10/19/2026
I grew up in a spiritualist church with mediumship and healing. Visions, energy, phenomena. I thought that was the path.
So I chased bliss. I did all sorts of practices, all the time, trying to get back to that state. What I got instead were painful imbalances in my system and glamours I couldn’t see yet.
What I wish someone had told me: spiritual development moves in stages, and each stage has its own specific pitfalls.
A few things the map shows:
Someone integrating their personality and building values often feels at home in traditional religion.
Someone with a strong ego getting ready for the path may treat business as their religion: focus, drive, building in the world.
Someone starting to loosen identification with the ego is often drawn to Zen Buddhism.
A mystic can have constant visions and energy experiences and still have little real development. A religious person can stay spiritually young their whole life.
The practices that pull at you hardest point to the stage you’re in. Knowing the stage shows you the pitfall waiting there.
Which stage do you recognize yourself in right now?
If you want a free place to go deeper, Luis and I recorded a video on the clock of spiritual development. It walks through the stages and lives on the Rose Awakening YouTube channel. (Link in BIO)
For the full map of the path, comment STAGES and I’ll send you the link to Stages of Spiritual Awakening.