This episode spotlights my guest's responses to the question: "What does it mean to stand in the light?"
Reconnect with:
Kristine Austin
Kevin Almon
Mary Murphy
Dr. Kim Schear-Katz
Rebecca Schafer
Curtis Childs
Phillip Wilson
Patricia WagnerColonel Shawn MosherWill Walker
Diane Rivers
Neil Burton
Bruce Coville
Peyton Davis
Sandra Masters
Dawn Mariotti
Izel Vargas
Theo Burton
Julian Burton
Oliver Burton
Adelaide Burton
An excerpt from The Gene Keys: Embracing Your Higher Purpose by Richard Rudd (page 501)--to purchase your copy click here
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and a poem from: Chasers of the Light: Poems from the Typewriter Series by Tyler Knot Gregson
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In This Episode, We Explore:
As the year winds down, Kristine Austin and I explore what it means to live with intention, peace, and presence during the holiday season—and beyond. This episode is a reflective conversation on lessons learned, love redefined, and how to hold light in heavy seasons without burning out.
✨ What the Year Taught Us
The biggest challenges we faced this year
The unexpected gifts that came from difficulty
What lessons we’re carrying forward into the next season
🕊 What It Really Means to Live in Peace
What “choosing peace” looks like in family dynamics
Peace as an internal practice—not avoidance or silence
❤️ Love Beyond the Hallmark Version
How our understanding of love has evolved this year
What loving yourself looks like during busy or emotional seasons
Choosing compassion over perfection
🌟 Holding Light in Heavy Seasons
What “light” really means when things don’t feel bright
How to be a light carrier without burning out
🍽 Peace at the Table: Navigating Family, Triggers & Traditions
One grounding practice to use before family gatherings
🙏 Gratitude as a Spiritual Practice (Not a Bypass)
Honoring the hard alongside the beautiful
🌱 Setting Intentions from the Heart
Honoring the year we’ve had
Calling in what’s next with clarity, compassion, and trust
Summary
In this conversation, Kristine and Laura explore the interconnectedness of energy, consciousness, and spirituality. They discuss the importance of standing in one's light, the concept of overflow, and the significance of auras in understanding personal energy. The dialogue delves into the impact of anxiety and energy sensitivity, the role of mentorship, and the layers of existence that shape our reality. They also touch on the intersection of science and spirituality, the influence of media, and the journey of self-discovery, emphasizing the need for awareness and openness to the energetic realm around us.
Takeaways
In this episode of Standing in the Light, Laura welcomes certified hypnotist and transformational guide Kristine Austin for a deeply restorative conversation about energetic sovereignty, personal empowerment, and how we can reclaim the pieces of ourselves we’ve scattered through stress, obligations, old stories, and daily life.
Kristine breaks down how hypnosis works on the subconscious level, why energy gets “left behind,” and how calling it back allows us to feel centered, whole, and fully present again. She then leads listeners through a gentle yet powerful guided hypnosis experience specifically designed to help you retrieve your energy, reset your nervous system, and reconnect with your true self.
The guided hypnosis begins around 48:02.
If you’ve been feeling drained, scattered, or stretched too thin — this is your episode.
A grounded, myth-free explanation of how hypnotic states shift the subconscious, dissolve resistance, and allow healing to happen effortlessly.
Kristine offers a real-time sample hypnosis designed to:
gather your energy from people, timelines, and experiences
release what no longer belongs to you
restore your presence to your body
ground you into your own light
This segment is gentle, accessible, and appropriate for beginners.
Reach out to Kristine Austin if you're interested in a hypnosis treatment : kristineaustin2008@gmail.com
In This Episode We Explore:🔹 What hypnosis really is🔹 Where our energy goes🔹 How to call back your energy safely🔹 A full guided hypnosis session
In today’s episode, we sit down with a special guest Kristine Austin, for a real-life Human Design reading, exploring her unique energetic blueprint and uncovering the strengths, patterns, and inner wisdom written into her design. This episode is part teaching, part storytelling, and part invitation—showing you exactly what a Human Design reading looks and feels like from the inside.
Whether you’re brand new to Human Design or already experimenting with your type, strategy, and authority, you’ll hear how the system comes alive when applied to an actual person's life experiences, challenges, and gifts.
