The 7 stages of awakening.
You could say the actual "spiritual awakening" is just the first step on the long path to enlightenment or in-align-ment as I like to call it too. In alignment with what? With your true nature and with pure consciousness. The initial awakening may happen in just a moment, but the process has many stages, which are as follows:
1. The Spiritual Awakening
This is the beginning of your spiritual journey, as you start to question everything you once knew. You begin to clear certain things out of your life (habits, relationships, old belief systems) and invite new, more enriching things in. You may feel like something is missing, but you haven't quite figured it out yet. During this phase, it's common to feel lost, confused, and down.
2. The Dark Night Of The Soul
The second stage of a spiritual awakening is kind of what it sounds like: a very rough patch—the lowest patch, in fact. In many ways, this is when your soul is recalibrating, stripping away all aspects of the ego. It seems like your identity on which our life was built, is crumbling. It's very challenging, but once you hit rock bottom, there's nowhere to go but up—forcing you to make a real change.
3. The Sponge
Once you've made it through your dark night of the soul, you're ready to begin creating your new and improved, "awake" life. In the third phase, it's all about trying things on for size and exploring. You begin branching out, trying different hobbies, relationships, etc., as you figure out what aligns with your heart, your spirit and soul.
4. The Satoru Self
Satori is a Japanese Buddhist term for awakening or "comprehension," derived from the Japanese verb satoru. In the Zen Buddhist tradition, it refers to kenshō, or "seeing into one's true nature." In this phase, you begin to not only recognize, but honor and embody, your true nature through your gifts, skills, and talents.
5. The Soul Sessions
Think you've reached enlightenment yet? Not quite. This fifth stage can take some time. You're building the actual structure in your life through which your soul can shine and your spirit can thrive. This can take some trial and error and lots of different strategies. During this time (which can take years, even decades), your soul is growing and healing as you discover the unique routines and rituals that work for you.
6. The Surrender
The second-to-last step in the awakening process, surrendering is all about releasing any remaining structures, beliefs, or facets of the ego that are keeping you from your truth. By this point, you've gotten to know your soul, you've figured out a lifestyle that works for you, but there may still be people or habits that hold you back. This is where you will release them so you can fully step into your power.
7. Awareness and service
How to make space for a spiritual awakening.
While it may not be easy, many would attest that spiritual awakenings are well worth the effort. So, if you want to make space in your life to start your spiritual journey, I recommend developing daily, weekly, or monthly spiritual practices (like walking in nature, meditation, mindfulness, yoga, journalling, gratitude and anything really that helps increase your present moment awareness.
Additionally, find people you resonate with spiritually that you can talk to. You can look for books or podcasts about spirituality that resonate with you, as well.
Last but not least, practice radical self-love, self-acceptance and self-compassion. Be gentle with yourself and trust the unfolding; all spiritual awakenings occur to guide us back into balance with our true self. Pay attention to your inner guide and intuitive nudges, as they're helping you harmonize and remove what no longer is authentic in your life.
The bottom line.
Spiritual awakenings are complicated, profound, and nothing short of life-changing—in the best way. While they may not be easy, they will improve your life for the better with patience, trial and error, and a bit of time. If you find yourself in one, all there is to do is trust the process, hang on tight, and prepare for a newly awakened life.
Bright Blessings
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