Awakening in the Age of Influence

Everyone is looking for guidance in one way or another.

Some pray to God.

Some turn to angels or ancestors.

Some consult a psychic medium.

Some follow influencers, mentors, or teachers online.

Some listen for intuition.

Some sit in silence and wait for Divine presence to speak.

The vocabulary changes, but the longing stays the same:

Help me understand what I cannot yet see.

Help me find clarity in a world that keeps creating confusion around me.

Help me stay steady.

This longing is where her story begins.

THE GOOD: WHEN AWAKENING RISES FROM WITHIN

She didn’t awaken because an authority told her to.

Her sensitivity had been with her long before she could name it—

quiet moments when God felt close,

synchronicities that tugged at her attention,

inner knowing that came from someplace deep and unmistakably loving.

Her awakening was natural.

Organic.

Uncoached.

This is the good part of awakening:

real guidance rises from the soul, not from outside influence.

But awakening rarely unfolds during peaceful seasons.

It often arrives in the middle of personal upheaval.

THE BAD: WHEN UNCERTAINTY BECOMES AN OPEN DOOR

During one of the hardest chapters of her life, her inner clarity dimmed.

Grief, exhaustion, and emotional overload widened her vulnerability.

In that space, she reached outward for guidance—

just as millions do today in the age of influence,

where certainty sells,

confidence attracts,

and people often sound wiser than they actually are.

And that’s when the teacher appeared.

Confident.

Certain.

Spiritually authoritative.

Someone who claimed insight she could not access herself.

It is easy to trust a loud voice when your own voice feels shaken.

Not because you’re weak.

Because you’re human.

Her uncertainty became an opening—not for darkness, but for misplaced authority.

She began to trust the teacher’s voice more than her own.

THE UGLY: WHEN AN IDENTITY BUILT ON INFLUENCE STARTS TO CRACK

At first, the guidance felt supportive.

Then the tone changed.

Her teacher’s “intuition” sharpened.

Warnings turned ominous.

Advice turned into pressure.

Direction turned into spiritualized threat.

“You’d better listen…”

“Something terrible will happen…”

“No one else can help you but me.”

This wasn’t divine guidance.

It was fear disguised as wisdom.

Why did it become ugly?

Because she began awakening again—

this time not upward toward an outside authority,

but inward toward God.

And nothing threatens someone who depends on influence more than another person returning to their own clarity.

Her awakening triggered something the teacher didn’t expect:

identity collapse.

Some people build their entire sense of self around:

• being followed

• being obeyed

• being needed

• being the “one who knows”

• being the authority

When the person they influence stops needing them, their identity begins to crack.

And identities built on superiority rarely collapse quietly.

Anger.

Threats.

Accusations.

Spiritualized fearmongering.

Attempts to reclaim control.

These behaviors aren’t signs of spiritual power.

They’re signs of spiritual insecurity.

WHY WALKING AWAY FEELS LIKE GUILT, SHAME, CONFUSION, AND A PULL BACK TOWARD THEM

When someone builds their identity on influencing you, they don’t just speak to you—

they shape the energetic field around you.

This creates:

A false sense of responsibility for their feelings:

“If I leave, I’m hurting them.”

“They will collapse without me.”

“I owe them something.”

A spiritualized guilt loop:

“Maybe I’m abandoning them.”

“Maybe I’m being tested.”

“Maybe I’m not being compassionate enough.”

A psychic pull created by uncertainty:

confusion,

a tug in the heart or solar plexus,

a sense that you’re doing something wrong.

And your nervous system was trained to expect their approval—

so breaking the pattern feels like grief, even when it’s freedom.

They also project their collapse onto you:

their panic,

their fear,

their shame.

You feel emotions that aren’t yours.

But once you see the mechanism clearly, the fog dissolves.

You stop carrying what was never yours.

THE MODERN PARALLEL: THIS IS THE AGE OF INFLUENCE

Once she stepped back, she saw the same pattern everywhere—not just in her personal story, but in politics, social media, religion, and everyday life.

Whenever someone’s identity relies on being followed, admired, or obeyed,

the moment their influence starts to fade, a predictable pattern appears:

the threat of harm.

“If I lose power, everything falls apart.”

