New Ways of Being

The last episode spoke to what consciousness is. This episode speaks to why, if you want to enjoy life fully, it is important to raise your consciousness. You get to choose your level of consciousness. The default level, for most people, seems to be somewhere between emotional reactivity, especially fear, to a level of acceptance. But you can easily choose higher levels of creativity, love, and joy. You get to choose. CHOICE is key. When you choose to shift FROM thinking continuously and believing in separation TO being in awareness and aliveness, it enables you to also choose what you want to experience in life and who you want to be. Creativity and flow arise out awareness, not thinking. And awareness is the door to the Source of divine beingness, love, peace, joy, and wholeness. As I have pointed out in other episodes, science has recently discovered that consciousness, unity, and evolution are fundamental aspects of the universe. And through awareness and presence (present moment awareness and beingness), you can align the inner you with the universe and its creative power, love, and unity. By so doing, you will change your life immensely and you will participate in creating a whole new world. Learn about me at RaymondPosch.com, and email me at ray@raymondposch.com.
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In this episode I go fairly in-depth in answering the question: "What is consciousness?". This is for people who have never really studied consciousness or given it much thought or for people wanting to explore it more deeply. This is important because most people are stuck in separation and fear. Raising your consciousness, or becoming more mindful and aware, can let you shift into more effective and powerful ways of being. When people operate from higher ways of being, such as unity and love, they begin to also change the world around them in positive ways. AND NOW, because science has recently learned that consciousness is a fundamental aspect of the universe itself, having a better understanding of consciousness and the related concept of wholeness will help you more fully align yourself with the universe so you can create the life experiences you truly desire. Learn about me at RaymondPosch.com, and email me at ray@raymondposch.com.
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My guest today is Diane Williams, founder and president of Source of Synergy Foundation, and this was a fantastic conversation. She is currently a UN representative for the Academy of Future Science, and was the founder and Chairperson of the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns at the United Nations in New York. She realized greater opportunities for synergy were needed, so in 2006 she started the foundation for that purpose. That same year she and Deepak Chopra co-founded the Source of Synergy Foundation's first initiative, the Evolutionary Leader Circle. The foundation works with many diverse organizations, including the UN. Helping to raise consciousness is part of everything that she and the foundation does. We talked in-depth about how we can change the world by raising our consciousness and by participating in communities that have that aim. She emphasized that it is necessary for everyone to understand that consciousness underlies the whole universe and is the source of everything. And she talked about 8 characteristics that help describe universal source consciousness, and anyone can experience life much more powerfully by modeling those characteristics. We also talked about how people can immediately and easily begin to shift from separation to unity. Don't miss this incredibly insightful episode. You can learn more about Diane at SourceofSynergyFoundation.org. Learn about me at RaymondPosch.com, and email me at ray@raymondposch.com.
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Guests on this episode are Brian Swimme, well-known cosmologist, and Monica DeRaspe-Bolles, philosopher. They co-authored the book The Story of the Noosphere and, because the noosphere is consciousness on Earth, it clearly relates to the topic of consciousness and changing the world. You will find this conversation to be fascinating and enlightening. Brian and Monica devoted years in fully understanding the noosphere - a term that Pierre Teilhard de Chardin made famous - and they offer a perspective that is important to humanity at this time of crisis in the world. The noosphere is the sphere of collective consciousness on Earth and is dominated by human consciousness and interpersonal relationships. Cosmologically, they clearly also understand that the evolution of the noosphere is directly related to the unified consciousness of the universe and its progressive physical and conscious evolution. They pointed out that the noosphere is actively participating in, and even guiding, its own conscious evolution. So when we talk about raising human consciousness, it is a collective act of the noosphere, and consciousness is continuously evolving on Earth in both inner and outer aspects. The external world always reflects our level of consciousness in how we behave, what we create, and in all relationships. Right now the state of the world is telling us it's time for all human beings to pay more attention to our inner states of being, become more aware, expand empathy, and live more consciously of the world as a whole. I have read their book; it is incredible and beautiful, organized in a creative new way; and I love it. It is a must read for anyone looking for fresh, wholistic, and inspirational understanding of humanity, human consciousness, and the potential for our future. You'll find The Story of the Noosphere at your favorite online bookstore. You can learn more about me at RaymondPosch.com, and email me at ray@raymondposch.com.
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My guest in this episode is Ben Bowler who is the Executive Director of Unity Earth, and I loved this conversation because he's an interesting guy and a perfect fit for his role building a "global network dedicated to fostering peace, purpose, and interspiritual understanding through events such as World UNITY Week and Peace Week". He has been described as a unity activist and spiritual entrepreneur, and he has had diverse spiritual and cultural experiences in China, Burma, Thailand, and elsewhere since growing up in Australia. In 2008, he helped found World Weavers, a spiritual adventures enterprise, and remains actively involved with them. We talked about interspirituality, a term coined by Wayne Teasdale, which goes beyond interfaith to include and embrace spirituality beyond religions and includes indigenous traditions and honors both the oneness and uniqueness of all traditions. UNITY EARTH is very focused on bringing greater unity and peace to the world, but Bowler emphasized that the goal (for all of us) must be to raise human consciousness because that is a prerequisite for peace. He said that he's very optimistic about peace in the world because he sees the steady expansion of consciousness occurring everywhere. You can learn more Ben Bowler at the UNITY.EARTH website. Learn about me at RaymondPosch.com, and email me at ray@raymondposch.com.
