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tuality-785e5ae79025"> <div> <div> <h2>My Philosophy Training Shut Down My Spirituality</h2> <div><h3>How I went from spirituality to materialism to spirituality again</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*bOZ3euiXM22dms7TL_sOTg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="4b46">I used to be the one bullying others, and they made me so mad that they wouldn’t see the ‘truth’ that I purposefully distanced myself from uncomfortable conversations about faith. I was only hurting myself by separating myself from the great oneness of life and the possibility of <a href="https://www.shaktimindfulawakening.com/my-journey-to-pure-awareness/">enlightenment</a>.</p><p id="1fb2">I feel compassion for you, skeptics.</p><h1 id="2161">I thought positive affirmations were stupid.</h1><p id="78de">One of the most important things that become obvious when you wake up and realize you’re an integral part of the workings of the universe is that <b>you have the power to change your life. </b>As a skeptic, this seemed totally stupid to me. If we go by what modern science tells us, it’s a basic assumption that our existence on this planet is random and there’s no purpose to it unless we “make a purpose”, so obviously, we can’t change the world with just the power of our minds and will.</p><p id="3f13">No, skeptics. If you meditate and open yourself, you’ll see that you are part of a great oneness. <b>You are the universe. Your consciousness is The Great Consciousness.</b></p><p id="7dda">I was living in negativity, never questioning why my situation was always less than desirable. When bad things happened, I felt powerless and lost in a sea of randomness, where I was always a victim. I wondered why I was alive. I hated it.</p><p id="9db8" type="7">I didn’t think my negative attitude was the cause of my predicament.</p><figure id="b856"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*z7hza75wEGxmfoceMcfiqA.png"><figcaption>Image created by the author using <a href="https://www.canva.com/">Canva</a></figcaption></figure><p id="5d20">Science will not be able to easily explain this. But if you just stop being skeptical and

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try it for once, you will know it for yourself. The <a href="https://perfectlyatpeace.com/laws-of-abundance/">laws of abundance</a> tell us that positive affirmations and an abundance mindset allow us to manifest what we need. What harm is there in trying?</p><h1 id="de98">I wouldn’t open my mind to anything science didn’t explain, like crystals.</h1><p id="076c">One of the craziest things I could have ever imagined I would ever believe is the <b>power of crystals</b>. But <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/guide-to-healing-crystals">crystal healing</a> is real. All I had to do is open myself to the experience. I had to let myself believe in something that never fit into my worldview before.</p><p id="b0c2" type="7">Why would I even do that?</p><p id="227e">Opening my mind has led me to the greatest moments of my life. Traveling overseas, learning new cultures and traditions, and connecting with people who view life differently than me has enriched my experience. Why would I deny any experience that promises to heal me, when I know from experience that it always works out? Anything leading to positive outcomes is valuable to me. If it doesn’t work out, I can always go back to my old ways.</p><p id="217a">I’m still learning about crystal healing. I own crystals now. I realize I’ve been drawn to crystals my entire life, having worked in my 20s at a bead shop where I was a regular customer. It’s been obvious. Now that I’ve opened myself, I can begin to understand why they spoke to me this entire time.</p><h1 id="9bad">You can open yourself, too. It won’t hurt you.</h1><p id="1937">Skeptics, you can do this. You can live a happier, more abundant life. Trying won’t kill you. Give it a shot. Read the sources in a few of the links throughout this post. Do a little meditation where you just shut off your ego and attachments to reality for a moment. Do it every day. You might learn surprising things.</p><p id="3268">Let me know what you find out! Sharing the joy and knowledge is valuable to us all.</p><p id="3788"><i>Hi, I’m Emily. I write about consciousness and existence and enjoy connecting with others who are waking up. I have a master’s degree in philosophy, metaphysics always has been my passion, and have lived around the world. Find more about me at <a href="https://shaktimindfulawakening.com/">Shakti Mindful Awakening</a>.</i></p></article></body>

Skeptics, I Get You. I Used to Be You.

