Spiritual Awakening
Information is compiled by Minister Paul E Jones
1. Changing sleep patterns: restlessness, hot feet, waking up two or three times
a night. Feeling tired after you wake up and sleepy off and on during the day.
There is something called the Triad Sleep Pattern that occurs for many: you
sleep for about 2-3 hours, wake up, go back to sleep for another couple of
hours, wake again, and go back to sleep again. For others, the sleep
requirements have changed. You can get by on less sleep. Another variation of
this is what I call "black-hole sleep" -- you sleep for 10 hours or more. Last
year I experienced huge waves of energy running into my body from the crown. It
felt good, but it kept me awake for a long time, then subsided. Now I am
experiencing black-hole sleep. Advice: Get used to it. Make peace with it and
don't worry about getting enough sleep (which often causes more insomnia). You
will be able to make it through the day if you hold thoughts of getting just
what you need. You can also request your Higher Power to give you a break now
and then and give you a good, deep nights sleep. If you cant go back to sleep
right away, use the waking moments to meditate, read poetry, write in your
journal or look at the moon. Your body will adjust to the new pattern. And--if
you are sleeping a lot, then don't worry about it. Your body needs the rest.
2. Activity at the crown of the head: Tingling, itching, prickly, crawling
sensations along the scalp and/or down the spine. A sense of energy vibrating on
top of the head, as if energy is erupting from the head in a shower. Also the
sensation of energy pouring in through the crown, described as "sprinkles". This
may also be experienced as pressure on the crown, as if someone is pushing
his/her finger into the center of your head. As I mentioned in #1, I have been
experiencing huge downloads of energy through the crown. In the past, I have
felt more generalized pressure, as if my head is in a gentle vise. One man
related that his hair stood on end and his body was covered with goose bumps.
Advice: This is nothing to be alarmed about. What you are experiencing is an
opening of the crown chakra. The sensations mean that you are opening up to
receive divine energy.
3. Sudden waves of emotion: Crying at the drop of a hat. Feeling suddenly angry
or sad with little provocation. Or inexplicably depressed. Then very happy.
Emotional roller coaster. There is often a pressure or sense of emotions
congested in the heart chakra (the middle of the chest). Your heart chakra is
opening up! This is not to be confused with the heart, which is located to the
left of the heart chakra. Advice: Accept your feelings as they come up and let
them go. Go directly to your heart chakra and feel the emotion. Expand it
outward to your all your fields and breathe deeply from the belly all the way up
to your upper chest. Just feel the feeling and let it evaporate on its own.
Don't direct the emotions at anyone. You are cleaning out your past. If you want
some help with this, say out loud that you intend to release all these old
issues and ask your Higher Power to help you. You can also ask Grace Elohim to
help you release with ease and gentleness. Be grateful that your body is
releasing these emotions and not holding onto them inside where they can do
harm. One source suggests that depression is linked to letting go of
relationships to people, work, etc. that no longer match us and our frequencies.
When we feel guilty about letting go of these relationships, depression helps us
medicate that pain.
4. Old "stuff" seems to be coming up, as described above, and the people with
whom you need to work it out (or their clones) appear in your life. Completion
issues. Or perhaps you need to work through issues of self-worth, abundance,
creativity, addictions, etc. The resources or people you need to help you move
through these issues start to appear. Advice: Same as #3. Additionally, don't
get too involved in analyzing these issues. Examining them too much will simply
cycle you back through them over and over again at deeper and deeper levels. Get
professional help if you need to and walk through it. Do not try to avoid them
or disassociate yourself from them. Embrace whatever comes up and thank it for
helping you move ahead. Thank your Higher Power for giving you the opportunity
to release these issues. Remember, you dont want these issues to stay stuck in
your body.
