I’ve always been a big fan of fantasy. Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, The Magicians…I’ve always loved stories that centered on magic. But the story was never just about magical things happening. It was often about a journey.
These stories drew me in because of the way the characters grew, changed, sacrificed, and treated one another. I was moved by how they engaged with the challenges they were faced with, whether they were afraid or not. The way they navigated things that were often unfair, at times purely lucky, and many times seemingly insurmountable. It wasn’t about a happy ending. It wasn’t about finding an easy way out of their circumstances. What made it so meaningful was the quest they embarked on, knowing full-well they were chasing problems, sometimes with no idea how to solve them.
I think of my spiritual journey as a quest. I always have, ever since I began “waking up” in 2012. With so much of my astrological energy in the sign of Sagittarius (always seeking more knowledge and traveling in pursuit of higher learning), my relationship to Spirit, to The Creator, The Most High has always been motivated by a search. Early on, I discovered Spirit searched for me as much as I searched for it. I sought out meaning and meaning sought me out as well.
This is how I came to honor the never-ending quest for Spiritual wisdom and activity. I never looked at Spirituality as an answer to a question or something to solve my problems, though it has been both of those things and more. For every answer I receive, I come away with two or more questions to keep me probing for more of the truth. It’s an intricate dance we do, me and Spirit. Even when I’m tired of dancing, I never want the connection to break. I never want to let go. So I keep asking more questions. I keep taking on more assignments. I keep pro-longing my quest. It’s more work, more discoveries, more blessings, and more risk. But with every risk comes something magical that I couldn’t get through any other measure.
Everyone’s relationship to Spirit won’t be like mine. But there will likely be times that adopting this attitude on your spiritual walk will help you keep things in perspective and stay connected to the forces outside of yourself that guide you to what matters most. Embracing the quest motivates you to keep going in the direction of what you are being called to. Believe me, you want to answer when you get that call.