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    How to Start Your Spiritual Journey (7 Illuminating Steps)

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    by Mateo Sol · May 15, 2022 · 138 Comments

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    There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled.
    There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled.
    You feel it, don’t you?

    – Rumi

    Welcome dear wanderer.

    You’ve come to this page seeking guidance, and that’s what I intend to give you wholeheartedly.

    Before you begin, please remember to not accept anything I write, or Luna writes, or anything that ANYONE on the spiritual journey says/writes/teaches as being “true” without first checking in with your own inner knowing or gut instincts.

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    No one is infallible, no matter what degree of awakening they have embodied, so I strongly encourage you to think for yourself, find out for yourself, and always, always trust your intuition. (This advice can save you a lot of pain on your journey!)

    With that said:

    If you’re short on time, scroll down to see the Table of Contents. Otherwise, I promise you that this article is worth reading from start to finish.

    Let’s begin with the uncomfortable truth:

    Most of us in the modern world have resigned ourselves to a cliched existence, indulging in endless distractions.

    We go through life with minimal or pseudo-faith, and avoid grasping the emptiness of our lives. We are endlessly haunted by the shallowness of our relationships, neurotic issues, and inescapable loneliness.

    And yet there’s so much more to us as a species than what we really know.

    You and I carry the most mysterious and magnificent qualities within us imaginable. Yet, we unknowingly guard and protect the greatest gift that is our Souls from the world.

    It’s so easy for us to feel meaningless when we perceive ourselves as mere cogs in society’s machine.

    The truth is that we are much more than slaves of 9 to 5 jobs. We are capable of creating deeply meaningful, mystical, and fulfilling lives. We are capable of finding our true calling and personal destiny.

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    For centuries the indigenous people throughout the world have known that to fully explore the depths of the Soul we must go on a spiritual journey into the unknown lands within ourselves.

    In many ancient cultures, they had Elders and Shamans to encourage and oversee these journeys toward a deeper spiritual existence. Sadly, these days in our own culture, we have lost such sacred rites and rituals. Instead, orthodox religion has replaced living spirituality with a theoretical god, dismissing, and outlawing personal experimentation and union with the Divine.

    In this article, my aim is to help you start your spiritual journey.

    Table of contents

    • What is the Spiritual Journey?
    • 12 Signs You’re Called to the Spiritual Journey (the Ancient Hero/ine’s Path)
    • The 3 Worlds of the Spiritual Journey (Which Are You Inhabiting?)
    • 5 Phases of the Spiritual Journey
    • How to Start Your Spiritual Journey (7 Steps)

    What is the Spiritual Journey?

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    The spiritual journey is a personal quest we undertake to reconnect with our Souls, find our authentic life purpose, and embody our True Nature. In a nutshell, the spiritual journey is about returning to the Centre of our being: it’s a path traditionally undertaken by mystics, shamans, and sages. But in this day and age where times have changed, and we’re suffering from collective soul loss, the spiritual journey is accessible to all people. Indeed, it’s our deepest longing and highest calling as a species.

    12 Signs You’re Called to the Spiritual Journey (the Ancient Hero/ine’s Path)

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    People have felt a pull toward something greater than themselves since the beginning of time.

    Ancient cultures had many stories that served to illustrate the journey to fulfilling one’s destiny and experiencing Wholeness or Enlightenment. These journeys mythologist Joseph Campbell described as the “Calls to Adventure.”

    A call to adventure is something we all experience at least once in life. When we embark on this adventure, we begin the process of gaining self-understanding and reclaiming our precious Soul gifts.

    The archetype of the hero/heroine discovering their true spiritual nature goes back thousands of years. The Greek’s told the story of Orpheus who descended into the underworld to rescue his bride Eurydice from Hades. The Nordic people had their hero-warrior Beowulf, and the Sumerians wrote of Inanna who battled her sister in the dark world. Throughout history, there have been so many stories of individuals who have struggled through hardship to find themselves. But of what importance are they to our path?

    Essentially, these hero/ines symbolize our spiritual journeys: of leaving everything familiar behind, entering the unknown, encountering numerous unconscious monsters, and finally returning back home with a sense of renewed fulfillment and wisdom.

