We are Light. All of creation is Light. Yet it can sometimes be a challenge to see that light reflected in the world. Our physical human eyes can detect less than 1% of the known electromagnetic spectrum. Scientific research and special instruments have revealed many more wavelengths in existence which impact us on a daily basis without our conscious awareness. But we can re-attune ourselves to “see” those frequencies with our inner knowingness. We can re-attune ourselves to Source Light.
My soul recently reminded me of a streaming series I watched several years ago titled “All the Light We Cannot See”[1], which was an adaptation of the award-winning book by Anthony Doerr. Though I only saw the screen version (which included some changes from the original book), I found it quite powerful. Set during World War II, it follows the stories of two young adults, one German and one French, who are unknowingly connected by a mutual love of a radio science program about the electromagnetic spectrum. The professor who narrates the program discusses “all the light we cannot see” and how powerful of a force that unseen light is in our lives and throughout the universe. Those teachings were a beacon of light to each of them during a time when the world seemed a very dark place to many.
These two characters also became themselves beacons of light through their actions by holding hope in a time of great turmoil. Their actions seemed small in the context of the big machines of war, but as the viewer you see what they cannot- the ripple effects their actions have for others. They become, in their own ways, the light that others cannot see but feel the effects of nonetheless.
When we’re struggling to see light in the world, it may be helpful to remember that we don’t need to actually see it to know it. We may be straining to see the light, to see the “good” in a world that seems uncertain, but divine light is always visible with our inner sight. Sometimes, all we need to do is relax and trust and we will know Light in all its unique manifestations.
[1] All the Light We Cannot See. Developed by Steven Knight, based on the book by Anthony Doerr, Netflix, November 2023.
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