The sacred union

 

Relationships are how we grow; they cradle and stretch us. Through connection and division, love and hurt, compassion and separation, they invite us to return again and again to the most important relationship we’ll ever have – the one with ourself, the sacred union that’s been waiting within.

Ancient mystery teachings whisper secrets of sacred unions: Hieros gamos (‘sacred marriage’) in early Christian mysticism and Kabbalah, sexual alchemy in ancient Egyptian teachings, and Yab-yum (‘father-mother’) in Tibetan Buddhism. We’re familiar with mystic couples such as Isis and Osiris, but we each have the sacred masculine and feminine within.

Every relationship can be seen as an invitation to deepen connection with the beloved within, even our most challenging relationships – especially the most challenging ones.

The sacred union isn’t just between you and another, it’s returning to yourself. And when we return to ourselves, we also return to humanity as a whole.