Unity Connections

Our journey of the study of the book Birthing a Greater Reality  by Robert Brumet has explored the evolution of consciousness both historically and personally as a means for understanding our collective case of mistaken identity, and the need for us to wake up in order to claim the fullness our True, Divine identity. This is the ultimate discovery that leads us back to our innate wholeness and freedom as expressions of Spirit. The journey begins with the glimmer of awareness that there is more to us than our conditioned ways of thinking and knowing the world. As our awareness expands, we wake up to see the veil of our egoic persona for what it is- a protective mechanism that seeks to provide a sense of safety and permanence in an impermanent world. Waking up involves seeing this illusion of our own making and how it provides a false sense of security. We also discover how it has cut us off from our own essential nature. Thus begins the journey of discovering a new and greater reality t

Author Robert Brumet ultimately equates “the evolution of consciousness with the evolution of self- identity. Each level of the ladder of evolution has a different answer to the question who am I?” (Brumet, pg. 129). He also offers us an important reminder that we cannot transcend what we have not yet reclaimed, healed and integrated within our self. Last week we explored the power of forgiveness and grief work as necessary and healthy practices for navigating the fullness of our life experiences by addressing the pain that accompanies being human. We considered how few of us have been well trained or supported in doing this work is a responsible and compassionate way. Instead we often deny and repress these painful experiences. What we cannot see within ourselves very often gets projected onto other people and/or experiences. Repression and projection are the mechanisms employed by the ego to protect the fragile false self it has created in order to survive. “Regression is the e

This week finds me wanting to speak to the broader purpose behind our current series based on the book, Birthing A Greater Reality by Robert Brumet. I know that some of you have purchased the book and are following along. Some have expressed interest and appreciation of the material, and are enjoying being able to go deeper into the book. I also know that some are eagerly anticipating the end of this series. The majority of you likely fall somewhere in between, which is to be expected. I will admit to having miscalculated the depth and intensity of the material and my ability to relay it all. I may also have assumed shared level of interest in general. All of this would have been better addressed in a class format, rather than a Sunday series. That said, I wanted to share my initial motivation with you, and ask for your forgiveness in my miscalculation. As divine order would have it, this Sunday’s message has us considering the power of forgiveness. 😊 Looking out upon the landscap

We are continuing our Sunday series based on the book, Birthing a Greater Reality: A Guide for Conscious Evolution by Robert Brumet. This week's exploration considers the process by which we lost touch with our essential (spiritual) nature, instead identifying with the persona formed around our ego-identity. I know that we are all well past our formative years- so you may be asking, why are we re-hashing our childhood at this point? The answer is that we are conscious evolution. That process also holds the key to a deeper sense of freedom, purpose and peace for us as individuals. We are being called to wake up to the ways that we have mistaken our identity and to reclaim the truth of our essential nature- that which is Spirit within us. While this does take into consideration the psychological aspects of our identity, it is ulimately a spiritual issue in that we have mistakenly intentified with our persona over our true, essential nature.  I will let  the following excerpts from