Your journey to Authentic Power begins here. Download your copy of the Authentic Power Guidelines today:  https://seatofthesoul.com/apg-optin/ We’ve all heard the saying, “Be gentle with everyone you meet, for everyone is fighting a great battle.” In this deeply reflective episode of The Gary Zukav Deepcast, Gary explores what this really means -  that the great battle we face isn’t with others, but within ourselves. He reveals that our inner conflicts arise when a frightened part of our personality takes control, leading us into fear, judgment, jealousy, and pain. Yet within the same personality, loving parts are also waiting to emerge - the parts that express gratitude, compassion, and awe. Gary shares how the “great battle” is not about conquering others or suppressing emotions, but about consciously choosing which part of ourselves we act from. As we learn to recognize fear-based impulses and shift our focus toward love, we begin to create authentic power - a power born from choice, awareness, and love rather than control and manipulation. The episode invites you to see life as Michelangelo saw his David: the masterpiece already exists within you. The battle is in chipping away the marble of fear that conceals it. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (01:12) — What the “great battle” truly is — and why it’s fought within, not against others (04:46) — The many parts of your personality: frightened vs. loving (09:15) — How acting from fear creates painful consequences in your life (12:21) — The difference between external power and authentic power (17:50) — Michelangelo’s lesson on transformation and how to “chip away” fear with love (19:45) — The path to peace: choosing love no matter what arises Embrace the Soul Step Challenge Take out your Soul Notebook and reflect on the “great battle” within you. When have you felt anger, jealousy, or resentment -  and what loving choice was available instead? Notice the physical sensations of fear when they arise, and practice redirecting your attention to a loving part of your personality. Each time you choose love instead of fear, you carve away another layer of the marble hiding your true self. Let’s Connect Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X

Are you ready to live Beyond the Five Sense? Learn How Here: www.seatofthesoul.com/beyondthefivesensescourse In this episode, Gary Zukav shares that authentic power begins with emotional awareness - learning to recognize the energy of your emotions as messages from your soul. The heart, he reveals, is not just a symbol of love. It is the center of deeper understanding and a source of wisdom that goes beyond the intellect. Gary describes how most people live unaware of their emotions, stacking unacknowledged feelings like unopened letters. Yet every feeling - no matter how uncomfortable - carries valuable guidance about whether we are creating from love or fear. When we ignore these messages, we remain trapped in the old consciousness of reaction and pain. But when we bring awareness to them, we step into the new consciousness that is reshaping humanity itself. The key to spiritual evolution, Gary teaches, is choosing love over fear in every moment, with every word and every action. Emotional awareness allows us to discern our intentions, respond with clarity, and live from the heart - where compassion, wisdom, and authentic power reside. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (00:02) — A New World EmergesHow humanity is shifting from five-sensory perception to multisensory awareness. (01:12) — The Limits of the IntellectWhy understanding your soul requires a higher logic that originates in the heart. (03:34) — The Power of Emotional AwarenessHow recognizing sensations in your body helps you decode the messages of your emotions. (05:20) — Love and Fear: The Two IntentionsDiscover how every action arises from either love or fear—and how to tell the difference. (06:48) — Choosing ResponsiblyWhy conscious choice from love creates authentic power and meaningful consequences. Embrace the Soul Step Challenge This week, notice how your heart responds to the world around you. When you feel emotional energy - joy, irritation, sadness, or awe - pause and sense where it moves in your body. Ask yourself: Am I acting from love or from fear? Each moment of awareness strengthens your connection to the higher logic of your heart and deepens your ability to create authentically from love. Let’s Connect: Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X (Twitter)

