Why Awakening Feels Like Depression - Alan Watts

Have you ever felt disconnected, unmotivated, and flat after starting your spiritual journey? Many people experience what feels like depression during spiritual awakening, but it's actually something entirely different. In this profound teaching, Alan Watts explains why this phase of disillusionment is not only normal but necessary for true transformation. Discover why: • The loss of interest in everyday pursuits is actually disenchantment, not depression • Spiritual awakening requires the death of the false self • This "dark night of the soul" is a transition between two worlds • The void you're experiencing is purifying and preparing you for authentic being • What feels like nothing actually matters is the space where real transformation occurs This isn't clinical depression—it's ego death. You're shedding old motivations, outdated identities, and collective illusions. The flatness you feel is the chrysalis stage before the butterfly emerges. Alan Watts guides us through understanding this crucial but often misunderstood phase of spiritual development. If you've been wondering whether your spiritual practice has broken something in you, this video will bring clarity and peace. Learn to recognize the difference between psychological depression and the natural dissolution that happens when you begin to wake up from the collective dream. The old self is dying. The new self hasn't fully emerged. You're in the sacred void between stories. And that's exactly where you need to be. 🔔 Subscribe for more Alan Watts wisdom on spiritual awakening, consciousness, and the nature of reality. #alanwatts #spiritualawakening #consciousness #egodeath #DarkNightOfTheSoul #SpiritualDepression #awakening #enlightenment #spiritualjourney #mindfulness #spiritualgrowth #innerpeace #philosophy #easternphilosophy #wisdom