5. Changes in weight: The weight gain in the US population is phenomenal. Other
people may be losing weight. We often gain weight because many fears we have
suppressed are now coming up to the surface to be healed. We react by building
up a defense. We also attempt to ground ourselves or provide bulk against
increasing frequencies in our bodies. Advice: Don't freak out, but just accept
it as a symptom of where you are right now. You will release/gain the weight
when all your fears have been integrated. Release your anxiety about this. Then
you might find it easier to lose/gain the weight eventually. Exercise. Before
eating, try this: Sit at the table with an attractive place setting. Light a
candle. Enjoy how the food looks. Place your dominant hand over your heart and
bless the food. Tell your body that you are going to use the food to richly
nourish it, but that you are not going to use the food to fulfill your emotional
hungers. Then pass your hand from left to right over the food and bless it. You
may notice that the food feels warm to your hand even if the food is cold-- I
like to think that the food is good for me when it feels warm and nourishing to
my hand. I have also noticed that when I practice blessing the food, I don't eat
as much. It is important not to let yourself off the hook when you forget to
bless the food before you eat. If I've forgotten and I've nearly finished
eating, I bless the food anyway. That way I don't slip out of the habit. Another
thing you can do is to stay present while eating -- don't watch TV or read.
Heartily enjoy what blessings are before you.
6. Changes in eating habits: Strange cravings and odd food choices. Some find
they are not as hungry as they used to be. Or hungrier. Advice: Don't deny what
your body tells you it needs. If you are not sure, you might try muscle-testing
before you chose a food to see if its what your body wants. Also try blessing
the food as described in #5.
7. Food intolerances, allergies you never had before: As you grow more
spiritual, you are more sensitive to everything around you. Your body will tell
you what it can no longer tolerate, as if it, too, is sloughing off what doesn't
serve it anymore. You might be cleansing yourself of toxins. Some people find
they often have a white residue in their mouth, much like that of runners at the
end of a race. Advice: An acupuncturist told me that this film can be removed by
sloshing 2 tablespoons of cold-pressed olive oil in your mouth for 10-15 minutes
(don't swallow, whatever you do), then spitting it out into the toilet -- not
the sink, for you just removed toxins from your body and don't want them in the
sink. Brush your teeth and do the same. Then clean your brush. (Sorry this is
yucky, but it works.)
8. Amplification of the senses: Increased sensitivity. a. Sight: Sore eyes,
blurry vision, shimmering objects, seeing glittery particles, auras around
people, plants, animals, and objects. Some report seeing formerly opaque objects
as transparent. When you close your eyes, you no longer see darkness, but a
redness. You may also see geometric shapes or brilliant colors and pictures when
eyes are closed. Colors appear more vivid -- the sky might look teal or the
grass an amazing green. Often I see grids running across the ground. As you
become more sensitive, you may see shapes or outlines in the air, especially
when the room is almost dark. Once while I was looking at the ceiling light, its
form began to disappear and almost recede into the ceiling. When your eyes are
open or closed, you may see white or gold shapes in your peripheral vision
(these are your guides). Lately my eyes have felt excessively dry upon
awakening; I have had difficulty opening them now and then. Also I have
experienced sore eyes. (A sight for sore eyes -- does this have new meaning?)
Advice: Your vision is changing in many ways -- you are experiencing new ways of
seeing. Be patient. Whatever you do, do not be afraid. Hazy vision may be
relieved by yawning. Drink lots of water for dryness. b. Hearing: Increased or
decreased hearing. I once thought I would have to pull off the road because of
the painfully amplified sound of my tires on the freeway. Other symptoms are
hearing white noise in the head, beeps, tones, music or electronic patterns.
Some hear water rushing, bees buzzing, whooshing, roaring or ringing. Others
have what is called audio dyslexia-- you cant always make out what people are
saying, as if you can no longer translate your own language. Some hear strange
voices in their dreams, as if someone is hovering near them. You can either ask
the presence(s) to leave or ask Archangel Michael to take care of the situation.
Again, there is nothing to fear. Advice: Surrender to it. Let it come through.
Listen. Your ears are adjusting to new frequencies. This summer I felt the
presence of two souls, who were confused or lost. They hovered around me and
called my name. At first, I was frightened, then I realized who they were (my
own dear departed ones, both of whom died suddenly by strokes). Believe it or
not, in each case, all I had to do was tell them that I loved them and would
help them change their circumstances and find a beautiful place to go. Then I
guided them to the bright light, reassuring them that I would stay with them
until they reached the light. (When they finally see the light, they can't wait
to get there!.) More about this in #29. c. Enhanced senses of smell, touch,
and/or taste. I notice I can now smell and taste chemical additives in some
foods in a rather unpleasant manner. Other food may taste absolutely wonderful.
