I Stand Naked in the Water
Completely exposed. Everyone around can see me. I can feel everything on my delicate skin — the breeze, the scorching sun, the droplets of water splashing playfully. I am here, just like that. Yet, in a completely different context. I’m not alone on this beach. Laughter-filled children run around, and other uncovered adults immerse themselves in the water.
I remember the first time I shed my layers and entered the lake, trembling with cold and fear. Back then, only the impersonal nature bore witness to me. But I went deeper and deeper, guided by the intuition of this experience, and it led me here — to the co-presence of human trust.
I never thought I would reach this point in life where I can show myself fully in the daylight — both my beloved, imperfect body and my inner self, with its shining qualities and unsettling shadows. When I am in the circle, I can view myself from all perspectives. Emotions emerge from me. The community holds space for me, even when I touch my most sensitive places. Under the layers of tightly worn shame that I used to carry daily, I now discover my joy and vitality. Healing happens in presence.
I am exploring something vast and liberating, which can only be experienced in a community of dedicated individuals. When I stand in my authenticity, I finally open up to deep connection. Instead of putting energy into building masks and illusions, I direct it to create energetic intimacy with the beings around me. I see and am seen.
A clear mirror, the pure surface of the community, reflects my soul. This is a favor, a gift we give to each other. For it is only when I receive non-judgmental, clear feedback on how I manifest in the space that I can start following my truth — choosing where I will go next, what I will create, and what I will become in the next little here and now. Acceptance is the starting point of transformation — change then comes from love, not from fear that “something is wrong with me.”
I look around and clearly see that I did not create this beach, this community, and the quality of this moment alone. There are other powerful people here, sprinkled with sand and presence, who, alongside me, manifest straight from the heart. What we have created is connected to higher qualities, which now manifest in the world through us. Together, we realize them more strongly, quickly, and harmoniously. The immense potential is in our hands. Unknown until now to a solitary witch like me.
So, do I still want to cast spells alone, or with others? I don’t know about you, but after what I’ve experienced, the answer is clear to me.
