Here is an excellent article on Spiritual Awakening by Ashley Melillo. It is well written and answers many questions, not only for the beginner, but for those further along. Particularly good at explaining the many symptoms and sign wave pattern of stalls, or breaks in progress as we awaken/ascend. It is worth a read.
https://www.ashleymelillo.com/blog/19-stages-symptoms-spiritual-awakening-ascension
Wow. Especially the excessive "random" interest parts. Might explain why I am obsessively hoarding and consuming thousands of books and other academic materials and obsessed with learning many different fields in hopes of finding something I am looking for and just for the sake of knowledge.