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- Doing the Work
- Spiritual Laws
- Get a Better Boat
- After the Ego
- Blinded by Fear
- Holy Moly
- Finding Gold
- Bible Me This
- The Pull
- Pearls
- Gems
- Bones
- Keys
Doing the Work: Personal stories that bring the Pathwork® to life
Read short overviews about each essay in Doing the Work • View Show Notes and listen to Doing the Work on Castos
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Introduction for Doing the Work
Aug 26, 2026 • 00:01:51
Doing the Work briefly introduces key Pathwork topics you will face if you want to do this deep work of self-discovery. Then Jill and Scott [...]
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1 Step, together, step: The Process
Aug 26, 2026 • 00:13:17
Jill shares how entering recovery from alcoholism at age 26 became the beginning of a deeper journey toward self-knowledge and a relationship with something greater [...]
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2 Living in a 100-story house: The Setup
Aug 28, 2026 • 00:15:24
Jill shares how a lifelong story about being overlooked as a woman was triggered during an early ski trip with Scott, causing her to feel [...]
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3 Building castles in the sky: Reality
Aug 29, 2026 • 00:12:10
Jill and Scott revisit their difficult ski trip and share what they discovered beneath the surface of what seemed to be a simple disconnect between [...]
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4 I’m totally fine, I feel nothing: Numbness
Aug 30, 2026 • 00:14:52
Jill shares how the devastating death of her young niece, Sarah, broke through a numbness she had lived with for years and ultimately opened the [...]
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5 Would I rather be right or happy? Duality
Aug 31, 2026 • 00:10:31
Jill shares the painful end of her ten-year marriage, when she found herself caught between two choices that both seemed destined to hurt. Scott describes [...]
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6 Praying for a toehold: Truth
Sep 1, 2026 • 00:11:32
Jill shares a moment when being overlooked at work triggered an old wound around not being seen, and how praying to know the truth helped [...]
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7 So you’re the rubber and I’m the glue? Our Work
Sep 2, 2026 • 00:16:52
Jill shares how looking closely at her recurring experiences of being seen—and not being seen—helped her uncover a deep inner split rooted in childhood. Scott [...]
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8 My favorite f-word: Fighting, Fawning or Fleeing
Sep 3, 2026 • 00:15:34
Jill explores her tendency to withdraw when her feelings are hurt, especially in her relationship with Scott, and what happens when she learns to stay [...]
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9 Come out, come out, wherever you are: Hiding
Sep 4, 2026 • 00:08:23
Jill explores the paradox of wanting deeply to be seen while also hiding behind a mask, even discovering an almost literal version of this in [...]
Spiritual Laws: The way life really works
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Introduction to Spiritual Laws
Sep 22, 2026 • 00:01:49
Life isn’t random. We may not always understand why things happen as they do, but beneath life’s apparent chaos lies an order. This universe is [...]
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Spiritual Law #1: The Law of Truth
Sep 22, 2026 • 00:05:56
Reality always moves toward truth. Whenever we depart from it—especially from the truth about ourselves—suffering eventually appears, not as punishment, but as correction. Listen to Spiritual [...]
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Spiritual Law #2: The Law of Self-Responsibility
Sep 22, 2026 • 00:09:30
Life can only change when we own our part in creating it. The moment we stop waiting for life to change, we recover the power [...]
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Spiritual Law #3: The Law of Affinity
Sep 22, 2026 • 00:06:38
Like attracts like. Whatever lives within us resonates with similar forces, people, and experiences until we become conscious enough to transform it. Listen to Spiritual Laws [...]
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Spiritual Law #4: The Law of Price
Sep 22, 2026 • 00:06:08
Everything of lasting value comes with an inner price. We cannot receive what we want if we are not willing to invest in it, because [...]
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Spiritual Law #5: The Law of Balance
Sep 22, 2026 • 00:03:23
Life continually moves toward wholeness by integrating apparent opposites. Whenever we cling to one side of a duality, imbalance and conflict follow. Listen to Spiritual Laws [...]
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Spiritual Law #6: The Law of Giving and Receiving
Sep 22, 2026 • 00:05:57
Giving and receiving are one movement. Whenever we close ourselves to one, we inevitably close ourselves to the other. Listen to Spiritual Laws Return to Spiritual Laws Contents
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Spiritual Law #7: The Law of Creation
Sep 22, 2026 • 00:09:00
We are all powerful creators. If what we create is not what we want, we must reorient ourselves and realign with spiritual laws. Listen to Spiritual [...]