    Here are 12 signs you’re being called to walk the spiritual journey of awakening:

    1. You feel lost in life
    2. You long for a place that feels like your ‘true home’
    3. You keep wondering what your meaning or purpose is
    4. You feel like you have a big destiny to fulfill (which is yet to be revealed)
    5. You sense that there’s much more to life than meets the eye
    6. You’re experiencing strange synchronicities, signs, and omens
    7. You’re shedding your old self and are transforming, but you don’t know who you truly are yet
    8. There’s a sense of nostalgia and nagging longing for something you can’t pinpoint
    9. You experience bouts of melancholy, depression, and existential crisis
    10. You feel extra sensitive and fragile
    11. A lot of what you once valued seems meaningless and empty
    12. It feels like the rug has been pulled out from underneath you, and you’re falling

    Can you relate to any of the above signs? If you can, you’re most certainly being called to embark on the spiritual journey.

    The 3 Worlds of the Spiritual Journey (Which Are You Inhabiting?)

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    The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep. You must ask for what you really want. Don’t go back to sleep. People are going back and forth across the doorsill where the two worlds touch. The door is round and open. Don’t go back to sleep.

    – Rumi 

    At some point in life, we all experience the “call to adventure.” Often our journeys start when we experience a sudden spiritual awakening or dark night of the soul. Often without wanting to, we are cast onto the path of Soul expansion.

    Like you, I have wandered these paths and have at times wound up lost and confused. For this reason, I find it useful to map out the spiritual journey in a way that helps the human mind know where it is, and where it will go next.

    My Andean ancestry speaks of three worlds that we can experience in life: the Upper World (Hanaq Pacha), the Middle World (Kay Pacha), and the Lower World (Ukhu Pacha).

    In many traditions and mythologies, these three worlds correspond to the different realms of Self.

    The Upper World is the home of Spirit, the Underworld the home of Souls, and the Middle World is the home of the physical body and human ego.

    Different practices and techniques are used in each of the three realms to help us spiritually mature and rediscover joy, peace, and wholeness.

    Below I’ll explore each of these three realms with you:

    Middle World

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    Purpose: Personality development

    In our everyday lives, we function within the middle world. The middle world is responsible for our ego development, and yet many people on the spiritual path ignore this vital element of inner growth. Without developing a healthy personality, our spiritual growth reaches a dead end.

    In life, we all begin within the middle world, or physical realm. As children and teenagers we go through various years of personality change and growth. Finally, as adults, we all have developed unique personalities. Yet many of us fail to continue our self-development, getting lost in corporate jobs and the pursuit of money, status, and fame.

    The goal of the middle world path is to develop a healthy personality or ego. Tasks involved in this process include the exploration of core emotional wounds, self-love, and the cultivation of authenticity. A healthy adult ego will be able to love freely, be vulnerable, express creativity, and display empathy towards others.

    We cannot develop a healthy personality by using techniques from the Upper or Under World such as meditation or shadow work. Instead, we must use techniques that pertain to ego development and healing such as assertiveness training, non-violent communication techniques, cognitive behavioral therapy, NLP, and other psychological avenues of self-development.

    Under World

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    Purpose: Soul discovery

    Our Soul is the vital, mysterious, and wild core of our individual selves. It is the unique essence within each of us that goes deeper than our personalities.

    Think of your Soul as a stream that is connected to the ocean of Spirit. Our Souls contain our destiny, purpose, gifts, and the ultimate significance of our individual lives. To access these deep layers and qualities we must descend into the Under World of our unconscious minds.

    Unfortunately, for thousands of years, our culture has “protected” us from the hardships and dangers of the descent into the Soul. This has been done through the establishment of comfortable, predictable, and clockwork lives that revolve around material pleasures and shallow values. In fact, thanks to religious thought, the descent into our Under Worlds has been condemned as “evil” and wayward. Only Shamanic cultures and a few Western mystical schools like Hermeticism and Alchemy have dedicated themselves to exploring the Under World.

