All about spiritual unfolding: involuntary, symptoms and more!

Spiritual unfolding is nothing more than the partial and temporary disconnection of the incarnated spirit from the physical body. Most of the time, it happens involuntarily during sleep, but it can also be done consciously by mediums who have previously studied the subject.

It is widely used in mediumistic sessions with the guidance of mentor spirits in disobsession and spiritual rescue work. Once partially disconnected from the physical body, the medium guides suffering spirits by giving words of comfort and even performs energetic passes on them.

We emphasize that this article is not intended to initiate or train someone to unfold spiritually, but to deepen the knowledge about what spiritual unfolding is.

Spiritual unfoldment is a very serious matter and must be studied responsibly. Let’s see below the various references on the subject, as well as the symptoms of those who go through an unfolding, the types they are seen, the guidelines regarding this practice and common doubts of those who study the subject.

To really understand what spiritual unfoldment is, we first need to understand certain references and terms.

The notion of what the perispirit and the silver cord are, the difference between dreams and unfolding and their benefits, as well as the responsibility involved in practice are premises for anyone who intends to delve into the subject.

Deepen with us, in this article, your knowledge about these references and others, such as assisted unfolding, unfolding of the mental body and biblical references on spiritual unfolding.

Once incarnated, the spirit molds itself and connects to the physical body. In this light, the perispirit is a kind of semi-material or fluidic envelope, giving form to the spirit and also having the function of connecting it to the physical body throughout the individual’s life.

The perispirit and the carnal body have the same origin: the universal fluid, but in different vibrational ranges. The body being in a lower vibration range of matter and the perispirit being in a higher and ethereal frequency.

The physical body and perispirit set coexist and are in constant synergy. They are responsible for biological, psychiatric and pathological processes.

The degree of volatility of the perispirit and its greater or lesser capacity to disconnect from the physical body will depend on the degree of evolution and knowledge of each individual.

Silver cord is the term used to describe the connection between the physical body and the spirit. It is the line of energy that, during unfolding, keeps body and soul connected.

The visualization of this energy cord depends a lot on its density and the distance at which the spirit is projected. This cord is formed by the confluence of several filaments of energy spread throughout the body that, when unfolded, form a single one.

The silver cord and its definition are a point of convergence in many cultures and religions that recognize and study spiritual unfoldment.

The difference between a dream and an unfolding is that the dream originates from physiological processes of the subconscious and the unfolding does not. For this reason, dreams are generally confusing and most of the time without logic or rationality.

Already in the unfolding, the spirit enters a range of super consciousness and the clarity is infinitely greater than a mere dream. By projecting itself out of the material body, the spirit will have a clear and vivid memory of the places it has visited or of disembodied individuals it has encountered.

There are reports of mediums who, when unfolding, are able to notice the clearest and smallest details of the spiritual plane.

There is a great discussion about the difference between dreams and developments, but those who study and develop this technique do not find any difficulty in this distinction.

The main benefit of unfolding is the clarity achieved by the spirit once it is partially disconnected from the material body. It is in these developments that important instructions are passed on by mentor spirits and it is where encounters with disembodied loved ones take place.

Even not having knowledge about the unfolding, all embodied souls do it, each one remembering more or less of the experiences depending on the degree of knowledge and evolution of each one.

In addition, it is through unfolding that treatments are carried out in the spiritual plane, helping in both physiological and spiritual cures. Through unfolding, we are able to better understand what the spiritual world really is and, with responsibility and study, use it for works focused on the light.

Responsibility for spiritual unfoldment is related to the intention on the part of those who practice it. If the intention is aimed at good and helping others, good energies and entities will be attracted that will help in the process.

But if the intention is for their own benefit or if they use the unfolding as a way to obtain information aimed at evil, entities of lower vibration will approach, which can even result in obsessive processes.

Once detached from the body, the spirit shows all its essence, not being able to hide its intentions. When entering into the study of the practice of spiritual unfolding, we must necessarily remain in the purest intention aimed at good, respecting the mentoring spirits and the incarnated mediums who assist us during the practices.

One of the sensations often described by those who unfold is the extraphysical euphoria. The feeling of lightness and peace that unfolding brings causes an indescribable feeling of freedom.

Being free from the corporeal “prison” and all that it entails physiologically, in addition to clarity of consciousness, can be one of the most meaningful experiences in a person’s life.

Many people have this experience without even realizing it and attribute it to dreams in which they are flying through the clouds, waking up afterwards in full joy and peace. These are remnants of unconscious unfolding.

Because it is a technique that demands responsibility, study and practice, the conscious developments are mostly assisted. Once an individual’s ability to unfold is identified, and if he demonstrates good intentions and good will, help will come.

In mediumship sessions, assisted exercises are performed, in which the person learns to better control the unfolding experience. Both incarnated and disembodied participate, assisting and guiding the projector in the spiritual plane and in works aimed at helping others.

In non-conscious developments, there is also the help of benevolent entities that, discreetly, guide and protect us during the experience without our noticing it.

The definition of the mental body is the way our consciousness expresses itself by connecting with the astral body. It would be the consciousness separated from both the physical body and the perispirit.

The connection between the mental body and the perispirit is called the golden cord and the unfolding of this mental body happens when the consciousness is projected individually, with the perispirit still inside the physical body.

These are two ways in which the mental body, or consciousness, is detached. In the first, it unfolds together with the perispirit. In the second, it is projected to the outside of the perispirit, which remains floating nearby or at some point in the spiritual plane.

There are several significant biblical references to spiritual unfoldment. As much as the main Christian religions are based on the scriptures, such references are disregarded or not deepened for the most part.

Paul of Tarsus, one of Christianity’s most influential preachers and significant writer of the New Testament, said in Corinthians 12:1-4, “I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I don’t know, whether out of the body, I don’t know; God knows) was caught up to the third heaven. And I know that such a man (whether in the body or out of the body, I don’t know; God knows) was caught up into paradise; and he heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for man to speak.”

Another important reference to spiritual unfoldment in the Bible is given in the book of Ecclesiastes, Chapter 12, verse 6: “either the silver cord is loosed or the golden vessel is broken”. It is interpreted, in this case, as the force of God that unites the body to the soul.

One way to identify if an unfolding has occurred is through the physical symptoms they cause. The detachment experience reflects on specific physiological sensations that should not be viewed with fear, but rather as signs that an unfolding has occurred.

These symptoms also help discern whether the experience was a mere dream coming from the subconscious or whether a spiritual unfoldment actually took place.

We will see below these symptoms as a sensation of inflating, of intracranial popping, catalepsy and sensation of displacement. Another commonly described aspect is the sensation of false falling, which we will also analyze below.

It is considered a common symptom during a spiritual unfoldment. It happens because the body feels the perispirit moving in all directions, which causes a sensation of swelling.

Because they are in different vibrational ranges, body and spirit have different material properties, and when unfolding they cause physiological sensations.

When partially disconnected, the perispirit remains connected to the physical body through several energetic filaments that, later, when united, form what we call a silver cord.

When these formed bonds stretch or loosen before coming together to form a single one, it is possible that cracks can be heard in the perispirit’s brain.

This sensation is commonly reported during the exit or entry of the spiritual body into the physical body, and can resemble either popping, hissing or buzzing.

Catalepsy is also described as one of the most common symptoms of an unfolding and, in situations where the person is not aware of the subject, it can be frightening.

This occurs because, when returning to the physical body, the consciousness awakens before the perispirit is properly positioned. It is described as a total paralysis of the body, making any movement or action impossible, except the…