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Spiritual Law #8: The Law of Self-Perpetuation
Sep 22, 2026 • 00:05:58
Every attitude strengthens itself through repetition. Whatever we continually choose becomes easier to choose again, until a circle—constructive or destructive—forms around us. Listen to Spiritual Laws [...]
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Spiritual Law #9: The Law of Cause and Effect
Sep 22, 2026 • 00:03:56
Nothing happens in isolation. Every experience grows from causes already in motion, and every choice we make becomes the cause of what comes next. Listen [...]
Get a Better Boat: Trustworthy teachings for difficult times
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1 Jewels in the heart
Aug 15, 2023 • 00:02:34
About: Being present with what’s here now This opening chapter introduces a simple but powerful idea: what if we could see each other clearly, without [...]
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2 A simple test for life
Aug 16, 2023 • 00:03:15
About: Seeking connection versus separation This chapter offers a clean, almost no-nonsense lens for navigating life: are you choosing connection or separation? At our core, [...]
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3 The Real Self vs the True Self
Aug 17, 2023 • 00:08:29
About: The reality of untruth This chapter digs into the layered nature of who we are, separating what’s real from what’s actually true. It frames [...]
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4 Finding the light switch: My husband, the ego and imposters
Aug 18, 2023 • 00:27:29
About: Using guidance to help each other This chapter brings the inner work down to earth through a personal story about marriage, growth, and the [...]
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5 From believing to knowing: The trip of a lifetime
Aug 19, 2023 • 00:09:11
About: Personal experience becomes our proof This chapter explores the shift from simply believing something to actually knowing it through lived experience. Using philosophy as [...]
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6 Taking the more mystical way home
Aug 20, 2023 • 00:11:32
About: The faster way to heaven within This chapter takes a wider, more reflective look at spiritual paths, weaving together personal experience with different traditions [...]
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7 Two Martin Luthers, two kinds of faith
Aug 21, 2023 • 00:10:47
About: What salvation really means This chapter weaves together personal history, religion, and spiritual insight to explore what faith really means—and where it falls short [...]
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8 It’s time to grow up: Maturing through stages
Aug 22, 2023 • 00:18:21
About: Moving into a new epoch This chapter zooms out to a big-picture view of where humanity is right now, framing the current chaos not [...]
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9 After isolation: Approaching the Great Transition
Aug 23, 2023 • 00:22:53
About: Waking up to our true self This chapter centers on a major inner shift: moving from isolation to connection. It frames life as being [...]
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10 Paying attention: The life-changing process of waking up
Aug 24, 2023 • 00:22:32
About: Sorting out the parts of the self This chapter breaks down what it actually means to “wake up,” moving beyond the idea into something [...]
We Can Heal 2-book series
After the Ego: Insights from the Pathwork Guide on how to wake up
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1 The function of the ego in relationship to the Real Self + Introduction
Aug 1, 2023 • 00:21:31
Introduction This introduction prepares listeners for the deeper teachings ahead by clarifying the language used throughout the book. It explains that many spiritual terms—like “ego,” [...]
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2 What blocks the ego from connecting with the Real Self
Aug 2, 2023 • 00:37:03
This chapter explores the inner barriers that prevent the ego from reconnecting with the Real Self. The Pathwork Guide emphasizes that fulfillment depends on restoring [...]
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3 The ego’s cooperation with or obstruction of the Real Self
Aug 3, 2023 • 00:31:56
The ego can either support or obstruct our connection to the Real Self, emphasizing that much of human struggle stems from misunderstanding this relationship. At [...]
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4 How unconscious negativity stops the ego from surrendering
Aug 4, 2023 • 00:35:57
Chapter 4 of After the Ego explores why the ego resists surrendering to the Real Self, identifying unconscious negativity as the primary obstacle. While the [...]
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5 Living with polar opposites and finding the good in being selfish
Aug 5, 2023 • 00:33:31
This chapter reframes common assumptions about unhappiness, duality, and selfishness, offering a more integrated view of inner conflict. It begins by presenting unhappiness not as [...]
