A Conversation with De Ann Alacris

There are books that instruct, and then there are books that remember.

Awakening Your Higher Consciousness belongs to the latter.

Written with restraint, depth, and an unmistakable reverence for the inner life, De Ann Alacris’ work feels less like a declaration and more like an invitation—one that asks readers to slow down and listen to what has been waiting patiently beneath the noise.

Rather than positioning herself as a guide with answers, Alacris approaches her writing as a fellow traveler—someone who has moved through disorientation, loss, and profound recalibration, and emerged with a renewed trust in stillness.

“I didn’t set out to teach,” she shares. “I set out to tell the truth—quietly, honestly, and without rushing anyone through their process.”

A Book Born from Lived Experience

The origins of Awakening Your Higher Consciousness are rooted not in theory, but in lived transformation. Years of seeking clarity, navigating internal fractures, and learning to sit with discomfort shaped both the book’s tone and its spacious structure.

“This wasn’t about fixing myself,” Alacris reflects. “It was about learning how to listen again—to my body, my intuition, and the parts of me that had been asking for attention long before I was ready to hear them.”

That listening is woven throughout the pages. The book unfolds gently, offering reflections and pauses that allow readers to encounter themselves without urgency or expectation.

Consciousness as Compassion

At the heart of Alacris’s philosophy is a deceptively simple idea: awareness without judgment is the beginning of healing.

“Consciousness isn’t something we reach,” she explains. “It’s something we allow. When awareness replaces self-criticism, everything changes. You stop fighting yourself—and that’s where real healing begins.”

Here, awakening is reframed not as a dramatic breakthrough, but as a series of quiet recognitions—moments where truth is acknowledged rather than avoided.

Writing as an Act of Presence

One of the most striking qualities of Alacris’s work is its refusal to hurry. In a culture obsessed with productivity and outcomes, Awakening Your Higher Consciousness honors pacing, integration, and emotional honesty.

“I wanted readers to feel held,” she says. “Not pushed. Not challenged to perform growth. Just accompanied.”

The result is a reading experience that resonates deeply with those who have done the work—therapy, reflection, personal development—yet still feel a subtle sense of disconnection.

Who This Work Is For

Alacris is intentional about who this book serves.

“It’s for the person who looks successful on the outside but feels untethered inside. For the one who is quietly rebuilding. For the seeker who’s tired of pretending they’re fine.”

Rather than offering solutions, the book creates space—space to ask better questions, to notice patterns, and to soften long-held expectations.

A Softer Definition of Strength

Writing the book reshaped Alacris’s relationship with strength itself.

“I learned that softness isn’t weakness,” she says. “It’s discernment. It’s knowing when to slow down, when to listen, and when to stop forcing what no longer fits.”

The Ongoing Unfolding

As for what comes next, Alacris remains committed to depth over expansion.

“More listening. More embodiment. More work that respects the pace of becoming,” she says.

In a world that often confuses awakening with acceleration, Awakening Your Higher Consciousness offers something far more enduring: permission to arrive exactly where you are—and to trust that it is enough.