During this past Tuesday’s Enlightened Evening programme at the EnlightenNext UK Centre, we looked at why it’s so important to combine mystical insight with the best, newest, truest ideas that humanity brings forth—with a Big Idea! The conversation was a natural extension of the previous week’s discussion in which we had focused on the mystical [...]
Mysticism & Big Ideas
September 18th, 2011 by Carol Raphael· 1 Comment · Uncategorized
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John Bunzl reviews Andrew Cohen’s new book Evolutionary Enlightenment
September 14th, 2011 by Carol Raphael· No Comments · Uncategorized
Evolutionary Enlightenment – a new path to spiritual awakening by Andrew Cohen; reviewed by John Bunzl The radical essence of Cohen’s teachings is that we are one with the evolutionary process and that we are at its leading edge. At the dawn of the 21st Century, as our self-reflective consciousness awakens us to this, we [...]
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Women Evolving by Sonia Davidson
June 13th, 2011 by Carol Raphael· No Comments · Uncategorized
It is fascinating and an evolutionary journey to be a participant on the 10 Agreements course led by Dr. Elizabeth Debold and Mary Adams. Each Monday a small, intimate group of us women are meeting at the EnlightenNext UK Centre in London alongside women around the world to create a space in consciousness–to delve into the [...]
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Read, Think, Enjoy!
June 11th, 2011 by Carol Raphael· No Comments · Uncategorized
Last weekend I had the pleasure of getting out of London and discovering that culture thrives outside the metropolis, too. I was in Wales, a land of rolling hills and low skies, attending the Hay Festival and its cousin festival, How the Light Gets In. It was a cultural and literary haven for someone like [...]
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Not the Same Old Thing by Ross Deighton
June 7th, 2011 by Carol Raphael· 1 Comment · Uncategorized
When people think of doing spiritual retreats they normally think of going into the hills or to a retreat centre to get away from life in the fast lane and relax and enter a space where there are no challenges in order to feel and develop a deeper sense of confidence and peace! I have [...]
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Love Stories that Never End
March 26th, 2011 by Carol Raphael· No Comments · Uncategorized
I am swimming in an extraordinary stream of heightened, blissful consciousness here at the EnlightenNext World Centre in the western mountains of Massachusetts. The Awakening to Your Highest Self: Tales of Transformation from 25+ Spiritual Luminaries webcast has been underway for over seven hours now and the atmosphere here is literally soaked in love, bliss, [...]
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Evolution Changes Everything – a dialogue with Diarmuid O’Murchu & Chris Parish
March 11th, 2011 by Carol Raphael· 1 Comment · Uncategorized
You can listen to the full audio of the evening presentation here: “We are not just creatures of the past but also creatures attracted to the lure of the future” Diarmuid O’Murchu We had the pleasure of welcoming Dairmud O’Murchu to the EnlightenNext Centre last Saturday evening for a dialogue with our MD Chris Parish. [...]
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Women Take an Encore
February 27th, 2011 by Carol Raphael· No Comments · Uncategorized
Like over 200 of my evolutionary sisters around the globe, I spent last Saturday delving into what has defined Woman throughout the ages. Our goal was and is—last week was only a beginning!—to gain some objectivity on what makes us tick today. We were a serious, focused group taking on this important investigation here at [...]
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Year 2011 Lifts Off
February 20th, 2011 by Carol Raphael· No Comments · Uncategorized
On the heels of a New Year’s Eve party that rocked the house and took the tradition of ringing in the New Year with an explosion of joy and celebration to a whole new level, the start of 2011 here at EnlightenNext is keeping the promise of that landmark party.
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Our Capacity to Fly
October 25th, 2010 by Carol Raphael· 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Last Sunday was one of those special London days: full sunshine, bright, crisp, refreshing. A perfect day to devote to exploring the life-affirming, spiritually rich teachings of Evolutionary Enlightenment. Andrew Cohen had been invited by Alternatives—a very popular London-based convener of lectures and programs of interest to seekers of all persuasions—to give a one-day seminar on [...]
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