Power vs. Force

Power vs. Force ⚡️

I come from a country where we Chileans have grown up with a narrow and conditioned understanding of what power truly means.

Returning to my homeland after four years abroad has given me the distance to broaden my perspective—to see how we experience power, both individually and collectively.

I believe there’s a widespread confusion between power, force, and abuse. Yet this entanglement feels especially deep in our land, among our people, who have been profoundly wounded by violence and repression in our still very young history.

Abuse seems almost embedded in our culture—a shared karma that operates on many levels. As a result, the collective emotional state often resembles that of an adolescent in crisis: still uncertain of its identity, with fear disguised as rage, rebelling against authority yet not yet able to do so in a sustainable way.

Authority may appear in many forms—from parents and governments to, on a global scale, the illusion of the obsolete “American dream.”

From my own experience, I’ve come to see that true power arises from within, directly emanating from Source. It is a calm, ever-expanding energy—strong enough to sustain itself without needing to prove or display anything. It requires no external validation. It doesn’t have to do anything, and yet it holds the potential for everything. It is the peaceful certainty that breathes with you, moment by moment.

True power is a knowing.

It’s the calm voice within that says:

“Regardless of who believes in me, no matter the opinions of others—even in the face of hostility from those I love most—I still know: I am one with Source. I am free to live as I choose.”

You know you’re stepping into your power when you no longer seek approval, reassurance, or validation from conditional people—when you remember that true authority is Father Sun and Mother Earth themselves. Eventually, you realize: you belong to yourself as much as you belong to the universe that created you.

No one else in between.

Force, on the other hand, arises from trying to impose an ego-driven will upon another.

It stems from a place of lack — from an unrecognized sense of unworthiness.

When we can’t face the most fragile part of ourselves, the one that secretly believes “I don’t really deserve,” the ego builds a protective shield that seeks to overpower others, hoping no one will glimpse the hidden vulnerability beneath.

It may appear strong, but in truth, it’s a mask for fear and shame.

From the land of revolution, this Chilean affirms:

true revolution is daring to follow your heart and stand for your own happiness — without explanation, without needing anyone’s understanding.

True revolution is releasing everything that no longer serves your soul’s calling, and having the courage to simplify your life to its essence.

It’s surrendering the restless, controlling mind and allowing the heart’s energy to guide your path, step by step — even when you have absolutely no idea where it will lead.

When you’ve done the inner work — when you’ve truly sat with what’s inside and walked through each ego death — your understanding of power transforms.

You realize there’s nothing left to prove.

Those who try to make you feel small, who seek to place themselves above you, are actually the ones most afraid — the ones who feel powerless in the face of their own lives and must diminish others to feel control. That’s all that’s really happening.

Force and abuse may inflate the ego for a time — it’s part of being human — but it never lasts. It isn’t sustainable. It doesn’t bring freedom, only dependence on other egos for survival.

True power can only arise when the ego finally softens, allowing Spirit to lead.

It is born from surrender, from humility — to whom?

To the Goddess herself, and to Her ineffable plan.