Last Updated on February 24, 2022 by Kelly Ashley
I’ve seen and read a lot about the stages of spiritual awakening over the years and to be honest, I’ve been left disappointed. For the most part I couldn’t understand how everyone else’s awakening was all rainbows and butterflies, while I became a hot, emotional, crazy, mess. I figured I must be doing something wrong. Why did it seem that everyone else could walk this path in linen robes, bare feet and a ton of stable grace and I was somehow failing. Even after so much time, I was still chronically ungrounded, anxious, emotionally triggered and finding daily physical life an unmanageable burden.
Thankfully, that was then and this is now. I have an entirely different perspective now that I’ve come through so much of the journey. I can look back and see the patterns. I can stop waiting for enlightenment or connection from someone else’s perspective and know that my experience is real (and so is yours) – whether it fits into a preconceived box or not. So, that being said, I’d like to bust some of the enlightenment myths and instead, give you what I’ve found to be a more accurate account of the 4 key stages of spiritual awakening.
Stage #1 – Awakening
This is the stage that starts it all. And no, it wasn’t an accident. Your soul planned exactly what it was doing before coming down here – its happening for a reason. Large quotients of energy begin to flood your system. The psychic centers are opened (usually quite abruptly) and suddenly your feeling, sensing, seeing or hearing things that you weren’t aware of before. Your psychic senses are so much more acute – you may even begin having powerful spiritual experiences or sensations and you’ll feel more sensitive than usual too. Due to the heightening of these psychic senses you’ll likely feel the need to retreat – to pull back from people, places, and things. You’ll want to hibernate. That is entirely natural. Its OK.
Stage #2 – Healing
Now your system is seriously online (and it needs to be for this next part). Energy is thrust (quite powerfully) up through the chakra system. The purpose is to dislodge the old ‘dirt’ from lifetimes ago which block that energy flowing smoothly straight through your system (giving you a purer connection to source). There are old emotions, heart breaks and trauma from past life times that our soul needs to heal. This is why our psychic senses had to be so heightened – so that we could tap into the information from our past lives and become aware of it.
During this phase you’ll feel really emotional. Your emotions will change wildly and erratically. You may feel you have no control over when or where or how strongly they come up. It can be really hard. And if you try to hide, the universe will stick people in your way to trigger the emotions that need healed. So the lady at the gas station will give you a look that triggers an inexplicable sense of fear in you. Or you’ll just happen to meet a new love interest with the same name as the one who broke your heart before. Things will get really synchronistic, and probably quite confusing but this stage will pass. And the good news is, that once these issues are done, they are really and truly forever DONE. They’ll be healed and cleared so well on the soul level that you’ll likely never feel them in the same way ever again.
Stage #3 – Life Purpose
Phew! By the time you get to here, you’ll be feeling inspired, creative, full of ideas and equipped with an inbuilt sense of duty to help or serve in some way. You might just feel like Superman – and so you should! However, there are likely still some little niggles that show up as you move into a new project – the likes of which is probably entirely new territory. Sometimes at this stage you get a little second wave of the previous. The universe is testing that all of these issues (who weren’t who you truly are) are gone for good. You might find some old patterns, issues or pains surge again. And when they do you’ll likely feel exasperated, and irritated at yourself, and question if you’ve made any progress at all. But they’ve been inflated and intensified for a reason – so that you’ll clear out every last nook and cranny of that low self esteem, or loneliness, or anxiety. You’ll finally be free of it!
This time can be a little nerve wracking, as you step into a cause or a new career or the thing that fulfills you most. Its nerve wracking simply because its new. And while your soul has let go of fears that you can’t do it, or worries that it wont work out, it also has never had an experience without them looming over you. It can feel odd to try something and do well, or to find your space in the world. Allow yourself to realize that everything is OK. You are safe and guided as you try new things and find ways of living that truly express who you really are.
Our energy healing meditation, ’The Life Purpose Meditation’ can help with this.
Stage #4 – Divinity
Now is the stage when most folks will tell you that you have reached guru status. I’m not going to tell you that, because personally, I think its ungrounded. Divinity is about being so clear of old pain, and negative beliefs and assumptions about life, that you are truly pure in your energy. You are true to who you are. You are in your divinity because, much like a beautiful diamond is encrusted in muck and coal, you have removed and cleared everything that is NOT who you are. All that’s left is a polished diamond.
