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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

For most of my life, I didn’t realize a question was shaping my life. It wasn’t a question I could easily put into words. It expressed itself as an endless fascination with what it truly means to be human. Looking…

Unity derives from the Latin unitas—oneness, singleness—the condition in which multiple elements participate in a single whole. When I read this definition, one word caught my attention: participate. To participate is not to disappear into the whole. It is to…

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…

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…

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…