Timelines: Shifting, Collapsing, and Converging
I recently experienced a convergence of two societal timelines in parallel and it was such a wild experience that it changed my thought processes on timelines as a whole.
In this article we’ll explore what timelines are, what it means when we move between them, and how you can become more consciously aware of the timelines around you.
Please Note: This article is based on my personal experiences and perspective of the world. Always remember to take what resonates and leave the rest. You are your own unique expression of the universe and finding what resonates for you is crucial for your personal expansion.
Let’s dive in…
Shifting and Collapsing Timelines
I had a very, very strange experience at the end of February where I believe I encountered the intersection of two different societal timelines.
I was vending at a new (to me) local fair but something felt truly off about it. Currently, I live in a societal timeline where a thriving spiritual community exists in the Twin Cities. I often vend at a variety of fairs and events, connect with the community, and learn a great deal from the individuals I meet. However, many of the people at this particular event in February were living in a timeline where spirituality in our city barely existed and the only spiritual event they were aware of was this fair. It felt as if something were intentionally keeping them close — almost hoarding them — to this single, yearly event.
My purpose for being there became clear by the end of the weekend: expose the attendees to the possibility of another timeline.
By simply existing at this fair I brought my own societal timeline to the venue. Everyone who chose to talk to me got to interact with the timeline I represented and through this interaction they were presented with the choice to either stay within their present circumstances or shift into something new. There was no right or wrong answer, only a decision to be made.
Some people were at the point in their lives where they were choosing how they wanted to expand spiritually—in a group, on their own, or continuing with the limited exposure to this singular, recurring February event. Many were looking for community, different voices than the same ones they’d been listening to year after year, and new ideas.
I shared resources with everyone who approached me, upcoming events in our area, and other email lists to get on in order to connect with the vibrant community I knew. By sharing this information I brought my own timeline to the event space — a convergence. Honestly, I was baffled that no one had heard of all the other things going on!
A few weeks later in March, I saw many of those same individuals at another event I was vending. They were excited to interact with a whole new crowd of people, services, offerings, and information.
They had made a conscious choice to explore the options I presented them with and step out of their more-limited timeline. So let’s talk about what that might actually mean, why we might come into contact with other timelines, and how you can consciously choose your own path forward.
What are Timelines?
First, what is a timeline? I believe that a timeline represents one possibility for a life experience.
There are two ways of observing timelines: a personal timeline and a societal timeline. A personal timeline is a possibility completely specific to you while a societal timeline is a possibility that large groups of people live within.
For example, my current personal timeline is one in which I’m a blogger writing this article. My personal timeline doesn’t really affect the grand scheme of things - just my life, the relationships with the people around me, and the readers who come across my work.
The societal timeline I currently experience is one in which I’m a citizen of the USA. However, it’s possible that in another societal timeline the USA doesn’t exist or that the USA is a very different place. In that societal timeline I might find myself living in the same house, doing the same work, and married to the same person (living the current personal timeline I’ve chosen), but the overarching societal timeline could include a different government structure, altered social values, etc.
Ok let’s take a second to digest that. Here’s an image of a cat deciding what they’re going to do with this information…
I believe that all possibilities (timelines) exist at the same time BUT we only consciously exist in one personal timeline and one societal timeline at any given moment. Your personal timeline is the choice that you have made as an individual to experience one possibility. Your societal timeline is either where your personal timeline fits best or where your soul is needed most.
Your timelines can change as you learn and grow and choose new possibilities or opportunities.
I have lived in many different timelines through this life alone from choosing to enlist in the military at 19 and living in that timeline for 5 years to choosing dream interpretation work in my 30s. These are two very different life paths and they required deeply contrasting psychological, emotional, physical, and spiritual states to exist within. While this lifetime, as a whole, has been a continuous experience for me, I have made conscious decisions to move out of some timelines (possibilities) and into new ones by choosing to act and embody what I have learned in order to seek new experiences.
Therefore, a personal timeline could also be defined as the current psychological, emotional, physical, and spiritual state that you exist within.
If we are actively learning, growing and seeking new experiences then we’re constantly in a state of flux with our timelines, looking for the best one yet and stepping into the timeline that resonates more and more with our soul. If we’re stagnant and stuck in our ways or unwilling to change, then we’re a bit frozen in our current timeline and our soul’s progression stalls out.
Timelines are the reflections of the choices we make in how we live our lives (note that not making a choice is still choosing something - to be inactive).
Most often, our lives get better as we age but sometimes we revert back to old ways of being and can fall back into old timelines. However, as long as you’re willing to learn and grow you’ll progress your timelines towards your soul’s ultimate goal.
It’s a good thing to experience different timelines!
Timeline Shifts
A timeline shift occurs when you make an impactful choice to change a part of your being. You quite literally jump into a different timeline.
If that sounds scary don’t worry, it’s more subtle than you may think! You most likely won’t find yourself suddenly living in a different house surrounded by people you don’t know — the shift takes time to implement and is always in your highest good (even if it’s difficult at first).
