Signs of Spiritual Awakening

Are you experiencing unusual things that you feel might be a spiritual awakening? There are quite a few signs that can show you that you are going through intense spiritual growth, from disconnection and an ego death, to increasing your self-awareness. Here are some common signs that you are having a spiritual awakening.

You Have a Better Sense of Awareness and Perception: While other signs you might not notice as well near the beginning of a spiritual awakening, this is one you will likely not miss. What often happens is people notice that suddenly they have a greater sense of awareness, and their perception is on overdrive. You find that you are paying more attention to things you never even noticed or considered before, from sounds being more profound and hitting you on a deep emotional level, to colors being more illuminated.

You Feel Suddenly Disconnected to Your Identity: While eventually you will develop a deeper connection to your true self and the universe, you first have to go through the stage of feeling disconnected from your old self. Your identity as it is before a spiritual awakening is different from who you become after you go through one. You are shedding your old self because it is not your true self, and it doesn’t align with your higher purpose. When you begin to feel unsettled, disconnected from yourself, or like parts of your old identity are falling away and revealing someone new, that is a big sign that your spiritual awakening has begun.

You Desire More Solitude: It is extremely common to begin craving more solitude, even if you are not someone who ever enjoyed being alone before. You do want to be sure this is not related to depression or mental health issues, but if you know you are going through spiritual growth in your life, it shouldn’t be something you worry about. A spiritual awakening is not a group activity – it is something you do on your own, and you often need more time to yourself to go through it.

Your Empathy and Compassion Has Increased: When you go through your spiritual awakening and begin entering the later stages of this path to enlightenment, you will also start developing more compassion and empathy for others and the universe as a whole. When you feel more connected to the experiences of other people and suddenly almost feel their emotions as your own, you can bet your spiritual growth is advancing to an entirely new level.

You Notice More Synchronicity and Serendipity: Other people notice this sign more than anything else. You may start noticing synchronicities and patterns, or pure serendipity. Things that seem to be way more than coincidences and not at all random. You might see angel numbers (like 222 or 1111) constantly and way more than is typical for you. For example, every time you feel an urge to look at the time and it is always 4:44 on the dot, every day and it keeps happening, that is definitely a sign to be aware of.

You Have a Sudden Change in Your Interests and Values: While this can feel a little scary and confusing, it is a part of your transformation during a profound spiritual awakening. You might found that activities you once enjoy no longer excite you, and that you are beginning to experience new interests and hobbies you are much more invested in. Try to embrace this change!

You Experience Physical Changes​: Your body and habits might also go through quite a few changes, beginning with weird physical sensations like tingling, warmth, or feeling electric shocks (not painful ones) radiating through your body. Your physical form adjusts to changes that your soul and spirit are going through, just as much as your emotional state does. You have more awareness of yourself and the universe, and a new energy entirely. This often manifests in physical changes.

In addition to this, you may notice that things like your sleep and appetite have also shifted. You may need more or less sleep, find that you always wake up at the same time in the middle of the night, or that your appetite is fluctuating much more than it did before.