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I don't know what I don't know and I believe emotions are simply singles. Emotions are blinkers. I'm heading this way or that. I believe when we are ignorant of our signals we abandone them unintentionally. I see emotions as flowing freely when I know what I want. I see this as riding the hubcap of the emotions wheel until I get what I want and then on to my next want with including my signals 🙃
@@christinetuttle8975 Yes, she has been dragged through the mud from what I've heard. She speaks a lot of truth though & it seems that's just what some don't seem to like.
This is why I often avoid “spiritual communities” (not always but mostly) 😅 I feel like when spirituality is truly integrated, you walk the walk and can be the hidden rebel in the matrix 😉 so to say
i used hang out in all sorts of spiritual settings.... there were lessons i got from them that were not actually intended it, it all ended up to be quite a dichotomy ..trying to do you say, get integrated.
I've been doing master plant dietas in the Amazon for a few years now and what I've learned is that there is not one single way of being spiritual. Some people find it in religion, some in Buddhism, meditation and others in their cat or goldfish. What I've learned more is that it's about having a good connection with yourself, with spirit and with our planet, Pachamama. Spirituality is a harmony and balance between the material and non material. It's about self respect and self love. With that comes respect for others, love for others and love for nature and all that life has to offer and yes, it's okay to be angry sometimes, people can be jerks. One is not better than the other, the more you learn, the more you realize that you know nothing. It's a journey of a lifetime and even multiple lifetimes. Take care of yourself, take care of others, but don't allow people to abuse your goodness. It's not selfish to think of yourself and to take care of yourself. We are all on our personal journey, we all experience the same in different ways, observed from our personal perspectives. Just my two cents. Sending you all much love, light and hugs.
What an incredible perspective, explained in the simplest of ways. I appreciate you and your willingness to share. It resonated well within me with love always 🫶🏾
Thank you for speaking on this, Teal. Im so tired of the spiritual community shitting on the ego, the very thing that busts it's ass to keep us safe and functional in this world. It has been such a frustrating experience to find my way in the midst of all this shunning and shaming of the ego.
The point of working in these concepts is to open the ego, from the traps of survival. If it’s trying to survive, It’s functioning unconsciously and thus less well than it could be. Im never shunning the ego, but an ego still trapped in survival, will feel shunned at mentioning its need to change.
@aninterestingconversation When people shun and shame the ego, it discourages healing via integration. This is a big roadblock to raising our consciousness as a species. Everyone suffers.
@@doomsdaycrochet4873, the problem with having an ego is that it makes people assume that they are already perfect just the way they are even if they still have to work on themselves during their spiritual journey in order to eventually reach real spiritual enlightenment Therefore the ego can make people block themselves from being able to eventually achieve real spiritual enlightenment. Therefore the real reason that everyone is suffering is because people (including people within the spiritual community), assume that they don't have to work on themselves in order to achieve real healing. I went through a period of time where my ego was telling me that I'm a real light worker. But after I started to admit that I am not a real light worker, I started healing myself, since working on personal blockages in your spiritual journey is real healing. Not bragging about how perfect you think you are.
This reminds me of a poster that my high school English Teacher had tacked to the front of his desk: "Attention! Those of you who think that you know everything are annoying those of us who do." 😆
@LauraVolpintesta I know. It often works wonders that way. (Just because someone wants to share their truth, does not necessarily mean that their truth is something that you need to hear.)
Yeah so imo that's something that has its place in school (any context where there's hierarchy of knowledge) but 'speaking one's truth' is more about the emotional truth, or how we see and feel the situations because of how we're individually wired/hurt etc. So everyone has their own, and there can be no hierarchy there (only the objective, fact-based reality as the point of reference). And yes, assuming one knows everything/arrogance is ego (defense mechanism at its core), just as assuming one's subjective 'truth' (tinted by how we feel due to trauma/bias etc) is THE truth is also ego (and gaslighting oneself out of it would also be ego xd)
@georgesonm1774 Whether said with sarcasm or complete sincerity that remark is designed to maintain one's boundaries ... against the onslaught of the "enlightened."
I run the other way from spiritual persona's. Some of the most spiritual or enlightened people I have met are the most ordinary, humble people doing "menial " tasks. Not wearing robes, not namaste, not changing their names, just quietly walking the talk, embodied action. No new age beliefs and words just embodied peaceful people, doing their thing.
Me too! Fortunately the red flags are very obvious as Teal so brilliantly points out. I like that verse from the Tao, he who knows doesn't say, he who knows nothing claims to know all - something to that effect.
When i tell people i am spiritual, they never believe me, they ask where my bracelets are or my " spiritual tattoos " my bowls my crystals.. all kinds of signs i am spiritual. And i can only answer i just try to better myself and get to know my unconscious and how it comes to express itself in me and out side of me. This is never a good answer for them, and i probably need therapy.. i do meditate and i like it. And when i say shadow work is not to deniy your darkness but to use it and kind of control it and accept it, most freak out and saay noo you must get rid of it.. nonsens. Great vid Teal !! 🎉🎉
I specifically like those that called themselves healers with amazing clothes and huge rocks and smudge stick waving their arms and making TH-cam videos 😂 It’s ridiculous!!
Same! One of my fav music genre is NU metal… that’s seems to be “incoherent” for someone who is “spiritual” and a woman.. yet here I am. I also know people think I’m hypocritical but I see how easy it is for me to embrace dichotomy (I am also Gemini ♊️). I do dress sometimes spiritually and sometimes tomboyish and scream to Korn and Slipknot. I find it quite therapeutic 😌 I also tend to avoid spiritual groups. Can’t find friends there. They’re all just coping. I like genuine friendships so I befriend all sorts of people. Older, younger.. as long as they are authentic
@@mindful-communication i like slipknot and mudvane 🎭 and Deathcore.. lets be friends right now 😃🥂🎉. Focus in chaotic personality is my favorit thing🏆. I am Capricorn sun with venus 10th house, moon scorpio 7th house Aries rising 1sthouse.
It's scary how spot-on this is. New age, new cage. I've known one or two people who fit this description perfectly, but it's also important to recognize the subtler forms that this can shown up in and we are all capable of falling into these kinds of traps from time to time.
I agree with your comment as she was specking I was trying to see myself in what she was saying. I even had to ask the question out loud to myself, I don't think I have had awaken but do some self reflection work and it's a slippery slope, I observe myself sometime acting from ego
I think it's important to realize these are often early steps in a true awakening. As you awaken you tend to get stuck in the beginning stages not knowing there's a lot more to it so they believe that's all there is. They get stuck in the early feel good portion of Awakening and want to share it with everyone. When you go deeper it doesn't feel good...until you get to the other side of cleaning out your own garbage. That's when you come back to focusing on yourself again and finding that inner balance that brings more inner peace. How each person takes the steps of awakening is up to them. Some people dive in head first into the dirty pond and some sit on the surface dangling their toes in but they aren't ready to stand on the bottom knee deep in muck...yet.
Spiritual bypassing is so common it's incredible. I remember talking to someone whose entire life was a meditation, but also got into the most petty fights on Facebook. Her whole life was an exercise in mindfulness, but her perchant for vengeance if you rubbed her up the wrong way was off the chart. She was most certainly a skilled witch, but not in the way she thought. 😕
Ugh ..I hate people like that. They make the entire community look terrible and give Christians even more ammo than they already have to use against us
I think you forgot to mention the awakened mind is anything but "peace" or "tranquil". My mind is full of chaos as I explore the different aspects of existence. It's not threatening, just so much information, so many connections.
Right? It's like deconstruction and construction going on at the same time while the world spins slow then fast, then back again, or something like that.
I don't think it's that black and white. An awakened mind should and will experience plenty of peace and tranquility. That should be our default state. The chaos you're going through may eventually calm down. I'm sure I'll experience more of it, so I'm not kidding myself into thinking I'm above it all.
I went through the same cycle, its like a mental washing machine, lol, this aspect is necessary in order to get rid of all the malware in your operating system... Also the chaos helps to get the ego to become tired and give up or lose control, reason why we can sometimes have a feel of becoming crazy... 😂
Teal, in reality Teals assistant, if you read this give her a giant hug from me please. She is all that and a bag of chips. This was informative and hilarious if you have been on this journey for a while. God bless you for working with Teal, and God bless Teal for speaking truth in a world built on lies!
Wow, The most comprehensive definition of spiritual bypassing and spiritual ego ‼️ ITS RAMPANT. This just made my day, SO on point. As someone who’s been moving through a very brutal awakening, I of course started to seek out more “spiritual” experiences and community. Hoping for more connection but I was met predominantly w EXACTLY those Teal is speaking of. Which left me feeling more isolated and thinking something was really wrong w me. Some of the worst are in the plant medicine community. I could feel the judgement and inauthenticity of others but continued to doubt myself. Also trying to date “spiritual” men….🙄 uhhhhhhh the worst. Yes all extremely annoying
Some of the ones I've seen are quite aware of the trap of bypassing (which is very good) and actively treat trauma healing/psychological integration as part of the spiritual path. Feeling the pain underneath and all that. Having said that, I've heard some people who are very acutely aware of the danger of bypassing talking about how it's almost inevitable that one will develop some kind of spitiritual ego on the path, and this is due to the fact that you're already quite invested in spirituality but still not ready to fully disidentify from the (illusory) 'personhood' with all its subtle trappings (obviously, a genuine seeker will be looking into that if you point that out)
@LoveAndLight2040 yes!! The more spiritual men I meet, the more I realise that what I really want is a nice old school guy, with values, integrity and drive to get what he wants...new age Spirituality is ruining men, just like our governments are...
By the way, thank you for speaking about harsh reality of experiencing abortion for many women instead of tiptoeing around treating it like it’s simple and easy and nothing to go through.
i agree 💜💜💜 i havnt met one person who hasn't had a hard time with this, im sure they are out there of course, but the reality of those who suffer with it can be intense
I agree, it seems to me this is the most underdiacussed topic regarding all of the kicking and screaming about abortion- it makes an incomplete conversation every time abortion comes up
Unfortunately this comment was based in your ego. You are an “awakened one” who understands and comprehends reality too harsh for the unawakened ones don’t recognize, or refuse to except. Forcing another human being to give birth means the fetus will absorb the stress. Stress causes cancer. The awakened “life-saving” anti-abortionists actually force a life upon someone, at least two people. They are the ones who want to “look good” before God. They are vain and covet the bodies of others as their own. Pro-life mentality is incredibly egotistical. It’s reckless with the human body.
The fact that someone doesn’t feel safe enough in some aspect (emotionally, financially, relationally) to bring over life to this world is a sad fact on itself. It is this lonely act that no one should go through (because ideally, the baby will be well taken care of by the community) but because of society’s structure it can become complicated to feel safe. Abortion shouldn’t be prohibited because woman have the right to do what they think it’s best in regards to their own body, but I do agree we need more awareness on the consequences, emotionally and such.
