Most people think they know who they are. They feel like they have an understanding of their personality, desires, dreams, thoughts, and feelings – but these are just surface level issues. In order to truly understand who you are and what your purpose is in this life, you need to become intimately acquainted with your spiritual essence.
5 Ways to Connect With Your Soul
“Within the dimension of every soul, you will find an exact replica of our Universe, giving each person a limitless domain from which to create their world,” explains the IEL Institute, which offers comprehensive online training programs to help people learn about the healing arts.
Every individual has the potential to experience significant spiritual awakening, yet few take the necessary steps to cultivate this connection. If you’re interested in tapping into your soul and experiencing the universe inside, you must make an effort.
Here are a few simple ways to move in the right direction:
1. Admit Your Curiosity
It’s amazing how many people never tap into their inner self because of what others may think. Society tells us to live at the surface and that spiritual awakenings are for kooky people. But nothing could be further from the truth. The most enlightened people also happen to be the most aware.
“Consciously acknowledging your yearning and curiosity, even if only to yourself, is like opening a door and setting out on the path of the seeker,” writes Jude Temple, a Master Certified Life Coach.
Once you have a path to pursue, you’ll find that your experience is much more meaningful and enjoyable.
2. Remove Clutter From Your Life
As a 21st century American, you have more clutter in your life than almost anyone who has ever come before you. From physical stuff – like filing cabinets filled with meaningless paper and records – to electronic junk – like files, pictures, and social media accounts – you’re being weighed down by things that add very little value to your life. In fact, they clutter your mind and prevent you from thinking clearly.
If you’re serious about becoming intimately aware of your inner being and spiritual self, start by wiping the slate clean. By removing physical, digital, and emotional clutter from your life, you’ll find it much easier to focus on who you are at your core.
3. Meditate Daily
It doesn’t matter who you are or what your goals are, daily meditation is vitally important to becoming intimately aware of who you are. At first, meditation may seem awkward, forced, and ineffective – but this is just a side effect of slowing down and quieting your mind in a busy world. Eventually, you’ll find this time useful and therapeutic.
4. Practice Self-Love
You can’t truly engage your inner self while holding grudges or loathing who you are. The only way to experience a valuable spiritual awakening is to practice self-love. Accept who you are and let go of regrets. Forgive yourself for the mistakes you’ve made and adopt a forward-looking mindset.
Self-love comes easier to some than others, but it’s a skill that you can cultivate over time. Commit to caring for yourself, and you’ll see a whole new world of opportunities emerge.
5. Be Receptive to Your Divine Self
To engage and interact with your divine self, you must be receptive. You have to open up your mind and soul and accept contact.
“Contact may come through a sense of energy, peace, an inner knowing, an answer, a deeper breath, or in many other ways,” Gaia explains. “It is fine if you do not have any response you can feel or identify; know that contact has been made simply through your intention to make contact. With this, some insight, extra energy, or inspiration has been imparted to you that will unfold at the perfect time.”
Get to Know Yourself
If you’ve never spent time with your soul, do you really know who you are at your very core? While physical attributes, personality traits, thoughts, and ideas may have value, it’s ultimately your spiritual essence that defines your being. Make it a point to connect with your soul – perhaps for the very first time – and enjoy a new world of understanding.