Learning to open our minds: an analysis of skeptical versus spiritual viewpoints on life.

I used to be a skeptic. Sure. For most of my life until now, I was fed the ideas of modern science and medicine, led to believe that the physical world is all that is ‘real’ because we can’t measure anything else. The thought that holistic medicine could actually work without relying on explanations based on scientific data was complete nonsense. I viewed people who believed in spiritual guides, energy healing, and the power of crystals as the dumbest of the dumb.

If you reject spirituality the way I once did, I hold compassion for you.

I used to be the bully.

Now, I realize that my whole life, I’ve been subtly aware of my spiritual guides. I also now see that I am innately an energy healer. And I am open to crystals healing me, learning about the science of crystals that requires some knowledge of the conscious life energy we are participating in. I see some aspects of modern science as nonsense.

The study of philosophy toughened me up for logical and emotional arguments against these things. In philosophy class, we called holistic medicine ‘pseudoscience’ and chuckled about people who believe things without physical evidence. I wrote a whole post on the ways philosophy killed my subtle connection to the spiritual realm:

My Philosophy Training Shut Down My Spirituality

How I went from spirituality to materialism to spirituality again

medium.com

I used to be the one bullying others, and they made me so mad that they wouldn’t see the ‘truth’ that I purposefully distanced myself from uncomfortable conversations about faith. I was only hurting myself by separating myself from the great oneness of life and the possibility of enlightenment.

I feel compassion for you, skeptics.

I thought positive affirmations were stupid.

One of the most important things that become obvious when you wake up and realize you’re an integral part of the workings of the universe is that you have the power to change your life. As a skeptic, this seemed totally stupid to me. If we go by what modern science tells us, it’s a basic assumption that our existence on this planet is random and there’s no purpose to it unless we “make a purpose”, so obviously, we can’t change the world with just the power of our minds and will.

No, skeptics. If you meditate and open yourself, you’ll see that you are part of a great oneness. You are the universe. Your consciousness is The Great Consciousness.

I was living in negativity, never questioning why my situation was always less than desirable. When bad things happened, I felt powerless and lost in a sea of randomness, where I was always a victim. I wondered why I was alive. I hated it.

I didn’t think my negative attitude was the cause of my predicament.

Science will not be able to easily explain this. But if you just stop being skeptical and try it for once, you will know it for yourself. The laws of abundance tell us that positive affirmations and an abundance mindset allow us to manifest what we need. What harm is there in trying?

I wouldn’t open my mind to anything science didn’t explain, like crystals.

One of the craziest things I could have ever imagined I would ever believe is the power of crystals. But crystal healing is real. All I had to do is open myself to the experience. I had to let myself believe in something that never fit into my worldview before.

Why would I even do that?

Opening my mind has led me to the greatest moments of my life. Traveling overseas, learning new cultures and traditions, and connecting with people who view life differently than me has enriched my experience. Why would I deny any experience that promises to heal me, when I know from experience that it always works out? Anything leading to positive outcomes is valuable to me. If it doesn’t work out, I can always go back to my old ways.

I’m still learning about crystal healing. I own crystals now. I realize I’ve been drawn to crystals my entire life, having worked in my 20s at a bead shop where I was a regular customer. It’s been obvious. Now that I’ve opened myself, I can begin to understand why they spoke to me this entire time.

You can open yourself, too. It won’t hurt you.

Skeptics, you can do this. You can live a happier, more abundant life. Trying won’t kill you. Give it a shot. Read the sources in a few of the links throughout this post. Do a little meditation where you just shut off your ego and attachments to reality for a moment. Do it every day. You might learn surprising things.

Let me know what you find out! Sharing the joy and knowledge is valuable to us all.

Hi, I’m Emily. I write about consciousness and existence and enjoy connecting with others who are waking up. I have a master’s degree in philosophy, metaphysics always has been my passion, and have lived around the world. Find more about me at Shakti Mindful Awakening.