45 symptoms of awakening- You are not crazy

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Symptoms Of Spiritual Awakening

Sunfell's Note: In my own spiritual transition to the Awakened

state, I suffered and endured many of these changes. rita has

thoroughly documented many of the symptoms and changes inherent in

both the Awakening and the transition into the Octarine stage of

Indigo life. Your mileage may vary. And if you find yourself really

feeling out of whack, go see your doctor. It is better that you find

you're basically OK than to permit a possible major disease like

diabetes or heart disease to develop under your nose. As always,

common sense, good grounding and a good sense of humor are your best

tools for coping. See you on the Other Side!

Symptoms of Spiritual Awakening

by rita

1. Changing sleep patterns: restlessness, hot feet, waking up two or

three times a night. Feeling tired after you wake up and sleepy off

and on during the day. There is something called the Triad Sleep

Pattern that occurs for many: you sleep for about 2-3 hours, wake

up, go back to sleep for another couple of hours, wake again, and go

back to sleep again. For others, the sleep requirements have

changed. You can get by on less sleep. Lately I have been

experiencing huge waves of energy running into my body from the

crown. It feels good, but it keeps me awake for a long time, then

subsides. Advice: Get used to it. Make peace with it and don't worry

about getting enough sleep (which often causes more insomnia). You

will be able to make it through the day if you hold thoughts of

getting just what you need. You can also request your Higher Power

to give you a break now and then and give you a good, deep night's

sleep. If you can't go back to sleep right away, use the waking

moments to meditate, read poetry, write in your journal or look at

the moon. Your body will adjust to the new pattern.

2. Activity at the crown of the head: Tingling, itching, prickly,

crawling sensations along the scalp and/or down the spine. A sense

of energy vibrating on top of the head, as if energy is erupting

from the head in a shower. Also the sensation of energy pouring in

through the crown, described as " sprinkles " . This may also be

experienced as pressure on the crown, as if someone is pushing

his/her finger into the center of your head. As I mentioned in 1, I

have been experiencing huge downloads of energy through the crown.

In the past, I have felt more generalized pressure, as if my head is

in a gentle vise. One man related that his hair stood on end and his

body was covered with goosebumps. Advice: This is nothing to be

alarmed about. What you are experiencing is an opening of the crown

chakra. The sensations mean that you are opening up to receive

divine energy.

3. Sudden waves of emotion. Crying at the drop of a hat. Feeling

suddenly angry or sad with little provocation. Or inexplicably

depressed. Then very happy. Emotional roller coaster. There is often

a pressure or sense of emotions congested in the heart chakra (the

middle of the chest). This is not to be confused with the heart,

which is located to the left of the heart chakra. Advice: Accept

your feelings as they come up and let them go. Go directly to your

heart chakra and feel the emotion. Expand it outward to your all

your fields and breathe deeply from the belly all the way up to your

upper chest. Just feel the feeling and let it evaporate on its own.

Don't direct the emotions at anyone. You are cleaning out your past.

If you want some help with this, say out loud that you intend to

release all these old issues and ask your Higher Power to help you.

You can also ask Grace Elohim to help you release with ease and

gentleness. Be grateful that your body is releasing these emotions

and not holding onto them inside where they can do harm. One source

suggests that depression is linked to letting go of relationships to

people, work, etc. that no longer match us and our frequencies. When

we feel guilty about letting go of these relationships, depression

helps us medicate that pain.

4. Old " stuff " seems to be coming up, as described above, and the

people with whom you need to work it out (or their clones) appear in

your life. Completion issues. Or perhaps you need to work through

issues of self-worth, abundance, creativity, addictions, etc. The

resources or people you need to help you move through these issues

start to appear. Advice: Same as 3. Additionally, don't get too

involved in analyzing these issues. Examining them too much will

simply cycle you back through them over and over again at deeper and

deeper levels. Get professional help if you need to and walk through

it. Do not try to avoid them or disassociate yourself from them.

