Notice awakening is growing aware of ego identification and realizing self as something other than the false self, which is a common assumption. Awakening is not only an intellectual understanding, but a realization, energetic shifts in perspective. Stages of awakening involve dramatic shifts of consciousness, the activating of subtle senses and energy systems that you may not have known existed. Just as going from the dream state to the waking state can involve a major shift of identity and perception, awakening to true nature can involve shifts in relationship, lifestyle, home, and more. It is another way of being and receiving, decoding and transmitting energy. So long as one lives an ego-driven life, one is not awake. As cosmic energy flows freely, it speaks in vibration and symbols beyond 3D explanations. Telepathic and other natural abilities come online. The universe reveals more than ever before.