Book Signing/Discussion: Surviving Illumination Breaking through Crisis

What happens after an intense spiritual awakening? How do you navigate the unwinding and deconstruction of self on the physio-psycho-spiritual system? Who is the Kundalini and why does it matter to you? How do we honor and benefit from the gifts of phenomena, and at the same time, see through we are none of these?

The kundalini process is about waking up what is asleep in each of us. The invitation to aliveness, potency, love and acceptance that reside in the kernel of each of our experiences show us that humanity and divinity are no different. If your deepest yearning is to be awake to both light and dark, and integrate the personality with being, then crisis becomes a gift to spiritual awakening. This is part memoir, part self-help peppered with reflective questions and simple guided awareness practices after each chapter to wake you up. Different people experience kundalini differently depending on different stages of rising as well as what blocks are in the physio-psycho-spiritual system. These could be spontaneous movements, opening of non-ordinary states, glossalia, etc. When the openings are in “wilder” phases because of the unblocking process happening, there are ways to help soothe it and listen to what is the wisdom the kundalini is sharing. Kundalini can be explosive and rapid as a fire razes through a dry forest of beliefs and world views. It can also be smooth like mist.

About the Author:

Kathrina Peterson was trained in Buddhist monasteries in Thailand, Burma, Sri Lanka and Nepal. She is a holistic healer and teacher helping others realize their authentic selves. These “dark nights of the soul” (yes, there is more than one in a lifetime!) have guided me into cyclical individuation and a deeper clarity and acceptance of the dynamic stability inherent in life.