Embrace whatever comes up and thank it for helping you move ahead.

Thank your Higher Power for giving you the opportunity to release

these issues. Remember, you don't want these issues to stay stuck in

your body.

5. Changes in weight. The weight gain in the US population is

phenomenal. Other people may be losing weight. We often gain weight

because many fears we have suppressed are now coming up to the

surface to be healed. We react by building up a defense. We also

attempt to ground ourselves or provide bulk against increasing

frequencies in our bodies. Advice: Don't freak out, but just accept

it as a symptom of where you are right now. You will release/gain

the weight when all your fears have been integrated. Release your

anxiety about this. Then you might find it easier to lose/gain the

weight eventually. Exercise. Before eating, try this: Sit at the

table with an attractive place setting. Light a candle. Enjoy how

the food looks. Place your dominant hand over your heart and bless

the food. Tell your body that you are going to use the food to

richly nourish it, but that you are not going to use the food to

fulfill your emotional hungers. Then pass your hand from left to

right over the food and bless it. You may notice that the food feels

warm to your hand even if the food is cold-- I like to think that

the food is good for me when it feels warm and nourishing to my

hand. I have also noticed that when I practice blessing the food, I

don't eat as much. It is important not to let yourself off the hook

when you forget to bless the food before you eat. If I've forgotten

and I've nearly finished eating, I bless the food anyway. That way I

don't slip out of the habit. Another thing you can do is to stay

present while eating -- don't watch TV or read. Heartily enjoy what

blessings are before you.

6. Changes in eating habits: Strange cravings and odd food choices.

Some find they are not as hungry as they used to be. Or hungrier.

Advice: Don't deny what your body tells you it needs. If you are not

sure, you might try muscle-testing before you chose a food to see if

it's what your body wants. Also try blessing the food as described

in 5.

7. Food intolerances, allergies you never had before: As you grow

more spiritual, you are more sensitive to everything around you.

Your body will tell you what it can no longer tolerate, as if it,

too, is sloughing off what doesn't serve it anymore. You might be

cleansing yourself of toxins. Some people find they often have a

white residue in their mouth, much like that of runners at the end

of a race. Advice: An acupuncturist told me that this film can be

removed by sloshing 2 tablespoons of cold-pressed olive oil in your

mouth for 10-15 minutes (don't swallow, whatever you do), then

spitting it out into the toilet -- not the sink, for you just

removed toxins from your body and don't want them in the sink. Brush

your teeth and do the same. Then clean your brush. (Sorry this is

yukky, but it works.)

8. Amplification of the senses. Increased sensitivity. 8a. Sight:

Blurry vision, shimmering objects, seeing glittery particles, auras

around people, plants, animals, and objects. Some report seeing

formerly opaque objects as transparent. When you close your eyes,

you no longer see darkness, but redness. You may also see geometric

shapes or brilliant colors and pictures when eyes are closed. Colors

appear more vivid -- the sky might look teal or the grass an amazing

green. Often I see grids running across the ground. As you become

more sensitive, you may see shapes or outlines in the air,

especially when the room is almost dark. When your eyes are open or

closed, you may see white shapes in your peripheral vision (these

are your guides). Advice: Your vision is changing in many ways --

you are experiencing new ways of seeing. Be patient. Whatever you

do, do not be afraid. Hazy vision maybe relieved by yawning.

8b. Hearing: Increased or decreased hearing. I once thought I would

have to pull off the road because of the painfully amplified sound

of my tires on the freeway. Other symptoms are hearing white noise

in the head, beeps, tones, music or electronic patterns. Some hear

water rushing, bees buzzing, whooshing, roaring or ringing. Others

have what is called audio dyslexia-- you can't always make out what

people are saying, as if you can no longer translate your own

language. Some hear strange voices in their dreams, as if someone is

hovering near them. You can either ask the presence(s) to leave or

ask Archangel to take care of the situation. Again, there is

nothing to fear. Advice: Surrender to it. Let it come through.

