What is awakening? Why are more and more people around the world experiencing crises, “remembering themselves,” internal upheavals, shifting values — and suddenly saying, “I began to see and feel everything differently”?
Awakening is a fundamental, evolutionarily built-in process of soul activation, during which a person emerges from a millennia-long sleep, “spiritual amnesia,” and begins to perceive themselves as a Divine, multidimensional being who has come to Earth for an important mission.
Awakening is a multi-layered process that includes internal crises, identity reassembly, emotional and physical restructuring, bursts of inspiration, and periods of emptiness.
This article is an analysis of awakening as a deep evolutionary process based on the monthly reports of Lauren Gorgo:
- what triggers the awakening process,
- how it is experienced through the body, emotions, and psyche,
- what mistakes, traps, and discoveries await along the path,
- how awakening changes the entire planet and the collective field,
- and what its stages and waves are according to Lauren Gorgo’s materials.
Awakening: Meaning, Mechanics, Stages
1. Awakening as an Evolutionary Process
Awakening is a stage built into the evolution of the soul and the planet. In Lauren Gorgo’s materials, awakening is interpreted as an organic part of the Grand Plan, when each soul — and all of humanity as a whole — passes through the point of exiting collective “spiritual amnesia.”
“Awakening is an organic process of expanding consciousness that allows one to awaken from the sleep (amnesia) of the three-dimensional state, restore connection with higher dimensions of consciousness (5D+), and feel oneself as a multidimensional being while simultaneously living in a body on Earth.”
– Lauren Gorgo
Awakening is a natural stage for a soul that has come to maturity and accumulated certain experience through many incarnations.
The Mechanics of the Awakening Process
- Awakening always begins with an inner call: something in the old world no longer works, loses meaning, a feeling of emptiness or internal pressure arises.
- This call is the activation of the program of return to the Source, built into the soul. It is triggered either automatically (through “time codes,” collective portals), or after accumulating a critical mass of experience, or as a result of deep inner dissatisfaction.
- Awakening leads to a person beginning to see the world “through” habitual patterns — to feel other layers of reality, to notice inner truths not controlled by external authorities.
Awakening is often linked to planetary cycles and mass “energy portals.” When enough “ready” souls accumulate in the world, their awakening triggers a chain reaction — the field becomes “softer” for subsequent awakenings.
“Awakening is not the will of the mind or circumstances, but a return to the Source, built into the evolutionary code of the soul. You cannot fail to awaken if you came to Earth for this.”
– Lauren Gorgo
2. Signs of Awakening
Awakening is a process that is felt on all levels: in emotions, body, psyche, relationships, even in the surrounding world. Lauren Gorgo’s materials describe in detail the main signs of awakening, which may manifest gradually.
Emotional Signs
- Feeling of inner emptiness or longing: Old joys no longer bring pleasure, and familiar goals and achievements lose their meaning.
- Periods of “hopelessness,” crisis, apathy, which alternate with sudden bursts of inspiration, inner peace, or “unexplained” joy.
- Frequent feeling of “otherness” — “I’m not like everyone else,” “I can’t live the old way anymore.”
- Growth in empathy: Sensitivity to other people’s emotions, desire to help, sometimes — pain from others’ suffering.
- Thirst for truth: An inner impulse to ask questions about the meaning of life, the nature of the soul, the structure of the world.
Physiological/Energetic Signs
- Changes in sleep patterns: Insomnia appears, or conversely, a need for more sleep; dreams become vivid, meaningful, sometimes prophetic.
- Energy fluctuations: From fatigue and “feeling drained” — to bursts of energy, a desire to change things, to create.
- Changes in body perception: Sensitivity to food, sounds, smells, the atmosphere in a room arises. Sometimes — “energetic withdrawal,” a sensation of goosebumps, heat, cold, trembling for no reason.
- Appearance of unusual sensations: Pressure in the heart area, solar plexus, “burning in the hands,” a feeling of energy moving through the body.