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If you want to learn about raising consciousness and what that has to do with changing the world, watch this episode with guest Dr. Julie Krull. All of my episodes on "Consciousness and Changing the World" are the real deal and very insightful and helpful, but Julie is a true wayshower who is leading the way on this subject. She had a near death experience at age 4 that enabled her to begin talking with God, and at age 11 she was given a "picture" of how she could help humanity evolve. We talked about how the evolutionary impulse is moving through humanity now and awakening people to the need to shift to higher consciousness. She said the divine Source is present in the world and the transformation is being guided. It happens through embodying our inherent divinity which allows us to realize a new more joyful, creative, vibrant way of being. Don't miss this one! Learn more about her at JulieKrull.com and be sure to check out the Connection Field and her Imaginal Souls service. Also see ImaginalSouls.net. Learn about me at RaymondPosch.com, and email me at ray@raymondposch.com.
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In this episode, my guest is Valeria Koopman, podcaster, author, and founder of Fit for Joy: Garden of Well-Being, a non-profit which includes a new Joylab healing center in Kaua'i Hawaii. We had a wonderful conversation about consciousness, awakening, healing, and much more. She told her story of how suffering and trauma drove her to learn about her whole self (body, mind, and spirit) and to reach out to others to learn more. Along the way, she began her widely-known podcast and wrote 4 books. She said that a key in finding well-being is not to use spirituality as an escape but rather to take a wholistic view of oneself. She said that suffering occurs when you focus only on the small limited self, and it will dissolve when you become more awake, aware, alive, free, and especially when you come to know ourself as an expression of the divine. Then we can become healthy and whole in body, mind, and spirit. We are here to share, be part of community, and serving the greater whole. Learn more about Valeria at FitforJoy.org and her podcast A Quest for Well-Being. Learn about me at RaymondPosch.com, and email me at ray@raymondposch.com.
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You will love Tezikeah Gabriel in this episode. She is the executive director of Pathways to Peace, and she is also a well-known consultant to non-profit organizations through Gabriel Associates. We talked about changing the world through unitive consciousness, and in her role working for peace in the world, she shares, teaches, and applies unitive consciousness - which she defines as a deep awareness that all is one - every day. She said this: "Unitive consciousness is about bringing love into every interaction and into everything you do.", and "If you practice it, you will see the world in a whole new light, love will come back to you many times over, and life will expand in wonderous ways." That is indeed what higher consciousness and love are, and it doesn't have to be hard. This was a delightful conversation that you won't want to miss. Learn more about Tezikiah at pathwaystopeace.org. Learn about me at RaymondPosch.com, and email me at ray@raymondposch.com.
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My guest Robert Atkinson is one of the evolutionary leaders when it comes to human consciousness, raising consciousness, unity, wholeness, and oneness. In this conversation we talked about two of his 12 books: The Way of Unity (August 2025) and The Story of Our Times (2017), both of which explain that we can indeed change the world by shifting our consciousness from duality (or separation) to oneness (or unity). He said his newest book has 3 parts. Part 1 talks about how we can understand the universe as an expression of unity, wholeness, and peace. Part 2 is about recognizing the process of unification/evolution that applies to both individuals and the collective, and it spells out 9 unitive principles that he recommends. Part 3 goes into some detail about communities in the world that already operate on unitive principles. He said there is a meta unitive principle that is: Consciousness evolves towards greater unity and wholeness, and since consciousness is universal, the universe is always evolving towards higher consciousness. He shared much more wisdom so be sure to watch or listen to this episode. Learn more about him at RobertAtkinson.net. Learn more about me at RaymondPosch.com, and email me at ray@raymondposch.com.
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Ora Nadrich is a well-known mindfulness teacher and author of Says Who?, Live True, and Time to Awaken, and she is my guest in this episode to talk about how we can change the world by raising our consciousness. She defines mindfulness as present moment awareness - that is, being aware in the present. You can be aware of your thoughts, feelings, and sensory information about the world. When you are giving your full attention to what someone else is saying to you, that is true mindfulness. But people often "half listen" to what someone is saying and give the other half of their attention to thinking about what they want to say next or other things. Being fully aware is a very powerful way of becoming more conscious. She also said that people often give their attention to negative and fear-based thoughts and don't question those thoughts, and that is disempowering or even self-destructive. This episode is full of her wisdom on mindfulness and making a difference in the world. DON'T MISS IT! Learn more about Ora at OraNadrich.com. Learn about me at RaymondPosch.com, and email me at ray@raymondposch.com.
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