Waking Up In 5D·A Practical Guide to Multidimensional Transformation

by Maureen J. St. Germain  |  Bear & Company, 2017 Information only, not professional advice.

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What This Book Is About

This is a spiritual and metaphysical guide about evolving human consciousness from third-dimensional (3D) thinking — the world of ego, conflict, and linear cause-and-effect — into fifth-dimensional (5D) awareness, a state of peace, alignment, and effortless living.

The book maps out 13 dimensions of consciousness, provides practical tools for shifting your thoughts, language, and reactions, and draws on sacred geometry, meditation, aromatherapy, and spiritual philosophy to guide the transformation.

"The Fifth Dimension is our new now — where thoughts, speech, and action are all in alignment. Anything out of integrity becomes instantly painful."

The Dimensional Map

The author maps consciousness across 13 dimensions, grouped into three realms:

1D–4D — Lower / Polarity Realm

Physical existence, cause and effect, time and space, the astral plane. The realm of polarity — good vs evil, right vs wrong. The 4th dimension is a dangerous crossroads: go high and you move toward 5D, go low and you sink into the astral.

5D — The Goal — Our New Now

Peaceful, knowing, joyful. Movement is multidirectional. Thoughts, speech and action are fully aligned. Christ consciousness and light bodies. Heaven by 3D standards — bliss, full integration, group consciousness.

6D–9D — Middle Creation Realm

Sacred geometry, DNA templates, colour and light. Consciousness gradually shifts from individual to collective — like a school of fish, separate yet moving as one. The 8th dimension is so vast it can cause 3D travellers to black out.

10D–13D — Upper Creation Realm

The divine blueprint. The Akashic Records come alive in 11D. At 12D, all consciousness knows itself as utterly One — no separation of any kind. The 13th dimension: Love is the essence of all.

3D vs 5D — How You React

One of the most practical sections of the book. The same event — something going "wrong" — produces radically different responses depending on which dimension you're operating from.

3D Reaction (keeps you stuck) 5D Reaction (anchors you higher)
Injury leading to apologyInjury leading to comfort
Hurt leading to restitutionAcceptance
Right vs. wrongAcknowledgment
Victim vs. perpetratorNonjudgment
PatienceCompassionate indifference
AngerPurposefulness and steadiness
HelplessnessEmpowerment
DespairJoy and playfulness
Feeling trappedFreedom
LossStepping into power
ShameSelf-worth and acceptance
Result in 5D: Love expands!

The Language of 5D

The words you use shape the dimension you inhabit. Swapping 3D language for 5D language is one of the most immediately practical tools in the book.

? Abandon (3D) ? Use Instead (5D)
I can'tI won't — own your choice
I shouldI choose
It's too difficultI choose to make it fun and easy
It's a problemIt's an opportunity
Life's a struggleLife's an adventure
Why? (narrow)I wonder? (open ended)
I don't knowI choose to find out
Right vs. wrongI see it as a choice
Bad timingNot yet — divine timing
Bad experienceInteresting experience
LessonsOpportunities
If onlyNext time I'll choose differently

The Monitoring Diagram — Key Insight

One of the most profound concepts in the book: if you are monitoring something, you are controlling it — which keeps you locked in 3D. The path to 5D is to notice without controlling.

The signature of 5D living is effortlessness. You notice, you decide, and reality unfolds — without you gripping the wheel.

?Sacred Geometry & Meditation Tools

Dragons as Spiritual Guardians

An entire section of the book is devoted to dragons — not as mythological monsters, but as guardians of sacred thresholds between dimensional states. The author uses a collection of dragon imagery across cultures to illustrate this:

Four Versions of One Soul

The book presents a striking table of four men across different lifetimes who share almost identical qualities — as evidence of a single soul expressing itself through multiple incarnations:

The soul doesn't reincarnate sequentially in time — multiple versions of the same soul can exist simultaneously in the same location, across different lifetimes.

AroMandalas — Aromatherapy for Emotional Healing

A detailed healing system mapping specific essential oil blends to emotional wounds, with each blend designed to elevate that wound to a higher-consciousness expression:

Blend Name Emotional Wound Healing Outcome
Angel GuidanceHelplessnessEmpowerment — power lies within
Crystal ElohimNot belongingAll is One — restores original DNA blueprint
Fountain of YouthResentment / frustrationAcceptance — clears cellular memory
MerKaBa MystiqueAnger / rageCompassion — at peace with self and world
River DancingDesperationAbundance — awakens fulfillment and plenty
Dolphin DreamsDespairRestores joy and playfulness
Himalayan HighTerrorCourage — daring to dream
Andean AlchemyHeartsicknessHeart chakra opens to higher love
OCTAShameSelf-worth and acceptance — karmic healing
AkashaLongingAscension to Higher Realms
Genie in a BottleFeeling overwhelmedNew possibilities — breaking free of thought forms
MantraFeeling trappedFreedom — moving to higher experience
Magdalene TrilogyBeing a martyr/victimBalance of Divine Male and Female
ReweavingFeeling violatedExpression of original intent — life's journey

The Bigger Picture

The book's central argument is that humanity is mid-shift — moving from a polarised, ego-driven 3D existence toward a unified, heart-centred 5D reality. This isn't just spiritual theory — it's presented as a lived, practical transformation.

"The Fifth Dimension is not a destination — it is a way of being. You access it moment by moment, through choice, language, and the willingness to stop controlling what you notice."