By Matt Kahn

Awakening can be described as a transformation of perception.

It is inspired by the spontaneous or gradual arising of higher consciousness—like lightning bolts surging upward from the base of the spine. Even beyond all that we have learned from various spiritual paths, or even our own direct experience, what is awakening from a quantum perspective? Here’s a download I received the other day that I was excited to share with you:

The Universe, as a whole, is a living, breathing, celestial organism of intelligence. Since intelligence always exists in perpetual cycles of growth, the Universe always exists in a state of ever-growing expansion. Consciousness is the fabric the Universe is made of. It is always transmitting a light-filled energy of higher intelligence to all life forms living within it. Such codes of light pouring into every life form act as constant evidence of the Universe continually multiplying and growing through cycles of expansion. Since the Universe always exists in a rapid state of expansion, we as humans live as expressions of this expansion—through the evolution of our individual and collective journey. In essence, we are multidimensional expressions of a Universe that can’t help but expand, which is mirrored in the desire and destiny to grow and evolve.

While many believe growth is a choice, in truth, how you grow remains a choice you are able to make. You can choose to grow willingly, or get pulled along by the hands of fate that cannot allow you or anyone else to stagnate too long at any particular level—since the Universe never stalls or pauses in its growth. As you choose to grow willingly and from a space of heart-centered openness, curiosity, and excitement, you will find yourself navigating each moment from a timeless dimension and perspective. Such a shift allows life to be more fulfilling, miraculous, and less like being tossed around between the ferocity of waves in a vast ocean of existence.

As you learn to say ‘yes’ to evolving on life’s mysterious terms and conditions, and without a need to negotiate your way from one breath to the next, you begin to remember the soul’s journey as a unique experience of an ever-expanding Universe. Just by evolving within our unique forms, alongside others, we celebrate the creation of numerous new worlds. We witness the birth of new vibrations of higher consciousness and welcome new generations of highly-evolved souls into all worlds—realities shaped by our realizations and changes throughout life.

Although humans often view growth as a personal journey, enhancing only their path, every growth phase benefits not just the individual, but also the surrounding world and the Universe at large—regardless of our awareness of this impact.

Understanding the connection between Self and Source, the phrase “as above, so below” can lessen the pressure you might feel, as if you alone are responsible for humanity’s evolution. Instead, may you rejoice the next time your heart chakra opens wider than ever before, and thank the expansion of a distant black hole somewhere in the center of the Milky Way for pulsing the gravitational force that helped open your heart even further. This means your awakening journey is not ever separate from the Cosmos. In truth, it is a mirror reflection of all the expansion occurring in space, and manifested as form through a dimension of time. As this truth is viscerally felt instead of over-intellectualized, you will begin to remember the Universe is always guiding the perpetual growth you have been given the honor of experiencing, and in whatever way you choose to view it.

As a quantum view of awakening expands the horizons of why you are here and what a timeless contribution your lifetime of growth offers the world, every person, all planets, each civilization, and all timelines of possibility, may it help you remember that awakening is not a destination. It’s an art form.

All for love,

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