If you’re on this page and about to read this particular article, there’s a very good chance you’ve been asking yourself this question even if it’s been in a subtle, under the radar kind of way. Many people are asking themselves what on earth is going on as they look around and reflect on the events of recent years and look at what is going on around the world right now. Some people have actually been asking themselves this question and exploring the answers to it for decades, with the global pandemic being a culmination of many dynamics already at play.
For others, and I am more in this second camp, it was the pandemic itself that had us suddenly stepping back and going, “What the heck is going on? Some of this really doesn’t make sense.”
As author Lynne McTaggart says, “life isn’t working the way it once did — and we all know it. As we witness the seemingly endless crises besetting us in modern times — the financial crises at home, international conflicts abroad; the life-and-death issues surrounding energy and climate change; the utter corruption and gridlock of government; the tyranny of tech giants and massive corporation; the isolation and despair of so many people, young and old; the everyday struggles of a vast majority of people just to get by — all of us sense that we have reached the end of something. (And) the change that is necessary — the one that will truly solve most problems in our individual lives, our society and indeed our world — is not just a change of policy, a new law, a new president or a tighter regulation, but a fundamental change of heart … This change starts with you and me, in the fundamental way that we engage with the world. The power truly lies with you.”
Shifts in Consciousness
It’s very easy to get caught up in what’s happening at a political, social and economic level and the difficulties people are experiencing on a physical level, but all of those things playing out on the physical level (ie. what you can see and hear) are all just variations on the same theme – they’re old and outdated and not particularly functional systems and approaches that are part of the old ways of operating in the world. Ways that are falling away; that are not a match for the world many of us wish to see.
These shifts are just a reflection of a much higher level of change occurring for humanity right now. What’s happening in the world overall is simply mirroring what is happening at the micro level – let’s say the level of the individual human being. Our older, outdated ways of being, emotional responses and reactions are also now increasingly bubbling to the surface so we can allow them to rise and then release away. This makes space for more of our resourcefulness and a higher level of operating in the world.
If you feel like some of your most grizzly emotional baggage has been rising to the surface lately, or like you’re being triggered so easily in some situations you feel like you’ve just regressed back to a stroppy teenager, take heart, it’s the old coming up for release, to make way for the You you’re evolving into. It’s all happening perfectly.
This is what many seers, astrologists and spiritual masters are calling the rise of consciousness across the planet. We are in the midst of the biggest shift in consciousness that has occurred for the human race so far, which sounds possibly a little dramatic, and quite frankly it is dramatic. It is incredibly exciting and makes this an extraordinary time to be alive.
That doesn’t mean to say it’s easy. I know I’m not the only one who has moments of wishing I could just curl up on the couch and blob out in front of the TV and forget about this evolution of consciousness that’s going on, and not have my own shadow parts and emotions bubbling up to the surface to be dealt with periodically. However, it quite simply is the reality we are in. We can embrace it, fight it or ignore it, and we will have a corresponding experience to any of these approaches.
If we embrace it we will, piece by piece, up-level and enrich our lives and become more of who we wish to be. If we fight it, it will get louder and harder because what you resist persists, and you are creating excess friction within yourself. If you ignore it, whatever changes and evolution your soul is ready for, it will keep bringing you opportunities to see and attend to those over and over again until you’re able to do so. That doesn’t mean your soul is an annoying, troublemaking pain in the butt trying to mess with you. It means your soul knows your higher journey and will continue giving you opportunities to step into it until you are ready. And it won’t give you anything you can’t handle.
You are loved beyond imagination and your higher self stands for your magnificence every moment you’re alive.
It is your own inner evolution that will help raise the consciousness of the world.
This rise in consciousness is a collective shift but it’s not occurring in everyone at the same time at the same rate, it’s occurring at an individual level, person by person. It’s your own inner revolution that will help raise the consciousness of the world. That isn’t meant to put any pressure on you by the way! It’s meant to reassure you that you can focus on your path and that is more than enough.
This shift has been gently simmering for a long time, but it’s since March 2023 it has accelerated and ‘hotted up’. More light is flowing onto the planet to support our growth and raising of consciousness, often referred to as ‘ascension’. It’s an exciting time but also an important time to grow your awareness, be proactive and have the right level of support around you.
In the video above I share:
- What a ‘shift in consciousness’ really means
- What more illumination means for us at an individual level
- Some of the key themes happening for many of us right now
- What shifts and growth you can be experiencing within yourself
- What you can do to support and grow yourself
What can you do right now?
Take time to be with yourself every week, if not every day. Keep a notebook handy for this and get used to sitting or walking with yourself, feeling into how you’re doing, what you need, what you’re thinking/feeling etc. Get used to your own company being a gift to yourself. Get used to taking time just for you, doing nothing. Get used to making your own growth and wellbeing (mental, emotional, physical and spiritual) part of your lifestyle, part of your ‘normal’. If this isn’t something you’re used to at all, start with five minutes a couple of times of a week and build from there, and catch my blog here on this topic.
Seek support and guidance on your journey of growth. If I’d not had the support and wisdom from various guides and teachers over the years it would have been so much harder and confusing, and I’d not have grown and evolved nearly as much as I have. I’d also probably have gone a little nuts! It’s not easy being on an Ascension path sometimes, it’s really important to have good, wise, steady support. And I also want to say that when I am working with someone in this space it fills me up too and blesses my life as it enables me to be on my path too, so don’t feel you can’t ask others for help. We are all blessings for each other.
Be sure to explore my membership circle, The Wisdom Sessions, if you’re ready for some ongoing guidance to grow and strengthen who you are.
Karen x