Eckhart Tolle is the genuine article, I can't meditate but I feel something close to a meditative state while reading his books, it's a feeling of complete peace.
I hear people time and time again say they can’t meditate, but there is no right or wrong way. Don’t be led by people who say you’re doing it wrong, whatever the outcome for you personally is right. If you can focus on a leaf on a tree, or the lines on your hand, you can meditate.
1. Find a comfortable position. Doesn't matter which, I prefer lying. 2. Close your eyes, stop your thoughts. Get or make a mantra, use it to drown out your thoughts, like the continuous OM sound. I initially used a buzzing sound (like an alarm clock) I set off whenever I noticed I was thinking. Turn it on to overpower the thoughts until they go away, then turn it of. Rinse and repeat. You could even just listen to and follow some chill instrumental music as a sort of mantra. At some point the thoughts will just stop (you may even find you'll be able to think without thinking) Eventually it will become second nature. And after that, if you want more, maybe look into chakra meditation. Also, like thatguy says, any activity that requires your **full** attention (like rock climbing or motorcycle riding) will get you close as well.
You experience No mind. When the mind completely stops you can then perceive True beauty that radiates from someone's or just natures Inner being. You realize everything is just an expression of God. God is you, god is me, god is everyone and everything 💯💯💙🩵✨⚡️
Everyday lately I unlock more music/ memories buried in my brain. I feel spiritually blessed I feel Incredibly grateful for this time. My home life is not healthful yet, so these msgs sustain me
There’s not just one awakening, but a series of chaotic screaming shadow intertwined with growing golden clarity. And, spiritual work can be combined with studies of everything from human behavior evolution to quantum theory and neuroscience. Study everything outside of you and inside of you … continuously. Make it your daily devotion. Question every thing! Now is the time. Be curious to the extreme. Be kind to You!💛🌞🌻🙏
just the video I needed… I got very sensitive around this dynamic since I noticed it within myself. I was able to recognize a friend of my partner with a spiritual persona, but he’s not willing to explore this concept in an open conversation. He says in his world ego doesn’t exist. He actually tried to belittle me for having a critical and discerning mind. He actually got me questioning whether I’m wrong about my personal spiritual practice and doubted myself. Now I feel more assured because I can recognize the signs… thank you so much dear teal, I’m a so grateful. 🙏🏼
There is a very massive difference between genuinely controlling your ego so it doesn't control you or assuming that you have already achieved real spiritual awakening even if you haven't.
@@scrimingyea great spiritual masters talk about giving up the idea of controlling it. In the Bagivad Gita it talks about it being like controlling the wind
@@scriming Agreed. Anyone that uses the concept of “control” as an aim is still early in their journey 🙂. Who’s controlling the ego lol? Just another ego. But I get that it’s used as a stepping stone.
In the Puerto Vallarta area there’s a lot of “shamans” “healers” doing cacao ceremonies, breath work ceremonies, ayahuasca ceremonies, iboga treatments guides, toad ceremonies, and they don’t even speak Spanish and their clients are only tourists from overseas and they charge huge amounts of dollars to “heal” them… healing withe plants is possible but is free, it comes from Mother Earth and should be accessible for everyone. From what I observe is that what they are experiencing is more freedom and much more moments where they are more present because that’s the way Mexicans live; I’m not ignoring that yes it is an awakening, but from the over controles countries where they came from (Japan, English speaking countries). Now I now that I was not the only one noticing. Thanks for your work.
Im Canadian. I met a bufo practitioner here with a strong spiritual persona. Thinking she would fit in well with the abuelas in Nahuatl circles in Mexico, I invited her to participate in a moon dance (Danza de Luna) near the pyramids of Teotihuacan. Since she has a Mexican lineage I was sure she would absolutely thrive in that environment. I was surprised. The fasting had her angry and explosive, while she claimed the experience was pointless, and was even disruptive during the whole 4 night ceremony. She almost got up and left the camp. It blows my mind that she this woman could be responsible for administering bufo (5 meo dmt) to anyone. It was in Mexico that I realised right there that she had just crafted up a spiritual persona, without committing to any work/growth of her own.
Spiritual Bypassing is so common. If a spiritual teachers doesn't talk about get out of emotional repression/doing emotion work as part of self realization I think there is Spiritual Bypassing going on.
I genuinely appreciate this message because it’s something I realized I was doing early on (often fall into this dissociation) and why I see so many “spiritually advanced” people who sound like zombies. It’s like they lost the part that made them them
Oh wait - you're describing me!! 😮😮 Well done, Teal. Thank you for keeping it real and human. Thank you for helping me see my own blindspots. I wonder what else I'm not seeing about myself!
Coming from a strict Christian upbringing and community via a generational connection, finally leaving over 12 years ago only to find myself leaving one box only to be presented with bigger boxes, both non-religious, scientific, pleasure-orientated, as religious and these alternative spiritual spaces I found myself residing somewhere in between in no man's land. Often, due to so many of the things you listed in this video. Where, consciously or subconsciously, rules and dogma are created that must be followed to align with the group you are connecting with. Due to my background, I even have issues with the word 'following' someone when I choose to subscribe to a channel. My mantra that equally has its own failures and weaknesses was beautifully worded by someone I am also trying not to follow; "I listen to many and follow no one." When I find myself attracted to any person or content, I want to resist because I constantly challenge my own paradigms and motives behind my attraction to an idea or thesis. Is it because it confirms my own preconceived ideas? Does the thesis tickle my ears, inadvertently boosting my ego? You see, I was right! I knew it! When, in fact, I am fooling myself. The truth I came to about myself a long time ago is that just because I have absolute conviction that this or that is right or wrong does not make it a fact. I could still be completely misled and wrong. I always find your content very thought-provoking, and I am impressed with your knowledge, insights, and wisdom, but the idea of signing up for one of your seminars feels like entering yet another box to be influenced and controlled by yet another spiritual guru. In the end, right or wrong, you are all excellent masters of persuasion and conviction. I know I know, you have probably already sussed me out completely, and there is a video somewhere on your playlist ideally meant for me. This space in which these enlightenments are shared is a danger in itself. Social Media platform algorithms will send all of us down a million different rabbit holes based on who we are and what we believe merely to confirm true or false beliefs, blotting out any and all alternative arguments. Another mantra from that person was, 'Less is More' You already have everything you need. Disconnect, go offline and seek silence. I will leave with an illustration I once heard at my previous place of worship; Where is the best place to hide a large tree of life and truth? ..... in a forest.
👏 👏👏👏👏👏 Yes! 🙌🏻 here’s my take. I grew up feeling like being told God was this angry dude that loves you but you have to follow really outdated contradictory rules and if you do that your HIS people and everyone else sucks. So I spent a long time angry and had a hard time even saying the word “God” because people like that repulsed me and I knew some ‘spiritual people’ here and there and felt drawn to it very now and then and I struggle like even now if saying my opinion is being the same way I DO take what feels good to me from different aspects because honestly I find philosophy and spirituality fascinating but to me. Religion is cultural and no one owns God , Spirit, Universe or whatever you call it and through all of that I feel it’s really between you and what you feel and believe. I’ve always felt deeply connected but I agree it gives me a bad taste in my mouth when someone critiques how each person finds whatever that is. In my opinion you have it more figured out than most.
Great video. But well, spiritual ego is I believe normal part of waking up. There are only few people who had true sudden awakening, like Eckhart Tolle. Others on this path, have more challenging road full of traps, and one of them is spiritual ego. One trap is to identify with it, the way you described it, but the other trap is notice it in others, and then start judging it and pointing fingers at it, trying to fight it. Both traps are in fact two sides of the same coin. The best thing to do, if possible, is just to notice it, be aware of it but not get emotionally involved with it, let it go, and simply chose other path.
I don’t recognise anyone else’s awakening but my own. I live it everyday and internally become a beacon for myself and others. ❤ im only responsible for me.
Spirituality is a very personal and individual journey into the inner terrain of one’s own soul. It is possible to be religious without being spiritual, but it is not possible to be truly spiritual, without enhancing one's mental health.
A formerly bewildered friend of mine asked me if consciousness could be seen or realised. I told her that the nature of an awakened, enlightened, and realized consciousness is a complex and often debated topic across various spiritual traditions. There is no single, definitive answer, as it depends on your personal beliefs and understanding of these terms. Some traditions suggest that such a consciousness transcends the limitations of the physical body and ordinary perception, making it difficult or impossible to directly observe or recognize. Others argue that while the inner qualities of an awakened individual may not be immediately apparent, their actions and interactions with the world can reflect their enlightened state. Ultimately, whether or not an awakened consciousness can be seen and/or recognized is a matter of individual interpretation and spiritual perspective. Great video by the way. As always. ☸️🌌👏🏿🙏🏿🧘🏿♂️🙂↕️😌🫶🏿🖤
Teal, you right on point. I had a terrible experience with a “spiritual teacher”. There is just too many people out there claiming to be awakening, and they way away from it.
I've been naturally spiritually connected since a child, was one of those 'sensitive' kids with this big heart that loved to laugh above all else. My last 2 relationships were with 'spiritually awakened' women, they were abusive and almost destroyed me, I noticed all these things that this vid talks about the first time round, thought I could help her, clearly this did not go well, put myself thru hell trying before having the strength to leave, clearly didn't learn my lesson as the 2nd relationship was about 100 times worse, this also almost destroyed me having not yet healed from the first time, it's been like 3 years since that now and I'm still healing but the wisdom learnt through the suffering was profound but it's crazy how dangerous these 'spiritually awakaned' people can be, I thought I found my people and broke my heart to realise most were not genuinely spiritual. So much more to this story but just thought I'd share, thank you Teal for your continual confirmations about stuff I've felt all along through life, you only speak truth 🙏
It’s not that “spiritual awakened” people are dangerous; it’s that they haven’t done their healing and trauma work. That is the mistake people make….just because people are allegedly “awake”, doesn’t mean they are “healthy”. Relationships are our greatest opportunity to heal and evolve, as they will bring up/mirror our wounds. Our nervous system will always attract people to is what is familiar.
Everyone is in their own life their own time and path towards self and then beyond. People get stuck in some places for awhile and others are navigated and integrated more easily. Love yourself this is all you can do forever love yourself. ❤🌈🙏
My ex is this! Hiding his ego in his "faith" because he isn't "religious" (yeah right)! Got to know your darkness & learn to control it! THAT will change your life!
Becomes far too easy to fool the self Projecting your own load on the world vs. owning what's yours About a zillion fails or is the ego ergo-est? I ran square smack into some spiritual ego talk a few times today, again tonight I sat, I listened to others, considered my part in spiritual ego I said to myself yes, life has given me just That, So be it, let it Go Tell myself Ask for help In Letting It Go
@@melissaoconnell5648 ofcourse it is, thats what the ego want to accomplish and by saying that the ego is all good and all perfect"spiritual ego", its only harder to break out of
It is beneficial not to worry about those simply trying to emulate others... What we focus on becomes our reality. Silencing the external noise is key for connection.
