When you start to cultivate spiritual energy, you most likely will start having more spiritual experiences, such as seeing flickering lights, or interacting with spiritual beings, or having more significant dreams. But you may also notice new sensations within your body, mind, or spirit. For me I started to feel I was now stepping outside the confines of my body each time I meditated, and with it came a sensation of  total freedom, delight, and wonder.

I also started to notice that when I was in this state of expanded freedom, I was better at conversing and receiving guidance. Later, I also noticed how I was getting better results from the spiritual cultivation process during these  "expansion windows". Then I noticed having a lot more spiritual experiences occurring. 

Over time, I also began to feel sensations I call "the wobbles" as if my inner self was always vibrating. At first, it felt "thick and dense" but over time, it changed to feeling more like a gentle "hum" - kind of like the purr of a refrigerator. For a long time, I didn't know what this was or what it meant. Later I realized this is what is meant by "trying to increase your vibration". For me, this was not something I worked on - it just happened. It was an automatic transition and sensation. What I have discovered, however, is this seems to allow me to  "connect" with other subtle, spiritual energies at almost any time. I no longer have to be in a meditative state to connect with spiritual energies. I can now connect with different spiritual frequencies with mental focus and intention, almost on an ad hoc basis.

Two sparks of bright lights on my ceiling were displaying in the dark of night while I lay on my bed. They almost looked like bright stars, but then they started to move. It looked like these stars were dancing, as they moved and flowed across and around the ceiling. Every once in a while they bumped into each other and I would hear a soft crackle as the sparks hit one another.

I later learned these sparks of dancing stars were my two Spiritual Guides projecting themselves in a manner I could see them and would not be afraid It was their way to let me know of their presence - a stronger type of physical validation than just one of my feelings or hunches. They wanted to say hello, provide comfort and support to me, as well as to keep me engaged in this new quest of learning to work and cultivate spiritual energy. 

My Spirit Guides knew that a student needs reinforcement and encouragement in a new journey that is often filled with mystery, skepticism, and not a lot of peer support. This physical display of moving sparks of light was one of the ways they decided to keep me engaged, interested, and curious.

Eventually, this type of communication ended as we transitioned to other types of validation and encouragement in this journey of discovery. But in the initial months of my training, I was greeted at bedtime with one or two dancing stars on my ceiling to help keep me motivated.