    The descent into the Under World has been so feared and avoided because it is a perilous journey. There is a reason why Christianity referred to this place as “hell.” Within our Under Worlds lie our repressed thoughts, feelings, desires, traumas, and denied gifts. Often when we descend, or inscend, into ourselves, we come across many demons, ghastly creatures, and other parts of our Shadow Selves that we’ve been unconsciously hiding from.

    Yet despite the fact that the Under World journey can be such a harrowing and haunting experience, it is ultimately a powerful odyssey. Only by descending into our personal Under Worlds can we truly embrace our true life calling, talents, gifts, and deepest values.

    Under World, or soulwork techniques, include practices that allow us to access altered states of consciousness. These may include crafts such as lucid dreaming, drumming, shadow work, shamanic trances, breathwork, vision quests, etc.

    Upper World

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    Purpose: Uniting with Spirit

    The Upper World journey, or that of the ascent, is what we often refer to as Self-Realization.

    There comes a moment in our journey between the middle world and the underworld in which a fine balance is formed, allowing us to move up into the Upper World. For example, it’s much harder to “Spiritually Awaken” to the Upper World when our unconscious minds are plagued with deep childhood traumas (that stem from the underworld), trust issues (underworld problem), and poor self-esteem (middle world problem).

    We enter the path of ascent up into the Upper World when we learn to surrender our ego identification (known as ego death) and Soul identification. Ultimately, we not only intellectually understand that everything is One, but we experience this truth at a core level. At this point, we are free from the illusion of having a separate self. This has also been commonly referred to as the state of complete self-realization or Enlightenment.

    This permanent shift of consciousness is about merging with the Infinite, Divine, Eternal, and Absolute. Techniques used to taste this state of being are often found in the mystical schools of Zen, Kundalini, Taoism, Sufism, and disciplines such as meditation and yoga.

    Note: Unfortunately many people in the spiritual community believe that spiritual ascension is all that is needed to experience peace and wholeness. As a result, the middle world and under world paths have been cast aside as if they don’t matter. However, only focusing on your “higher chakras,” cultivating positivity and Oneness with Spirit, creates lopsided individuals. When the darker and more down-to-earth elements of self-growth are ignored, the result is imbalanced and unhealthy individuals.


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    5 Phases of the Spiritual Journey

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    Roughly speaking, there are about five phases of the spiritual journey.

    I refer to these as ‘phases’ and not stages because the spiritual journey is not a linear process that has a start and end: it is cyclical. It’s like the moon. It’s a spiraling dance of energy that is ever-deepening and changing.

    Here are the five phases. We’ve also linked to the various ‘parts’ of each phase that we’ve both uniquely discovered and defined after many years on the path:

    1. Soul-searching

    This phase is divided into the following two parts (which are also linked to in the menu of this website). Feel free to click on any for further guidance:

    • The Spiritual Calling
    • Resisting the Path

    Summary: Phase one of the spiritual journey begins with a deep craving and longing for something more than mundane daily life. There may be a sense that life has become a dry, desolate, meaningless, and barren wasteland without some kind of spiritual dimension. This type of existential crisis can arise spontaneously, due to a traumatic situation, mental or physical health issues, or simply due to one’s sensitive temperament. The result is a search for meaning, purpose, and greater spiritual connection – or what is commonly known as soul searching.

    2. Awakening & learning

    This phase is divided into the following two parts (which are also linked to in the menu of this website). Feel free to click on any for further guidance:

    • Finding Guidance
    • Starting the Journey

    Summary: Awakening and learning is the next phase of the spiritual journey. Once one has listened to the ‘call to adventure’ and has begun searching for answers, the sense of inner deadness and stagnation lifts. The veil is pulled from our eyes. We awaken to fresh possibilities, new horizons, and deep insights. There is renewed hope, ecstatic zest for life, joyful anticipation, and the passion to learn, explore, and grow. It’s as if the sun has finally emerged from its slumber and we’re bathed in the dawning light of spiritual awakening.