How to interpret a Human Design chart at a basic level
Understanding the Kristine's Type, Strategy, and Authority
What her profile reveals about her personality and life path
How specific gates, lines, and channels shape her expression
Practical guidance tailored to her design
Patterns and themes that naturally show up in her relationships, work, and energy
A live demonstration of how intuitive and supportive a reading can be
Human Design is a powerful tool for self-understanding and alignment
Every chart tells a story—about energy, purpose, and the mechanics of who you are
Real transformation begins when you experiment with your strategy and authority
Gates and channels reveal the subtleties: your gifts, sensitivities, archetypes, and creativity
Seeing a live reading helps you understand your own chart more deeply
Many people see a BodyGraph and feel overwhelmed. This episode shows that Human Design is not about complicated diagrams—it’s about human beings. Hearing one person’s design interpreted helps you understand your own. You might even recognize yourself in the themes we discuss.
Human Design is best learned through real examples, conversations, and lived experience, and that’s exactly what this episode offers.
You'll love this episode if you:
Are curious about Human Design
Want to understand how to read a chart
Learn best through demonstrations
Love personal growth, spirituality, or self-discovery
Enjoy meaningful, heart-centered conversations
Want to hear how a reading can support someone’s clarity and purpose
How to get your Human Design chart (free): MyBodyGraph, Jovian Archive, Genetic Matrix
Past episodes on Type, Strategy, and Authority
Human Design websites (Just Google Human Design!)
In this episode I recap:
How to get your Human Design chart-www.jovianarchive.com
Understanding Type, Strategy, and Authority
Deep dive into Gates, Lines, Centers & Channels
How these layers shape your unique energy
Why the deeper layers matter
Go to https://ahumandesign.com/channels/ to read about your channels once you've downloaded your chart.
In this illuminating episode, we explore the foundations of Human Design — the energetic blueprint that helps you understand how you are uniquely wired to move through the world with ease, alignment, and purpose.
Go to www.jovianarchive.com to get your Human Design Chart:
https://jovianarchive.com/pages/get-your-human-design-chart
Together, we take a deep dive into:
Manifestors — the initiators with a dense, impactful, closed-and-repelling aura
Generators — the builders with warm, open, enveloping magnetic energy
Manifesting Generators — the quantum creators with a fast, skipping hybrid aura
Projectors — the guides with a focused, penetrating aura for seeing into others
Reflectors — the lunar mirrors with an open, sampling aura absorbing environments
We explore how each aura communicates, influences, and interacts with the world around it.
Learn how your energy is meant to flow:
Manifestors: Inform → initiate
Generators: Wait to respond → follow the sacral “uh-huh/uh-uh”
Manifesting Generators: Wait to respond → visualize → inform → act
Projectors: Wait for the invitation → share wisdom when recognized
Reflectors: Wait a lunar cycle → allow clarity over time
Your strategy is how life becomes easier, more aligned, and dramatically less resistant.
A clear guide through each of the seven authorities:
Emotional Authority: Ride the wave before choosing
Sacral: Trust instant body responses
Splenic: Listen to quiet intuitive whispers
Ego/Heart: Follow true desire, not obligation
Self-Projected: Hear inner truth through your own voice
Environmental/Mental: Gain clarity in the right space with trusted people
Lunar: Allow a full cycle of time for decisions
Your authority is your built-in spiritual compass.
We wrap with a grounding message about honoring your Type, following your Strategy, and trusting your Authority. This is the foundation of living your design — the beginning of the deconditioning journey, and the pathway to living as your highest, clearest self.
🌟 The Five Human Design Types & Their Auras🌿 Strategy for Each Type🔮 Inner Authorities — Your Personal Decision-Making Wisdom✨ Closing & Integration
Have you ever taken a personality quiz, read your horoscope, or flipped through a magazine quiz to find out “what type” you are?
That same curiosity that makes us want to understand ourselves is what draws so many people to Human Design — a fascinating system that maps your energy and shows you how you’re uniquely built to move through life.
In this episode of Standing in the Light, we explore the story behind Human Design — how Ra Uru Hu, born Alan Robert Krakower, experienced an extraordinary download of knowledge in 1987 that became a blueprint for understanding human consciousness.
You’ll learn:
✨ What Human Design actually is — and why it’s different from personality tests or astrology.
✨ The ancient systems it draws from: the I Ching, Kabbalah’s Tree of Life, the chakra system, and astrology.
✨ The scientific elements behind it — from quantum physics to the neutrino field.
✨ How to look at your chart and understand what your colored (defined) and uncolored (open) centers mean.