For some people, these enhancements are both delightful and distracting. You
might even smell the fragrance of flowers now and then. Many of the mystics did.
Enjoy it.
9. Skin eruptions: Rashes, bumps, acne, hives, warts, and shingles. Anger
produces outbreaks around the mouth and chin. I had a dermatitis on my
extremities for several months that accompanied healing an episode from my past.
When I had worked through most of the issue, the condition was released. Advice:
You may be sloughing off toxins and bringing emotions to the surface. When there
is an issue to be released and you are trying to repress it, your skin will
express the issue for you until you process the emotions. Work through your
"stuff". Try essential oils of geranium, rose, lemon or bergamot on the shingles
lesions.
10. Episodes of intense energy which make you want to leap out of bed and into
action. One person said her body seems to vibrate wildly. Followed by periods of
lethargy and fatigue. The fatigue usually follows great shifts. This is a time
of integration, so give into it. Advice: Roll with the nature of the energy.
Don't fight it. Don't make it the "wrong" way to feel. Be gentle with yourself.
Take naps if you are tired. Write your novel if you are too energized to sleep.
Take advantage of the type of energy.
11. Changes in prayer or meditation: Not feeling the same sensations as
before. Not having the same experience of being in contact with Spirit.
Difficulty in focusing. When I close my eyes to meditate, I have noticed a
strange, spacey sensation that makes me feel lighter, less dense, and swirling
with energy. Advice: You may be in more instant and constant communion with
Spirit now and the sensation may therefore be altered. You will adapt to this
new feeling. You are actually thinking acting in partnership with Spirit most of
the time now. You may find your meditation periods shorter.
12. Power surges: All of a sudden you are heated from head to toe. It is a
momentary sensation, but uncomfortable. In contrast, some people have felt
inexplicably cold. I have experienced both. Even men have reported "heating up".
More recently I experience waves or currents of energy rolling through me.
Sometimes the energy seems so intense when it first comes into my body that I
feel a little nauseated. But if I think of the energy as divine and let go of
fear, I feel wonderful and enjoy the sensation. If you are an energy worker, you
may have noticed that the heat running through your hands has increased
tremendously. This is good. Advice: If you are uncomfortable, ask your Higher
Power, that if it be for your best and highest good, to turn down/up the
temperature a bit.
13. A range of physical manifestations: Intense energy in the hands and/or feet,
aches in the bones, headaches, backaches, neck pains, flu-like symptoms (this is
called vibrational flu), digestive problems, muscular spasms or cramps, racing
heartbeat, chest pains and infections, increased mucous, changes in sexual
desire, numbness or pain in the limbs, and involuntary vocalizations or bodily
movements. Some of us have even had old conditions from childhood reappear
briefly for healing. Advice: Remember what I said about seeking medical help if
you need it! If you have determined that this is not a medical condition, relax
in the realization that it is only temporary.
14. Looking younger: Yippee! As you clear emotional issues and release limiting
beliefs and heavy baggage from the past, you are actually lighter. Your
frequency is higher. You love yourself and life more. You begin to resemble the
perfect you that you really are. Some of my friends report that their hair is
growing darker (as opposed to gray) or blonder. I notice my face changes from
moment to moment.
15. Vivid dreams: Sometimes the dreams are so real that you wake up confused.
You may even have lucid dreams in which you are in control. Many dreams may be
mystical or carry messages for you. And in some dreams, you just know that you
are not "dreaming" -- that what is happening is somehow real. Advice: You will
remember what is important for you to remember. Don't force anything. Above all,
stay out of fear.
16. Events that completely alter your life: death, divorce, change in job
status, loss of home, illness, and/or other catastrophes -- sometimes several at
once! Forces that cause you to slow down, simplify, change, re-examine who you
are and what your life means to you. Forces that you cannot ignore. Forces that
cause you release your attachments. Forces that awaken your sense of love and
compassion for all.
17. A desire to break free from restrictive patterns, life-draining jobs,
consumptive lifestyles, and toxic people or situations: You feel a compelling
need to "find yourself" and your life purpose -- now! You want to be creative
and free to be who you really are. You might find yourself drawn to the arts and
nature. You want to uncluttered yourself from things and people that no longer
serve you. Advice: Do it! Don't be afraid. Your soul is calling to you to do
this.
