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How to navigate intense spiritual experiences that feel overwhelming

My meditation teacher says I'm having a kundalini awakening but I feel like I'm losing my mind - energy shooting up my spine, seeing lights, can't sleep for weeks.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The boundary between spiritual breakthrough and psychological crisis becomes unclear when consciousness shifts dramatically.

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