Have you ever experienced yourself waking up at 3 a.m. – 5 a.m. at night to urinate when there is seemingly no medical reason for this? If this would be recurring, then you might begin to question whether there’s something more than a full bladder. It is a highly powerful and sacred time window in many spiritual traditions. It may be a communication attempt from a spiritual power.
Why 3 A.M. to 5 A.M. Is Spiritually Significant
In case of both spiritual and metaphysical beliefs, the period between 3 and 5 a.m are deemed as the “divine hours” or “spiritual gateway”. At this time the world is quiet, your conscious mind is silent and your intuition is high. This sets the ground ripe for spiritual entities (such as spirit guides, angels, or even ancestors) to reach out and bring messages, or insight or guidance.
Many spiritual teachers state that this is the period when the soul is the most open to the inflow of energy from the higher realms. If you happen to wake up at this time and feel an urgent need to go to the bathroom, it’s likely that it will not only be a physical act – it might be your spirit’s way to make some space for opening up.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Insight
The most active time of the Lung meridian is 3 a.m. – 5 a.m. Then the lungs are not only a matter for breathing and energy flow (Qi), but also a matter of such emotions as grief, sadness and the process of letting go.
In the spiritual realm, this means that if you are waking and passing urine during these hours, then you may be hanging on to emotional hurt or unresolved grief. Your spirit might be telling you to let go of these felling in order to heal and develop. This inner purging reflects the physical act of urinating – letting go of what is not good for your body and soul.
What Kind of Messages can be coming through?
There are messages that are not loud and obvious. In fact, during this period, spiritual messages are rather subtle and take the form of:
A persistent thought or feeling
A moment of enlightenment or eureka moment
Strong emotional memory or feel of déjà vu
Symbolic dreams or significant dreams
These could be calling you to;
Reflect on your life direction
Recover from a past emotional bleeding.
Awaken to your spiritual purpose
Reestablish contact with the higher power or the inner truth.
If you persist in being deaf to these nudges your soul might be going on waking you up during these sacred hours until it is finally heard.
What To Do if it happened to?
If you keep waking up to urinate on the intervals between 3 am and 5 am, it would be better to regard it as an invitation than as something that inconveniences you. There are a few simple steps that you could take:
Pause and breathe. Don’t rush back to sleep. Sit in the silence for a couple of minutes and pay attention to your feelings.
Enquire inwardly, “What do I need to know now?”. Immediately follow the first possible idea or feeling that comes to one’s mind.
Write it down. You may want to keep a bedside journal small enough to record any dreams, thoughts, or feelings that you have on awakening.
Practice gratitude. Thank your higher self, spirit guides, or the universe for guiding you, even if you don’t yet have an idea of what the message is.
Conclusion
And waking up to go to the bathroom between 3am to 5am has definite physical explanations, but from a spiritual perspective, maybe it is so much more than that!!! It may be your spirit calling to divine energy, a message that is to be heard or a calling that your soul is ready to let go of a deep thing and move on. Instead of ignoring it, think of embracing the moment as a sacred place – an opportunity to get back in tune with the unseen forces that move your life.
Then next time when you are awake during these hours do not just go grabbing for the light switch. Listen. Your soul may be sending you some kind of message.