Here are a couple of examples:
You decide to finally quit your job and start the business that’s been calling you for years! Starting a successful business can take time so for the next 5 years you could be in this timeline shift. You find yourself moving out of the timeline where you worked for a corporation and into the timeline where you work for yourself.
You make the decision to begin psychological therapy to find a better way of living with some old traumas. You move out of the timeline where you pushed down or ignored your pain and move into the timeline where you heal yourself.
You physically move into a new house. You move out of the timeline where you lived in the old location and into a timeline with the new house.
In all of these examples, however, it’s not just you that is shifting. The choices that you make always affect the people around you and the effects of timelines shifts can be seen in what is leaving your life as you open yourself to receiving the new timeline.
Let’s use the second example above with psychological therapy. As you choose to heal yourself you might find some detrimental relationships leaving your timeline. This might look like less communication with difficult family members or some friendships falling away. Eventually, you may never see or hear from those individuals again in your new timeline and, even though they still exist, it’s as if there’s a wall between you… a literal timeline schism.
This is normal and ok! The people who are ready to shift with you and continue to grow within their own lives may choose to travel with you into this new timeline whereas others who are stuck or choosing a different path will fade out of your timeline and into one of their own choosing.
While it can be painful to experience the grief and loss of a relationship because of our choices, it is crucial to accept these shifts and honor the choices of others.
The ebb and flow of our personal timeline shifts, directly resulting from the choices we make, affect those around us and vice versa. Timelines are constantly shifting around you if you’re learning and growing.
Timeline Collapses
While “collapse” usually has a negative connotation, I feel like it’s actually incredibly beneficial in the context of timelines!
You’ll usually find a timeline collapse occurring when you’re on a roll in life and stepping into the flow of the universe. When things just start happening for your benefit and the synchronicities are flying off the handle it’s a sign that you’re aligning yourself with the timelines that launch your soul forward towards your ultimate goal.
Because you have found your soul’s path forward, multiple timelines (possibilities) might collapse and layer into your current timeline. This means that you can live multiple timelines at once (most people have already experienced this at least in some capacity).
Here’s an example: in 2021 I made the decision to leave my corporate job and step into my dream interpretation work full time. The decision to move into the timeline where I work for myself and help others shifted me onto the path of my soul’s ultimate goal and purpose: to feel fulfilled by doing something I love while helping others.
Because I chose to shift onto one of my highest timelines (a personal timeline where my soul could meet its goal), the other possibilities associated with my soul’s ultimate purpose began to collapse into this timeline, merging with it and expanding it.
In 2021 I only identified as a dream and nightmare interpreter and my work was limited to that capacity. Over the last 3 years I haven’t remained just a dream interpreter, I’ve become a writer (hopefully an author in the future!), a blogger, a galactic historian, a homeowner with a yard, a dog mom, a wife in a magickal marriage, and much more!
All of these good and very amazing things have started layering into the timeline where I chose to do what felt right. These other possibilities are stepping in because they all support and align with my soul’s ultimate goal: to feel fulfilled by doing something I love while helping others.
Daruk, my hambone of a pittie.
However, just as these higher timelines (supportive experiences for my soul) are collapsing into my current timeline (the one where I chose to work for myself and help others), so too are detrimental timelines collapsing out of it and disappearing forever.
The experiences that would detract from my highest timelines are collapsing into nothingness and are no longer possibilities or options for me to experience. This is because knowing what I know now, I could never go back to some of those old ways of being, therefore, it is unnecessary for them to exist as potential timelines.
An example would be the timeline wherein I experienced suicidal thoughts (this was a real experience I had back in 2017). Today, I have changed so much and so drastically since 2017, choosing healing timelines over and over again that, at this point, those detrimental frames of thought are no longer possibilities for me.
In another example, I once lived in a timeline where my family of origin wore me down so much that I developed major depression. But ever since I chose to live in my highest timeline, those individuals have completely phased out of my life and I am now surrounded by a very positive group of found family that support my work, way of life, and who I have become.
I believe the purpose of our soul’s journey is to find and travel upon the individual soul’s highest timeline, rendering all others unnecessary and divulging the energy required to hold a myriad of personal timelines (possibilities) back to the energy of Source.
The Point of Timeline Awareness
Ok, that’s a lot of information and theory but what’s the point of knowing all this?
To live your life with more conscious awareness.
By now, you hopefully understand that anything is possible because all possibilities already exist. It’s up to you to move along the path towards your highest timeline — your soul’s ultimate goal — by making the choices to let go of what no longer serves you and move toward that which calls you.
The road is rarely easy but always worth it.
Only you can do your own work and follow your own path but in choosing to do so, you can shine a light on the possibilities around you for others to see and investigate.
Continue to live your life with greater awareness and step into your highest personal timeline while being aware of the societal timeline you exist within. YOU are the answer!
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For more on my similar experiences check out my article, Lessons in Potentiality | A Journey Through Parallel Selves Across Alternate Timelines.
