Authentic Living

Marianne Williamson is coming back to the Authentic Living show for the second time this week to talk to us about her latest book, The Law of Divine Compensation: On Work, Money and Miracles. Most of us already know several of Marianne’s other books, including A Return to Love, The Age of Miracles, Everyday Grace, A Woman's Worth, Illuminata, Healing the Soul of America and The Gift of Change, for as Time Magazine puts it, Yoga, the Cabala and Marianne Williamson have been taken up by those seeking a relationship with God that is not strictly tethered to Christianity. We also know that thousands of books have been published on the subjects of work and money. And thousands of others on miracles. But bridging the gap between the work, the money and the miracle—now that’s a subject worth considering. On this, the day after Christmas, you could have a life-changing experience through this discussion. Don’t let yourself miss it!

When Don Miguel Ruiz was a young boy, his grandfather told him many stories from the Toltec Tradition. One of these was the story of the sleeping giant—who represents unaware humanity. He was told then that one day in Mexico, the giant would awaken and from there, he would rouse the entire world. Don Miguel comes to the Authentic Living show this week to tell us about the upcoming “Awakening the Giant” event happening in Teotihuacan between starting Dec. 7th and going through the Winter solstice on Dec. 21st. He and his family join together to bring in a new era of enlightenment at the place “where humans awake and become God.” Author of the megabestseller, The Four Agreements, and The Mastery of Love, The Voice of Knowledge, and The Fifth Agreement, co-written with his son, he comes today to facilitate our awakening. Don’t miss it.

If you had the choice, right now, as to whether you would live or die, what reason would you give for staying alive? What do we live for? Or do we just live? Or perhaps, we just survive. These are not questions about life-purpose. These are questions about the now-ness of living. What makes us want to get up in the morning? What drives us home at night? What are we doing in the now of living that is all about being alive? This is the question for today. And it has everything to do with living authentically. Because here’s the thing: We all have that choice about living or dying every single second of our lives. What are we choosing? You do not want to miss this show.

We are so excited this week to have Marianne Williamson on the Authentic Living Show to talk to us about her latest NY Times Bestseller, A Course in Weight Loss: 21 Spiritual Lessons for Surrendering Your Weight Forever. Most of us already know several of Marianne’s other books, including The Age of Miracles, Everyday Grace, A Woman's Worth, Illuminata, Healing the Soul of America and The Gift of Change, for as Time Magazine puts it, Yoga, the Cabala and Marianne Williamson have been taken up by those seeking a relationship with God that is not strictly tethered to Christianity. We also know that thousands of books have been published on weight loss. But none of these books can offer the permanent plan offered in A Course in Weight Loss. Nor do they offer the powerful lessons in transformational surrender that this book clarifies so well. This could be a life-changing discussion today—don’t let yourself miss it!

So much talk out there about transforming. Transforming yourself, in particular. But how does a dualistic mindset transform consciousness? Can we transform ourselves, or is that something that comes about as a result of knowing who we really are? Can we “self-improve?” Or is it just possible that the concept of self-improvement is one that means that we are just trying to push the river? And what “self” are we trying to improve, the identity, or the authentic self? These are the things we’ll be talking about on this week’s show. So if you are in the process of trying to transform yourself, or you feel that you are being transformed by life—this show is for you. Don’t miss it.

According to much of the literature written by those who are a part of the human potential movement, fear is a big fat no, no. We are simply not supposed to have fear—because, as we’ve learned, fear is the opposite of love. You can’t have fear and love in the same place at the same time. But we speak double-speak when we say this and simultaneously say that the divine is one with all. If all is divine, as we say, than there must be a divine energy behind fear as well. And on this All Hallows Eve, this scary Halloween, we are going to discover how it is that fear can also participate in the divine. So, for those of you who are trying desperately to avoid fear at all costs, to repress it, to deny it, to outwit it; and for those of you who are fairly consistently and unwittingly obeying fear—this show is for you. Happy Halloween!

You know there’s lots of people out there telling us all kinds of things about heaven—where, what, who and how it is. Mostly it’s a place we go after we die—IF that is, we are among the chosen ones. And when it’s spoken of in terms of any kind of earthly existence it has to do, these days, mostly with what is termed “abundance”—which to many, if not most, means loads of money and time off to do whatever we want. So, what is heaven? And is it at all possible that we can experience it, here, on planet earth? What would Jesus say? Or Buddha, or the mystical texts and literature from Taoism or Sufism? This episode of the Authentic Living show is going to offer a concept of heaven that might just blow your mind. Don’t miss it.

