August 4, 2025 • 12 mins
Hey my lilies 🌺
In this episode, we journey into the mystery of black holes — not just the ones in space, but the ones we sometimes carry within. We explore Sagittarius A, event horizons, and the gripping reality of spaghettification (yes, that’s a real thing 😳). But more than that, we ask the deeper questions: What does it mean to walk toward the unknown? What happens when life collapses inward? And how do faith, science, and spirit collide in the cosmic equation?
Inspired by the science of Brian Cox and the wisdom of Jeremiah 33:3, this is a reflection on surrender, curiosity, and the divine gravity pulling us toward purpose — even in darkness.
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In this episode, we journey into the mystery of black holes — not just the ones in space, but the ones we sometimes carry within. We explore Sagittarius A, event horizons, and the gripping reality of spaghettification (yes, that’s a real thing 😳). But more than that, we ask the deeper questions: What does it mean to walk toward the unknown? What happens when life collapses inward? And how do faith, science, and spirit collide in the cosmic equation?
Inspired by the science of Brian Cox and the wisdom of Jeremiah 33:3, this is a reflection on surrender, curiosity, and the divine gravity pulling us toward purpose — even in darkness.
✨ Follow the journey on Instagram: @InkandImpact_podcast
🎧 Stream now wherever you listen to podcasts.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ink-impact-podcast--6678694/support.
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Hey, well Lily, welcome back to Ink and Impact, the
podcast where thought meets faith and imagination finds purpose. I'm
your host, Jasmine, and today we're walking over the edge
(00:26):
into the unknown. This episode is eleven, or this is
episode eleven, however you wanna say it. Into the unknown, faith, gravity,
(00:47):
and the garden within. Today we're going to explore something
bigger than ourselves, something scientists have studied for century and
still can't fully explain. Something spiritual, something scientific, something that
(01:09):
mirrors life, death, and even the rebirth of the soul.
We're talking about black holes, but through the lens of faith.
(01:34):
Let's begin with what we do now, or what science
tells us. The closest known black hole to Earth is
called Gaya BH one, located about one thousand, five hundred
and sixty light years away in Constellation Ophicias. It's a
(01:55):
stellar mass black hole discovered by the Gaya Space Telescope,
and it's in a binary system with a sun like star.
Now what is a black hole? It starts out as
a star, just like the Sun. But when a star
(02:17):
has exhausted its fuel, it may die in a massive
explosion called a supernova, and if the remaining core is
heavy enough, gravity takes over, and the star collapses into
itself infinitely dense, forming a black hole. There is something
(02:38):
called the infant the event a horizon. Once anything crosses it,
even light, there's no going back. It's what physicists called
the point of no return. Your go kN go inside that.
The singularity a place where time, space and the laws
(03:03):
of physics as we know it breakdown. Now, doesn't that
sound like a metaphor for life. We reach moments collapses,
(03:26):
breakdowns where we think everything's over. Relationships die, dreams implode,
grief takes over, gravity feels too heavy. But even in
those moments, there's still structure, there's still God, and sometimes
(03:53):
what we think is an end is just a new dimension.
I recently watched physicist Brian Cox describe black holes in
the simplest terms on a YouTube episode on the Science Channel.
I will be dropping a video of that as well
(04:15):
in the episode and check it out as well on
our page on Instagram of a visual of this episode's
podcast clips. He explained how after you cross that event horizon,
you will inevitably be swept into the singularity. It's unavoidable.
(04:41):
You're stretched out, spaghettified, as he would call it, until
your very atoms are torn apart. Sounds terrifying, right, But
that's life too. Life stretches, stretches us, it pulls us,
(05:02):
breaks us open, and that and I guess you could say,
in the very end of it all, when we think
it's over, death shows up, the final collapses. And yet
(05:24):
that's not where the story ends. See, just because we
don't understand what happens inside the black hole doesn't mean
it's evil or wrong. It's just means it's just beyond us,
beyond science, beyond logic, and in many ways, that's where
(05:45):
faith lives too. Let me bring it closer to the
garden within. Imagine your life like a galaxy. You've got stars,
those are your bright moments of wisdom, success. You got planets,
(06:07):
things that revolve around your values, your people. And then
you got black holes, seasons where everything feels like it's collapsing,
when your mind spirals, when you're unsure of your purpose
or your path. And yet those black holes are part
(06:30):
of your design too, But because they force you to
look deeper. When you meet your own event horizon, that
line you thought you never cross, the mistake you swore
(06:54):
you never make the grief you didn't think you'd survive.
