What is a psychological awakening?

Inside me, there was a glow of intense wellbeing. This is a fairly typical example of an ‘awakening experience’ – a temporary expansion and intensification of awareness that brings significant perceptual, affective and conceptual changes. As a psychologist, I have been studying such experiences for a decade.

What is considered an awakening?

An awakening is the act of waking up from sleep. It can also refer to other forms of new or sudden consciousness. Any time you realize or accept something important and life-changing, it can be called an awakening, because it’s almost like you were asleep before.

What is Buddhist awakening?

The abstract noun bodhi (/ˈboʊdi/; Sanskrit: बोधि; Pali: bodhi), means the knowledge or wisdom, or awakened intellect, of a Buddha. The verbal root budh- means “to awaken,” and its literal meaning is closer to awakening.

What are the symptoms of a spiritual awakening?

“The Most Common Spiritual Awakening Symptoms…” 1 Anger 2 Dizziness 3 Anxiety 4 Depression 5 Headaches 6 Change in sleep patterns / insomnia 7 Involuntary Movements 8 Change in energy levels 9 No motivation 10 Confusion 11 Memory loss 12 Change in appetite and eating habits or tastes

Why am I so angry during my spiritual awakening?

Nevertheless, such expectations can create rising tension and conflicts in you which sometimes burst out in all directions as anger. The other way anger can arise during spiritual awakening is a result of the mind fighting and resisting what has been seen. You are always in this game of catch-up…

What is the difference between manic and spiritual awakening?

It’s different than the increased intensity and energy that comes with spiritual awakening. People who are manic have an excess of unstable energy that is always seeking external experience, release, stimulation. Do you feel special, important, or chosen? Spiritual awakening dissolves the hard reality of your ego.

Is there such a thing as okayness in a spiritual awakening?

There is no element of “okayness” felt in any of it. On the other side of the coin, when these similar emotions are felt as part of a spiritual awakening there can be a background sense of “okayness” even in moments of seeming despair. “In Awakening You Don’t Feel Like Giving Up – Just Surrendering to Life…”