More people are beginning to realize that the next step in their process of spiritual growth and evolution (the "Ascension" of their consciousness) is to connect with their higher self and seek within for their own inner guidance and answers, rather than looking to others or to channeled messages for guidance...regardless of which "ascended master" the message is coming from.
In fact, I recently received an email from a reader emphasizing this. Pat-Anjali Kennedy let me know that she and all the Channels she knows have recently been guided from within to pull back and stop enabling the people who are not yet seeking for themselves. Because it's urgent that each individual seeks his or her own guidance from within.
Pat-Anjali was guided to say through her Source-Being: "It is time for humanity to begin seeking now to find it for themselves...It is urgent everyone does so, as they will not seek it as long as there are posted messages that serve to distract, delay, and enable them to become co-dependent upon Channeled messages....They must find it for themselves now. This now time is crucial."
But wait...we often hear that we are already connected to our higher self and are already receiving guidance. So then, what's the difference between someone who is in the later stages of their awakening and someone who feels that they're just a beginner? What are we to do in order to advance, since we are already connected to our higher self, our soul? What's going to make a real difference in this?
It's All About Confidence
In a nutshell, the difference has to do with 1. The level of confidence you have in your ability to distinguish your inner guidance from your wants or mental conditionings and 2. Your level of confidence in the guidance itself, such that you promptly and consistently follow through with your guidance, even if it's inconvenient for you to do so, even if following through appears to be a hardship. Following your inner guidance is particularly challenging when your intuition is prompting you to follow through with something that's outside your comfort zone (or that challenges your beliefs).
When you're a beginner, or really long for something to happen, or just unsure of yourself, it's not that easy to distinguish your inner guidance from your mental conditionings and move forward on your spiritual path. I've been there and I know what that's like. It can be a personal hell, and I'm not surprised that some people, even those who consider themselves light-workers, are procrastinating, waiting for something to happen, even though they know they ought to be taking action now.
In the beginning stages of my process, when I wasn't sure that I was correctly interpreting my guidance, I've had to resort to trying different things, to creative problem solving. I even asked the Universe to give me blatant signs. I figured that given that a lot was being asked of me, the least the Universe could do is provide me with real signs that I could not ignore. (Well, the Universe promptly delivered and I share several of these signs in my memoir.)
And Confidence Comes from Creating Results
This is the gist of it: You start from where you are, and you take baby steps. And when you follow through with your guidance and something amazing happens as a result, you learn to have even more confidence in yourself the next time.
Here's an example that's short, sweet and simple to understand. About two and a half years ago, I was hiking in the Los Gatos foothills when all of a sudden I received guidance to call an acquaintance. I had promised to help with a project, and I wanted to let him know that he could count on me.
I realized I didn't have his number in my cell phone contact list, but as I was hiking up the hill, I remembered I had called him recently. So I looked through my call history for a (650) area code number and dialed the first (650) number I came across.
An unfamiliar man's voice answered, "This is KZSU and you're the winner. "Can you hold?"
"Yes, I can hold," I said, realizing I had just "by accident" called the radio station where my friend hosted a weekly radio show, wondering if the current host was going to ask questions I couldn't answer, or how I was going to explain that I wasn't listening to this guy's radio show at the moment. Anyway, it turns out I won a pair of tickets to the Monterey Jazz Festival. (And...he didn't ask me any questions I couldn't answer.)
So...even though I had been very confident in my ability to discern and follow through with my guidance by that time, this amazing result amplified my confidence even more. (Wouldn't it be nice to receive such positive feedback from the Universe?)
Notice the key was that I did not hesitate to follow through with my guidance. Even though I knew I didn't have my friend's number, I looked for another way to call him. Notice also that there was a very small "window of opportunity" for getting this particular result. If you wait too long to follow through, your windows of opportunity will pass you by. This window of opportunity also holds true for experiencing the Great Shift in consciousness occurring now on this planet.
We often learn by example. Some people don't know that certain things are possible...until they learn about it from others (the "copy-cat" approach). This is why it's important to share these personal examples with others--so that they can learn to experience the same.
Are you ready to fast track your spiritual growth and finally live the life of your dreams? Get your free Spiritual Awakening Process Quick Start Guide at http://www.ChristineHoeflich.com/ and discover how to rev up your intuition, access your inner shaman, and fulfill your divine purpose. Christine Hoeflich is the author of The Spiritual Awakening Process: Coming Out of the Darkness and Into the Light and Reconnected: A Spiritual Awakening Memoir, available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback / hardcover versions.
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