Conscious Community Magazine

  By Jakeb Brock All of us who have felt an attraction to the spiritual life and responded to that attraction have actually responded to another subtle dynamic at work in our universe—the call of consciousness.  This is because the divine consciousness that we call God created the universe out …

    By Judy Wilkins-Smith Spring is an exciting time of year. Trees and gardens sprout new growth. Students catch spring fever and play hooky. The rest of us go into a frenzy of spring cleaning. Like our parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents before us, we clear out closets, pack winter …

  By Jakeb Brock We live in a very anxious world.  And so, not surprisingly, one of the most insistent aspects of our upbringing is learning to fend for ourselves and use our human strength to gain the upper hand over uncertain circumstances.  We do this primarily as a hedge …

  By TJ Woodward Forgiveness is a very powerful tool in letting go of the perspectives that keep us in a limited and limiting way of seeing and being. Forgiveness allows us to move more deeply into the truth of who and what we are, to eradicate our stories of …

By Cyndi Dale We don’t tend to think that getting in shape is a sport, but for those of us who don’t want to fit into yesterday’s outfit—or the newest look—it sure is. And I’m not talking about garb for a couch-potato. You might not be aware of the fact, but …

  By Jakeb Brock The prevailing scientific view is that we human beings are biological creatures of the earth and that our present place of supremacy among the other earthly species is the result of a biological evolutionary thrust, out from which we emerged with strong supple bodies and highly …

By Phyllis Light, Ph.D. All that is happening on the planet represents the collective consciousness of humanity. In other words, we’re all co-creating the reality of today’s world together. How did we “create” it to be “so bad?” The answer is simple. There is a “shadow side” to every one …

By TJ Woodward Quite possibly, what can seem even more difficult than making peace with others is the prospect of making peace with ourselves. We are burdened with what we have done or not done. And more deeply, many of us are burdened with an identity where we believe we …

  By Jakeb Brock Traditionally in the East, when an individual felt and responded to a spiritual calling, he or she became a disciple of a master or guru and dedicated him or herself wholeheartedly to a spiritual practice.  He or she totally withdrew from the world and gave up …

  By Jakeb Brock Here in the West where science has become like the voice of God, we have come to view human life as essentially random and accidental, with the basis for this view being the Big Bang theory of our universe’s origins.  Beginning with that one great accident, …