Listen. Your ears are adjusting to new frequencies. 8c. Enhanced

senses of smell, touch, and/or taste. I notice I can now smell and

taste chemical additives in some foods in a rather unpleasant

manner. Other food may taste absolutely wonderful. For some people,

these enhancements are both delightful and distracting. You might

even smell the fragrance of flowers now and then. Many of the

mystics did. Enjoy it.

9. Skin eruptions: Rashes, bumps, acne, hives, and shingles. Anger

produces outbreaks around the mouth and chin. I had a dermatitis on

my extremities for several months that accompanied healing an

episode from my past. When I had worked through most of the issue,

the condition was released. Advice: You may be sloughing off toxins

and bringing emotions to the surface. When there is an issue to be

released and you are trying to repress it, your skin will express

the issue for you until you process the emotions. Work through

your " stuff " .

10. Episodes of intense energy which make you want to leap out of

bed and into action. Followed by periods of lethargy and fatigue.

The fatigue usually follows great shifts. This is a time of

integration, so give into it. Advice: Roll with the nature of the

energy. Don't fight it. Be gentle with yourself. Take naps if you

are tired. Write your novel if you are too energized to sleep. Take

advantage of the type of energy.

11. Changes in prayer or meditation. Not feeling the same sensations

as before. Not having the same experience of being in contact with

Spirit. Difficulty in focusing. Advice: You may be in more instant

and constant communion with Spirit now and the sensation may

therefore be altered. You will adapt to this new feeling. You are

actually thinking and acting in partnership with Spirit most of the

time now. You may find your meditation periods shorter.

12. Power surges: All of a sudden you are heated from head to toe.

It is a momentary sensation, but uncomfortable. In contrast, some

people have felt inexplicably cold. I have experienced both. More

recently I experience waves or currents of energy rolling through

me. Sometimes the energy seems so intense when it first comes into

my body that I feel a little nauseated. But if I think of the energy

as divine and let go of fear, I feel wonderful and enjoy the

sensation. If you are an energy worker, you may have noticed that

the heat running through your hands has increased tremendously. This

is good. Advice: If you are uncomfortable, ask your Higher Power,

that if it be for your best and highest good, to turn down/up the

temperature a bit.

13. A range of physical manifestations: Headaches, backaches, neck

pains, flu-like symptoms (this is called vibrational flu), digestive

problems, muscular spasms or cramps, racing heartbeat, chest pains,

changes in sexual desire, numbness or pain in the limbs, and

involuntary vocalizations or bodily movements. Some of us have even

had old conditions from childhood reappear briefly for healing.

Advice: Remember what I said about seeking medical help if you need

it! If you have determined that this is not a medical condition,

relax in the realization that it is only temporary.

14. Looking younger. Yippee! As you clear emotional issues and

release limiting beliefs and heavy baggage from the past, you are

actually lighter. Your frequency is higher. You love yourself and

life more. You begin to resemble the perfect you that you really

are.

15. Vivid dreams. Sometimes the dreams are so real that you wake up

confused. You may even have lucid dreams in which you are in

control. Many dreams may be mystical or carry messages for you. And

in some dreams, you just know that you are not " dreaming " -- that

what is happening is somehow real. Advice: You will remember what is

important for you to remember. Don't force anything. Above all, stay

out of fear.

16. Events that completely alter your life: death, divorce, change

in job status, loss of home, illness, and/or other catastrophes --

sometimes several at once! Forces that cause you to slow down,

simplify, change, re-examine who you are and what your life means to

you. Forces that you cannot ignore. Forces that cause you release

your attachments. Forces that awaken your sense of love and

compassion for all.

17. A desire to break free from restrictive patterns, life-draining

jobs consumptive lifestyles, and toxic people or situations. You

feel a compelling need to " find yourself " and your life purpose --

now! You want to be creative and free to be who you really are. You

might find yourself drawn to the arts and nature. You want to

unclutter yourself from things and people that no longer serve you.