Call To Action Recording - Discover a new way of seeing and experiencing the world. Start your journey to multisensory perception HERE: https://seatofthesoul.com/mutli-five-sensory/ What if stress isn’t caused by the world around you - but by what’s happening inside you? In this episode of The Gary Zukav Deepcast, Gary explores the true nature of stress - not as a reaction to external pressure, but as a signal from a frightened part of your personality. It’s not the deadlines, the traffic, or the conversations that create stress - it’s how we interpret them through fear. With vivid, practical examples and gentle guidance, Gary invites you to shift your focus inward. He shows how stress, when met with emotional awareness, becomes a doorway to authentic power - a chance to choose love over fear, response over reaction. Gary explains that stress is simply another name for fear - a fear that narrows your vision and distorts your perception of reality. When you’re consumed by stress, you don’t see clearly; you see through fear’s lens. But when you turn your attention inward and develop emotional awareness, you begin to recognize stress for what it truly is: physical sensations generated by fear-based parts of the self. This awareness opens the door to choice - the power to act from love rather than fear. By choosing love - trusting the universe, relaxing, doing your best, and enjoying yourself - you move beyond stress into authentic power. Each stressful moment becomes an invitation to align your personality with your soul. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (01:08) — What stress really is and why it’s rooted in fear, not circumstance (05:33) — How to identify the physical sensations of stress in your body (10:50) — Why avoiding or numbing emotions keeps you stuck in stress (12:27) — The moment of choice: shifting attention from fear to love (17:36) — Gary’s four keys to move beyond stress—Trust, Relax, Do Your Best, Enjoy Yourself (21:36) — How authentic power turns daily challenges into spiritual growth Embrace the Soul Step Challenge Take out your Soul Notebook and write down Gary’s four reminders: Trust, Relax, Do Your Best, Enjoy Yourself.Reflect on the moments when you felt overwhelmed or afraid - how might those moments have changed if you had trusted life instead of resisting it? Notice where stress arises in your body, and practice choosing love instead of fear. Each conscious choice to act from love is a step toward authentic power. Let’s Connect Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X

Create the life you desire by choosing love over fear. Learn how HERE: https://seatofthesoul.com/love-fear/ In this episode, Gary Zukav explains why setting an intention to release anger often seems to attract more of it. He reveals that when you decide to challenge a fear-based part of your personality, the universe cooperates - not to punish you, but to help you grow. Each irritating encounter or judgmental thought becomes an opportunity to strengthen your authentic power and to choose love over fear. Gary shares that anger is not an external force but an energy that arises from a  frightened part of your personality. By recognizing the physical sensations - tightness in your chest, tension in your throat, or heat in your solar plexus - you can begin to observe your anger rather than act from it. This awareness transforms destructive reactions into conscious choices that align with your soul’s intention. When you stop blaming and judging and instead reach for gratitude, patience, and compassion, anger begins to lose its control over you. What once felt like chaos and conflict becomes a practice ground for spiritual mastery and co-creation with the universe. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (00:02) — The Spiritual Context of AngerWhy the universe mirrors your intentions to help you grow in awareness. (01:12) — Recognizing the Roots of FearHow anger, jealousy, and revenge are all fear-based parts of the personality. (02:30) — Experiencing Anger ConsciouslyHow to identify anger’s sensations in your body and observe its critical, judgmental thoughts. (03:34) — Challenging the Frightened PartWhy choosing not to act on anger creates authentic power and weakens its control. (04:30) — The Universe as a Co-Creative PartnerHow life brings repeated opportunities to transform anger into love, patience, and appreciation. This week, notice when anger arises. Instead of reacting or suppressing it, pause and observe where you feel it in your body. Ask yourself: What fear might be underneath this? Then consciously reach for gratitude, patience, or compassion. Each time you do this, you dissolve a layer of fear and move closer to living in authentic power. Let’s Connect: Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X (Twitter)

Your emotions are messages from your soul. Learn How to Tune In and Listen Here. www.seatofthesoul.com/emotionalawarenesscourse A new consciousness is transforming the human experience -  a shift so vast that it’s redefining what we call “reality.” In this episode of The Gary Zukav Deepcast, Gary explores how this unprecedented evolution is dissolving the boundaries of five-sensory perception and awakening humanity to a larger, multisensory reality. He shares vivid personal experiences that illustrate how connection with the nonphysical world - with souls, angels, and divine intelligence - reveals that love is not just an emotion but the very fabric of existence. As Gary contrasts the old world built on manipulation and fear with the emerging one built on love, cooperation, and reverence for life, he shows how the human story is shifting from survival to spiritual growth. Power is no longer defined by control, but by alignment - the alignment of personality with soul. Every thought, word, and action is a choice between love and fear - and with awareness, we can now consciously choose love. The new consciousness calls us to remember who we are: immortal souls creating with the energy of love. As Gary reminds us, what’s real is not what we can weigh or measure - it’s the awareness expanding within us, awakening us to our true power and purpose. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (00:42) — The profound personal moment that revealed the presence of the nonphysical world (06:56) — What the “new consciousness” means and how it’s transforming human perception (14:56) — Why external power based on control and manipulation leads to destruction — and how authentic power transforms it (18:33) — The difference between love and fear — and how every choice creates either pain or peace (22:04) — How to live from love even amid fear, conflict, or injustice (25:12) — Practical ways to develop emotional awareness and align personality with soul Embrace the Soul Step Challenge Take out your Soul Notebook and reflect on the moments that resonated with you in this episode. Which parts of Gary’s message awakened a sense of recognition, resistance, or curiosity? Write honestly about the choices you’ve made from fear - and the ones you’ve made from love. Each reflection brings you closer to living as a multisensory being, aware that love is what’s real, and it always has been. Let’s ConnectGary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X

