Win in the Dark: The Containment of Light and the Power of Privacy
Win in the Dark: The Containment of Light and the Power of Privacy Have you ever heard that you shouldn’t speak your plans too soon because of the evil eye? Not as superstition, but as - protection. I’ve never dismissed that idea. I’ve felt it - the subtle shift that happens when something sacred is exposed before it has roots. The way an idea feels dense and alive inside you, almost electric, when it’s still private. And then how it feels slightly thinner once it’s been spoken aloud. More vulnerable. More negotiable. There are certain things that change under observation. In Kabbalah, there is a concept called Ayin Hara - the evil eye. It speaks to the spiritual vulnerability created when blessing is exposed unnecessarily. There is a teaching that blessing thrives in concealment. That what is hidden carries potency. That light revealed prematurely can attract constriction. Concealment isn’t done out of fear. It's containment. Light is powerful, but in its early stages it is...
