The Dark Side of Lightworkers – When ‘High Vibe’ Becomes Highly Problematic

This is a good one but really grinds my gears! Spirituality. Once the sacred path of monks, mystics and wise old souls, now sometimes looking more like a glitter-drenched game of emotional dodgeball on Instagram.

You’ve seen them. The “goddess of alignment,” the “soul-led coach,” or the “shaman” who got their certification via a Zoom weekend and now speaks in soundbites like, “If you feel triggered, that’s your low vibration showing.”

But here’s the question tickling everyone’s third eye: Why do the people who say they’re the most spiritually enlightened often seem the most emotionally chaotic, wildly egotistical, and, frankly, in desperate need of an actual therapist?

Hmmm….

1. Spiritual Bypassing – When “Love and Light” is Just a Fancy Bandage

This one’s the classic. Instead of rolling up their sleeves and doing the gritty inner work—healing trauma, owning bad behaviour, confronting ugly truths—they opt for a slapdash of “positive vibes only.”

It’s like spraying lavender oil on a dumpster fire and calling it aromatherapy. You can chant all day, but if you’re ghosting people instead of talking through conflict, that’s not enlightenment—it’s escapism with a chakra filter.

2. Ego in a Caftan – The Rise of the Spiritually Superior

Ever noticed how some spiritual types act like they’ve got a hotline to Source Energy… and you’re on hold?

True spirituality invites humility. Yet somehow, the loudest voices in the spiritual scene often come cloaked in superiority—like a kombucha-fuelled version of Mean Girls. They don’t just share advice; they deliver decrees from the mountaintop of their own inflated sense of evolved-ness.

3. The Wounded Healer – Teaching From the Trauma, Not the Transformation

Let’s be gentle here—many are drawn to spiritual paths because they’ve been through some stuff. And some do the work, transform, and serve as luminous beacons of real hope.

But others skip the healing part and leap straight to “I’m a guide now.” The result? They end up projecting unresolved pain onto clients, packaging their unprocessed emotions as wisdom, and confusing their venting for divine downloads.

4. Fast-Tracked Gurus – Enlightenment in 48 Hours or Less

Modern spirituality has an Amazon Prime problem: instant gratification. Anyone can toss “quantum” or “soulpreneur” into their Instagram bio and boom—guru status unlocked.

But spirituality isn’t a job title. It’s a lifelong practice. If your healer can’t sit in silence without checking their phone or spirals at the first sign of critique… maybe they’re not as “in tune” as their TikTok says.

5. Monetising the Mystic – When Healing Becomes Hustling

There’s nothing wrong with being paid for your gifts—but let’s be honest, some folks aren’t selling healing; they’re selling hope-shaped hype.

The language is seductive: “high-ticket abundance coaching,” “5D frequency ascension programs,” “manifesting your twin flame through womb energy.” But behind the jargon is often a business model built on emotional vulnerability and spiritual FOMO.

True Spirituality is Quiet, Not Flashy

The most aligned people I’ve met weren’t the ones with a third eye tattoo and a podcast about galactic downloads. They were the ones quietly holding space, growing, admitting when they got it wrong, and laughing at their own shadow.

Real spirituality doesn’t shout. It whispers gently, reminding you that being human is messy—and that’s okay.

So Tell Me…

Have you encountered these “high-vibe” hustlers or spiritual superiority complexes? Or maybe a wounded healer who meant well but needed a healer of their own?

Share your story in the comments below—let’s sort the sages from the stage performers.