✨ Why Human Design is considered an experiment, not a belief system — and how to start living your design.
Whether you’re brand new or you’ve already pulled your chart, this episode gives you a grounded, inspiring overview that sets the stage for next week’s deep dive into the five Human Design energy types — Manifestor, Generator, Manifesting Generator, Projector, and Reflector.
🔗 Resources Mentioned
Generate your free Human Design chart at www.jovianarchive.com/Get_Your_Chart
Learn more about Ra Uru Hu and official Human Design teachings at www.jovianarchive.com
Recommended reading: The Definitive Book of Human Design by Ra Uru Hu and Lynda Bunnell
In this episode of Standing in the Light, we are joined by community advocate and servant-leader, Kevin Almon, a man whose mission is rooted in compassion, presence, and the unwavering optimism.
Kevin works at the intersection of food, dignity, and humanity — coordinating and participating in food distribution efforts for individuals and families experiencing food insecurity. His work reminds us that service is not about grand gestures. It is about showing up over and over again with open hands and an open heart.
Together, we explore:
Kevin's personal story and how he was called to serve
The importance of service without ego
How consistency and presence create real change
Ways that each of us can help, no matter how small it may seem
Resources Mentioned:
Feeding South Florida
Local food banks and community pantries
Volunteer opportunities and donation networks
Places you can go if you're needing food assistance:
Feeding South Florida-Location: 2501 SW 32nd Terrace, Pembroke Park, FL 33023. Palm Beach County Food Bank-Location: 701 Boutwell Rd Suites A-2, Lake Worth Beach, FL 33461
If you’re outside of South Florida, you can use the tool from Feeding America to enter your ZIP code and find your local food bank.https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Call to Action:
Notice the opportunities around you to help someone today — a meal, a conversation, a kindness. Small acts of love ripple further than we can ever see.
In this powerful and visionary episode of Standing in the Light, we explore the Ninth Insight from James Redfield’s The Celestine Prophecy — The Emerging Culture.
We’ve journeyed through each insight together — from the awakening of awareness and intuition to the power of energy, presence, and relationship. Now, the Ninth Insight brings it all together — showing us how these spiritual awakenings are reshaping humanity as a whole.
This episode dives deep into:
🌱 A recap of all nine insights from The Celestine Prophecy
🧠 The bridge between science and spirituality, exploring consciousness through the work of Einstein, Jung, and Tesla
⚙️ How automation and technology can free humanity to evolve creatively and spiritually
💫 Ways to embrace synchronicities, follow intuition, and live within a “miracle universe”
💖 Patricia Wagner’s Heart Centered Gratitude and Looking for the Light game — real-world tools to live the Ninth Insight
Maximizing Human Potential: A Heart-Centered Conversation with Patricia Wagner:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0xMc55Vy6guz8m2U7OrTNI?si=J3mXGcpNSEurB0qVWNSyiw
Looking for Light with Patricia Wagner: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4V7J9uM6cMTIivv2Dttbc7?si=_1SF_Gf7TSiJUITsCNxC1A
🕊 How to embody faith and light even during times of struggle
🌍 The revival of connection — inspired by Hands Across America — and how to unite through kindness and compassion in our modern world
Together, we imagine a world where consciousness guides creation — where we see spirituality not as dogma, but as our birthright to live fully, love deeply, and co-create a better world.
Key Themes:
✨ Conscious Evolution
🧘♀️ Energy & Intuition
🧠 Consciousness Research
💻 Spiritual Technology & Automation
🌍 Unity & Collective Awakening
💖 Heart-Centered Living
🙏 Faith in the Process
Quote Highlight:
“We are all spiritual beings on a path of becoming fully conscious. Each step we take toward that awareness creates ripples of light that touch the world.” — James Redfield
Listener Invitation:
If this episode moved you, please take a moment to like, subscribe, and share Standing in the Light.
Your support helps spread awareness, compassion, and collective healing.
✨ I’d love to hear how you’re seeing synchronicities unfold in your life.
Share your reflections or stories at lburtonproductions@gmail.com — and remember to always keep Standing in the Light.
Thank you for continuing to Stand in the Light. If this episode resonates with you, please like, subscribe to the show, and share with a friend.
Be sure to check out insights 1-7 of The Celestine Prophecy in previous episodes!In this week’s episode of Standing in the Light, we explore the 8th Insight from The Celestine Prophecy — The Interpersonal Ethic — a profound reminder that every interaction is an exchange of energy. When we listen deeply, focus on others with compassion, and hold our hearts open — we become channels for healing and connection in a divided world.
