There is something paradoxical about crisis. Why is it that at our most dark and despairing moments, some mysterious force enters our psyche to pull us forward, to elevate our consciousness and invite a brand new perspective? This is what I discovered over and over again as I served the role of spiritual guide to hundreds of aspiring individuals for twenty years in the 1970s and early 80s.

Those were exciting times—times of emergence of the human potential movement, Eastern spirituality and deep experiential practices. We recognized that the human psyche had the capacity to evolve beyond cultural conditioning to the realization of a higher authentic Self—the Soul. We questioned the meaning of life and different worldviews and asked, “Who am I?” We became explorers of the inner life.

I was privileged to share this untraveled path with many on an intimate basis, and as I did, I began to see unexpected patterns of development. Most of my clients would begin their self-exploration on a surface level, solving compelling issues that arose in their relationships and outer lives. This was the domain of traditional psychology. As these issues were resolved, deeper layers of their inner worlds were revealed. The surprising discovery was that the deeper they went into layer upon layer of unresolved crises from the past, the more available was their intuitive power and the inner guidance that is the gift of higher consciousness.

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