The Kundalini Process: How It Actually Works

Kundalini is not a one-time event.
It is not linear.
It does not rise once and stay there.

It is a spiraling force of divine intelligence; a sacred loop of descent and ascent; contraction and expansion; remembrance and embodiment.

This is not a method or a technique. It is an energetic overview of how Kundalini truly moves through the body; psyche; and soul — when the system is ready to surrender to the divine intelligence within.

Phase One: Dormancy and Pressure

This is the underground phase; the quiet compression that prepares the roots.

Life here often feels tight; stagnant; or disconnected. You may sense something is off; but not know what. There may be trauma; repression; or unprocessed grief woven beneath the surface. The energy coils downward; compressing into the lower chakras; waiting for the right moment.

This is not the absence of movement; but the sacred pressure chamber.
The cocoon before the first breath.

Phase Two: The Spark or Activation

Activation can come in many forms; a sudden crisis; a soul contract unlocking; a birth; a loss; plant medicine; a touch; a sound; a prayer; or a spontaneous remembrance. It may be dramatic and explosive; or subtle and quiet; but something deep within you stirs.

This is when the serpent uncoils at the base of the spine and begins its ascent.

You might feel heat; tremors; spontaneous movement; light language; visions; or waves of emotion that seem to come from ancient parts of your being. This is the ignition point; when something ancient and sacred begins to awaken within the body.

Phase Three: The Ascension Loop

The energy spirals upward along the spine; activating each chakra and opening psychic centers such as the third eye and crown. Many experience bliss; clarity; creativity; a deep sense of connection; or states of euphoria and nonduality.

This is often mistaken as the culmination of the journey; the “I am Light” phase.

But in truth, it is only the midpoint.

Here, the temptation is to chase peak experiences or get caught in transcendence. But Kundalini is not interested in escape. It rises only to return; to root its light into the body.

Phase Four: The Descent

The divine descends back into the vessel.
The energy that rose must now anchor.

This phase is often misunderstood. After such highs, the descent can feel heavy; slow; or destabilizing. Relationships; roles; identities anything not aligned with your essence may begin to fall away. It may feel like things are falling apart, but in truth, they are falling inward.

This is not regression.
This is the holy descent; the underworld journey of embodiment.

Here, the shadows are no longer theories. They become visceral. You meet the parts of yourself that light alone could not dissolve. Not to banish them, but to breathe with them.

Your patterns do not get surgically removed. They get played out. And unless you are aware, you may mistake this surfacing for regression; or even confuse the wound acting out for “activation.”

This is not failure. It is sacred friction; the living compost that births the real you.

In the descent, you do not lose your light. You learn to carry it into the dark.

Phase Five: Stabilization and Integration

Your essence no longer visits.
It lives in your bones.

Your nervous system adjusts to carry more current without collapse. You stop chasing highs and begin living from steady presence. Life becomes less about becoming and more about being. You learn how to create; love; speak; move; and rest from a place of coherence.

This is not the end. But the beginning of true embodiment.

And even here; the spiral continues. Each loop brings new layers of refinement; depth; and devotion.

Kundalini is not a linear climb. It is a sacred spiral.

Not a race toward transcendence; but the holy marriage of spirit and flesh.

The soul rooting itself into form. And when you no longer seek to rise; but to root, you have begun the true journey.