Your emotions are messages from your soul. Learn How to Tune In and Listen Here. www.seatofthesoul.com/emotionalawarenesscourse In this episode, Gary Zukav explores one of life’s most common and painful emotions - overwhelm - and reveals how to move beyond it permanently. He explains that true freedom from overwhelm doesn’t come from fixing external problems like money, work, or relationships but from understanding where overwhelm really begins: inside yourself. Through deep emotional awareness, Gary shows that trying to control the outside world for relief is a form of external power, while lasting transformation comes only through authentic power - the conscious choice to look inward. By examining how emotions are freestanding energies that arise within, Gary helps listeners identify overwhelm as a fear-based part of their personality. The practice of noticing these sensations in your body, experiencing them fully, and responding with healthier qualities like gratitude or patience is how you create authentic power. This inner mastery frees you from being controlled by fear and allows you to consciously shape your own experiences. When you choose to respond from love - rather than react from fear - you begin to dissolve the causes of your overwhelm. What was once a cycle of stress and avoidance becomes an opportunity for growth, gratitude, and conscious creation. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (00:02) — The Source of OverwhelmWhy emotions don’t come from external circumstances but originate within you. (02:45) — Addictions and DistractionsHow workaholism, perfectionism, and other habits are just ways of avoiding painful emotions. (04:39) — Emotional AwarenessHow to locate overwhelm as physical sensations in the body and recognize its root in fear. (07:06) — Creating Authentic PowerWhy choosing gratitude, patience, and appreciation dissolves the control of fear. (09:45) — Mastery and Responsible ChoiceHow responding from love instead of fear transforms every area of your life. Embrace the Soul Step Challenge This week, notice moments when you feel overwhelmed. Instead of trying to fix external situations, pause and look inward. Ask yourself: What am I feeling in my body right now? What fear might be underneath this? Then consciously shift your focus to gratitude, patience, or appreciation. Each time you do this, you create authentic power and take one step closer to freedom from overwhelm. Let’s Connect: Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X (Twitter)

Call To Action Recording - Discover a new way of seeing and experiencing the world. Start your journey to multisensory perception HERE. https://seatofthesoul.com/mutli-five-sensory/ A new consciousness is reshaping the human experience - and this episode of The Gary Zukav Deepcast invites you to step consciously into it. In What’s Real? What Should I Do Now? Gary explores the dramatic tension between the fading five-sensory world - built on manipulation, control, and fear - and the emerging multi-sensory world founded on love, cooperation, and reverence for life. He illustrates how today’s global crises mirror an inner crossroads each of us faces: will we cling to external power, or choose authentic power instead? As Gary unpacks the illusions of fear-based living, he reveals how every act of anger, righteousness, or superiority reinforces the old consciousness, while every act of compassion builds the new. Through examples ranging from authoritarian politics to our most intimate relationships, he shows that transforming the world begins by transforming the self. In the end, the path forward is disarmingly simple yet profoundly challenging: choose love over fear. By doing so, you align your personality with your soul - the true source of real power and the only force capable of changing the world. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (00:45) — The urgent question of “What’s real?” amid global turmoil, AI, and climate change (03:19) — How two worlds - old and new consciousness - exist side by side (08:57) — The illusion of separation between “in here” and “out there” (12:44) — Why every choice is between love and fear—and how to see the parts of your personality that drive each (15:54) — What it means to live as a “chooser” in the Earth School (17:43) — How to respond to fear-based leaders and systems without losing your humanity (22:41) — Why authentic power, not external power, is the only force that truly transforms the world Embrace the Soul Step Challenge Take out your Soul Notebook and reflect on the moments in this episode that stirred something in you - agreement, resistance, or curiosity. Which ideas felt true? Which challenged you? Write honestly about how you relate to fear and love in your daily choices. Each reflection deepens your awareness of what is real in your own life and strengthens your ability to create authentic power. Let’s Connect Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X

