Grieving Awake

Writing from Joya

Articles

A living collection of reflections on grief, awakening, embodiment, continuing bonds, spiritual truth, and the strange, sacred work of becoming after loss. Come here for deeper teachings, honest inquiry, and practices that help you grieve awake and return, again and again, to aliveness.

  1. September 16, 2026

    Continuation, Not Closure: What a Medium Who Lost Her Son Taught Me About Feeling Your Child's Presence

    What a medium who lost her son taught me about communing, doubt, and continuation over closure — and how every grieving parent can begin to feel their child's presence.

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  2. August 13, 2026

    Taming the Ego: The Wild Horse Teaching I Received in Grief

    After my son died, I received a channeled message comparing the ego to a wild horse - penned in by grief, unable to escape. You don't tame a wild horse by force. That only makes it more violent. You tame it through love, patience, kindness,

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  3. August 4, 2026

    Regret is meant to be expressed grief - not grief turned inward.

    Regret expressed is grief expressed. Regret turned inward creates the second grief; the wish that anything could be different than it was.

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  4. July 30, 2026

    What Grief Does to Your Brain — and How to Grieve Awake

    Grief doesn't just break your heart — it rewires your brain. Reverend Joya Sosnowski explains what grief does to the brain, why you lose your sense of self after loss, and the truth about the "second grief." Learn the four foundations of gr

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  5. December 29, 2025

    The Woman Who Carried the Light: Mary Magdalene and the Mysteries She Preserved

    Mary Magdalene, in the mystical and esoteric traditions, was the beloved disciple. She was Y'Shua's spiritual equal and partner. Not a repentant prostitute, but an initiated priestess who carried the inner teachings. In this tradition, afte

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  6. June 2, 2025

    Science Confirms What Mystics Have Always Known: The Proof of Your Energetic Soul

    Scientists are finally proving what mystics always knew - consciousness is electromagnetic! Discover groundbreaking 2024 research on the "electromagnetic soul," quantum consciousness packets, and your biofield. Learn how ancient Aramaic wis

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  7. May 27, 2025

    The Timeline Has Shifted: A Magdalene frequency Transmission on Leaving the Insane World Behind

    I have been instructed to begin sharing these full transmissions I receive. A few years ago I was instructed to begin writing morning “Magdalene Pages” and I listened. These messages come through me in automatic writings, channeled fast. Th

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  8. March 3, 2025

    How grief too, is a sacred and spiritual process

    Grief is a sacred process. After losing my son in a tragic accident, I was consumed by rage, sorrow, and unanswered questions. Yet, in the depths of grief, I discovered love, connection, and a profound spiritual awakening. This raw, heartfe

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  9. February 15, 2025

    the universe is a field of consciousness made up of light and music.

    What if I told you that reality itself is music ? That everything—from your heartbeat to the stars—is vibrating in a divine, harmonic frequency ? Science is now confirming what mystics, healers, and ancient wisdom keepers have always known:

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  10. February 14, 2025

    Beyond Valentine’s Day: The Deepest Love is the One You Give Yourself

    Valentine’s Day isn’t just about romance—it’s a reminder to cultivate deep self-love. Explore the true meaning of love, grace, self-acceptance, and sacred reciprocity, and discover a powerful Gnostic-inspired prayerfirmation / metta prayer

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  11. February 6, 2025

    STAND IN YOUR TRUTH AND LET THE WORLD ADJUST TO WHO YOU ARE WITHOUT THE MASKS.

    This is where we enter into the deepest work of spiritual awakening: recognizing and taking off the masks of performing we have worn for approval. In this blog post we dive into asking: Are You Performing for Approval - and how to Recognize

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  12. February 4, 2025

    The Good News About Walking the Solitary Path of Awakening

    Awakening can feel lonely. It can feel like you don't belong anywhere because of the space between who you thought you were and who you are becoming. The good news though, is that we are all walking this journey side by side.

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  13. February 2, 2025

    Why every powerful woman must go through an initiation - even if she doesn't realize it.

    If Everything Feels Like It’s Falling Apart—You’re in an Initiation. Maybe everything you thought was stable is shifting. Maybe you feel like you don’t belong anywhere. Maybe you’ve outgrown the old, but the new hasn’t revealed itself yet.

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