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6 Self-identification through the stages of awakening consciousness
Aug 6, 2023 • 00:39:30
This chapter explores the evolution of consciousness and the process of self-identification as we awaken to our deeper nature. The Pathwork Guide presents consciousness as [...]
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7 Inner and outer experience
Aug 7, 2023 • 00:42:28
Chapter 7 of After the Ego shifts the focus to the vital role of inner experience, emphasizing that a meaningful life is not defined by [...]
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8 Commitment: Cause and effect
Aug 8, 2023 • 00:39:35
In this chapter of After the Ego, the Pathwork Guide focuses on the transformative power of commitment and the universal law of cause and effect [...]
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9 Moving the mind to push the divine light spark into the outer regions
Aug 9, 2023 • 00:40:00
Chapter 9 of After the Ego expands the lens from individual growth to a broader, almost cosmic perspective. The Pathwork Guide explores how personal transformation [...]
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10 The three states of consciousness
Aug 10, 2023 • 00:37:21
Chapter 10 of After the Ego explores the nature of consciousness as a unified force of both awareness and energy. The Pathwork Guide emphasizes that [...]
Blinded by Fear: Insights from the Pathwork Guide on how to face our fears
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1 The mother of all fears: Fear of self
Jul 1, 2023 • 00:30:50
What if the root of every fear you experience isn’t “out there”—but within you? In this episode, we explore the deepest and most universal fear: [...]
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2 Why we fear love
Jul 2, 2023 • 00:40:50
If love is the greatest power there is, why do we resist it? In this episode, we explore the hidden reasons we fear love—and how [...]
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3 Finding freedom and peace by overcoming fear of the unknown
Jul 3, 2023 • 00:22:02
Why do we fear the unknown—and how is that fear connected to love, life, and even death? In this episode, we explore the deeper roots [...]
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4 Finding true abundance by going through our fear
Jul 4, 2023 • 00:33:52
Do we need to accept life as it is—or can we create something better? In this episode, we explore the apparent contradiction between acceptance and [...]
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5 Giving up our fear-filled struggle to guard our secrets
Jul 5, 2023 • 00:28:13
What if the greatest obstacle to joy isn’t what’s happening in your life—but what you’re hiding from yourself? In this episode, we explore how fear [...]
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6 The push-pull of both desiring and fearing closeness
Jul 6, 2023 • 00:28:17
Why do we long for closeness—yet pull away the moment it appears? In this episode, we explore one of the most painful inner conflicts: the [...]
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7 How fear of releasing the little ego spoils happiness
Jul 7, 2023 • 00:32:28
Why do we cling so tightly to control—even when it keeps us stuck? In this episode, we explore the hidden fear behind letting go of [...]
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8 Three things that underpin self-fulfillment
Jul 8, 2023 • 00:40:30
What does it really take to live a fulfilled life? In this episode, we explore three essential foundations: a positive concept of life, the courage [...]
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9 Our fundamental fear of bliss
Jul 9, 2023 • 00:32:57
Why do we fear the very thing we long for most—bliss? In this episode, we explore one of the deepest paradoxes of the human experience: [...]
The Real. Clear. 7-book series
Holy Moly: The story of duality, darkness and a daring rescue
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Introduction to Holy Moly
Apr 5, 2026 • 00:08:55
The author’s journey with creating Holy Moly begins decades earlier with a simple but unsettling question: Where does Jesus fit into all of this? After [...]
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1 The good Lord willing: The mystery of free will
Apr 6, 2026 • 00:20:30
The Pathwork Guide explores one of life’s most enduring questions: do we truly have free will, or is everything governed by fate? The answer offered [...]
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2 Who is Christ? A divine being of light—and a man named Jesus
Apr 7, 2026 • 00:08:36
The Pathwork Guide reframes a central spiritual question: who—or what—is Christ? Rather than equating Christ simply with God or reducing Jesus to a wise teacher, [...]
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3 Must we? Our resistance to Christ
Apr 8, 2026 • 00:07:22
The Pathwork Guide explores a sensitive and often polarizing question: must we recognize Christ to return to God? The answer offered is paradoxical—both yes and [...]
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4 Submitting and rebelling Christians: Two very different responses to untruth
Apr 9, 2026 • 00:26:42
The Pathwork Guide explores why the name “Jesus Christ” can trigger such strong reactions—and reveals that both acceptance and rejection often stem from the same [...]
