The spiritual landscape has been evolving over the years. And this reflects the evolution of consciousness that’s underway. When I was a young meditator, many spiritual circles placed an excessive emphasis on renunciation and withdrawing …
I’ve written before about the akashic field. Space, being structured in consciousness, has the quality of being an information field, expressing the intelligence moving through it. One way we can experience this is through something …
Last year, Maggie at Humanizing Awakening interviewed me twice. Recently, she had a conversation about healing with Matt and Noel. They were my teachers in somatic therapy. The wide-ranging conversation explored healing approaches and how …
Western political philosophy developed the idea of equality. That all men, and eventually women and children, have equal rights under the state. This is an important milestone, moving away from the idea that our circumstances …
In the West, we see progress as based on merit. We see someone accomplished as having deserved it. It feels disheartening when our efforts don’t pan out. We feel it unjust when connections, rather than …
About two and a half years ago, I went to a Day of the Dead event. It turned out to be hosted by a Toastmasters club. As I give occasional talks and interviews, I knew …
The video below explores the 7 States of Consciousness model developed by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi back in the 70s (although this isn’t mentioned). I explored this in several articles early on, but it’s been a …
“God is ananda (bliss). From bliss all beings are born, in bliss all beings are sustained, and into bliss all beings will merge at the time of complete dissolution of the universe.” – Taittiriya Upanishad …
The model I use for the stages of enlightenment is a Shiva-based framework; the stages in our relationship with consciousness. It includes the stages of refinement, but more generally. Consciousness is the platform on which …
I first met Sarah Taylor at SAND. In a recent article, Notes From The Space Beyond Even Oneness, she describes her shift from Unity into Brahman stage. For her, like Susanne Marie, the “gut” release …
Physics This article is going to discuss similarities between physics and memory. However, it’s important to understand that physics studies the physical world. It does not study qualities of consciousness. (And no, consciousness is not …
Over the years, I’ve talked about the gut awakening. This is part of a sequence that Adyashanti described as head, heart, gut. I jokingly called these the 3 am-egos. We could say the 3 levels …
