What is this Spiritual Ascension thing?

“Spiritual ascension is the process of elevating your consciousness, remembering your higher calling and understanding life beyond the 3D limitations on Earth.“ Stella Yann

A brief introduction to spiritual ascension

This is a brief overview of awakening and ascension; an attempt to explain it for anyone who hasn’t come across the concept and is curious about it.

Spiritual ascension is not a religion. It is more like a movement of people who are on a journey of raising their consciousness, and come from an extremely diverse array of backgrounds, practices and beliefs. What unites us is that we want to remember our soul purpose, our mission, on Earth, and reconnect with our Higher Selves. It’s about discovering the limiting beliefs and emotional wounds that prevent us from living to our full potential, and releasing them, and it’s about learning to feel and work with energy, because everything in the Universe is energy. This takes time, requires commitment, such as practising meditation daily, and a good amount of open-mindedness to receive guidance on the journey through messages from the Universe, which can come in many forms:

•  books

• songs

• movies

• strangers

• motivational speakers

• podcasts

It’s all about energy

It’s also about understanding the nature of reality, and expanding our awareness beyond the illusions of the 3D world, or matrix if you prefer, that our five senses are attuned to. You’ll hear the idea of shifting from 3D to 5D living mentioned a lot. That may sound strange, but it’s simply an energetic process. Everything in the Universe is composed of energy vibrating at different rates. We have a physical body and we have a series of energy bodies that interact with the physical body. When we awaken to the existence of our energy bodies, and to the idea that there is more to life than we experience through our five senses, then we trigger an energetic process that accelerates our energy, our frequency and our vibration.

What is 5D living?

This is the current destination, although there are dimension beyond 5D according to some. In a nutshell, 5D living, within a spiritual context, refers to a state of existence characterised by interconnectedness (we are all connected), higher consciousness and a shift in perception and understanding of reality. It’s a move beyond the limitations of the ego-driven 3D world and towards a more expansive, soul-centred experience of life. 

High vibes are good vibrations

You will find there’s a lot of talk about low vibe things versus high vibe. When you’re raising your energy vibration, low vibe things tend to pull you down. Watching the news is an example of a low vibe activity, because most of the media output is based on generating fear and maintaining division between people according to ideologies. Those are the thoughts it creates in your head. When enough people think a specific thought, it becomes a reality for them. Conversely, if you train your thoughts to focus on love, peace and equality, that becomes the reality you experience.

Awakening is a gift from the Universe

But we can’t force ourselves to awaken, nor can we force others. As Eckhart Tolle says; “The initiation of the awakening process is an act of grace. You cannot make it happen, nor can you prepare yourself for it, or accumulate credits towards it.” It is something that is triggered in you by the Universe, and that trigger could come from almost anywhere or anything. I’d say, you’ll probably find yourself on the ascension journey before you even are aware you’re on it. Reading Echart Tolle’s A New Earth is a good place to find out more about the awakening process, and the energetic evolution of consciousness from the third dimension to the fifth dimension. Yes, there is 4D as well, and it’s a frequency you pass through.

It’s the Age of Aquarius!

Right now we’re in a period of mass awakening with a rise in consciousness happening across our planet. Quantum physics and mechanics have demonstrated that what appears to be solid to us, is an illusion. The world we see isn’t physical, it’s composed of energy, just like us. As Ashley Melillo writes in her excellent account of awakening https://www.ashleymelillo.com/blog/19-stages-symptoms-spiritual-awakening-ascension: “The physical matter you perceive with your eyes is almost completely empty space filled with the limitless potential of energetic wave forms.” Look up quantum entanglement and the ‘observer effect’, which is the thinking supporting this.

Why is it happening now? Because we’re in a particular astrological time period that was predicted to bring about a rapid evolution of human consciousness from one of duality and separation to one of unity consciousness. I recommend watching Pam Gregory's videos on YouTube to discover the extraordinary astrology of 2025. Those of us who are here right now on Earth, chose to be here and experience this shift (or not experience it).

What’s the benefit of being awakened?

You find your soul, your power and potential in a Universe of unlimited potential. You learn to create your life from the perspective of your soul purpose and your highest good. You will also be more aware of wanting to create for the highest good of others as well. Inner peace rather than stress and anxiety becomes your default emotion, as do joy and love. You let go of those choices, thoughts and relationships that no longer serve your higher good. Often you’ll find that people that were in your circle disappear; they drift from you and you from them. And you can let them go with your blessing. You may find your job no longer satisfies you, or you feel a need to move to another location. When you have these realisations, you feel more empowered, more your true self. That’s a wonderful feeling, and the emotions of excitement and joy arising from that sense of empowerment further elevate your energy frequency, supporting you in making choices that keep your consciousness rising in awareness.

There are no preconditions to awakening: you don’t need to have been practising yoga, Reiki, shamanism, or whatever for years for it to happen; it will come to you. It will probably start with curiosity, or a sudden flash of insight while watching an episode of The Last of Us; it’s impossible to predict. It does require a leap of faith. Ashley Melillo says: “We must welcome the unknown and the uncertain. And we must be willing to consider all possibilities. At this point, the sense of knowing within our soul becomes so strong, so unwavering that it overcomes logic.” Yes, it can be a struggle with Mind and all you’ve been taught, but there are tools available to overcome the limitations of the human mind. Meditation is a formidable one, and in my personal experience, once you experience entering the quantum field through meditation, you’ll feel the knowing that surpasses logic. Just try one of Joe Dispenza’s meditations as a way to start. You’ll find some on YouTube or Spotify.

If you aren’t on this journey yet, I hope you join it; there are millions of kindred spirits waiting to welcome you.