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Forces of Light and
Darkness:
Eternal Enemies or
Misunderstood Realities?
by Gregg Braden
 Without a doubt, we do live
in a world of opposites. And unquestionably, it's the tension between them that
makes our reality what it is. From the charges of atomic particles to the
conception of new life, it's all about pluses and minuses, "on" and "off," male
and female. In theology, these opposites take on names and appearances that
translate into the forces of light and dark, good and evil. While I'm not
denying their existence, I am
describing how it's possible to change what they mean in our lives and redefine
our relationship with them.
If we see life as a battle
between light and dark, then we must judge everything through the eyes of
opposites -- and the world looks like a really scary place.
While the effects of our
beliefs play out in our relationships and health, ultimately, we're talking
about what we've viewed historically as an ancient battle -- the struggle between
light and dark forces -- manifesting in our bodies and in the world. For
millennia, we've been conditioned to polarize these forces in our lives -- to
choose one and destroy the other.
As with any conflict, we've
got to ask ourselves, If we're using the
right strategy, then why hasn't somebody claimed victory? What if the
secret to this battle is less about winning and more about how we change the
core beliefs that hold it in place?
I've known people who say
that they only associate with others who are "of the light," or that the
"forces of darkness" have taken over their friends and families. When they do,
I invite them to draw the line between the two -- to show me where the light ends
and the darkness begins. In the instant they begin to make that distinction,
they've just fallen into the ancient trap that keeps them locked into the very
polarizing beliefs that they tell me they're trying to escape!
Here's why: It's their
judgment about good and evil -- that one is better or more deserving of its
existence than the other -- that assures that they'll remain in the very condition
that they've told me they want to change. I'm not suggesting that my friends
condone or agree to what darkness can bring into our lives. There's a huge
difference, however, between judging
these forces and discerning that they
exist and what they represent. And it's in this subtle yet significant
distinction that we find the secret that allows us to rise above the polarity
and heal the conflict between darkness and light.
Does it make sense to remain
engaged in an ongoing battle between light and dark by seeing one as a friend
and the other as an enemy? Or does it make more
sense to recognize that both are necessary, and in fact are required, for our three-dimensional world of electrons and
protons, day and night, male and female, and life and death to exist?
As I healed my judgments
with respect to light and darkness, that healing was reflected in every
relationship: from romance and partnerships to business and finances. It was
immediate, and it all began with a simple shift in a belief that runs so deep
in our collective subconscious that we may not even recognize it, yet is so
universal that it affects all of us in each moment of every day. And it comes
down to the Great Question of whether we believe there are two separate forces
(one that likes us and one that doesn't), or there is a single force that works
in many and varied ways to give us our experience.
 This article was excerpted
from:
The Spontaneous Healing of
Belief: Shattering the Paradigm of False Limits
by Gregg Braden.
Reprinted with permission of
the publisher, Hay House Inc. ©2008. www.HayHouse.com
For more info. or to order this book: Hardback; Audio CD; Kindle edition.
About the Author
New York Times best-selling author Gregg
Braden is internationally renowned as a pioneer in bridging science and
spirituality. To date,
his work has led to such paradigm-shattering books as The Isaiah Effect, The God Code, Secrets of the Lost Mode of Prayer,
and The Divine Matrix. Now published
in 15 languages and 23 countries, Gregg's work shows us beyond any reasonable
doubt that we have the power to reverse disease, redefine aging, and even alter
reality itself by embracing the power of belief as the quantum language of
change. Visit his Website at www.greggbraden.com.
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