| Spiritual awakening is becoming an increasingly | | | | can begin to find your place on this grand |
| common occurrence among 'normal' everyday | | | | evolutionary adventure to awakening. Where are |
| people. Once the privilege of sages and saints, | | | | you on your spiritual journey? |
| many are now seeking, and finding, enlightenment. | | | | 1) SEPARATION-Just trying to survive & thrive. "I |
| But there is more to the spiritual journey than | | | | am alone." |
| just awakening. Along the way to that ultimate | | | | 2) BELONGING-Wanting to fit in and be loved. "I'm |
| goal, we have the chance, and the choice, to | | | | part of a tribe." |
| evolve. | | | | 3) SELFHOOD-Rebelling & making personal |
| Indeed, we must grow in addition to awakening if | | | | changes. "I want to be free." |
| we want to know true wholeness. This is an | | | | 4) COMMUNION-Shifting beliefs & finding |
| integral approach to awakening that does not | | | | compassion. "I accept myself & others." |
| deny the inventiveness of our human minds, the | | | | 5) SOVEREIGNTY-Enjoying authenticity & |
| desires of our human hearts, and the expression | | | | success. "I am secure." |
| of our individual souls. | | | | 6) SEARCHING-Lost, in crisis, seeking meaning. |
| How do we grow? We can start by becoming | | | | "There must be more than this." |
| more conscious wherever we are on the journey, | | | | 7) SURRENDER-Cultivating faith, seeking aid. "Not |
| right now. We don't need to wait for awakening | | | | by my will alone." |
| to transform us. What we do, and who we | | | | 8) HEALING-Embracing the shadow, healing karma. |
| become, along the way to realization matters. | | | | "I am becoming whole." |
| The spiritual journey appears to be an | | | | 9) GUIDANCE-Opening intuition, finding Soul |
| evolutionary movement forward from ego, to | | | | Purpose. "I know my soul contract." |
| soul, to spirit. In reality, it is the circular journey of | | | | 10) CO-CREATION-On purpose, serving. "I use |
| re-membering and returning to who and what we | | | | my gifts for the highest good." |
| already are. It is about awakening from the | | | | 11) TRANSMUTATION-Mastering Laws & Forces. |
| dream of separation and opening our eyes to | | | | "I create multiple realities." |
| both our multidimensional nature and our singular | | | | 12) UNITY-Awakening, Enlightenment. "All is one. I |
| state of Oneness. | | | | am THAT" |
| From our human perspective, it is about shifting | | | | These 12 steps appear linear, but in reality the |
| our attention from darkness to light, from | | | | journey is never so. You will inevitably encounter |
| suffering to acceptance, from judgment to | | | | setbacks, retracing of steps, skipping over steps, |
| allowing, from success to significance, from | | | | traversing several steps at once, and many |
| disease to wholeness, from attachment to | | | | jumps back and forth! You may accomplish all 12 |
| detachment, from powerlessness to | | | | steps in one lifetime, or take several lifetimes to |
| empowerment...Ultimately, it is about shifting from | | | | do so. Awakening, the wild card on this journey, |
| a state of fear to a state of love. | | | | may occur at any time. |
| How you experience the universal journey is as | | | | Remember: the journey of your life is happening |
| unique as you are. You will walk it according to | | | | now, and it's important to fully embrace wherever |
| your soul's purpose, discovering the nooks and | | | | you are on the path without resistance or |
| crannies of the lessons you are here to learn, and | | | | judgment. All steps are vital. All steps are equal in |
| the wide open vistas of the gifts you are here to | | | | importance. You are where you are, and the |
| master and share with the world. | | | | adventure of your life is unfolding beautifully, |
| By breaking this journey down into steps, you | | | | perfectly, and profoundly. |