On some level, everyone has an innate desire to better themselves and their lives. We work on improving our health, talents, relationships, wealth, careers and more . . . and THEN a moment arrives when we begin to ask the greatest self-reflective questions of all: Who am I? Why am I here? When it’s time for me to leave, where do I go? How am I going to get there? With intention, we raise our vibration and begin the awakened path of ascension.

Ascension is our quest for wholeness, completion and ultimately, perfection—which means to be holy and pure of heart. While each path is a highly individual soul choice, there are certain hallmarks of ascension. Have you had experiences with increased synchronicities, visions or visitations from higher dimensional beings? Do you have a story of a kundalini awakening or other mystical opening where the physical transcended into the spiritual? Perhaps you’ve experienced a sense of your crystalline or light body.

Every awakening experience is an ascension experience that opens us to next level of wholeness. This is why sharing our stories is important, especially at this time. Together, we can make the world a better place and return humanity to its pure state of being.

William Henry is a Nashville-based author, investigative mythologist, art historian, TV presenter, and Sacred U instructor. He is an internationally recognized authority on human spiritual potential, transformation and ascension.

Many of us experience a sense of awe when looking into the eyes of an animal or witnessing the miracle of a birth . . . but THEN there are those soul-animating moments of communion with Creation itself. The impulse to connect with and care for something more than only oneself—other people, animals, plants, Mother Earth—rises and takes hold. The yearning to extend one’s loving presence into the world is brought into fullness. This is the Spirit-honoring way of shamanism—a path available to anyone who feels called to venerate nature and gracefully serve in the co-creation of sacred community.

Do you have a story to tell in which a simple ritual like drumming or prayerful singing manifested miracles around you? Have you had a deeply healing or transformative experience during a shamanic journey, dream, or vision quest? Can you speak to a mystical encounter with the natural world that instilled in you a deep reverence for life’s sanctity? Or a remembrance of your connection to the multi-dimensional world around you? These are all shamanic experiences.

Your story is medicine for the world. Sharing our stories has the power to transform and evolve human global consciousness for seven generations and beyond.

Oscar Miro-Quesada is a respected kamasqa curandero and altomisayoq adept from Peru, founder of The Heart of the Healer (THOTH) Shamanic Mystery School, originator of Pachakuti Mesa Tradition cross-cultural shamanism.

Almost every individual throughout the history of humanity has used music, rhythm, song, and instrument to stir the senses, fuel emotions, and bring relaxation to our lives . . . and THEN there are those mystical experiences through which sound can help us create harmony and come in tune with our truest vibrational nature.

Do you have a story to tell about receiving profound balance, information or awareness during a sound bath or singing bowl meditation? Have you experienced a physical, emotional or psychological healing through a sound journey or sound therapy? Or perhaps you’ve visited an ancient site and felt a deep shift inside the acoustics of this sacred space that assisted you in some way.

These resonant moments are important to share as the world begins to rediscover the science of frequency and timeless art of sound as an instrument of—and entry point to—the Divine.

Neil Gaur is a researcher on the ancient wisdom and future science of sound, vibration, and frequency. Neil and his wife Sol facilitate sound and vibrational events utilizing instruments from around the world creating interactive, harmonizing, and meditative experiences.