What to Expect Along Your Spiritual Journey

As we develop on our spiritual journey our lives change in unexpected ways. Following are 15 reactions to expect as you progress on your journey.

Before reading further, please note two highly important details:

1. Never be in a hurry. Going too quickly can cause the loss of connection to reality. Remember we must function in the third-dimension world. Stay balanced.
2. Never, never harm yourself or another in the name of spirit or allow another person or spirit into your life if they are harmful. Stay in a place of love.

Common reactions on a spiritual journey:

• The feeling of walking on air. As we bring more of our spirit self into our human life, we experience more of our ethereal body. This can result in a feeling of not touching the ground.
• Feeling overwhelmed or even irritated when around others. You are becoming more aware of energy. Everything is energy, so as you begin to feel the energy of all that is around you. This can cause stress until you learn to protect yourself and balance the energy.
• Sleep changes occur. You may need more sleep or find you sleep less. Dreams often become more vivid. The dreamtime helps us release emotions that we’re unable to deal with while in the awake time.
• Stress, sadness, even a feeling of death can occur. As we awaken, those issues our souls contracted to heal come up for healing. Our human selves may not want to give up an issue, which can cause inner conflict and stress. Feelings of death come from the human ego holding on while the human spirit begins to deepen.
• Weight gain, especially in the abdominal area. Call this the Buddha belly. It’s a protective measure the body takes on.
• Feeling taller is common. You may find yourself ducking as you walk under a doorway or people three feet away apologizing for bumping into you. Your energy is growing.
• Wanting to be alone, away from people. You need more time for self to study, to just sit quietly, to walk in nature, to listen to the stillness, to meditate and pray. Look at the life of any spiritual master and you’ll understand their need to spend time in solitude.
• Body pain is a sign of blocked energy. Heal and release the blockage and the pain disappears too.
• Colors appear brighter. That which once seemed solid may look transparent. You are seeing with eyes of truth; you are seeing what truly is, not just what the human eyes are able to see. You are seeing auras; you are seeing energy.
• People leave your life, work changes, your place of residence may even change. As you grow, you will attract into your life, that which best serves your life. That which no longer serves your life will fall away.
• Feeling more emotional. Change in our lives, even welcomed change, is not always easy. You are now dealing with an influx of higher energy, which can bring forth emotions that at times may feel overwhelming. You may cry at a sunset because it’s so beautiful or feel a deep sadness at a news story.
• Seeing shadows is a common phenomenon. You are seeing the energy and may even be seeing the energy of loved ones in spirit world.
• You may also see dots of light swirling around. The dots are energy flying around that you’ve become aware of.
• A light may shine down from above and into the top of your head. The light at the top of your head is your own light shining and filling up the body.
• A sense of disorientation may occur. You no longer fit in where you were but don’t yet know where you do fit. It may take time to for your tribe and place of belonging to appear.

We like to think our spiritual journey is one of ease and fun. After all, isn’t that what we’re supposed to be doing, progressing along our spiritual path while in human form? Yes, we are, but that doesn’t mean easy. Rewarding, oh my yes! But easy, no. After all, we’re human. When did we every think change was easy…even that change that we crave.