What is a Spiritual Journey?

A Little Illumination

You have heard the term, but what is a spiritual journey? This post is spiritual journey for beginners and those already on the path. It encompasses a variety of actions and experiences. Each person's journey is unique to them. But there are some aspects that are fairly universal.

Understand that you may not experience everything on this list and certainly not in this order. This list is to give you some ideas of where to begin and where you may already be on your own spiritual path.

The Early Highlights

Some of the first things that may happen on your spiritual journey are:

• Spiritual Awakening- This can be one momentous moment or a series of smaller ones. You can have these off and on throughout your journey. 

• Curiosity- You start to wonder about things you have heard about, but never experienced yourself. Or perhaps you did experience something you cannot explain. Your curiosity grows and leads you to explore.

• Reading Books- You notice a spirituality or metaphysical book and dive in. This leads to reading more books. This stage helps to define your areas of interest. It's important to read, whether it's books, blogs, or online articles. You will begin gathering knowledge. The book that started my quest was Chariots of the Gods, back in 1972. I read it so many times, the pages fell out.

• Watching shows and movies- Perhaps you discover Gaia tv, or a show about the afterlife. Odds are, that at some time, you will come across a show or movie that captures your attention and further drives your need to know more.

Related blog post: Spiritual Journey Stages

The Next Phase of Your Journey

All of your solo exploration tends to lead to wanting to experience some things for yourself. This involves going to an expert in the field you are interested in. Here is what you will likely find yourself doing:

• Getting a Reading- This could be a psychic reading, an angel reading, a mediumship session. It really depends on your interests. Whether you get your reading in-person or virtually, it will shift you forward on your spiritual journey. Because now you are getting knowledge outside of yourself. You are taking action to understand spiritual and metaphysical topics better.

• Getting a Healing- You could arrange to have a Reiki session, a sound healing or any other type of metaphysical healing service. If it appeals to you and you are curious about it, you are meant to experience it. 

• Going to Workshops and Retreats- This type of group event can benefit you in several ways. You receive the knowledge of the person leading the event, you gain experience and you start to meet other people on a similar spiritual journey. This can lead to forming a wonderful spiritual circle for yourself, which is simply like-minded people you can share your thoughts and experiences with.

• Seeing a Mentor- You will likely meet someone who you feel drawn to work with. Someone who has been on a spiritual journey for a long time and can aid you in your quest. You can have more than one at the same time, and will probably have a series of spiritual mentors.

Moving Forward

You will come to a place where you are ready to put your knowledge and experience into practice. This is the phase which is most important. Gaining information is important, but putting it into action in your life is critical. 

• Spiritual Practice- This is what you do on a daily basis to deepen your spirituality and 

• further your growth. It includes prayer, affirmations, spiritual protection, mantras, talking to your angels and guides, gratitude and more. 

• Shift in Priorities- You may realize you have lost passion for your current career and long to do something you consider more meaningful. You could decide to leave social groups and change how you use your free time. Over the course of your spiritual journey, you have changed. It makes sense that your priorities would change as well.

• Share Your Knowledge- At some point, you will be ready to be the teacher. You might simply share your wisdom with friends and acquaintances. But you could also be led to teach classes, have students, be a mentor. If the time is right for you, you will know it.

Want to Know More?

I'd be happy to help you. I suggest you begin with a Spiritual Counseling session. You will get counseling, intuitive information and some input from your angels.

Learn more by listening to this podcast episode: What is a Spiritual Journey?