Lmao I was just called a spiritual hater. Will listen later. Thanks teal for keeping this up weekly it’s truly amazing. Remarkable. Thanks for leaving this legacy.
I believe in spiritual awakening, but the best I have heard so far is “ hand of demon, heart of Buddha “. I don’t believe in dismantling oneself ( ego). Spirituality is a balance of all the parts that make us up, physically and metaphysically. It is a balance of oneself, my opinion. Great video.
It's always the voice for me! It just feels so inauthentic, and confused me for a long time because I wanted to support what they were saying, but I could feel a sense of avoidance underneath the "spiritual" voice.
I resonated with some of the things said and I got scared that I was embodying a persona. Then I remembered that I am consistently putting myself in positions to challenge outdated beliefs and painful behaviors that have kept me "safe," but no longer apply. As I learn to love myself through the good bad and ugly, I am also gaining more acceptance of others for where they are on their path. More trust, more patience, less judgment. It's such a rollercoaster.
It also served as a great reminder that I don't have to "look the part." Linen clothing and Lulu Lemon have nothing to do with my mind body connection or connection to Spirit.
All we truly need to do in all of this, is allow whatever comes up within us, not trying to analyse, fix or change. Ascension or whatever name we call it, is not about understanding anything with the mind. What not many people are talking about, is this spiritual path, happens at the energetic level, within our bodies. When we feel negative things, we want to squash it down and think something is wrong. It’s so much simpler, when we just allow. Uncomfortable at times maybe, but not as hard as we’ve been taught. The false matrix we’ve been in, for a long time, has kept us in a prison of the mind but it’s all in the process of crumbling and that means stuff will come up and look chaotic in the external 🙏
Much gratitude to you Teal 💚 thank you for confirming to me all that I have been experiencing with the spiritual community since I was a young girl on my search for healing ! A lot of spiritual abuse ! This past year and a half I saw clear all the spiritual bypassing and made to feel in the communities that just because I felt pain something was wrong with me ! I see and feel much clearer and will never abandon myself again ! I am healing my emotional body and so come to see there is no real awakening unless you heal the parts of your human self you have rejected 💚 I love this life and now loving my journey 💚 god bless to all ! Authenticity is the new spirituality 💚💚
How or what could someone do if or when they realize they have or are stuck in their spiritual ego? When I met mine I shut down and stopped talking to people out of fear of hurting others and just being crazy and wrong. Thank you for this, it made me laugh and I find it helpful too. Have a good week 🙏💕
Just don't change the tone of your voice or try to dress spiritually and you'll be fine lol. No matter what, there will be people utterly repulsed by more enlightened individuals. People may find you threatening or crazy. So what? Every one on this planet is on some level of awakening cause nobody is living in the stone age.
if you notice, that is big step...and it is ok to just watch what follows, especially in you..if you need some time away from others, that is perfect....when you go back out...just meet others where they are at, not make a supper important statement, they won't get any way... unless it time to set some boundaries....take care of yourself...some people will naturally see or hear the little wisdoms coming from you and you will notice the appreciations ....i just try to learn to get centered in my self/Self in the weird world.
You know what’s funny? I found your channel with no relation to this stuff years later still subscribed by the way I found the videos helping more and more 😄
I remember at the beginning of finding out how to love my self, i came across soooo many meditations that were filled with this spiritual persona act. I've always been skeptical of the meditations involving positive thinking or things like imagining yourself in a beautiful heaven, garden etc. while being guided by an almost suspiciously calm voice. These "positive imagination" meditations just seemed like taking the coping mechanism of daydreaming to a new level. It's escapism now with the label of "spiritual practice" which is WORSE than typical daydreaming. Someone could easily be feeling uncomfortable and decide to "practice" being in a beautiful serene place in their head. All they're really doing is escaping their discomfort in that moment! I'm not saying anything Teal hasn't covered but thought i'd share my own perspective anyway.
I love the way Teal is covering this important topic. It's exposing the persona that can he built around bypassing. Another key understanding is that we can also exemplify gray areas here wherein one or more aspects of ourselves is bypassing even as we are genuinely maturing in others. It's not just about discerning a whole persona of false spirituality, but also discerning individual aspects of our perspectives that we have shielded from truth and honesty behind a wall of false spiritualization. And life will always show you those areas eventually, but you have to be willing to see it when it happens.
I like my spiritual persona, my rockstar persona, my lover persona, my schollar persona, and all the rest. Its just human, we are all so many parts, the quest for the "true self" is futile. However, we can play and know we are playing and be honest about it. As long as we do our best to recieve others instead of spending our time trying to convince them we are the real deal. This is a choose your own delusion reality after all. I am okay with that. That being said I do enjoy the futile journey to find truth, and I have no plans on giving up. Thanks Teal for playing your spirtual teacher persona. I like it, maybe I can meet another version of you one day.
Teal, your video titled "How To Do The Emotional Experiencing Process" changed my life, forever. It came at the right time, in the right way, and it was necessary, and it was palpable to me. Since committing to it this past Monday, Oct. 28th, I've been flexing these muscles every night before bed. Thank you.
Also, during last night's emotional experiencing, I had many vivid thoughts and scenes, and I pulled out some thoughts with regard to Veterans and PTSD, but especially Veteran suicide prevention. =============================================== It's a little bit a rough draft because putting all my revelations in a Word doc was the equivalent of trying to recall a dream. Thoughts below are my own, and do not seek to be an answer to someone in a crisis, nor do I intend to or pretend to be an authority. "Veteran PTSD, triggers. Men and women in a war, [think of] foxholes, need to flip off the fear switch in order to perform their duties and ultimately, to survive. When they come home from war, and that switch gets flipped back on, if they are not prepared with how to process their emotions, they will be flooded with all the things they witnessed in war, but in a very concentrated way. It may actually be worse because it comes with the same intensity and is constantly triggered. Triggers contain valuable information. They are signals from our emotions trying to get us to feel, however, sometimes, if we aren’t ready, or don’t know how, all we get is the feelings, but no resolve. Suffering becomes the way, and we know what that can, in its worst form, lead to...suicide. An attempt to flip off the fear switch, with no option to turn it back on. There’s a better way. It takes work, and love, and support. I’m not sure if that’s taught in the military, but I think it should be. I think the first page of a manual for military members would looking something like “You are going to have to do things that are against the nature of most normal human beings. Some of you will experience physical wounds, and some of you will experience mental ones, some both. Therefore, we’ve created an instruction book for our service men and women should you wish to take your life” [to be determined]… =============================================== Also, thank you for this. > tealswan.com/get-help-now/
For me it means, conscious about who i am. Not what i am told. In all my freedom. Don t let anyone tell you something else. Be free of social/spiritual/whatever constructs. . Be free.
I love this. And I can relate to her journey. Except now I’m picking things that feel right for me. I pick some sophisticated clothes and some hippy clothes. I love jumpsuits, not because they look spiritual but because they are comfy and make me feel good. I have hard days but I have my practice and messages that I can call upon for strength. My eternal love IS an aristocrat. But I didn’t choose him for the social status. I chose him because I saw his vulnerability, and his intellect and talents that no one else saw. I love who he is. He may be an A-S to most of the world but he treats me like a Queen. And I treat him like a King. And when we make love, we feel God. We let go, surrender. It’s so amazing. I’m only on one part of my spiritual journey. I hope people like her continue going and continue looking within.
After reading the Power of Now and employing the practices of driving out my ego's antics I encountered a mini ego death. It was amazing as my experiences of encountering depression on a occasional basis has completely disappeared. My demeaner leveled out. However, ego creep does comes back! I have found it humorous when student practioners dress up like their Yogi masters as the pursue enlightenment.
The first question I ask to gauge if someone has done the work is if they’ve done shadow work and what they discovered about themselves. Their body language and discomfort is a dead giveaway. Thanks for talking about this Teal. Being aware isn’t always fun.
The thing is, these spiritual workshops and events and gatherings are all about taking control of your OWN POWER. Its all about healing some deep trauma and EMPOWERING yourself, the inner soul. How Big and Beautiful?! Theres nothing more righteous than living your life aligned with your inner intuition and self. Learning to listen to your powerful intuition. Learning to live with love and integrity. I see nothing wrong with this journey for people, and it has literally saved so many lives who could see no way of living on this planet otherwise.. it hurts that there are people on the other side doubting the freedom, the joy, doubting the benefits of a certain group of people trying to break the western culture matrix and still find support and a beautiful life worth living on the other side! Who cares? Let them live the way they see fit and you can go in without judgement in your heart. This life right now is too difficult to bare sometimes very hard to navigate, and we need to open our hearts more to other ways of living and beliefs. Less judgement on other on their personal life journeys. If they really want to dedicate their lives this way, i think its a bit disgusting that this is the way we poke at them, make fun of them, for just trying to live slow and intentionally. Live and let live. 💙
This is so true about people I’ve met in real life who claim they had an “Ego death” and “an awakening” therefore superior enough to start a spiritual business on TikTok to share “their mission on earth”. Spiritual psychosis is a real thing sadly and people use it to justify almost anything.
Recently came inte Teals channel, sharp and on point woman! Would love to see a one skit though, like meet the Swansians. Not to mock the "reality shows" but you know, serious goofiness can also bring good.
Spiritual awakening, it's a very long journey from the beginning of your life here on earth, and is hard to describe a spiritual life, the chakras and kundalini happiness in your life, and when you realised you are a spirit in a body, but remember you are the body and mind, ❤namaste 🙏
Thanks for the validation Teal. My friend who has now past away her boyfriend was like this down to the clothes like a hippy and the speech. He didn't like that I didn't need to take drugs to experience God because that is how he overcame his ego...lol. In reality, he had an ego bigger than the state of Texas. My friend died alone asking where everybody was because before her cancer took her, that boyfriend who was spiritual and awake turned her against everyone who loved her. A woman she never spent time with when she was healthy ended up being there with her when she passed and reported it all to people like me who were like sisters. We wouldn't even know she passed away the way he isolated her if it wasn't for the one person he let in at the end. Such a spiritually awake guy, the drugs probably took over him that he thought was god.
I feel deeply bad for these types of people. I use to be one of them. Ignored my shadow side completely and looked at how 'beautiful the oneness of everything' was without even understanding what in the world that actually meant. Pain is a teacher so feel and explore it as to learn from it so that you don’t suffer.