Create the life you desire by choosing love over fear.  Learn how HERE: https://seatofthesoul.com/love-fear/ Every action begins with an intention, but can one action carry more than one? In this episode, Gary Zukav explores the essence of intention at the deepest level, showing how all intentions can ultimately be traced back to either love or fear. Through practical examples, he illustrates how the same action - a charitable donation, for instance - can manifest entirely different outcomes depending on the intention behind it. Gary explains that while one person may act from pure love, another may act from fear-driven motives like seeking approval, recognition, or superiority. The energy of your intention determines the consequences in your life and the kinds of people you attract. Love creates harmony, trust, and connection, while fear creates painful consequences and relationships built on second agendas. Ultimately, the choice of intention is the most important creative decision you make in the Earth School. Each choice determines not only your experiences but also the community of energy and people that surrounds you. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (00:02) — Two Fundamental IntentionsWhy every action and word is rooted in either love or fear. (00:51) — Love and Fear Cannot CoexistHow love and fear are mutually exclusive and why the same action cannot hold both intentions at once. (02:49) — Charity ExampleHow the same donation can create different outcomes depending on whether the intention is love or fear. (03:48) — Law of Attraction and IntentionWhy the energy behind your intention draws people and experiences of the same energy to you. (05:15) — Intention as the Creative ForceHow intention shapes karma, brings energy into matter, and determines your experiences in the Earth School. Embrace the Soul Step Challenge This week, pause to reflect on the intentions behind your daily actions. Ask yourself: Am I acting from love, or from fear?Notice the energy you bring into even small choices, and observe how it affects not only your experience but also the people and situations that come into your life. Experiment with shifting your actions toward love-based intentions and see what changes. Let’s Connect: Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X (Twitter)

Your journey to Authentic Power begins here. Download your copy of the Authentic Power Guidelines today: https://seatofthesoul.com/apg-optin/ A new human consciousness is emerging - one that challenges everything we thought was “real.” In this episode of The Gary Zukav Podcast, Gary explores the tension between the old five-sensory consciousness, rooted in control and fear, and the new multi-sensory consciousness, grounded in love, cooperation, and reverence for life. Through powerful examples - from AI and climate change to authoritarian politics - he illustrates why the question “What’s real?” has never been more urgent. At the heart of this conversation is the difference between external power and authentic power. The old consciousness equates power with domination and manipulation, but the new consciousness reveals that real power is created when your personality aligns with your soul. This transformation is not abstract - it is happening now, across the entire human species, and within each of us. Authentic power is born when you recognize that you are more than your body and mind. It grows as you cultivate harmony, cooperation, sharing, and reverence for life. In this episode, Gary explains why external power has become toxic, how to recognize the new consciousness rising in you, and what steps you can take to live authentically in today’s world. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (00:45) — The urgent question of “what’s real?” in a world shaped by AI, climate change, and authoritarian politics (03:19) — The emergence of a new consciousness and why old five-sensory awareness can no longer define reality (06:51) — How authentic power transcends domination and control by aligning personality with soul (10:11) — Why manipulation and fear—once humanity’s survival tools—are now toxic to our evolution (13:12) — The contrast between fundamentalism/authoritarianism and the new archetypes of harmony, cooperation, and reverence for life (19:00) — Lessons from history: how fear-driven leaders exploit old consciousness, and what the new consciousness asks instead Embrace the Soul Step Challenge: Take out your Soul Notebook and write down the parts of this episode that stirred something in you - whether resonance or rejection. Which ideas sounded true? Which felt uncomfortable? Which made you pause? Reflect honestly, and in doing so, notice the emergence of your new consciousness. This practice deepens your ability to recognize what is real in your own life. Let’s Connect Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X

