The word liminal comes from the Latin word, limen, meaning threshold. Like being in a doorway, it’s the transition point between leaving and entering, ending and beginning.  

“In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between them, there are doors.” ― William Blake 

We have many doors that we meet in life, thresholds to cross over. Endings that become beginnings. Some we can walk through easily. Others are these intimate magical moments that change our lives through the alchemy of awe and wonder. However, there are other doorways that we resist or refuse to enter at all. Whether we eventually enter by choice or not, we can find ourselves in hallways that have no exits. Call them challenging times, difficult life issues, periods of overwhelm, the dark night of the soul, etc. They all have a common theme, we find ourselves in discontent, in a quagmire about what is happening. And this can come up in one or many aspects of our lives; our soul purpose, career, relationships, finances, connection with nature, belonging, menopause, aging etc. 

What is being called for is a deeper understanding of the liminal, the polarities and mystical.  Not just with the mind and intellect, but in the body and belly too. Transitions are part of life. We all have our own seasons, change as ongoing deaths and rebirths.  If destruction is called for it is making space for a new creation. And that can be an extremely vulnerable, raw and painful thing to go through, even if we do understand what is transpiring. We need to truthfully look into our darkness, the fears we have around change and impermanence. To honestly see what is holding us back. 

There is a deeper invitation here and is the core of my work. That is to be more fluid within these relationships of the opposites. This isn’t just mayhem going on, even though it can sure feel that way at times. There is an incredible beauty the polarities generate. A tension as a place of sacred creativity, power and a fuller expression of life.