Spiritual Awakening

By Bastiaan Berende 

Initiation

Initiation is the experience in which you feel called upon to remember your true identity, and from this acceptance of self, fulfill a prearranged world-transcending function. The initiation at times delivers abstract revelatory moments, and at others specific practical instructions. This phase in the awakening progresses from a longing for fulfillment to an actual path of enlightenment; from a careful attention to the workings of mind and heart to a dramatic and lasting shift in your awareness. What was previously not perceived or conceived suddenly becomes apparent.

The initiation therefore is the glimpse, the anticipation, and the promise for a better way to live life. This phase doesn’t depend as much on discipline as it does on raw desire for a fundamental and lasting emotional, mental, and physical change.

Dedication

Decide to follow through on your one true purpose and function in this world. This is a time to stand still and commit yourself to the change of your mind.

Transformation

Through continued dedication you enter the phase of your transformation.

Declaration

Now that you are initiated, dedicated, and transformed, it is time to declare yourself out in the open.