You were always divine – no matter where you are in these stages, you are still divine – its just easier to see that beauty and authenticity without all the ‘muck’ on top (and it makes your psychic abilities so much more accurate too!). Your interactions with others are clear and genuine. You reach a new level of freedom because you are no longer bound by the beliefs that once held you back. You might end up like a guru. You might walk bare foot across beaches of sand, blessing others with a gentle pat on the head; or you could just be a normal person, aligned with their life purpose, enjoying the sunshine at a family barbeque – fully present, stable and grounded in the moment – like me tonight.
How To Get ‘Unstuck’ And Move Into Your Next Stage On The Ascension Pathway
Ok, so now that you know the 4 main stages, you’re probably itching to move forward and know the next step. I tried A LOT of different techniques to help me move through awakening more smoothly (I’m a bit like a geeky spiritual scientist, testing and evaluating so many different techniques). I did healing for 9 hours a day (whoops). I did meditation for 2 hours at a time (double whoops). I even went on week long courses to open up my psychic senses further (wait what?! Now that’s just silly). Yep, I’ve made pretty much every mistake you can make on the journey of awakening – and made it 10 times harder for myself too.
It wasn’t until I learned effective grounding that everything came into alignment. I know what you’re thinking. Boring old grounding. Well, not exactly, because I found that traditional grounding methods often don’t work for us. We have so much energetic power being blasted through us that we need effective grounding techniques that work, and work FAST. I’ve created a FREE 5-day grounding course to help you do just that, but more on that in a minute.
Grounding Was The Key To TRANSFORMING My Awakening
Grounding was the one thing I did that finally brought order and stability to my awakening. It stopped the whole process from being so crazy and uncontrollable. It calmed my emotions. It made normal life ‘normal’ again. And once all that was done, the purpose that I had been desperately searching for for years just struck my mind like a little golden power bolt – fully downloaded with the ‘how to’ manual. Now that’s enlightenment!
I realized afterwards that the reason I hadn’t found (or been told) my life purpose yet was because I wasn’t actually ready to receive it. I had been chronically ungrounded for almost 4 years, mostly completely unaware that that was the problem. Once I showed the Universe that I was stable, secure, balanced and steady, it just illuminated my mind and changed the direction of my whole life in an instant. It was incredible.
I know you want that too. You want to move through these stages – get out of the hard ones and into the fun and exciting ones. You absolutely can – and I’ve created a FREE course to help you do that right now! Get it below and let’s get started!
Hey! If you liked this article you might also be interested in these other popular related resources:
* The Ultimate Guide To Spiritual Awakening: Everything You Need To Know
* From Anxious to Awakened in 3 Easy Steps!
* The Life Purpose Meditation
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Thank you I needed to read ? this, it’s all making so much sence now,
Delighted to hear that Marion – much love to you on your awakening journey!
I`m not sure where I am exactly,some of those things seemed to fit,but where?
Don’t worry Jack, its not always a linear process that looks as clear as this. Focus on grounding yourself for now, and you’ll find clarity comes much sooner.
Good info nice to look at basics as a go back and re think and feel the grounding idea again.
Thanks Daniel 🙂
It took me awhile to completely finish reading this…… It is exactly what I needed to dial down the evening and know of what lies ahead once I establish the necessities first, so shall the answers come by as the journey forward attracts the positive that is always there always waiting for any recipient to open up <3
Thank you for this knowledge and sharing <3
You’re so welcome Karen – it wasn’t so long ago that it was me sitting searching the internet for how to get through the stage that I was in. Its good to know that it resonates with you. Yes absolutely, focus on grounding first. As you ground yourself, heal yourself and become stable and centered the answers will come – because you are in the right space to be able to accept and understand them 🙂 Much love to you!
Since my awakening started happening at age 69 and has only just slowed down, now 73, I thought it was that I was getting older and had semi retired. 🙂 It was really scary, and I still have doubts. It is great to read your blog. Thanks very much! Has anyone else gone thru this at this age? you may e-mail me at valpal@rogers.com
Hi Valerie, thanks for sharing your experience. I definitely agree, it can be really frightening – especially if you don’t quite know what’s going on or why. I hope this will help you to move forward and trust in the process 🙂
Hi Valerie, I Just came across the 4 signs srticle and you. I was awakened this past June and am going on to 71 next month. Wondering ever since about the timing. Glad to find somebody my age! Namaste!
im only 20 and i feel like im too young for this to be happening right now, but all of this has literally been happening in the past year really. my psychic abilities are making think im crazy.
