21 Traits Of An Awakening Soul

What does it mean to be awakened?

This is a term that we’ve collectively created, and holds a different meaning to each of us. As we travel our paths of life, our consciousness forever evolves, expands and absorbs information. It is the way in which we use this knowledge that determines how awakened we are.

You see the big picture. The more we can fit the puzzle pieces together, the more of the picture we can see. To awaken is to expand your awareness and understand that EVERYTHING exists. There is infinite room within source
for it to express itself in every possible form.

 Every possibility, every parallel reality, impossible idea and contradicting thought exists because why not.

The spark of creation exists beyond logic; it is limitless until it creates limit. It is empty until it creates whole. It is stagnant until it creates infinite motion.

You want to connect with people.The sensation of releasing your feelings through speaking about them literally makes you feel lighter. Energy pulses out of your heart and floods your body with an uplifting, relaxing wave that pushes you to keep connecting. It’s natural to exchange energy through conversation; that’s one way of connection.

There is a global plague of disconnection amongst us.

The design of society combined with technology creates a recipe for the most convenient disconnection. We can use technology in the most amazing, in-tune way with the Earth when we understand that it’s even a possibility!

Mainstream, pop culture and anything that’s mentally programming is distasteful. Watching reality shows and indulging into the lives of celebrities is actually quite interesting when you see it for what it is; a tool for distraction. With the help of the internet, traditional television has started to dissipate.

You can find humor in the lyrics of
mainstream songs and the scripts of Hollywood movies; just see what the objective is. Media is mentally programming us to see things like only white women being the definition of beautiful and men only being toned, strong and never vulnerable.

It is all extremely purposeful; see exactly what you are watching for what it is.

You are creative. We are all on different levels of production of our passions. Some have beautiful, intricate thoughts that stay in that form; as an ethereal idea. Others create with their hands, build houses, blow glass, garden or sew.

Some write, draw, play music and dance. These are all methods of creation that are crucial to you finding and following that spark of passion within you.

Ask yourself: what do you enjoy doing most with your time? 

You want fundamental change in this world! The state of our environment, economy, food production system,
educational system and governmental system is all backwards! This is indeed a hot topic for many.

There is still a large sum people who don’t see the grand picture and will argue that everything isn’t that bad.

We are stuck in the mindset that since we’ve been stuck in the cycle of traditionally passed down oppression for so long, that it either shouldn’t be changed or that it’s not possible.

We’re working towards a world where everyone get’s what they want and by that point our consciousness will be at a level where everyone wants the same thing: to live freely, fully and understand what life truly is.

You are sensitive. Ultimately, every human is extremely sensitive mentally, emotionally, psychically and physically.

It is the way in which we express our sensitivities, feelings and thoughts that allows that openness to grow. Some children are born into environments that are abusive and that seed of connection isn’t able to be planted.

Grow with your awareness, express how you feel to your friends and family and that sensitive feeling of vulnerability becomes an exploration of who you really are.

You eat (as) healthy (as you can).Sometimes it’s hard to keep up a strictly healthy diet; but when you can maintain a constant flow of eating well, snacking on some junk food isn’t the worst. Our bodies are resilient and self healing.

If you were to eat raw, organic vegetables grown from your own backyard with a balance of protein for a year straight, your body would adjust to such a higher vibration.

Eating at McDonalds after that would be a lot more difficult and taxing on your body. Listen to your body and eat what feels right, it varies for everyone.

You want to show people the truth. This gets confused a lot within the new age community when the act of
teaching people a truth becomes more important than the truth itself.

Everyone wants share their perception oftheir reality which in itself is a truth. When we want credit or acknowledgement for sharing, more than we want to share; that’s when our priorities need to be checked.

You can say its because of a global shift in consciousness, a destiny we have arrived at due to spiritual evolution, or the outcome of strange times, but, many people all across the globe are going through intense personal changes and sensing an expansion of consciousness. Personal changes of this magnitude can be difficult to recognize and to understand, but here are 21 traits of an awakening soul, a ‘sensitive’, or an ‘empath.’

