During the process of coming into higher states of conscious awareness, you may find yourself searching for answers not yet realizing you have been initiated into a spiritual awakening. Much like a "hero's journey," you will come face to face with many obstacles, tricksters, cons, teachers, gurus, and some very well-meaning people. Some will distract and attempt push you off your path, and others will challenge you to step out of your comfort zone, assisting you in shedding the ego, which allows you to drop all false belief systems you have acquired and held in place with your unconscious mind. You may have protected and defended these beliefs, as they gave you comfort and stability in the past.  However, once these belief systems begin to crumble, they become difficult to salvage and continue to hold onto after you have had a glimpse of the truth. The peek behind the veil of reality and realize the divine spark within you. This spark is your inner star and it will serve as a guiding light, providing you with the courage to face your fears and light the fire within, allowing you to discover a deep sense of purpose, passion, and authentic spiritual, emotional, physical as well as mental freedom. No more clutching onto false dogmas, gurus, spirit guides, and spiritual trinkets. You don't need crystals, sage or to become a psychic in order to ascend spiritually.  In fact, letting go of striving for these things and shedding all that no longer serves you, realizing you are a free and sovereign being, and you had everything you needed all along is the way.