The Spiritual New Age Trap
- starofavyon
- Jun 23, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: Jan 12
A deeper look at illusion, accountability, and the lessons hidden within awakening and the spiritual new age trap
I hate to admit it, but I fell for a “new age” trap that also became a lesson in disguise.
It was that something outside of me would come and save me, help me get out of the situation I found myself in. It also taught me about accountability, a pill hard to swallow. There was a bit of stubbornness, shame, and anger toward myself for not knowing better.
After my awakening, there is a spiritual honeymoon phase, except I am not getting to spend blissful days with a partner. I was under the illusion that everything is light love and fairy dust, angels singing melodically, and riding unicorns through the forest.
Until it wasn’t.
For some people, this phase lasts weeks or months. In my case, it was years, about five years.
My illusion or disillusion was that the universe, spirit, source, and God would save me from hardship, and that manifestation would appear.
I also wondered why the people on Earth were not being saved from their hardships.
If we have free will, then why is my will not seen or heard? Why am I not being seen by the greater power, why aren’t the angels and guides doing their job?
It is because I was not ready to see myself, and as much as I wanted help, I also wanted to be saved and to feel like I mattered to something, anything.
New age spirituality hides many lessons that are woven between the many dimensions in which we exist simultaneously. Unless we go through an experience that reveals the lesson will be what brings us out of its illusion.
The hard truth is that the universe will not save us from the other side of the double-edged sword, nor will God, source, or spirit.
This also applies if you are receiving guidance from an energy source. You must be sure who you are getting the information from. Are they benevolent or not?
That is spirituality 101.
How does it feel when that guidance comes through? Does it lift your spirits or take you somewhere darker and more negative than where you are currently?
The lessons I learned in my own spiritual new age trap helped me gain clarity about accountability and develop an even deeper awareness of the inner power we all hold within.
Seven Lessons From My Awakening
Trust yourself first. Your intuition is the foundation. Everything else is secondary.
Notice signs and synchronicities, but don’t depend on them. They are guidance, not a replacement for your own inner compass.
Look at where you’ve become too dependent on external information. Signs, symbolism, messages, and connections can become crutches when they no longer bring peace or clarity.
Use discernment to understand what’s real and what isn’t. The world is shifting collectively, and sometimes the lines between truth and illusion blur. Discernment becomes a spiritual survival skill.
Savour the days when you feel Light. Store those moments like gems — reminders that you can face challenges with more ease than you once did.
Move with the darkness instead of fighting it. Build awareness around when you’re coping and when you’re escaping. Neither is wrong — the darkness is heavy for those who feel deeply. Question everything you consume and everyone your gut warns you about.
Save yourself first, without guilt. People may project and call you selfish, but worthiness is the root of self‑rescue. Some days you won’t even want to save yourself — and that’s human. Take up the space your aura allows; there is room for everyone.
Final Thoughts
A spiritual awakening is a long path, and there are lessons to be learned along the way that make it unique to our experiences. There will be many stops, starts, and some detours where you wonder if you are ever heading in the right direction and reach your destination.
What we learn from the path depends on what we choose to see about ourselves. And sometimes, the biggest trap is self-sabotage because we may feel in some way unworthy.
Other times it means we have to put down our rose-coloured glasses and see our life the way it truly is, even if we don’t like what it’s showing us. The gift in that is that we are well-equipped to fix and reshape it exactly how we want it.
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