Fully Alive Through Connection

I used to think the feeling of being fully alive only came in exceptional moments: A near-death experience, a triumphant achievement, an orgasm, a time of great loss, an instance of inexplicable synchronicity, a moment in love, being in the ‘zone’ or on the edge of some great something towards which you know you must move... Or that one time, when the thunderstorm and the sunset intermingled in…

The Living Universe

A Living Systems Paradigm for Viewing Big History ‘Big History’ is the name given to an emerging field of study that describes the evolution from the big bang up to the modern era. This is an enormous span of time—nearly 14 billion years—so it is understandably called ‘big’ history. However, it is also a shallow view of history because it leaves out themes and ideas such as consciousness,…

The Phenomenology of the Self: Revealing the Universal Life Force at the Heart of Human Experience

There are times when we feel most fully alive, and we yearn to live like that all the time. There is a way to live a more authentic, awakened life by learning how to shift the modes of experience— feeling, perception, and knowing—from their passive to active expressions, and enter into full, joyous participation with all life. In this article, I invite you to explore the nature of your own self…

A Dark Night of the Soul and the Discovery of Meaning

Anyone may go through a period of sadness or challenge that is so deep-seated and tenacious that it qualifies as a dark night of the soul. Not long ago I was giving a talk at a university when a man shouted at me from back in the crowd: “I’m terribly depressed. It’s been years. Help me.” I shouted back my email address. In his voice and body language I could see that this man was not caught in…

Molly Young Brown

Molly Young Brown combines the Work That Reconnects, ecopsychology, and psychosynthesis in her work: teaching on-line courses, writing and publishing books and essays, transpersonal coaching by phone, and giving talks and workshops internationally. Her publications include: Coming Back to Life, Growing Whole: Self-realization for the Great Turning, Held in Love: Life Stories To Inspire Us Through…

J.E. Williams

J. E. Williams, O.M.D. is the author of five books, including Light of the Andes, and many digital health programs including the best seller, The Complete Blood Test Blueprint. A pioneer in the field of personal wellness, patient-centered care, and integrative longevity medicine, Dr. Williams has been in clinical practice for more than thirty years with over 100,000 patient visits. He is also an…

Bonnitta Roy

Bonnitta Roy is an award-winning author, philosopher and insight guide. She is a life coach for individuals entering post-formal levels of consciousness. She founder of Alderlore Insight Center whose mission is to catalyze insight in individuals and groups in order to accelerate transformation in education, business, and governance In 2014 Bonnitta launched a summer SOLE program for young…

animals | beauty and harmony with all life

Cheetah against a fiery sky in Botswana. photography | Arturo de Frias Marques, Wikimedia Commons, CCbySA4 International Emperor penguins in Antarctica. photography by Christopher Michel, CCbySA2.0 Spanish ibex in Lorcal, Andalusia. photography | Tuxyso, Wikimedia Commons, CCbySA3.0 Japanese monkey family. photography by Alfonsopazphoto, Wikimedia Commons CCbySA3.0 photography by…

beauty and harmony with all life

Dead Sea Salt, Jordan. photography | Hassacn Bushnaq, Wikimedia Commons Flourite crystals with pyrite. Photographed at the Natural History Museum, Milan, Italy.. photography | Giovanni Dali’ Orto, Wikimedia Commons Strokkur Geyser, Iceland. photography | Jerzy Strzelecki Wikimedia Commons Pahoehoe fountain. photography | courtesy US Geological Survey sunrise Bodrum Turkey. photography…

gallery two: plants | beauty and harmony with all life

Two bees on a Creeping Thistle [Cirsium arvense]. Richard Bartz CC Wikimedia Wing underside view of a Swallowtail [Papilio machaon]. Erdemli, Mersin, Turkey. Zeynel Cebeci CC Wikimedia Rose Chaffer. Chrumps, CC Pancratium zeylanicum flower, indigenous to India and the islands of the IndianOcean. Uoaei1, CCWikimedia Great Masterwort (Astrantia major), found near Mitterbach am…