A butterfly’s wings—the symbol of transformation. The caterpillar encloses itself in a cocoon and emerges a seemingly transformed being. Do you not also retreat into a cocoon before you experience change? For some it is quite dark inside—yes, the dark night of the soul. But it is there in the silence, when the wailing stops, that you can hear the Voice. “You are not alone. I have given you wings to fly, but you must do the work to break out of this sticky place you have crawled into. I will help you if you let me.”
Know that you are not alone when you grieve. You can retreat into yourself as often as you like, but there are two of you holed up inside: the tiny self which thinks it is separate from all others, and the Greater Self connecting you to all that is. You will enter the cocoon many times in your life and emerge all the stronger for it. Do not fear this silent space. Enter it at will, both when grieving and giving thanks. It is there, in the silence, that transformation takes place.