18. Emotional and mental confusion: A feeling that you need to get your life
straightened out--it feels like a mess. But at the same time you feel chaotic
and unable to focus. See #45. Advice: Put your ear to your heart and your own
discernment will follow.
19. Introspection, solitude and loss of interest in more extraverted activities:
This stage has come as a surprise to many extraverts who formerly saw themselves
as outgoing and involved. They say, "I don't know why, but I don't like to go
out as much as before."
20. Creativity bursts: Receiving images, ideas, music, and other creative
inspirations at an often overwhelming rate. Advice: At least record these
inspirations, for Spirit is speaking to you about how you might fulfill your
purpose and contribute to the healing of the planet. Recently, I have scheduled
days on my calendar just for my creative work. Making a space for something to
happen increases the creative flow. Put creativity first in your life!
21. A perception that time is accelerating: It seems that way because you
have had so many changes introduced into your life at an unprecedented rate. The
number of changes seems to be growing. Sometimes time is collapsing, so you feel
like there are big time gaps in your day. Our perception of time-space is being
altered. Advice: Breaking your day up into appointments and time segments
increases the sense of acceleration .You can slow time down by relaxing into the
present moment and paying attention to whats at hand, not anticipating what's
ahead. Slow down and tell yourself that you have plenty of time. Ask your Higher
Power to help you. Keep your focus on the present. Try to flow from one activity
to the next. Stay tuned to your inner guidance. You can also warp time by asking
for it. Next time you feel rushed, say, "Time warp, please. I need some more
time to -----." Then relax.
22. A sense of impendingness: There is a feeling that something is about to
happen. This can create anxiety. Advice: There is nothing to worry about. Things
are definitely happening, but anxiety only creates more problems for you. All
your thoughts -- positive or negative-- are prayers. There is nothing to fear.
23. Impatience: You know better, but sometimes you cant help it. You want to get
on with what seems to be coming your way. Uncertainty is not comfortable.
Advice: Learn to live with the uncertainty, knowing that nothing comes to you
until you are ready. Impatience is really a lack of trust, especially trust in
your Higher Power. When you focus on the present, you will experience miracles
-- yes, even in traffic.
24. A deep yearning for meaning, purpose, spiritual connection, and revelation:
Perhaps an interest in the spiritual for the first time in your life. "Constant
craving", as k.d. lang says. The material world cannot fulfill this longing.
Advice: Follow your heart and the way will open up for you.
25. A feeling that you are somehow different: A disquieting sense that
everything in your life feels new and altered, that you have left your old self
behind. You have. You are much greater than you can possibly imagine.
26. "Teachers" appear everywhere with perfect timing to help you on your
spiritual journey: people, books, movies, events, Mother Nature, etc. Teachers
may appear to be negative or positive when you are trapped in polarity thinking,
but, from a transcendent perspective, they are always perfect. Just what you
need to learn from and move on. By the way, we never get more than we are ready
to master. Each challenge presents us with an opportunity to show our mastery in
passing through it.
27. You find a spiritual track that makes sense to you and "speaks to you" at
the most profound levels. Suddenly you are gaining a perspective that you would
never have considered before. You hunger to know more. You read, share with
others, ask questions, and go inside to discover more about who you are and why
you are here.
28. You are moving through learning and personal issues at a rapid pace: You
sense that you are "getting it" quite readily. Advice: Keep remembering that
things will come to you when they are ready to be healed. Not sooner. Deal with
whatever comes up with courage and you will move through the issues rapidly.
29. Invisible presences: Here is the woo-woo stuff. Some people report feeling
surrounded by beings at night or having the sensation of being touched or talked
to. Often they will wake with a start. Some also feel their body or bed vibrate.
The vibrations are caused by energetic changes after emotional clearing has
taken place. Advice: This is a sensitive topic, but you may feel better blessing
your bed and space around it before you sleep. I rest assured that I am
surrounded only by the most magnificent spiritual entities and am always safe in
Gods care. Sometimes, however, the fear gets to me, and I call in Archangel
Michael and/or Archangel Uriel. I don't beat myself up for being afraid
sometimes. I forgive myself for not always sovereign at 3:00 a.m.
30. Portents, visions, "illusions", numbers, and symbols: Seeing things that
have spiritual importance for you. Noticing how numbers appear synchronistically
in your awareness. Everything has a message if you take the time to look. I
enjoy the experience of "getting the messages." What fun!
