Are you feeling a shift in how you view the world, and waking up (literally and figuratively) feeling there is more to this life, the world around you, and to who you are than meets the eye?
If so, you are not alone, and what you are experiencing may be an inner awakening, an awakening to your soul.
Awakenings are unique experiences for the souls that undergo this shift in consciousness, as not everyone experiences, or chooses to seek an awakening in their lifetime.
Whether actively seeking to awaken, or having experienced a sudden awakening due to a trauma or big transition in your life (such as loss of a loved one, divorce, loss of a job, etc..), it may feel overwhelming, disorienting, or confusing or uncomfortable to some degree on mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual levels.
For those who experience an inner awakening, our lives change significantly enough to ultimately propel us in the direction of positive transformation and a homecoming of sorts, a coming home to ourselves, our true selves. Awakenings lead to deeper self-awareness and higher states of consciousness. We start exploring answers to the deeper question of “WHO AM I?”.
My own experience was a sudden spiritual awakening, not in a religious sense. I awakened through my psychic senses, they were suddenly wide open and I was experiencing connection with angels and guides. Through working on healing a point of trauma in my life, I had unconsciously released an energetic block, a subconscious wound that opened the inner channels to my clairs, the psychic senses we all innately have.
For me, although slightly unsettling, I actually felt like I had been seen and understood for the first time in my life. It brought me to tears, tears of comfort and not feeling so alone. My life experiences started to make sense and I began to connect the dots in my life. I could see the Divine timing at play throughout my life and see some of the unhelpful patterns, beliefs, and wounds that kept me stuck and limited in my life. I was beginning to discover my truths.
Learning Usui Reiki energy healing, initially for relief of physical symptoms, helped me gain an understanding of the world of energy within and around us. It helped and continues to help me gain insights on why so many of us are going through awakenings, and what it means for the evolution of humanity. Reiki helps me navigate this journey and do the inner work necessary to build the foundations of inner stability to adapt to rapid change happening in the world.
Signs that may indicate an inner awakening may include:
No longer resonating with aspects of your life in big ways, feeling like you longer fit in where you once did
Relationships that no longer resonate, whether that is intimate relationships, friendships, family, or work
Seeing repetitive numbers (eg, 111, 222, 333), experiencing synchronicities and signs that answer thoughts you were having
Ringing in the ears (not related to tinnitus or Menieres - definitely get this symptom checked by a medical professional first)
Seeing things from the corner of your eye, but nothing is there
Instant karma playing out in reaction to something you, or someone else said or did
A deep sense of inner knowing, or sensing other’s peoples energy more intensely
Seeing bright colour/s when you close your eyes (related to chakras and their colours)
Waking up wide awake between 2-4pm every night
Feelings of deja vu, vivid dreams, or Galactic dreams
Changes in vision, seeing energy waves, auras around people or objects, or seeing orbs of light, or flashes of bright light during meditation or when relaxing
Always seek professional medical advice for any of the above physical symptoms. If medical test results are inconclusive then alternative holistic therapy such as Usui Reiki energy healing works on mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual levels and can provide insight on subconscious and unseen levels to work complementary alongside professional medical care and guidance.
How To Support Yourself Through Awakening
Life can feel challenging, oftentimes surreal on the awakening journey. As humans we find change unsettling and hard to accept and adapt to at the best of times but awakenings are times of rapid transformation and expansion in our lives that are not easy for the logical mind to comprehend.
You may feel as though you are in between worlds, you don’t fit in your old life (or who you once were) but you have not quite stepped into a new life yet either and the path ahead may seem unclear. Awakenings are the catalyst guiding us to shed the old ways of being that felt limiting, drained our energy, time, and resources in our lives on conscious and subconscious levels.
What helped and still helps me the most was learning Usui Reiki for self-healing and also self-discovery. Through Reiki I was able to learn more of who I am, the energy that I am, and how it communicates with the universe. It was helpful to learn that everything is energy interacting 24/7 both within and outside of us. I had no concept of this until learning Usui Reiki, and once I started learning the interconnectedness of everything in the universe, and within me, things started to make more sense.
In Reiki we learn about our unique human energy field, comprising of chakras, energy meridians, auras, vortexes of light energy both within and around the physical body in constant exchange with our outer environment. Reiki teaches the principles of energy, the universal laws of energy exchange, and the mind-body connection that leads to illness and symptoms on mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual levels. It teaches how to tap into universal energy to promote healing within the mind, body, and soul, and how we are connected to the flow of cosmic energy.
Reiki helps clear the baggage, toxicity, and imbalances we carry in our energy field created by trauma, unhealthy habits, addictions, stress, fear, toxicity from our environment, our foods, for example. Awakenings bring our awareness to these kinds of lower frequency energies that inhibit our lives and wellbeing.
A daily routine and daily practice of self-Reiki supports my mind, body, and soul, and works to restore and maintain inner balance, and helps regulate the nervous system so it can handle challenges in the outer world, that are not in my control with greater ease.
So, my advice would be to find a daily energy practice, one that you love and have the self-discipline to commit to and follow, that supports your energy and teaches an understanding of universal energy, such as Reiki, Tai Chi, qigong, or yoga, for example. This will ground your energy in the physical reality, and help you get to know your soul energy, your spiritual energy that has been suppressed. It will help you get comfortable in your own skin, and teach you how to stabilize your inner world, your emotions, which are your natural inner guidance system to navigate and experience life with.
AND, find yourself a tribe of like-minded awakening souls to hang out with and feel supported by, as you are absolutely not alone on this journey, my friend!
With love,
Claire
If you find yourself seriously struggling mentally, physically, or emotionally always seek professional medical or psychiatric help. Energy healing is a holistic alternative therapy that supports on mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual levels and is complementary to and works alongside conventional medical advice and treatments. You are always fully responsible for your own health and wellbeing.