The Light Lexicon

The Light Lexicon is a living glossary created by Global Lightworkers United to bring clarity and coherence to the language of Lightwork. It illuminates the deeper meaning and vibration behind words often used in the spiritual and metaphysical realm — helping us communicate with greater harmony, awareness, and unity. Together, we’re bringing light to the language of awakening.

Empath

An Empath is someone who naturally senses and feels the emotions, energy, or physical sensations of others as if they were their own.  This heightened sensitivity allows Empaths to connect deeply with people, places, and even the natural world. When balanced, this gift becomes a powerful tool for compassion, understanding, and healing.As LIGHTWORKERS,  empaths serve as emotional harmonizers by transmuting heaviness into light and helping others feel seen, heard, and loved.

Shadow aspect to observe: tendency toward energetic overwhelm or emotional exhaustion from absorbing others’ energy.

Light aspect to embody: development of strong energetic boundaries and compassionate awareness.

Intuitive

An Intuitive is someone who receives insight, guidance, or understanding beyond logical reasoning, through inner knowing, subtle sensing, or direct connection with higher consciousness.  Intuition is the language of the soul; it speaks in feelings, symbols, synchronicities, and quiet certainty. Intuitives trust their inner compass to guide decisions, relationships, and creative or spiritual pursuits. As LIGHTWORKERS, intuitives help others reconnect to their own inner wisdom and the guidance of the unseen realms.

Shadow aspect to observe: self-doubt or over-analysis that clouds inner truth.

Light aspect to embody: development of trust, receptivity, and grounded discernment.

Light

Light is the innate, unchanging essence within every human being that reflects truth, clarity, and higher consciousness. It is the part of us that is pure awareness rather than personality, ego, or identity. In spiritual practice, light represents the energy of awakening, intuition, compassion, and connection to something greater than the physical self. It is both a personal inner illumination and a universal force that guides growth, healing, and alignment.

When we speak of living in the light, we mean living from authenticity, integrity, love, and presence. When we speak of awakening to the light, we refer to remembering who we truly are beneath conditioning, trauma, and societal expectations. Light is not a destination. It is a state of being that strengthens as we choose clarity over confusion, love over fear, and truth over illusion.

Shadow aspect to observe: Avoidance of inner work, spiritual bypassing, attachment to “being good,” or using the concept of light to deny, suppress, or judge darker emotions, wounds, or human complexity.

Light aspect to embody: Self-awareness, compassion, honesty, presence, and the courage to integrate all parts of the self—allowing wisdom, love, and clarity to guide thoughts, actions, and relationships.