We have met so many people that goes around talking about non reactivity and that others should learn how to not react. To the point it is starting to drive me crazy. Should we be a rock? Should we not be human? Should we completely abandon our emotions? Should we not have emotions at all and not be human? Some of these be non reactive comes from men and they have been taught to not even consider feelings, they have a hard time expressing even how they feel, what the feeling is compared to other feelings. And then there are a lot of people that are into spirituality but they are presenting that you should meet your own needs completely by yourself, but they themselves are not following this. They are depending on people to meet their needs, but that is not what they are teaching. It is such a divide, such separation from other people around. Then of course there are these overly positive people, who is only into positivity.
Very insightful. Ive been told before that I have a spiritual ego and it has sent me on the self reflection as to why that is and it is both yes and a no. It’s good to see that imitation is not a mask to protect oneself but also it is truly about being here and now with whatever comes at me never denying emotion but looking for humanity in the midst of it. I feel less awaken having to over explain myself haha but I had to share and that in itself is also a feeling so thank you for this blueprint it help me develop these thoughts.
So important, especially to pick up on within ourselves. I don't do this consciously and I know my path is genuine, but I do find myself clinging to some aspects of a spiritual 'character' in those down periods when life is lifing hard! Awareness of that character that pops up will help me from here :)
Very interesting. In recent months I have become increasingly, perhaps even dramatically aware of "evil as simulacrum". It is astounding how often the way of ascension is imitated somewhat "closely" by very dark energies, resulting in something akin to a military aircraft shooting out flares as "imitation" or "simulacrum" to distract an incoming missile to track the wrong target. The consequence is people who can now be "turned off" at hearing words that might technically be valid spiritual premises, but because they heard those words from an "imitator"...they now "know" to avoid any such idea or pursuit. For example, I've encountered the "spiritual persona" who speaks of shadow integration, while themselves being far from it. Some listeners may now conclude that "shadow integration" is a gimmick. Actually, one of my favorite "Spiritual Persona" quotes is "there is no hatred anywhere within me, I only know love." Ironically(?) that's a pretty good flag that you've found someone who has a ton of repressed rage.
Wow, this such an excellent video! true explosives to shatter the onedimensional Spiritual circles.... One of the major things I've encountert so many times is the Ego death and the transcending of bad & darkness.... Nothing could be further from our being. Integration is the name of the game. To become "One with the Shadows", getting in harmony with all your dark and light energy. (to point out easy) Teal, you're a living arrow of truth and honesty. I know of no one, that speaks so directly to "messy, dark and uncomfortable" side of our existence and humaness, than you. Thank you so much for all the effort and energy you're putting out for the world! with heartful greetings from Germany
Sometimes I think Teal would make a great comedian. I laughed through the whole video because everything she says is true. I could mention so many TH-cam channels of spiritual influencers who are exactly as she described them.😅
@georgecarlin2656 I'll give you a few names, but I’m not sure if I’m right... Obviously, I’m going off my own feelings. What comes to mind are mostly channels run by Western women who teach yoga while trying to impart spiritual lessons, or more famous channels like Activation Vibration, Infinite Waters, Aaron Doughty... I’m not saying they’re bad people, I just think that, in my opinion, they're guilty of this and they don’t even realize it.
Sometimes I also think Aubrey Marcus is like that. I’m not sure if I’m right, but even though he does many things, I find it off-putting when people take hallucinogenic plants, have a few experiences, and then consider themselves ready to guide others in spirituality-and monetize it. With Teal, however, I see it differently because she always has a unique perspective on spirituality and has made me think about certain things more concretely than all the other channels combined.
Check out all the tarot readers and mediums saying the 2024 election will be overturned and those with faith in that nonsense. They’re selling hope to the desperate
They don’t tell you , they simply treat you humanly. You can see it by how they treat others and how they treat themselves , they don’t convince you of anything about them , they simply tell you honestly and it’s up to you if you believe it or not. Human is human no matter what and humans get treated like that nothing fancy
It's nice seeing someone bring up the importance of darkness and how it can lead to true awakening. It must drive you mad to see people false spiritual beings.
There's no need to influence after waking up, because waking up means understanding, that things are as they are, so are also the people. There is nothing we could have changed or done better outside and inside of ourselves because we are who we are, the only thing that changes is the understanding of just this. Every bla bla and spiritual hokuspokus does only and always mislead for awakening is quiescence something so intimate between you and the universe only you will understand when you experience it. And the fun and painful part is, we are all in this together, sleeping or awakening, we still have to finish our play.
I need to start from day 1 of teals videos and use it as my guide cause I feel like Teal is the most legitimate spiritual teacher I can find without getting into other cultures I don't understand.
When I awakened, I didn't really change, but who I was in my heart became louder and stronger, and I couldnt really ignore it anymore, not even for the purpose to satisfy my ego. It was a big war in me unfortunately. I had to acknowledge my pain, I had to remember all of them dispite of dissociative amnesy in order solve my traumas and get rid of my soul pain. I had to acknowledge the deep pure truth about myself, and my experiences and the world and understand and accept to heal this pain. I guess this is awakening. Now I have found love in me. And I am not afraid anymore of the truth. I am just me, and totally good with it. I don't have any little dark part in me wanting to push it away and keep in secret infront of myself because it hurts. It doesn't hurt anymore. It is what it is.
Thank you for this! As someone who is a marginal part in some spiritual communities, this makes me feel less inferior about being raw and gritty, looking at the “ugly stuff” inside of myself as I work through it, instead of being peaceful and happy all the time
Love the delivery of the “spiritually enlightened “ with the so called adepts lol . I think for a lot of us there is a been there done that with some of this . There are so many charlatans and phoneys out there. This has become a big business for some people. For me I had the spiritual enlightenment and yes psychedelics were a catalyst but I had to also begin to walk through the rest of that only to discover Jungs integration of the shadow and then I had to awaken to the disillusionment of my own ego persona . I often say that I’m in recovery but truth is most of it has been discovery . There is no finality to the change if one is looking to change themselves. It’s a life’s journey I’ve discovered. Happy I found your channel. It definitely has me self examining my own self/ego/persona a little more .
Oh, thank you for that comprehensive explanation! You should have posted this 2 weeks earlier for me - then I could have avoided a person like that who I just recently sought "spiritual" coaching from! I walked out the door and was kind of retraumatized. Luckily, after a few days of meditating a lot and thinking about the things I know about spirituality or have experienced myself, I regained my sanity. So I was finally able to make a connection - this woman was projecting her unresolved issues onto me by portraying this "spiritual persona". My intuition told me - watch out -> hypocracy! Thank you again. I know at least 2 other people in my circle who fall into this category.
This is such a point- we can be as we are, imperfect, and still attuned spiritually. The idea of perfection and black-and-white thinking and superiority is a misunderstanding of enlightenment.
When I started a kirtan band, we were mostly offering our music in yoga studios and yoga festivals. I very quickly found out how much inauthenticity exists among yoga studio owners, various New Age spiritualists, and how prevalent spiritual narcissism is in these communities. In all the years I have fronted and led bands in different genres of music, I was never treated worse by these types of people than I was when I had my kirtan band. Toxic positivity, spiritual bypassing, and all manner of "love and light" as someone is gossiping behind your back were the norm. I quit that and started a rock band instead and had more fun doing that because, even though I was around bars and drinking and drugs and regular "non-spiritual" people, at least the bar owners were straightforward and the people authentic enough for me to know what to count on and what to watch out for. I loved doing kirtan and would love to do it again, but when that time comes I will be a lot more guarded when I form my alliances within the "spiritual community."
fell victim to doing exactly this a couple years back.rarther cringe to look back on 😂. However it did eventually lead me to the destruction of every ego I had ever created leaving me stepping very carefully through life and most importantly in an actual state of peace.
Yes Teal only you had the guts to dare those pretenders as a mighty warrior of truth. Many thanks . Hypocrisy and gas lighting are very common in spirituality! 🙏 ❤
About all what I have seen about awakening I somehow thought for myself that I never want to become like that. For me it was like what I call the NLP-lough. That constant smiling even if there is nothing to smile about. - That’s probably the first time I feel like awakening actually can be a good thing.
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I don't know what I don't know and I believe emotions are simply singles. Emotions are blinkers. I'm heading this way or that. I believe when we are ignorant of our signals we abandone them unintentionally. I see emotions as flowing freely when I know what I want. I see this as riding the hubcap of the emotions wheel until I get what I want and then on to my next want with including my signals 🙃
"spirituality" is just a word
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Teal's gentle mockery of people who walk spiritual paths for the wrong reasons is damn near art.
gentle ????😁
And I wouldn’t even call a mockery, but maybe that is the word, but definitely an exposure of u consciousness, the emperor’s new clothes.
@@pameti.dragoblago Gentle compared to what they have said about her for sure. They hate legit.
Impersonation, not mockery.
@@christinetuttle8975 Yes, she has been dragged through the mud from what I've heard. She speaks a lot of truth though & it seems that's just what some don't seem to like.
This is why I often avoid “spiritual communities” (not always but mostly) 😅 I feel like when spirituality is truly integrated, you walk the walk and can be the hidden rebel in the matrix 😉 so to say
or you could be Mike Tyson 😉
Amen 🙌 Chop wood carry water...become enlightened, chop wood carry water...
@@BridgingTheRealm yes!! 🤍
i used hang out in all sorts of spiritual settings.... there were lessons i got from them that were not actually intended it, it all ended up to be quite a dichotomy ..trying to do you say, get integrated.
Absolutely. True spiritual awakening doesn't require validation.
I've been doing master plant dietas in the Amazon for a few years now and what I've learned is that there is not one single way of being spiritual. Some people find it in religion, some in Buddhism, meditation and others in their cat or goldfish. What I've learned more is that it's about having a good connection with yourself, with spirit and with our planet, Pachamama. Spirituality is a harmony and balance between the material and non material. It's about self respect and self love. With that comes respect for others, love for others and love for nature and all that life has to offer and yes, it's okay to be angry sometimes, people can be jerks. One is not better than the other, the more you learn, the more you realize that you know nothing. It's a journey of a lifetime and even multiple lifetimes. Take care of yourself, take care of others, but don't allow people to abuse your goodness. It's not selfish to think of yourself and to take care of yourself. We are all on our personal journey, we all experience the same in different ways, observed from our personal perspectives. Just my two cents. Sending you all much love, light and hugs.
Thank you for sharing this, it really resonated :) love to you, too :)
@@Wild.Flower That's so kind of you, thank you 😊
What an incredible perspective, explained in the simplest of ways. I appreciate you and your willingness to share. It resonated well within me with love always 🫶🏾
@@spiritmelakai7367 Thank you very much, I really appreciate it!
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Thank you for speaking on this, Teal. Im so tired of the spiritual community shitting on the ego, the very thing that busts it's ass to keep us safe and functional in this world. It has been such a frustrating experience to find my way in the midst of all this shunning and shaming of the ego.