Psychological Signs
- Loss of interest in “survival games”: It becomes impossible to return to old relationships, work, habits that do not align with inner truth.
- Heightened questions of self-definition: “Who am I?”, “Why am I here?”, “What is truly important to me?”
- Flashes of memories or déjà vu: Sometimes — dreams or sensations of past lives, parallel realities.
- Intuitive insights: Sudden knowing of what “needs to be done,” or why certain events are happening.
External and Social Manifestations
- Changes in your surroundings: Old connections “fall away,” new people appear — “like-minded souls,” while those “alien in spirit” become unbearable.
- A desire to be in nature, to withdraw, to engage in creativity, to listen to silence.
- Chance encounters, synchronicities, “signs,” intensifying after inner decisions.
Awakening can be gentle and gradual, or it can be rapid and crisis-driven. It is a transition to a new frequency and a new level of soul maturity.
Many signs are natural and temporary. Their purpose is to push you toward inner honesty, self-discovery, and the transition to the next stage.
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3. Stages of the Awakening Process
Awakening is a gradual unfolding of the self that can last months or even years. The awakening process is often divided into sequential stages, each with its own tasks, signs, and challenges.
1. Premonition of Change (The “Emptiness” Stage)
- A feeling arises that “something is off,” life loses its former flavor, joy becomes rare.
- Externally, everything may be stable, but internally — a feeling of emptiness, of the “unreality” of what is happening.
- A period of inner tension, a desire for change, sometimes — irritation and fatigue without visible reasons.
2. Crisis or the “Dark Night of the Soul”
- Old supports crumble: relationships, work, meanings no longer hold.
- There may be loss, disappointment, depression, a feeling of being lost.
- An acute feeling arises: “I can’t go on like this anymore,” “I must find another way.”
- The body often reacts with illness, “stagnation,” severe fatigue.
3. Search for Truth and Experimentation
- Active study of books, practices, new teachings, attending seminars, marathons, meetings.
- A desire to understand “what is happening to me,” to find like-minded people, to share your path with someone else.
- Openness to experimentation: meditation, body practices, new forms of creativity.
4. First Encounter with the Source (Inner Insights)
- Unexpected “illuminations,” mystical experiences, strong surges of love or peace without any apparent reason.
- A feeling of unity with the world, moments when “everything is in its place,” a sense of support “from above.”
- New meanings emerge, an understanding of your unique path, an inner compass.
5. Stabilization and Integration
- A return to everyday life, but with a different perception.
- Gradual formation of a new social circle, new habits, creative forms of self-expression.
- The skill of “being yourself among others” develops, a balance of solitude and social life.
- It becomes important not to “prove” anything, but simply to live your truth — calmly and wholeheartedly.
There is no “correct” speed or ideal scenario for awakening: everyone has their own pace and script for unfolding. Self-support and self-acceptance at every stage are more important than any technique.
4. Mistakes, Traps, and Support on the Awakening Path
The awakening process is often accompanied by both insights and expanded consciousness, as well as typical traps. It’s important to know them in advance — so as not to get stuck, fall into illusions, or lose touch with reality.
4.1. Main Mistakes and Traps of Awakening
1. The “Savior” Role and Spiritual Rescue
- The desire to “awaken everyone around,” to impose your experience on loved ones, colleagues, the world.
- Often leads to burnout, disappointment, and a feeling of isolation.
2. Spiritual Pride
- The certainty that you are “above” or “more spiritual” than others, judging the “sleeping.”
- Sliding into a new kind of division — “me/them,” instead of true unity.
3. Retreat into Escapism and “Stuckness”
- Getting stuck in meditations, fantasies, mystical searches without connection to reality.
- Isolation from society, refusal of everyday tasks, “living in expectation of a miracle.”
4. Perfectionism and Demandingness Toward Yourself
- Constant comparison with “spiritual ideals,” harsh self-criticism.