    3. Death & demons

    This phase is divided into the following two parts (which are also linked to in the menu of this website). Feel free to click on any for further guidance:

    • Turning Inwards
    • Facing the Darkness

    Summary: As our spiritual journey matures, we eventually face a crossroads. To continue growing, we must enter through the gates of our personal Underworld and face our demons. We learn that the spiritual journey is beautiful, yes. But it’s also demanding. If we’re sincere about authentic spiritual growth, we need to illuminate our inner darkness, explore our shadow selves, and heal our buried traumas. This death of the spiritual ‘high’ of the previous phase can lead to much fear and confusion. The result is often an experience of the Dark Night of the Soul where we step out of the ‘sunshine and rainbows’ world into the moonlit world of ghosts and ghouls.

    4. Rebirth & reward

    This phase is divided into the following two parts (which are also linked to in the menu of this website). Feel free to click on any for further guidance:

    • Illumination
    • Traps & Pitfalls

    Summary: Eventually, we emerge out of the other side of the Dark Night of the Soul. We have been to hell and back – we’ve had our hearts ripped open and minds excavated. But we arise victorious with Souls blazing bright and newfound inner strength. This rebirth and reward often result in newfound clarity, mystical experiences, moments of Satori (Enlightened awareness), and the development or rediscovery of various spiritual gifts. We go through a new level of awakening, this time at an energetic level via an experience known as the Kundalini awakening. However, this experience is not all love and light. There are many lurking shadows and spiritual traps to be wary of.

    5. Illumination & sharing

    This phase is divided into the following two parts (which are also linked to in the menu of this website). Feel free to click on any for further guidance:

    • Rebirth
    • Integration

    Summary: After the body, heart, and mind undergo this cleansing and purging journey, a deeper level of Illumination is experienced. We begin to integrate all the lessons we’ve learned and gifts we’ve developed, bringing them into our daily lives. This is the moment where we truly start walking the talk. As such, there is a strong desire within us to share our personal ‘elixir’ and hard-earned wisdom with those who need support. We may adopt the role of teacher, guide, or mentor – or otherwise, embrace new ways of helping others. Perhaps the key defining quality of this phase is a strong connection to one’s True Nature. There’s an intimate, inner knowing of the Divine as one’s true face, authentic essence, and ultimate home.

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    Again, the above five phases are by no means linear or static. They are cyclical and ever-deepening. This is the nature of life where we gradually discover that we are Life itself.

    How to Start Your Spiritual Journey (7 Steps)

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    Everyone’s spiritual journey is unique, ever-changing, and ongoing.

    There is no single point at which we stop this inner transformation. In fact, the whole mistaken idea of reaching a state of “perfection” really only equals death and stagnation. And what happens when things stop growing and flowing? They become lethargic, break down, rot, and disintegrate.

    While the demands for constant growth and evolution may be difficult to handle at times, they are necessary for us to find our life purpose and fulfill our destiny on this planet.

    If you wish to live a deep, meaningful, rich, rewarding, and loving life that is full of heart and Soul, beginning your spiritual journey is not only important but crucial.

    Understandably, you might feel a bit intimidated and lost, not knowing where to start. As someone who has dedicated a large portion of their life to the spiritual journey, as well as guiding others through theirs, here are my tips:

    1. Be gentle and go at your own pace

    It’s normal to feel overwhelmed and a little inundated by the influx of information when first beginning your spiritual journey. My advice is to go slowly, be gentle, and go at your own pace. You don’t need to know every tiny detail of every field of wisdom ever created. (I know it’s tempting!)

    Besides, everything that you’re learning about is already within you. Yes, you have all the answers you need at a Soul level because you are an expression of the Divine at your core. Everyone else is just a mirror of that.

    So cut yourself some slack. The key is to go gently but deeply – that is how you will learn and grow the most.

    2. Figure out the purpose/aim of your journey

    Think carefully about why you want to begin walking the spiritual path. Do you have a specific goal, purpose, or intention in mind? Are you wanting to find something or avoid something? (Or perhaps both.) Perhaps you would like to achieve or experience something?

    There are a myriad of reasons why people enter the spiritual journey. For example, some people want to experience enlightenment, connect with their spirit guides, develop their spiritual gifts, find their life’s purpose, taste truth/freedom, be free of an old trauma/addiction, and so on.