The point of working in these concepts is to open the ego, from the traps of survival. If it’s trying to survive, It’s functioning unconsciously and thus less well than it could be. Im never shunning the ego, but an ego still trapped in survival, will feel shunned at mentioning its need to change.
@aninterestingconversation When people shun and shame the ego, it discourages healing via integration. This is a big roadblock to raising our consciousness as a species. Everyone suffers.
Well if it informed intuitively and morally and is boundries?
@@doomsdaycrochet4873, the problem with having an ego is that it makes people assume that they are already perfect just the way they are even if they still have to work on themselves during their spiritual journey in order to eventually reach real spiritual enlightenment Therefore the ego can make people block themselves from being able to eventually achieve real spiritual enlightenment. Therefore the real reason that everyone is suffering is because people (including people within the spiritual community), assume that they don't have to work on themselves in order to achieve real healing. I went through a period of time where my ego was telling me that I'm a real light worker. But after I started to admit that I am not a real light worker, I started healing myself, since working on personal blockages in your spiritual journey is real healing. Not bragging about how perfect you think you are.
@@doomsdaycrochet4873, the real problem with the spiritual community, is that there is too much ego.
This reminds me of a poster that my high school English Teacher had tacked to the front of his desk: "Attention! Those of you who think that you know everything are annoying those of us who do." 😆
That statement could be interpreted as a way of silencing anyone/ everyone from speaking their truth
@LauraVolpintesta I know. It often works wonders that way. (Just because someone wants to share their truth, does not necessarily mean that their truth is something that you need to hear.)
Aww...
Yeah so imo that's something that has its place in school (any context where there's hierarchy of knowledge) but 'speaking one's truth' is more about the emotional truth, or how we see and feel the situations because of how we're individually wired/hurt etc. So everyone has their own, and there can be no hierarchy there (only the objective, fact-based reality as the point of reference). And yes, assuming one knows everything/arrogance is ego (defense mechanism at its core), just as assuming one's subjective 'truth' (tinted by how we feel due to trauma/bias etc) is THE truth is also ego (and gaslighting oneself out of it would also be ego xd)
@georgesonm1774 Whether said with sarcasm or complete sincerity that remark is designed to maintain one's boundaries ... against the onslaught of the "enlightened."
I run the other way from spiritual persona's. Some of the most spiritual or enlightened people I have met are the most ordinary, humble people doing "menial " tasks. Not wearing robes, not namaste, not changing their names, just quietly walking the talk, embodied action. No new age beliefs and words just embodied peaceful people, doing their thing.
Me too! Fortunately the red flags are very obvious as Teal so brilliantly points out. I like that verse from the Tao, he who knows doesn't say, he who knows nothing claims to know all - something to that effect.
When i tell people i am spiritual, they never believe me, they ask where my bracelets are or my " spiritual tattoos " my bowls my crystals.. all kinds of signs i am spiritual.
And i can only answer i just try to better myself and get to know my unconscious and how it comes to express itself in me and out side of me. This is never a good answer for them, and i probably need therapy.. i do meditate and i like it. And when i say shadow work is not to deniy your darkness but to use it and kind of control it and accept it, most freak out and saay noo you must get rid of it.. nonsens. Great vid Teal !! 🎉🎉
I always avoid people who say they ate spiritual
@AYE_TV hehee :) they ate spiritual, i totaly agree 😜.
I specifically like those that called themselves healers with amazing clothes and huge rocks and smudge stick waving their arms and making TH-cam videos 😂
It’s ridiculous!!
Same! One of my fav music genre is NU metal… that’s seems to be “incoherent” for someone who is “spiritual” and a woman.. yet here I am. I also know people think I’m hypocritical but I see how easy it is for me to embrace dichotomy (I am also Gemini ♊️). I do dress sometimes spiritually and sometimes tomboyish and scream to Korn and Slipknot. I find it quite therapeutic 😌 I also tend to avoid spiritual groups. Can’t find friends there. They’re all just coping. I like genuine friendships so I befriend all sorts of people. Older, younger.. as long as they are authentic
@@mindful-communication i like slipknot and mudvane 🎭 and Deathcore.. lets be friends right now 😃🥂🎉. Focus in chaotic personality is my favorit thing🏆. I am Capricorn sun with venus 10th house, moon scorpio 7th house Aries rising 1sthouse.
It's scary how spot-on this is. New age, new cage. I've known one or two people who fit this description perfectly, but it's also important to recognize the subtler forms that this can shown up in and we are all capable of falling into these kinds of traps from time to time.
I went to school with a person by your name, in Idaho.
@@mirthew817 new age, new cage 🤭🤣
I agree with your comment as she was specking I was trying to see myself in what she was saying. I even had to ask the question out loud to myself, I don't think I have had awaken but do some self reflection work and it's a slippery slope, I observe myself sometime acting from ego
I think it's important to realize these are often early steps in a true awakening. As you awaken you tend to get stuck in the beginning stages not knowing there's a lot more to it so they believe that's all there is. They get stuck in the early feel good portion of Awakening and want to share it with everyone. When you go deeper it doesn't feel good...until you get to the other side of cleaning out your own garbage. That's when you come back to focusing on yourself again and finding that inner balance that brings more inner peace. How each person takes the steps of awakening is up to them. Some people dive in head first into the dirty pond and some sit on the surface dangling their toes in but they aren't ready to stand on the bottom knee deep in muck...yet.
I agree ❤ thank you
You sound familiar with recovery 12 steps
@@jaywalkercrew4446 not sure what that is.
@jneubauer76 it's OK, thanks
Spiritual bypassing is so common it's incredible. I remember talking to someone whose entire life was a meditation, but also got into the most petty fights on Facebook. Her whole life was an exercise in mindfulness, but her perchant for vengeance if you rubbed her up the wrong way was off the chart. She was most certainly a skilled witch, but not in the way she thought. 😕
Ugh ..I hate people like that. They make the entire community look terrible and give Christians even more ammo than they already have to use against us
I think you forgot to mention the awakened mind is anything but "peace" or "tranquil". My mind is full of chaos as I explore the different aspects of existence. It's not threatening, just so much information, so many connections.
Right? It's like deconstruction and construction going on at the same time while the world spins slow then fast, then back again, or something like that.
I don't think it's that black and white. An awakened mind should and will experience plenty of peace and tranquility. That should be our default state. The chaos you're going through may eventually calm down. I'm sure I'll experience more of it, so I'm not kidding myself into thinking I'm above it all.
She did mention it
I went through the same cycle, its like a mental washing machine, lol, this aspect is necessary in order to get rid of all the malware in your operating system... Also the chaos helps to get the ego to become tired and give up or lose control, reason why we can sometimes have a feel of becoming crazy... 😂
"awakened" and "enlightened" are two quite different things ❤️ one can be awakened and still very far from the tranquility of enlightement 😁
Teal, in reality Teals assistant, if you read this give her a giant hug from me please. She is all that and a bag of chips. This was informative and hilarious if you have been on this journey for a while. God bless you for working with Teal, and God bless Teal for speaking truth in a world built on lies!
Wow, The most comprehensive definition of spiritual bypassing and spiritual ego ‼️ ITS RAMPANT. This just made my day, SO on point. As someone who’s been moving through a very brutal awakening, I of course started to seek out more “spiritual” experiences and community. Hoping for more connection but I was met predominantly w EXACTLY those Teal is speaking of. Which left me feeling more isolated and thinking something was really wrong w me. Some of the worst are in the plant medicine community. I could feel the judgement and inauthenticity of others but continued to doubt myself. Also trying to date “spiritual” men….🙄 uhhhhhhh the worst. Yes all extremely annoying
I feel ya, but it kinda gets funny after a while. Their days are numbered.
I've learned that being alone is my greatest joy. It's not for everyone but it's a balm to my soul. 🤍
Some of the ones I've seen are quite aware of the trap of bypassing (which is very good) and actively treat trauma healing/psychological integration as part of the spiritual path. Feeling the pain underneath and all that. Having said that, I've heard some people who are very acutely aware of the danger of bypassing talking about how it's almost inevitable that one will develop some kind of spitiritual ego on the path, and this is due to the fact that you're already quite invested in spirituality but still not ready to fully disidentify from the (illusory) 'personhood' with all its subtle trappings (obviously, a genuine seeker will be looking into that if you point that out)
@@georgesonm1774 oh ths is such an interesting point
@LoveAndLight2040 yes!! The more spiritual men I meet, the more I realise that what I really want is a nice old school guy, with values, integrity and drive to get what he wants...new age Spirituality is ruining men, just like our governments are...
By the way, thank you for speaking about harsh reality of experiencing abortion for many women instead of tiptoeing around treating it like it’s simple and easy and nothing to go through.
i agree 💜💜💜 i havnt met one person who hasn't had a hard time with this, im sure they are out there of course, but the reality of those who suffer with it can be intense
I've never met a single person who had a great time getting an abortion. That's just not how ot works. I'm glad Teal brought it up.
I agree, it seems to me this is the most underdiacussed topic regarding all of the kicking and screaming about abortion- it makes an incomplete conversation every time abortion comes up
Unfortunately this comment was based in your ego. You are an “awakened one” who understands and comprehends reality too harsh for the unawakened ones don’t recognize, or refuse to except.
Forcing another human being to give birth means the fetus will absorb the stress. Stress causes cancer.
The awakened “life-saving” anti-abortionists actually force a life upon someone, at least two people. They are the ones who want to “look good” before God. They are vain and covet the bodies of others as their own. Pro-life mentality is incredibly egotistical. It’s reckless with the human body.
The fact that someone doesn’t feel safe enough in some aspect (emotionally, financially, relationally) to bring over life to this world is a sad fact on itself. It is this lonely act that no one should go through (because ideally, the baby will be well taken care of by the community) but because of society’s structure it can become complicated to feel safe. Abortion shouldn’t be prohibited because woman have the right to do what they think it’s best in regards to their own body, but I do agree we need more awareness on the consequences, emotionally and such.
Eckhart Tolle is the genuine article, I can't meditate but I feel something close to a meditative state while reading his books, it's a feeling of complete peace.
I hear people time and time again say they can’t meditate, but there is no right or wrong way. Don’t be led by people who say you’re doing it wrong, whatever the outcome for you personally is right. If you can focus on a leaf on a tree, or the lines on your hand, you can meditate.
1. Find a comfortable position. Doesn't matter which, I prefer lying. 2. Close your eyes, stop your thoughts. Get or make a mantra, use it to drown out your thoughts, like the continuous OM sound. I initially used a buzzing sound (like an alarm clock) I set off whenever I noticed I was thinking. Turn it on to overpower the thoughts until they go away, then turn it of. Rinse and repeat. You could even just listen to and follow some chill instrumental music as a sort of mantra. At some point the thoughts will just stop (you may even find you'll be able to think without thinking) Eventually it will become second nature. And after that, if you want more, maybe look into chakra meditation. Also, like thatguy says, any activity that requires your **full** attention (like rock climbing or motorcycle riding) will get you close as well.
