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When you go through a spiritual awakening, you will realize it. It will permeate your mind, body, and soul. Once this awakening occurs, you can transform, learn to let go of the past, along with any of the hurt found there. Then you can embrace the life you deserve. What is a spiritual awakening? Learn the 5 signs that indicate you are having a spiritual awakening.
A spiritual awakening is a process of letting go of the idea that you are an individual. You let go of the “I” of yourself and allow the witness or higher self to be present in your consciousness. You let go of being separate from oneness with the world around you.
What Can Cause a Spiritual Awakening?
Often a big event, a traumatic experience, or a near-death experience can cause your spiritual awakening. It is often something that forces you to change your perception of life. You may find yourself looking for something deeper and more meaningful in your life. Some situations that may help jumpstart your spiritual awakening include:
- A traumatic experience
- Any life-changing events, both big and small.
- An existential crisis
- A near-death experience
When these events happen in your life, you may look for your purpose in life, more authenticity, and truth. It could be something more meaningful for you. These events can start your journey to discover your spiritual awakening.
Waking Up to Consciousness Beyond the Ego
We often find ourselves stuck with the ego. Ego is necessary for survival, and thoughts are important to us as individuals. It is hard to get over ourselves and our beliefs. It can be difficult to see outside of ourselves. While this is how we have developed and grown over time, it causes a lot of damage and stress. It can cause a power struggle in our lives.
When we can let go of our ego through the awakening, it is easier to give up on this power struggle. That alone helps you relieve stress and feel more at peace. Once you can witness the ego without being involved with it, you can become one with the universe and your higher self. In the process, you can begin to feel less stressed, calmer, and more at peace with your life.
How a Spiritual Awakening Changes Your Life
Each person will experience their spiritual awakening differently. Some can reach this quickly, while others may need to reach it in stages. No matter how your journey goes, there are several ways a spiritual awakening can change your life. These include:
- You let go of the negative feelings. It doesn’t mean you never have them, but that you have control over how they affect you.
- You feel pure and clean.
- You notice that more calmness and peace surround you.
- You can have more compassion and empathy towards others. Being more compassionate improves every relationship you have.
- You start to live a more meaningful life.
A spiritual awakening allows you to let go of the ego and become one with nature and the environment around you. When you can complete this successfully, you let go of the internal power struggle within your body. You can then enjoy the true potential that is available for you. No matter what event in life leads you to start your spiritual awakening, it is a process. It will help you reach your true oneness with the world around you.
5 Signs of a Spiritual Awakening
As you work through a spiritual awakening, you will want to recognize the signs and symptoms that come with it. If you are not sure what you are going through, a spiritual awakening can be confusing. As you learn the signs you are going through, you can make sense of what is happening. You will be amazed at all the things you can experience after your spiritual awakening.
As part of waking up spiritually, you develop an awareness of “the witness” within. The witness is a part of you that is aware of your thoughts, feelings, and information around you. The witness is constantly watching and is the part of you that you want to develop in your spiritual awakening. It is the silence and the still voice within. It is also known as your higher self.
Some of the most common signs include:
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Becoming Aware of the Ego
It is essential to learn more about self-awareness. It helps you recognize the ego, making it easier to let go of expectation so you can reach your spiritual awakening. The ego is a natural part of our psyche. It is a part we need to learn to witness and not always engage. When you can recognize the ego, you can separate yourself from it and witness it. Then you can choose whether to engage with the ego or not. As you learn to witness the ego more and engage with it less, you can move into a space of awareness and peace.
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Becoming More Emotionally Aware
If you have negative emotions weighing you down, it can be challenging to have a spiritual awakening. As you go through your awakening, you will gain more awareness of your emotions and how to handle them. Once you reach your awakening, you will still have negative emotions. But when you experience them, you will learn how to objectively view them. See whether they make sense for the situation, and then determine if you want to change your response to situations.
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Becoming Aware of Reality and Illusions
Many of the beliefs and views we hold are not our own. We adopt other’s views because someone else told us about them or think we must agree because it is the only way to belong to society. These views are often ingrained in us and we don’t even realize it. Your spiritual awakening will help you become more aware of reality and illusions in your beliefs. Being more aware helps you choose your reality and beliefs.
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Becoming More Authentic
Your awakening can bring more confidence. If you struggle with confidence and self-image, a spiritual awakening helps turn things around. After the awakening, you can feel freer. Let go of your worries about being always right, being perfect, and worrying about the future. You will no longer care what others think of you all the time. It is because the spiritual awakening will help you gain enough confidence in yourself that no one else’s opinions will matter.
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Becoming Aware of Your Desire for Purpose
Before a spiritual awakening, we may be restless. Especially if you do not know what you should do or understand your purpose. We may even spend more time doing what others tell us. Or what we think others want instead of what brings meaning to our lives.
After a spiritual awakening, we learn what our true purpose is. We are willing to find meaning in our lives and do what brings us passion and what we enjoy. And our lives are more fulfilling as we let go of other’s expectations for us.
There are many signs of spiritual awakening. They may show up differently for everyone. Your journey may be different than everyone else’s. But you will see some of the signs above as you go through your awakening journey.
If you would like to read more on this topic, I highly recommend Eckhart Tolle’s book: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment. His book is available below and if you purchase through my link, I may receive a small commission.
Make no mistake the path to Awakening is not easy. It’s painful and you need to go back and face those painful, traumatic events that caused you to block them out and stop you from growing. Those memories came flooding back one by one…but I can tell you this it is worth it. The things that opened up inside me was amazing. That is the gift you receive when you do the hard work.