There are moments in life when the ground gives way beneath your feet —
not because you’ve failed, but because you’ve outgrown the soil you were planted in.
The old roles don’t fit.
The old conversations feel heavy.
The old environments that once defined you now suffocate your spirit.
You know you can’t go back — but you also don’t yet know how to move forward.
This is the in-between — the sacred chrysalis of transformation.
The highest and purest truth is this:
You are not falling apart. You are being reborn.
And though the process feels lonely, messy, and uncertain, it is holy beyond measure.
The Death of the Old Self
Every transformation begins with an ending.
Before the butterfly ever learns to fly, the caterpillar dissolves within the cocoon.
This part terrifies us because our human nature equates endings with loss.
But in the spiritual realm, endings are doorways — thresholds between who you were and who you’re becoming.
The caterpillar cannot take its old body into flight.
Likewise, you cannot carry old fears, roles, and survival patterns into your new life.
The people who once demanded your silence, the environments that fed on your energy, the identities that were built around keeping others comfortable — they belong to an old frequency.
And as painful as it is, you cannot heal in the same place that hurt you.
This shedding is not cruelty — it’s clarity.
It’s your soul saying, “You cannot stay small to make others comfortable anymore.”
The old you had to end, not because she was wrong, but because she completed her purpose.
The Sacred Cocoon: Stillness Becomes Rebirth
If the caterpillar could speak, it might call the cocoon a tomb — dark, confining, isolating.
But from the Divine’s perspective, it’s not a tomb. It’s a womb.
The in-between stage — where you’re no longer who you were, but not yet who you’re becoming — is where miracles incubate.
Nothing visible seems to happen here.
To the outside world, it looks like stagnation.
But within the silence, every cell of your being is reorganizing itself into something unimaginable.
You are not “stuck.” You are under sacred reconstruction.
This cocoon phase asks for surrender.
It asks you to stop forcing and start trusting — to let the dismantling do its work without rushing to reassemble it.
What looks like delay is often Divine design.
Letting the Old World Crumble
When you begin to awaken, you start to see the old world differently — the manipulation, the control, the subtle cruelties that once felt “normal.”
You realize that much of what you accepted as love was conditional approval.
Much of what you called safety was actually suppression.
And much of what you labeled strength was survival.
You start to recognize the dysfunction around you — and even when others tell you, “That’s just how families are” or “That’s normal,” something deep within you knows it’s not.
You begin to burst the bubble of illusion.
You see that what others tolerate is not the same as peace.
This awakening can feel isolating because those still inside the old bubble may resist your truth.
They’ll tell you you’re “too sensitive,” “too emotional,” “too different.”
But sensitivity is not weakness — it’s spiritual intelligence.
You are not overreacting. You are perceiving.
When you stop normalizing dysfunction, you start healing generations.
The Discomfort of Transition
Transformation is rarely graceful in real time.
One day you feel strong and inspired, convinced of your purpose.
The next day you feel hollow, exhausted, unsure of who you even are anymore.
That’s normal.
You are oscillating between worlds — integrating old lessons while preparing for new light.
The in-between will test your patience.
It will ask you to find peace without clarity, hope without evidence, trust without control.
It’s not easy — but it’s sacred.
You are learning to stand in uncertainty without collapsing into fear.
You are becoming fluent in faith.
The in-between is not punishment; it’s preparation.
Letting Yourself Feel and Heal
Healing doesn’t happen by bypassing emotion.
It happens by feeling what was once forbidden to feel.
Cry. Grieve. Rage. Rest.
Let the old pain move through you instead of lodging inside you.
You are clearing generations of suppressed emotion.
You are releasing what your younger self was never allowed to express.
This isn’t regression — it’s release.
As you honor your emotions without judgment, your nervous system begins to relax, and your energy begins to rise again.
Feeling doesn’t make you weak — it makes you real.
Learning to Trust the Unknown
The human mind fears uncertainty because it cannot control it.
But the soul thrives there because that’s where it meets the Divine.
In the unknown, you are asked to walk by inner light instead of outer validation.
You are invited to stop searching for guarantees and instead cultivate guidance.