The word “enlightenment” has taken on commercial overtones. It’s a keyword for SEO experts, it’s used in TV sitcoms and commercials and it’s the goal of most of those who are participants in the human potential movement. So, what is it? And is it really something we pursue? Or is it possible that it is pursuing us? Are their degrees of enlightenment? Can we know when we are enlightened? Can we be certain as to how a person attains such a state? Is it a state of being that we can claim, like we would a diploma for a Master’s Degree? When someone tells us that he is enlightened, should we believe him? These are the questions we are going to ask and answer as we discuss the trap of enlightenment today. You are going to want to be there for this.

“Drama Queen!” Yeah, that’s what we call those people who seem to be addicted to drama. But the truth is that we are all addicted to drama. In fact, we are so addicted that when the truth of our lives is presented to us, we will throw it under the bus in favor of the lie that has become the drama of our lives. We don’t know that we are all living roles, wearing masks and costumes and playing out the roles we’ve chosen on the stage we’ve built to contain our lives. In fact, we are the playwright, the producer, the costume designer, the actor and the audience. But there is something else entirely happening behind the scenes. And it is finding out what that something else is that makes our lives real. We can come down off the stage, leave the audience and begin to live a real life. Tune in to find out how to find that special something that makes life real.

Everybody seems to be looking for their individual purpose now. Unfortunately, that means that people are constantly measuring themselves to see if they are living up to some noble purpose, instead of realizing that very often they are already living their purpose. On the other hand, we do want to understand what’s going on down here on planet earth and what each of us as individuals have to do with that. So, what the bleep ARE we doing here? Well, this show we are going to discover why we think we have to have a purpose and what our collective soulful journey is really all about. If you find yourself asking about your purpose, you do not want to miss this show.

Death is one of the most frightening and awesome of life’s mysteries. Because it is, we’ve developed all manner of mythology about it—including the myth that life is over when we die. But many have experienced, first hand, another reality. And while there are still many who still assert that death is death and life is life and never the twain shall meet; our guest today offers moving and profound information to the contrary. Hollister Rand is an internationally renowned medium. Known for the detailed messages she provides from loved ones living in the spirit world, Hollister is clairvoyant, clairaudient and clairsentient—meaning she can see, hear and sense the presence of spirits. One of her primary messages is that “Life is never over,” and her book, I’m Not Dead, I’m Different: Kids in Spirit Teach Us About Living a Better Life on Earth is the subject of the Authentic Living show today. If you have lost loved ones and are wondering where they are—tune in. You’ll be glad you did.

Denise Linn is our guest for today, for she has devised a 21-day plan to discovering your Authentic Self. Denise Linn has been called America's best-kept secret,” though she’s taught seminars around the world to standing-room-only audiences. Having had her own near-death-experience and having received revelations from the other side and received healing for the gun-shot wound that put her there, she has now become a respected healer, writer and teacher. She is the author of 16 books, including the best-selling, Sacred Space, and Soul Coaching as well as a the popular, Past Lives, Present Miracles. Her books have been translated into 26 languages, and she has been a featured guest on Oprah, Lifetime, the Discovery Channel, BBC TV, NBC, and CBS. She is also the founder of the Soul Coaching® International Institute.

Dr. Brian Weiss comes to the Authentic Living Show this week to help us find new levels of healing with regard to past life regression. He’ll be appearing at the upcoming I Can Do It Conference in Atlanta, GA to discuss this same topic and today we are fortunate to have him come here to give us a preview and to help us understand past-life regression and why it helps us heal and grow. Dr. Weiss is best known for his best-selling book Many Lives, Many Masters, and his scientific exploration of a topic, which in the field of psychiatry is still considered by many to be bogus. His work is considered by most to be earth-shattering in that it changes the entire view of who we are and what we are doing here. So, you are not going to want to miss this show.

That old nasty ego again, right? That’s what a good portion of the New Age world is thinking about right now. But seriously, is the ego really a problem to be overcome? Is the authentic person one who has overcome ego? Is there a conflict between authenticity and ego? Many would answer with a resounding “yes.” But I say “no.” There is no conflict between ego and authenticity. Ego is simply a liaison between the inner world and the outer world, without which we would either be absorbing too much outer world, or projecting too much inner world. It is the fulcrum on which we balance our lives. And it is absolutely essential. But it has certainly taken a bad rap over the past 20-30 years. In fact it has taken on Satanic-like features, as we discussed in a previous show. But really now. How do we coordinate the ego with the authentic self? That’s what we’ll be talking about this week. Don’t miss it.

