The term spiritual awakening obviously has mystical and woowoo connotations, but I think it is really a description of measurable conditions in the human brain that we can recreate! 1. Prefrontal cortex activity - a strong prefrontal cortex is associated with metacognition and the ability to observe your own thoughts and control your impulses. This is mastery over your mind 2. Insula - your insula plays a huge role in processing empathy and compassion, two key components to every major spiritual tradition and the foundation of basic morality 3. Default mode network - controls your inner story and sense of self, lower activity is associated with a greater feeling of unity to your surrounding, especially when looking at psychedelic experiences Let me know what you think of these and send this to someone you want to spiritually awaken with! #neuroscience #spiritual #spirituality #consciousness #meditation