We walk around composed of many layers, like scales, on our person. We think these scales are like armor to protect us from “hard knocks” for they represent all the times we’ve been hurt or blamed or ridiculed. The scales are from every time we’ve turned our backs on someone or another walked away from us – “I don’t need them,” we say, and we become more and more covered in our armor. But our armor blocks out the light. To be an illumined being of light we must break off the scales and free ourselves of this covering, that doesn’t protect us at all, but limits us in many ways. It limits us because we hold onto our love instead of giving it away, it limits us because we hold onto our money instead of giving it away, it limits us because we are restricted to the rules we’ve imposed on ourselves as our scales formed and turned us into inanimate statues. To be free of the scales we need to shine some light on the reason the scales are there in the first place. Dig into it, the feelings involved, shine some understanding and acceptance and forgiveness on that experience and see that scale lift and vaporize into the light. Dig deeper, the next layer, what was it that caused this protective shield, resolve it by acceptance and forgiveness and cry if you have to. It takes time to break through our crusty covering but when we do we stand easier because we stand in the light. This is not an easy process for most so don’t beat yourself up but be happy when you begin to lift the scales for you are walking on the path of the illumined warrior.