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5 Grappling with duality: The hidden source of all our struggles
Apr 10, 2026 • 00:11:15
The Pathwork Guide dives into the core human struggle: living in a world of opposites. Pleasure and pain, good and bad, life and death—these dualities [...]
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6 Facing death and finding life: Moving from duality to Oneness
Apr 11, 2026 • 00:15:21
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 [...]
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7 God and creation: How divine life first unfolded
Apr 12, 2026 • 00:08:48
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 [...]
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8 The Fall of the Angels: How divine beings turned away from God
Apr 13, 2026 • 00:17:27
The Pathwork Guide explores how a perfect creation came to fall into disharmony. At the center of this story is the gift of free will—a [...]
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9 The Plan of Salvation: How the way back to God was created
Apr 14, 2026 • 00:34:44
After the Fall, countless beings found themselves separated from God, trapped in states of darkness with no clear memory of where they had come from. [...]
Finding Gold: The search for our own precious self
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1 Occupation with self
Jan 18, 2023 • 00:07:36
The right and wrong way to be selfish The Pathwork Guide explores the often-misunderstood idea of focusing on oneself, challenging the belief that self-attention is [...]
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2 Right and wrong faith
Jan 19, 2023 • 00:08:34
There is no perfect faith The Pathwork Guide explores the nature of faith, revealing that doubt is not a failure of the spiritual path but [...]
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3 The importance of forming independent opinions
Jan 20, 2023 • 00:07:34
Holding wrong opinions The Pathwork Guide explores how our struggles with others often stem from a deeper blindness within ourselves. While we may believe our [...]
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4 Self-love
Jan 21, 2023 • 00:11:51
Healthy vs. unhealthy self-love The Pathwork Guide explores the complex nature of self-love, revealing how easily a true principle can become distorted. Healthy self-love—rooted in [...]
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5 Self-alienation and the way back to the Real Self
Jan 22, 2023 • 00:31:17
What makes us suffer The Pathwork Guide explores the human condition as a state of “in-between”—no longer in unconscious harmony, yet not fully awakened into [...]
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6 Laziness as a symptom of self-alienation
Jan 23, 2023 • 00:03:42
Why do we feel so lazy? Laziness is not simply a personal flaw, but a symptom of a deeper disconnection from our true selves. When [...]
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7 Identification with the self
Jan 24, 2023 • 00:19:14
The future seems better—until we get there The Pathwork Guide explores what it means to truly identify with oneself, revealing how often we live disconnected [...]
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8 Winner vs loser: Interplay between the self and creative forces
Jan 25, 2023 • 00:21:49
Opposite approaches, same poor result The Pathwork Guide challenges the common belief that life is a battle between winning and losing, exposing it as a [...]
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9 Self-liking: The condition for universal state of bliss
Jan 26, 2023 • 00:09:45
Bliss is natural The Pathwork Guide reveals that bliss is not a distant ideal, but a natural state we are meant to experience. What separates [...]
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10 Intensity: An obstacle to self-realization
Jan 27, 2023 • 00:19:44
Why we resist new truth The Pathwork Guide explores how intensity—often mistaken for seriousness, commitment, or depth—actually blocks our access to the universal life force [...]
Bible Me This: Releasing the riddles of Holy Scripture
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Introduction to Bible Me This
Feb 14, 2023 • 00:02:24
Bible Me This centers on a powerful invitation from the Pathwork Guide: to ask questions about the Bible in order to truly understand it. Recognizing [...]
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1 Understanding the Bible
Feb 15, 2023 • 00:25:22
The Pathwork Guide offers a deeper way of understanding the Bible—one that moves beyond literal interpretation into psychological and spiritual insight. The Guide explains that [...]
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2 Understanding myths
Feb 16, 2023 • 00:02:20
The Pathwork Guide explores what myths really are—and clears up a common misunderstanding. Myths are not made-up stories or falsehoods. They are meaningful ways of [...]
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3 Myth: Tower of Babel
Feb 17, 2023 • 00:10:13
The Pathwork Guide explores the deeper meaning behind the biblical story of the Tower of Babel, revealing it as a powerful symbol of the inner [...]
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4 Myth: Adam and Eve
Feb 18, 2023 • 00:23:35
The Pathwork Guide explores the deeper spiritual meaning of the story of Adam and Eve, revealing it as a symbolic map of the human condition [...]
