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From Darkness to Divine Union

The 14 Snares of Human Suffering and their Keys to Spiritual Liberation

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Jafree Ozwald✨
Aug 31, 2025
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“Abandon the illusion of separation, and you will find that what you thought was Hell was always your own forgotten Heaven.” — Jean Klein

Anytime we are struggling or suffering in life and do not know why, we are repeating patterns that we don’t yet see. Perhaps it’s conflict with others that stems from a deeper issue within ourselves. However, the real problem is that we don’t know how to unravel and release it yet.

Recently, I revisited Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, a literary masterpiece from the 13th century. I was mesmerized by its sheer depth and vision of how we step into spiritual awakening. Within it lies an inner cartography of consciousness, which I felt compelled to share here as a spiritual awakening map.

Dante’s Inferno is one of the most famous stories in his Divine Comedy. At first glance, most assume it is a tale about hell and punishment. Yet when you look more deeply, it reveals an allegory of the human soul, a mirror of our blind descent into pain and our radiant return to freedom.

The spiritual awakening map below is one of the most powerful and effective ways I’ve ever discovered to release our unconscious snares and move forward. I believe that every stuckness in our lives has a reason and a purpose.

Remember, nothing can be by accident or coincidence in an all-intelligent, deeply conscious, and spiritually awakened Universe. So when we dive deeper into this exploration, we see how the snare has always been on our side, pointing toward the hidden goldmine within our soul.

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Each of these fourteen traps are conditions that every human being encounters at some point in life, even if only for a fleeting moment. They are entanglements of the ego, places where our awareness becomes bound. Every shadow that blinds us from knowing our divine nature is a distortion of love that imprisons us.

At the same time, each snare is a hidden doorway that, once opened, floods us with tremendous freedom. When we recognize them for what they are, the patterns of suffering that hold us captive come into view. And the moment they are named and seen clearly, this doorway to radical freedom begins to crack open.

“The moment you become aware of the ego in you, it is strictly speaking no longer the ego, but just an old, conditioned mind-pattern.” — Eckhart Tolle

Most of us were taught to believe that the way out of a super challenging or hellish situation is to fight our way free. Yet the more you struggle, the tighter the knot becomes, and this contracted energy keeps us circling through the same cycle until we find peace.

The enlightened way out is not through resistance but through seeing a grander vision. This means witnessing yourself with clear eyes, seeing who you truly are and what you long to create in your future. Feeling into your ideal self with an undefended heart, and softening into your deepest truth is the great path. Do this until unstoppable love and freedom becomes your most natural state.

Now here is my invitation for you today…

As you read, notice which of these fourteen traps are you moving through right now? Where does your soul most want to shine light and bring freedom? Take your time, be honest, and let the map reveal where your next doorway is waiting…

NOTE: The great secret to this awakening map is to surrender through each snare until you feel the bright and glorious freedom on the other side. So truly, it is not about conquering the trap, but dissolving into the awareness that sees through it.

When you start to feel the snare or struggle falling away, the truth of who you are will shine through unobstructed. Each time you soften into a deeper layer of surrender, the light of your soul grows stronger, until you discover that freedom was never lost, only hidden behind the veil…

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