This episode dives into how active listening and intentional communication raise both our personal and collective energy. We’ll talk about what psychology says about listening, empathy, and body language — and how these align with Redfield’s message about “seeing others as sacred.”
You’ll learn how to:
✨ Refill and give energy through authentic presence.
✨ Stay centered and compassionate — even in disagreement.
✨ Communicate consciously online and in person.
✨ Recognize the subtle ways energy flows between people.
✨ Use small, random acts of kindness to reconnect humanity.
We’ll also look back to the Hands Across America movement — when millions of people joined hands across the nation in 1986 — as a powerful image of unity, connection, and collective energy. Together, we’ll imagine what it would look like if we recreated that same spirit today — through small, meaningful gestures of kindness that ripple outward to change the world.
When we listen — truly listen — we stop the cycle of taking energy and start creating it.
The Interpersonal Ethic reminds us that love and attention are the highest forms of energy exchange.
Every conversation is a chance to lift the world a little higher.
Theme: The 7th Insight from The Celestine Prophecy — Trusting intuition as divine guidance.
Highlights:
Recap of the first six insights
The 7th Insight and its meaning
Psychology and intuition — subconscious guidance
Nature’s intuition: animals, birds, and insects
Stories of intuitive experiences
Dreams as a channel for intuitive wisdom
Ways to strengthen intuition
Reflection and quote from James Redfield
Takeaway:
When you trust your intuition, you become part of the living conversation of the universe — and that whisper within becomes your clearest guide.
In this episode I discuss the Sixth Insight of The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield and dive into the following themes:
The psychology behind control dramas
How to recognize your own reactive patterns
Moving from external validation to inner energy flow
Integrating psychological awareness with spiritual growth
Reflection and self-regulation tools
Key Quote:
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” — Carl Jung
In this episode of Standing in the Light, we explore the Fifth Insight of The Celestine Prophecy: The Message of the Mystics. Building on the first four insights, this teaching reveals that we don’t have to steal energy from others through conflict or control dramas. Instead, we can directly connect to the infinite energy of Spirit.
We’ll discuss:
A quick recap of the first four insights.
What the Fifth Insight teaches about drawing energy directly from Source.
How mystical experiences—through prayer, meditation, music, or nature—give us glimpses of higher consciousness.
Why synchronicities accelerate when we live in this flow of energy.
The scientific and spiritual bridges that show everything is alive with energy.
How this shift frees us from tension, restores peace, and moves humanity toward conscious evolution.
Join us as we uncover how to live in this energy, attract coincidences, and step into the greater love, wisdom, and destiny of human potential.
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In this episode of Standing in the Light, we continue our journey through The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield with the 4th Insight: The Struggle for Power. James Redfield teaches us that much of human conflict arises from unconscious energy battles — what he calls control dramas. These patterns show up not only in our relationships but also on social media, in the news, and throughout our digital lives.
We’ll explore:
A recap of the first three insights leading to this deeper understanding of energy.
The four control dramas (Intimidator, Interrogator, Aloof, and Poor Me) with real-world examples.
How to respond to control dramas: when to engage, when to step back, and how to protect your energy.
Scientific and spiritual bridges — from Einstein’s theories of energy to Ilia Delio’s work on wholeness and Dr. Larry Dossey’s research on One Mind and prayer.
Practical tools to reconnect to Source so you no longer rely on taking energy from others.
What you can say in the moment when you recognize a control drama — simple affirmations and boundary-setting words to stop the energy drain.
The way forward: How awareness of these patterns can transform not only personal relationships but also our collective online culture.
Closing Reflection:
Control dramas lose their power when we see them clearly. By choosing awareness and connection to Source, we step into a new way of living — one where energy flows abundantly, relationships deepen, and even the digital world becomes a place of light.
In this episode of Standing in the Light, we dive into the Third Insight of The Celestine Prophecy — A Matter of Energy. Building on synchronicity and historical awakening, we explore how energy shapes our lives, our relationships, and our evolution as a species. With wisdom from Jonas Salk, Duane Elgin, Albert Einstein, James Redfield, Larry Dossey, and Ilia Delio, we uncover how science and spirituality meet in the living energy that connects us all.
Quotes that set the stage
Jonas Salk on human responsibility in evolution.