- The illusion that awakening should be “perfect,” fast, and beautiful.
5. Expecting Support Only from Outside
- Expecting that a mentor/guru/book will “give the answer.”
- The transition from external dependence to an inner foundation is a mandatory step for maturity.
4.2. How to Support Yourself on the Path of Awakening
1. Awareness and Honesty with Yourself
- Regularly ask yourself: “What am I really feeling right now? What is happening inside me?”
- Accept any emotions without judging them as “bad” or “unspiritual.”
2. Balance Between Spiritual Practices and Embodiment
- Don’t avoid bodily sensations: movement, breath, creativity, caring for your physical state strengthen grounding.
- Awakening is not only about spirit but also about embodying Light in the body.
3. Support from Like-Minded People and Finding “Your People”
- Don’t stay in isolation; seek people on a similar wavelength — offline and online.
- Group support is a resource and a space for sharing experience.
4. Tolerance for Those Who Are Still “Asleep”
- Respect the path of others; give time to your loved ones and the world around you.
- Everyone wakes up in their own time.
5. Practice Gentleness and Simplicity
- Don’t try to speed up the process; trust the natural rhythm.
- Awakening is not a competition.
“The greatest support on the path of awakening is honesty with yourself, acceptance of your experiences, and trust in the inner process. Everything happens in its own time and to the extent that you are ready for it.
– Lauren Gorgo
See also Honesty as an Indicator of Spiritual Growth
Waves of Awakening
Awakening never happens all at once for all of humanity. This process unfolds in “waves,” each of which sets its own tone, values, tasks, and lays the foundation for the next wave.
1. Causes and Prerequisites for Mass Awakening
Lauren Gorgo emphasizes that awakening is the result of powerful planetary and galactic changes.
Change in the Planet’s Vibration
- Need for new values: The demand for joy, creativity, cooperation, honesty, freedom — signs of a shift in the collective code.
- Rise of Earth’s “base frequency”: The planet has reached a new level of vibration; old scenarios are no longer supported by the field.
- Collective fatigue with duality: More and more people feel that the old patterns of fear, survival, competition, and “games” have exhausted themselves.
The role of “beacons” and individual awakened ones before 2000
- “Pioneers” — those who laid the crystalline structures: Individual awakened ones of past eras prepared the energetic soil, held the codes of Light, and paved the way for mass processes.
- After 2000, their mission transforms: They now become teachers, mentors, and support for new waves of awakening.
A particular acceleration of awakening is noted during periods of strong astronomical and energetic events: solar and lunar eclipses, the Lion’s Gate (8:8), spring and autumn equinoxes, dates of significant portals and star gates (11:11, etc.). These dates are “energetic windows” through which the planet’s consciousness receives new frequencies, meaning more and more souls are “ready to wake up.”
Mass awakening is the result of the collective work of many souls, a stage of the Great Plan, supported both “from above” and “from below.” The more awakened there are, the easier this process becomes for each new seeker, and the less fear, shame, and feeling of isolation there is.
See also Tasks and trends during the new wave of awakening
2. Pioneers (individual awakened ones before 2000)
Before 2000, awakening on Earth occurred not in waves, but in isolated cases. These were pioneers, beacons, elder star seeds, whose task was not mass field change, but the initial preparation of space.
Characteristics of this stage:
- The awakened felt alien in their time and culture; their path was isolated, often lonely and unshared.
- Those around them usually did not understand or support these people; society did not even provide words to describe their state and experience.
- Their spiritual crises, insights, and discoveries were lived through “blindly” — without support from communities, methods, or teaching systems.
- Their main mission was to hold the primary codes of Light, to anchor the frequencies of the new era on the planet, and to create “access points” for subsequent generations.
- Very often, they became the first teachers, mentors, and energy bridges for future mass waves of awakening.
“Before 2000, there were individual awakened ones on the planet, but their experience was extremely unlike the mass process… Their mission ended with the arrival of the first collective wave.”
