Enlightened Communication: A Three-Part Article – Part 2

The Enlightened Intersubjective and its Properties In my last post, I wrote about Enlightened Communication. But this way of communicating invokes a very specific state, which I call the Enlightened Intersubjective, and which has very specific properties. First of all, it is an intersubjective state. This means that it does not occur in one individual,…

Finding Spiritual Self Confidence

I started seeking for spirit in the late seventies like many people after a personal crisis (brought on by the clash between my strict Irish catholic upbringing and too many mind expanding drugs!). When I look back now, I can see that in a simple way I was looking for confidence, a deeper confidence in…

Andrew Cohen's first teaching trip to Edinburgh

We have just finished a very successful event here in Edinburgh. Andrew Cohen delivered a fantastic talk in the presence of over one hundred people, in the immaculate venue of St Johns church on Princess St Edinburgh. In two hours Andrew laid out his Kosmocentric vision for who we are, where we have been, and…

EnlightenNext meets Alternatives

Watch Kyrsten Perry’s interview with Steve Nobel from Alternatives, an organisation that hosts talks at St James’s Church in Piccadilly, London, and weekend workshops on spirituality, creativity, wellbeing and personal development. Steve speaks about his background and what led him to pursue the spiritual dimension of life. He also describes his vision for the future…

Psychological vs Philosophical Perspective

Chris Parish explores two distinct types of human development – the psychological and philosophical. He explains and elucidates the differences between these two perspectives, where we are now culturally, and how we can see the world and all of life in a dramatically different way.

EnlightenNext goes North

On 28th November I travelled up to Edinburgh to present our first EnlightenNext ‘Being & Becoming’ Seminar north of the border. I was kindly invited by the Edinburgh Integral Group (www.edinburghintegral.co.uk) and my hosts Ross & Laura gave me a whirlwind tour of the historic city on the eve of our seminar. We ended up…

Outbreak of sheer positivity

On Sunday 8th November over 20 people took part in a Being & Becoming Seminar at the EnlightenNext UK centre in Islington. This is what one of the participants said about the day. “I was taken by surprise by the collective energy of the occasion: during the first meditation I experienced an extraordinary awareness of…