Many spiritual seekers focus on meditation, connecting with higher realms and ascension only. But did you know that true spiritual mastery begins in the body?

Spiritual awakening isn’t just about reaching for the heavens.

Spiritual awakening is about letting your soul dance in your flesh.

Being fully present in your body and grounded in the Earth realm is called embodiment and this bridges the mystical and the material.

how well incarnated are you? In other words: how welcome are you within your own flesh, your body?

• Do you enjoy being on Earth, wholeheartedly?
• Can you trust life and its challenges, fully?
• How well do you care for your body, your sacred vessel?

Our level of incarnation cannot only be measured by the functioning of our chakras or the Hara Line dimension that lies beyond them. We must also take into consideration – perhaps even more importantly – how harmoniously we embody the Five Elements that we are made of.

Everything on Earth is composed of the Five Elements of Water, Fire, Wood, Metal, and Earth. And we, as human beings, are no exception.

Before continuing with our embodiment of the Five Elements, let me first say something about the process of spiritual awakening.

Of course, when we enter the spiritual path, it is important that we seek the modality that serves us best in healing and in overcoming unwholesome patterning. This often involves a little spiritual shopping. I imagine you have already explored, for example, Reiki, ThetaHealing, crystal healing, hypnosis, the Emotional Freedom Technique, etc, and perhaps found some relief there.

Unfortunately, quite a few people become stuck in what could be called spiritual shop-hopping. They move from one spiritual experience to another, delighting in the sensations that different healing modalities offer. They are over the moon at seeing colours, encountering Angels, connecting with the departed, hearing voices, and other ways of perceiving the subtle or supernatural.

Instead of finding true healing, they end up collecting experiences rather than cultivating a deeper connection within their own vessel. All too often, spiritual shop-hoppers even begin to compare or compete with others about what they have perceived.

Yes, I admit, spiritual experiences can be addictive, and indeed, deeply enjoyable.

But the question remains: is the continual search for ever more exciting spiritual experiences truly satisfying in the long run?

Does it bring us into deeper communion with our body, allowing us to truly embody our unique life purpose?

More often than not, spiritual shop-hopping does not help us with:

• Bringing awareness to where we lack embodiment
• Connecting us with the Five Elements that we must embody to live a fulfilling life
• Stepping into the unknown territory of healing the absence of embodiment

For many people, their body is unfamiliar, even frightening, territory. They prefer to maintain the illusion that they are working on themselves, when in truth they are simply entertaining or distracting themselves through the collection of ever more fascinating spiritual experiences.

There is, in fact, a word for this tendency to use spiritual practices as a means to avoid facing unresolved emotional issues, psychological wounds, or real-life challenges. It is called spiritual bypassing.

True spirituality begins and ends with the body.

Embodiment allows each of the Five Elements to flow harmoniously through the body.

Embodiment is about being fully present in your physical form and grounded in the Earth realm.

When you fully embody the Five Elements that you are composed of, you arrive at a place of inner peace. The Masculine (yang) and Feminine (yin) energies that they represent will then harmonise themselves naturally.

But how can we truly embody the Five Elements if we have never been shown our individual elemental make-up?

Have you ever received a birth chart that reveals how much of each Element you carry?

A chart that explains which Elements are balanced, which are deficient, and which may be overly dominant within you?

Perhaps the following reflections will already offer you a glimpse of where your own elemental deficiencies or over-accentuations might lie.

The Earth element is your foundation. Being grounded in the body means feeling your physical presence and connection to the planet. When Earth energy is balanced, you feel secure, centred, and capable of manifesting your spiritual insights into real-world action.

Water governs emotion, intuition, and the ability to flow with life. Embodiment here means tuning into your body’s emotional landscape. You are able to acknowledging sensations, feeling feelings fully, and letting energy move rather than suppressing it. This is essential for spiritual clarity and compassion.

Fire represents transformation, courage, and the power to act. When fully embodied, your Fire energy is aligned with your soul’s purpose. This allows you to move from inspiration to inspired action, and to transmute spiritual realisations into meaningful change.

Wood represents growth, direction, and the life force that propels us toward new possibilities. It is the element of purpose, vision, and creative expression. Embodiment here means aligning with your inner truth, taking inspired action, and allowing your energy to rise like a tree reaching toward the sun.

Metal embodies clarity, precision, and the sacred art of release. It teaches us to refine what is essential and let go of what no longer serves us. Embodiment here means cultivating inner stillness, honouring your values, and allowing grief or endings to become gateways to wisdom.

There is no greater way to bring our embodiment to the next level than by gaining a deep understanding of the Water, Fire, Wood, Metal and Earth Elements that we are composed of. I am speaking not merely of a mental understanding, but of a deeply embodied one, a felt sense of harmony within every aspect of our being.

In co-creation with The Mary Magdalene Light, I will be guiding a seven-month online journey into this profound, self-empowering process of embodiment, beginning on 22nd November.

It is called ‘Harmonising the Masculine and Feminine Within’. At the start of this journey, you will receive your Five Elements Natal Chart, which will offer a deep understanding of how much of Water, Fire, Wood, Metal, and Earth is present within you.

You will also learn how to address any deficiencies or overstimulations.

By doing so, you will naturally harmonise the Divine Masculine and Divine Feminine energies within yourself, leading inevitably to inner peace and a joyful, fully embodied body.