– Lauren Gorgo
This stage was extremely important, but it was not widespread — it was the work of lone individuals, without collective support, often accompanied by an inner feeling of being “strange,” “too sensitive,” or even “out of place” in the old world.
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3. Mass Awakening
Starting in the year 2000, a completely new evolutionary cycle begins on Earth — the era of mass awakening. This is not just a quantitative increase in “spiritual seekers” — it is about a synchronous activation process affecting entire generations of souls and changing the very collective field of the planet.
What happened
- The so-called “galactic gates” opened — an energetic portal that allowed a large number of souls to awaken almost simultaneously and begin to sense their true nature.
- The first global “stream” was launched — the Wave of Awakening, within which thousands and even millions of people suddenly began to ask questions about meaning, freedom, and higher purpose.
- The former lone individuals (“pioneers”) felt relief: a “field of resonance” appeared, along with new like-minded people, the first communities, and tools for joint development.
Key features of mass awakening:
- Awakening becomes “normal,” discussed publicly more and more often, with many books, films, seminars, and spiritual schools appearing.
- People begin to intuitively seek each other out, forming the first real-life and online communities that support the path of inner transformation.
- The main focus is not only personal healing but also the feeling of belonging to a larger process, a collective mission.
- The “domino effect” is triggered: each newly awakened person makes the process easier for the next, and the collective energy of change becomes ever more powerful.
- At this stage, the first mass “spiritual marathons,” online meditations, and united projects across the planet appear.
“Mass awakening begins with the opening of the collective gates in the year 2000. From this moment, the activation of new souls becomes synchronized, field support appears, and the feeling of belonging and mission intensifies.”
– Lauren Gorgo
Only with the beginning of mass awakening did it become possible to form a true collective “field of Light” — a foundation that accelerates and eases the path for new generations. This created the conditions for launching subsequent waves, in each of which awakening becomes easier, faster, and more “natural” — already without the isolation and stress of the lone pioneers.
First Wave of Awakening (2000–2012)
Period: 2000–2012
Who: Pioneers, “energetic discoverers,” those who start the mass movement but still face resistance from their environment.
Main signs:
- A sharp exit from “spiritual amnesia,” often through a crisis or powerful personal events.
- A sense of mission — to “hold the Light,” to create space for change.
- Often — a rapid interest in new teachings, practices, uniting with like-minded people, and creating the first major spiritual communities.
- A strong feeling of being a “transitional generation”: still much shadow work and breaks with the past, but already powerful support for other awakened ones.
Collective effect: Forming the basic matrix for future waves, the first synchronization of individual paths with the collective process.
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Second Wave of Awakening (2012–2024)
Period: 2012–2024
Who: “Connectors,” integrators, those who came to build a bridge between the first pioneers and the mass collective.
Key signs:
- Awakening happens more gently and quickly, with less “spiritual drama.”
- Interest in team projects, group healing, co-creation, and experience sharing increases.
- The theme of collective responsibility unfolds: a desire to help, unite, and build a “field of support.”
- It becomes natural to not only do personal work but also care for others, creating ecosystems (families, teams, communities based on values).
Collective effect: Stabilizing and expanding the collective field of Light, preparing a “soft landing” for the next mass wave.
Third Wave of Awakening (2024+)
November 11, 2024 (11.11) is marked by Lauren Gorgo as the activation point for a completely new wave of souls that have not been included in any previous awakening waves. This is precisely the arrival and activation of a new generation of awakened ones, destined to launch their unique, yet unmanifested frequency.
“The new wave of awakening was initiated on 11.11.2024: it is the launch of previously unactivated souls who come with a different set of codes and tasks, directly oriented towards the New Earth and collective co-Creation.”
– Lauren Gorgo
What makes this wave unique
- These souls embody a “pure beginning” — they come without the burden of heavy collective karma, not to complete or heal the old.