    Keep in mind that your purpose/aim will likely shift and change as you progress through your spiritual path – this is completely normal. Your path and needs are unique to you, so embrace them.

    3. Pay attention to philosophies, tools, or practices that intrigue you

    Once you’ve figured out why you want to explore the spiritual path, simply pay attention. Notice what spiritual fields, ideas, philosophies, and practices pique your interest. The spiritual journey doesn’t have to be something dry, monotone, and repetitive (unless you want it to be). This is a quest that ideally involves play, joy, and passion. In fact, you will likely get the most out of your spiritual path if you approach it from this heart-centered place. Neuroscience has proven that we learn the most when we’re having fun – so find your bliss. Walk a path with heart. This is the path you’re meant to be on.

    4. Go deep-diving

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    One of the main issues that often arises on the spiritual path is a certain kind of spiritual materialism or spiritual window-shopping.

    Jumping from practice to practice can be useful at the beginning (to become familiar with the territory). But if we get into the addictive habit of finding the “next and best” spiritual practice, tool, workshop, etc. we are doing ourselves a great disservice. We are not only approaching spirituality with a materialistic mindset, but we’re also avoiding the fundamental purpose of the spiritual path: to deeply transform and evolve.

    Once you have done some dabbling here and there (this might involve watching youtube videos, readings books, attending workshops, etc.), it’s time to slow down and commit to something. Don’t worry if you discover later down the road that the path you’re on is not for you, you can always change route. What’s important is that you slow down and commit to something, to begin with – this is the only way to extract the nutrients, deep essential truths, and embodied wisdom.

    So tune into yourself and figure out what sets your Soul on fire. What speaks to you on a profound level? What has benefited you the most? Begin to circle around that topic, practice, or path and dedicate your full attention to it. (And if there are a handful of paths, that’s okay too, stick with them.)

    5. Be aware of sharks

    You’ll meet many people on your spiritual path (whether online or in-the-flesh). Some of these people will genuinely have your best interests in mind. But others won’t. Yes, there are many ‘spiritual sharks’ out there, aka. there are sleazy, snake-oil salesmen and women who are intentionally out to use you for personal gain. There are also some people (typically leaders of spiritual communities or certain gurus) who are totally unaware of their unconscious shadow motivations (but are equally as dangerous). So be discerning. Learn to trust your intuition and gut instincts. Tap into your inner lone wolf: that primal wisdom you carry inside which drove you to begin this quest to begin with.

    Even if you do fall into the jaws of a shark, know that you can get out. You can actually use the experience as a lesson and fuel to grow even stronger. No one can take away your power from you unless you willingly give it to them. And even if you do, you can get it back.

    6. Record what you’ve learned and experienced

    We hear a lot of pretty-sounding words and mystical ideas on the spiritual path. But all of them mean little if we don’t actively find ways of absorbing them into our being.

    One of the simplest ways of recording what you’ve learned and experienced is simply through the act of journaling. Have a special journal or diary that you dedicate to writing down your thoughts, experiences, ideas, and discoveries. You don’t need to be a good writer (or even good at spelling/grammar) to do this – forget about that! What matters is that you have a solid record that you can refer back to throughout your journey. Learn more about how to journal.

    There are also other ways of recording what you’ve learned/experienced such as creating pieces of art or composing music. Find whatever creative outlet suits you the most. That might even include creating a vlog where you go into your daily experience (and you can keep this private or share it with others).

    Here are a variety of inner work Journals that we’ve created which might help you get started. »

    7. Integrate and embody your spirituality

    It’s easy to go spiritual window shopping and jump onto whatever new and exciting bandwagon emerges. But it takes much more strength of character, sincerity, and courage to actively integrate and embody what you’ve learned.

    To integrate means to absorb something into your being; to make it a living and breathing part of you. To embody means to be an expression of what you have learned: to be the change you’re looking for, to infuse your life with the essence of what you’ve discovered.

    There are numerous ways to integrate and embody your spirituality, but remember that this is an organic process that takes time. You cannot rush or force spiritual integration/embodiment – it is the natural product of Soulful maturation and spiritual ripening.

