728. Mary Shutan

Apr 19, 2025

Mary Mueller Shutan, a spiritual healer and teacher with nearly two decades of experience, shares her insights on navigating the complexities of spiritual awakening. She discusses her transformative kundalini journey, the significance of shadow work for personal growth, and the paramount importance of body awareness during spiritual experiences. Mary warns against spiritual bypassing and emphasizes the need for community support. The conversation is rich with wisdom on integrating spiritual practices into daily life, fostering emotional intelligence, and confronting the shadows within ourselves for true healing.

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ANECDOTE

Mary's Kundalini Awakening Story

Mary experienced a spontaneous kundalini awakening after college that shifted her life's path dramatically.
This awakening involved intense energy flow and emotional trauma release over about a decade.

ADVICE

Prepare Before Raising Kundalini

Prioritize purifying and strengthening your energy system before attempting to raise kundalini.
An unprepared system risks disruption and spiritual/mental difficulties.

INSIGHT

Projections and True Spiritual Teachers

Spiritual teachers often reflect projections of our own shadows and light, leading to disillusionment.
True maturity in teachers is shown by humility, stillness, and humanity, not grandiosity.

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Mary Shutan - Kundalini Awakening & Shadow Work Mary Mueller Shutan is a spiritual healer, teacher, and author. She is the author of The Spiritual Awakening Guide: Kundalini, Psychic Abilities, and the Conditioned Layers of Reality Managing Psychic Abilities: A Real World Guide for the Highly Sensitive Person Shadow Work for the Soul: Seeing Beauty in the Dark The Body Deva: Working with the Spiritual Consciousness of the Body Working with Kundalini: An Experiential Guide to the Process of Awakening The Shamanic Workbook series, and The Complete Cord Course: Working with Cords through Energy Work and Shamanic Healing She combines her extensive education with her personal meditative practices and direct revelation of the spirit world. She has been serving her community as a spiritual healer and teacher since 2004. Website: maryshutan.com Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Full interview, edited for readability Interview recorded April 5, 2025 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 Introduction to Chakra Awakening Misconceptions  00:03:00 Journey to a Spiritual Awakening and Kundalini Experience  00:06:46 Surprising Kundalini Awakening Experiences  00:11:40 Exploring Christian Mysticism and Past Lives  00:15:45 Understanding Kundalini Awakening: Myths and Realities  00:20:06 Understanding Kundalini Awakening  00:25:06 Navigating Kundalini Awakening Challenges  00:29:22 Spiritual Awakening and Shadow Work  00:33:35 Understanding the Phenomenon of Deflected Rising and Shadow Projection  00:36:53 The Hidden Darkness in Spiritual Gurus  00:40:42 Understanding Brahman: Limitless Knowledge  00:44:28 Healing Childhood Wounding for Personal Growth  00:48:50 Understanding Realization and Psychedelic Experiences  00:53:11 Carl Jung's Concepts of Ego Inflation and Integration  00:57:23 Emotions and Body-Based Healing  01:02:07 The Challenges and Rewards of Being a Spiritual Teacher  01:06:21 Spiritual Facades and Inner Conflicts  01:11:37 The Dynamics of Gurus and Energy Exchange  01:15:57 Spiritual Imbalance and Physical Health Consequences  01:18:47 The Role of the Association for Spiritual Integrity  01:22:53 Near-Death Experience and Spiritual Insight  01:27:07 Embracing Emotions Through the Body  01:31:09 Embracing Shadow Work for Spiritual Growth  01:34:52 Understanding Shadow Work and Self-Reflection  01:39:19 Understanding the Pendulum of Progress  01:44:09 Preparing for a Kundalini Awakening: Essentials and Caveats  01:48:31 The Transformative Impact of Kundalini Awakening  01:51:48 Embracing Divine Will and Personal Growth  01:54:39 How to Connect with Mary Shutan  01:58:18 Integrating Shamanic Elements in Healing Practices