Higher Consciousness

The Basics

WHAT: Selection of scientifically proven methods used to achieve higher consciousness

SOURCE: Studies by Mind Valley

GREAT FOR: Mindfulness, Inner Work

About

Higher consciousness is a spiritual or energetic awareness that transcends the mind’s normal preoccupation with the past and the future.

As you raise your consciousness, you awaken to the eternal, unlimited nature of your being. Connecting consciousness to the high level as well as a stream of consciousness writing is key.

Higher consciousness is an ever-increasing awareness of the meaning of existence, your spiritual essence, and of the spiritual or energetic nature in all things.

Ways to Achieve Higher Consciousness

Ascending to higher consciousness can only happen when you believe and then see.

If you want to attain higher levels of consciousness, you need to understand how the different levels of consciousness at categorized.

One interpretation, according to Sigmund Freud, is that there are three different levels of consciousness:

1. Conscious

2. Preconscious

3. Unconscious

The most common illustration used to depict these three levels of consciousness is an iceberg. What we see above the surface of the water is the conscious mind. And what lies below the surface is the preconscious and unconscious mind. These are also known as the Id, Ego, and SuperEgo.

What is a shift in consciousness?

A shift in consciousness is the movement from one level of conscious awareness to another. Believe it or not, this phenomenon occurs frequently in our daily lives. We shift from state to state, from higher to lower levels of conscious awareness, depending on our circumstances.

How do we get stuck in low consciousness?

We believe we are separate from everything else, alone and vulnerable. And we get stuck in low consciousness because we are convinced that we are alone, and disconnected.

Imagine an ocean of pure, loving energy. It is infinite and eternal. As part of that ocean, where do you begin and end?

At the higher levels of consciousness, we no longer feel separate. We feel, know, and experience oneness with the universal energy field. We are points of energy, but energy has no limits, only characteristics.

How To Elevate Your Consciousness?

Through meditation and other spiritual practices including an awareness (mindfulness), development of intuition, and the teachings of the ancient spiritual masters, you can elevate your consciousness to a higher level.

The beauty of spiritual awakening is that you are not “becoming” anything — you are simply awakening to your true nature and awakening your dormant faculties. That means that for every single person alive today, there is a different reality, a different truth. It’s no wonder we fight so much!

On a deeper level, it means that each one of us creates his or her own reality and his or her own universe.

When you learn self-mastery (mastery of thoughts and emotions) and embrace and embody the concepts of compassion, understanding, forgiveness, gratitude, unconditional love, patience, kindness, truthfulness, and humility (among others), you will reach a higher level of consciousness.

How To Transcend Your Thoughts For Higher Consciousness

Why is it a process of steps?

The mind is difficult to master and it takes small incremental steps to master and then transcend it. You have to learn to master thoughts; emotions; your body; your mind’s wandering ways; and your propensity to mentally live in the past and the future.

When you are able to see reality as it truly is — not through the lenses of your conditioning; and when you can raise your energetic vibration through the right thoughts, words, and actions, then you continue elevating yourself to higher consciousness.

What Сan You Do To Achieve Higher Consciousness?

You can alter your state of consciousness anytime when you meditate or pray, engage in yoga or other spiritual practice, have a “religious experience,” or engage in activities that induce a trance.

One way to begin your ascension to higher consciousness right this moment is to think, say and do things that feel good and right and avoid things that feel terrible and wrong. You will begin vibrating at a higher rate, the instant you do that, and you will attract correspondingly high-vibrating energies.

Even a glimpse of your true nature is compelling enough to want to take on this spiritual journey. As you do, the results in your physical experience will be absolutely amazing!