Discover a new way of seeing and experiencing the world. Start your journey to multisensory perception HERE: https://seatofthesoul.com/mutli-five-sensory/ An unprecedented transformation of human consciousness is unfolding, and every personal challenge is an invitation to explore the deeper meaning of your emotional experiences. In this powerful episode, Gary Zukav answers a heartfelt listener’s question: how to move forward after losing a husband to cancer, recovering from illness, and facing the loneliness of an empty home. He shares how sorrow doesn’t come from external events themselves, but from the fear-based parts of our personality that interpret them. Gary explains that painful emotions such as grief, loneliness, and despair are not life sentences but experiences of frightened parts of the personality. These painful dynamics, once seen clearly, can be transformed through multisensory perception - recognizing that love-based parts of our personality are also present. By shifting our awareness toward gratitude, appreciation, and awe, even the most heartbreaking circumstances can reveal spiritual gifts and opportunities for growth. This episode invites you to explore sorrow not as an unchangeable reality, but as an opening to discover authentic power. The choice lies in which parts of your personality you nurture: the fearful or the loving parts. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (00:22) — The Source of Emotional PainWhy sorrow doesn’t originate from external events but from a fear-based part of the personality. (01:12) — Fear vs. Love in Our PersonalityHow frightened parts create pain while loving parts create healing, patience, and gratitude. (04:39) — Finding Meaning in LossHow cancer, death, and change can be seen as gifts for spiritual development. (06:45) — Lakota Tradition of Wiping Away the TearsHow rituals of grieving and celebration reveal new ways to relate to loss. (09:31) — The Safety of DeathWhy, from a soul perspective, death is not an end but a safe passage, and how awareness of this shifts our relationship to sorrow. Embrace the Soul Step Challenge This week, pause and reflect on times when sorrow has touched your life. Instead of seeing pain only as the product of circumstances, ask yourself: Which part of my personality is experiencing this—fearful or loving? Experiment with shifting your attention toward gratitude for what was given, rather than focusing only on what was lost. Notice how this change in perspective alters not only your experience of sorrow but also the kind of energy and people you attract into your life. Let’s Connect: Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X (Twitter)

Your emotions are messages from your soul. Learn How to Tune In and Listen Here: www.seatofthesoul.com/emotionalawarenesscourse In this episode of The Gary Zukav Podcast, Gary explores what it truly means to create authentic power. He explains how authentic power emerges from love - gratitude, patience, appreciation, and awe - while external power, rooted in fear, belongs to the old consciousness. Through vivid stories and reflections, Gary reveals how to recognize when fear is active and how to make the quantum leap into love. Fear and love cannot coexist. When fear controls your choices, you experience pain, judgment, and power struggles. When love guides your actions, you experience harmony, joy, and connection with your soul. Authentic power is not about domination or control - it is about aligning your personality with your soul, moment by moment. The solution is both simple and challenging: notice when fear is present in your body and mind, then choose to act from love instead. Over time, frightened parts of your personality lose control, and loving parts become your new way of being. This is the practice of authentic power - and it transforms everything. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (00:45) — The new consciousness: why authentic power belongs to the emerging world, and external power to the old one. (03:00) — Love vs. fear: why these two states are mutually exclusive and how they shape your relationships. (06:08) — Emotional awareness: how to recognize frightened parts of your personality through physical sensations and judgmental thoughts. (09:02) — The Michelangelo story: how authentic power is like removing fear to reveal the love already within you. (12:04) — The choice point: how to use free will to shift from fear into love in the moment. (17:48) — Becoming authentically powerful: how patience, gratitude, and awe bring your soul’s energy into the Earth School. (20:55) — The soul notebook: how to experiment with insights and discover what’s worth keeping in your life. Embrace the Soul Step Challenge: This week, take out your Soul Notebook and reflect on the moments when you noticed fear—judgment, anger, or impatience—and when you chose love—gratitude, patience, or compassion. Ask yourself: What did fear cost me? What did love give me? Write down what you discover, and choose to strengthen the loving parts of your personality by practicing them in real time. Let’s Connect Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X

Learn how to connect with your intuition every day. Click here to start your journey to authentic power: https://seatofthesoul.com/daily-intuition-practice/ An unprecedented new consciousness is reshaping humanity, and with it comes a deeper understanding of karma. In this episode, Gary Zukav answers a profound question: If you act with the intention of love but accidentally cause harm, will you still create painful karma? Gary explains that karma is precise, accurate, and always aligned with the intention behind your actions. Painful karma arises not from accidents but from the fear-based energy that fuels unconscious deeds. If love is the true source of your action, then what returns to you will be constructive and beneficial, regardless of unintended consequences. The key is awareness of intention. Every word and deed carries the energy of either love or fear, and that energy shapes your experiences. When you choose love consciously, you create authentic power and a life of growth and compassion. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (00:22) — What Karma Really ReflectsWhy karma is less about consequences of accidents and more about the intention behind every action. (01:12) — The Role of Intention in KarmaHow the quality of consciousness—love or fear—determines what you experience. (03:09) — Everyday Examples of IntentionWhy even something as ordinary as driving reflects whether you are living with gratitude or fear. (04:00) — Karma as a Spiritual Delivery SystemHow life returns to you the same intention you send out, teaching you exactly what you need for growth. (05:34) — Becoming Conscious CreatorsWhy awareness of your intentions allows you to shape your life and create authentic power. Embrace the Soul Step Challenge: This week, pause and reflect on your daily actions. Ask yourself: What intention is fueling my words and deeds right now—love or fear? Consider moments when you may have caused unintended harm. Instead of fearing painful karma, explore the consciousness behind your choices. Notice how consciously choosing love shifts the energy you send into the world, and how it transforms what you receive in return.  Let’s Connect: Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X (Twitter)