Like being doped-up? Nah, its exactly as such.
You experience No mind. When the mind completely stops you can then perceive True beauty that radiates from someone's or just natures Inner being. You realize everything is just an expression of God. God is you, god is me, god is everyone and everything 💯💯💙🩵✨⚡️
Meditation imo, is just being and experiencing all. New agers believe meditation is about searching some “higher level/frequency”.
Everyday lately I unlock more music/ memories buried in my brain. I feel spiritually blessed I feel Incredibly grateful for this time. My home life is not healthful yet, so these msgs sustain me
Man I've been so deeply wounded by that soft voice, it stops authenticity dead in it's track, thank you for the soft triggering, cheers!
There’s not just one awakening, but a series of chaotic screaming shadow intertwined with growing golden clarity. And, spiritual work can be combined with studies of everything from human behavior evolution to quantum theory and neuroscience. Study everything outside of you and inside of you … continuously. Make it your daily devotion. Question every thing! Now is the time. Be curious to the extreme. Be kind to You!💛🌞🌻🙏
Can I ask you something
Do you mean in dreams
@@ChristinaDuffy-z2t in consciousness
just the video I needed… I got very sensitive around this dynamic since I noticed it within myself.
I was able to recognize a friend of my partner with a spiritual persona, but he’s not willing to explore this concept in an open conversation. He says in his world ego doesn’t exist. He actually tried to belittle me for having a critical and discerning mind. He actually got me questioning whether I’m wrong about my personal spiritual practice and doubted myself. Now I feel more assured because I can recognize the signs… thank you so much dear teal, I’m a so grateful. 🙏🏼
There is a very massive difference between genuinely controlling your ego so it doesn't control you or assuming that you have already achieved real spiritual awakening even if you haven't.
NO control. Just watch. The rest will follow.
@@scrimingyea great spiritual masters talk about giving up the idea of controlling it. In the Bagivad Gita it talks about it being like controlling the wind
@@scriming Agreed. Anyone that uses the concept of “control” as an aim is still early in their journey 🙂.
Who’s controlling the ego lol? Just another ego.
But I get that it’s used as a stepping stone.
In the Puerto Vallarta area there’s a lot of “shamans” “healers” doing cacao ceremonies, breath work ceremonies, ayahuasca ceremonies, iboga treatments guides, toad ceremonies, and they don’t even speak Spanish and their clients are only tourists from overseas and they charge huge amounts of dollars to “heal” them… healing withe plants is possible but is free, it comes from Mother Earth and should be accessible for everyone. From what I observe is that what they are experiencing is more freedom and much more moments where they are more present because that’s the way Mexicans live; I’m not ignoring that yes it is an awakening, but from the over controles countries where they came from (Japan, English speaking countries). Now I now that I was not the only one noticing. Thanks for your work.
Im Canadian. I met a bufo practitioner here with a strong spiritual persona. Thinking she would fit in well with the abuelas in Nahuatl circles in Mexico, I invited her to participate in a moon dance (Danza de Luna) near the pyramids of Teotihuacan.
Since she has a Mexican lineage I was sure she would absolutely thrive in that environment.
I was surprised. The fasting had her angry and explosive, while she claimed the experience was pointless, and was even disruptive during the whole 4 night ceremony. She almost got up and left the camp.
It blows my mind that she this woman could be responsible for administering bufo (5 meo dmt) to anyone. It was in Mexico that I realised right there that she had just crafted up a spiritual persona, without committing to any work/growth of her own.
I'm glad you put out this video, I think this voices what many of us have already noticed a lot of, in the world.
Spiritual Bypassing is so common. If a spiritual teachers doesn't talk about get out of emotional repression/doing emotion work as part of self realization I think there is Spiritual Bypassing going on.
Yes shadow work is a critical part of awakening. Love and accept all parts to find wholeness. Integrate oneself.
I genuinely appreciate this message because it’s something I realized I was doing early on (often fall into this dissociation) and why I see so many “spiritually advanced” people who sound like zombies.
It’s like they lost the part that made them them
yeeeees it's so annoying and sad 😭
Oh wait - you're describing me!! 😮😮
Well done, Teal. Thank you for keeping it real and human. Thank you for helping me see my own blindspots. I wonder what else I'm not seeing about myself!
Coming from a strict Christian upbringing and community via a generational connection, finally leaving over 12 years ago only to find myself leaving one box only to be presented with bigger boxes, both non-religious, scientific, pleasure-orientated, as religious and these alternative spiritual spaces I found myself residing somewhere in between in no man's land. Often, due to so many of the things you listed in this video. Where, consciously or subconsciously, rules and dogma are created that must be followed to align with the group you are connecting with. Due to my background, I even have issues with the word 'following' someone when I choose to subscribe to a channel. My mantra that equally has its own failures and weaknesses was beautifully worded by someone I am also trying not to follow; "I listen to many and follow no one." When I find myself attracted to any person or content, I want to resist because I constantly challenge my own paradigms and motives behind my attraction to an idea or thesis. Is it because it confirms my own preconceived ideas? Does the thesis tickle my ears, inadvertently boosting my ego? You see, I was right! I knew it! When, in fact, I am fooling myself. The truth I came to about myself a long time ago is that just because I have absolute conviction that this or that is right or wrong does not make it a fact. I could still be completely misled and wrong.
I always find your content very thought-provoking, and I am impressed with your knowledge, insights, and wisdom, but the idea of signing up for one of your seminars feels like entering yet another box to be influenced and controlled by yet another spiritual guru. In the end, right or wrong, you are all excellent masters of persuasion and conviction. I know I know, you have probably already sussed me out completely, and there is a video somewhere on your playlist ideally meant for me.
This space in which these enlightenments are shared is a danger in itself. Social Media platform algorithms will send all of us down a million different rabbit holes based on who we are and what we believe merely to confirm true or false beliefs, blotting out any and all alternative arguments. Another mantra from that person was, 'Less is More' You already have everything you need. Disconnect, go offline and seek silence. I will leave with an illustration I once heard at my previous place of worship;
Where is the best place to hide a large tree of life and truth? ..... in a forest.
👏 👏👏👏👏👏 Yes! 🙌🏻 here’s my take. I grew up feeling like being told God was this angry dude that loves you but you have to follow really outdated contradictory rules and if you do that your HIS people and everyone else sucks. So I spent a long time angry and had a hard time even saying the word “God” because people like that repulsed me and I knew some ‘spiritual people’ here and there and felt drawn to it very now and then and I struggle like even now if saying my opinion is being the same way I DO take what feels good to me from different aspects because honestly I find philosophy and spirituality fascinating but to me. Religion is cultural and no one owns God , Spirit, Universe or whatever you call it and through all of that I feel it’s really between you and what you feel and believe. I’ve always felt deeply connected but I agree it gives me a bad taste in my mouth when someone critiques how each person finds whatever that is. In my opinion you have it more figured out than most.
Great video. But well, spiritual ego is I believe normal part of waking up. There are only few people who had true sudden awakening, like Eckhart Tolle. Others on this path, have more challenging road full of traps, and one of them is spiritual ego. One trap is to identify with it, the way you described it, but the other trap is notice it in others, and then start judging it and pointing fingers at it, trying to fight it. Both traps are in fact two sides of the same coin.
The best thing to do, if possible, is just to notice it, be aware of it but not get emotionally involved with it, let it go, and simply chose other path.
Great insights, thank you. 'Respect those who seek the truth, beware of those who think they've found it' Voltaire, I think.
I don’t recognise anyone else’s awakening but my own. I live it everyday and internally become a beacon for myself and others. ❤ im only responsible for me.
Spirituality is a very personal and individual journey into the inner terrain of one’s own soul. It is possible to be religious without being spiritual, but it is not possible to be truly spiritual, without enhancing one's mental health.
A formerly bewildered friend of mine asked me if consciousness could be seen or realised. I told her that the nature of an awakened, enlightened, and realized consciousness is a complex and often debated topic across various spiritual traditions. There is no single, definitive answer, as it depends on your personal beliefs and understanding of these terms.
Some traditions suggest that such a consciousness transcends the limitations of the physical body and ordinary perception, making it difficult or impossible to directly observe or recognize. Others argue that while the inner qualities of an awakened individual may not be immediately apparent, their actions and interactions with the world can reflect their enlightened state.
Ultimately, whether or not an awakened consciousness can be seen and/or recognized is a matter of individual interpretation and spiritual perspective. Great video by the way. As always. ☸️🌌👏🏿🙏🏿🧘🏿♂️🙂↕️😌🫶🏿🖤
Można zobaczyć i urzeczywistnić świadomość. Absolutnie można ale wtedy świat wydaje się zabawką Absolutu.
Teal, you right on point. I had a terrible experience with a “spiritual teacher”. There is just too many people out there claiming to be awakening, and they way away from it.
That drastically expanded awareness is CLARITY. What you see/hear/feel might not be liked but it WILL be clearly seen, felt, heard.
As I've said for a couple of years, 'spirituality' isn't about what you DO, it's about what you DON'T do.
I've been naturally spiritually connected since a child, was one of those 'sensitive' kids with this big heart that loved to laugh above all else. My last 2 relationships were with 'spiritually awakened' women, they were abusive and almost destroyed me, I noticed all these things that this vid talks about the first time round, thought I could help her, clearly this did not go well, put myself thru hell trying before having the strength to leave, clearly didn't learn my lesson as the 2nd relationship was about 100 times worse, this also almost destroyed me having not yet healed from the first time, it's been like 3 years since that now and I'm still healing but the wisdom learnt through the suffering was profound but it's crazy how dangerous these 'spiritually awakaned' people can be, I thought I found my people and broke my heart to realise most were not genuinely spiritual. So much more to this story but just thought I'd share, thank you Teal for your continual confirmations about stuff I've felt all along through life, you only speak truth 🙏
It’s not that “spiritual awakened” people are dangerous; it’s that they haven’t done their healing and trauma work. That is the mistake people make….just because people are allegedly “awake”, doesn’t mean they are “healthy”. Relationships are our greatest opportunity to heal and evolve, as they will bring up/mirror our wounds. Our nervous system will always attract people to is what is familiar.
Everyone is in their own life their own time and path towards self and then beyond. People get stuck in some places for awhile and others are navigated and integrated more easily. Love yourself this is all you can do forever love yourself. ❤🌈🙏
Thats why they say, spiritual ego is more dangerous then ego
My ex is this! Hiding his ego in his "faith" because he isn't "religious" (yeah right)!
Got to know your darkness & learn to control it! THAT will change your life!
@MoriacMumma7 May all be blessed
Becomes far too easy to fool the self
Projecting your own load on the world vs.
owning what's yours
About a zillion fails or is the ego ergo-est?
