How the Universe Redirects Us

In this post want to talk about the importance of delays & detours on the spiritual path – and in life generally speaking.

When we are discovering our soul purpose and clearing up our energy, delays and detours act as a way to redirect us. They act as warnings from the Universe that we are on the wrong path.

Sometimes we think we are doing something wrong, when really, we’ve just gotten so clear on what we are doing that the Universe isn’t going to let us squander an opportunity or go the wrong way.

In this post I want to talk about how to spot these warning signs so you can use them to your advantage.

Warning signs from the Universe

The warnings signs from the Universe tend to start very quietly and subtly.

In some way the Universe wants us to remain in control and have autonomy. It guides us in a way that is meant to empower us to make our own decisions, and so it can be quite unintrusive.

This can come in the form of ‘random’ obstacles when we are on the way to an event or going to meet with a specific person.

For example: a job application landing in someone’s spam folder or missing a train.

We don’t want to overthink every little thing, but notice when little hiccups like this happen in one particular area, over and over again.

We can also receive different subtle gut feelings aswell. Feeling an ‘off’ energy every time we interact with someone, or when we enter a new space.

The biggest sign the Universe is redirecting your path

Then the signs can be more dramatic.

Sometimes we need a wake-up call! We keep going back to the same person, ignoring our own unhealthy habits, or we’ve put off applying for a new job.

No matter how much effort or force we apply, we’re never going to fit into a particular space or relationship.

This is where we’ll experience what is known in tarot as a Tower moment. Everything that was once stable or predictable for us isn’t anymore.

We no longer feel comforted by our old coping mechanisms. We experience a sudden job loss or get broken up with.

We have to take a leap of faith.

Consider divine timing

Life isn’t always black and white however 🙃 Although we might wish it was!

Sometimes we are being delayed and cock-blocked by the Universe, not because an opportunity is wrong…but because it is ill-times.

Everything happens in divine timing. How do you tell the difference?

When something is for us but we’ve approached it at the wrong time, it will continue to pop up over and over. Obstacles might come up, but we are consistently pulled back, specifically when we are not focused on or attached to something.

This can happen time and time again, if we are trying to circumnavigate some important lesson beforehand.

Listening to your gut vs anxiety

When something isn’t for us, we’ll be redirected or rejected again and again. The sense that something just isn’t right.

This distinction is quite subtle, and so it’s difficult to get clarity if we aren’t clear in ourselves. We can get so attached to a goal mentally, that even the most obvious rejection goes unnoticed.

So, if you are having difficulty figuring out the why or what, take a step back. 

Completely pull your energy back from whatever it is. 

Recenter, get deeper into a mindfulness or meditation practice.

Then pay attention to how your energy is pulled to or pushed away from something.

Here is a photo from my trip to Thailand earlier in the year. I had just arrived to Pai after missing my bus the day before…it couldn’t have panned out better.

I didn’t have a really good day in Chiang Mai before I was meant to leave. Being forced to stay an extra day, I had an absolute blast with all new people and was able to feel that part of my trip was properly over.

I ended up booking a bus the next day with someone who also missed theirs, we spent a week together and are still in close contact.

Anytime I am redirected, I know I’m about to meet someone new or learn something that is incredibly timely. The less resistance we have to these ‘disturbances’ the better.

I remember the first time I experienced this divine redirection on a small scale.

I was walking home and suddenly got a very clear message intuitively ‘Go the long route’.

I completely ignored my intuition and went the usual shortcut I had no problems with for over a year. I get right to a bend in the road and the entire street is closed off. I had to turn back and this almost doubled my journey time.

I know now to never ignore a redirection, no matter how small – and am so glad the Universe decided to deliver me the lesson in this way, when the stakes were low.

You have to learn to value rejection as much as you value direction, knowing when you’re chasing the wrong things is a blessing.

Because they are really one and the same.⁣

There is a subtle shadow that may show up as you try to get into alignment, which is waiting for disappointment before moving.

Waiting for someone to disappoint you before moving on, waiting for something to come to a complete end before going elsewhere, waiting for the ‘confirmation’ that your intuition was right all along.

I think this is especially true at the beginning of an awakening when we get really sensitive to energy, and at times aren’t sure what insights to listen to. And we do want to be discerning.

However even if your intuition is not strengthened and clear to you, if you are waiting for disappointment that’s reason enough to proceed forward.

Let your joy be the primary thing leading you, not your disappointment.

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