Moving beyond the 7 Phases of Personal Growth the human being begins to transition into its evolutionary being, above and beyond its primitive peers and ancestors. The evolution of contemporary humans takes place in both the head and the heart, expanding the limits of human potential. This evolutionary process continues through 7 phases of spiritual growth.
Phase 1: Awakening
This is the first phase of spiritual growth when the individual begins to ponder whether there is something more to this life. He or she notices inconsistencies in life, the stories we’ve been told, how we’ve been raised, and what we’ve been led to believe.
After the first shock to the system of your self-realization, of getting a glimpse of your being far more than you were told you were or could be and realizing that things are not as they seem, phase ones start to let go of psychological trauma, stress, guilt, and unworthiness.
Leaving behind society’s negative programming, the spiritual phase 1 person becomes somewhat of a rogue, a lone wolf, and a reluctant leader. He or she finds a new sense of self and being and begins to go with the flow instead of forcing his or her way through life.
Personally inspired, this person, while choosing a path clearly different from his or her peers, becomes more natural and less concerned with goal-setting as he or she becomes more actively focused on the greater good.
Typically, martyrs are found in spiritual growth phase 1.
Phase 2: Leader
Embracing their ability to lead, the spiritual phase two inspires others to embrace the evolutionary process. They are considered visionaries, spiritual leaders, gurus, or shamans, as they increasingly submit to the process of evolution and spiritual growth.
Those in phase two of the spiritual growth process are shining societal symbols. They encourage others to consider new ways of looking at life and its unlimited possibilities and want to help change their community and the world at large.
Phase 3: Master
As the phase 2 leader evolves into phase 3, he or she allows the higher power to do the heavy lifting of evolution. Empowered by the force of life multiplies their effectiveness in influencing others and the world to join in the evolution of society, mankind, and our planet.
The master becomes aware of his or her unique gifts and talents, finds his or her calling and unique message, and creates a niche for exercising him or herself fully alive, blessed, and moving about with the feeling of possessing this power.
This power is challenging for the master with the utmost respect and fear of the power he or she wields in phase 3. To balance power with humility, it may also be difficult for him or her to accept the outpouring of blessing and abundance attracted by mastery.
In the spiritual phases of growth 1, 2, and 3, there is a symbiotic relationship, a cooperative interdependence among people, unlike the phases of personal growth, which vary from dependence to independence.
Phase 3 is the gateway to enlightenment.
Phase 4: Cosmic Consciousness
Finding comfort in the balance of humility and being open to receiving blessings and abundance, phase three progresses into phase 4, spirituality, which becomes aware and can see that he or she is an active part, an extension of the cosmic consciousness.
Phase fours are part of the absolute, unchanging, and infinite greater whole, experiencing this life in tandem with the life not limited by earthly confines of physicality, time, and/or space.
Phase four brings with it a dichotomy of being one’s “self,” observing life from one perspective, and simultaneously being aware of one’s unlimited higher self. This is the key perplexity that phase 4 faces in this evolutionary process as their enlightenment continues to grow and expand.
Phase 5: God Consciousness
Once phase four has entirely accepted his or her humanity and divinity simultaneously, he or she evolves into God’s consciousness. Fully aware that God is everywhere and everything, in and through all things, is never-changing yet ever-expanding, eternal, and only the greatest goodness.
There is no longer any confusion about separateness that is felt by phase 4, as the idea of the oneness of self and the source of all life is understood and embraced.
In phase 5, one can experience the full range of life on this planet and beyond, finding new ways to integrate with both ends of the spectrum of life and all its unlimited possibilities.
Phase 6: Unity Consciousness
In the sixth phase of spiritual growth, you are aware that everything (EVERYTHING), including everyone, all things seen and unseen, possibly experienced and not yet experienced, past, present, and future, on the planet and unlimitedly beyond, is all one and the same.
Everything is fully integrated. You are God experiencing life from a unique perspective, and there is no disconnection from anyone or anything in this experience.
Phase 7: Ascension
This phase is the passing from this dimension to another which may, or may not, be accompanied by death. As humans evolve, there may be the ability to move freely among all dimensions and worlds at will while retaining your own unique consciousness.