Is it possible to be authentic while simultaneously utilizing the law of attraction as we’ve come to understand it? I don’t think so. For that law of attraction tells us we must consistently think so-called “positive” thoughts SO THAT we can attract our dreams—dreams of wealth, free time and romance. In other words, it tells us to bargain with the universe like this: IF I think positive, work my affirmations, and my vision boards, THEN the universe will give me what I want. Do we really imagine that the universe needs our puny little bargains? But it IS possible to be authentic and simultaneously utilize the tenets of the new revised version of the law of attraction—for that one does not encourage us to have a bargaining relationship with the divine or with the universe. That one is the one that the ancient sacred texts from several different religions tell us about. That one brings us to conscious awareness of who we really are. Want to know more? Don’t miss this show.

What does your voice sound like to you? What do you hear when you speak, or are you even listening? There is so much hype out there right now about “being you,” but most of us think that that means wearing the kind of clothes you like to wear and getting a tat to assert your individuality. But who speaks when you talk? Is it really you, or is there some other identity in there who speaks when you talk? Do you have a strong assertive voice in some situations and a weak frightened voice in others? Do you wonder if people even hear you when you talk? And when you talk, do people often seem to find difficulty understanding what you mean? Do you find that people either dismiss what you say or even avoid listening to you at all? Finding our own voice is essential to coming into the body of our own authenticity. But how do we do it? This show is going to tell you how. Don’t miss it.

Relationships are the singular most powerful, potent and potentially life changing experiences we can have—and not just those primary relationships such as spouses or partners. All of our relationships have the power to offer us potent information, and the potential to change our lives. In fact, we have a relationship with everything else in our lives: with time, with objects, with our emotions, with our thoughts, and yes, with other people. How do we turn these relationships into authentic relationships? How does one have an authentic relationship with time? And how can we develop an authentic relationship with that spouse or partner. This show is going to answer those questions. So, tune in. You don’t want to miss it.

Who is your best self? What does it mean to have a best self? How do we find and begin to live from that self? Today, we are going to be talking to Sara Wiseman—for her third time on the show—about this concept of becoming a “best self.” Spiritual teacher and intuitive Sara Wiseman is the author of Becoming Your Best Self, Writing the Divine and Your Psychic Child. A popular presenter, she is a featured columnist for Retailing Insight, top contributor to DailyOM, and hosts her radio show, Ask Sara. She has released four healing music CDs with her band Martyrs of Sound. And she also provides private psychic consults. There’s a lot of talk out there about working to toward “excellence” and “higher self” and “self-improvement.” What does all this mean to you? Tune in to find out.

The Sanskrit word for it is shaktipata, and it means “bestowing the energy” or “lighting the lamp.” In Buddhism, we learn from the Udâna of “an unborn, an unbecome, an unmade, an uncompounded” which provides us an escape from all that is “born, become, made and compounded.” From there we can learn that to the Buddhist, perhaps grace is transcendence. In the Christian faith it is more or less defined as the unearned mercy and love of the divine. I love the Sanskrit definition because it gives us a working image. Grace allows room for the soul to have a say in our lives. It gives us a sense of life that runs deeper than that sense of it we get from the stories we tell of our lives, our suffering and our victories. Somehow, from somewhere comes this lighting of the lamp, this bestowing of energy and we are alive, if even for a moment, in a whole new way. What does this mean? And is there a way to access this “it” more readily? Want to know more? Don’t miss this show.

You cannot read a paragraph of New Age or New Thought information without finding the word Ego in there somewhere. The Ego is thought—by so many teachers, even master teachers—to be the enemy. It is that part of us that wants us to fail, that wants us to be unloving, unkind and inconsiderate, to be afraid and to live inauthentically. In that way that old Ego sounds a whole lot like that old devil, Beelzebub, Iblis, Shaitan, the Dragon, the Serpent, Abaddon, Belial, the father of this world, the god of all lies, Lucifer, etc. This idea of the Ego has us believing that we must fight against it. But wouldn’t this mean that Ego fights Ego? Surely the divine doesn’t need to fight, right? What if we’ve misunderstood? What if the Ego is just a liaison between the inner and outer worlds? Wouldn’t fighting it then mean losing that liaison? Is it possible that this view of Ego is but another dualistic stance serving only to keep us unaware of our true nature? Don’t miss this life-changing show.