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5a Biblical passages explained, Part One
Feb 19, 2023 • 00:27:49
Here, the Pathwork Guide offers deeper explanations of well-known biblical passages. Together, these teachings uncover hidden meanings and help unravel many of the Bible’s mysteries. [...]
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5b Biblical passages explained, Part Two
Feb 20, 2023 • 00:23:39
Here, the Pathwork Guide continues to shed light on some of the most challenging and often misunderstood teachings in the Bible—revealing their deeper spiritual meaning. [...]
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5c Bible passages explained, Part Three
Feb 21, 2023 • 00:24:12
In this section, the Pathwork Guide explores some of the Bible’s most striking and often misunderstood passages—revealing their deeper psychological and spiritual meaning. What does [...]
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6 Commandments explained
Feb 22, 2023 • 00:18:48
In this chapter, the Pathwork Guide offers deeper insight into several of the Ten Commandments, revealing their psychological and spiritual meaning beyond literal interpretation. Rather [...]
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7 The truth of reincarnation in the Bible
Feb 23, 2023 • 00:03:57
The Pathwork Guide explores the presence—and absence—of reincarnation in the Bible, offering a deeper perspective on spiritual growth and human development. While reincarnation is not [...]
The Pull: Relationships & their spiritual significance
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Preface to The Pull
Mar 2, 2023 • 00:02:19
The author of The Pull recognizes the sensitivity of the topic of relationship in today’s world. Our approach, for many, has widened in recent decades. [...]
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1 The cosmic pull toward union
Mar 3, 2023 • 00:11:47
The Pathwork Guide introduces a central force shaping human life: a powerful inner pull toward connection, pleasure and unity. At its core, this pull is [...]
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2 The counter-pull: Frustration
Mar 4, 2023 • 00:11:02
The Pathwork Guide explores frustration as the opposing force to the natural pull toward pleasure, connection and fulfillment. Frustration begins early in life, when we [...]
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3 The importance of how we communicate
Mar 5, 2023 • 00:14:48
The Pathwork Guide explores how communication—and its more basic form, cooperation—are essential steps on the path toward true union. While union itself cannot be forced [...]
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4 The spiritual significance of our relationships
Mar 6, 2023 • 00:31:28
The Pathwork Guide reveals that relationships are not incidental—they are central to spiritual growth. Every interaction reflects our inner state. The conflicts we experience with [...]
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5 Pleasure: The full pulsation of life
Mar 7, 2023 • 00:26:35
The Pathwork Guide reframes pleasure as a central spiritual reality—not a distraction from growth, but a direct expression of it. True pleasure is our birthright. [...]
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6 The forces of love, eros and sex
Mar 8, 2023 • 00:36:05
The Pathwork Guide clarifies the often-confused relationship between love, eros and sex, describing them as three distinct yet interrelated forces that shape human connection. Eros [...]
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7 The spiritual symbolism and significance of sexuality
Mar 9, 2023 • 00:43:10
The Pathwork Guide reframes sexuality as a sacred expression of the soul’s deepest drive: the longing for union. Sexual energy is not merely physical or [...]
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8 Mutuality: A cosmic principle and law
Mar 10, 2023 • 00:23:50
The Pathwork Guide teaches that nothing in life can be created without mutuality—a universal law in which two seemingly separate forces come together to form [...]
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9 A venture in mutuality: Changing our negative will
Mar 11, 2023 • 00:13:03
The Pathwork Guide explains that one of the greatest obstacles to fulfillment is our hidden “negative will”—an unconscious inner “No” that blocks what we consciously [...]
Pearls: A mind-opening collection of 17 fresh spiritual teachings
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1 Privacy & secrecy: A boost or bust for finding closeness
May 1, 2023 • 00:23:53
We all need both closeness and privacy—but when we confuse privacy with secrecy, we block the very intimacy we long for. The Pathwork Guide draws [...]
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2 Reading between the lines of the Lord’s Prayer
May 2, 2023 • 00:23:42
The Pathwork Guide reveals that the Lord’s Prayer is far more than a familiar set of words—it is a complete roadmap for inner transformation. Each [...]