    There are, however, numerous ways to begin the integration/embodiment part of your journey. Some of these practices include:

    • Meditation
    • Mindfulness
    • Contemplation
    • Breathwork
    • Shadow Work
    • Self-love
    • Inner child work

    Anything that helps you to slow down, be introspective, and go inwards while encouraging present moment awareness, will help you to integrate and embody what you experience.

    Instead of being a magical sounding idea, you will actively live and express qualities such as lovingkindness, presence, and wisdom. But first, you need to be sincere and dedicated to this path.

    Note:

    In my honest opinion, no spiritual journey is balanced (or healthy) without some level of psychological healing. We need to focus not just on ascending to the Upper World but also on working with the Middle and Under World. See the following articles for more guidance:

    • What is Inner Work? (& Why Most People Are Terrified By it)
    • Spiritual Psychology: Why Meditation Isn’t Enough

    The Spiritual Journey is a Valley, Not a Mountain

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    Contrary to popular depiction, the spiritual journey isn’t like climbing a mountain.


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    We rarely start at the bottom and climb to the top. Instead, for most of us the spiritual journey is like hiking through a series of beautiful, but perilous range of valleys.

    Our spiritual journeys alternate between periods of descending and ascending. In one period of our lives we may cultivate our connection with Spirit, while in other parts we may descend to the Soul to heal core wounds, or the middle world to develop self-care.

    Finally, it is very possible and also quite common to get hung up in these valleys. Many of us become lost, distracted, and even forget why we were trying to get to the top of the mountain in the first place. (See our article on traps of spiritual growth for more guidance.) However, with guidance, willpower, and persistence, we can make our way through.

    In the end, you will find that the spiritual journey is like a mystical marriage between the ego, the Soul, and the Spirit. One cannot exist without the other.

    I truly hope this article has given you a place to start. This whole website is based on giving free guidance for the spiritual awakening journey, so please feel free to poke around and learn some more. It’s our gift and mission in life to help you with this.

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    1. Nicole

      May 09, 2022 at 4:32 am

      I ended up on this site this week ‘by chance’. Actually because I was looking for information about twin flame separation. During the relationship, which lasted a year and a half, I visited both a psychologist and a movement therapist weekly. The first ensured that I could safely go back to the core of the problem (traumas), which I relived through the therapy and could therefore tackle and process. The movement therapist taught me to allow my real feelings, to embrace these feelings and to trust them. Because of the traumas, I had developed a mechanism to downplay my pain and sadness and laugh it off.
      My twin flame relationship helped me rediscover my sensual and sexual side, something I had hidden far away through the traumas. Unfortunately, my twin flame recently broke off the relationship. Of course I was very sad about that, even though I knew it had to be that way, that he needed it. In the meantime I have found out that I also needed it, that it is apparently time to start my spiritual journey to the Upper World.

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      • Mateo Sol

        May 09, 2022 at 2:13 pm

        I’m happy to hear you’ve decided to approach obstacles you’ve been presented with as an invitation onto the journey :)

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    2. Gina

      April 30, 2022 at 1:06 am

      I am so grateful I found your sight as it has answered all my questions. I had a good giggle at myself … in typical Aries fashion I had read the last chapter first! Watch out world…the Morningstar is rising!

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    3. alexandra fite

      April 28, 2022 at 8:21 am

      Thank you for this spiritual guidance, the ‘spiritual window shopping’ really resonated with me. Rather than “achieving the next level,” we simply work with what we have. Muchos Gracias!

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      • Mateo Sol

        April 28, 2022 at 1:31 pm

        I’m happy to hear it’s resonating with you Alexandra :)

        Reply
    4. Pixie Hamilton

      February 12, 2022 at 10:23 pm

      OH MY – This is divine PERFECT timing to cross your path. The words resonate with every cell of my being. I have been on this journey since 1996 – I remember the night when the Light exposed my innermost desire for “something more.” I had 3 seconds of pure peace – and freedom – which I have been chasing, seeking, climbing towards ever since. No different than a cocaine addict chasing that first high. I can sacredly say that more than 25 years later, I have transformed through the Middle World (such as through codependent recovery and adult child syndrome) and have been lifted from the Under World. In that world, I exposed and re-experienced raw fears of loneliness, shame, and desperate fears of survival; dysfunctional coping strategies (control, perfection, and people pleasing) from severe traumatic wounding; as well as my deepest desires and unique gifts. I am so ready to soar upwards into the Upper World in my freedom and Grace. THANK YOU for being in my life and giving me the connection to like-minded FREE SPIRITS.

