A Compassionate Contemplation on Discernment, Kindness, and Our Shared Humanity
There is a gentle, almost unnoticed distortion that can arise for those who support others, hold space, or work within subtle realms. Gradually, they may cease to be seen as wholly human, becoming instead perceived as powerful, though not always in a way that honours or respects. Instead, their perceived power can strip away the recognition that they too are affected, that they too feel.
Recently, I learnt that someone had remarked that illness, germs, or physical impact “don’t really matter” to me, presuming I must have the ability to heal myself with ease. I wish to name this quietly but clearly, as it is essential for discernment: this narrative is not true admiration; it is projection.
When someone makes a person into a symbol of power, it often serves as a means to avoid several uncomfortable truths: recognising the effort invested, acknowledging the care given, feeling true gratitude or reciprocity, or encountering their own vulnerability.
Within Guardians of the Codes, we do not equate strength with being untouched by life. Embodied mastery does not mean we remain unaffected. Rather, it asks us to listen deeply when life touches us.
To have a body that feels, needs rest, becomes tired, recovers, and at times, falls ill is not evidence of a lack in spiritual work, it is a sign that our work is rooted and real. There is nothing enlightened about denying our bodies their humanity.
True discernment calls us to recognise the difference between symbolic narratives that create distance, and embodied truth that stays close and present.
In GOTC, we choose embodiment. We allow ourselves to be both human and capable, sensitive and strong, affected and discerning. We do not accept projections that erase our lived experience, even when such projections come dressed in flattering words.
For real power, in truth, never removes our humanity, it stands to protect it.
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