My Story: My Spiritual Journay

My Story: Please Join me in My Spiritual Journey

My first Spiritual Awakening:

For almost 45 years, I was a member of a Church. I was 19 years old at the time and I was searching for an outlet for my spiritual yearnings. I had my first spiritual awakening when I found this Church. I know that I was led to it. I was an emotional wreck and there was something about this church that called to me. My first years in the Church were so wonderful. I grew and developed emotionally, metamorphizing from an extreme introvert into a more confident soul. I accomplished things in those first years, that to this day, I still consider to be miracles. I am very grateful for my experiences with this Church. I raised 5 children in this Church. I served in many capacities - in leadership, ministering, teaching, and other support roles.

My second spiritual awakening

As time went on I began to sense that there was something else - that I was meant for something higher. I began to question teachings of the church, but I would put these doubts "on the shelf", telling myself to have faith that all things will come together and I will understand someday. Then one day, six years ago (2020), I had my second major spiritual awakening. Some day, I will go into more detail, but suffice it to say that I had a sudden epiphany that caused all of those doubts and concerns that I had put on the shelf to all come crashing down in an instance. At that moment, I knew that there was no going back. Over the next few months, I began to realize that there was something else that I was destined for.

My search begins

I began a journey of research and discovery, as I studied everything from Buddhism and other eastern religions to new age philosophies. I spent 5+ years searching and nothing specific seemed to resonate with me. There were things about Buddhism and Hinduism that attracted me. The concept of reincarnation fascinated me because it answered some the questions that I was having about my Church. I have always wondered how fair it can be that we are expected to be perfect (whether it be by our own works or strictly by the Grace of Christ), but each of us is born into this world with wildly different circumstances. Some are born into an orthodox Christian home and are taught about Christ from a young age, while others may never even hear about Christ during their entire life times. How can this be fair? This is where I see how reincarnation can be a solution for this dilemma. Then there is another dilemma. Christians believe that salvation comes only in and through Jesus Christ. But what about all the people who were born and lived prior to Jesus? What kind of an opportunity did they have to accept Jesus as their Savior? One of the biggest concerns I had with my Church was the level of control and manipulation that they exerted on members. There were arbitrary "so called commandments" that had no basis in anything that Christ taught. I became very disillusioned with all forms for organized religion and I was searching for a form of spirituality that would allow me to commune with God without all of that.

Christ Consciousness and Edgar Cayce

Early in my search I found the concept of Christ Consciousness and I found it intriguing, but I could not find much information what it was or how it could help me in my daily spiritual life. Then, I found Edgar Cayce, a psychic during the early to mid 20th century. In many of his over 14,000 psychic readings he discussed the concepts around Christ Consciousness. In his teachings I found the answers to so many of my questions. As I researched, I also discovered other spiritual teachers who discussed these same ideas - Richard Rohr, Joel Goldsmith, Paramhansa Yogananda, and others.

Please Join me in my journey of spiritual renewal

I am currently in the process of writing a book about Christ Consciousness and specifically how you can implement these ideas in your daily life. I will also be presenting writings on these subject here and on my social media pages. I hope that you will join me as I continue to learn and develop spiritually.

Sincerely,

Michael Hendrickson