SPIRITUAL TERMINOLOGY AND MEANINGS
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Ascension
What is ascension?
The term ascension means to access and embody higher levels of consciousness through raising one’s vibrational frequency and expanding conscious awareness.In the literal sense, it refers to the movement from lower dimensions of consciousness to higher dimensions of consciousness, specifically from the 3rd dimension where vibrational frequencies are slower and lower and energy is condensed into matter, to the 5th dimension where vibrational frequencies are faster and higher.
Ascension Symptoms
Ascension symptoms is a term people often use to describe the unexplainable physical and intuitive feelings, sensations, and experiences associated with the ascension process. Symptoms vary widely and may be experienced periodically throughout your spiritual journey.
If a sensation is associated with a known medical condition, it should not be confused as an ascension symptom. Please see a licensed medical doctor if you are experiencing unexplainable chronic pain or feelings of discomfort. Likewise, mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, or panic are not ascension symptoms and should not be looked at as such. If you are experiencing prolonged bouts of depression, anxiety, or panic, please consult a licensed, trauma-informed counselor or therapist.
Ascended Master
Ascended masters are spiritual figures who have achieved the highest level of ascension or initiation. An ascended master is a label often applied to past spiritual figures who are believed to have been incarnate on earth, such as Buddha and Jesus.
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Escape from the Matrix: Social Constructs are the Key to Conscious Evolution
Full transparency: This is a really long read, but it’s going to completely change the way you view reality. *shrug* Learn about social constructs and how they’re deeply connected with metaphysics and spirituality.
The End of Suffering
What if I told you that we don’t incarnate on earth to learn lessons, we don’t make contracts with other souls to experience abuse, and that we’re not here to suffer? How would you react?
Ascension Isn’t Going To Change The World
Everybody thinks of “the shift” or “Ascension” or whatever the fuck you want to label it – they think it’s going to change the world. It’s not.
Escape from the Matrix: Social Constructs are the Key to Conscious Evolution
Full transparency: This is a really long read, but it’s going to completely change the way you view reality. *shrug* Learn about social constructs and how they’re deeply connected with metaphysics and spirituality.
How White Supremacy Shows Up In New Age Spirituality
The answer to this one might surprise you.
How do you do shadow work?
Question from a reader: How do we do this shadow work? I’m am aware of plenty of traumas in my past but I struggle to break the habits and patterns I have developed. Are there any tips or advice on where to begin? Journaling? Specific meditations? I’ve read a lot on your site and I really enjoy your ability to cut through the bullshit, while holding to the mysticism. You talk a lot about shadow work, but where do we start?
Spiritual Narcissism
For those in the know, “spiritual ego” is quite rampant in the spiritual community. The more mainstream spirituality has become in the west, the more it has been influenced by individualistic Western cultural values, resulting in what social science has now termed spiritual narcissism.
Your Perspective isn’t Valid if it Contradicts Objective Reality
A common misconception that many spiritual people have is that spirituality tells us that we each create our own reality. What many often don’t realize, however, is that reality isn’t what is subjective –– your experience of it is what is subjective. The personal beliefs and opinions formed by those experiences are may not be valid, particularly compared to someone else’s.
The End of Suffering
What if I told you that we don’t incarnate on earth to learn lessons, we don’t make contracts with other souls to experience abuse, and that we’re not here to suffer? How would you react?
Why Your Spiritual Practice Should be Trauma-Informed
Not all spirituality is helpful or healthy spirituality. Trauma-informed spirituality is where we need to go in our attempts to leave behind toxic spirituality. Here’s what that is, and how to identify it.
Do We Really Have Free Will?
Do humans truly truly have free will? Don’t be an April fool.
Fear Is Not A Dirty Word
Fear gets a bad rap in New Age spirituality. I’m here to argue that certain, very obvious kinds of fear need to fuck off, but other kinds of fear are actually quite helpful in helping you determine where your edges are.
Spirituality’s Relationship With Mental Illness
Spirituality and mental illness have a complex relationship. My goal today is to talk about mental illness within the spiritual community in a way that can help those of you reading this recognize just how pervasive it is in the spiritual community and help you identify spiritual people–psychics, channels, influencers, whomever–suffering from mental illness, all the while without stigmatizing it.
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