I ran square smack into some
spiritual ego talk a few times today,
again tonight
I sat, I listened to others,
considered my part in spiritual ego
I said to myself yes,
life has given me just That,
So be it, let it Go
Tell myself
Ask for help
In
Letting
It
Go
@@melissaoconnell5648 ofcourse it is, thats what the ego want to accomplish and by saying that the ego is all good and all perfect"spiritual ego", its only harder to break out of
It is beneficial not to worry about those simply trying to emulate others... What we focus on becomes our reality.
Silencing the external noise is key for connection.
Lmao I was just called a spiritual hater. Will listen later. Thanks teal for keeping this up weekly it’s truly amazing. Remarkable. Thanks for leaving this legacy.
Try tapping into empathy for the deep pain under these facades instead of hating on them. You will dissolve them much faster.
@ woah, hating on them?
Wow what a tiltle
@@Empresskelseylynne perhaps I misunderstood your comment
What triggered their name calling if thats not too nosy
I believe in spiritual awakening, but the best I have heard so far is “ hand of demon, heart of Buddha “. I don’t believe in dismantling oneself ( ego). Spirituality is a balance of all the parts that make us up, physically and metaphysically. It is a balance of oneself, my opinion. Great video.
It's always the voice for me! It just feels so inauthentic, and confused me for a long time because I wanted to support what they were saying, but I could feel a sense of avoidance underneath the "spiritual" voice.
When they start to whisper is what gets me. I want to see how they behave around their own family; therein lies the litmus.
I can't help but laugh to myself when I hear their voices but it agitates me
I resonated with some of the things said and I got scared that I was embodying a persona. Then I remembered that I am consistently putting myself in positions to challenge outdated beliefs and painful behaviors that have kept me "safe," but no longer apply. As I learn to love myself through the good bad and ugly, I am also gaining more acceptance of others for where they are on their path. More trust, more patience, less judgment. It's such a rollercoaster.
It also served as a great reminder that I don't have to "look the part." Linen clothing and Lulu Lemon have nothing to do with my mind body connection or connection to Spirit.
Love that you provide examples in each video
All we truly need to do in all of this, is allow whatever comes up within us, not trying to analyse, fix or change. Ascension or whatever name we call it, is not about understanding anything with the mind. What not many people are talking about, is this spiritual path, happens at the energetic level, within our bodies. When we feel negative things, we want to squash it down and think something is wrong. It’s so much simpler, when we just allow. Uncomfortable at times maybe, but not as hard as we’ve been taught. The false matrix we’ve been in, for a long time, has kept us in a prison of the mind but it’s all in the process of crumbling and that means stuff will come up and look chaotic in the external 🙏
Love it! Just the kick in the ass I needed. I admit to being a spiritual bypasser sometimes for sure...thanks for the reminder.
Much gratitude to you Teal 💚 thank you for confirming to me all that I have been experiencing with the spiritual community since I was a young girl on my search for healing ! A lot of spiritual abuse !
This past year and a half I saw clear all the spiritual bypassing and made to feel in the communities that just because I felt pain something was wrong with me !
I see and feel much clearer and will never abandon myself again ! I am healing my emotional body and so come to see there is no real awakening unless you heal the parts of your human self you have rejected 💚
I love this life and now loving my journey 💚 god bless to all ! Authenticity is the new spirituality 💚💚
How or what could someone do if or when they realize they have or are stuck in their spiritual ego? When I met mine I shut down and stopped talking to people out of fear of hurting others and just being crazy and wrong. Thank you for this, it made me laugh and I find it helpful too. Have a good week 🙏💕
Just don't change the tone of your voice or try to dress spiritually and you'll be fine lol. No matter what, there will be people utterly repulsed by more enlightened individuals. People may find you threatening or crazy. So what? Every one on this planet is on some level of awakening cause nobody is living in the stone age.
if you notice, that is big step...and it is ok to just watch what follows, especially in you..if you need some time away from others, that is perfect....when you go back out...just meet others where they are at, not make a supper important statement, they won't get any way... unless it time to set some boundaries....take care of yourself...some people will naturally see or hear the little wisdoms coming from you and you will notice the appreciations ....i just try to learn to get centered in my self/Self in the weird world.
Embrace your shadows, love the fragments, bring all to wholeness, be real, remove the mask, stop playing roles, be authentic
I was very big on spiritual bypassing when I first discovered spirituality. Its hard to have to let the darkness be there too
You know what’s funny? I found your channel with no relation to this stuff years later still subscribed by the way I found the videos helping more and more 😄
I remember at the beginning of finding out how to love my self, i came across soooo many meditations that were filled with this spiritual persona act. I've always been skeptical of the meditations involving positive thinking or things like imagining yourself in a beautiful heaven, garden etc. while being guided by an almost suspiciously calm voice. These "positive imagination" meditations just seemed like taking the coping mechanism of daydreaming to a new level. It's escapism now with the label of "spiritual practice" which is WORSE than typical daydreaming. Someone could easily be feeling uncomfortable and decide to "practice" being in a beautiful serene place in their head. All they're really doing is escaping their discomfort in that moment! I'm not saying anything Teal hasn't covered but thought i'd share my own perspective anyway.
I love the way Teal is covering this important topic. It's exposing the persona that can he built around bypassing.
Another key understanding is that we can also exemplify gray areas here wherein one or more aspects of ourselves is bypassing even as we are genuinely maturing in others.
It's not just about discerning a whole persona of false spirituality, but also discerning individual aspects of our perspectives that we have shielded from truth and honesty behind a wall of false spiritualization. And life will always show you those areas eventually, but you have to be willing to see it when it happens.
THIS....yes...its not black or white ...or done with.
I agree. Not everything is light and love and we all need to integrate.
It's videos like this that make me never lose faith in Teal Swan. It was so needed!!!
I like my spiritual persona, my rockstar persona, my lover persona, my schollar persona, and all the rest. Its just human, we are all so many parts, the quest for the "true self" is futile. However, we can play and know we are playing and be honest about it. As long as we do our best to recieve others instead of spending our time trying to convince them we are the real deal. This is a choose your own delusion reality after all. I am okay with that. That being said I do enjoy the futile journey to find truth, and I have no plans on giving up. Thanks Teal for playing your spirtual teacher persona. I like it, maybe I can meet another version of you one day.
Teal, your video titled "How To Do The Emotional Experiencing Process" changed my life, forever.
It came at the right time, in the right way, and it was necessary, and it was palpable to me.
Since committing to it this past Monday, Oct. 28th, I've been flexing these muscles every night before bed.
Thank you.
Also, during last night's emotional experiencing, I had many vivid thoughts and scenes, and I pulled out some thoughts with regard to Veterans and PTSD, but especially Veteran suicide prevention.
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It's a little bit a rough draft because putting all my revelations in a Word doc was the equivalent of trying to recall a dream. Thoughts below are my own, and do not seek to be an answer to someone in a crisis, nor do I intend to or pretend to be an authority.
"Veteran PTSD, triggers. Men and women in a war, [think of] foxholes, need to flip off the fear switch in order to perform their duties and ultimately, to survive. When they come home from war, and that switch gets flipped back on, if they are not prepared with how to process their emotions, they will be flooded with all the things they witnessed in war, but in a very concentrated way. It may actually be worse because it comes with the same intensity and is constantly triggered.
Triggers contain valuable information. They are signals from our emotions trying to get us to feel, however, sometimes, if we aren’t ready, or don’t know how, all we get is the feelings, but no resolve. Suffering becomes the way, and we know what that can, in its worst form, lead to...suicide. An attempt to flip off the fear switch, with no option to turn it back on. There’s a better way. It takes work, and love, and support. I’m not sure if that’s taught in the military, but I think it should be.
I think the first page of a manual for military members would looking something like “You are going to have to do things that are against the nature of most normal human beings. Some of you will experience physical wounds, and some of you will experience mental ones, some both. Therefore, we’ve created an instruction book for our service men and women should you wish to take your life” [to be determined]…
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Also, thank you for this. > tealswan.com/get-help-now/
For me it means, conscious about who i am. Not what i am told. In all my freedom. Don t let anyone tell you something else.
Be free of social/spiritual/whatever constructs. .
Be free.
I love this. And I can relate to her journey. Except now I’m picking things that feel right for me. I pick some sophisticated clothes and some hippy clothes. I love jumpsuits, not because they look spiritual but because they are comfy and make me feel good. I have hard days but I have my practice and messages that I can call upon for strength. My eternal love IS an aristocrat. But I didn’t choose him for the social status. I chose him because I saw his vulnerability, and his intellect and talents that no one else saw. I love who he is. He may be an A-S to most of the world but he treats me like a Queen. And I treat him like a King. And when we make love, we feel God. We let go, surrender. It’s so amazing.
I’m only on one part of my spiritual journey. I hope people like her continue going and continue looking within.
So many people claim they are “awake”, yet they are completely not self aware.
Probably about 90% of people on youtube if not more. Thank you for speaking on this topic!
After reading the Power of Now and employing the practices of driving out my ego's antics I encountered a mini ego death. It was amazing as my experiences of encountering depression on a occasional basis has completely disappeared. My demeaner leveled out. However, ego creep does comes back! I have found it humorous when student practioners dress up like their Yogi masters as the pursue enlightenment.
But doesn't he exemplify exactly what she is saying - soft spoken lovely Eckhart, has no problems.
Good book. I have severe anxiety and need to read it again
Eckhart is a false Guru!!!! Made tens of millions being said false Guru.
The first question I ask to gauge if someone has done the work is if they’ve done shadow work and what they discovered about themselves. Their body language and discomfort is a dead giveaway. Thanks for talking about this Teal. Being aware isn’t always fun.
As always, Teal being on point regardless of the backlash it will receive.
Thank you
on piont or useing pionts are galvinizing , dont you idea about how many people are working on mountian tops or sleding in the artic?
The thing is, these spiritual workshops and events and gatherings are all about taking control of your OWN POWER. Its all about healing some deep trauma and EMPOWERING yourself, the inner soul. How Big and Beautiful?! Theres nothing more righteous than living your life aligned with your inner intuition and self. Learning to listen to your powerful intuition. Learning to live with love and integrity. I see nothing wrong with this journey for people, and it has literally saved so many lives who could see no way of living on this planet otherwise.. it hurts that there are people on the other side doubting the freedom, the joy, doubting the benefits of a certain group of people trying to break the western culture matrix and still find support and a beautiful life worth living on the other side! Who cares? Let them live the way they see fit and you can go in without judgement in your heart. This life right now is too difficult to bare sometimes very hard to navigate, and we need to open our hearts more to other ways of living and beliefs. Less judgement on other on their personal life journeys. If they really want to dedicate their lives this way, i think its a bit disgusting that this is the way we poke at them, make fun of them, for just trying to live slow and intentionally. Live and let live. 💙
This is so true about people I’ve met in real life who claim they had an “Ego death” and “an awakening” therefore superior enough to start a spiritual business on TikTok to share “their mission on earth”. Spiritual psychosis is a real thing sadly and people use it to justify almost anything.
yes...i avoid msotly those who call themselves light workers
Recently came inte Teals channel, sharp and on point woman! Would love to see a one skit though, like meet the Swansians. Not to mock the "reality shows" but you know, serious goofiness can also bring good.
