I am an Intuitive Therapist specializing in Inner Power Development and Karmic Lessons. I channel the Akashic Records, Higher Self spirit guides for guidance for healing and wisdom. My purpose is to help you to remember your divine nature, and to empower yourself, and to connect the spirit world with day-to-day life. So you can create grounded results that transform your life.

Spiritual Escapism

“How can I use spiritual practices as tools to enhance my human experience, instead of using spiritual practices as an escape?”

This is one of the most commonly asked questions by my clients, and I’ve walked the same path when I was going through the initial phase of spiritual awakening. It’s been a little bit over 3 years and I’m starting to feel like Earth is my home and I’m here to experience human life in physical ways so I treasure every day of being on Earth. I feel grounded this way.

Before I dive in, I want to state my intention for this article and video. I’m not preaching here. Instead, I am sharing my reflections and perhaps they will spark inspiration or an inkling within you for you to ponder the question of what spirituality is and how spirituality can enhance your human experience in unique ways.

When I’m pondering a spiritual question like this, I like to channel spirit guides for their advice because I have blind spots and I like to start from a blank canvas and explore a specific topic following the suggestions offered by spirit guides.

Spirits’ guidance on what spirituality is

They projected the image and sensation of a raindrop dropping in a pool of calm water in my heart. I saw the raindrop falling in slow motion and I felt the vibration as the raindrop merged with the water and the tension was pushed out of my body. I wasn’t even aware that my body was tense.

Then, they projected the image of The Fool’s card in tarot. The Fool’s card usually depicts a naive person ready to take a leap of faith by jumping off a cliff. It’s like Schrodinger’s cat. The cat can be both alive and dead. You won’t know until you open the box.

The spiritual path is very much like Schrodinger's cat. Or just life in general. Whether you’re thinking about switching majors, looking for a new job, starting your own business, leaving a relationship, moving to a different country, you can dream the wildest dreams or imagine the worst, the Truth is, you’ll not know until you’re in the situation.

My takeaways on spirituality

So here are my takeaways on what spirituality is based on the channeled messages.

1. Spirituality is about experiencing life consciously.

What that means to me is to create a life that I love, brings happiness and love, especially in challenging times. I’m here on Earth to have fun and it is my responsibility to make my life fun. I’m a big advocate for being the Creator of your own universe. That means it’s your responsibility to know what’s going on in your universe, make arrangements when things are out of balance, and provide, manage and delegate in order to create an environment that your heart desires. The more aware we become of the entirety of our being, the less excuse we have for not taking responsibility for our lives and not making changes in our lives. And once you see the truth, you cannot unsee it. It will torment you until you take the appropriate action depending on your situation.

In other words, spirituality is stepping into your authentic power by taking responsibility for your life and making conscious decisions despite uncertainty or fear.

2. The path of spirituality starts with an inkling that this is not all there is to life.

Using my personal story as an example again, when I was going through a very difficult period in my early 20s, I kept my head down and believed that what I was going through would be all there was to life because I was doing everything I could to make it that way. And I had to believe in myself.

Of course, there were days where I lost hope and was feeling depressed. However, this inkling started this tiny fire in my heart that always comes back to give me hope and a sense of direction.

So this inkling can show up differently for everyone. For me, this inkling is to be good at something, to be proud of myself, to be able to take care of many furbabies, etc. Whatever your inklings look like in life, hold on to them as your life depends on it, because it does.

3. Stay curious

The desire to know, to experience life to its fullest. Curiosity is the strongest spiritual muscle we have. Curiosity drives us to explore and keep an open mind. When we are in a flow state, we are receptive to messages beyond what we can perceive, experience, and understand using our five senses.

4. Spirituality is a state of being

I’m a big advocate for being the Creator of your own universe. Being the Creator is powerful and it comes with a set of responsibilities. One of the responsibilities of being the Creator is knowing what is going on in your universe. If there is any unbalanced energy in the universe, it is your responsibility as the Creator to make changes and maintain a harmonious environment. In my opinion, that is self-love in action.

5. Activate your heart chakra

Our heart chakra is a portal for us to connect with other dimensions. It is a powerful energy center. Just like how spirits help me “feel” spirituality in the vision, our heart center creates strong ripples throughout our entire energy field. In another channeled message, the spirits talked about planting a seed of hope in our hearts. Nurture this seed and help it grow into a tall tree. The roots of the tree ground us and connect us with all the consciousnesses in the network. The trunk acts as a bond and connection between our third-dimensional world and the spirit realm. It’s the tree of our heart and it’s unique to everyone.

6. Space and Expansion

This is more of a sensation from the vision. When the spirits helped me “feel” spirituality, I felt this space. Watch this section of the video to hear how I described this space. In this space, I felt love, compassion, and self-realization. **Skip to 21:05 in the video.

7. Authenticity is one aspect of spirituality

Watch this section of the video to look at the spiritual path through the lens of our chakras.