Here is step 2 in crafting your own stages of spiritual awakening from the direct experiences of your life.
Explore Step 1 first if you are starting fresh in this process.
I’m sharing these steps with you one by one. Each step offers distinct realizations and it’s beneficial to allow integration time between explorations.
Let your intuitive wisdom tell you when it’s time to complete a step or start the next one. This process is not about getting anything “done.” It is about consciously exercising your freedom to develop an inspiring relationship to your life’s path.
Onwards into The Steps of your Spiritual Awakening…
Step 2: Recognize the sacred eruptions in your life.
Sacred eruptions are events in your life that disrupt your ability to operate in the status quo. Whatever the status quo might be for you at that moment.
Your personality cannot plan or control these experiences. During a sacred eruption you are opened to possibilities and dimensions of reality previously unseen. Your perception of reality is significantly altered. For many people these experiences are forgotten or dismissed because they do not “fit in” to the norm. Again, whatever the “norm” may be for you at that time.
No need to try to remember anything or to figure out how to recognize the sacred eruptions in your life. Instead, ask your intuitive wisdom to guide the relevant experiences into your conscious mind to be “Known.” And see what comes.
Translate down onto paper what your intuitive wisdom brings forth for recognition. You can write, draw, or make marks. Whatever works for you. It is important to give this inner material a physical body separate from you. This grounds your knowing and stimulates fresh pathways of creativity in your brain.
The sacred eruptions that come forth for recognition might surprise you. And you might have judgements about them. Maybe they are not spiritual “enough.” Or, maybe they are too “spiritual.” Your mind may have a lot of opinions. Right now, that commentary is not useful. Stay connected to receiving insight from your intuitive wisdom and let what comes be as it is. You will sift through what has arisen in more detail in later steps. And at that time, commentary may prove meaningful.
I suggest going at a relaxed pace, touching this practice of recognizing the sacred eruptions in your life several times over the next week or two. Each time you return, your intuitive wisdom will be prepared to share with you more revelations.
There is no amount of material that you must bring forth. You may have 3 sacred eruptions that want recognition or 300. There may be experiences illuminated from the future, from other lives, or material that you don’t understand right away… or ever. Your role in this step is to practice trusting your knowing. Validate and record everything that your intuitive wisdom delivers.
Your intuitive wisdom will tell you when you are complete with this step.
Set what you documented aside. You will be referencing these personal landmarks, and your excavations from step 1, in the coming reflections.
During this step of recognizing the sacred eruptions in your life you will have stimulated a great deal of insight. When you reach your natural completion, encourage a gentle integration by letting your gaze wander around on all that came out for you. Just taking in the landscape of your sacred eruptions in a spacious way without having to do anything about it. Stay with this open gazing for as long as feels good, inviting in appreciation for all that you brought to greater consciousness. Then close your eyes and rest for a few minutes before moving into whatever is next in your spiritual awakening journey.