The Bloom: Walking Through the Fire of Transformation
Every bud eventually begins to open. The soft, contained stage of rooting gives way to movement, change, and expansion. This is The Bloom — the stage of transformation.
Transformation is not always gentle. It can feel like fire: uncomfortable, confronting, and deeply revealing. It is the process of letting go of what no longer serves us, and rebirthing into new ways of being.
🌿 The Call to Transform
Life has a way of calling us forward. Sometimes it whispers with subtle signs — a gentle feather brushing our awareness. If we don’t listen, the message grows louder, like a brick getting thrown at us. And if we continue to ignore it, life will send a train crashing through, forcing us to wake up.
These whispers, nudges, and crashes are all invitations to step into transformation. They may appear as:
Heavy cycles that keep repeating.
Relationships, habits, or jobs that no longer feel aligned.
Illness or fatigue that forces us to stop.
Mental confusion or a nagging inner voice we cannot silence.
The Bloom is the moment we stop resisting and begin to listen.
🔥 The Fire of Letting Go
Transformation often feels like a death and rebirth happening simultaneously. It asks us to release what is familiar — even if it no longer serves us — in order to create space for what is to come.
This can feel intense. We may cling to the known, even when it’s causing harm, because the unknown feels frightening. Yet, once we surrender, we find freedom.
This is the paradox of The Bloom: the more we resist, the harder it feels. The more we trust, the more gracefully we move through it.
🌺 The Role of Support
Traditionally, people moved through these passages with guidance. Elders, mentors, and community would hold the container, offering stories, wisdom, and rituals to light the way.
Today, we are being asked to remember this. Transformation is not about someone else fixing us. It is about sovereignty — doing our own inner work — while receiving support from aligned teachers, practices, and communities.
In my own journey, mentors, ritual, and ceremony have been lifelines during transformation. They helped me see the path more clearly and remember that I was never alone.
✨ Closing Reflection
The Bloom is not easy, but it is sacred. It is where we walk through the fire and emerge on the other side more whole, more aligned, and more free.
🌸 Join me on Sat Nov 16, 5–7pm at Higher Health for Seasons of Her Soul 3-part series: ‘The Bloom: Transformation’ — a cacao and sound ceremony to journey into the fire of change, supported by ritual and community.
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