Advice: Do it!

18. Emotional and mental confusion: A feeling that you need to get

your life straightened out--it feels like a mess. But at the same

time you feel chaotic and unable to focus. See 45. Advice: Put your

ear to your heart and your own discernment will follow.

19. Introspection, solitude and loss of interest in more extroverted

activities: This stage has come as a surprise to many extraverts who

formerly saw themselves as outgoing and involved. They say, " I don't

know why, but I don't like to go out as much as before. "

20. Creativity bursts: Receiving images, ideas, music, and other

creative inspirations at an often overwhelming rate. Advice: At

least record these inspirations, for Spirit is speaking to you about

how you might fulfill your purpose and contribute to the healing of

the planet.

21. A perception that time is accelerating. It seems that way

because you have had so many changes introduced into your life at an

unprecedented rate. The number of changes seems to be growing.

Advice: Breaking your day up into appointments and time segments

increases the sense of acceleration .You can slow time down by

relaxing into the present moment and paying attention to what's at

hand, not anticipating what's ahead. Slow down and tell yourself

that you have plenty of time. Ask your Higher Power to help you.

Keep your focus on the present. Try to flow from one activity to the

next. Stay tuned to your inner guidance. You can also warp time by

asking for it. Next time you feel rushed, say, " Time warp, please. I

need some more time to -----. " Then relax.

22. A sense of impendingness. There is a feeling that something is

about to happen. This can create anxiety. Advice: There is nothing

to worry about. Things are definitely happening, but anxiety only

creates more problems for you. All your thoughts -- positive or

negative-- are prayers. There is nothing to fear.

23. Impatience. You know better, but sometimes you can't help it.

You want to get on with what seems to be coming your way.

Uncertainty is not comfortable. Advice: Learn to live with the

uncertainty, knowing that nothing comes to you until you are ready.

Impatience is really a lack of trust, especially trust in your

Higher Power. When you focus on the present, you will experience

miracles -- yes, even in traffic.

24. A deep yearning for meaning, purpose, spiritual connection, and

revelation. Perhaps an interest in the spiritual for the first time

in your life. " Constant craving " , as k.d. lang says. The material

world cannot fulfill this longing. Advice: Follow your heart and the

way will open up for you.

25. A feeling that you are somehow different. A disquieting sense

that everything in your life feels new and altered, that you have

left your old self behind. You have. You are much greater than you

can possibly imagine. There is more to come.

" Teachers " appear everywhere with perfect timing to help you on your

spiritual journey: people, books, movies, events, Mother Nature,

etc. Teachers may appear to be negative or positive when you are

trapped in polarity thinking, but, from a transcendent perspective,

they are always perfect. Just what you need to learn from and move

on. By the way, we never get more than we are ready to master. Each

challenge presents us with an opportunity to show our mastery in

passing through it.

26. You find a spiritual track that makes sense to you and " speaks

to you " at the most profound levels. Suddenly you are gaining a

perspective that you would never have considered before. You hunger

to know more. You read, share with others, ask questions, and go

inside to discover more about who you are and why you are here

You are moving through learning and personal issues at a rapid pace.

You sense that you are " getting it " quite readily. Advice: Keep

remembering that things will come to you when they are ready to be

healed. Not sooner. Deal with whatever comes up with courage and you

will move through the issues rapidly.

27. Invisible presences. Here is the woo-woo stuff. Some people

report feeling surrounded by beings at night or having the sensation

of being touched or talked to. Often they will wake with a start.

Some also feel their body orbed vibrate. The vibrations are caused

by energetic changes after emotional clearing has taken place.

Advice: This is a sensitive topic, but you may feel better blessing

your bed and space around it before you sleep. I rest assured that I

am surrounded only by the most magnificent spiritual entities and am

always safe in God's care. Sometimes, however, the fear gets to me,

and I call in Archangel and/or Archangel Uriel. I don't beat

myself up for being afraid sometimes. I forgive myself for not

always sovereign at 3:00 a.m.

