Soul Growth Demands Radical Vulnerability

A few weeks ago, I left my 6-figure job to follow my soul’s calling. And today, I am feeling cracked open and deeply vulnerable.

From an early age, I have been intensely spiritual. For much of my life, I have been very tapped into my intuitive and empathic abilities. Growing up in a world that doesn’t honor sensitivity and “knowings” as gifts, I have always felt like an outsider. To this day, I eat, sleep, breathe, and think spirituality nearly 24/7. My friends would tell you that it would be a very odd day, indeed, if I wasn’t talking about consciousness, the nature of the universe, extraterrestrial beings, spirit guides, and spiritual practices, just to name a few. Everything in my world is hidden with deeper meanings and soul lessons. I can’t walk down the street without wondering what lesson “that person over there” is triggering in me to see and understand about myself.

When I was young, I was deeply religious. In my late teens, this devout Catholic even considered becoming a priest. However, that was not my path. In the past few years, I have participated in many self-development programs, undertook intense shadow work, healed my body of generational ancestral trauma, honed my craft as an astrologer, learned the power of meditation and yogic practices, and even learned to channel messages from galactic beings. And so, it was perhaps surprising to no one that eventually I would step into my calling as spiritual teacher and guide.

After undergoing an intense transformation in the last year, by the beginning of 2021, I knew I was being called to step into what I came to do here on this earth. The earth needs healing and people are being called to know themselves more deeply than ever. I am here to share what I know to help be a guide. So, following my intuitive guidance, I decided to leave my (very secure) full-time job to run my own business as a Spiritual Coach and Intuitive Astrologer. And while I know deeply that my choice is the completely correct one for me, I am also a human with a nervous system undergoing major changes. It’s overwhelming some days. No matter how enlightened one thinks they are or how high one’s vibration can be, we are humans in bodies—the vehicles that respond to our lived experience—and our bodies have limits. Our nervous systems have to adjust to changing energies, especially when we are making choices that align with our highest good.

We see celebrity coaches online telling us to quit our day jobs and follow our dreams. We see social media influencers “living their best lives” and we might even criticize ourselves for not living our lives the way we would wish. They make it look so easy. The truth is, choosing to follow your soul’s highest purpose on this planet is scary and it feels very vulnerable. It can be a long journey to get to a point like that in your life, and when you do, it’s pretty vulnerable.

Leveling up spiritually requires that we get real with ourselves, that we release ourselves of energetic baggage, and that we see ourselves for exactly who we are so that we can grow. But people don’t often speak about just how vulnerable moments of transition and transformation can be. Transformation requires us to feel. It requires that we surrender. It tests our strength, our resolve. The unknown pushes against our deepest insecurities and shows us what we are made of. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, we must first undergo the pressure, be willing to be vulnerable, and surrender to the process. Being vulnerable is deeply uncomfortable. It feels open. It feels scary and our egos will jump into hyperdrive to save us. What we have to foster is our abilities to just be? Let our nervous systems know that “we’re good.”

We are all collectively in a massive moment of transformation on this planet. In the last year, we have all experienced more trauma, more change, more uncertainty, more anxiety, more fear, more control, more limits to free will than possibly ever in human history. In this time, it is important that we hold space for ourselves and for each other. Transformation is painful and it forces us to confront that which makes us feel deeply vulnerable.

So, if you are in a place where you are feeling vulnerable, know that I see you and I honor your experience. Can you hold space for yourself to just Be in this moment? Can you allow this experience to wash over you completely and bring you to a higher place? Can you surrender enough to allow the magic of the Universe and of your Higher Self to guide you?

I’ve actually had a challenging time expressing precisely what I am feeling these days. Some moments are complete bliss. Other moments are like “seriously WTF is wrong with me?” I am reminded daily that this is what transformation looks like. This is what soul growth looks like. I know that this moment is teaching me an important lesson that will make me an even stronger spiritual coach to others as they navigate the unknown in their own lives.

What is this moment teaching you? How can you hold space for yourself to feel vulnerable? Know that you are divinely guided and that you are deeply loved. You might be amazed at what you discover in yourself when you embrace radical vulnerability when your soul demands it.

With love,

Cam

If this message resonated with you, please share this with others and feel free to reach out to me directly (cameron@yourpathandpurpose.com).