S4E22 - The Essential Revolution with Michael McGinnis

10/30/23 • 52 min

This was a fun episode with Michael McGinnis, author of the The Essential Revolution and The Invitation, two novels that are about the great spiritual awakening that is underway and greatly needed in the world today. Michael is sometimes called the Jungle Writer because he has been a long-time resident of Costa Rica, and he told us about his own personal struggles in life that eventually led him to self-realization and to his being called to write/channel the spiritual novels. Dimitri is the main character in both books, and Michael shared with me Dimitri's 7 truths, of which I'll share here the first two: "Somehow, someway, each one of us has chosen our own unique, unchosen, chosen experience, therefore all things that happen to us actually happen for us." and "All human beings want the same thing: to live in joy and experience love, peace, and happiness." For those of us seeking a full awakening, both of these truths are important because every person is on their own unique path and learning is key. Michael also said a couple of profound things that I will quote here (even though you don't have the context from the conversation): "Perception is everything" and "We are the creators of our lives". Like a good meal, this episode has a lot of good conversational food to digest, and of course we discussed much more that I don't have room to mention. You can learn more about him and his books at MichaelMcGinnis.com.

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A couple of weeks ago, I had a conversation with a lovely lady with a lovely English accent. Her name is Catherine Llewellyn and she is very conversant in the subject of consciousness. What she does is help people upgrade their lives by exploring and expanding their consciousness. Now, we need to understand that "consciousness" is referring to the pure awareness that is our essence rather than our thoughts. But elevation of consciousness is at the core of what she talks about and what she does. She helps people tune in to aspects of themselves that they might want to change by becoming more self aware. People so seldom stop and take time to reflect and become more aware of what's going on inside themselves. She uses mentoring in a very holistic approach that includes techniques such as: assessment, meditation, reflection on what is happening in your life, following your intuition, visioning, inquiry, energy techniques, conscious movement, synergy, and integration. One of most amazing things she talked about is a technique called Pellowah that helps people achieve "radical shifts in consciousness" by putting them directly in touch with their Source. She offers Pellowah workshops that help people shift their consciousness in amazing ways and with wonderful results. You can learn more about Catherine at her website, BeingSpace.world, and she has a podcast called "Truth and Transcendence".

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My guest in this episode is Brian Berneman who, along with partner Kayla Greenville, founded Conscious Action in 2017 in New Zealand. He is an expert on wellbeing and conscious living, and he and Kayla offer diverse courses, events, and coaching. We had a wide-ranging discussion about well-being, expanding our awareness, and living more consciously for ourselves, humanity as a whole, and the planet. Brian defined conscious living as awareness plus action and noted that our action needs to be based on informed response rather than reaction (from emotion or habit). So learning to be present is key. He said that we need to understand that everything is interconnected, so we need a holistic view - both as individuals consisting of body, mind & spirit and for the benefit of the world (all beings and ecological systems). Brian also talked about our need to "unlearn" all the programming or conditioning that keeps us from being fully conscious. To do that he recommended two simple steps: 1) create space through stillness (of body and mind), and 2) question your thoughts and experience - such as by asking "Where did that thought/feeling come from? Is it valid? Or is judgment limiting our perspective?" As we were wrapping up, he reminded people to remember that "We are unique and powerful and fully capable of change." Their podcast is Conscious Action Podcast, and their website is at ConsciousAction.co.nz.

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