a sacred space of stillness and transformation
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Chrysalis (n.)
/ˈkris-ə-ləs/
From the Greek khrusos — meaning “gold.” A chrysalis is the golden, protective shell where a caterpillar retreats and dissolves into formlessness before transforming into a butterfly. From all outward appearances the chrysalis is a pause, a hibernation. When in fact, the alchemy of the caterpillar's metamorphosis, from earth bound to winged creature, reflects the power & magic of the imaginal.
The Human Parallel
Inside the chrysalis, imaginal cells activate the hidden blueprint for what's to come. Likewise, we carry the imaginal within us. When we enter sacred stillness, the original design of our soul awakens.
Across cultures and centuries, true transformation has always begun in stillness. In Jungian psychology, Indigenous rites of passage, and artistic traditions—from the Lakota Vision Quest to the Eleusinian Mysteries of Greece—there exists a sacred phase of becoming that asks for withdrawal without disappearance.
The Chrysalis honors this rhythm. You remain in the world, yet hold what matters most close—not out of fear, but in reverence. Because what is tender deserves protection, and what is becoming deserves silence, not scrutiny.
Like the Japanese concept of ma, it is the space between forms that allows something new to emerge. It is a quiet vow to go inward, to offer yourself sanctuary and reflection.
Why A Sacred Pause?
“Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Your suffering needs you to acknowledge it. Go home and be there for all these things.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
make A vow to go inward
- If you are letting go—perhaps of a relationship, a career path, a home, or a lifestyle that no longer fits.
- If you're in a place of grief and healing after loss.
- If you're beginning a creative project, such as a manuscript, an art project, or other creative endeavor that you don’t yet want feedback.
- If you're longing to reinvent yourself away from performance and pressure.
- If you're either healing your your body, or transforming it.
These are just a few of life's threshold moments that benefit from a conscientious inward journey.
The sacred space of the Chrysalis honors the invisible becoming—the quiet alchemy that happens in silence, away from critique, commentary, and distraction.
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“All true things must change, and only that which is ready to die can be born anew. The inward journey, like the tribal rite, brings us into confrontation with the self.” C. Jung
Why Keep it Quiet?
Because early growth is delicate. When you speak too soon, you scatter the spell. When you share too widely, you open yourself to distraction, opinion, and misalignment.
The Chrysalis insulates you from: external critique before you’re ready to share, performance pressure, premature disclosure that weakens your clarity, people projecting their limitations onto your visions and your imminent transformation.
Keep it secret until it's done
"In a world obsessed with exposure, turning inward is an act of rebellion." ~s.merritt
If you’re in a season of deep transformation—grieving, healing, beginning again, moving quietly toward something new—then the Chrysalis is here to hold you.
When you enter the Chrysalis, you are not leaving your life.
You are simply choosing to tend a private endeavor, quietly and with reverence.
This is a space for:
• Sacred secrecy
• Quiet transformation
• Choosing yourself without needing to explain.
Whether you are:
• Writing a book, or building a new business
• Recovering from heartbreak or illness
• Beginning a new path
• Or simply needing to withdraw from external noise to return to self…
This PDF is a gift to you, It is your guide & companion. It includes:
• A poetic invitation to go inward
• Guidance for creating your Chrysalis timeframe
• Daily practices to anchor you
• A vow you write to yourself
• Journal prompts to support your unfolding
To enter the Chrysalis is to step away from the noise and busyness of your life and return to the rhythm of being. In a society fixated on progress, productivity, and performance, the Chrysalis is a radical pause—a vow to go inward.
When you pause & stop performing who you think you should be, you begin remembering who you actually are. This is not a retreat from life. It is a sacred season of re-creation.
The Hermit: Guardian of the Chrysalis
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In the sacred rhythm of the Chrysalis, we honor the Hermit—not as exile, but as sovereign seeker. His lantern does not light the path ahead; it lights the truth within. He walks alone not in despair, but in devotion.
Dedicating time for solitude is your 'permission slip' to listen to your inner voice. The Hermit reminds us that illumination begins in darkness. The Hermit is your witness, your teacher, your reflection. You are not disappearing—you are reclaiming your inner compass.
When we share too widely, we dilute the essence.
The chrysalis is a space for you and your soul alone.
No critique. No audience. Just presence.
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Ma (間) – The Japanese Aesthetic of Sacred Space
What it is:
Ma (間) is an untranslatable Japanese concept that refers to the space between—not as emptiness or lack, but as presence. It’s the pause in music, the silence between spoken words, the light between shoji screens, the white space in a painting. It is the pregnant pause that gives form meaning.
