12 Spiritual Awakening Signs – How to Know That It Has Begun

Have you been wondering if you’re going through a spiritual awakening? Are you noticing shifts in your energy, emotions, or perceptions that you can’t quite explain? There are many ways a spiritual awakening can unfold. Here’s my personal list of twelve signs that may help you recognize the process — and validate what you’re experiencing.

What is a Spiritual Awakening?

There are many definitions out there, but in simple terms, a spiritual awakening is a shift in awareness — a deep transformation in how we perceive ourselves, life, and the world around us.

You might start sensing subtle energies, experiencing synchronicities, or developing stronger intuition and psychic awareness.

These are all signs of awakening. And because each of us is unique, the process looks a little different for everyone.

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#1 – You Feel Stuck and Life is Not Working

Everything in your life may look fine from the outside — yet something feels off. There’s a quiet restlessness or an inner knowing that something more is calling you.

Often, we try to fix this by changing jobs, leaving relationships, or moving house. But soon we realize that none of these external changes satisfies the deeper yearning. The feeling remains, a soul whisper that won’t go away.

That’s often the first sign.

#2 — You’re Being Drawn Toward a Calling

You may feel pulled toward new interests, perhaps signing up for a class, finding a spiritual teacher, or exploring healing work.

For a time, I thought I’d found my purpose through energy balancing (EMF Balancing Technique) and Reflexology. I loved the work, but eventually, I sensed there was more to discover.

That ongoing curiosity — that sense of “this isn’t quite it yet” — is often a signal that your spiritual path is unfolding.

#3 You Feel Lost

Feeling lost is actually a sign of progress. It means the old structures are falling away.

During this phase, I began seeing a channeler once a year, which helped me open to new ideas and energies. I also deepened my meditation practice and started reading widely on spirituality.

That’s when I learned about the “onion” metaphor — how awakening happens layer by layer. Each time we peel one back, another level of awareness reveals itself.

#4 Full of Grace Suddenly

After attending a week-long channeling seminar, I took my children to their Montessori school the next day.

When I saw the school’s principal across the playground, I literally caught my breath — I saw a glowing cross of light in her midsection.

At the time, I didn’t understand it. Later, I realized that my vibration had shifted from the seminar. For weeks afterward, I could see light symbols in people’s energy fields.

These kinds of spontaneous, grace-filled experiences are unmistakable signs that your energy is expanding.

#5 Dietary Shift

After that same seminar, I couldn’t eat chicken or tolerate caffeine. It happened overnight.

The aversion to chicken passed after about six weeks, but I’ve rarely touched caffeine since — and when I do, I feel it immediately.

Our bodies often recalibrate during awakening. What once nourished us may suddenly feel “off” as our frequency changes.

#6 Lucid Dreams

I’ve always had unusual dreams, but lucid dreaming tends to have a completely different vibrational tone than normal processing dreams.

For me, lucid dreams are different than the normal ones in the following ways: –

• There is lots of sensory data, bright colors, sounds, and physical movement that I am aware of.
• The dreams often contain the same people I know in life, but it’s as if we are all in a different dimension or Universe of some kind.
• I visit Summerland – a place where we can connect with Loved Ones who have passed. I often visit with my mother and other family members in her old house.
• The dreams have a strong significance or message for my present life.
• I remember the dreams easily, and for a long time afterward.

#7 Unusual Energies and Visits

Between 2012 and 2014, I began sensing Spirit Guides or loved ones around me at night. It often disrupted my sleep until I took a mediumship class to learn energetic boundaries.

After that, I could manage the experiences rather than being overwhelmed by them.

Learning to set energetic boundaries is a major part of spiritual growth and a sure sign of awakening awareness.

#8 Premonitions and Synchronicities Happen in Threes

As a younger person, I often dismissed synchronicities as coincidences. Now, they tend to arrive in threes — making them impossible to ignore.

When you begin noticing repeating signs or patterns, keep a simple journal to record them. Date and time stamps can help you distinguish between imagination and genuine intuitive insight.

Noticing synchronicities is one of the universe’s ways of saying, “You’re paying attention now.”

You might enjoy this simple power of three exercise.

#9 You Have Aha Moments About Other People

As your vibration shifts, you may start seeing others in a new light.

Old friendships might fade as you gravitate toward more positive, growth-oriented people. This can feel lonely at first, but it’s natural because your frequency is changing.

If you find yourself surrounded by new, inspiring connections, that’s a powerful sign your soul is evolving.

#10 You Receive Strange Messages or Location-Based Insights

Sometimes signs come through places.

During an energy-work training in Sedona, I visited Bell Rock — a well-known energy vortex. While there, I saw shapes of people moving in and out of a light-filled portal within the rock.

When I described it to a colleague, he told me that exact experience had been written about in the local Sedona magazine that same month, which I’d never seen.

Such validations remind us that awakening often includes expanding perception beyond the physical senses.

#11 You Feel Deeply Connected to Animals and Nature

As awakening deepens, our bond with nature strengthens.

You might feel profound empathy for animals or notice a stronger energetic connection with trees, stones, or landscapes.

For me, this opened through my rescue dog, adopted from the Kansas Humane Society. Over twelve years, our energetic bond became incredibly deep — a doorway to feeling connected with all living beings.

#12 You Long to Understand Your Soul’s Purpose

The desire to understand your Soul Purpose is one of the clearest signs of awakening.

For me, this came through connecting with my Akashic Records, where I discovered my Divine Soul Blueprint — the unique energetic signature that defines who we truly are across lifetimes.

Learning to read my Records helped me finally connect the dots and make sense of all my spiritual experiences. It was a life-changing “aha” moment — the piece that made everything click.

So… Does Any of This Feel Familiar?

If you recognize some of these signs, you may be in the midst of your own awakening.

I believe we experience several awakenings throughout life — some subtle, others dramatic. I’ve ignored a few, resisted others, and misunderstood some as illness or burnout. But each one has brought me closer to the truth.

Dr. Brené Brown once described her own “breakdown” as a spiritual awakening — a time when her outer life no longer matched her inner truth. I relate to that deeply.

In my late twenties, I had my own version of a breakdown. I felt trapped in the wrong profession and the wrong relationship. I sought medical help for stress, but no amount of therapy eased the sense that my soul wanted more.

Only when I began following that inner pull — building a business, healing, and aligning with my spiritual path — did I start to feel genuinely alive again.

The journey hasn’t always been easy, but it’s real. And with each awakening, I understand a little more that we are, indeed, spiritual beings having a human experience.

How about you?

What spiritual awakening signs have appeared in your life — and how have they changed you?

Learn More About The Akashic Records Readings I Offer

One way to grow your psychic ability is to begin to work with your Akashic Records. This expands the connection to your Soul through your Higher Self (aka your intuition).

If you are interested in an Akashic Records Reading, I always recommend starting with the Soul Star Reading.

This reading gives you 3 different immersive experiences of the Akashic Records: –

1. Connecting with your Divine Soul Blueprint (Soul-level gifts, talents, abilities).
2. Hearing about a Past Life that contains a karmic pattern ready for clearing (you’ll recognize this pattern in your present life).
3. Recognizing and clearing present life blocks and restrictions.

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