07/02/2026
Modern spirituality and trauma healing emphasize witnessing- observing thoughts, emotions, and sensations without engagement. This reflects Shiva consciousness, which brings clarity, distance, and perspective. But witnessing alone can leave emotions unfinished.
Śākta consciousness restores participation. It allows feelings to be experienced in the body so emotional energy can move and complete. From a nervous system perspective, healing requires oscillation between awareness and action, safety and activation.
When emotions are only observed, the body contains them.
When they are felt, the nervous system reorganizes. True integration happens when awareness stays present while fully participating in experience balancing Shiva’s clarity with Shakti’s movement.