| As we proceed further into the 21st | | | | and while this is happening the person |
| century there is even more of a feeling | | | | may experience emotions and memories |
| that humanity as a whole is hearing "a | | | | from injuries and traumas suffered |
| calling". Most of the clients in the | | | | in the past. The Hindus call this pranic |
| realm that talk about this describe it | | | | movement. |
| as an "awakening" or experiencing an | | | | Unusual Breathing or Physical Movements: |
| "enlightenment" or a "need for | | | | |
| transformation." | | | | Some people find themselves performing |
| For some this process, a spiritual | | | | hand gestures and body postures that are |
| awakening is a gentle process develops | | | | unusual but can later be identified as |
| as a consequence of many years of | | | | mudras or yoga related postures. They |
| seeking, and researching practices | | | | may also develop an unusual relationship |
| having to do with self-development. This | | | | to sound and tones and want to vocalize |
| is the type of seeker who wants the | | | | these sounds with their breath. These |
| spiritual awakening and seeks out the | | | | are called Yogic symptoms. |
| guidance of a teacher or to help them | | | | As the Kundalini moves up through the |
| prepare themselves emotionally and | | | | body, some experience a form of "spring" |
| physically for their spiritual | | | | cleansing as the strong spiritual energy |
| awakening. | | | | moves through the body releases toxins. |
| However, I have noticed that no matter | | | | Headaches, heart pain, stomachaches and |
| how trained an individual nobody is ever | | | | nervous disorders can be part of the |
| ready for what Eastern religions call | | | | kundalini moving up your spine. A very |
| the awakening of the Kundalini energy. | | | | common symptom is oversensitivity to any |
| The sad truth is most spiritual | | | | kind of sensory input and the desire to |
| awakenings are quite rude: what some of | | | | be alone to heal. |
| us call a "wake up call." True | | | | Confusion and Emotional Imbalance: |
| enlightenment is usually preceded by | | | | As the Kundalini energy moves up from |
| some kind of life loss or tragedy that | | | | the spine, people find themselves |
| kick starts the awakening of | | | | possessed by inexplicable mood swings, |
| consciousness. | | | | anxiety, grief, guilt and depression. On |
| A common catalyst is intense physical or | | | | the flip side, they may sometimes |
| emotional distress. As people confront | | | | experience moments of sexual |
| the limits of their endurance and come | | | | promiscuity, unexplained orgasms, lack |
| face to face with death or loss, they | | | | of sexual desire and states of |
| will often move into altered or | | | | disassociation or bliss. Most spiritual |
| transcendental states of consciousness | | | | awakening challenge the ego to let go of |
| as they ask God or a higher power for | | | | primal drives and subconscious blocks so |
| help. | | | | that you are more aware and living in |
| Natural disasters, near-death | | | | the moment. |
| experiences or life transitions such as | | | | An Increase in ESP and Intuition: |
| midlife crisis, addiction or separation | | | | Dreams of past lives or strange symbols |
| can be blessings in disguise that lead | | | | are common during a spiritual awakening |
| to a blossoming of spiritual awareness. | | | | as are unusual visual and auditory |
| It is thought that practices such as | | | | sensations include hearing voices, |
| yoga, bioenergetics, polarity work or | | | | seeing auras or strange lights. Some may |
| breathwork can cause a natural awakening | | | | smell scents. Smelling sandalwood or |
| of Kundalini energy. Kundalini is the | | | | roses for no apparent reason is common. |
| Hindu word for the sacred, | | | | An out of body experience or two may |
| transformative energy that awakens | | | | also occur where you appear to see |
| consciousness. | | | | yourself from the ceiling, or feel |
| According to Eastern esoteric | | | | bigger or smaller than your physical |
| literature, this energy is coiled, like | | | | body. |
| a snake at the base of the spine and | | | | Mystical and Psychic States of |
| when stimulated it streams or coils up | | | | Consciousness: |
| through the body's energy centers | | | | During a spiritual awakening, the |
| (chakras). | | | | psychic abilities are often accelerated |
| The awakening of the kundalini is almost | | | | and the person may suddenly develop such |
| always associated with a spiritual | | | | talents as precognition, telepathy, and |
| crisis. Typically the person may feel | | | | the ability to see auras or healing |
| overwhelmed, bewildered, disassociated, | | | | abilities. |
| frightened vulnerable, fragmented, | | | | The awakening of the Kundalini is not a |
| fearful, confused, disoriented and | | | | goal but heralds the beginning of the |
| overcome by too much information. This | | | | process called transformation of |
| can be the first sign that you are about | | | | consciousness. Spiritual emergence often |
| to be blessed with a spiritual | | | | includes expanded perceptual abilities, |
| awakening, although many may feel it | | | | increased energy, creative expression |
| more like a "curse". | | | | and a devotion to being of service for |
| Some of the symptoms you might | | | | the greater good of all. |
| experience during a | | | | Although a spiritual awakening may be |
| spiritual awakening are: | | | | uncomfortable and typically last from |
| Involuntary jerking movements of the | | | | several months to several years, at the |
| body including vibrations, spasm, | | | | end there is a promised land where the |
| shaking and contractions: | | | | individual develops a serenity and sense |
| As the Kundalini energy moves from the | | | | of deep peace that they have never known |
| base of the spine and up through the | | | | before. |
| body, it clears deeply held blockages | | | | |