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      • Mateo Sol

        February 15, 2022 at 11:24 am

        Thank you Pixie for having the courage and dedication to be on this journey :)

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    5. KeannaWilliams

      February 12, 2022 at 7:38 pm

      100% passionate and dedicated.

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    6. Patty

      February 03, 2022 at 4:35 pm

      I always knew there was more, there had to be. But I was not around anything/anybody, that as far as I could see, that had any idea, and do I never learned. And it from me 52 years before I meet my personal (and no doubt my Twin Flame)!guru and he opened my eyes, there was no convincing. The moment he spoke, I knew, and he knew that I knew. I’m still pretty early in my journey, and I have so much to learn from him, you guys, myself, the entire world really, or all the worlds even. I’m so much more at peace then I have ever been, and I am so grateful for my life.

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    7. Julie

      February 01, 2022 at 2:10 am

      I’m lost. Your writing is awesome. I was wondering how you came up with these steps for spiritual journey. Is this something that you learned on your own or a combination of many types of paths to enlightenment. I’ve been reading about Buddha I get some of it but not everything fits me and some of what you write fits me. Is this mixing all the things that make sense to you and going with it.
      Thanks for the insight I hope I can find my spiritual self. Any advice???

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      • Mateo Sol

        February 01, 2022 at 1:31 pm

        Thank you Julie. A lot of these steps have organically been discovered after many years of exploring ourselves. Some things may suit you, others might not.

        At some point it’s best to commit to a single path and go deep into it, as even though everything might not ring true, it allows you to go deeper into it rather than staying on the surface of the infinite paths that exist, and never quite experiencing the benefits any of them offer.

        Generally, the more established paths are safer. For example, Ale and I both value attending local Buddhist Sanghas now, but it didn’t feel right at a previous period of our life when we explored it.

        I hope that helps.

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    8. George

      January 31, 2022 at 5:37 pm

      Thank you for the guidance and work you’ve been putting in this site Reading your articles I’ve learned a lot and it helped to better understand myself, while it also gave me moments of joy doing this.

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    9. Jorge

      January 28, 2022 at 6:59 am

      I read everything ,and its beautyfully written,its hard for others to feel others ,but i felt u…in words u said it all ,im in a beautyful majikal place here on earth ,sometimes i feel im a ghost in heaven,but still on earth,in another dimention,i eant to syay ,but i know there are more mansions to visit ,,,hugs

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      • Mateo Sol

        January 28, 2022 at 11:50 am

        Gracias Jorge :), keep enjoying that little special spot you’ve found for yourself!

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    10. Jorge

      January 26, 2022 at 8:51 am

      This its Amayzingly 10000000% truth thanks

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    11. Shalandra

      January 24, 2022 at 3:57 am

      i started my journey then stopped. then started again and stopped. i hope this time i don’t stop. growing up i learned really quickly to not be myself and pretend to be someone else. i’m tired of pretending and now i’m trying to find myself again. hopefully this time i find who i am and never hide again.

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    12. sl

      January 23, 2022 at 1:34 pm

      thank you. resonate well

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    13. Teasia Jones

      January 20, 2022 at 6:44 pm

      This really gave me the information I needed. Thank you so much ❤️

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    14. Dave

      January 17, 2022 at 10:45 am

      Thank you for offering your guidance. I have been through dark knights of the soul and in fact I’m going through one right now. They don’t necessarily get easier – but knowing that we’ve been through them before is a great help. So many things are in flux right now emotionally and energetically. One of my mantras has been “I surrender completely to my souls highest purpose“ as I seek to find The best way to support myself financially and the best place for me to live.

