Chapter Six: Insight and Mindfulness (version #1)

Chapter Six: Insight and Mindfulness (version #1 In the honest seeing of our problems through enhanced and sincere insight and awareness, our freedom is ultimately attained- Variation on quotes by many spiritual teachers, prophets, saints and savants. We all can be spiritually erumpent, yet our lives will never blossom into the Read more…

CHAPTER 6(?):  Anger, War, Self-Awareness, and Mastery

Author’s note:  I have unveiled an enlightening chapter on the role of anger, love, war and spirituality. My words challenge the notion that anger should be suppressed, offering the perspective that it can be a creative force signaling when something is wrong. I debate the use of anger in self-defense, Read more…

Letter To Publishing House?

Letter To Publishing House? Well, this material in some form may appear on the inside sleeve of my new book. It has been prepared as.a possible introduction to a representative from a book publishing company Introducing, “No More Turning Away: Breaking the Conspiracy of Silence”. This new book is the Read more…

Chapter Two: Escaping The Labyrinth Of Collective Consciousness

Chapter Two: Culturally Normalized and Institutionalized Trauma “Every one of us has the capacity to be an oppressor. I want to encourage each and every one of us to interrogate how we might be an oppressor and how we might be able to become liberators for ourselves and for each Read more…

Chapter One:  To Be Born In A Forgotten Past, To Be Reborn In The Now

Chapter One:  To Be Born In A Forgotten Past, To Be Reborn In The Now The intersection of science, religion, and philosophy enriches our exploration of consciousness. Scientific theories about the origin of consciousness offer valuable insights into the workings of our minds, complementing religious and philosophical perspectives. By engaging Read more…

No More Turning Away—Breaking The Conspiracy Of Silence

Prologue-Book #8. No More Turning Away—Breaking the Conspiracy of Silence If you want to become whole, let yourself be broken. If you want to become straight, let yourself be crooked. If you want to become full, let yourself be empty. If you want to be reborn, let yourself die. If Read more…

Introduction: No More Turning Away-Breaking the Conspiracy of Silence

“We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained, and new rights to be won, and they must be won and used for the progress of all people. For space science, like nuclear science and all technology, has no conscience of its own. Whether Read more…

The Potential of Psychedelics For Healing and Insight—Addendum-Book #8

Imagine unlocking the doors of perception, peering into realms of the mind previously unexplored, and discovering new pathways to healing and self-discovery. Welcome to the world of psychedelics. Psychedelics, such as ketamine, psilocybin, LSD, MDMA, Ayahuasca, and DMT, have long fascinated humanity with their ability to induce profound experiences.  Psychedelics Read more…

Chapter 12 (Epilogue) I Will See You On The Other Side

Chapter 12 (Epilogue) I Will See You On The Other Side You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free–Jesus of Nazareth “You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about Read more…

Epilogue (may not make it into book #8)

You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free–Jesus of Nazareth The Truth is free, but ignorance will cost you Everything–Elisha Scott “You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about Read more…

Chapter Eleven: Reimagining Our Journey Through Consciousness

Chapter Eleven: Reimagining Our Journey Through Consciousnesss “It is what it is, but it is not what it seems.” —Paul Hewson, etal We all love a great story. Storytellers are revered throughout society. And as humans, we all create stories around our individual lives and all of our relationships with each Read more…

Book #9:  An Electrician’s Guide to Our Galaxy – Living Life On The Widest Frequency

Book #9:  An Electrician’s Guide to Our Galaxy – Living Life On The Widest Frequency (I’m turning this chapter into a full book, after publishing book #8) The number 42 is significant in the book The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams.  The number 42 is the answer Read more…

Chapter Nine: The Seven Pillars of Intelligence:  Knowledge, Facts, Intuition, Insight, The Whim, Truth, and Wisdomu

Chapter Nine: The Seven Pillars of Intelligence:  Knowledge, Information, Intuition, Insight, The Whim, Truth, and Wisdom What is knowledge? What is a fact, or information? What is an intuition? What is truth? What is a lie? What is a whim? What is insight? What is illusion? What is wisdom? I Read more…

Chapter Eight: Empathy, and The Mystery of the Path Between You And Me (Melinda Edit)

Chapter Eight: Empathy, and The Mystery of the Path Between You And Me Life’s journey is forever like a dotted line pathway.  It is the quality of our connections with each other that fills in the space between the dots.  Empathy is the major vehicle for our consciousness to transcend Read more…

Chapter 3 just Say No:  Approaching Trauma More Consciously (no Melinda edit)

Chapter 3:  Just Say No:  Approaching Trauma Consciously        It is no measure of good health to be well adapted to a sick society.”-—Jiddhu Krishnamurti Our civilized world has been built upon the backs of an unconscious, overachieving, traumatized humanity. Do we remain in the conspiracy of silence Read more…

Chapter 8:  Empathy, and The Mystery of the Path Between You And Me (not edited by Melinda)

Chapter 8:  Empathy, and The Mystery of the Path Between You And Me (non-edited version ) The commentary on the common knowledge game, and the lemming effect, should have given the reader a huge window to look through to humanity’s potential for both corruption and healing within our social connections. Read more…

Chapter Seven:  The Uncommon Knowledge Theory

Chapter 7:  The Uncommon Knowledge Theory—To Be Born In A Forgotten Past, To Be Reborn In The Now “The past is not real, it is only a collection of related assumptions”—-Elisha Scott We are about to take a creative, whirlwind tour through history, dating back to, perhaps, a million years Read more…

Alternate Chapter 6: Insight, Mindfulness, and Black Holes

(12,,000 word version) CHAPTER 6:  INSIGHT, MINDFULNESS, AND BLACK HOLES Many of the insights of the saint stem from their experience as sinners—Eric Hoffer .Know thyself, and thou will know the Universe, and the Gods-—Attributed to Plato, and also to the Oracle at Delphi All that we now see, and Read more…

Chapter Five: Troubleshooting And Repairing A Broken System

Chapter Five: Troubleshooting And Repairing A Broken System We are lost if we continue to ask the therapists, gurus, ministers, or best friends for emotional and spiritual assistance for the rest of our lives. It initially may appear disorienting and disillusioning when we finally discover for ourselves that there is Read more…