28. Portents, visions, " illusions " , numbers, and symbols: Seeing

things that have spiritual importance for you. Noticing how numbers

appear synchronistically in your awareness. Everything has a message

if you take the time to look. I enjoy the experience of " getting the

messages. " What fun!

29. Increased integrity: You realize that it is time for you to seek

and speak your truth. It suddenly seems important for you to become

more authentic, more yourself. You may have to say " no " to people

whom you have tried to please in the past. You may find it

intolerable to stay in a marriage or job or place that doesn't

support who you are. You may also find there is nowhere to hide, no

secrets to keep anymore. Honesty becomes important in all your

relationships. Advice: Listen to your heart. If your guidance tells

you not to do something, speak up and take action. Say " no " .

Likewise, you must also say " yes " to that which compels you. You

must risk displeasing others without guilt in order to attain

spiritual sovereignty.

30. Harmony with seasons and cycles: You are becoming more tuned to

the seasons, the phases of the moon and natural cycles. More

awareness of your place in the natural world. A stronger connection

to the earth.

31. Electrical and mechanical malfunctions: When you are around,

lightbulbs flicker, the computer locks up, or the radio goes

haywire. Advice: Call on your angels, guides, or Grace Elohim to fix

it or put up a field of protection of light around the machine.

Surround your car with bluelight. Laugh.

32. Increased synchronicity and many small miracles. Look for more

of these. Advice: Synchronistic events tell you if you are heading

in the right direction or making the correct choices. Honor these

clues and you cannot go astray. Spirit uses synchronicity to

communicate to you. That's when you begin to experience daily

miracles. See 30.

33. Increased intuitive abilities and altered states of

consciousness: Thinking of someone and immediately hearing from

them. More synchronicities. Having sudden insights about patterns or

events from the past. Clairvoyance, out-of-body experiences, and

other psychic phenomena. Intensified sensitivity and knowing.

Awareness of one's essence and that of others. Channeling angelic

and Christ-consciousness energies.

34. Communication with Spirit. Contact with angels, spirit guides,

and other divine entities. Channeling. More and more people seem to

be given this opportunity. Feeling inspiration and downloading

information that takes form as writing, painting, ideas,

communications, dance, etc.

35. A sense of Oneness with all. A direct experience of this

Wholeness. Transcendent awareness. Being flooded with compassion and

love for all life. Compassionate detachment or unconditional love

for all is what lifts us up to higher levels of consciousness and

joy.

36. Moments of joy and bliss. A deep abiding sense of peace and

knowing that you are never alone.

Integration: You become emotionally, psychologically, physically,

and spiritually stronger and clearer. You feel as if you are in

alignment with your Higher Self.

37. Living your purpose: You know you are finally doing what you

came to earth for. New skills and gifts are emerging, especially

healing ones. Your life/work experiences are now converging and

starting to make sense. You are finally going to use them all.

Advice: Listen to your heart. Your passion leads you to where you

must go. Go within and ask your Higher Power, " What is it you would

have me do? " Watch for synchronicities. Listen.

38. Feeling closer to animals and plants. To some people, animals

now seem to be more " human " in their behavior. Wild animals are less

afraid. Plants respond to your love and attention more than ever.

Some may even have messages for you.

39. Seeing beings of other dimensions. The veil between dimensions

is thinner, so it is not surprising. Just stay in your sovereignty.

You are more powerful than you can ever imagine, so do not entertain

fear. Ask your guides for help if you slip into fear.

Seeing a person's true form or seeing loved ones with a different

face -- past life or parallel life.

Physically manifesting thoughts and desires more quickly and

efficiently. Advice: Monitor your thoughts. All thoughts are

prayers. Be careful what you ask for.

