The Akashic Field: Embodying the 9th Wave

Janie Jaramillo

The Akashic Field: Embodying the 9th Wave is a grounded podcast about moving from spiritual insight into lived practice. Exploring Akashic Records work, ancestral healing, intuition, ritual, and community through the lens of evolving consciousness, this show is for people who sense that awakening is not the end — participation is. Part of Sacred Collabs, this podcast supports those ready to engage unity consciousness in real, practical ways.

  1. 42. The Dark Night as an Initiation, Not a Collapse

    JAN 31

    42. The Dark Night as an Initiation, Not a Collapse

    By the time someone reaches the dark night of the soul, they are usually no longer new to spiritual work. They’ve practiced. They’ve learned. They’ve changed. And yet, something essential begins to unravel — not in a dramatic way, but in a quiet, unsettling one. In this episode, we explore why the dark night is not a collapse of faith, identity, or purpose, but an initiation into a different level of responsibility and participation. What dissolves during this phase isn’t your path — it’s the structures that once supported it. Roles that once fit feel restrictive. Narratives that once made sense no longer hold. Certainty gives way to something less defined but more real. We look at how initiation differs from healing or recovery, and why this phase cannot be rushed, optimized, or spiritually reframed away. The dark night doesn’t ask you to become better, clearer, or more evolved. It asks you to become more present — to stay with what is no longer working without immediately replacing it. This episode also explores how initiation relates to the Enter–Engage–Partner framework. Entering becomes a return to stabilization rather than novelty. Engaging becomes about staying in relationship with uncertainty instead of seeking meaning. Partnering begins when trust shifts from insight to lived response over time. If you’ve felt like parts of your identity are dissolving, or like the path is narrowing rather than expanding, this episode offers context for what’s happening. The dark night isn’t the end of the path — it’s the point where the path becomes embodied, relational, and irreversible. To join the community, visit https://sacredcollabs.com/taf

    10 min
  2. 41. Discernment Is What Carries You Through the Dark Night

    JAN 31

    41. Discernment Is What Carries You Through the Dark Night

    One of the most destabilizing aspects of the dark night of the soul is the feeling that intuition has stopped working. Messages feel inconsistent. Guidance repeats without resolution. Insight doesn’t translate into action. Many people assume they’ve lost their connection or made a mistake somewhere along the path. In this episode, we reframe what’s actually happening. The dark night doesn’t remove intuition — it removes reliance on it as a primary guide. What’s being developed instead is discernment: the ability to make choices without certainty, to stay grounded when signals are mixed, and to assess reality through response rather than reassurance. We explore why intuition alone isn’t sufficient during this phase, how discernment forms through engagement rather than insight, and why trying to “get back” to earlier clarity often deepens confusion. This episode also clarifies the difference between spiritual noise and meaningful feedback, and how to tell when your system is asking for action rather than interpretation. Discernment isn’t a special gift or personality trait. It’s a skill that emerges through Entering, Engaging, and eventually Partnering — especially when the path feels quiet and uncomfortable. If you’re in a season where answers feel scarce but movement is still required, this episode offers a grounded way to continue without bypassing the work that the dark night is doing. To join the community, visit https://sacredcollabs.com/taf

    8 min
4.8
out of 5
5 Ratings

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The Akashic Field: Embodying the 9th Wave is a grounded podcast about moving from spiritual insight into lived practice. Exploring Akashic Records work, ancestral healing, intuition, ritual, and community through the lens of evolving consciousness, this show is for people who sense that awakening is not the end — participation is. Part of Sacred Collabs, this podcast supports those ready to engage unity consciousness in real, practical ways.