When you trust the unknown, you make room for miracles — because you are no longer trying to dictate how they arrive.
Let the mystery be a friend, not an enemy.
It’s not emptiness — it’s potential.
The unknown is not your enemy; it’s the Divine’s canvas.
Navigating the Space Between Worlds
During this transition, you may find yourself misunderstood.
Those still living by the “old world” rules — fear, hierarchy, control — may not understand why you’re stepping away.
They’ll tell you to “be realistic,” to “go back to what works,” to “stop overthinking.”
But what they call “realistic” is often just “resigned.”
You cannot go back to who you were before you saw the truth.
You can love them. You can bless them. But you cannot shrink for them.
Your task now is to anchor new energy into old spaces — not by convincing others, but by living your truth so steadily that they begin to feel what freedom looks like.
You don’t need to fit back into their world — you’re here to build a new one.
Becoming Comfortable with the Cocoon
Most people rush through transition because the silence feels unbearable.
But silence is where the soul rewires itself.
You may feel restless, tempted to fill the space with activity, distraction, or quick fixes.
Resist that urge.
Stillness is where Divine wisdom rises.
In the cocoon, everything that is not you dissolves — old fears, old obligations, old stories.
It’s uncomfortable because parts of you are dying — but only the parts that were never truly yours to begin with.
When you allow the process instead of fighting it, you stop trying to “hatch” early.
You trust that wings take time.
You are not falling behind — you are forming wings.
The Emerging: A New Way of Being
Eventually, you will feel the shift.
You’ll notice peace in places that used to trigger you.
You’ll stop seeking validation from those incapable of giving it.
You’ll find joy in small moments that used to go unnoticed.
This is rebirth.
Not a dramatic “new you” overnight, but a slow unveiling —
like dawn revealing light that was always there.
The new you doesn’t need to prove, perform, or please.
She simply is.
She knows her worth because she knows her Source.
She doesn’t chase belonging — she carries it within her.
And when she finally emerges from the cocoon,
she realizes the wings were never the goal —
they were the result of surrender.
The butterfly doesn’t chase freedom — she becomes it.
Personal Reflection: Bridge Between Worlds
For a long time, I tried to survive in spaces that didn’t see me.
I learned to make myself small to avoid conflict, to please others, to stay safe.
But safety built on silence is not safety — it’s captivity.
The Divine began whispering that it was time to leave the old world behind — even though it meant walking into the unknown.
I resisted. I doubted. I feared what would happen if I let go.
But every time I ignored that whisper, life grew heavier.
Every time I trusted it, new paths appeared.
And now, though I’m still in the in-between, I know this much is true:
The bridge may shake, but it’s still leading somewhere sacred.
The in-between is not where you’re lost — it’s where you’re being remade.
A Blessing for the Chrysalis
“Divine Source of Infinite Light,
Hold me gently in this sacred in-between.
When I cannot see the path ahead, remind me that You are the path.
Help me release the old identities that no longer serve me,
and trust the unfolding of who I am becoming.
Let my surrender be my strength,
my stillness be my sanctuary,
and my transformation be a testimony of Your grace.
May I rest in faith, even when I don’t recognize my reflection —
knowing that every ending in You is a beginning wrapped in light.”
The cocoon is not your prison — it’s your passage.
Emerging into Light
If you feel lost, unseen, or uncertain — you are not failing.
You are transforming.
You’re not who you were, and that’s okay.
You’re not yet who you’ll be, and that’s okay too.
This is sacred ground — the space where old stories dissolve so your true self can rise.
Do not rush your rebirth.
Do not apologize for outgrowing what once fit.
Do not let others convince you that returning to the old world is easier.
Stay in your cocoon as long as it takes.
Feel what needs to be felt.
Trust what is being rewritten within you.
Because one day, when the timing is right, the walls of your cocoon will split open — not because you forced them to, but because the light within you outgrew the darkness around you.
And when that happens, you won’t just walk into freedom — you’ll fly.
The Divine didn’t forget you in the cocoon — It was teaching you how to soar.
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Jessica Carey