- They DO NOT REPEAT the path of the “pioneers,” they are not meant to finish old scenarios, but to launch the next cycles, synchronized with the planet’s new vibrational template.
- Their purpose is to accelerate the “anchoring” of the New Earth, the embodiment of new models of relationships, creativity, business, ecology, and education.
Key themes and tasks of the third wave of awakening
- Collective Shift:
— Instead of “individual salvation” — an emphasis on synergy, co-creation, united efforts, and instant mutual support.
— The mission is to build the New World, not to “exit the old one.” - Anchoring New Codes:
— Rapid integration of new frequencies, natural ease in mastering modern technologies, network-based forms of interaction, and collective creative processes.
— Non-attachment to past identities: these people easily change roles without clinging to the “old self.” - New Ecology of Feelings:
— Natural empathy, but without self-sacrifice or merging; healthy boundaries and the ability to maintain one’s purity even in chaos.
— The sense of “I AM” manifests not through detachment, but through joyful presence among others.
Table of the Awakening Wave
Each wave eases the path for the next: the larger the collective field of Light, the less resistance, fear, and loneliness for the newly awakened. The missions of the waves differ: the first waves hold and pave the way, the second integrate, the third embody the new. The older waves remain as support and mentors, while the new ones realize the potential they have laid down in matter.
4. The Impact of Awakening on the Collective Field and the Planet
Awakening is not just a personal crisis or a search for self. For Lauren Gorgo, awakening is a catalyst for the deep evolution of all humanity and the planet itself.
Every newly awakened heart eases the path for the next. An awakened person radiates the frequency of truth, inner honesty, trust, and joy. This creates a “field effect”: it becomes easier for those around them to feel the call to change, to dare to seek, and to experience their crisis more gently.
The principle of resonance kicks in: the more awakened people in one’s environment, the more “normal” it becomes to seek one’s own path, to change, and to not fear going against the system.
The waves of awakening are a gradual “softening” of the old matrix of fear, control, and competition.
With each new wave of awakening, there are fewer internal and external obstacles: new words, practices, supportive environments, communities, and educational projects emerge.
The more people consciously integrate their experience, the higher the overall “ceiling” of possibilities for everyone.
The planetary field becomes “lighter,” the density of fear and aggression decreases, and new scenarios for the development of civilization open up.
On a subtle level, collective awakening gives an impulse for changes in technology, culture, economy, education systems, and medicine.
Leadership archetypes change: authoritarian hierarchies are replaced by horizontal structures, value-based teams, and creative alliances.
The awakened of the first waves continue to be “points of attraction” for seekers, becoming guides and mentors. They are the ones who create safe spaces where new experiences become the norm and mistakes are not a reason for shame.
Awakened individuals help mass waves integrate, and those, in turn, create a new field for the next leap. This is how the spiral of collective evolution works.
“Awakening is not just a personal victory. Every awakened person becomes a link in a great chain, and this changes the possibilities for all of humanity.”
– Lauren Gorgo
Conclusion
Awakening is only the first, but not the only, major stage in the evolution of the soul and all of humanity. As soon as the wave of awakening encompasses a sufficiently large number of people, a new evolutionary cycle begins: waves of ascension.
Ascension according to Lauren Gorgo is the further development of the awakened:
- If awakening is coming out of sleep, restoring connection with the Source, and launching inner transformation,
- then ascension is a deep process of integration, healing, expansion, and embodiment of Light in the body, consciousness, relationships, and creativity.
Each wave of awakening gradually evolves into a wave of ascension, passing through key portals, collective initiations, and shifts in tasks:
- from personal awakening to collective service,
- from individual crisis to synergy and co-creation,
- from seeking truth to embodying it on Earth.
In the next article, we will break down in detail:
- how the waves of ascension develop and interact,
- why they move in sync with planetary and galactic cycles,
- what tasks, signs, stages, and challenges await the awakened on the path of ascension,
- and how this process transforms the collective field of Earth.