Why Separation is Part of Your Spiritual Growth

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I wanted to talk about a soul journey aspect today—the journey as a soul warrior out from oneness, from the merged unity at the top of the pyramid. At the top, there’s harmony, unity, and wholeness. That’s where we came from, and deep down, it’s what we long for. But in that unity, we were half asleep, dissolved in oneness. The masculine aspect of the soul wanted to experience itself as an individual, while the feminine longs to return to unity.

So, we ventured out—into separation, into duality, into the human experience. Constantly experiencing contrast: light and dark, hot and cold, joy and sorrow. The desire to know ourselves in this polarity prods our consciousness, leading to growth, awareness, and the evolution of our soul.

But separation is hard. It can be painful. And so, like the prodigal son, we feel the pull to return to unity. Through healing, therapy, and spiritual growth, we find our way back—not as we were, but with a conscious awareness of self. It’s the out-breath and in-breath of God, the tide going out and coming back in.

There’s purpose in duality, even in struggle. Seeing it this way helps in healing, in letting go. The Soul Warrior book I’m writing explores this—how trauma healing is deepened by spiritual understanding. When we recognise light and dark as part of our evolution, it doesn’t take away the pain, but it helps make sense of it.

Brave you, for venturing into separation and duality. And Godspeed on your return journey to oneness—because you don’t go back as you left. You return with the awareness of self, individuation, and "I am-ness" that could only come from the courage to leave home in the first place.

James Hands
Holistic Psychologist
Spiritual Hypnotherapist
Author and creator of Awaken Therapy
https://www.awakentherapy.com.au/

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