SPIRITUAL EMERGENCY

spontaneous arising of yoga postures is Kundalini’s way of cleansing your system of all impurities, and eventually, as you release all the knots of the psyche, these movements turn into yoga postures. A Kundalini Awakening also brings up all the unconscious stuff, and all the shadow stuff. Life can get really, really tough. There can be all kinds of intense emotions. Anything you’ve denied, stuffed away, rejected, forgotten about… it’s all got to be dealt with. This is the process. This is why it’s not advised to attempt to force an awakening by yourself. It is not a path to step on to lightly.

A spiritual crisis – also known as spiritual emergency1 – is a turning point when personal growth becomes disruptive to our peace of mind.

It usually starts with a wonderful, numinous experience that is felt as very sacred. We’re talking here of mentally healthy individuals experiencing phenomena that can easily be mistaken for symptoms of mental illness, for instance voices, visions or other extra-sensory perceptions.

Other people face inner turmoil as a result of a sudden Kundalini awakeningor other occurrences.

If body and mind react negatively, out of fear, an emotional roller coaster ride is likely to follow. In other words, spiritual emergency. Symptoms vary and can occur on a continuum from mild to extreme. We might feel unsafe, fearful and vulnerable. In more severe cases, we might experience distress, rage and/or tremendous anxiety.