There is a quiet truth beneath every awakening journey, one that often goes unnoticed:

Somewhere along the way, we forgot how to play.

Not because we lost interest.
Not because we grew older.
But because life taught us—directly or indirectly—that joy, curiosity, and playfulness were luxuries rather than essentials.

We learned to survive.
We learned to perform.
We learned to justify our existence through hard work and constant striving.

And in doing so, many of us lost access to the most human part of ourselves.

Module 10 of the Identity Awakening System reminds us of something far deeper:

Awakening is not just about discovering who you are.
It is about remembering the part of you that could once play in the enchanted forest.

1. The Enchanted Forest We Leave Behind

In the classic story of Winnie-the-Pooh, there is a moment that touches many adults deeply:

Christopher Robin grows older.
He must go to school.
He won’t have as much time to play in the woods with his beloved friends.

The enchanted forest is still there—
but his access to it becomes constrained by the expectations of the adult world.

This resonates because it mirrors our own experience.

We grow up.
We take on responsibilities.
We shoulder expectations.
We work hard to prove that we are worthy, valuable, productive.

And without even noticing it, we lose touch with:

  • joy

  • curiosity

  • presence

  • creativity

  • inner freedom

We forget that play was not childish.
Play was the doorway into imagination, intuition, and creation.

2. The Hidden Truth: Play Is Not Optional for Awakening

Gabor Maté (see below) points out that many adults are driven not by purpose
but by the unconscious need to justify their existence.

This drive replaces:

  • creativity with productivity

  • joy with duty

  • curiosity with achievement

  • presence with pressure

Yet all true creators, spiritual seekers, and awakened beings share one common thread:

They rediscover the capacity to play.

Not frivolous play.
Not escapism.
But the deeper kind:

  • exploring ideas without fear

  • creating without judgment

  • following inner nudges

  • trusting resonance

  • allowing joy to lead

  • entering flow without effort

This is the state every great creator touches.

And it is the state that the Identity Awakening System gently guides people back into.

3. How Play Fits Into the Identity Awakening System (IAS)

While the IAS does not explicitly talk about “play,”
the entire system leads people back to the conditions where play becomes possible again:

  • inner calm

  • emotional safety

  • self-connection

  • resonance

  • intuition

  • authenticity

  • identity alignment

When you reconnect with your identity,
you naturally reconnect with your capacity for play—
because your true identity was never the one that needed to prove anything.

The IAS helps people:

  • slow down

  • breathe

  • drop the pressure

  • return to presence

  • rediscover their natural curiosity

  • create from inspiration instead of fear

  • feel the inner signals that were drowned out by striving

The system doesn’t teach play.
It restores the conditions that make play possible.

4. The Heart of the Journey: Returning to the Enchanted Forest

Every awakening journey has a moment where the user realises:

“I don’t need to justify my existence anymore.”

This realisation opens the doorway back to the forest—
the inner world where creativity, intuition, and joy come alive again.

When someone begins to:

  • trust their inner signals

  • create without forcing

  • follow what resonates

  • feel guided instead of driven

they are already stepping back into the enchanted forest.

This is where true creation begins.
This is where clarity returns.
This is where identity becomes a living force rather than a concept.

And this is where life becomes gentle again.

5. The Spirit Beneath the System

Underneath every question, prompt, reflection, and lesson in the IAS
runs a deeper truth:

Awakening is remembering the part of you
that never needed to be earned or proven.

Awakening is rediscovering:

  • your curiosity

  • your joy

  • your ease

  • your inner spaciousness

  • your natural creativity

  • your instinct to explore

  • your sense of wonder

Awakening is the journey back to the enchanted forest inside you.

The Identity Awakening System is simply the lantern that lights the path.