1.  Being in public places is sometimes overwhelming. Since our walls between self and other are dissolving, we haven’t really learned to distinguish between someone else’s energy and our own. If the general mood of the crowd is herd-like or negative, we can feel this acutely, and may feel like retreating into our own private space. When we have recharged our batteries with meditation, spending time in nature, far away from other people, or just sitting in quiet contemplation, we are ready to be with the masses again. In personal relationships, we often will feel someone else’s emotions as our own. It is important to have this higher sense of empathy, but we must learn to allow another person’s emotions while observing them and keeping our empathy, but, realizing that not all emotions belong to us. Social influence can dampen our own innate wisdom.

2.  We know things without having to intellectually figure them out. Often called intuitive awareness, we have ‘a-ha’ moments and insights that can explain some of the most complex theories or phenomenon in the world. Some of the most brilliant minds of our time just ‘know.’ Adepts and sages often were given downloads of information from higher states of consciousness after meditating or being in the presence of a more conscious individual; this is happening for more people with more frequency. As we trust our intuition more often, it grows stronger.  This is a time of ‘thinking’ with our hearts more than our heads. Our guts will no longer be ignored. Our dreams are becoming precognitive and eventually our conscious thoughts will be as well.

3.  Watching television or most of main stream media, including newspapers and many Hollywood movies is very distasteful to us. The mindset that creates much, but not all, of the programming on television and in cinema is abhorrent. It commodifies people and promotes violence. It reduces our intelligence and numbs our natural empathetic response to someone in pain.

4.  Lying to us is nearly impossible. We may not know exactly what truth you are withholding, but we can also tell (with our developing intuition and ESP skills) that something isn’t right. We also know when you have other emotions, pain, love, etc. that you aren’t expressing. You’re an open book to us. We aren’t trained in counter-intelligence, we are just observant and knowing. While we may pick up on physical cues, we can look into your eyes and know what you are feeling.

5.  We may pick up symptoms of your cold, just like men who get morning sickness when their wives are pregnant. Sympathy pains, whether emotional or physical, are something we experience often. We tend to absorb emotion through the solar plexus, considered the place we ‘stomach emotion’ so as we learn to strengthen this chakra center, we may sometimes develop digestive issues. Grounding to the earth can help to re-establish our emotional center. Walking barefoot is a great way to re-ground.

6.  We tend to root for the underdog, those without voices, those who have been beaten down by the matrix, etc. We are very compassionate people, and these marginalized individuals often need more love. People can sense our loving hearts, so complete strangers will often tell us their life stories or approach us with their problems. While we don’t want to be a dumping ground for everyone’s issues, we are also a good ear for those working through their stuff.

7.  If we don’t learn how to set proper boundaries, we can get tired easily from taking on other people’s emotions. Energy Vampires are drawn to us like flies to paper, so we need to be extra vigilant in protecting ourselves at times.

8.  Unfortunately, sensitives or empaths often turn to drug abuse oralcohol to block some of their emotions and to ‘protect’ themselves from feeling the pain of others.

9.  We are all becoming healers. We naturally gravitate toward healing fields, acupuncture, reiki, Qi-Gong, yoga, massage, midwivery, etc. are fields we often find ourselves in. We know that the collective needs to be healed, and so we try our best to offer healing in whatever form we are most drawn to. We also turn away from the ‘traditional’ forms of healing ourselves. Preferring natural foods, herbs, and holistic medicine as ways to cure every ailment.

10.  We see the possibilities before others do. Just like when the church told Copernicus he was wrong, and he stood by his heliocentric theory, we know what the masses refuse to believe. Our minds are light-years ahead.

11.  We are creative. We sing, dance, paint, invent, or write. We have amazing imaginations.

12.  We require more solitude than the average person.

13.  We might get bored easily, but we are really good at entertaining ourselves.

14.  We have a difficult time doing things we don’t want to do or don’t really enjoy. We really do believe life was meant to be an expression of joy. Why waste it doing something you hate? We aren’t lazy, we are discerning.

