by Michael Hallett,
Guest writer, In5D.com
There is an ancient Chinese curse that runs, “May you live in interesting times.” We are certainly living in interesting times—the time of Ascension—and it often feels like a curse. The physical, mental and emotional symptoms of Ascension can be debilitating for long periods. The anxiety, pressure and sense of always being on edge can feel overwhelming.
At such times I have cursed the Ascension process and wished I were back in the good old world of 3D. There is no way back. There’s only the next day, the next wave of ever-higher energy, the next insoluble problem to be solved. To escape the curse of Ascension, it helps to know some home truths about it:
1. Ascension isn’t pretty
Spiritual growth. Getting our angel wings. Tuning in to the messages of the heart. It all sounds lovely. Ascension has you lying on the floor howling in pain. Driving in your car screaming with rage. Everything collapsing around you; the loss of dear friends; the need to distance oneself from family…Ascension changes you from a caterpillar into a butterfly. This, too, sounds lovely—except that, in its cocoon, the caterpillar melts into a primal soup with no recognizable DNA.
2. Ascension isn’t a bus ride
If you’re sitting around waiting to find the right guru, the right modality, the right deck of angel cards, you will be waiting a long time while the waters of Ascension rise about you. Ascension isn’t a bus stop; it’s more of an ultra-marathon.3. Ascension takes no prisoners
The Ascension process is not going to slow down or stop to wait for you to tie your spiritual shoelaces. The acceleration of the planet has passed that stage. You’re along for the ride and it’s up to you how you face it. Ascension will accept a 99% casualty rate on the road to 5D.4. Ascension never stops
Ascension is like labor contractions. Once they start, they don’t stop till it’s done. We are literally being birthed into a new world. Which leads to…5. Ascension accelerates
The more adept you become at riding the energy waves, the bigger and faster the waves get. Early on, you get a breather between major issues. Over time, the breathing space contracts and eventually disappears—just as you reach the deepest and most painful parts of the journey.6. Ascension always pushes you out of your comfort zone
Ascension always takes you somewhere that scares you—that’s its job. Wherever there is fear, there is unexpressed pain from that fear. A forward step along the Ascension superhighway is always a step out of limitation, out of your comfort zone, through repressed fears and into a brave new world.7. Grace is available 24/7
As Ascension intensifies, grace becomes not just desirable but necessary. I suspect it may not possible to reach the hardest stages of Ascension without developing it. Grace comes when you surrender to the process. Surrendering doesn’t mean giving in. It means fully accepting where you are without judgment.About the author: Michael Hallett writes on emotional education and the mechanics of Ascension.
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