Deeksha Process
The deeksha process - or rather the awakening process catalyzed by the deekhas - is obviously unique in each case.
At the same time, there seems to be a general or typical process as well, from the fragments of info I pick up here and there.
Three phases to oneness
For instance, I have seen described these three phases to oneness...
- Awakening to/as the Witness
As pure awareness, the seer, the Eye of Spirit, causal level, F9 - Deepening sense of no separation
No separation with surroundings, and all of Existence
- Oneness
As described by mystics of many traditions, including the Christian and Sufism
Bhagavan (one of the two main channels for the deeksha energy) says that there is a further phase beyond this, and it is preceded by the dark night of the soul.
Transition to nondual
So the two next phases may then be...
- Dark night of the soul
A detachment from sense of "I" and any content
- Nondual awakening
What is awakens to its own nature, with no "I" anywhere. As the ground from/within/as which seer and seen - and any other polarity - arise.
At least, these phases seem to correspond somewhat with my own process. First an awakening as the Witness (induced by alcohol and lasting for several months), then an awakening to F7-F8 (nature and deity mysticism, lasted for several years), then the dark night of the soul (also lasting a few years), and then - possibly - a nondual awakening, as the ground (emptiness) all this happens within and as.
Dark night of the soul
I see that the way I write about the dark night of the soul is a little different from how it was initially, some weeks back. Now, I see it - at least in my own case - as coming after an F7-F8 awakening, clearing the space for a nondual awakening.
It is a pretty general term though, and can be used in several different meanings - mainly referring to a sense of loss of connection with the divine, with God. And that can of course happen at any phase of the process - at least until a clear and stable nondual awakening.