God still exists beyond that. His grace isn't limited to
what we can see or explain. Let me ask you this,
who are we to ask his work? Or should I say,
(07:19):
who are we to question his work? We look at
the black hole and ask why is it here? What
does it do? Can we survive it? These are questions
that I definitely had my first time being intrigued by
(07:42):
a black hole. But maybe the better question is what
does it teach us? God created the universe before he
created man. So the mysteries of space, the stars, the
black holes, the gravity, we're never meant to be under
(08:02):
our control. They were meant to remind us that we
are not the sinner. The Book of Jeremiah, chapter thirty three,
Verse three says, call to me, and I will answer you,
and I and tell you great and unsearchable things you
(08:25):
do not know. That verse reminds me of the way
black holes make scientists feel unsearchable and escapable, mysterious, divine,
(08:45):
And honestly, that's the kind of awe we need more of.
Not fear, not dominance, but reverence. Now let me tie
(09:07):
this back to your garden your internal world. A black
hole in space collapses and forms something new, But in
your garden, collapse can mean rebirth too. Have you ever
(09:29):
hit rock bottom and then found God there? Or have
you ever lost everything and then found yourself? We try
so hard to avoid the singularity in our life, that
breaking point, but maybe, just maybe there, that's where the
(09:50):
real transformation happens. Because what breaks you open also lets
the light in. Einstein came close with hystereo relativity. Newton
gave his us the the groundwork with his ideas of gravity.
(10:11):
Christian Doppler taught us how waves shift with emotion, just
like our emotions, just like seasons. But faith fills the
gap that science can. And that's the point of today's episode.
Faith and science aren't any or aren't enemies. They're partners.
(10:35):
Science explains the how Faith explains the why in your life. Well,
your life is the what exists between them. And that's
the awe that I want you, guys to see the
beauty in it all. Here's what I want you to
(11:03):
reflect on this week. What black hole in your life
have you been avoiding? What's the garden that God is
still watering in your soul? Even when everything feels dry
and what mysteries are you being invited to trust even
(11:23):
if you can't explain them. Don't run from the unknown,
Sit with it, write about it, pray through it. There
may be galaxies growing inside of you that just need
permission to collapse and start again. Thank you for listening
(11:51):
to incan impact. I'm Jazzman, your guide, You're virgos there
in your mirror. If this episode moved you, share it,
Tag a lily, let someone know that even in collapse,
(12:12):
there's creation. Until next time. Remember what breaks you doesn't
bury you. It births something new. Stay rooted, stay curious,
stay whole, my lilies until next time. Bye,
Hey, well Lily, welcome back to Ink and Impact, the
podcast where thought meets faith and imagination finds purpose. I'm
your host, Jasmine, and today we're walking over the edge
(00:26):
into the unknown. This episode is eleven, or this is
episode eleven, however you wanna say it. Into the unknown, faith, gravity,
(00:47):
and the garden within. Today we're going to explore something
bigger than ourselves, something scientists have studied for century and
still can't fully explain. Something spiritual, something scientific, something that
(01:09):
mirrors life, death, and even the rebirth of the soul.
We're talking about black holes, but through the lens of faith.
(01:34):
Let's begin with what we do now, or what science
tells us. The closest known black hole to Earth is
called Gaya BH one, located about one thousand, five hundred
and sixty light years away in Constellation Ophicias. It's a
(01:55):
stellar mass black hole discovered by the Gaya Space Telescope,
and it's in a binary system with a sun like star.
Now what is a black hole? It starts out as
a star, just like the Sun. But when a star
(02:17):
has exhausted its fuel, it may die in a massive
explosion called a supernova, and if the remaining core is
heavy enough, gravity takes over, and the star collapses into
itself infinitely dense, forming a black hole. There is something
(02:38):
called the infant the event a horizon. Once anything crosses it,
even light, there's no going back. It's what physicists called
the point of no return. Your go kN go inside that.
