From Darkness to Light:
A Journey of Healing, Forgiveness, and Embracing One’s True Path
By Veronika Elias
Certified Life Between Lives® Facilitator, Canada
Molly is a social worker who first came to me saying, “I am ready to kill my dead husband!” Arthur had committed suicide several years earlier, and only after his death did she discover that he had been sexually abusing their son and daughter. Molly, who had also experienced abuse as a child, was consumed with hatred and anger toward Arthur and questioned the genuine connection and intimacy she felt they had shared during their relationship. She sought healing from this deep betrayal and wanted to understand how to help her children overcome their trauma. She also desired to explore her life purpose, career direction, and the possibility of finding romantic love again.
Rediscovering Worthiness and Love
As we regressed through early childhood memories and into the womb, Molly was taken aback by memories of love and how much loving care was directed toward her by her parents. It seemed that during her life, she forgot how worthy of love she was. Seeing and feeling so much love directed toward her was overwhelming and reassuring at the same time. “I’m going to be okay,” she concluded, receiving a glimmer of hope for her future.
In the womb, we touched on Molly’s purpose, which would hold the key to her painful experiences and the hope and promise yet to fully unfold in this incarnation—the quest of learning about unconditional love.
Lessons from Past Lives
Regressing even further into a past life, we witnessed the life of a young girl who died in a shipwreck on the way to another country, a journey symbolizing a promise of new life. While the ending of that life seemed tragic and untimely, there was a significant lesson learned—the lesson of hope, trust, and surrender to the flow of life.
Spiritual Guidance and Empowerment
At the gate to the Spirit world, Molly immediately sensed a presence, and her guide appeared, first projecting a more masculine energy before settling into an embracing female presence. This was a very emotional reunion for Molly. She reported sensing they have been together “since the beginning of time.” The guide revealed that Molly’s soul name, which she could not fully articulate at that time, symbolizes her gentle yet powerful nature. Molly, who frequently felt disempowered in this life, could, in that moment, feel the calm strength of her soul, and her demeanor and voice immediately changed, reflecting more assuredness and authority. This was a significant step toward healing, realizing that there is an unparalleled strength within that can be tapped into.
As the guide helped Molly review the past life of the young girl who died in a shipwreck, she learned that the qualities of trust and surrender she learned in that life were needed right now in her current incarnation. Even though she didn’t yet have the full picture of her path forward, the hope of new beginnings and surrendering to the current life would help carry her forward. Trusting and surrendering to the flow of life and the guidance of her soul is what is needed now.
The guide then proceeded to review another past life—a lifetime of a young Native male warrior, which came up during our previous session and continued to linger on Molly’s mind. This man was very spiritual and brave, but his idealism was not met with an equal dose of realistic awareness. When another tribe came and slaughtered his people, he ran away in shock because he could not conceive of such evil. The wisdom for Molly’s current life is that while maintaining her kindness and spirituality, she can no longer ignore the darker side of life. She must transform from a child-like naivety into an individual who can protect herself and still embrace her loving heart.
Counsel from the Elders
Accompanied by her guide, Molly approached her Council, composed of four elders who appeared joyous, humorous, and loving. She felt like she was coming home and was not at all intimidated by their presence. Molly was told she has an extraordinary capacity for love, and that this is connected to her purpose in this lifetime. Through the traumatic experiences in her life, she came to feel like she was buried in sand and had to fight to get back to the surface to feel love again. This was to teach her about how people can lose connection to love and to parts of themselves through trauma, so that she would be able to help them gather the pieces again and rediscover the gift of love as she had done for herself.
Her other life lessons concerned intimate relationships; she needed to experience love and true connection that comes first from the spirit and only then from the body. She was told she would meet the right romantic partner when she learned to trust her intuition fully, rediscover her worth, and refuse to settle for less than she deserves.
When Molly asked about how she could help her children heal, the Council said her courage to follow her path and intuition, choosing growth and change in the face of fear and darkness, had already enriched her family immensely. Her taking care of herself, loving herself, and experiencing joy was the best lesson for her two children. She leads by her own example and is reminded that her son and daughter are on their own paths which their souls planned ahead.
Healing the Past, Embracing the Future
When asked about her contract with her ex-husband, Arthur, the Council revealed to Molly that they had many lifetimes together and that their contract was now completed. Arthur was unable to continue his physical existence because he was destroying everything around him and was no longer connected to his spirit which is “very beautiful, strong, and incredibly loving.” This was a powerful moment of catharsis for Molly. She agreed to allow Arthur to appear in front of her and as his soul emerged, he immediately expressed his love for her and deep gratitude. He explained that in his life as Arthur, he lost his connection to his essence and repeated what was done to him, as he was also sexually abused as a child. He felt so much shame and hatred towards himself and saw no way out, so he chose to kill himself to end the cycle. Molly thanked him for this act of compassion, and this understanding allowed her to begin releasing the trauma tied to this connection. After Arthur’s soul left, Molly had an important realization. She now understood that they together played out the drama of their relationship so that they could each break certain unresolved patterns which kept repeating themselves throughout lifetimes. She suddenly exclaimed, “So we helped each other in this lifetime again,” and noted that Arthur’s soul is very old and powerful, despite the events of the current life.
Before we concluded, we asked about Molly taking a different path with her career, which she had been contemplating. She was encouraged to overcome her fears and was shown the following analogy: “I’m stepping forward to the edge of a cliff. I just need to open my arms and I will find wings to fly. Then I will fall deeper into the depths and start flying.” She was told she would learn to approach the spirit without ego and eventually write a book. The Council remarked that “this will be the beauty and power of her offering.”
Embracing Her True Path
Finally, Molly visited the rings of Jupiter, where her spirit originated from. Jupiter is a very wise planet with integrity and “when it needs to get things done, it just powers through them.” There is also a sense of commitment to the family. The wisdom this holds for her is the realization that we are all energy and are interconnected, including plants and animals. Her role and contribution are to help others find and grow self-love.
Transformation and Empowerment
This session was a reminder of how quickly things can shift with the help of the Spirit and the client’s commitment to change and inner growth. Molly was so ready and willing to release the past and embrace the gift of a new life that her spirit was offering her, so much so that it felt like she was changing in front of my very eyes, making incredible progress from one session to another.
Molly appreciated all the guidance she received in the Spirit world. Most of all, she was incredibly thankful for being shown Arthur’s perspective and for witnessing how damaging his own behavior was to himself. Seeing his innate goodness helped her reconcile the duality she observed in him while he was still alive and understand that the connection they had was not a lie. Although his transgressions were serious and caused immense damage to their family, the understanding, compassion, and emotional catharsis experienced in the Spirit Realm allowed Molly to shift the story, release much of the charge that has been eating her away from the inside, and make advancements on her healing journey that were not possible before. With the encouragement of her guide and Council, she was also ready to release the belief that she was meant to live her life for others rather than for herself, which had been one of the main obstacles to walking her true path. Overall, this session was incredibly empowering for Molly, and she has been more confident in herself and ready to embrace her authentic journey.
One year after the session, Molly has embraced her intuitive abilities and is using her lifelong experience as a social worker, coupled with her understanding of energy, to provide alternative healing services and counseling for children and adults who have suffered trauma. I now see a woman in front of me who is thriving, and although her healing and integration are ongoing, she is moving through deeper layers of her psyche with much more confidence and is finding beauty and wholeness in herself which before remained hidden. Molly is embracing her authentic life path and is a shining beacon for her clients as well as her family. ♥
Veronika Elias is an LBL Facilitator in Manitoba, Canada and Prague, Czech Republic