Ever contemplated the awakening of your kundalini, that latent spiritual energy coiled at the base of your spine? In this article, I bring you key concepts to have in mind in your awakening journey.
Before you go all-in on this transformative journey, I invite you to ask yourself a crucial question:
Are you in pursuit of a fleeting metaphysical thrill or a sustainable awakening that transcends a single experience?
This is important to understand what your longing entails — and the things you should watch out for.
A one-time kick can indeed be exhilarating, unveiling a taste of what lies beyond. However, it often comes with force and unanticipated side effects. On the flip side, a sustainable awakening demands dedication, discipline, and significant life changes — elements most are hesitant to embrace.
If you would like to know more about Kundalini first, here is an ultimate guide I wrote about it with thousands of views:
Kundalini Energy Ultimate Guide: What It Is and How to Awaken It Within You (Updated August 2023)
Creative life energy force in its purest form, the Serpent Power is full of blessings and dangersmedium.com
A sustainable awakening, as defined here, involves laying robust foundations for spiritual growth, meeting the energy field’s prerequisites for a connected, divine, and joyful life. To delve deeper, let’s explore some key concepts inherent in kundalini awakening.
Purification & Activation
The primary reason many of us remain oblivious to the wonders of kundalini lies in our nadis, the energy channels, being clogged with energetic and karmic blockages, mental filters, and emotional traumas.
It’s like navigating through a traffic jam where purification becomes the key to clearing a pathway for the divine energy to ascend.
This is why many spiritual seekers emphasize healing. Purification demands dedication and work, traits that many shy away from. However, the rewards are profound. By removing these blockages, not only do we allow kundalini to flow freely, but we also declutter our lives, leading to more connection and joy.
Yet, purification isn’t a walk in the park. It requires confronting our inner demons, addressing past traumas, and undergoing significant internal changes. It’s a journey that lays the groundwork for a sustainable awakening and expanded life.
Activation: The Allure and the Pitfalls
Activation, the other partner in this dance, isn’t inherently negative. It’s the spark that ignites the kundalini flame, propelling us into metaphysical experiences. Many practices, such as yoga, seamlessly intertwine purification and activation, creating a harmonious spiritual journey.
Many purification practices can also be activating, and many normal life things, such as dancing and sex, are activating — especially for someone with a highly purified system.
However, problems arise when individuals focus solely on activation, seeking quick fixes and shortcuts — especially when they are not purified enough.
Rituals, ceremonies, and intense breathwork may offer immediate thrills, but for those with clogged channels, these forceful practices can lead to trouble.
For someone with purified channels, an hour of dance can bring spontaneous mystical experiences. But for those laden with blockages, succumbing to quick fixes like plant medicine or intense rituals just so that they can feel and experience something can result in unintended consequences. Forceful activation may bring mystical highs, but it often comes at the cost of energetic wounds, creating a need for subsequent healing.
The energetic understanding of what happens during our awakening is something I explore more in this post:
The Great Energetic Trap of Spiritual Expansion
The Trap that Delays Our Expansion — and How to Go Around Itmedium.com
The Unseen Consequences
Forcing a kundalini awakening prematurely can have side effects that echo throughout one’s life. Many individuals, enticed by the allure of mystical experiences, unknowingly harm their energetic fields.
This blind pursuit is further complicated by well-intentioned healers and facilitators who may lack the necessary skills to perceive the subtle intricacies of their clients’ energy fields. Especially when many of the wounds are not clear-cut, and not massive: they might just be an ongoing unease or a state of confusion. In a way, this makes it harder for many to connect the dots.
In a world where anyone can claim the title of healer or shaman, the risk of falling into energetic traps is significant. The journey to spiritual awakening is paved not only with good intentions but also with a deep understanding of the energetic consequences of one’s actions.
My advice: refrain from forcing the process, and focus on recovering your sensitivity instead. Seek guidance from a trustworthy spiritual guide or explore time-tested practices like yoga and authentic lineages.
Entertainment vs. Spiritual Growth
In our modern pursuit of spiritual experiences, the line between genuine growth and mere entertainment often blurs. Many chase extraordinary adventures, allured by spirituality as a performance, a spectacle meant to induce visible, involuntary movements.
Remember: the awakened yogi, in stark contrast, sits in serene meditation while experiencing a fully awakened kundalini within.
Spiritual growth is about going within: making use of our third (and first) eye, instead of our two eyes that see outwards. We merge with Spirit, embodying Oneness, with grace.
What are you truly chasing, and why? The allure of a kundalini awakening can lead individuals to forcefully activate it, resulting in profound challenges — mental instability, overwhelm, and harm to the energetic structure. Many captivated by the idea of awakening are unaware of all these possible side effects.
Relaxation & Spaciousness
The ability to relax — physically, mentally, and emotionally — plays a pivotal role in the kundalini awakening process. The modern world’s constant busyness and restlessness act as blockages, hindering the natural rise of energy. Physical tension, an overactive mind, and an easily triggered emotional body are all barriers to the free flow of kundalini.
The key lies in the understanding that the more purified your channels are, the less you need to do.
Surrendering to kundalini involves letting go, allowing the energy to overtake us — and merge with us. This surrender becomes challenging when we strive for constant control and keep busy.
Nervous System Regulation
Are you easily relaxed, or is your nervous system easily triggered?
Nervous system regulation emerges as a critical factor, for it is the nervous system that freaks out as the energy starts rising and shuts it down — or at least, radically reduces the potential rise.
This is what makes people feel overwhelmed by their experiences, and unable to integrate them.
Whereas some people will be mindblown by a small surge, others will easily take in full awakenings — remember the peaceful awakened yogi, seated in ease.
In other words, traumas that lead nervous systems to be easily triggered are important blockages to be purified, making soothing the nervous system, critical.
I have a whole piece on the impact of the nervous system on spiritual growth, read it here:
Spiritual Growth: How High Can You Fly Before You Fry?
The Sky Isn’t the Limit; Your Nervous System Is. You can only grow energetically as much as your nervous system allows…alineram.com
Balancing Act
In essence, kundalini awakening is a personal journey, not a one-size-fits-all solution. The delicate dance between Purification and Activation requires discernment and mindfulness. Forceful maneuvers may offer temporary highs, but the toll on your sustainable growth could be substantial.
Kundalini awakening isn’t the sole avenue for spiritual growth, and it’s not a prerequisite for everyone. With the increasing accessibility of spirituality, it’s crucial to discern distorted paths from authentic ones.
The path to spiritual growth is for everyone, but the key lies in navigating it with a pure heart and mind.
Whether you choose the path of kundalini awakening or explore other routes, remain mindful of your motivations and methods. Let your heart and mind be pure, for this is already half of the way!
Ready to catalyze your spiritual journey?
Hi, I am Aline Ra M, Spiritual Guide, Healer and Teacher. Thank you for sharing your time and energy with me.
Get your free guide on “What is Spiritual Growth?” and consider booking a Discovery Call with me for personalized insights.
Get Your Free Guide “What Is Spiritual Growth?”
