21 Traits of an Awakening SoulChristina Sarich 1. Being in public places is sometimes overwhelming. Since our walls between self and other are dissolving, we havent really learned to distinguish between someone elses energy and our own. If the general mood of the crowd is herd-like or negative, we can feel this acutely, and may feel like retreating into our own private space. When we have recharged our batteries with meditation, spending time in nature, far away from other people, or just sitting in quiet contemplation, we are ready to be with the masses again. In personal relationships, we often will feel someone elses emotions as our own. It is important to have this higher sense of empathy, but we must learn to allow another persons emotions while observing them and keeping our empathy, but, realizing that not all emotions belong to us. Social influence can dampen our own innate wisdom. 2. We know things without having to intellectually figure them out. Often called intuitive awareness, we have a-ha moments and insights that can explain some of the most complex theories or phenomenon in the world. Some of the most brilliant minds of our time just know. Adepts and sages often were given downloads of information from higher states of consciousness after meditating or being in the presence of a more conscious individual; this is happening for more people with more frequency. As we trust our intuition more often, it grows stronger. This is a time of thinking with our hearts more than our heads. Our guts will no longer be ignored. Our dreams are becoming precognitive and eventually our conscious thoughts will be as well. 4. Lying to us is nearly impossible. We may not know exactly what truth you are withholding, but we can also tell (with our developing intuition and ESP skills) that something isnt right. We also know when you have other emotions, pain, love, etc. that you arent expressing. Youre an open book to us. We arent trained in counter-intelligence, we are just observant and knowing. While we may pick up on physical cues, we can look into your eyes and know what you are feeling. 5. We may pick up symptoms of your cold, just like men who get morning sickness when their wives are pregnant. Sympathy pains, whether emotional or physical, are something we experience often. We tend to absorb emotion through the solar plexus, considered the place we stomach emotion so as we learn to strengthen this chakra center, we may sometimes develop digestive issues. Grounding to the earth can help to re-establish our emotional center. Walking barefoot is a great way to re-ground. 6. We tend to root for the underdog, those without voices, those who have been beaten down by the matrix, etc. We are very compassionate people, and these marginalized individuals often need more love. People can sense our loving hearts, so complete strangers will often tell us their life stories or approach us with their problems. While we dont want to be a dumping ground for everyones issues, we are also a good ear for those working through their stuff. 7. If we dont learn how to set proper boundaries, we can get tired easily from taking on other peoples emotions. Energy Vampires are drawn to us like flies to paper, so we need to be extra vigilant in protecting ourselves at times. 8. Unfortunately, sensitives or empaths often turn to drug abuse oralcohol to block some of their emotions and to protect themselves from feeling the pain of others. 9. We are all becoming healers. We naturally gravitate toward healing fields, acupuncture, reiki, Qi-Gong, yoga, massage, midwivery, etc. are fields we often find ourselves in. We know that the collective needs to be healed, and so we try our best to offer healing in whatever form we are most drawn to. We also turn away from the traditional forms of healing ourselves. Preferring natural foods, herbs, and holistic medicine as ways to cure every ailment. 10. We see the possibilities before others do. Just like when the church told Copernicus he was wrong, and he stood by his heliocentric theory, we know what the masses refuse to believe. Our minds are light-years ahead. 11. We are creative. We sing, dance, paint, invent, or write. We have amazing imaginations. 12. We require more solitude than the average person. 13. We might get bored easily, but we are really good at entertaining ourselves. 14. We have a difficult time doing things we dont want to do or dont really enjoy. We really do believe life was meant to be an expression of joy. Why waste it doing something you hate? We arent lazy, we are discerning. 15. We are obsessed with bringing the truth to light. Like little children who say, thats not fair we want to right the wrongs of the world, and we believe it often just takes education. We endeavor to explain the unexplainable and find answers to the deep questions of life. We are seekers, in the Campbellian paradigm. The Hero With a Thousand Faces. 16. We cant keep track of time. Our imaginations often get away with us and a day can feel like a minute, a week, a day. 17. We abhor routine. 18. We often disagree with authority (for obvious reasons). 19. We will often be kind, but if you are egotistical or rude, we wont spend much time with you or find an excuse to not hang out with people who are obsessed with themselves. We dont get people who are insensitive to other peoples feelings or points of view. 20. We may be vegan or vegetarian because we can sense a certain energy of the food we eat, like if an animal was slaughtered inhumanely. We dont want to consume negative energy. 21. We wear our own emotions on our sleeves and have a hard time pretending to be happy if we arent. We avoid confrontation, But will quietly go about changing the world in ways you cant even see. These 21 traits of an awakening soul are a reminder of how important it is to maintain awareness, clarity and strength in these interesting times. If you are experiencing something that is not on this list, please add it to the comments section below. Christina Sarich is a musician, yogi, humanitarian and freelance writer who channels many hours of studying Lao Tzu, Paramahansa Yogananda, Rob Brezny, Miles Davis, and Tom Robbins into interesting tidbits to help you Wake up Your Sleepy Little Head, and See the Big Picture. Her blog is Yoga for the New World. Her latest book is Pharma Sutra: Healing the Body And Mind Through the Art of Yoga. This article appeared at WakingTimes.com linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 