Episode 23 :: The Ascension Process - Leaving Duality Behind
Ascension isn't about floating off into the ethers while still breathing—it's about preparing your soul to graduate from Earth school so you never have to loop back through the same painful lessons again.
In this foundational episode, Jac opens with a precise definition that cuts through the New Age fluff, and builds systematically through mechanics, relationships, and practical navigation. Jess grounds the conversation with embodiment wisdom often missing from ascension teachings. Together they create a framework for understanding what it actually takes to prepare for permanent graduation from Earth's duality experiment, complete with an ascension activation to purify your higher self connection.
If you've been feeling stuck in cycles you can't seem to break, carrying the same patterns lifetime after lifetime, this episode explains the mechanics of why—and more importantly, reveals there's actually a way out. What most people don't realize is that not every soul currently on Earth is on an ascension timeline, and being on that path means something was chosen at a soul level long before you consciously decided anything in this lifetime. The higher self receives crucial clarification here that most spiritual teachings gloss over or get completely wrong. This isn't just "your best self" or a vague concept—it's a specific aspect of your soul with a particular role and location.
What sets this episode apart is the unflinching honesty about what the ascension path actually requires and what symptoms to expect along the way. This isn't gentle, bypass-friendly spirituality—it's the kind of radical responsibility that makes some people uncomfortable.
In This Episode, You'll Discover:
The precise definition of ascension and why it's fundamentally about preparation for what happens after death
How duality functions as an experiment and what it means to exit that experiment
Why not every soul on Earth is actually on an ascension path (and how to know if you are)
The true nature of the higher self and how it differs from common spiritual misconceptions
What's supposed to be streaming between you and your higher self constantly (and why it's probably not)
The reality of manifesting your own tests and what that reveals about consciousness levels
How to discern whether what you're experiencing is physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, or energetic
Why your physical vessel's frequency determines whether ascension codes can actually integrate
Practical boundary-setting with guides and higher self (and why this is necessary)
The role of dream state in receiving teachings and why most people can't remember them
How collective timelines impact individual clearing work
The relationship between Gaia's ascension and your personal path
The dissolution of comparison when you're in true higher self alignment
How self-responsibility differs from victim consciousness
Why sattvic purity matters for holding higher frequencies
Practical techniques for strengthening your heart-centered connection
The phases of awakening and where you might be in that process
Why going internal before external changes the entire healing paradigm
How to negotiate with your higher self when needs conflict
The difference between conscious and unconscious manifestation
Key Themes: Ascension | Higher self | Duality | Purification | Dreams / Dreaming | Boundary setting | Boundaries | Symptom discernment | Self responsibility | Collective timing | Manifestation | Angels | Internal healing vs external healing
Key Concepts Clarified:
Ascension - Beyond vague spiritual concepts, ascension has a specific purpose: preparing your soul to exit the reincarnation loop permanently. It's the process of releasing everything that keeps you bound to duality consciousness so you can rise directly to Source upon death rather than cycling back through Earth lessons.
The Higher Self Reality - Not a metaphor, not just "your best self," but a specific aspect of your soul with particular characteristics and functions. Understanding what this actually is (versus what popular spirituality says it is) fundamentally changes how you approach growth.
Duality - The current Earth reality where light and dark coexist isn't the original state or the final destination. It's an experiment in separation consciousness that souls on ascension paths are choosing to exit.
Sattvic Living for Ascension - Purity in all inputs becomes increasingly important as you raise frequency. This ancient Vedic principle directly impacts whether your vessel can hold the consciousness trying to come through.
This Episode Is Perfect For:
Souls exhausted by repetitive incarnation patterns who want to understand how to actually stop the cycle
Anyone confused about what ascension means beyond spiritual platitudes and ready for precision
People experiencing unexplained symptoms that conventional approaches can't resolve
Those prepared to take full responsibility for their internal reality without blame or victimhood
Lightworkers navigating the tension between what their soul wants and what their human self resists
Anyone who suspects they're creating their own challenges but doesn't understand the mechanics of how
Souls ready for practical tools to discern what's actually happening versus what it appears to be
People who've done years of spiritual work but still feel blocked from integrating higher consciousness
The episode culminates in a powerful ascension activation designed to purify the connection between you and your higher self, activating the remembrance of who you actually are beneath all the duality programming.
This is the roadmap for souls ready to stop looping and start preparing for permanent graduation.
About Your Hosts:
Jac Kalea Patio, HHP is a Holistic Health Practitioner, Light Language Sound Practitioner, and direct channel to Divine Source. Known as a Light Warrior and Healer for Humanity & Gaia, Jac helps people clear trauma, activate their spiritual gifts, and align with their soul's mission through sacred healing modalities. | Jac's Website: Golden Light Healings
Jess Marie, CVC, CAHC, INHC, E-RYT is a Vedic Counselor and Self Work Alchemist with over 10 years of study in The Vedas, consciousness, and integrative health. She specializes in trauma-informed counseling and helps people transmute their challenges into strengths through ancient Vedic wisdom. | Jess’ Website: the meraki method
