Spontaneous Spiritual Emergence.

If your life has taken a sudden turn and you're not quite sure what is happening to you, if you have taken yourself into a space of withdrawal, if you are meditating long hours and have temporarily stopped eating, if you are having visions and paranormal experiences and are able to rationally observe them, if you are hearing loving voices of instruction from within and are aware of a loving "presence", then this page is definitely for you as you are most likely entering "Spontaneous Spiritual Emergence", the initiatory phase of "Soul Integration". 

The following experiences are common to Spontaneous Spiritual Emergence, or the effects of the Kundalini energy rising in the body's energy system:

A desire to withdraw or an actual withdrawal of crises intensity, from current life commitments and society itself, initiating a period of solitude 

Altered sleep patterns, sleeping only when needed, often only a few hours at a time 

Naturally occurring fasting for periods of days, up to several weeks 
Deep trance states, states of altered awareness, heightened awareness states 

Hours each day spent in meditation, prayer or spiritual communion
Vivid dreams, lucid dreaming, often of experiencing death or connection with the shadow self

Eidetic imagery (profoundly vivid imagery occurring in waking states or in altered states of consciousness, able to be recalled with photographic clarity)

Profound visions 

Conscious awareness of highly active crown energy, feeling like pressure in the head, or a band of pressure around the head, or of fingers pressing lightly on the top of the head 

Opening and flowering of the heart energy centre, opening of the Heart Gateway in the aura, in preparation for dimensional "travelling" of awareness

Experiences of "travelling" up a tunnel or passageway or through a crossing of some kind and moving into the Light, as in a Near Death Experience 

Experiences of naturally occurring "travelling" of consciousness into other dimensions of consciousness 

Periods of profound ecstacy, of being filled with love, a feeling of being lifted up and entering the Light with profound experiences of seeing Light 

Feeling at One with all of existence 

Experience of surrendering the ego-driven will to the Divine Will 

Visions and telepathic communication with those who have passed over 

Communion and communication with higher frequency states of existence, particularly with the soul level of consciousness 

Communion and communication with higher frequency mentors, including those known as the White-Robed Beings, or the Robed Ones, the Old Ones who are ascended adepts who may show themselves as being in body from any culture on Earth, and with Beings of Light and with forms of Light.
The person experiencing Spontaneous Spiritual Emergence hears an inner dialogue with these beings and is able to participate in that dialogue in a meaningful way. Communication is always profoundly loving, and honours the free will of the person. It will be instructional, but never dictatorial, controlling or threatening. The person may express some concerns about the experience because it is totally unfamiliar, but will be able to objectively observe and rationally discuss the experience. It is this very rational observation that differentiates the state from psychosis. The person will have a complete grasp of their mental faculties and a knowing that the guidance they are receiving is profound truth from a source that is both wisdom and Love. 

Rushes of energy waves or heat through the body. Body jolting, trembling, tingling. Energy of much higher frequency than the person is used to is flowing through the body 

Opening of psychic abilities, through the activation of the inner sensory perception system 

Opening of "healing" and "channelling" abilities œ Visions, memories of other lives, or of "past life" experiences œ Highly synchronistic occurrences in the life of the person 

A feeling of existing in two dimensions at once 
Inflow of information as Divine Inspiration which expands the person's conscious knowledge and understanding of the meaning, purpose and nature of existence. 
Periods of copious creativity, particularly writing 

High frequency sound that seems to be coming from just outside the head, and which is not tinnitus 

Ringing chime sounds that are in the outer hearing, often calling the person to awake, followed by instructional dialogue from within 

Visible lights in the outer vision 

Blinding flashes of light in the brain and in the inner vision, particularly when in meditation, or when entering or coming out of sleep 

Repetitive flashing spot of neon like bright blue light in the outer vision 

Ecstatic sexual experiences 

Consciousness of the archetypal and astral worlds 

Communion and communication with animals and particularly birds, and the elemental world 

Spontaneous Spiritual Emergence and Psychosis 

You will notice that many of the signs appear similar to those symptoms experienced by people in states of psychosis. It is common for the states to be confused and inappropriately diagnosed. Some excellent work has been carried out in this area, but the regular mainstream health providers have little knowledge or awareness of the differences between the two states. 

Spontaneous Spiritual Emergence and psychosis are two entirely different states and clarity of definition is required in the professional arena. 
An excellent professional essay on this subject by Selene Vega entitled "Spiritual Emergence or Psychosis?" provides sound information. You'll find it on the Internet at www.draknet.com/proteus/emergence.htm 

It is highly likely that some people who are being treated for psychosis are experiencing Spontaneous Spiritual Emergence. 

It is also highly likely that some few people who are experiencing Spontaneous Spiritual Emergence are having difficulty integrating the energetic changes and the psychological processes and need help to do so to prevent the possibility of psychosis. 

Most at risk are those with a history of drug and alcohol use, or physical and/or sexual abuse. The common element that I have observed for people experiencing difficulty is the inability to "ground" themselves, or to appropriately earth the increased upper chakra energies. 

