Authentic Living

Right this second there are millions of us living in fear of making a mistake, or of what might happen next. This fear is the source of our strategizing, plotting and planning for how we might survive, how we might make things go "right," even how we might outwit our own fears. Yet even as we are doing this, the soul is on a journey of its own. And it is using these very strategies and fears to bring us to a clearer vision of ourselves. Today, we are going to be talking to an expert on the Journey of the Soul, Simran Singh, publisher of the award-winning 11:11 Magazine, visionary, catalyst coach and the host of her own 7th Wave radio show called 11:11 Radio, on which she has interviewed some of the world's spiritual giants in order to facilitate our understanding of this journey of the soul. Tune in Wednesday to learn about your own soul's journey.

It's sad but true that most of the agreements we make with ourselves and our worlds are made unconsciously. And because this is so, we must begin to look internally to find out what those agreements were and make new agreements. Don Miguel Ruiz is the bestselling author of The Four Agreements, which has transformed the lives of millions around the world by teaching its readers how to break the thousands of agreements that create needless suffering. And now he and his son, Don Jose Ruiz, have co-authored The Fifth Agreement, which finally provides its readers with the power to recover the lost Authentic Self. Today we are talking to Don Jose, who after years of training, became the successor to the family lineage and has dedicated his life to sharing the teachings of the ancient Toltec. For the past seven years he has been lecturing and leading classes across the United States, and at sacred sites around the world. You do not want to miss this mind-blowing 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!

In 1995 and 1996 The Celestine Prophecy was the #1 American book in the world, and the #1 international bestseller of 1996. This phenomenal novel spent over 3 years on the New York Times best sellers list. The book's author James Redfield continued the story with the sequels The Tenth Insight: Holding the Vision and The Secret of Shambhala: In Search of the Eleventh Insight. And now the long-awaited book, The Twelfth Insight: The Hour of Decision, has arrived on the book shelves. And James Redfield is going to be here to tell us about his own journey in writing this book as well as the rare truths that it unfolds for us. You might even say that James Redfield is one of the world's most important catalysts for change in world vision—so we are very excited to have him on the show this week to help us all toward that Twelfth Insight. Don't miss it.

It's one thing to have a vision. It's another to manifest that vision. Our guest this week is Corinne McLaughlin, co-author of The Practical Visionary, Spiritual Politics (Foreword by the Dalai Lama), and Builders of the Dawn. She comes to increase our consciousness about bringing vision to earth consciousness—into the practical, even the mundane. Corinne is co-founder of The Center for Visionary Leadership in California and North Carolina. She directed a national task force for President Clinton's Council on Sustainable Development and is a Fellow of The World Business Academy and the Findhorn Foundation. She is also a co-founder of Sirius Community, a spiritual/environmental center in Massachusetts, and taught politics at American University, and she offers trainings in visionary leadership and spiritual development around the U.S. and Europe. Don't miss this powerful experience!

Dr. Marilyn Schlitz is the President and CEO of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, IONS, which is also the current sponsor of the Authentic Living show, who through her work as a clinical research scientist, medical anthropologist, writer, speaker, and thought leader has pioneered clinical and field-based research in the area of human transformation, consciousness studies, worldview literacy and cultural healing for more than three decades. She is also Senior Scientist at the Research Institute, California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Schlitz has published hundreds of articles and several books on consciousness studies. She is a visionary leader and an engaging speaker and today we are going to be talking to her about how expanding consciousness transforms daily living. This is a unique opportunity to hear from one of the world's leaders on consciousness. Don't miss it!

'Tis the season of love again, listeners, and if you are single, this show is for you. It's time to re-visit all of your dreams for finding that special soulmate. Arielle Ford, our guest for today, helped launch the careers of such giants as Deepak Chopra and Neale Donald Walsch, to name a few, and handled publicity for Wayne Dyer, Gary Zukav, Marianne Williamson, and other notables, eleven of whom became #1 on the N.Y. Times Bestseller list. But until the age of 44, she was a self-described "failure" in the area of romantic relationships. Yet she did meet and marry her soulmate and has written the book "The Soulmate Secret" to answer your questions about how you can do the same. The book describes a series of processes that must be felt on a cellular level to create the outcome you desire. It is a practical guide that includes prayers and techniques to help clear out emotional baggage from the past and make room for true love to manifest. Don't miss it!

One of the most important aspects of personal responsibility is that which we take by exploring our emotional reactions and responses. And one of the most important aspects of that exploration is confronting our emotional illusions. Betsy Otter Thompson, author of several other books, has written an emotional biography in which she challenges herself and her readers to consider various aspects of personal illusion. This experiential workbook, called "Walking Through Illusion" uses characters from Jesus' life to demonstrate that walk and then offers specific exercises to challenge the reader. Today we'll be talking about that book as it relates to your personal journey, your own emotional biography. For, as she tells us, we don't take our beliefs (which could be our illusions) with us, just the love we found within them. You don't want to miss this opportunity to increase your personal awareness.

Though it has been maligned over centuries of thought as either "flesh," the source of all evil, idiot, unnecessary or just objective biology—the body is actually the physical organ of the soul. There is no division between matter and soul—though we have lived entire lifetimes, have planned our politics, our religions and our families around the notion that there is. The body is a wonderful instrument of synchronicity, which constantly informs us of the soul's intentions—IF we are listening. And even when we don't listen, the soul still has the capacity to speak through the body—through illness. We are being given constant guidance and love through the interwoven, interactive and holistic messaging system of the body/soul. Don't miss this opportunity to complete the circle of peace in your own life.

We've been handed so much information about relationship. Generations ago we were taught that we should accept whatever is presented—which amounted to accepting the unacceptable and tolerating the intolerable in many cases. Now we are being told to just "not put up with it." Laura Munson has a different story—one that is not meant to fit for everyone—but definitely a transformative journey based totally on a crisis in her primary relationship and a decision to transcend suffering. It is a story of empowerment and learning to walk the walk of inner peace. Laura has been writing for 20 years, having published articles in magazines and written several novels. Interestingly enough, it was only when she wrote about her personal journey that she was able to publish her first and bestselling book: "This is Not the Story You Think It Is." Hers is a story about relationship that you really don't want to miss.