Hi i dont know why i’m a mess, anxiety is on top smiling and crying my eyes out…its so hard :'(
Hi Ida, sounds like you are in healing phase – where our emotions can be like a rollercoaster. I’ve just created a FREE course to help you heal, release and manage these emotions. You can take a look here: https://spiritualawakeningsigns.com/free-joyful-awakenings-ecourse/
Hi everyone ❣️❣️❣️ I just realized that I’ve been experiencing a lot of anxiety. I’ve always been strong willed. when that disappeared, I felt so vulnerable, sad, lonely, and very lost. Thank you for clarifying my awakening!!!
🙂 Glad you found it helpful xx
Hi ? Angie, I am urged to surrender lately. As it turns out I have tried to control things all my life (not that I was able to)Now I have to figure out how to get read of the reigns. Hope you are feeling better by now! Namaste!
I guess my guides were tired of my complaining. I don’t know how I came across your page,but I’m super happy I did. Iv e been struggling very hard,actually feel like I’m drowning. I almost feel afraid to be happy. I’m a recovering addict and I’ve had more relapses than I care to admit. Sad part, the drugs make me feel worse. After every intense feelings of despair I would have a little breakthrough. This round is making me feel like I’m stuck. It’s gotten to the point I don’t want to be around anyone. I just want to hide.
Bless you Bruce, sounds like you’re in the healing phase. It can be hard to see the light through the darkness, but don’t beat yourself up. We all come through our darkness on the road to enlightenment, and the good news is that once its cleared and gone, it really is gone for good. All that will be left is the light, and you’ll find your joy again. Be gentle with yourself as you move through this process. Sending much love x
Don’t despair Bruce!I’ve gone thru several suicidal stages by now but have gotten thru them somehow. Try remaining hopeful! Namaste!
Thank you so much kelly, just what I need..Xxxx
Glad to hear it Rachel 🙂
Thanks alot for this good information about the 4 awakening stages.
Thank you x
Hi everyone , so recently i got in to a rather serious relationship and the events that followed are quite confusing , ive always had this urge to discover what the world has to offer , i do research and i read books just to understand the meaning of everything. I mean I’ve always been a sad , lonely , emotional guy but that time it was all just in my head , now its becoming more and more difficult to resent these feelings and emotions , i feel like i need to “Find Myself”.I used to avoid people at a earlier stage (Teenager) but i did out of rebelling or i just felt like i can handle things on my own , I still try to avoid people reason being: I feel like nobody would understand how i see everything , it feels like nobody is on my “Level” I’ve never felt like this before I always need to feel like people should pity me or understand me , but everyone is so in tune with everyday life. I always get this urge to just be alone and meditate but i never succeed , is my mind just playing tricks or is it surely something serious.
Advice Needed Please
Thanks
Hi Kevin, I’m sorry to hear you’ve felt this way, but I can relate, and I’m confident that so will many of the people here reading this too. Its natural for us to feel disconnected, to struggle to be in tune with everyday life and to feel lonely. We’re different, and we perceive the world in a different way from those around us. The good news is that as you continue ascending and waking up, clearing out old patterns of connecting, you’ll find a sense of connection to people and things that you didn’t have before. And you’ll also find that people like YOU will start to gravitate towards you. Thats the best part – realizing that you are not alone at all – you just need to find your people, and the right time will come. Much love to you, Kelly x
HI Kelly
Wow this looks amazing. Help me soo mucb. I feel I reached stage 3. I was on a high felt soo great about life, but like you said old thoughts of fear starTed to creep up. I couldn’t manage my emotions very well as a lot of world disasters was going on early/mid lat year. I was extremely emotional and felt helpless. I stared to question everything and everyone and even my faith. I stoped meditating and connecting with sauce or anything spiritual and now I feel a longing to goo back as I fell dead inside. Like a Robert, but im finding it hard to connect and trust. There is some strong resistance there. And i dont knw Why this is??
Hi Vaneese – it sounds like your awakening is going perfectly – you’re supposed to be clearing and releasing old belief systems and emotions – it sounds like that’s definitely all coming up right now. I know it is uncomfortable in the meantime, but the resistance will pass and you will move forward. If you want to help things move along a bit more quickly (and feel better in the process) you can check out our FREE self healing course. It should get you started. Much love to you, Kelly x https://spiritualawakeningsigns.com/ascensionaid/
Wow!, I am not sure, but could it be possible that you can experience some different stages in one?if it makes sense?
Hi Bella, yes absolutely – these stages can occur one at a time, back to front, upside down or all at once! A tricky journey, but regardless we are always moving forward. Big hugs for the journey 🙂 x
Thanks again.