In this episode of The Gary Zukav Podcast, Gary continues his exploration of “What’s Real?” with a focus on one of life’s most fundamental questions: Are you making a conscious choice to live from love or from fear? Through stories, reflections, and practical insights, Gary reveals how learning to distinguish between the two transforms your entire perception and creates authentic power in your life. Fear often masquerades as reality through worry, jealousy, anger, or the belief that you are incomplete. Yet these are illusions - perceptions created when a frightened part of your personality is active. Love, by contrast, is the compass of the soul. It is expressed as gratitude, patience, contentment, awe, and caring. Learning to recognize whether your experiences are born of fear or love is the key to stepping into the new consciousness now unfolding on Earth. At its essence, this episode reveals that only love is real. Fear is an illusion. By choosing love over fear—moment by moment—you align your personality with your soul and begin to live from a place of authentic power. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (01:11) — The Illusion of AI and Projection: Why appearances like AI or jealousy in others aren’t “real,” but reflections of the personality. (05:36) — Love Is All That’s Real: Why the entire realm of fear is an illusion and love is the only compass that aligns you with your soul. (10:21) — Creating Authentic Power: How aligning your personality with your soul brings harmony, cooperation, sharing, and reverence for life. (15:15) — The Consequences of Choice: How choosing fear contracts and limits you, while choosing love expands your joy, meaning, and potential. (19:32) — A New You Is Emerging: Why the new consciousness reveals your true identity as soul, not just personality, and how this transforms your life. Embrace the Soul Step Challenge: This week, take out your Soul Notebook and write down the moments in your day when you notice yourself acting from fear—whether jealousy, resentment, or worry—or from love—such as gratitude, appreciation, or awe. At the end of each day, reflect: Which choices expanded you, and which contracted you? Over time, you will begin to see how choosing love consistently transforms your awareness and your life. Let’s Connect Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X

Are you ready to live Beyond the Five Sense?  Learn How Here: www.seatofthesoul.com/beyondthefivesensescourse An unprecedented new consciousness is transforming the human species, and even everyday experiences can open the door to greater awareness. In this episode, Gary Zukav takes a common situation - being called for jury duty - and explores the deeper spiritual question it raises: Is it my duty to judge my peers? Gary explains that it is never our responsibility to judge another person. Judgment creates painful consequences for ourselves. In jury duty, however, you are not asked to judge a person - you are asked to evaluate their actions against a specific standard: the law. The larger lesson is to separate the person from the action, responding to harmful behaviors without condemning the individual. Ultimately, the path of authentic power means experiencing life’s painful moments with courage, while choosing love over fear. This shift allows us to engage responsibly in the world without stepping into judgment or creating new painful karma. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (00:22) – Jury Duty and JudgmentWhy serving on a jury is about judging actions, not people. (01:42) – Separating Person from ActionHow Gandhi’s ahimsa shows the power of responding to harmful actions without condemning individuals. (02:30) – Preventing Harm Without JudgmentWhy it’s appropriate to stop abuse, but harmful to judge the abuser or the abused. (03:10) – The Bigger PerspectiveHow unseen circumstances—or even lifetimes—shape interactions, reminding us we never know the full picture. (04:10) – Choosing Love Over FearWhat it means to experience pain deeply, yet still choose love instead of fear. Embrace the Soul Step Challenge This week, reflect on times when you have judged another person instead of discerning their actions. Ask yourself: How could I separate the action from the individual? Where can I intervene with love and clarity, without condemnation? Pause, breathe, and notice how shifting from judgment to compassion changes your experience. Let’s Connect: Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X (Twitter)