31. Increased integrity: You realize that it is time for you to seek and
speak your truth. It suddenly seems important for you to become more authentic,
more yourself. You may have to say "no" to people whom you have tried to please
in the past. You may find it intolerable to stay in a marriage or job or place
that doesn't support who you are. You may also find there is nowhere to hide, no
secrets to keep anymore. Honesty becomes important in all your relationships.
Advice: Listen to your heart. If your guidance tells you not to do something,
speak up and take action. Say "no". Likewise, you must also say "yes" to that
which compels you. You must risk displeasing others without guilt in order to
attain spiritual sovereignty.
32. Harmony with seasons and cycles: You are becoming more tuned to the seasons,
the phases of the moon and natural cycles. More awareness of your place in the
natural world. A stronger connection to the earth.
33. Electrical and mechanical malfunctions: When you are around, light bulbs
flicker, the computer locks up, or the radio goes haywire. Advice: Call on your
angels, guides, or Grace Elohim to fix it or put up a field of protection of
light around the machine. Surround your car with blue light. Laugh.
34. Increased synchronicity and many small miracles: Look for more of these.
Advice: Synchronistic events tell you if you are heading in the right direction
or making the correct choices. Honor these clues and you cannot go astray.
Spirit uses synchronicity to communicate to you. Thats when you begin to
experience daily miracles. See #30.
35. Increased intuitive abilities and altered states of consciousness: Thinking
of someone and immediately hearing from them. More synchronicities. Having
sudden insights about patterns or events from the past. Clairvoyance,
out-of-body experiences, and other psychic phenomena. Intensified sensitivity
and knowing. Awareness of ones essence and that of others. Channeling angelic
and Christ-consciousness energies.
36. Communication with Spirit: Contact with angels, spirit guides, and other
divine entities. Channeling. More and more people seem to be given this
opportunity. Feeling inspiration and downloading information that takes form as
writing, painting, ideas, communications, dance, etc.
37. A sense of Oneness with all: A direct experience of this Wholeness.
Transcendent awareness. Being flooded with compassion and love for all life.
Compassionate detachment or unconditional love for all is what lifts us up to
higher levels of consciousness and joy.
38. Moments of joy and bliss:. A deep abiding sense of peace and knowing that
you are never alone.
39. Integration: You become emotionally, psychologically, physically, and
spiritually stronger and clearer. You feel as if you are in alignment with your
Higher Self.
40. Living your purpose: You know you are finally doing what you came to earth
for. New skills and gifts are emerging, especially healing ones. Your life/work
experiences are now converging and starting to make sense. You are finally going
to use them all. Advice: Listen to your heart. Your passion leads you to where
you must go. Go within and ask your Higher Power, "What is it you would have me
do?" Watch for synchronicities. Listen.
41. Feeling closer to animals, rocks, and plants: To some people, animals now
seem to be more "human" in their behavior. Wild animals are less afraid. Plants
respond to your love and attention more than ever. Some may even have messages
for you. Stones and rocks emit energies that you can feel. Many seem to have
healing or clearing properties.
42. Seeing beings of other dimensions: The veil between dimensions is thinner,
so it is not surprising. Advice: Just stay in your sovereignty. You are more
powerful than you can ever imagine, so do not entertain fear. Ask your guides
for help if you slip into fear. Lately, I have been experiencing the presence of
dear ones who have transitioned and, due to the nature of their deaths, were
confused as to where they were. I helped them realize they had passed away and
assisted them in going towards the Light. It is very simple to do -- just tell
them you will stay with them until they find it. Once they see the Light and
start moving towards it, they can't wait to get there. Because I use a pendulum
to talk to them, I can tell when they reach the Light -- the pendulum comes to a
dead stop.
43. Seeing a persons true form or seeing loved ones with a different face
-- past life or parallel life. Or seeing someone before you actually meet
him/her.
44. Physically manifesting thoughts and desires more quickly and efficiently.
Advice: Monitor your thoughts. All thoughts are prayers. Be careful what you ask
for.
45. Left -brain fogginess: Your psychic abilities, your intuitive knowing, your
feeling and compassion, your ability to experience your body, your visioning,
your expressiveness all emanate from the right brain. In order for this side of
the brain to develop more fully, the left brain must shut down a little bit.
