You’re Not Crazy, You’re Having a Spiritual Awakening! – A spiritual awakening can feel like your world is turning upside down. Often referred to as a “dark night of the soul,” it can make you question everything you once believed, leaving you feeling lost, confused, and even like you’re going a bit crazy. You may feel like you’re losing yourself, but in reality, you’re shedding the false identities and conditioning that no longer serve you.
A spiritual awakening can happen for many reasons, often triggered by profound life-changing events like trauma, loss, illness, or major transitions, which can force you to reevaluate your life and seek deeper truths, bringing with it a period of despair, confusion, and emotional turmoil (hence the term “dark night of the soul”). Although it may feel overwhelming, this process is designed to lead you toward your highest timeline—one of authenticity, purpose, and alignment with your soul’s true path.
For me, I’ve experienced at least two spiritual awakenings: once after I was diagnosed with breast cancer and again when I divorced my husband of 20 years and moved to a new home with my daughters. I had to undo decades of emotional turmoil and learn to be my authentic self, something that took me 5 years to fully embody. During that time, I experienced a complete dissolution of my old identity and emerged as the vibrant, empowered person that I always wanted to be but never thought I could.
Other catalysts can include:
- Divine Timing: Some awakenings happen spontaneously when your soul is ready to ascend to a new level of awareness.
- Intentional Seeking: Engaging in practices like meditation, yoga, and self-inquiry can gradually elevate your consciousness and trigger an awakening.
- Cosmic and Planetary Shifts: Energetic changes in the collective consciousness, including astrological alignments, can impact your spiritual journey and accelerate awakening.
How to Manage a Spiritual Awakening
A spiritual awakening is not just about enlightenment but also about deconstructing old beliefs, facing your fears, and embracing the unknown.
To move through this process with greater ease, consider these key practices:
1. Surrender to the Process:
Trying to resist or control the awakening process can lead to more inner turmoil. Trust that what is happening is meant to guide you toward your highest good. Surrendering doesn’t mean giving up—it means allowing yourself to flow with the changes instead of fighting them. Cry when you need to cry, sleep when you need to sleep, and don’t question the need or necessity for it.
2. Maintain a High Vibration
Grounding practice and establishing new healthy routines will help you navigate this tumultuous time.
- Engage in daily meditation and mindfulness practices.
- Spend time in nature to reconnect with your inner self.
- Surround yourself with people and environments that uplift and inspire you.
- Practice gratitude and affirmations to rewire your mindset.
- Nourish your body with high-frequency foods.
- Indulge in self-care practices like salt baths, massages, and yoga, and buy yourself flowers and beautiful gifts that make you feel whole and worthy.
3. Embrace Shadow Work and Healing
An awakening often unearths past traumas, unresolved emotions, and limiting beliefs. This is an opportunity to face your inner shadows and heal. Journaling, therapy, and energy healing can be powerful tools to process these emotions and release what no longer serves you.
How the Akashic Records Can Support Your Awakening
One of the most powerful tools for navigating a spiritual awakening is accessing the Akashic Records—an energetic archive of your soul’s journey.
These records can provide insight into:
- Your soul’s purpose and mission.
- Karmic lessons and past-life experiences are affecting your present.
- Soul contracts and the deeper meaning behind your relationships.
- Obstacles and challenges in your life and how to overcome them.
- Your highest timeline and the choices that will lead you there.
Making Empowered Choices with Akashic Records
Once you have gained insights from your awakening and the Akashic Records, it’s essential to take inspired action. Here are some ways to make empowered choices:
- Follow Your Intuition: Your inner guidance will become stronger—trust it.
- Let Go of Fear-Based Decisions: Make choices that align with love and expansion rather than fear and limitation.
- Embrace Your Authenticity: Live in alignment with your truth, even if it means stepping away from old identities or expectations.
- Continue Inner Work: Spiritual growth is an ongoing process—keep learning, healing, and evolving.
Embracing Your Highest Timeline
A spiritual awakening is a gift that propels you into greater awareness, empowerment, and alignment with your soul’s purpose. While the journey can be intense, it is also an opportunity to create a life filled with love, joy, and abundance.
No matter where you are in your awakening journey, know that you are supported, guided, and infinitely loved. Trust the process, embrace your transformation, and step boldly into your radiant future.
Anyone can learn to use their Akashic Record! You do not need to be psychic or have any kind of special skill or power. All that is required is an open mind and a willingness to learn a new technique. I teach you how in my Akashic Healing course, “Live a Soul-Powered Life,” which you can read more about on my website.
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