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3 Exploring the spiritual nature of political systems
May 3, 2023 • 00:27:48
The Pathwork Guide offers a striking perspective on politics—not as external systems to debate, but as reflections of inner states we each carry. Monarchy, socialism, [...]
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4 Debunking the curious superstition of pessimism
May 4, 2023 • 00:13:23
The Pathwork Guide reveals a subtle but powerful pattern many of us carry: the belief that expecting something good will somehow prevent it from happening. [...]
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5 Preparing for reincarnation: Every life counts
May 5, 2023 • 00:28:38
The Pathwork Guide offers a profound look at the intricate, intentional process behind every incarnation. From the perspective of the Spirit World, no life is [...]
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6 Unwinding humanity’s relationship with time
May 6, 2023 • 00:21:23
The Pathwork Guide offers a practical and deeply insightful look at how we relate to time—and why that relationship often creates unnecessary suffering. Although we [...]
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7 Basking in grace & not building on deficit
May 7, 2023 • 00:22:28
The Pathwork Guide reframes grace as something ever-present, not selectively given. Rather than being a reward from outside, grace permeates all of life—it is the [...]
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8 Articulating the power of the word
May 8, 2023 • 00:19:32
The Pathwork Guide reveals that the “word” is far more than spoken language—it is the fundamental creative force behind everything we experience. Every thought, belief, [...]
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9 Why flubbing on perfection is the way to find joy
May 9, 2023 • 00:14:51
The Pathwork Guide challenges one of our most deeply held—and limiting—beliefs: that we must be perfect to experience joy. Beneath the surface, many of us [...]
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10 Two rebellious reactions to authority
May 10, 2023 • 00:14:50
The Pathwork Guide explores how our early experiences with authority shape lifelong inner patterns that influence how we relate to rules, power, and control. As [...]
Gems: A multifaceted collection of 16 clear spiritual teachings
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1 The evolutionary process and why we can’t stop it
Jun 10, 2023 • 00:19:20
The Pathwork Guide explains that evolution is not something we begin—it is something already underway. Our growth is an ongoing inner process with its own [...]
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2 How consciousness evolves between individuals and groups
Jun 11, 2023 • 00:15:31
The Pathwork Guide describes human development as a dynamic movement between individuation and group consciousness. Like a pendulum, humanity has swung back and forth through [...]
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3 Claiming our total capacity for greatness
Jun 12, 2023 • 00:20:02
The Pathwork Guide teaches that an immense life force flows through us, always seeking to transform what is blocked and distorted back into its original [...]
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4 Our great longing for eternal life
Jun 13, 2023 • 00:22:05
The Pathwork Guide teaches that an immense life force flows through us, always seeking to transform what is blocked and distorted back into its original [...]
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5 Finding balance within instead of relying on outer rules
Jun 14, 2023 • 00:13:52
The Pathwork Guide teaches that balance is a fundamental principle governing all of life—from the movement of galaxies to the functioning of our inner world. [...]
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6 Embracing change and overcoming fear of death
Jun 15, 2023 • 00:13:55
The Pathwork Guide teaches that all life is in constant motion, moving toward expansion, growth, and fuller expression. This movement is not random—it is built [...]
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7 The pain of injustice and the truth about fairness
Jun 16, 2023 • 00:28:41
The Pathwork Guide explores a rarely examined form of suffering: the deep, often unconscious pain of believing we live in an unjust and chaotic universe. [...]
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8 Why lazy is the worst way to be
Jun 17, 2023 • 00:14:47
The Pathwork Guide reframes laziness—not as harmless rest, but as one of the most damaging spiritual distortions. At its core, life is movement: an ongoing [...]
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9 Spotting the tricks of our ego and getting over ourselves
Jun 18, 2023 • 17:21
The Pathwork Guide reveals how the ego, a limited fragment of our total being, clings to its smallness out of fear. Believing it must protect [...]
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10 Four keys for reaching our cosmic core
Jun 19, 2023 • 23:05
The Pathwork Guide teaches that beneath our fragmented thoughts, feelings, and actions lies a unified inner core—our true identity—where we are one with God. Accessing [...]
Bones: A building-block collection of 19 fundamental spiritual teachings
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1 Emotional growth and its function
Jul 1, 2023 • 00:24:54
The Pathwork Guide explores why emotional growth is essential—and why we resist it. While we tend to develop physically and mentally, our emotional life is [...]