Thank you for your amazing insight and all the hard work you do to bring awareness to the people
Spiritual awakening, it's a very long journey from the beginning of your life here on earth, and is hard to describe a spiritual life, the chakras and kundalini happiness in your life, and when you realised you are a spirit in a body, but remember you are the body and mind, ❤namaste 🙏
Thanks for the validation Teal. My friend who has now past away her boyfriend was like this down to the clothes like a hippy and the speech. He didn't like that I didn't need to take drugs to experience God because that is how he overcame his ego...lol. In reality, he had an ego bigger than the state of Texas. My friend died alone asking where everybody was because before her cancer took her, that boyfriend who was spiritual and awake turned her against everyone who loved her. A woman she never spent time with when she was healthy ended up being there with her when she passed and reported it all to people like me who were like sisters. We wouldn't even know she passed away the way he isolated her if it wasn't for the one person he let in at the end. Such a spiritually awake guy, the drugs probably took over him that he thought was god.
I feel deeply bad for these types of people. I use to be one of them. Ignored my shadow side completely and looked at how 'beautiful the oneness of everything' was without even understanding what in the world that actually meant. Pain is a teacher so feel and explore it as to learn from it so that you don’t suffer.
We have met so many people that goes around talking about non reactivity and that others should learn how to not react. To the point it is starting to drive me crazy. Should we be a rock? Should we not be human? Should we completely abandon our emotions? Should we not have emotions at all and not be human? Some of these be non reactive comes from men and they have been taught to not even consider feelings, they have a hard time expressing even how they feel, what the feeling is compared to other feelings. And then there are a lot of people that are into spirituality but they are presenting that you should meet your own needs completely by yourself, but they themselves are not following this. They are depending on people to meet their needs, but that is not what they are teaching. It is such a divide, such separation from other people around. Then of course there are these overly positive people, who is only into positivity.
Very insightful. Ive been told before that I have a spiritual ego and it has sent me on the self reflection as to why that is and it is both yes and a no. It’s good to see that imitation is not a mask to protect oneself but also it is truly about being here and now with whatever comes at me never denying emotion but looking for humanity in the midst of it. I feel less awaken having to over explain myself haha but I had to share and that in itself is also a feeling so thank you for this blueprint it help me develop these thoughts.
Always right on time, Teal.
She is speaking about herself
So important, especially to pick up on within ourselves. I don't do this consciously and I know my path is genuine, but I do find myself clinging to some aspects of a spiritual 'character' in those down periods when life is lifing hard! Awareness of that character that pops up will help me from here :)
Very interesting. In recent months I have become increasingly, perhaps even dramatically aware of "evil as simulacrum". It is astounding how often the way of ascension is imitated somewhat "closely" by very dark energies, resulting in something akin to a military aircraft shooting out flares as "imitation" or "simulacrum" to distract an incoming missile to track the wrong target. The consequence is people who can now be "turned off" at hearing words that might technically be valid spiritual premises, but because they heard those words from an "imitator"...they now "know" to avoid any such idea or pursuit. For example, I've encountered the "spiritual persona" who speaks of shadow integration, while themselves being far from it. Some listeners may now conclude that "shadow integration" is a gimmick.
Actually, one of my favorite "Spiritual Persona" quotes is "there is no hatred anywhere within me, I only know love." Ironically(?) that's a pretty good flag that you've found someone who has a ton of repressed rage.
Wow, this such an excellent video!
true explosives to shatter the onedimensional Spiritual circles....
One of the major things I've encountert so many times is the Ego death and the transcending of bad & darkness....
Nothing could be further from our being. Integration is the name of the game.
To become "One with the Shadows", getting in harmony with all your dark and light energy. (to point out easy)
Teal, you're a living arrow of truth and honesty. I know of no one, that speaks so directly to "messy, dark and uncomfortable" side of our existence and humaness, than you.
Thank you so much for all the effort and energy you're putting out for the world!
with heartful greetings from Germany
Sometimes I think Teal would make a great comedian. I laughed through the whole video because everything she says is true. I could mention so many TH-cam channels of spiritual influencers who are exactly as she described them.😅
Sure, would you mention your top 2 channels of such influencers? Not a gotcha question, just wanna check them out.
@georgecarlin2656 I'll give you a few names, but I’m not sure if I’m right... Obviously, I’m going off my own feelings. What comes to mind are mostly channels run by Western women who teach yoga while trying to impart spiritual lessons, or more famous channels like Activation Vibration, Infinite Waters, Aaron Doughty... I’m not saying they’re bad people, I just think that, in my opinion, they're guilty of this and they don’t even realize it.
Sometimes I also think Aubrey Marcus is like that. I’m not sure if I’m right, but even though he does many things, I find it off-putting when people take hallucinogenic plants, have a few experiences, and then consider themselves ready to guide others in spirituality-and monetize it. With Teal, however, I see it differently because she always has a unique perspective on spirituality and has made me think about certain things more concretely than all the other channels combined.
@@alessia7687 Thanks, I think at least 90% of influencers, yoga & spiritual practitioners are clowns.
@@georgecarlin2656 I couldn't agree more
Everybody is.
On their path
This disease is all over social media
Check out all the tarot readers and mediums saying the 2024 election will be overturned and those with faith in that nonsense. They’re selling hope to the desperate
yes....pit falls...and hopefully growth signals.....have compassion for others and self as we go this
The charade doesn’t matter any more it’s truly AWEsome! Beaming one side of the lips to the other. 🤲🙏
They don’t tell you , they simply treat you humanly. You can see it by how they treat others and how they treat themselves , they don’t convince you of anything about them , they simply tell you honestly and it’s up to you if you believe it or not. Human is human no matter what and humans get treated like that nothing fancy
It's nice seeing someone bring up the importance of darkness and how it can lead to true awakening. It must drive you mad to see people false spiritual beings.
There's no need to influence after waking up, because waking up means understanding, that things are as they are, so are also the people. There is nothing we could have changed or done better outside and inside of ourselves because we are who we are, the only thing that changes is the understanding of just this. Every bla bla and spiritual hokuspokus does only and always mislead for awakening is quiescence something so intimate between you and the universe only you will understand when you experience it.
And the fun and painful part is, we are all in this together, sleeping or awakening, we still have to finish our play.
I need to start from day 1 of teals videos and use it as my guide cause I feel like Teal is the most legitimate spiritual teacher I can find without getting into other cultures I don't understand.
Yes, I see you.
When I awakened, I didn't really change, but who I was in my heart became louder and stronger, and I couldnt really ignore it anymore, not even for the purpose to satisfy my ego. It was a big war in me unfortunately. I had to acknowledge my pain, I had to remember all of them dispite of dissociative amnesy in order solve my traumas and get rid of my soul pain. I had to acknowledge the deep pure truth about myself, and my experiences and the world and understand and accept to heal this pain. I guess this is awakening. Now I have found love in me. And I am not afraid anymore of the truth. I am just me, and totally good with it. I don't have any little dark part in me wanting to push it away and keep in secret infront of myself because it hurts. It doesn't hurt anymore. It is what it is.
Thank you for this! As someone who is a marginal part in some spiritual communities, this makes me feel less inferior about being raw and gritty, looking at the “ugly stuff” inside of myself as I work through it, instead of being peaceful and happy all the time
They tried to make us hate you.. but I won't do it. Thank you Teal 💜
Love the delivery of the “spiritually enlightened “ with the so called adepts lol . I think for a lot of us there is a been there done that with some of this . There are so many charlatans and phoneys out there. This has become a big business for some people. For me I had the spiritual enlightenment and yes psychedelics were a catalyst but I had to also begin to walk through the rest of that only to discover Jungs integration of the shadow and then I had to awaken to the disillusionment of my own ego persona . I often say that I’m in recovery but truth is most of it has been discovery . There is no finality to the change if one is looking to change themselves. It’s a life’s journey I’ve discovered. Happy I found your channel. It definitely has me self examining my own self/ego/persona a little more .
Soooo good topic and video i call these people "chewing gum chewers" thanks dear Teal
Oh, thank you for that comprehensive explanation! You should have posted this 2 weeks earlier for me - then I could have avoided a person like that who I just recently sought "spiritual" coaching from! I walked out the door and was kind of retraumatized. Luckily, after a few days of meditating a lot and thinking about the things I know about spirituality or have experienced myself, I regained my sanity. So I was finally able to make a connection - this woman was projecting her unresolved issues onto me by portraying this "spiritual persona". My intuition told me - watch out -> hypocracy! Thank you again. I know at least 2 other people in my circle who fall into this category.
This is such a point- we can be as we are, imperfect, and still attuned spiritually. The idea of perfection and black-and-white thinking and superiority is a misunderstanding of enlightenment.
A powerful bow and a smile at the end Lady! Thanks for this blessing of a video.
When I started a kirtan band, we were mostly offering our music in yoga studios and yoga festivals. I very quickly found out how much inauthenticity exists among yoga studio owners, various New Age spiritualists, and how prevalent spiritual narcissism is in these communities. In all the years I have fronted and led bands in different genres of music, I was never treated worse by these types of people than I was when I had my kirtan band. Toxic positivity, spiritual bypassing, and all manner of "love and light" as someone is gossiping behind your back were the norm. I quit that and started a rock band instead and had more fun doing that because, even though I was around bars and drinking and drugs and regular "non-spiritual" people, at least the bar owners were straightforward and the people authentic enough for me to know what to count on and what to watch out for. I loved doing kirtan and would love to do it again, but when that time comes I will be a lot more guarded when I form my alliances within the "spiritual community."
My favorite teal swan video to date. Thank you for this breath of fresh air! 🎉😊🎉
We have to be mindful of our attachments, especially of our attachments to ideas.
fell victim to doing exactly this a couple years back.rarther cringe to look back on 😂. However it did eventually lead me to the destruction of every ego I had ever created leaving me stepping very carefully through life and most importantly in an actual state of peace.
Yes Teal only you had the guts to dare those pretenders as a mighty warrior of truth. Many thanks . Hypocrisy and gas lighting are very common in spirituality! 🙏 ❤
About all what I have seen about awakening I somehow thought for myself that I never want to become like that. For me it was like what I call the NLP-lough. That constant smiling even if there is nothing to smile about. - That’s probably the first time I feel like awakening actually can be a good thing.