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    15. true outsider

      December 23, 2021 at 6:31 am

      hello sometimes I feel that my twin flame is having trust issues with she doesn’t even realizes me at all I’ am a adult
      not a kid age gap how old can she possible and that’s highly rude for me to say but if god showing me who you are and your right in front me then baby your missing out something very specials I told you my father speaks the signs I see the color names and everything god give A—-a healing please i love her and miss her a lot and i cant move on with out her I fight my own battles everyday baby give me yours I got you love xoxox

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    16. Paige

      December 02, 2021 at 7:52 am

      I am very grateful for the work that you do. I am just starting out and its been a hard few years, but you have helped immensely already. I am struggling with the side-effects of the gift of Empathy. I am only 13 but I think that starting out early will be a great advantage. I love this site and can’t wait to see if I hear back from you!!☯

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      • Mateo Sol

        December 10, 2021 at 3:01 pm

        Thank you Paige. I’m inspired by your age and interest in learning more about empathy, we definitely need more of it in the world and the younger we learn it, the better :)

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    17. Kelly

      November 27, 2021 at 5:14 am

      Hi I’m not sure my awakingI on what we know has all been a lie, from school days, coverups of our History, dates, The old worlds, Resets, I’m quite a spiritual person, & feel been here b4 the real dates

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      • Mateo Sol

        December 10, 2021 at 3:00 pm

        Hey Kelly,

        The awakening your refering to may be quite different than what we explore here. I personally don’t subscribe to many of the history/date conspiracies out there, but I don’t know what school you’re in so I can’t know for sure.

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    18. John Ambrose

      November 08, 2021 at 4:09 pm

      So true!

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      • Aletheia Luna

        November 26, 2021 at 9:41 am

        :-)

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    19. John Ambrose

      November 08, 2021 at 4:08 pm

      Love knows no boundaries and this article is most enlightening in the darkness of the sea of Spiritual awakenings..
      Thank you!
      It has helped me in reconnection to areas I have been avoiding due to worries, fears, and survival in these times.

      The eye that likes to learn went wondering and rediscovered the initial steps to Starting Spirituality.
      For some reason, this grounded me from flipping and flopping around like a salmon out of the water through the endless reading of Spiritual material that only partly fits the things I need to heal, clear, or overcomes while being human.

      For an ex-religious person, this is like a life raft or pillar of hope in the expansive sea (See) of the unknown and unfathomed depths.
      To explore the inner depths with some sense of where to go next. Which way to point the helm, push the rudder, raise the sails and feel freedom and so on.
      What is happening to all of us at this time blows your socks off as you start to fathom the possibilities of love unbroken and how expansive our knowledge and true love shall become as we open up to our true selves in a new and exciting age.
      As the extraterrestrial side alone is vast, with our connection to the Cosmos and other beings and where and how we engage and fit into their peace and harmony, in both the Spiritual sense and the practical physical realities of life, space travel, and wonder.

      But for me even though the Cosmos is vast and as the spiritual interconnections go deep, the inner sections of our own souls still seem to want the first place at the table, in the order of Source or unbounded love centre called God.
      Yet this is but the beginning! Peace, Love, Namaste!

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      • Aletheia Luna

        November 26, 2021 at 9:40 am

        Thanks for stopping by John! It’s great to continuously hear from you and read your reflections and comments on this website, this path back to the soul. As you say, returning back to the beginning, back to basics, has a wonderfully grounding impact on the psyche. Maintaining this ‘beginner’s mind’ is so vital to keep us humble, open, and connected to the Divine Source within us. Lots of love! ♡ ❤️ ♥ ❤

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    20. Hardus

      October 24, 2021 at 10:23 pm

      Hi there beautiful souls i just want to thank you sincerely. Your articles helped me a lot. I come out of a very dark and tormenting 12 months and am slowly healing spiritually from that time. But its been quite a journey so far and am grateful for people like you who are sincere and helpful

      Reply
      • Aletheia Luna

        November 26, 2021 at 9:42 am

        I’m grateful to hear that the resources on this website have helped and uplifted you Hardus. I know first-hand how grueling this path can be, so my heart goes out to you. I hope you’re taking is slowly and one day at a time. Gentleness is such a necessity when we’re traveling inwards!

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