding back— then tear the paper(s) into pieces and burn them (please practice fire safety always).

Then, prepare yourself for release. Literally. You may cry. You may find yourself going to the bathroom and eliminating more. Our anger is connected with our digestive system through the gut-brain connection.

Try this out and let me know how it goes. If you want energetic support through this journey through a Reiki session, or attunement so you can give yourself Reiki anytime forever, hit reply and let’s talk.

Keep showing up for yourself, your community, and your world. When you do, you give other people permission to do the same.

- Epiphany, your worthy witch

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