Dan Wetzel was interviewed by Rev. Anne Blanchard live from the Retreat House on May 19th, 2024.

Here is some information provided by Dan:

"I was raised in a family of devout Catholics where I felt a deep connection with Jesus. After High School, I joined a Catholic order of priests with the intention of becoming one myself. However, after completing four years of college, I decided to leave the church as I did not feel that I was getting all the answers that I sought.

In 1977, I Came Upon A Course in Miracles. I felt that I had found my path. The Course made sense to me. I studied, applied and taught the Course for the next 40 years.

Compelled to go deeper in 2017, I left my long time marriage and joined the Living Miracles community in Chapala Mexico, where I stayed for a year and a half. When I felt complete there, I moved to Namaste in Ajijic Mexico, and over a year later moved again to Villa Del Angel as I felt Guided by Spirit.

During my time in Mexico, I learned of Awakening Together and the teachings of Regina Dawn Akers. I was ready and willing to take the next step which was profound. Clarity ensued and self inquiry assisted in the deepening understanding of any beliefs that I held about myself and seeming separation from God.

I continue to learn that my awakening is a gradual revelation that the awareness had always been present, but was mixed with emotions, sensations and thoughts and experienced as the personal self called Dan. Stillness and peace increase daily with meditation and contemplation.

Presently, I reside near Mighty Companions with whom I join frequently for support and prayer and the inward journey back to the One Self. I trust that the universe is conspiring to do me good. Allowing everything without judgment, to accept “what is”, is Holy Spirit’s (Inner Wisdom) purpose for the dream world of duality, replacing the ego’s purpose of separation. Accepting that only Oneness is real is the Atonement, the end of the dream of separation, life and death, and is the experience of the Happiness that We are."

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Violet Synergy was interviewed by Rev. Sharon Hepburn on Sunday, April 21st, 2024.

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Here is some information provided by Violet Synergy:

My name is Violet Richele (Alice) and I am a Lover of Truth & Dance, Intuitive Inquiry Facilitator, Meditation Guide, Artist, & Writer creating through emotion & intuition. My goal in sharing my journey through childhood, spirituality, and creativity is to show you that no matter who you are, where you came from, or what disabilities you may have you do have the capacity to open to your creative impulses and live a life free of the structural demands society suggests.

I interact with creativity from my direct experience, I have learned to trust and use my “disabilities” to my advantage. We are all unique and beautiful in our own ways. I think there is a very strong unknown sensitivity to us creators, we find peace while we are creating but can’t seem to find peace in other areas of life. This is why I have a passion for Non-Duality teachings. Creativity and Non-Duality go hand in hand. Recognizing unconditional love in all things can allow you the chance to create from an unknown place. A place of surrender, a place of true freedom.

If I share with you for one moment, my only hope is that you will know that what you are experiencing is true, and that you have the capacity to trust it. My sharing’s are based on radical truth. I communicate through the aliveness of the moment. I see that direct experience and practicing Inquiry through the senses is the way. I hope to share this truth with those who are ready. This aliveness isn’t mine, I can not give it nor take it away from you. It’s an unknown magical dance. Shall we look for the dancer?

For more information on Violet, please visit her website https://www.violet-synergy.com/

* This recording started partway into the interview. The first voice heard is that of Joy Bedford, referring to a mystical experience.

Merry Song was interviewed by Joy Bedford in the Awakening Together Sanctuary on Zoom on March 17

In childhood, Merry Song observed an expansive sense of awareness which naturally led to self-inquiry and mantra practice. At age 35 she glimpsed the True Nature of Being and has continued to unfold with this Recognition.

Her Buddhist practices with Ruth Denison and her Way of Selflessness practices with Joel Morwood have brought her to this moment of offering her own unique teaching method.

Merry Song offers writing workshops under the auspices of the Center for Sacred Sciences where she was asked to step forward as a spiritual teacher.

Merry Song challenges us to observe “The Story of I” as a grand work of fiction. She has developed an original method using creative writing as a tool for illumination.

She holds a BA in Broadcasting & Filmmaking and an MFA in Creative Writing. She holds a BA in Broadcasting and Filmmaking and an MFA in Creative Writing.

She can be reached at: MerrySong (at) CenterforSacredSciences.org.

Find out more about the Center for Sacred Sciences here: https://centerforsacredsciences.org/

To learn more about Awakening Together, please visit: ⁠https://awakening-together.org/about-awakening-together/start-here/⁠

If you'd like to see a video of this Satsang, you can find a link on this page:

https://awakening-together.org/awakening-together-satsang-with-merry-song/