“If you question me, you endanger the group.”

“If you walk away, catastrophe will follow.”

“If you disagree, you’re betraying the cause.”

Different vocabulary.

Same psychology.

The threat of harm becomes the ego’s final tool when someone senses they’re losing control.

Real authority never needs it.

False authority depends on it.

THE TURNING POINT: RECLAIMING INNER GUIDANCE

When she recognized the pattern, everything shifted.

The teacher never controlled her destiny.

She never mediated her connection to God.

She never held her spiritual safety.

She only had access to her uncertainty.

And once that became clear, the whole structure dissolved.

Fear evaporated.

Threats lost their weight.

Her inner guidance returned—quiet, clear, unmistakably rooted in the Divine.

Awakening didn’t require confrontation.

It required recognition.

THE GOD PIECE: WHERE DIVINE AUTHORITY ACTUALLY LIVES

In her understanding, the Divine doesn’t speak from above or below.

The Divine speaks through vibration—

a quality of energy that can rise from within or move toward her from the world around her.

The source is the same.

The direction doesn’t matter.

To her, inward and outward guidance are equal expressions of Divine intelligence.

The difference is not where the message originates.

The difference is how it feels.

Anything truly of the Divine carries a distinct vibration:

• expansive

• healing

• calm

• spacious

• uplifting

• clear

• aligned

• loving

This is equanimity in motion—

a state where nothing is forced,

nothing is grasped at,

nothing is feared,

and nothing is distorted by urgency or emotional pressure.

In equanimity, she senses truth instantly.

Guidance can flow in many forms.

Sometimes it rises in meditation.

Other times it arrives through a podcast that speaks to her heart,

a modern teacher whose writing resonates,

a blog that feels strangely familiar,

or a conversation that lands with unexpected clarity.

These aren’t authorities.

They’re mirrors for the same Divine vibration she recognizes within herself.

And guidance doesn’t just soothe.

It expands her.

It nudges her out of her comfort zone,

inviting her into growth through resonance rather than fear—

stretching her into a larger version of herself than she thought she could hold.

Anything that frightens, pressures, contracts, or demands allegiance is not of the Divine.

Anything that expands, steadies, softens, heals, or uplifts carries the unmistakable vibration of truth.

Divine authority does not command.

It resonates.

It does not threaten.

It elevates.

It does not collapse identity.

It reveals the soul.

This is the frequency she trusts.

This is the presence she follows.

WHAT IT MEANS TO “GIVE YOUR CLARITY TO GOD”

This isn’t passive surrender.

It’s choosing alignment over intimidation.

It means:

Choosing your inner knowing over someone’s warnings.

Asking God, “Show me what’s real.”

Trusting intuition.

Setting boundaries without apology.

Slowing down to match the soul’s pace.

Making decisions from peace, not fear.

Listening inward rather than upward to human authority.

Releasing outcomes to the Divine.

Letting truth rise naturally.

These moments are clarity returned to God.

THE ONENESS: WHO YOU BECOME WHEN GOD IS THE AUTHORITY

Oneness doesn’t dissolve individuality.

It reveals who you are beneath influence, fear, and confusion.

You are not separate from the Divine.

You are not identical to it.

You are the meeting place between the two.

Authority belongs to the Divine.

Identity belongs to the soul.

Guidance is the bridge.

Awakening is not losing who you are.

It is becoming who you were created to be:

A self made of light.

A self that cannot be manipulated.

A self that remains steady in the age of influence.

A self that remembers its source.

THE WHOLE TRUTH IN ONE LINE

Awakening in the age of influence begins the moment you stop giving your uncertainty to others

and start giving your clarity to God.

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About Jennifer Lasell

Jennifer Lasell is a psychic medium, spiritual life coach, and energy healer dedicated to helping people connect with their intuition and inner wisdom. Through meditation, reflection, and spirit-guided practices, she offers grounded tools and gentle guidance to support emotional and spiritual well-being.

Her work encourages people to recognize their own inner clarity and the subtle ways guidance can show up—through intuition, resonance, and everyday moments that open the heart. Jennifer creates a sense of community and belonging, inviting others to explore the unseen and trust their sensitivity and inner knowing.