Are You Strengthening Darkness or Expanding Brightness?

Are You Strengthening Darkness or Expanding Brightness?

From Disrupt Consciousness by Roel Smelt

November 26, 2025 · 3 min

About this episode

The episode explores the contrast between those awakening to their pain bodies and those who have deeply processed their darkness, questioning whether one is strengthening darkness or expanding brightness.

The point being of today’s article is… We live in a time where millions of people are waking up to their pain bodies. Some are still deeply entangled in them, others have done much of the inner work, and a very small group has reached a level of realization that allows them to create effortlessly and responsibly. The real question for all of us is simple: Are you strengthening darkness unknowingly, or expanding brightness with full awareness? The Situation at Hand In recent months I’ve watched something subtle but important unfold. More and more people are entering what I would call the “awakening fog.” They feel lighter, they sense spaciousness, they meditate for a few weeks and experience a glimpse of freedom. And with that glimpse comes a sudden confidence: I understand. I’ve arrived. But underneath that clarity, the body is still reacting the same way. Stress still fires quickly. Old wounds still shape perception. The nervous system still predicts threat. What feels like awakening is often only the beginning. A doorway, not a destination. And then there is the other group. A much smaller group. These are the humans who have sat through their darkness instead of bypassing it…

People in this episode

Host: Roel Smelt

Topics covered

  • awakening
  • spirituality
  • inner work
  • darkness
  • brightness
  • nervous system
  • personal growth

Keywords

  • awakening
  • pain bodies
  • spirituality
  • nervous system
  • personal growth
  • darkness
  • brightness

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