To a lot of individuals, the process of spiritual awakening begins silently. Perhaps you had a dream, which was so real you could not get it out of your mind, a weird sensation of knowing something before it occurred, or an incident where you suddenly connected in an uncanny way to the feelings of a different person. These may be wonderful experiences, and yet they may also be slightly disturbing. Answers to the unknown inspire a degree of amazement and apprehension.
Here, this fear is instinctive. It’s your mind protecting you from something it doesn’t yet understand. But if not managed, fear will overshadow your abilities well before you even know them. The trick is not to suppress fear but to accompany it until it no longer leads.
Acknowledge the Fear, Don’t Fight It
Your first response is likely to try and push the fear away, but pushing it away is likely to give it power. Label it instead. Say to yourself, “I am not sure because this is new, and that is okay.” By labeling your emotions, you remove the element of shame or blaming yourself. This small act of compassion towards yourself creates space for curiosity to arise.
Seek Understanding
Fear develops where there is a lack of information. When you don’t have a clue what is happening to you, your mind will fill in the space with the worst. Learning about what you’re going through, including intuition, empathy, vivid dreams, or sensitivity to energy, can substitute fear with a strong sense of knowing.
Look up research, reach out to other similar groups, or speak with others who have already experienced this. The “I’ve been there too” can shatter the isolation that amplifies the fear.
Ground Yourself in the Moment
It can be sometimes like floating when you wake up to spiritual gifts. You can pass into sensations, thoughts and energies which appear to be out of control. It can be thrilling; it can leave you shaky, too. Rituals offer a solid ground for the body and mind.
To help you ground, go out into nature, meditate on your breath or take some simple tasks like cooking or gardening. The process of grounding reminds, that you are okay here and now, despite all that you learn and open to yourself.
Redefine “Control”
Much of the fear of spiritual gifts is the sense that you can’t manage them. But perhaps the question is not “How do I keep this under control?” but “How do I work in harmony with this?
Control implies a tight hand; partnership implies a dance. You learn when to move forward, when to stop, and when to let go and trust the flow. This change in mindset turns your skills from something to control into something to work with.
Allow for Imperfection
Awakening is rarely ever a neat, linear process. You might misread the signs, be left isolated for a brief period, or doubt yourself entirely. Don’t worry. Look at your abilities as learning a foreign language; there will be proficiency through practice, patience, and mistakes.
Let yourself be new at it. The less stress you put on “doing it right,” the more open you’ll be to the experience.
Replace Fear with Curiosity
Curiosity and fear are short-lived companions. Catch a glimpse of fear creeping in, and switch over smoothly to questions: What am I feeling now? What might this be about? What can I learn from this? Curiosity is about discovery, not about criticism. It recontextualizes the enigmatic as something to be uncovered, not something to be dreaded. With time, this way of thinking changes the emotional tone of your discovery from fear to adventure.
Conclusion
The Magical Nature of Humans by Susan Stone is a reassuring, guiding hand for anyone finding out how to navigate the unexplored waters of their own talents. When the unknown can be such a frightening possibility, this book ends the mystery and uncertainty and tells you that awakening is not something to be afraid of but something to welcome.
Order your copy of The Magical Nature of Humans today and step confidently into the beauty of your own awakening.