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2 The importance of feeling all our feelings, including fear
Jul 2, 2023 • 00:31:19
The Pathwork Guide deepens the core teaching of emotional growth by showing that true healing requires feeling everything—especially what we most want to avoid. At [...]
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3 The Higher Self, the Lower Self, and the Mask Self
Jul 3, 2023 • 00:10:30
The Pathwork Guide offers a foundational map of the human psyche, revealing three distinct layers that shape our inner and outer lives: the Higher Self, [...]
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4 Three basic personality types: Reason, will and emotion
Jul 4, 2023 • 00:13:23
The Pathwork Guide explores three fundamental ways we navigate life—through reason, emotion, or will—and how imbalance among these creates inner conflict and outer friction. While [...]
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5 Intellect and will as tools or hindrances to self-realization
Jul 5, 2023 • 00:13:51
The Pathwork Guide explores a subtle but essential truth: the very tools we rely on most—our intellect and will—can either support or block our connection [...]
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6 The origin and outcome of the Idealized Self-Image
Jul 6, 2023 • 00:18:50
The Pathwork Guide explores one of the most powerful inner distortions we create: the idealized self-image. Born out of fear, pain, and the illusion of [...]
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7 Love, power and serenity in divinity or in distortion
Jul 7, 2023 • 00:27:10
The Pathwork Guide reveals three core forces that shape every human life—love, power, and serenity—and shows how our struggles arise when these divine qualities fall [...]
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8 How and why we recreate childhood hurts
Jul 8, 2023 • 00:17:11
The Pathwork Guide uncovers a powerful and often hidden force shaping our adult lives: the unconscious drive to recreate unresolved childhood wounds. As children, we [...]
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9 Images and the deep, deep damage they do
Jul 9, 2023 • 00:14:14
The Pathwork Guide uncovers one of the most powerful hidden forces shaping our lives: “images”—deep, unconscious conclusions we formed in childhood about how life works. [...]
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10 Unpacking the pain of our old destructive patterns
Jul 10, 2023 • 00:17:57
The Pathwork Guide takes a deeper dive into the nature of emotional pain and why our attempts to avoid it only make things worse. Early [...]
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Keys: Answers to key questions asked of the Pathwork Guide
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Keys Introduction
Jul 13, 2024 • 00:02:53
What is the Pathwork—and why does it matter? This introduction explores the origins and purpose of the teachings given through Eva Pierrakos, who presented profound [...]
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1.1 The meaning of religion (Religion)
Jul 12, 2024 • 00:02:58
• What actually is religion? In this teaching from the Pathwork Guide, religion is not about dogma, rules, or belonging to a sect. Its true [...]
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1.2 So many religions (Religion)
Jul 11, 2024 • 00:14:23
• Why are there are so many different religious concepts on Earth? • How do the different main religions continue their activities in the spiritual [...]
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1.3 Going to church (Religion)
Jul 10, 2024 • 00:07:57
• Even if one has little interest in organized religion, one can still have a longing for the atmosphere that can exist in a church—a [...]
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1.4 Finding the Holy Ghost (Religion)
Jul 9, 2024 • 00:02:12
• What is the Holy Ghost and what should be our relationship to it? • And how do you actually experience it? In this teaching [...]
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1.5 Eastern religions vs. Christianity (Religion)
Jul 8, 2024 • 00:05:05
• Why does Hindu philosophy not include the Fall of the Angels, as the Plan of Salvation does? • Is that perhaps the reason why [...]
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1.6 Religious laws & rituals (Religion)
Jul 7, 2024 • 00:15:48
• In general, what purpose does ritual serve? • In the traditional Scriptures of Judaism and Islam, the texts are specific regarding the consumption of [...]
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1.7 Sabbath & Yom Kippur (Religion)
Jul 6, 2024 • 00:10:11
• Will you explain the meaning of keeping the Sabbath holy in the face of our present-day obligations? • This night is the eve of [...]
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1.8 Sin and evil (Religion)
Jul 5, 2024 • 00:10:18
• Can you provide a spiritual explanation of sin and evil? • Why is it that all spiritual teachings in the past speak of sin [...]
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1.9 True religion (Religion)
Jul 4, 2024 • 00:14:13
• Could you explain what “true religion” is, as compared to the wrong attitude? Where does belief in God and his help come in? • [...]
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