Awakening Level 21: Insecurity, Guilt & Unworthiness

A gentle look at Awakening Level 21 of the EGS—Insecurity, Guilt, and Unworthiness—and how exploring these emotions reconnects you with your Soul.

When we began with #22 Fear, Grief, Disempowered, we asked ourselves a simple question and waited for an answer. Mine revolved around the fear of my car breaking down, which honestly surprised me. It reminded me how thoughts can quietly reside in the mind without making themselves obvious.

Without alone time—quieting ourselves through meditation and journaling as a way of talking with our very busy mind—these subtle thoughts just whir along in the background, disrupting and undermining our hopes and dreams.

In reaching for relief from that energy, I asked myself about the next level, #21 Insecurity/Guilt/Unworthiness.

I laughed at my answer when I asked why I was afraid of my car breaking down and discovered I was simply guilty of listening to too many extended warranty commercials. The laugh itself was evidence of relief from the fear I had been quietly holding. But we don’t want to stop there. We are still down at the bottom of the EGS—slow-moving energy that holds back our ability to manifest our dreams.

This example may be easy to move through, but maybe your answer is a deeper-rooted emotion. It may take time to move to #21. You may find you need to spend some time exploring grief or the things that disempower you. Maybe insecurity, guilt, and unworthiness are all wrapped up in #22 for you.

With each exploration, you begin to regain your power and rebuild your connection with your Soul.

I recently had a moment pop up during meditation around unworthiness. I noticed thoughts about “not doing enough” and not focusing on the right things. I asked myself, Where is this coming from? The answer that surfaced was: I don’t feel worthy of my blessings.

I journaled on this, exploring the why. It’s an old belief system I was taught when I was young—the belief that we need to earn God’s love, that God is always judging us. This is one of those deeper beliefs I mentioned earlier, the kind that requires a little more massaging.

✨ What Awakening Level 21 Is Really Showing You

Insecurity, guilt, and unworthiness often reveal the beliefs beneath our fear—the hidden scripts that whisper:

“I’m not enough.”
“I should be better.”
“I should have known better.”
“I haven’t earned this.”

Where Level 22 is about fear and disempowerment, Level 21 begins the slow restoration of self-trust and self-worth. This is where we meet the emotional residue left by old conditioning and inherited beliefs.

These emotions aren’t signs that something is wrong with you.
They are signs that you are becoming aware.

This level isn’t about fixing yourself.
It’s about seeing what never belonged to you in the first place.

✨ Journaling Prompts for Awakening Level 21

What insecurity did my fear from Level 22 uncover?
Where do guilt or self-blame show up in my daily thoughts?
When have I felt unworthy recently? What triggered it?
Whose belief is this? Is it mine, or something I was taught?
What does my Soul say about my worthiness?
What would shift today if I believed I was already enough?
What blessings in my life feel difficult to receive, and why?
Where can I offer myself grace right now?

✨ Reflection Practice

Sit quietly for one minute and repeat this gentle question:

“Is this belief really mine?”

No pushing.
No fixing.
Just noticing.

Awareness alone begins the unraveling.

✨ Ascension Assignment

Choose one moment today where you normally feel doubt or insecurity, and simply say:

“I am allowed to receive this.”

Say it softly.
Say it even if you don’t fully believe it yet.

This small shift opens the door to Awakening Level 20.

✨ About the Author

Gwen Peterson is a spiritual mentor, author, and founder of Insights & Illuminations. She guides individuals on their awakening journey through her books, courses, meditations, and soulful teachings.
Explore more of Gwen’s work, including her YouTube channel and upcoming offerings, at InsightsAndIlluminations.com.

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