In Mutual Awakening, the foundation of our contact inside shared unity is what we call the Origination Point. Everything that arises originates here, inside this point of emergence. Every sensation, perception, word, movement, and direction we take together begins from this contact inside unity. Typically, when people first hear about the Origination Point, they assume it’s something like the soul …

We have an unusual capacity as human beings. We can turn our attention back on ourselves. We can notice that we’re thinking, observe our reactions, question what we believe, and make conscious choices about how we want to live and who we want to become. Jesuit priest and visionary Pierre Teilhard de Chardin saw the development of self-reflective consciousness as …

Have you ever watched yourself when you encounter something new? What is your first inclination? Do you run it through the filter of what you already know, trying to understand it through that lens? Do you assess what it means and whether it’s useful in your life? We naturally meet life through what we’ve experienced before. We recognize, interpret, compare, …

I’m preparing to go to Egypt later this year, and as part of that preparation, I’ve been immersing myself in the history of ancient Egypt. It’s been fascinating to read about how this ancient culture developed ways of being in relationship with their gods and built structures to be more connected to them. Over time, as their resources and the …

Occasionally, I find myself reeling from the sense that everything is changing at once. Much of it is change I didn’t initiate and cannot control. Artificial intelligence, biotechnology, environmental disruption, geopolitical shifts, and rapidly expanding technologies are reshaping our lives faster than most of us can absorb. Their effects reach into every dimension of our existence, from our health and …

One common assumption about unity is that individuality fades as unity deepens. Many people assume that moving beyond separation means losing some part of what makes them unique. In Mutual Awakening, it is the opposite. The deeper we enter shared unity, the more distinctly ourselves we become. How can that be? The answer lies in where our uniqueness comes from. …

For as long as human beings have asked spiritual questions, one question has remained at the center of them all. Who am I? Philosophy, psychology, religion, and spiritual traditions have offered answers for thousands of years. They point toward healing, awakening, divine union, essence, soul, or pure awareness. Although these paths differ in important ways, they share a common assumption. …

One of the great gifts of the past century has been the widespread availability of spiritual teachings. Ideas about awakening, liberation, and the nature of reality that were once accessible only within dedicated lineages can now be found with a few keystrokes. That accessibility has transformed countless lives. It has also revealed an unexpected challenge. Psychologist John Welwood coined the …

When my parents learned they were expecting me, they made a commitment to raise me in a spiritual community. They found a Unity church and quickly became deeply involved. As a result, I grew up surrounded by spirituality, service, and community. Church wasn’t something we attended on Sundays. It was the environment I grew up in. That environment shaped me …

Human beings have always been fascinated by flow states.  Athletes experience them. Musicians know them. Artists, dancers, lovers, and mystics all describe moments when something takes over, and life becomes effortless, creative, and alive. For most of us, those moments are precious because they’re rare. We catch glimpses of flow in these experiences, but sustaining that kind of effortless participation …

There’s an important stage of development that many people never fully enter. Most people explore. They read books, attend workshops, listen to teachings, gather insights, and touch meaningful experiences along the way. And all of that can have value. But there’s a profound difference between engaging with something occasionally and giving yourself wholeheartedly to it. Real transformation asks something of …