Into The Chrysalis

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A l’intérieur de la chrysalide
-- de Chris Corrigan

Les chrysalides m’inspirent et me déroutent en même temps. La pensée qu’une chenille puisse ramper vers un sac fabriqué de son propre corps, puis se dissoudre pour devenir un papillon est un véritable stéréotype de la transformation. Mais mince alors ! Arrêtez-vous un moment et pensez-y vraiment. Est-ce que la chenille sait que cela va arriver ? Si c’est le cas, cela montre une immense confiance. Si ce n’est pas le cas, alors cela démontre un courage incroyable. Rendez-vous compte -- elle est juste pendue là, s’isolant du reste du monde en se changeant d’une manière qu’elle ne pourra jamais comprendre.

Est-ce qu’une chenille voit un papillon en se disant « est-ce que ce sera moi, un jour ? »

Donc oui, nous sommes tous en train de nous diriger vers nos propres chrysalides. Nous avons tous grimpé dans nos cocons et sommes en train d’attendre que les disques imaginaux entrent en jeu, de manière à nous allonger et grandir dans notre nouvelle manière d’être. Nous sommes peut-être dans cette situation pour un long moment, et apprenons des choses. Nous sommes en train d’entrer dans un interrègne qui sera l’un des plus grands défis rencontrés par l’humanité.

Ayez un peu d’empathie pour cette chenille qui crée sa chrysalide et devient une nymphe. Elle peut croire que les choses sont ce qu’elles sont maintenant. Mais dans le même temps, à un niveau inconscient, les disques imaginaux sont en train de tournoyer dans sa soupe corporelle, avec une idée différente de ce que sera le résultat final.

A l’intérieur de la chrysalide, vos idées de vous-mêmes se dissolvent et la vie, d’elle-même, prend le dessus. Soyez attentifs aux petits signaux, observez ce qui se passe aux bords. Amplifiez les actes de bienveillance et les possibilités que vous entrevoyez dans votre communauté et votre vie personnelle. Documentez et développez les nouvelles pratiques que vous découvrez, qu’elles soient serviabilité, attention, curiosité ou compétence. Réprimez le désir ardent de rechercher des impulsions négatives en relayant des événements ou des informations sur les réseaux sociaux qui vous mettent en colère, par exemple les scandales publiques qui pourraient avoir de l’emprise sur votre conscience. Au lieu de tout cela, coconnez-vous et étudiez votre imagination.

Mettons la main à la pâte, les amis.

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Questions pour faire germer la réflexion : Quel est votre rapport à la métaphore de la chenille et de la chrysalide dans votre vie ? Pouvez-vous partager une expérience où, étant une nymphe dans votre chrysalide, votre vie vous transformait en quelque chose de plus beau que vous ne puissiez l’imaginer ? Qu’est-ce qui vous aide à dissoudre les idées que vous avez de vous-même et apprécier l’expérience de voir la vie grandir en vous ?
Seed Questions for Reflection

How do you relate to the metaphor of the caterpillar and the chrysalis in your life? Can you share an experience of a time you were a pupa in your chrysalis while life was evolving you into something beautiful that you could not imagine? What helps you dissolve your ideas about yourself and enjoy the experience of life itself growing you?

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11 Past Reflections
EL
May 9, 2020
Mindful observations and meditation help realize my perspective of what's real.
SR
shyleswari rao
Apr 25, 2020
Right now I'm a pupa and a butterfly ,I see it as a continuous process , shedding and assimilating . I don't know whether I pas through life or it passes through me .
its a beautiful witnessing space .
Thank you for this provoking thoughts you shared
RD
Apr 17, 2020
Beautiful reflections.... The 'end stage' of the life os a caterpillar in a cocoon is called the Imago..It is teh "Image" of the fully grown butterfly (or nay other adult insect)...IMAGO..incidentally also means a Mirror. ..coincidence???
CA
Cecelia A Silva
Apr 9, 2020
Beautifully put, and so thought-provoking - in nature are all the answers if we quietly watch! It is magical, and it is here for us to see! The parallels of life ware such a contrast to what we yearn for in our earthly desires, when in silence and nature there is much to learn and see! Thank you for sharing!
LP
Apr 8, 2020
my childhood is evolving me to be a better person later in life. live life happy go with the flow because we are always learning.
TS
Tracy Schneider
Apr 7, 2020
I LOVE this! So apropos for our time currently. There was a beautiful book called HOPE FOR THE FLOWERS, from the perspective of two caterpillars making their way to where they would build their cocoons. It is a lovely story that I heard as a child when I was in school. I highly recommend it for those who wish to read it to themselves and also for children!
MC
Missy Carter
Apr 7, 2020
This is a beautiful reflection on a crysalis, cocoonand butterfly. My painting of a butterfly (blue) is the cover of my book Living Lines and several entries are about butterflies being a spiritual symbol. This essay really deepens my insight into the beauty and opportunities of these challenging times. Thank you. Missy Carter
PK
Apr 6, 2020
Namaste and hope everybody is taking care of themselves and their loved ones. When I read the passage, immediately I remembered this photo that I took three months ago of a Chrysalis in Costa Rica. Stay safe and spread Karuna



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JP
Apr 4, 2020
We all have the potential to transform ourselves on a small scale or a big scale. We journey through our life at times knowing where we are going, encountering obstacles coming in our way and dealing with them rationally. And there are times in our life when we face opportunities and challenges that we have never encountered before. We are landing in a new world which may baffle us, confuse us, intimidate us. Our rational mind knows no way to relate to the new emerging un -kownworld. There are two ways for us to go through these new doors. Either we shut off our mind and heart or keep them open, inquisitive, wondering, trusting and welcoming the new light entering into our selves. I love the way Chris Corriganwrites about this transformation: " We all are heading into our chrysalises. We have all climbed into cocoons....Have some empathy for the caterpillar who creates its chrysalis and becomes a pupa." As I had mentioned before life is a journey. Life has given many challeng... View full comment
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Adonia Apr 13, 2020
Very nice reflection. Thank you.
DD
Apr 4, 2020
The caterpillar, like us, knows in ways that are not rational that transformation happens, sometimes in major ways and sometimes in minor ways. The caterpillar, like us, doesn't know what will be, but knows nonrationally something will be. Transformation happens if we fight it or not; allowing it takes some trust and courage; the more we allow it, the more it happens; we go through it alone even if with others. In my early beliefs about life, I was a pupa in my chrysalis while life was evolving me into someone very different than I imagined. Important factors that help me dissolve my ideas about myself and enjoy the experience of life itself growing me are: openness to learn about what appears to me to be true; openness to listen to my heart and pursue what my heart says is right; trust that life is much bigger than me and is living me more than I am living it; trusting the process of living and letting go of trying to control outcome.