We have the capacity to transcend the duality of life and death—and in doing so, truly live. We can all come back to life.
At the heart of human struggle lies one central fear: death. The Pathwork Guide explores how our fear of death creates the world of duality—where we divide life into opposites like pleasure and pain, gain and loss, life and death itself.
Most of us cope in one of two ways: we either run from death or rush toward it. Both are forms of avoidance. Neither leads to truth. Real transformation requires something far more difficult—learning to face death directly, in all its forms.
This doesn’t just mean physical death. It includes the many “little deaths” we encounter daily: disappointment, loss, unmet desires, and the unknown. When we stop resisting these experiences and allow ourselves to feel them fully, something shifts. We begin to discover that what we feared cannot actually destroy us.
Paradoxically, our willingness to face death expands our capacity for life. The more we accept life’s painful aspects, the more open we become to joy, love, and vitality.
True transcendence doesn’t come from escaping duality—it comes from entering it fully. By embracing both life and death, we move beyond the illusion of opposites and rediscover the living unity beneath them.
**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of Holy Moly in the order presented.**
Jill Loree is the founder of Phoenesse and a longtime student of the Pathwork teachings. She has studied the Pathwork Guide’s material since 1997 and completed four years of training to become a certified Pathwork Helper.
When she first encountered the Pathwork teachings, she described the experience as “walking through the doorway of an AA fourth step and finding the whole library.”
Through Phoenesse, Jill writes and teaches about personal transformation using the spiritual psychology found in the Pathwork lectures.
Her books present these teachings in clear, accessible language to help readers apply them in everyday life. Her work focuses on helping people move from the struggles of duality toward the peace of inner unity.
Raised in northern Wisconsin, Jill began her professional career in technical sales and marketing before discovering that her true calling lay in spiritual teaching and writing.
She lives in New York with her husband, Scott Wisler, who now works with her in sharing these teachings around the world.
