Dear friends,
As our awareness deepens, our inner world becomes more vivid, more nuanced, and sometimes more complex. Subtle impressions rise into view. Intuition strengthens. Emotional currents become clearer. Symbolic or energetic experiences may appear more frequently.
This is a natural part of awakening, and it aligns with what The Christ Letters describe as the opening of higher perception — the ability to sense beyond the material layers of life.
But as these perceptions expand, so does our vulnerability.
Because when you begin to sense more than others may consciously acknowledge, it can be confusing. Not every impression is wisdom. Not every surge of emotion is intuition. Not every spiritual experience is grounded. And not every intense moment is a revelation.
This is where discernment becomes essential.
Discernment isn’t about shutting down your inner world.
It isn’t fear-based or restrictive.
And it doesn’t invalidate the very real spiritual dimensions of your experience.
Discernment is clarity in motion.
It’s the practice of knowing your own inner voice well enough that you can differentiate:
the quiet truth from the urgent reaction,
the grounded intuition from emotional residue,
the inner guidance from old wounds seeking attention.
The Christ Letters speak repeatedly about the importance of distinguishing between the voice of the ego — reactive, fearful, distorted — and the voice of the soul — calm, expansive, and steady. This teaching is at the heart of spiritual maturation.
As your consciousness evolves, your responsibility is not to believe everything you perceive nor to dismiss everything you perceive, but to cultivate an intimacy with your own inner landscape.
Trusted, grounded support helps enormously with this.
So does rest.
And self-honesty.
And a willingness to question your own interpretations without abandoning what you know to be true.
A few invitations for reflection:
Which inner experiences bring both expansion and steadiness?
Where do I feel pressured, agitated, or overwhelmed — and what might that be pointing to?
Who are the people who can hold space for my experience without amplifying fear or dismissing truth?
You don’t need to rush toward certainty.
Discernment unfolds over time.
As the Christ Letters remind us, clarity is a natural outcome when love, honesty, and presence are applied to our inner experience. When we stay rooted in those qualities, awakening becomes not only expansive, but safe, grounded, and deeply transformative.
In our next article, we’ll explore how to integrate these inner insights with the wider world — how to stay connected while honoring the truth rising within you.
With love,
Alara
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