God is love—and love must give. That’s the nature of love.
The Pathwork Guide explores the origins of existence, beginning with the nature of God and the unfolding of creation. While God ultimately cannot be fully understood, we can approach this mystery through two complementary aspects: God as active Creator (the masculine principle) and God as pure being (the feminine principle). Both are essential, and together they form the foundation of all life.
From this divine source, countless beings were created—each carrying a spark of the same living substance. This creative act was not without risk. With free will comes the possibility of turning away from truth. Yet God created anyway, because love, by its very nature, must give.
The Guide also bridges Eastern and Western spiritual perspectives. The West has historically emphasized God as Creator and the story of Christ, while the East has focused more on inner stillness and direct experience. Both perspectives reveal important facets of truth, but neither alone captures the whole.
At the center of creation lies a profound reality: the divine essence—sometimes called the Holy Ghost—lives within every being. Our task is not to acquire it, but to uncover it by clearing away what obscures it.
**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.
