NAVIGATING THE SPIRITUAL CRISIS: 1 - What is the Spiritual Crisis or Dark Night of the Soul, and Are You In One?
Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast
Josephine Hardman
4.9 • 619 Ratings
🗓️ 16 May 2026
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
What is the spiritual crisis or "dark night of the Soul" - and are you in one right now? (If you are, you're not alone.)
Some aspects of the spiritual crisis can include:
- connecting to dimensions, experiences, realities beyond the 3D, linear, human dimension - can include connecting to "invisible" beings such as Spirit Guides, angels, archangels, ascended masters, mythological figures, etc
- feeling like you're moving beyond the "world of material things"
- shifting your orientation from a horizontal perspective (ego-to-ego) to a vertical one (connection to Divine Source)
- feeling like you no longer (or never) fit into the human reality all around you
- experiencing a dismantling or breaking apart of relationships, situations, jobs, friendships that aren't aligned with your Soul and don't fulfill you anymore
- undergoing a persistent questioning about "what is all this for?" or "what's my true purpose?"
- experiencing an identity crisis, where the old "masks" or personality aspects you used to wear no longer fit
In this new "Navigating the Spiritual Crisis" podcast series, we'll explore what the spiritual crisis or awakening really is, how it can look and feel, and how you can best navigate it... without self-sabotage, fear, or feeling like you're "going crazy".
Ultimately, the spiritual crisis is your true Self calling you back home.
It's a powerful opportunity to shed the old masks, identities, and roles you've been playing or wearing... so you can embody your FULL human & Divine self in this lifetime, and be authentically who you really are.
Join me for a no-nonsense, grounded, transformative exploration of the spiritual awakening process and an empowering approach to the dark night of the Soul.
Thank you for being here, doing your inner work, and leading the way for others with your light. It makes a difference!
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| 0:00.0 | This is Inner Work, a spiritual growth podcast, a sanctuary for healers, lightworkers, |
| 0:10.8 | and spiritual practitioners who are here to raise consciousness on this planet. |
| 0:17.2 | You've come to the right place to heal yourself and fully awaken your unique gifts so you can |
| 0:25.2 | show up to serve others as powerfully and purposefully as possible. I'm your host, Josephine |
| 0:32.9 | Hartman, a certified intuitive healer and Akashik Records Master Teacher. |
| 0:38.9 | I'm honored you're here and delighted to walk next to you on your path for a little while. |
| 0:45.9 | To connect with me and explore ways of working together, |
| 0:49.3 | please head over to www.josephinehartman.com. |
| 0:57.7 | Hello, fellow seeker and lightworker on the path. |
| 1:02.1 | Welcome to this new podcast series right here on Inner Work, a spiritual growth podcast. |
| 1:09.3 | So this new series really was born out of my previous Inner Revolution |
| 1:15.4 | series that you can also find here on the podcast because I thought it would be valuable and |
| 1:23.0 | worth our time to delve a little bit deeper into the spiritual crisis. |
| 1:31.4 | So the concept and the experience of having and going through a spiritual crisis, |
| 1:39.0 | which we could also refer to as a spiritual awakening. |
| 1:42.8 | And I'd love to offer you some more tools and insight and some |
| 1:48.4 | kind of framework for navigating the spiritual crisis. So let's dive right in. This is going to be |
| 1:55.9 | episode number one in the series. And as always, let's start by defining the terms of this discussion. |
| 2:04.8 | So we have to define the idea or concept of a spiritual crisis. Now, obviously, if you've |
| 2:11.7 | been through one or if you are experiencing a spiritual crisis right now, you know from the inside out, from your |
| 2:20.8 | lived experience, what this feels like and looks like, but it's still worth defining these |
| 2:27.8 | terms. So sometimes people have referred to the spiritual crisis as a dark night of the soul. I'm sure you've heard |
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