Patricia Albere
Founder of the Evolutionary Collective and originator of Mutual Awakening
Celebration of Life Service
Friday, May 8th
10 am Pacific Time / 1 pm Eastern Time /
7 pm Central European Time / Your Time Zone
Riverside Memorial Chapel
180 West 76th Street
New York, NY 10023
Livestream Link
A recording will be available after the service
A light reception at the chapel will follow the service
Flowers for the service and/or donations to the Evolutionary Collective Gateway Fund are appreciated
A new Kind of Pioneer
Patricia Albere did not simply deepen an existing path. She was an emissary from the future, pointing to and inviting people into something fundamentally new.
For over four decades, she devoted her life to spiritual discovery, first in the personal transformation movement, then in post-personal work. What she brought forward—Mutual Awakening—revealed that consciousness itself can be shared, and that a new level of human existence becomes possible when we move beyond the limits of individuality.
Being with Patricia revealed something unmistakably real—something not constructed or conceptual, but directly accessible and alive.
What Patricia discovered lives on in the practices, the teachings, and in the growing body of people around the world who are stepping into this new evolutionary potential together.
Patricia's Life and Work
Patricia Albere, a native New Yorker, contemporary spiritual teacher, and founder of the Evolutionary Collective, devoted her life to opening a new possibility for humanity—one rooted not in individual awakening, but in a shared, emergent field of consciousness.
Born in Brooklyn, with a family lineage connected to early New York settlers and the abolitionist leader Lucretia Mott, Patricia lived with a deep sense that humanity was on the threshold of a new stage of consciousness.
Her life was that of a modern mystic—grounded, direct, and devoted to what she recognized as an emerging possibility for human evolution.
She began teaching at 18 as part of the early personal transformation movement, working with Werner Erhard as one of the early teachers of est. This early immersion shaped her lifelong commitment to transformation, while also revealing the limitations of approaches centered on the individual.
In the mid-1980s, Patricia experienced a profound turning point. Through a relationship with her partner Peter, she entered into a sustained dual awakening—a realization that was not located within one person, but shared between two. This experience opened her to a dimension of consciousness that challenged the prevailing spiritual paradigm and revealed an entirely new direction for human evolution.
Patricia Albere, a native New Yorker, contemporary spiritual teacher, and founder of the Evolutionary Collective, devoted her life to opening a new possibility for humanity—one rooted not in individual awakening, but in a shared, emergent field of consciousness.
Born in Brooklyn, with a family lineage connected to early New York settlers and the abolitionist leader Lucretia Mott, Patricia lived with a deep sense that humanity was on the threshold of a new stage of consciousness.
Her life was that of a modern mystic—grounded, direct, and devoted to what she recognized as an emerging possibility for human evolution.
She began teaching at 18 as part of the early personal transformation movement, working with Werner Erhard as one of the early teachers of est. This early immersion shaped her lifelong commitment to transformation, while also revealing the limitations of approaches centered on the individual.
In the mid-1980s, Patricia experienced a profound turning point. Through a relationship with her partner Peter, she entered into a sustained dual awakening—a realization that was not located within one person, but shared between two. This experience opened her to a dimension of consciousness that challenged the prevailing spiritual paradigm and revealed an entirely new direction for human evolution.
After Peter’s unexpected death, Patricia committed herself to making this shared awakening accessible to others. Over the following decades, she developed and refined what would become the Mutual Awakening Practice—a precise, repeatable way for two or more people to enter into egoless shared unity.
In 2007, she founded the Evolutionary Collective, a global community dedicated to exploring and embodying this new domain of consciousness. Through her teachings, Patricia guided thousands of people worldwide, offering a direct experience of what becomes possible when we move beyond the individual self into a unified field of awareness.
She was the author of Evolutionary Relationships: Unleashing the Power of Mutual Awakening, and a widely sought-after speaker, known for her clarity, depth, and uncompromising commitment to truth. Her work reached hundreds of thousands more through global broadcasts, retreats, and public talks, always pointing toward a future that humanity has not yet fully realized.
Patricia’s life was not only dedicated to awakening—it was devoted to the emergence of a new way of being human. One in which unity is no longer an idea, but a lived, shared reality.
After Peter’s unexpected death, Patricia committed herself to making this shared awakening accessible to others. Over the following decades, she developed and refined what would become the Mutual Awakening Practice—a precise, repeatable way for two or more people to enter into egoless shared unity.
In 2007, she founded the Evolutionary Collective, a global community dedicated to exploring and embodying this new domain of consciousness. Through her teachings, Patricia guided thousands of people worldwide, offering a direct experience of what becomes possible when we move beyond the individual self into a unified field of awareness.
She was the author of Evolutionary Relationships: Unleashing the Power of Mutual Awakening, and a widely sought-after speaker, known for her clarity, depth, and uncompromising commitment to truth. Her work reached hundreds of thousands more through global broadcasts, retreats, and public talks, always pointing toward a future that humanity has not yet fully realized.
Patricia’s life was not only dedicated to awakening—it was devoted to the emergence of a new way of being human. One in which unity is no longer an idea, but a lived, shared reality.
Patricia Albere’s contribution stands as a fundamental shift in the landscape of awakening.
Originating Mutual Awakening
She brought forward a new form of spiritual practice in which awakening is not an individual experience, but a shared realization that emerges between people.
Revealing a New Domain of Consciousness
Patricia demonstrated that unity is not something we access internally, but something that becomes real and tangible through a specific type of relatedness—a dimension previously unavailable to humanity.
Founding of the Evolutionary Collective
Through the Evolutionary Collective, she established a living, global field where individuals come together to stabilize and embody shared unity as an ongoing reality.
Moving Beyond the Individual Paradigm
Her work marked a decisive movement beyond traditional paths focused on personal growth, self-development, or solo enlightenment—pointing instead toward a collective evolutionary future.
Creating a Living Body of Practice
Through thousands of teachings, programs, and direct transmissions, she cultivated a growing body of people capable of entering and sustaining this shared state of consciousness together.
Patricia did not simply contribute to an existing tradition—she opened a new threshold. What she discovered continues to unfold through those who are stepping into the reality of shared unity and participating in what comes next.
In Her Own Words
Continuing the work
Patricia’s work and legacy continue through the Evolutionary Collective, where individuals from around the world are actively engaging in the practice and embodiment of shared unity.
For those who feel the pull toward this work, there are multiple ways to begin—from introductory experiences to deeper, ongoing participation within a committed body of practice.
For those who feel the pull toward this work, there is a clear way to step in.
The Path
The Evolutionary Collective offers a living sequence of gateways—distinct steps of orientation, access, and participation in shared unity and a living body of unity.
