Sometimes you’re wrestling with God, and sometimes you can’t tell the difference between your ego, your soul and your higher power when your self identity feels blurred at the edges.

Keep strengthening your spiritual intelligence, but please remember that the path of self actualisation is organic and unpredictable. This is a lifelong process, and you can’t predict when you’ll receive the shock of cathartic revelation.

One day you’re fine, and then suddenly you’re shaken.

You wake up in a transformed reality where you scarcely recognise your own reflection. You’ve shifted at the centre, and you collapse at the circumference.

Spiritual catharsis and soulful revelation are essential aspects of psycho-spiritual self integration.

Transpersonal psychology has convincingly demonstrated that entry into the ‘upper bands’ of human potential demands that we endure oscillating periods of expansion and contraction.

“According to the transpersonal perspective, human development can be properly understood only if it is seen as leading beyond the stage of adult ego development to a stage of awakening and ever-deepening spirituality.” p. 1, Embodied Spirituality In A Sacred World, Michael Washburn.

You wake up transformed, stirred from your spiritual slumber, with no hope of returning to your previous level of awareness. Your soul sings, and you’ve grown the ears to listen.

We often think of spiritual catharsis as a purely existential challenge - those times when we’re wrestling with the nature of consciousness and morality, for example - but soul growth also encompasses periods of practical anguish when you’re confronted with the sudden emptiness of your career or relationship trajectories.

Spiritual catharsis is unavoidable, and the truly spiritual life necessitates a skillful synthesis of the material and immaterial aspects of your ego, your soul and your higher power. It is a gift to be triggered to deeper communion with your unlived potential as your soul seeks expression across all lanes and levels of your personal and professional life.

Strengthen your centre, and embrace the invitation.

Jordan