The Musical Wicked and the Journey to Uncovering Your True Voice

The Musical Wicked and the Journey to Uncovering Your True Voice

The story of Wicked speaks deeply to the journey we embark upon in Uncovering the Voice. For me, the tale of Elphaba and Glinda is not just an entertaining narrative—it's a reflection of the profound struggles we face when stepping into the truth of who we are, especially when that truth is unconventional, raw, and misunderstood by others.

When we meet Glinda at the beginning of the story, she is a character very much connected to her identity. She is popular, admired, and focused on being perceived as "good." She doesn't like Elphaba at first, seeing her as a threat, an outsider who doesn't fit the mold. But something changes when Elphaba, despite everything, does an unexpected kindness for Glinda—helping her gain entry into a class she desperately wanted to be in. This simple act of kindness opens Glinda to the possibility that there may be more to Elphaba than she initially thought. She begins to question, to stretch beyond her superficial perceptions, and in doing so, she steps into the beginning of a journey of higher consciousness. This middle level of awakening is what we call Astral Consciousness—it is where someone is willing to question, sacrifice, doubt, and evolve, though it still carries some degree of self-interest.