Normally the left-hemispheres capacity for order, organization, structure,
linear sequencing, analysis, evaluation, precision, focus, problem-solving, and
mathematics dominate our often less-valued right brain. What results are memory
lapses, placing words in the wrong sequence, inability or no desire to read for
very long, inability to focus; forgetting what you are just about to say;
impatience with linear forms of communication (audio or written formats); a
feeling of spaciness, being scattered; losing interest in research or complex
information; feeling bombarded with words and talk and information; and a
reluctance to write. Sometimes you feel dull and have no interest in analysis,
lively intellectual discussion, or investigation. On the other hand, you might
find yourself drawn to the sensate: videos, magazines with photos, beautiful
artwork, movies, music, sculpting, painting, being with people, dancing,
gardening, walking, and other kinesthetic forms of expression. You may search
for spiritual content, even science fiction. Advice: You may discover that if
you allow your heart and your right brain to lead you, the left will then be
activated appropriately to support you. And someday we will be well-balanced,
using both hemispheres with mastery.
46. Dizziness: This occurs when you are ungrounded. Perhaps you have just
cleared a big emotional issue and your body is adjusting to your "lighter"
state. Advice: Ground yourself by eating protein. Sometimes "comfort food" feels
right. Don't make any food right or wrong for you. Use your guidance to know
what you need at any given moment. Take your shoes off and put your feet in the
grass for a couple of minutes.
47. Falling, having accidents, breaking bones: Your body is not grounded or
perhaps your life is out of balance. Or your body may be telling you to slow
down, examine certain aspects of your life, or heal certain issues. There is
always a message. When I broke my ankle (twice), I understood that my ankle was
taking on what I myself refused to deal with. And that was all of the above.
Advice: Stay grounded by taking your shoes off and putting your feet in the
grass; even better, lie down on the grass without a blanket under you. Feel the
earth beneath you. Get out in nature. Slow down and pay attention. Be mindful
about what you are doing. Feel your feelings when they come up. Stay in the
present. Surround yourself with blue light when you are feeling shaky.
48. Heart palpitations: A racing heart usually accompanies a heart opening. It
only lasts for a few moments and means that the heart is re-balancing itself
after an emotional release. I had one episode that terrified me: I woke up in
the middle of the night, my heart pounding. I thought it was going to come right
out of my chest. It only happened once and was, I understand, a huge
heart-chakra opening. But I did check it out. There is nothing wrong with my
heart. Advice: Remember what I said about getting medical attention when needed.
Consult your doctor about any conditions you are not comfortable with.
49. Faster hair and nail growth: More protein is being used in the body. Too bad
we cant tell the body where to grow the hair and where not to grow it. (Or can
we? Hmmm.)
50. A desire to find your soul mate or twin flame: More than ever before, the
idea that we can have a relationship that matches who we are seems more
desirable. Advice: The truth is, we have to be the kind of person we want to
attract. We have to love ourselves and where we are right now before we can
attract a more "perfect" mate. The work begins at home. Here is how I think it
works: Hold the desire for this person in your heart, but without attachment.
Expect that someday you will meet someone who is more suited to you, but let go
of any expectations as to who this will be and how it will happen. Focus instead
on cleaning up your own life and being the kind of person you want to be. Be
happy now. Enjoy your life. Then you may see.....
51. Memories surface: Body memories, suppressed memories, images of past lives
and/or parallel lives. We are healing and integrating all our "selves", so
expect to have some of these experiences. Advice. Keep in mind that it is best
to recall what only what comes to mind, leave the rest alone, don't analyze
everything to death (because you will be stuck in the tape loop of infinite
issues to process), and feel your feelings as they come up. Ask for help from
your guides.
52. Other chakra openings: a. Third-eye or brow chakra: Muscles or nerves in the
forehead twitch, as if the third eye is trying to open up. Tingling feelings.
Feeling energy shoot out from the third eye like a ray. b. Thymus chakra: I get
a sharp pain in my thymus, about an inch or so below the V of my collarbone. It
is related to the heart's opening and to the processing of new energies coming
into the body. Thumping my finger lightly on the spot often helps. c. Hand
chakras: Increased vibrations, heat, energy surges in the center of the palms.
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