Duane Elgin & Coleen LeDrew on a shift in global consciousness.
Recap of the First and Second Insights
Synchronicity guiding us.
Humanity’s historical arc toward spiritual awakening.
The Third Insight explained
Everything is energy, and attention directs energy.
How unconscious “energy competition” drains us.
The path toward direct connection with Source.
Einstein on energy & wholeness
E=mc² and matter as energy.
The “optical delusion of separateness.”
Scientific research on energy & prayer
Larry Dossey’s findings on prayer and distant healing.
Insights from One Mind about shared consciousness.
Ilia Delio’s perspective
Nature as a dynamic whole.
Love as the energy binding the cosmos.
Practical ways to recharge energy (from James Redfield)
Immersion in nature.
Gratitude as an amplifier of energy.
Mindful awareness of beauty and kindness.
Prayer and meditation as connection to Source.
In this episode of Standing in the Light, we dive into the Second Insight of The Celestine Prophecy: A Longer Now, and connect it with Ilia Delio’s vision from The Unbearable Wholeness of Being. Together, they reveal how humanity’s story is really one of evolving consciousness.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
How the Second Insight reframes history as a journey of awakening.
The shift from ancient spirituality → scientific materialism → modern crisis.
Why Ilia Delio describes our time as a fork in the road for humanity.
How science and spirit are coming back together in a “Longer Now.”
Ways your personal synchronicities connect to collective evolution.
Check out The Second Insight Study on Celestine Vision: https://www.celestinevision.com/2015/04/spirituality/the-celestine-prophecy-second-insight-experience-study/
Buy your copy of The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield here
Buy your copy of The Unbearable Wholeness of Being: God, Evolution, and the Power of Love here
Music Credits this episode:
Rainbow (Instrumental) Neil Burton
From Pixabay.com:
tribal-cinematic music- Primitive_Spaces
renaissance refrain- BackgroundMusicLab
breath of the machine-lazarosv
pinging your pineal gland-Tim_Kulig_Free_Music
breath of life Grand_Project
Have you ever noticed a “coincidence” that felt too meaningful to ignore? 🌌
In this episode, I dive into synchronicities—the sparkling breadcrumbs guiding us on our spiritual paths—and explore James Redfield’s The Celestine Prophecy and its first insight, A Critical Mass.
Together, we’ll reflect on:
🌱 Why synchronicities are spiritual guidance, not chance
💡 How your personal awakening contributes to humanity’s evolution
💞 Six reasons spiritual growth is essential right now
⚖️ What Carl Jung and James Redfield teach us about meaningful coincidences
Plus, I’ll share personal stories and set the stage for the next insight—The Longer Now.
🌟 Takeaway: Each synchronicity is an invitation to expand, trust, and step deeper into your unfolding path.
Thanks to Peyton Davis for sending me The Celestine Prophecy; check out her SITL episode here:
Harmonizing the Soul: Music, Healing, and Spiritual Awakening with Peyton Davis
Check out the Celestine Vision
Get your copy of James Redfield's The Celestine Prophecy:
In this episode of Standing in the Light, we explore how AI and emerging technologies are shaping education, society, and the way generations connect. My guest, Mary Murphy, an experienced educator and advocate for innovative learning, shares insights on helping students—and all of us—navigate the opportunities and challenges of a tech-driven world. We discuss practical ways to harness AI responsibly, foster human connection across generations, and find balance between innovation and our shared humanity. Tune in to discover how standing in the light of knowledge, compassion, and mindful technology use can guide us toward a brighter, more balanced future.
In this episode of Standing in the Light, Laura sits down with a special guest Dr. Kim Schear-Katz—an AP Psychology and Abnormal Psychology teacher—who brings both deep academic expertise and a heart for understanding what it means to be human.
Together, we explore:
✨ What it means to “stand in the light” from a psychological perspective
✨ How abnormal psychology reveals not only our struggles, but our resilience
✨ The role of meaning, self-awareness, and compassion in mental health
✨ Why connection and cooperation matter in shaping a brighter future
✨ Practical tools from psychology that help us live authentically and intentionally
This conversation bridges science and spirit, inviting us to see psychology not just as a subject in a classroom, but as a guide for living more fully, loving more deeply, and working together for the greater good—even when the outcome is uncertain.
Whether you’re a student of psychology, curious about the human mind, or simply seeking encouragement on your own journey, this episode will inspire you to step forward with courage, compassion, and light.