Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) April/May 2017 Aspire Mag Full Issue | Page 25

The secret to expanding our conscious awareness is to free ourselves from the ego- the voice inside our brain. In this awakened state, we feel connected to a flowing, loving, intelligent energy source through our hearts. We realize that although we are in a physical body, we are actually intersecting divine energy fields, each one formless, vibrating, and containing all information in the universe. This heightened perception of our divine being gives rise to our authentic power and strengthens our sense of connection with others and the universe. Have you ever experienced an “aha” moment or a moment of sudden clarity when everything comes into focus as if through a camera lens? This is using conscious awareness which assists you in noticing information that comes from spirit. And through such awareness, you open yourself to the spiritual information flowing through you as if you had pushed the buttons on a radio. This invites your spirit to guide you in ways that benefit yourself and others. the ability to receive such information, whether it’s a gut feeling, an intuition, or an inner knowing. However, you must open your heart to be able to sense and use such i nformation for your benefit. Put simply, you must follow your heart, and then use your head. Conscious awareness requires being present and mindful—consistently being open to receiving Conscious awareness requires being present and mindful— consistently being open to receiving spiritual information, and deliberately raising your vibration, especially during rough times. In the same way a GPS gives you driving directions so you can travel without getting lost, your heart is the thruway used by spirit to guide you on our soul’s path. It’s because the heart’s energy transmissions bypass the brain that you receive spiritual information through the heart center to guide you. You have spiritual information, and deliberately raising your vibration, especially during rough times. We continually scan and absorb information through a dynamic, multisensory system. As we become more open, our multisensory perceptions become clearer and we become more receptive to spiritual clues. For example, we may feel a 25 By expanding your conscious awareness, you access a greater wealth of information to support your spiritual growth and well- being. In doing so, you shift from viewing things simply in physical terms to seeing why things happen from a spiritual perspective. From this spiritual perspective, we become aware of hunches, gut feelings, intuitions, multisensory perceptions, or divine synchronicities so we can make better choices for a more fulfilling life.