In spiritual and personal development circles, we are all very familiar with the concepts of the higher self and the inner child, and the need for a positive, introspective, grounded and effective personality.

Most self-help and metaphysical works of literature address only one of these concepts—rarely two or all of these. If someone asks me what spiritual awakening is, I simply answer "Heaven on Earth," or the ability to function in this physical dimension according to high spiritual principles.