The singularity a place where time, space and the laws
(03:03):
of physics as we know it breakdown. Now, doesn't that
sound like a metaphor for life. We reach moments collapses,
(03:26):
breakdowns where we think everything's over. Relationships die, dreams implode,
grief takes over, gravity feels too heavy. But even in
those moments, there's still structure, there's still God, and sometimes
(03:53):
what we think is an end is just a new dimension.
I recently watched physicist Brian Cox describe black holes in
the simplest terms on a YouTube episode on the Science Channel.
I will be dropping a video of that as well
(04:15):
in the episode and check it out as well on
our page on Instagram of a visual of this episode's
podcast clips. He explained how after you cross that event horizon,
you will inevitably be swept into the singularity. It's unavoidable.
(04:41):
You're stretched out, spaghettified, as he would call it, until
your very atoms are torn apart. Sounds terrifying, right, But
that's life too. Life stretches, stretches us, it pulls us,
(05:02):
breaks us open, and that and I guess you could say,
in the very end of it all, when we think
it's over, death shows up, the final collapses. And yet
(05:24):
that's not where the story ends. See, just because we
don't understand what happens inside the black hole doesn't mean
it's evil or wrong. It's just means it's just beyond us,
beyond science, beyond logic, and in many ways, that's where
(05:45):
faith lives too. Let me bring it closer to the
garden within. Imagine your life like a galaxy. You've got stars,
those are your bright moments of wisdom, success. You got planets,
(06:07):
things that revolve around your values, your people. And then
you got black holes, seasons where everything feels like it's collapsing,
when your mind spirals, when you're unsure of your purpose
or your path. And yet those black holes are part
(06:30):
of your design too, But because they force you to
look deeper. When you meet your own event horizon, that
line you thought you never cross, the mistake you swore
(06:54):
you never make the grief you didn't think you'd survive.
God still exists beyond that. His grace isn't limited to
what we can see or explain. Let me ask you this,
who are we to ask his work? Or should I say,
(07:19):
who are we to question his work? We look at
the black hole and ask why is it here? What
does it do? Can we survive it? These are questions
that I definitely had my first time being intrigued by
(07:42):
a black hole. But maybe the better question is what
does it teach us? God created the universe before he
created man. So the mysteries of space, the stars, the
black holes, the gravity, we're never meant to be under
(08:02):
our control. They were meant to remind us that we
are not the sinner. The Book of Jeremiah, chapter thirty three,
Verse three says, call to me, and I will answer you,
and I and tell you great and unsearchable things you
(08:25):
do not know. That verse reminds me of the way
black holes make scientists feel unsearchable and escapable, mysterious, divine,
(08:45):
And honestly, that's the kind of awe we need more of.
Not fear, not dominance, but reverence. Now let me tie
(09:07):
this back to your garden your internal world. A black
hole in space collapses and forms something new, But in
your garden, collapse can mean rebirth too. Have you ever
(09:29):
hit rock bottom and then found God there? Or have
you ever lost everything and then found yourself? We try
so hard to avoid the singularity in our life, that
breaking point, but maybe, just maybe there, that's where the
(09:50):
real transformation happens. Because what breaks you open also lets
the light in. Einstein came close with hystereo relativity. Newton
gave his us the the groundwork with his ideas of gravity.
(10:11):
Christian Doppler taught us how waves shift with emotion, just
like our emotions, just like seasons. But faith fills the
gap that science can. And that's the point of today's episode.
Faith and science aren't any or aren't enemies. They're partners.
(10:35):
Science explains the how Faith explains the why in your life. Well,
your life is the what exists between them. And that's
the awe that I want you, guys to see the
beauty in it all. Here's what I want you to
(11:03):
reflect on this week. What black hole in your life
have you been avoiding? What's the garden that God is
still watering in your soul? Even when everything feels dry
and what mysteries are you being invited to trust even
(11:23):
if you can't explain them. Don't run from the unknown,
Sit with it, write about it, pray through it. There
may be galaxies growing inside of you that just need
permission to collapse and start again. Thank you for listening
(11:51):
to incan impact. I'm Jazzman, your guide, You're virgos there
in your mirror. If this episode moved you, share it,
Tag a lily, let someone know that even in collapse,
(12:12):
there's creation. Until next time. Remember what breaks you doesn't
bury you. It births something new. Stay rooted, stay curious,
stay whole, my lilies until next time. Bye,
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