A Channeled Message From
Mariah Crawford, Psychic Medium
& Spiritual Counselor



Spirit Rising Sanctuary of Light
Redmond, Oregon & Austin, Texas


Dispelling Spiritual Anxiety©

How to Listen to What Your Soul Needs to
Find Daily Peace and Spiritual Eagerness

The following Angelic Inspiration was channeled by Mariah Crawford from her Literary Angel Band.

Have you ever felt anxious in every cell of your being, and just had a knowing that there are major changes, decisions and expansions that need to be made? Your soul is trying to lead you to make those major movements, so that you can build a new foundation for your life. Most of you do know that this is the case, but because so much is involved, and so many fears, worries and concerns raise their heads, you mostly tend to sweep these feelings and knowings “under the rug” for a little or a long while.

When your deepest knowings are ignored, you will begin to experience spiritual anxiety. The Eternal Self – your spirit – will attempt to get your attention by affecting the body and mind in unpleasant, but surefire, ways to help you wake up and open your spiritual eyes. When you choose to keep those eyes open long enough, you will discover you may not be living in ways that are right and good for you and your Earthly Evolution.

The world-famous Austrian psychiatrist, Viktor Frankl, author of Man’s Search for Meaning, and survivor of Hitler’s concentration camps, wrote about and spoke often of the type of anxiety which comes from the belief that one's life has lost its meaning. If you believe your life is without purpose, especially if you choose to ignore the insistent nudges from your spirit, you will become spiritually anxious.

Remember that you are first and foremost a radiant spark of that Great Spark of the Universe. You are temporarily borrowing your marvelous and complicated physical body, the House of your Spirit. When your spirit is not being heard, as it attempts to guide your pathway in life, the human body and mind begin to rebel with little warnings: excessive uneasiness and worrying about everything, feelings of imminent danger, angst, sleeplessness, shakiness, headaches, heart palpitations, backaches, bowel and stomach problems, feeling scattered and ungrounded, and so and on, depending on your particular vulnerabilities.

Your soul came to Earth with a "Power Point" Plan, and life's challenges, changes and upheavals are simply part of the Plan. The human mind and ego dislike change, and will build up fear, worry and insecurity around you, like a 10 foot high chain-link electrified fence, to keep you from taking the chances you need to take, or making the changes needed to come into peace, balance, daily joy and be able to move forward in your life.

The following are a few examples of why many people are feeling lost, depressed, stuck, in despair, hopeless and numbed out. Ask your Self these questions, if you are experiencing spiritual anxiety:

•Are you staying in a job you hate, or that drains you and doesn’t use your talents sufficiently, or at all?
•Are you choosing to stay in relationships that are dead, unbalanced and painful which are hurting or one or all parties involved?
•Are you remaining within a religion or form of spirituality that doesn’t touch and feed your soul anymore, because you are afraid of losing the approval and support of your spouse/partner, friends and family?
•Have you lost your spiritual focus, your connection to the Divine, because your life is difficult and you have given up on hope?
•Have you become embittered, cynical and doubtful of life in general, and forgotten the beauty and magic still in the world?
•Do you know there is something greater, more beautiful, more spiritually powerful for you in your life, yet lack the courage and confidence to take right action?
•Perhaps right action might be: taking classes that would “light your fire” once more; going back to school to finish what you started; or beginning again in an area of service and work you have always wanted to do, but got derailed from by life; leaving relationships, religions, or forms of spirituality that are toxic; finding a form of meditation, contemplation, Yoga, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, or a spiritual group which meets to create music, enrich each other’s lives, etc. Be creative, and follow what feels right.

Your Eternal Spirit Self may create a feeling of anxiety within you to make it clearer each passing day that you are allowing your mind and ego (and often your body) to lead your life, versus allowing your Eternal Self to take charge of your spiritual growth, service and happiness in your world.

Many people are barely inhabiting their lives, and are just moving through life as in a dream (or nightmare), hoping for someone to wave a magic wand to help them find the way. Know this: there is no magic wand. You must do the hard work of spiritual growth and unfoldment, and be real with your Self and about your Self and your life. No one else can do that for you, regardless of claims they may make.

You know the old expression, you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink. Others may offer guidance, but it is your spiritual and personal responsibility to take your life in hand and move forward. There is no spiritual counselor, psychic-medium, shaman, therapist, pastor, healer or drug of any kind (whether considered holy and natural or just an allopathic one) that can do that for you.