The access to the flow of earth energies must also balance the access to the crown energy. In other words, the person must be able to "be in the body", once the initial phase of high frequency energies passes. Traditional peoples practised a ritual of placing the person in an earth pit to help them to "ground". This should not be practised without great care, since body temperatures that drop too far or rise too high can cause shock. Certainly it should not be attempted by westerners imitating indigenous practices. It should be remembered that such practices were eons old, and carefully controlled by experience. 

What I do suggest is to take the person on retreat to the country to a place that has a good solid grounded feel about it. The person needs solitude and care that is supportive but not imposing. Walking barefoot on the earth, sitting on the ground, swimming in fresh water, tending a fire and meditating in the natural environment will usually help the person to bring the energies into balance. Don't let the person wander off on long wilderness trails, if they are experiencing difficulty with the Spontaneous Emergence. 

Networks of support and assistance may be contacted by doing a general search on the Internet, typing in "Spiritual Emergence Australia" for example. Some support network addresses are given at the end of this page. 

However, for those who are flowing comfortably with the Spontaneous Spiritual Emergence, the long walk pilgrimage is an age-old method of dealing with the early phase of Soul Integration, once the initial "paranormal" effects reduce in intensity. 

A Word for Friends and Families:- 

Your loved one is going through a process of change! The person experiencing genuine Spontaneous Spiritual Emergence is not mentally ill, but simply going through a transformative process that happens quite naturally in the course of human development. It doesn't happen to everyone, but it is happening with greater frequency, and even to some quite young adults. You may not understand what is happening for the person and they may seem to be moving away from you, and going off somewhere where you are unable to go or unable to reach them. They seem very different. The truth is that they are. But it is also true, that if you were loved by the person before the change, you will still be loved! 
The person cannot share the spiritual emergence experience easily with others who have no similar experience in their lives, unless you are able to just listen with deep respect and honour. For far from being mentally ill, the person has arrived at a crisis point in personal and spiritual development that is a pinnacle or peak experience. You may very well experience this in your own life, if not this current life, then some other. 
The person needs your love and your support, and your acceptance of the situation without judgement.

Soul Integration 

Soul Integration is the phase experienced after the initial Spontaneous Spiritual Emergence. 
The person undergoes some years of personal transformation, a turning "inside out", more than self-realisation, a soul realisation. The conditioned beliefs of the socialised egoic state are challenged and brought to conscious reflection. Buried fears from the current life experience as well as those from other life experiences come to the surface to be brought to resolution, often through experiences in relationships. The person is challenged intensively to stand in the utmost of the individual potential. Any avoidance of this attracts experiences of such magnified intensity and interpersonal dynamics that the person is forced to focus attention upon the underlying issues. 
The object of the struggle appears to be a desire of the psyche to bring the person to such a state of awareness that the person resides in the physical vehicle of the body in a state of increasing Love and compassion. 

In terms of esoteric physics, the person's molecular vibrational frequency is heightened by each phase of personal resolution. The molecules spin at a faster rate. When a certain spin rate is reached, the person's energetic field is able to comfortably "nest" in the energetic flow of "chi" or "prana" or "holy spirit" that permeates the universe. 

At this point, the person feels "at One with all of existence" and experiences synchronicity of events, as well as communion with nature and the elements. When the Sacred Geometry of the person's being is restored to wholeness, it is able to integrate with the Sacred Geometry of Creation. 

The person moves through cycles of decreasing and increasing frequency. With each phase of confrontation with fear, the frequency reduces. 

The person moves out of the "flow" and feels separated, isolated. As the issues of the challenge are resolved, the person integrates the knowing or the learning from the experience into the being state and fear dissipates. The frequency lifts and "flow" returns. 

With each cycle, the lift is a little higher and/or longer. The Soul level of existence is able to project directly into the solid state existence during these phases of lift of conscious awareness and increased vibrational frequency. The task is then to integrate the reality of the Soul nature with the reality of being on Earth in a body & personality within a particular cultural socialisation. This is no small stuff! The person may feel like they are living two lives for long periods of time. 

This phase has an intense focus upon the person's real purpose for being here on Earth, and is often accompanied by the development of "paranormal" healing powers, or special abilities that are employed in service for the benefit of humanity. Mentoring the human journey becomes a prime interest. 

 
"Chop Wood Carry Water" Evaluation

 
As the old saying goes "Before enlightenment chop wood and carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water." 

Periods of "ordinariness" follow the cycles of Spontaneous Spiritual Emergence and Soul Integration, until there is a definite return to the culture, a coming out of the withdrawal space. 

Now the person walks amongst the people, participating with them in the very ordinariness of life whilst no longer being bound by the socialised conditioning. It is one thing to know about Love and compassion. It is another to BE Love and compassion. The return to participation and ordinariness is the period of testing the changes wrought by the Soul Integration process to ensure that they are able to be DONE! 

Resources & Internet Support Links 

www.draknet.com/proteus/emergence.htm  for Selene Vega's essay "Spiritual Emergence or Psychosis?" 

And the following are Spiritual Emergence Networks: 
www.ciis.edu/comserv/sen.html 

www.spiritualemergence.net

 

 

 

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