Michael Beckwith talks in this video of the stages of spiritual awareness he discovered.
The 4 stages are:
1. TO ME – I am a victim of circumstances. I am alone.
2. BY ME – I am a manifester; I can make it happen.
3. THROUGH ME – I am a channel; I surrender to the order of Life.
4. AS ME – I’m it; I am at one with Life.
I interpret Michael Beckwith’s stages of spiritual awareness by applying them to a simple health condition: coming down with a cold.
Scenario 1
Oh, man! Achoo! I’m miserable!
My nose is running copious amounts of snot, but somehow my sinuses are stuffed up.
I’m tired and achy! But I can’t afford to stop at this stage of my work project.
Why is this happening to meeeeee?
Scenario 2
Oh, man! Achoo! I’m miserable!
My nose is running copious amounts of snot, but somehow my sinuses are stuffed up.
I’m tired and achy! I’ll knock back lots of Vitamin C and echinacea, and Flonase and Tylenol if I need it.
I’ll beat this back and be in the swing of my work project in time to complete it spectacularly!
Scenario 3
Oh, wow! Achoo! Look at these symptoms my body is producing as a by-product of healing! I welcome it!
My nose is running copious amounts of snot, and at the same time my sinuses are stuffed up.
I’m tired and achy! It’s probably because I am overextended at work and need to take a break.
Maybe my whole team needs some time without me to figure things out, and we will come up with the best solution for this project once I am rested and creative again.
Scenario 4
Oh, wow! Achoo! Look at these symptoms my body is producing as a by-product of healing! Isn’t it beautiful?
My nose is running copious amounts of snot, and my sinuses are stuffed up.
I notice tiredness and aches in my body. What a wonderful expression of life and healing! I love it!
I can nurture my body with what it needs as the Healing Power of Nature within does its magic.
What do I notice unfolding right now in this moment?
Applied to Health Issues
We may go through all these stages, at least momentarily, with any health issue. This can be especially true with something more serious and life-impacting than the common cold.
“Why is this happening to me” can become: why is it happening for me? Then the real question arises, what is this health condition asking me to shift in my life?
Beyond that there can be a flow of life, where the common cold comes and goes. It might even appear funny to come down with a cold. Isn’t life playing a huge joke? A cold right now? I love it, the way it is!
In one certain health condition, your attention may gravitate to one particular stage, and for a different health condition, it can be different.
Embrace all stages
The funny thing is that all stages are okay! It is fine to notice when you feel like a victim, and when you feel like you have to aggressively root something out to manifest something different.
When you can surrender to these conditions, you can embrace your victimhood or manifester. Or not, and be stuck in them.
Life allows for all.
Life simply asks for awareness.
Ease from Awareness
With awareness of your approach to your health condition, light shines on something unconscious, becoming aware of it. It might be something which perhaps was driving your life in a way that caused you to suffer. Being aware of it, suffering can melt into ease.
Life will show you how you can be as life through this health condition. Don’t hurt your brain thinking about it. Through grace and awareness, it may happen, sooner or later. It’s not up to you.
Consider: from what stage or stages of spiritual awareness are you approaching your health issues?
