Angel Numbers - 222
As I was saying in my Angel Numbers 111 post, everything is made up and we get to live in this world where our own beliefs collide with those of others. How do we decide which is more “real”? How do we hold space for that duality?
To me, all angel numbers are an ascension of each other. If 111 is creation, then 222 is what morphs from the singular. It is observance, it is duality, it is tension, it is the self and the other; the other as the self, and self as other.
Creating Our Reality Through Duality
I’m reading this book right now called Existential Kink and there is a concept she pulls forward about Persephone, the Queen of The Underworld. The first observation is that there is technically no King of the underworld, which leads us into “okay well how did this girl get to be Queen then and who the hell truly dragged her down there?” Like yeah we know in the myths it was her uncle Hades, but he’s not actually referred to anywhere as King…
So she gives us this idea. What if Persephone, in trying to experience herself, separated herself (aka what if she created this whole myth) in order to truly experience herself as whole. This isn’t meant to gaslight anyone - it’s triggering to think of someone, even a God, creating an experience of deep pain and suffering for themselves just for the sake of it. But the truth is, to some level that sort of is the human condition. Often we do on some level experience that which is the most painful to us.
The Duality - Dreams & Nightmares
This isn’t a way to justify the terrible things that do happen to us as humans, but it’s a philosophical and spiritual question about duality. As above, so below. If we are to be ourselves, we must fully see ourselves. The ways in which certain things are presented are not the same as the inherent truth that they hold.
For example - one of my biggest relational fears is emotional abandonment. I had a partner cheat on me, and through that experience I decided to try and forgive him to heal our relationship. There is the aspect of this where I 1) chose to be with someone who couldn’t honour me and then 2) also choose to not honour myself through this relationship. This whole series of events made me incredibly physically, mentally, and emotionally ill. Which was interesting because one of my greatest relational dreams is to be cared for. Somehow I had gotten into a situation where I had to be cared for by this person in the aftermath of betrayal. I had my hopes and fears bundled together in one big thing.
On some subconscious level, I knew I was betraying myself. I knew that staying in that relationship was dangerous for me — even entering it to begin with. I created a circumstance for myself in which I was a villain unto myself, but also a hero unto myself. A villain in another person, but also a hero in them too.
What I’m trying to get at is that in order to experience wholeness, we must embrace that there is duality. It doesn’t have to be as dramatic as Persephone, but often we repress the “shadow” side of our desires which leaves us in a state where our subconscious will create patterns and circumstances to bring it forward.
I couldn’t admit for a long time that I wanted to be cared for. Partly because in my childhood I wasn’t, and it didn’t feel safe. But I also truly wanted to be able to care for myself. In being unable to admit one, I equally failed at the other.
Okay, How does this relate to Angel Number 222?
Well, ultimately, this angel number says in order to be embraced in our deepest truths we must see the flip side of them. From 1, wholeness, we create duality in order to experience our whole self. I don’t inherently believe that opposition has a “good” and “bad” side - or even a “light” and “shadow” side. It’s more just that which we are willing to experience, and that which we are unwilling to experience.
It is conscious and subconscious. It is the known and unknown. And within that, 222 is also movement. It is how we get from one to another, and the depth or capacity in which we can experience things.
222 - BALANCE
A way to experience wholeness. The battle and integration of the conscious with the subconscious.
questions to ask when you see 222:
am I currently experiencing tension within myself or my life?
what is the hope side of my fear?
where can I embrace the entirety of myself?
is there something I am suppressing?
what wholeness is available to me?
is there something I need help with?
where am I currently supported?
where am I experiencing duality?
what am I most willing to embrace about my current situation?
what am I most unwilling to embrace about my current situation?
is there something happening that I feel consciously against?
what balance is available in my inner and outer world?
what feels out of balance?
am I on the other side of a previously held experience?
222 is the dichotomies, the oppositions, the secret third space, the duality, the orbit, the support, the bridge.
If you google “angel number 222” this is what appears:
“Angel number 222 symbolizes balance, harmony, and cooperation, suggesting a call to nurture relationships, trust the process, and have faith in divine guidance. It indicates that you're on the right path, encouraging you to maintain a positive mindset and focus on creating unity and balance in all areas of your life.”
It’s a very “yes, and…” kind of thing. I find it more helpful long term to build ways to understand the signs and things I believe in than to just take them at the face value of wherever I happen to be looking. Contribution is an important part of integration - and as I’ve said before and will say again… everything is made up! So why wouldn’t what we make-up be just as valuable (if not more) to our own experience?
If you have enjoyed or learned something from these contemplations, please stay tuned. I will be posting about angel numbers 111-999 in the coming weeks with different reflections of their purpose, how to use them, and developing a functional relationship with them.
I would love to read your reflections on what Angel Number 222 means for you or your relationship with Angel Numbers in the comments.
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