It seems spirituality is everywhere now. Wrapped in golden filters and wise-sounding captions, it’s become fashionable to be “awake.”
And yet, something about it feels… off.
Not because the essence of spirituality has changed. But because the way it’s being performed has.
There is a growing wave of voices online who declare themselves spiritual, yet speak with the tone of authority usually reserved for dogma. “This is how you manifest. This is how your vibration works. This is the only truth.” They speak not from the space of experience, but from a need to instruct, control, or belong.
The irony? In trying so hard to prove their spiritual identity, they abandon the very freedom it offers.
True spirituality was never about rules. It was never about methods. It was never a brand.
It was always an invitation.
A return.
A remembering.
The Paradox of the “Spiritual Rulebook”
Some of the loudest voices in today’s spiritual spaces are unknowingly recreating the very systems they claim to have broken free from. They’ve replaced religion with rituals, institutions with influencers, and dogma with trending reels.
They say things like:
“If you’re not doing shadow work, you’re bypassing.”
“You must align your chakras every full moon or you’re out of sync.”
“If you don’t believe in X, you’re not really awake.”
This isn’t liberation. It’s performance.
And performance, while it can inspire, cannot free you.
The soul doesn’t awaken through comparison. It softens through honesty.
What Does Authentic Spirituality Feel Like?
It’s quiet.
It’s personal.
It’s often messy, nonlinear, and full of questions no one else can answer for you.
It doesn’t shout. It listens. It learns. It humbles.
It may share tools, but never tells you which ones to use. It may speak truths, but never insists they must be yours.
It doesn’t care how many books you’ve read, or how many past lives you’ve remembered. It cares how deeply you’re willing to be with yourself, in silence, in discomfort, in love.
So What Now?
Perhaps it’s time we stop trying to be spiritual and start being honest.
Not everyone will resonate with your truth. Not everyone has to. The soul’s path isn’t a campaign. It’s a quiet revolution.
And maybe the most spiritual thing you can do today is this:
Let go of the rulebook.
Come back to your breath.
And remember:
The truth doesn’t need to shout. It just needs space.
The Acorn – Discovering Your Inner Core 