The spiritual awakening journey is about returning to the center of yourself. It is a homecoming to your Soul or True Nature.
But the spiritual awakening path is not linear. We do not move from point A to point B in a single straight line. Instead, we often move in spirals and concentric circles.
Contrary to its popular depiction, spiritual awakening isn’t like hiking up an ascending mountain – instead, it’s comparable to a journey taken through a series of rippling valleys.
These valleys contain benevolent guides and treasures, but also traps, monsters, and other perils.
We can go from feeling blissfully connected to devastated in the space of a few steps. But regardless of what you’re feeling, be assured that so long as you’re on this path, you are always learning. You are always growing. And you are moving ever-closer to the center of the mandala: your Eternal, Unchanging Self.
Spiritual Awakening Test
If you’ve read our previous spiritual awakening article, you’ll be familiar with the seven different stages of this path. The free spiritual awakening test below makes this knowledge experiential so that you can discover where you are at right now. Doing so will help you to gain your bearings, orient yourself, and know what to do next.
Be aware, however, that there are no “better” or “worse” stages. This isn’t a competition. Furthermore, it’s common to move backward and forward on the path.
Ultimately we’ve tried our best to define the indefinable. So be aware of the limitations of this test, while also seeing its value.
Finally, if you like this test, consider signing up to our free Spiritual Awakening course.
Hi..I feel like my family more so my dad who Is the breadwinner in our family is not giving me the kind of support I need..my old friends are running away from me one by one..I feel lonely and abandoned though I’ve some some new friends I still feel empty…sometimes I even think of committing suicide when I’m alone..Help me please
Thanks for this
I feel like I have been getting “lost in the sauce” and the realization that most of the “spiritual” stuff I see on instagram and youtube is very egoic or materialistic makes me feel a bit hopeless for humanity. How do I know what is real? It was one book that woke me up and since then that book just does not seem to hit in the same way so I go searching for more and I just get lost in all the BS. There is SOOO much junk on instagram and so many people wanting to give advice. I felt called, at one point, to post videos on youtube about my spiritual journey after my kundalini awakening, but now, I feel like I would just be adding to the chaos. IDK I used to feel so connected and inspired, now I just feel lost. I don’t think I want to be a “spiritual influencer” like I originally thought, although the urges to share my insights are very strong and I usually feel great after I make a video. I just want to do something real and live with joy and presences. Have I lost my path?
Thanks for sharing Hope. Maybe that’s the Path? Truth cannot be found in a ‘consensus’, it’s an immediate personal experience. That also means we end up getting lost sometimes, having to rediscover the wonder. I’m personally rediscovering that myself, and I completely agree with the whole social media problem…it’s the reason I stay off it personally, and why we are thinking of stopping the filming of our youtube videos. The internet connects, but often at the cost of separation from what is real if we aren’t mindful enough. Rediscovering this balance I feel is my next leg of the journey.
The spirit world is real whether you believe in allah god or or which religion your from if you trying to discover remember they are discovering you.
Very true, we think we’re making claims on a ‘spiritual path’ but it’s more accurate to say that spirit is making claims on us.
The feeling lost stage makes a lot of sense to me right now. I’ve been interested in the spiritual path for some years now. But right now my moods seem to fluctuate, I’m currently paranoid about my health when in the past I wouldn’t really hesitate to visit my GP. I’ve also been questioning the way I’ve been brought up and the conditioning. There is a lot going on within me for sure!
Im a bit tired right now, but i will say that , that someone came to me that i haven’t heard of happening, i even tried Google and not much information showed up, actually none that could find.
Im a bit tired right now but i soon will. .thank you
I dont exactly know what stage am i on, but i feel as if i m going in circles , everyday i come to this realisation that what i see in others exists in me , nobody or nothing is right or wrong…
Thanks Dreamer, the journey is more like a spiral than a linear process, so we revisit many of the lessons we learn. The right vs wrong perception is something many of us seem to get hung up on, for while this may be true at an objective ‘spirit’ level, it doesn’t honor our humanity which needs to operate within the world and its rollercoaster of emotions from joy to suffering. Finding a balance of both the human and the divine is key or it can easily turn into spiritual bypassing.
Integration & Expansion Stage – 100% yes. Last two years or so have been challenging for me, especially 2020, but this year… I’m in bliss. It feels like bathing in a healing pool after a harrowing journey, gathering strength for the journey ahead – even though right now, I have no desire to go anywhere else. I no longer feel the need to consume spiritual and psychology content all the time. I don’t feel the need to be a certain way so strongly anymore. One day I thought: I must plunge into life, into this physical experience. And so I do. Funnily enough, I feel more connected now than when I was contemplating existence every day. I don’t question some things anymore and some, I question all the time (for example, I discovered I actually had no opinions of my own on most matters, so I have fun exploring these). Much of the path is still before me, but this time, I trust. No matter what external or internal struggle arises these days, I always feel that little presence inside, unwavering, and it makes everything feel less scary. What it is, I don’t know. I’m just grateful – that it exists, and that I am alive. It is truly an extraordinary time. Love to you all.
Your conclusion. My results. correct, with a lot dealt with. My journey is a whales tail rippling by with time and space. Light to all there
Glad you do this. Millions do not know the spirit world is real. Millions more think that it is something they learned in Sunday School.
Thanks Bill. We don’t talk about the ‘spirit world’ as we’re not concerned with it in our work. This is where it’s important to distinguish between ‘spiritualism’ and ‘spirituality’.
boss i am at the age of 60 plus and now i feel that i was unknown to myself
I feel as if everyone hates me l,then later I’m confused with my family relationships, I’m getting emotional hurt from everyone rather than my friends,I feel lost,lonely, depressed, anxious,I do have my board exams within 1 month I haven’t practised anything as I was distracted by many things like above,a kind of confusion,sadness without any cause,midnight awakening, trying to protect myself before I get hurt by someone, striving to prevent disasters,stress, withdrawal from my family as if I’m not their child anymore, withdrawal from friends,aches over body,and finally want to cry loudly in a jungle but I live in urban,
Anyone who can relate this?
I thourght i was reconnecting with my soul connections, cos i was dying soon, but no i have just woke up, and i have some ppl to heal ✌❤️