Nothing was ever the same after that!
My name is Anna. I think I have always had a sense of the numinous. I had my first mystical experience that I can remember at age 6, and a kind of Satori experience on the top of a mountain (literally) when I was 14, but it was when I was 30 (33 years ago now) that I had a massive, shocking, glorious, life-changing Kundalini awakening. It was classic, but I had no idea what it was. My background was Judeo-Christian and while I had been speaking in tongues and hearing celestial music and experiencing various phenomena, nothing had prepared me for what happened. I didn't know what it was for about 20 years afterwards, either. The first awakening involved an explosion of energy from my base through the top of my head, white light like nothing you see on Earth and ecstacy and beyond. And as it happened, my bible (yes, at the time I was a committed Christian) fell open on the Song of Songs (the mystical, erotic Judeo-Christian text par excellence). Nothing was ever the same: my whole experience of reality shifted and entered all sorts of very elated and very frightening states and experiences. I have walked the path unaided for decades, opening more and more deeply to layer after layer of awakening, ethical transformation and the evolution of a kind of depth spirituality that is not aligned with any tradition in particular. I was absolutely delighted to discover Julie — who 'assessed' me (thanks Julie!) and now I'm here to join with others on this incredible path. I'd love to 'meet' you — so do reach out if you feel moved to do so. I'll keep it all short and stop here xx
It is interesting, isn't it? I was drawn to the Corinthians verse because it was so different from anything I'd been taught and yet it rang so true! I must have pondered it for a good 2 years before my activation. I haven't read Song of Solomon and it has certainly never been the topic of a Bible study or sermon I've participated in. I will look it up sometime.
I've wrestled with why this happened to me as it was very much outside my belief system and I haven't done much research on links with Judaism/ Christianity as it felt so taboo. I did read a bit on Mary Magdalene and I bought a copy of the Gnostic gospels but I haven’t read it yet. I haven’t read anything by Neil Douglas Klotz, it sounds interesting and maybe it’s something I will come back to in the future. For now, I just feel the need to experience life as it is and although I’m usually an avid reader, I have barely picked up a book this year. Xx