15.  We are obsessed with bringing the truth to light. Like little children who say, “that’s not fair” we want to right the wrongs of the world, and we believe it often just takes education. We endeavor to explain the unexplainable and find answers to the deep questions of life. We are seekers, in the Campbellian paradigm. ‘The Hero With a Thousand Faces.”

16.  We can’t keep track of time. Our imaginations often get away with us and a day can feel like a minute, a week, a day.

17.  We abhor routine.

18.  We often disagree with authority (for obvious reasons).

19.  We will often be kind, but if you are egotistical or rude, we won’t spend much time with you or find an excuse to not hang out with people who are obsessed with themselves. We don’t ‘get’ people who are insensitive to other people’s feelings or points of view.

20.  We may be vegan or vegetarian because we can sense a certain energy of the food we eat, like if an animal was slaughtered inhumanely. We don’t want to consume negative energy.

21.  We wear our own emotions on our sleeves and have a hard time ‘pretending’ to be happy if we aren’t. We avoid confrontation, But will quietly go about changing the world in ways you can’t even see.

These 21 traits of an awakening soul are a reminder of how important it is to maintain awareness, clarity and strength in these interesting times. If you are experiencing something that is not on this list, please add it to the comments section below.

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Many people all over the world are experiencing a shift in consciousness. We’re experiencing a spiritual revolution and people are waking up. These points will help you recognise whether you have an awakened soul and will encourage you to maintain awareness in particular situations.

Overwhelmed by public spaces – you are sensitive to energy and can pick up general good or bad vibes from a crowd. You feel a desire to avoid negative energy and may choose to retreat to the comfort of your own company. It is only after this quiet time of contemplation and solitude that you are ready to take on masses of people in pubic spaces again. You possess a high level of empathy but need to learn to recognize that these emotions are not your own and belong to others.

Intuitive awareness – you are in tune with your feelings and ‘just know’ certain things. After being in the presence of a more conscious individual or meditating, you experience valuable insights from a higher level of consciousness. You trust your gut and think with your heart moreso than your head.

Distance from mainstream media – you lack interest in newspapers and television and Hollywood films, for their programming reflects the commodification of people and advocates violence. It numbs our natural empathetic reaction to someone suffering and decreases our intelligence.

Lying is next to impossible – you can see through someone that’s lying almost immediately with your intuition and can sense when something is a little off. You are observant and can read people like an open book, tuning in to hidden emotions that they may not be expressing.

Absorb other people’s emotions – this is done through the solar plexus and sometimes it is so powerful that it creates digestive problems for you. If this is the case, learning to become more grounded by walking barefoot, for example, can help re-establish your emotional centre.

Compassion – you are a very compassionate person with a kind, loving heart. You always have an ear to lend a friend in need and sometimes complete strangers are drawn to you with their problems. You also have the tendency of rooting for the underdog.

Healing powers – you may be interested in fields of natural healing, including yoga, massage, reiki and acupuncture. You prefer these holistic treatments to mainstream or traditional forms of healing.

Creative – you have no problem allowing your creative juices to flow freely. Often using your imagination, singing, dancing, writing and painting are also thoroughly enjoyed creative interests.

Solitude – you enjoy your own company and can entertain yourself easily.

Highly value pursuing joy – you strongly believing in pursing whatever makes you happy. If you aren’t enjoying something, you’ll find something else to do. You believe life is short and everyday is a blessing – make it an expression of joy.

Time – you struggle to keep track of time and find yourself often caught up in your own imagination.

Ego – you can sniff an ego from a mile away. You will not hang out with people that are egotistical, rude and insensitive.

Vegetarian – you may choose not to consume meat, for the reason that if an animal was slaughtered inhumanely, it will possess negative energy that will be transferred to you upon consumption.

SOURCE: http://www.wakingtimes.com/2013/05/10/21-traits-of-an-awakening-soul/