Did you ever watch the film, The Wizard of Oz?

Was it one of your favourite films as a child?

Or did you read the book, authored by L Frank Baum?

I loved the film. I watched it at Christmastime every year. It was so magical and amazing to watch. I never got bored of it, even though I’d seen it so many times.

Recently, during my meditations, The Wizard of Oz theme frequently enters my awareness. The Emerald City in particular.

I pondered the significance behind the visions. It came to me that the story itself embodies the journey of life.

There is so much symbolism in the story of Dorothy on her journey to find the Wizard. I’m not sure if I ever realized it before. I often forget the findings I make during meditations unless I write them down.

Now, I fully understand the hidden messages within the story of The Wizard of Oz. The Judy Garland version, and why it has been popping into my meditations.

If you’ve never seen the film, I’ll explain a little more…

The Concept

Dorothy gets stranded in a strange but magical place after being knocked unconscious during a tornado. She wakes up in a land that is bright and beautiful. It is filled with little people, called Munchkins. There are also witches, both good and bad.

Dorothy wakes up in this strange world. She is desperate to get back home to her family and friends in Kansas. In Kansas, she feels safe and her life makes sense.

A Good Witch, Glinda, tells her that she must find the Wizard of Oz. He is the only one who can help her get back home. But there is also a bad witch working against her.

Dorothy sets off on her journey, on a yellow brick road, looking for the Wizard. Along her path, she meets a scarecrow. He thinks he doesn’t have a brain. She also encounters a tinman. He thinks he doesn’t have a heart. Finally, she meets a lion. He doesn’t believe he has any courage.

Together they head off to find the One who will give them all what they need.

When they finally get to the Wizard of Oz, they discover that he is a fraud. He has pretended to be an all-powerful being to gain respect from others and to be in charge.

The Good Witch reappeared. She explained to Dorothy that she had to go on the journey to the Emerald City. She needed to face the dangers along the way. This was necessary because she had to have those experiences. In order to discover for herself that she had the power within.

In other words, if Dorothy had been taken directly to the city, she wouldn’t have made the friends she had. They enriched her journey.

Had she discovered her own power straight away, she wouldn’t have had the experiences she’d endured. All of which made her experience more magical. Although, admittedly, at times, very stressful.

How the Film Compares to Life

We are all on our own ‘yellow brick roads.’ AKA the journey of life.

It’s a journey where we have to confront many fears and find our courage (Lion).

A journey where we have to wake up to the control and programming of governments and media (Wizard of Oz).

We work to free our brains by thinking for ourselves (Scarecrow)

We try to have more compassion and empathy for others, and move out of the lower three chakras into our heart centre (Tinman),

And it is this journey where we find our ‘inner-home’ or power. We come back to ourselves by overcoming our own challenges (Dorothy).

In the film the bad witch seems to be the more prominent character, who is constantly appearing. She desperately wants the ruby slippers off Dorothy’s feet, because they are magic and hold much power.

And doesn’t this also compare to life?

We have all had the experience of a ‘dark witch’ wanting to take our power (joy). And when I mention the dark witch, I’m referring to anyone or anything that gives us a bad experience,.

We may be travelling down a beautiful road one minute. Then, the next minute, a dark witch and her flying monkeys come to test us. They throw us off our path, push our buttons, and steal our shine.

These encounters are often painful. Yet, in the thick of things, they generally serve a purpose. They not only teach us valuable lessons, but ultimately raise our vibration and awareness.

It’s in facing these trials, and learning from them, that we eventually come to find ourselves in a better space.

Just like Dorothy, we’ve got to keep going if we want to get to the place we want to be. A place that feels like home, where we are safe and at one with ourselves.

We make these realisations whilst travelling the turbulent path of life (yellow brick road). And, again, just like Dorothy, we can discover that we had the power all along. We just need to uncover how to use it.

So, yes, in my opinion, the story of The Wizard of Oz is symbolic of life now.

It represents how we are living.

We may not always realise the significance of something as it is happening to us.

We may not see how it is shaping our choices and the direction we are taking. However, generally, all will be revealed.

Hopefully this gives you some food for thought. It may also let you see the much-loved story in a different light.

Until next time.

Diane

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