Why Can’t I Sleep?

Do you often wake up around 3-5 am and feel like you were just someplace else or know something is up? Do you feel like you just received or are receiving some form of message or guidance from spirit, but aren’t sure what it is?

Waking up in the wee hours of the morning can be frustrating, but it is a common symptom of spiritual awakening. However, there can be other causes too!

I’m going to attempt to help you figure out whether you are receiving spiritual ‘wake up calls’ or if something else is going on.

The first thing you want to do is rule out physical causes.

It’s absolutely crucial when going through a spiritual awakening to take good care of your physical body!

When you are going through a spiritual awakening and anchoring in higher energies, this doesn’t just affect you energetically but physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually too.

Taking care of your physical body and making self-care a priority will help you gain more clarity when it comes to distinguishing what is energetic, what is physical, or if it’s a combination of both.

When you adopt a daily spiritual practice, you also become more mindful of your physical body so problems that you may have been ignoring can come up to the surface more easily.

Some of the things you can do to help would be:

• Get plenty of exercise and rest.
• Make self-care a priority.
• Stay well hydrated (add lemon to your water if possible)
• Make sure to eat a balanced breakfast
• Do not skip breakfast.
• Get out in nature.
• Socialize, even if it must be over zoom or by phone.

Doing these things to the best of your ability will allow this process to go as smoothly as possible. When you have a consistent sleep schedule and are taking care of your body, it’s easier to tell whether waking up in the wee hours is from a spiritual cause.

The Thinning Veil

In the space between waking and sleeping there is a lot of information that you can pick up on. Your higher self can more easily send you a message through your dreams because of the relaxed state you are in and your energy body (chakra system) may go through a rest and healing process just like your physical body while you sleep.

These awakenings usually occur after a period of deep sleep when you transition to an REM sleep cycle. It’s in this phase that spirit can more easily send you information which can cause you to wake up.

It is said that the times between 3 am and 5 am are when the veil between the physical and spirit world is the thinnest.

You might be waking up at 3 am on the dot several nights in a row and wonder what is happening. When you wake up you get the distinct sense that something happened or you may actually hear, see, or feel something coming in.

This is a form of synchronicity, where you notice a pattern but aren’t sure what it signifies. You may feel it is an actual WAKE UP CALL.

When you get a hunch like this do not go straight back to sleep.

Spend a few minutes in silence centering your thoughts. See if anything comes to the surface such as a word, symbol, image, sound, or emotion. Notice if you can feel a presence around you such as a guide or passed loved one. If you do, go ahead and ask out loud, “Who are you?” You may not get a verbal answer but BE AWARE! Do you smell grandma’s apple pie, your dad’s pipe tobacco, your dog’s breath? Did you say different names out loud and get a tap on your shoulder with one of them or did the lights flicker when you said a name, did you get tingles down your arm? Did you say different names out loud and get a tap on your shoulder with one of them or did the lights flicker when you said a name? Again, BE AWARE. How are they communicating with you?

Call your spiritual team in each morning so they know you want their assistance, and when you wake in the night ask if they have a message for you. Before you go back to sleep, write down any information you have gathered to reflect upon in the morning.

Now What

If you are receiving these spiritual wake up calls, it’s time to start keeping a record. The symbols and messages that you receive can have both a universal and personal meaning.

When you get a message from spirit, it’s ok to ask your guides more specific questions about the information you received. Get the clarity on how this relates to you. When you go about your day stay mindful, be aware of similar signs and symbols that show up.

After allowing the message to settle in and you feel you have gotten a clear answer that feels right, look up a word or symbol’s universal meaning by doing a Google search and see how closely your interpretation matches with others. Although everyone’s symbols are often unique to them. This is why it is important to journal a symbol and the meaning to you each time until you see a pattern and can quickly identify each of your symbols’ meanings.

This allows you to start bridging the physical and spiritual worlds in a manner that makes sense to you.

If you find that you are exhausted and the pattern of disrupted sleep is too much for you, then you must set clear boundaries.

Be as clear as possible and state that you are thankful for the guidance but would prefer to be contacted when you are awake or at 6 am or whatever you feel works for you. You are in charge!

As spirit doesn’t work on the same time schedule as we do, stating these boundaries clearly can be super useful and allow you to further refine how you receive psychic or divine messages.

These awakenings are also common during Full Moons and phases where the Moon is in your Sun sign. You may find it helpful to track these dates and see how they correlate with your journal entries.

Have you been receiving spiritual wake up calls?

I’d love to hear what you have experienced. You can email me at marybeth@spirithealinginstitute.site

Much love to my High Vibe Healing Tribe.

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