The Concealed Light of Who You Are

 David Krovblit: Flower Brain - Truth, 2023

"Love is the essence of all religions. The soul itself is made of love."

Hazrat Inayat Khan

As we cross the threshold between seasons and stories, December arrives with a rare constellation of energies: the Cold Moon in Gemini, the Sun shining in Kislev (the month of miracles), Hanukkah approaching, Christmas nearing, the Winter Solstice, and the soft afterglow of Thanksgiving.

Together they invite us into reflection, truth, renewal, and the subtle possibility of miracles.

This week’s Super Full Moon in Gemini, the final Full Moon and Supermoon of 2025, glistens as a luminous mirror. Gemini, ruled by Mercury, the divine messenger reminds us that words are not merely sounds but spells; frequencies that sculpt both our inner and outer worlds.

The ancient Aramaic incantation abracadabra means “I create as I speak.”

But to speak with power; to speak from truth, we must first listen with presence. This Supermoon rises at 13º of Gemini, illuminating the stories we tell ourselves. These narratives, often unconscious, shape our emotions, our choices, and our sense of possibility.

Adding to its potency, this moon coincides with the rare Major Lunar Standstill, causing the Moon to rise at extraordinary heights, something we will not witness again until 2042. This dramatic ascent mirrors the spaciousness available to us between stimulus and our response. It is an invitation to rise above the noise of our thoughts and feelings, to observe with clarity, and to act from the truth of who we are rather than from our conditioning.

In simple terms: As the Moon reaches its standstill, you too can pause. Listen instead of react. Act from truth instead of habit. Speak from the heart rather than the head.

And as we step into the month of Kislev, Sagittarius in the Kabbalistic calendar, we enter the season of the Concealed Light, a light that holds the potential for renewal, clarity, and miracles. Kabbalah teaches a profound paradox: before light reveals itself, we must ask to see the truth. Not the surface-level truth of opinions or reactions, but the deeper truth of who we are beneath narratives, noise, and inherited expectations.

We live in a world where “lies” are subtle: words spoken to appease rather than express, choices made from pressure rather than authenticity, behaviors misaligned with our values.

As The Top Five Regrets of the Dying reminds us, the greatest regret we have before dying is not living a life true to oneself.

So this month invites us to ask:

Where am I thinking, speaking, or acting in ways that do not align with my essence?

Where am I guided by external expectation instead of inner truth?

Because all human behavior is purposeful, yet much of it is driven by mistaken beliefs we’ve formed in childhood. These beliefs distort our sense of self, constrict our perception of what is possible, and pull us away from truth. And when we act from these beliefs, we are acting from fear, not from our essence. We are acting from survival, not love.

And yet beneath every mistaken belief lies something profoundly simple:

We are love. Our Essence? Love.

Not emotional love.

Not sentimental love.

But essential, foundational, source-patterned love.

This is the same truth illuminated by the Bwiti teachings, which I’ve been so privileged to be immersed in over these past weeks:

You are not your thoughts.

You are not your feelings.

You are the awareness, the witness, the spark of light, the consciousness.

You are love.

When we forget this, we become reactive, entangled, and pulled by illusions.

When we remember, we become free.

In the space between stimulus and response lies our freedom.

In this space, we choose truth over reactivity.

In this space, we choose love over fear.

In this space, we reclaim authorship of our lives.

When we act or speak from fear, our words dim our own light.

When we act or speak from truth, our words become creation.

Abracadabra — I create as I speak.

From this place, miracles are not extraordinary events.

They are the natural outcome of living in alignment.

As the days shorten and winter approaches, the Solstice marks the longest night, the birthplace of returning light. Hanukkah mirrors this beautifully: one humble flame, tended with devotion, expands into eight days of illumination. And Kislev teaches that when we remove the illusions obscuring our essence, the Concealed Light reveals itself naturally.

So as we move through this sacred month, I offer you a simple practice:

• Ask the Light to reveal where you are not living in truth.

• Ask for clarity to witness the patterns, stories, and reactions that are not truly you.

• Ask for the courage to shift — gently, consciously, in alignment with your essence.

• Ask for the spaciousness to choose love over fear.

Because to the extent that we soften the grip of fear,

to the extent that we release mistaken beliefs,

to the extent that we let love lead:

The Concealed Light reveals itself.

And with it, the miracles of Kislev.

May this month bring you clarity where there has been confusion.

May it bring truth where there has been distortion.

May it bring love where there has been fear.

May it bring miracles where there have been limits.

And may your words, spoken from truth, shape a reality worthy of who you truly are.

Sending Love,

J