Lyrical Miracle #1: Reflektor by Arcade Fire

I want this to be fun and not time consuming so I will be sticking to an easy to follow format to start: a song lyric and a brief meditation. So here goes:

Lyrical Miracle #1

Trapped in a prism, in a prism of light
Alone in the darkness, darkness of white
We fell in love, alone on a stage
In the reflective age

Arcade Fire – “Reflektor”

I love this song and album but never knew this line exactly: “Alone in the darkness, darkness of white“. Makes me think of this guy -> ☯️. Everything in nature is totally balanced. Whether we are able to grasp that balance is at any time a matter of where our attention is focused. Total darkness and total light are in some silly way one in the very same. So when we’re feeling trapped in the total darkness, we’re really just failing to see some other reflection of light to pierce the veil and open us up to that greater balance.

To me, this is very reassuring given how dark things seem at times. AI doom, financial disasters, political turmoil, epidemics of all sorts – it can be hard to shake ourselves out of a negative perspective (especially if you know where to look). But as someone who can be drawn to this intense darkness at times, it feels healthy to step back and remember that there is light that is just as intense.

To lose all track of the darkness in the world, though, puts you right back in the prism, the darkness of white. I’ve fallen in love with the pursuit of finding balance through reflection.