The Cosmic Exit Plan

Blog 6: When Spirituality Becomes an Escape Route

THE ILLUSION - What We Were Sold

For decades, spirituality has been sold as the ultimate life hack - your ticket to rising above suffering, transcending limitations, and “vibrating higher.”

Sounds good, right? Who doesn’t want to ascend past the stress of bills, relationships, and the endless drudgery that riddles human existence?

Except at some point, you look around and realize that the only thing you’ve actually transcended… is your own life.

I should know. I was so good at ascending, I nearly disappeared.

I spent years downloading frequencies, unlocking activations, and peering through the cosmic veil. I could access the Akashic Records but somehow couldn’t access my bank account without a minor panic attack. My vibrational mastery was unmatched - until reality yanked me back into 3D like it had rent to collect.

I wasn’t bypassing. I genuinely believed I was integrating embodiment. After all, isn’t that what ascension is supposed to be - the process of becoming more embodied? Except… apparently, reality didn’t trust me to figure that out on my own.

And I know I’m not the only one who has turned spirituality into the universe’s most sophisticated escape room.

Patterns You Don't See Until You're In It

For a long time, I thought my struggle was unique….I wasn’t just caught between worlds, I was the tension between them. But the more I looked around, the more I saw it… this wasn’t just my paradox, it was everywhere. Different people, different paths, but the same looping pattern - running toward something while unknowingly running in circles.

At some point, I had to face it, this wasn’t “just happening” to me. I was the one doing it! My whole life was an oscillation between escaping and getting slammed back into reality - real hard!

I spent years unlocking higher realms, convinced I was merging my spiritual and physical realities. But what I didn’t realize…because it felt soooo smooth and dreamy? Every time I went deep into the astral, I wasn’t fully coming back.

And this… THIS is the real trap. When spiritual exploration isn’t fully embodied, you don’t just avoid reality….you start floating above it. Those higher chakras turn into your personal all-inclusive retreat, and real life? Haha! Just that place you occasionally check in on!

And I know I wasn’t the only one. After decades in this space, I’ve watched people caught in their own repeating patterns, convinced they’re leveling up, when really, they’re just repainting the same carousel and calling it a new ride. And I get it…..when the loop is all you’ve known, it doesn’t feel like a loop. Until it does. And then? You can’t unsee it.

The Hardest Truth - When Growth is Just Another Distraction

The truth isn’t pretty….most of us don’t recognize our own patterns until they collapse on us. Whether it’s spiritual bypassing, chasing the next breakthrough, or constantly reinventing ourselves, at some point, we have to ask - are we actually growing, or just getting better at running?

I thought I was integrating embodiment - until I realized I wasn’t even fully here to live it.

There came a point, I had to stop and ask - How exactly was I ascending if half my energy was still wandering the astral plane, and the other half was getting its ass kicked in 3D?

Legitimate question, right? And one that forced me to really get real with myself - am I moving forward or refining my escape tactics?

The Escape Hatch or the Exit Door?

At the end of the day, the real question isn’t whether we’re growing spiritually, it’s whether we’re actually grounding our energetic upgrades into real life.

Are we truly evolving, or are we just shifting between distractions that keep us from fully landing in ourselves?

Like me, maybe you've spent years believing you were chasing growth, only to realize you were just circling endlessly - never coming in for a landing. So the real question isn’t whether we’re evolving - it’s whether we’re just upgrading our escape routes. And if that’s the case, then it might be time to ask some hard questions.

So here is the challenge:

• When was the last time you were fully present without trying to fix, clear, or upgrade yourself?

• What percentage of your spiritual practice is about escaping discomfort versus embracing reality?

• If you couldn’t meditate or energy-clear your way through a problem… how would you actually deal with it?

If these questions make you squirm a little, congratulations! You just tripped over a truth you were trying to sidestep. Wild how we keep missing that part.

As for me….after six decades of cosmic gymnastics, I’ve finally uncovered the ultimate joke - learning how to fold laundry without turning it into a mystical initiation.

And for once, I’m not trying to escape it…I’m just living it. Turns out, that might be the most enjoyably spiritual act of all.

Love,
Sherry

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About the Author

Sherry Lynn brings decades of conscious exploration and sharp wit to her writing, specializing in finding profound truth in everyday chaos. A natural bridge between worlds, she transforms complex wisdom into relatable insights, usually with a side of inappropriate humor and satire. With a Cancer heart and Gemini mind - her superpower is making sense of paradox while refusing to take herself too seriously and helping others embrace their own beautiful contradictions.