40. Left -brain fogginess. Your psychic abilities, your intuitive

knowing, your feeling and compassion, your ability to experience

your body, your visioning, your expressiveness all emanate from the

right brain. In order for this side of the brain to develop more

fully, the left brain must shut down a little bit. Normally the left-

hemisphere's capacity for order, organization, structure, linear

sequencing, analysis, evaluation, precision, focus, problem-solving,

and mathematics dominate our often less-valued right brain. What

results are memory lapses, placing words in the wrong sequence,

inability or no desire to read for very long, inability to focus;

forgetting what you are just about to say; impatience with linear

forms of communication (audio or written formats); a feeling of

spaciness, being scattered; losing interesting research or complex

information; feeling bombarded with words and talk and information;

and a reluctance to write. Sometimes you feel dull and have no

interest in analysis, lively intellectual discussion, or

investigation. On the other hand, you might find yourself drawn to

the sensate: videos, magazines with photos, beautiful artwork,

movies, music, sculpting, painting, being with people, dancing,

gardening, walking, and other kinesthetic forms of expression. You

may search for spiritual content, even science fiction. Advice: You

may discover that if you allow your heart and your right brain to

lead you, the left will then be activated appropriately to support

you. And someday we will be well-balanced, using both hemispheres

with mastery.

41. Dizziness. This occurs when you are ungrounded. Perhaps you have

just cleared a big emotional issue and your body is adjusting to

your " lighter " state. Advice: Ground yourself by eating protein.

Sometimes " comfort food " feels right. Don't make any food right or

wrong for you. Use your guidance to know what you need at any given

moment. Take your shoes off and put your feet in the grass for a

couple of minutes.

42. Falling, having accidents, breaking bones. Your body is not

grounded or perhaps your life is out of balance. Or your body may be

telling you to slow down, examine certain aspects of your life, or

heal certain issues. There is always a message. When I recently

broke my ankle, I understand that my ankle was taking on what I

myself refused to deal with. And that was all of the above. Advice:

Stay grounded by taking your shoes off and putting your feet in the

grass; even better, lie down on the grass without a blanket under

you. Feel the earth beneath you. Get out in nature. Slow down and

pay attention. Be mindful about what you are doing. Feel your

feelings when they come up. Stay in the present. Surround yourself

with blue light when you are feeling shaky.

43. Heart palpitations. A racing heart usually accompanies a heart

opening. It only lasts for a few moments and means that the heart is

re-balancing itself after an emotional release. I had one episode

that terrified me: I woke up in the middle of the night, my heart

pounding. I thought it was going to come right out of my chest. It

only happened once and was, I understand, a huge heart-chakra

opening. But I did check it out. There is nothing wrong with my

heart. Advice: Remember what I said about getting medical attention

when needed. Consult your doctor about any conditions you are not

comfortable with.

44. Faster hair and nail growth. More protein is being used in the

body. Too bad we can't tell the body where to grow the hair and

where not to grow it. (Or can we? Hmmm.)

A desire to find your soulmate or twin flame. More than ever before,

the idea that we can have a relationship that matches who we are

seems more desirable. Advice: The truth is, we have to be the kind

of person we want to attract. We have to love ourselves and where we

are right now before we can attract a more " perfect " mate. The work

begins at home. Here is how I think it works: Hold the desire for

this person in your heart, but without attachment. Expect that

someday you will meet someone who is more suited to you, but let go

of any expectations as to who this will be and how it will happen.

Focus instead on cleaning up your own life and being the kind of

person you want to be. Be happy now. Enjoy your life. Then you may

see.....

45. Memories surface. Body memories, suppressed memories, images of

past lives and/or parallel lives. We are healing and integrating all

our " selves " , so expect to have some of these experiences. Advice.

Keep in mind that it is best to recall what only what comes to mind,

leave the rest alone, don't analyze everything to death (because you

will be stuck in the tape loop of infinite issues to process), and

feel your feelings as they come up. Ask for help from your guides.

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entirety. Thanks. Love and hugs, rita