You have the power within your Self, and your spirit wants to show you the way, along with those of us in the World of Light who have chosen to help you through your life – your Angel Guides. But, you must take the first step forward to release that which is causing the spiritual anxiety. Then, all your Heavenly Helpers will flock around you, take your hand and guide you toward better thinking, living and giving of your Self and your gifts.

You have all been given free will to make the most of the gifts of this lifetime. Millions of those on Earth won’t take the chance to even take a look at what they are truly made of, and what unusual and unique gifts and talents they have to offer to the world.

You must come to know, without a shadow of a doubt, that you did not come to Earth to suffer, remain stuck and then leave the planet without at least making some headway toward your chosen path of service in the world, and toward shining here on Earth as the bright and blessed spiritual star you truly are.

Courage is the main word and energy needed to overcome spiritual anxiety, and truly listen to what your soul needs to find daily peace. The energy of courage, of the heart, guides you to become more of the weaving of the Fabric of Life, as you choose more carefully the brilliant and colorful threads of your spirit self to weave into the World’s Tapestry.

Spiritual anxiety is dispelled by a combination of actions: Meditation, prayer, contemplation, journaling your true feelings of how your life is being lived now, and reconnecting with the Source of all Good every day, in every way. When you plug back in to the Great Power Plant of the Universe, you begin to find out who you are, what you’re made of, and what lies next on your Path. Put one foot in front of the other, walking slowly, stumbling, falling a bit at first (just as when you first learned to walk), then ultimately gaining speed and taking off in a flying, fabulous run for your money…a run for your very life!

These are all divinely powerful tools when used as they were intended to be: for your soul’s growth, knowing your True Self, communion with Spirit, guidance dealing with every day life and its ups and downs, and overcoming spiritual anxiety. But, these tools can also inadvertently be used as a means of staying stuck in old patterns or escaping your daily life and its problems, fears and worries. Humans have been known to become addicted to these beautiful tools to avoid the realities of life, and the deep wounds of the heart, mind and body. Sometimes these tools can even cause you to disconnect, vs. reconnect, more from others and from the Source. This is not a time to be passive, and disconnect from Self and others! This is a time to be active in a spiritually powerful and Diamond-Bright Way! You can choose now to “go there,” where the Milky Way lies. We do not mean this as a form of escape, but wish to encourage you to remember that you are a Child of the Divine Creator. You can go beyond all limits, beyond all fear, beyond all restrictions, and beyond the Earthly body/mind/ego’s nonsense.

Many of you on Earth have had terrible backgrounds, have not been encouraged in life from the very beginning, and have had to struggle to find your way forward, even a little bit. Your background may be a challenge for your Eternal Spirit, but your Eternal Spirit does not need to be held back in this lifetime, or any lifetime, because of your personal history. Read, study, watch and listen to stories of other souls who’ve overcome inconceivable hurdles. They made new lives for themselves, then helped others crate new lives , and found their own unique ways and paths to do what they came here to do. Those same people have found, or are in the process of finding, their inner peace and a soul-filled determination to live their lives expansively and dispel spiritual anxiety.

All this boils down to one fact: You are here on Earth not only to learn to love, but also to grow spiritually and overcome whatever challenges or hurdles rear up to try to stop you ~ in other words self-realization. Each one of you has the greatest power of the Universe within you – Mother-Father God, the Creator.

It’s all very well and good to speak of being one with each other and one with the One, but you must use something more than words to actually live this concept in your daily life. Neither peace nor the in-born natural joy of the Eternal Self will come to the surface and shine out its radiance, until you dig genuinely and deeply within your Self. When you do so, the coeur (French for “heart”) in courage will fill your life and your choices. Take up your spiritual shield and sword (like the Medieval king, Richard the Lionheart, or Coeur de Lion), and bravely battle your way through all the illusions of the Earthly Realms that have held you “prisoner,” and kept you from fulfilling your Sacred Contract for this Earthly Journey. Follow your heart, and find all that is noble, brave and strong within your Self. Never again allow anxiety of any kind to quench the fire and Light of your spirit!

We offer the following to ponder, with great love, understanding and support of your Earthly Path:

Anxious and eager both mean “looking forward to something,” but they have different connotations. The word eager suggests enthusiasm about something, and a positive outlook. The word anxious implies worrying about something. When you begin to even begin making your way toward what is next for you in this life, spiritual anxiety will begin to fade away, and spiritual eagerness and soul refreshment will take its place. Will you choose eagerness instead of anxiety for your soul’s daily path?

I shall walk eager still for what Life holds,
Although it seems the hard road will not end,
One never knows the beauty ‘round the bend.

Anna Blake Mezquida

Copyright©2010 Mariah Crawford