Is it possible to achieve spiritual enlightenment while being in a romantic relationship?

Truly, there is no greater training ground for awakening to higher states of consciousness than through the embodied, relational practice of intimate union.

If fully committed to, the path of Love leads us all the way back to the origin, and to a new evolutionary cycle.

It offers a potent crucible within which an alchemical death & rebirth process can take place.

Hello, I have a question about astral projection. I started to get interested in this a little while after my mum passed in april. I thought I may be able to see her and speak with her if I managed to achieve astral projection. Since this interest, every time i sleep on my back I go into sleep paralysis. However, I cant progress into astral projection because it is very scary for me as I feel like I'm suffocating when this happens. I panic and force myself to wake up. This only ever happened about once a year before this. It sometimes lasts a long time. This has happened about 3 times per week since my mum died, as mentioned on a previous post. I no longer try to go into it anymore(due to the suffocating feeling), but it still happens. I read that sleep paralysis is the pathway to astral projection. Why has this started to happen so frequently since simply taking an interest in it? Is this connected to the afterlife? I am concerned about it as I now cannot seem to stop this happening. Could it be my mum trying to communicate? Im asking due to more knowledge around this in this group.

It is an initiatory journey traversing heaven and hell, evoking the entire spectrum of human emotions, including untamed wildness, profound joy, ecstasy, pain, grief, and deep-seated fear.

Denial of romantic relationships typically stem from a patriarchal approach to spirituality that seeks enlightenment by rising above earthly concerns to connect with celestial/divine realms, often through structured religious practices, monasticism, stoic philosophy, asceticism, and hero's journey archetypes. While such masculine-led approaches can connect us with higher consciousness, what goes up must come down. Sustained transformation is only possible by merging/aligning with the feminine principal.

Romantic relationship as an authentic spiritual path offers a fast track for anyone courageous enough to sit in the fire of transformation and surrender to their own undoing.

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Many religious leaders and spiritual teachers proclaim that romance is an illusion and thus a distraction on the path towards spiritual realisation. I wholeheartedly disagree.

As per me, romantic relationships are the perfect place to do the work of the heart and transcend our perceived limitations and conditioned beliefs.

Being in love is a baptism of fire. Nothing exposes ego faster and with more precision than the reflection of our romantic partner.

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Great Love is the Holy Grail.

Feminine-led spirituality cultivates intuition, inner knowing, emotional sensitivity, surrender, receptivity, acceptance, and immanence. It offers embodied, relational practices such as shamanism, Daoism, nature-based spirituality, goddess worship, and practices that integrate dance, movement, song, and storytelling. It prioritises the heart over the mind, it honours the natural rhythms & cycles of life, and embraces the essence of “being” as opposed to “doing”.

Balancing these forces within ourselves leads to a more integrated and inclusive spirituality that honours the full spectrum of human experience and fosters a deeper connection with self, others and the divine.

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