Spiritual Awakening
- olivierbranford
- Jan 22
- 4 min read
Updated: Feb 20
Why is spiritual awakening so healing? How does it relate to our psyche? Why do we so often get put off by religion and how does spirituality differ from it? What is going on inside our brain, our minds, and our hearts? How does it tie up with our experience of childhood? How does it relate to attachment theory?
Spiritual awakening
Most of us had an experience of childhood where we didn't feel unconditionally loved. So we created our ego, our persona, our 'false self' out of fear as we believed that we would not be loved as our authentic Selves.
There is a part of the brain that registers unconditional love, especially that of our mother. If that part of the brain is not activated in childhood we spend the rest of our lives looking for 'imitation love' outside of ourselves in the form of external validation or addictions in order to try to 'fix' our attachment issues. Ram Dass said that "If you think you are Enlightened, try spending a week with your relatives!"
The ultimate goal is to reparent and love ourselves. One way to do that is the spiritual path. We admit to being powerless, and initially find a Higher Power outside of ourselves who loves us unconditionally and guides us through intuition. Jesus said in Luke 17:21 "For, behold, the kingdom of God is within you." So, the spiritual path involves finding a Higher Power and then realising all along that we are our own and only saviour.
Carl Jung talked about 'individuation', which is essentially about reintegrating our psyche (Higher Self, shadow, and inner child) and awakening our subconscious, which is where he felt that the sacred within us resides.
Truth is a feeling, and we feel it in our hearts, which is why we can never use our minds to access our Truth. Our brains are just biology, albeit very sophisticated biology. Our minds come from our ego, which shouts at us incessantly, with catastrophic fearful thoughts, which lead to negative feelings.
Religion is man-made in the image of man, and as such carries with it all our flaws including hatred. Spirituality on the other hand is a tailor-made journey with our Higher Power based on the Truth that we feel when we are choosing to be our Higher Selves. It is free from dogma and hatred because it is based on love.
A spiritual awakening is really coming back to your Self, and it's an awareness of a new reality, and who you truly are. You'll feel called to uncover the true meaning and purpose of life, and once you start, there's no real going back. You start questioning reality, the government, consumerism, and people's intentions, which are usually egocentric and fear-based.
Spiritual awakening is the ultimate source of healing, if you believe in your soul. Remember your light...
Namaste.
Olly
Dr Olly Alexander Branford MBBS, MA(Cantab), PhD.
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