Are you making choices in love or fear? Take this self-assessment today to find out. call to action recording In this episode of The Gary Zukav Podcast, Gary deepens the “What’s Real?” exploration, turning toward reverence - the awareness that life in all its forms is precious, valuable, and sacred. Beyond appearances, reverence opens us to the essence of others, ourselves, and the world around us. Reverence is not simply another word for authentic power, though they are inseparable. While authentic power arises from aligning your personality with your soul, reverence allows you to experience life without cruelty, to see its inherent worth even when disempowered. It transforms how you perceive people, plants, animals, and even the most ordinary moments. At its heart, this episode reveals that love and reverence are what’s truly real. When we move beyond personality-to-personality reactions into soul-to-soul connections, we begin to live with awe, compassion, and a deeper recognition of life’s uniqueness. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (00:00) — A New World Emerging: Why humanity is moving beyond external power and into soul-based authentic power. (05:48) — Personality vs. Soul Connections: How to recognize the difference between surface-level attraction/repulsion and meaningful soul-to-soul connection. (09:13) — Seeing the Soul in Others: Why acknowledging both frightened and loving parts in yourself helps you honor them in others. (11:46) — Even Hitler Had a Soul: What extreme examples of human shadow teach us about complexity and hidden loving parts. (14:56) — From Judgment to Reverence: How shifting from personality-to-personality judgments to soul awareness creates reverence for life. (18:13) — Why Reverence Matters: Why life without reverence becomes destructive—and how reverence restores compassion and meaning. Embrace the Soul Step Challenge: This week, take out your Soul Notebook and jot down the insights, phrases, or ideas from this episode that resonated most deeply with you. Each day, reflect on them: Did you experience moments of reverence in your interactions - with people, animals, or even simple experiences? Where did you miss the opportunity to see the preciousness of life? At the end of the week, review your reflections to see how reverence is beginning to transform your awareness. Let’s Connect Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X

Your emotions are messages from your soul.  Learn How to Tune In and Listen Here:www.seatofthesoul.com/emotionalawarenesscourse What does it really mean when we talk about “evil” in the world? In this episode, Gary Zukav addresses a powerful and often-asked question: Are there truly evil people? His answer challenges conventional ideas and reveals why evil is not a “thing” but rather the absence of love, consciousness, and light. Gary explains that evil is not an independent force to be imprisoned, eradicated, or legislated away. Instead, it is only ever the absence of love - and the only remedy is love itself. When we condemn others, even those we see as hateful, we join them in the darkness. When we choose compassion, patience, and kindness instead, we step into authentic power and contribute light to the world. Ultimately, Gary shows that the path to healing begins with each of us. By choosing love, moment by moment, we not only transform our own lives but also shape a world free of darkness. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (00:42) – What Is Evil?Gary redefines evil as the absence of love and consciousness, not a separate force. (01:42) – Responding to HatredWhy condemning those without compassion only deepens the darkness—and how to be the remedy instead. (02:42) – Why Evil Cannot Be ControlledEvil cannot be imprisoned or legislated away; it can only be transformed through love. (03:28) – Choice by ChoiceHow every choice toward fear or love shapes who we become—and how figures like Hitler came into being through fear. (03:55) – Becoming the RemedyWhy choosing love in your own personality is the only way to contribute to a world without darkness. Embrace the Soul Step Challenge This week, notice when you are tempted to condemn or judge others. In that very moment, ask yourself: Am I contributing to darkness, or am I bringing love where it is absent? Practice reaching for a loving part of your personality—gratitude, patience, caring, or kindness—and reflect on how it shifts your experience. Let’s Connect: Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X (Twitter)

Your journey to Authentic Power begins here. Download your copy of the Authentic Power Guidelines today! https://seatofthesoul.com/apg-optin/ A profound transformation in human consciousness is unfolding, inviting us to see beyond the five-sensory world and into the multisensory reality of the soul. In this episode of The Gary Zukav Podcast, Gary continues his exploration of “What’s Real?”- this time focusing on connection. What does it mean to truly connect, and why is it inseparable from authentic power and spiritual growth? Gary reveals that connection is not found in devices, games, or external validation, but in the interior world of the soul. Through our interactions with others, we learn to distinguish between fear and love, frightened and loving parts of our personality. These choices shape the consequences we create, opening the path to authentic power - the alignment of personality with soul. At its essence, this conversation illuminates a timeless truth: only love is real. Fear produces emptiness and pain, but love generates joy, meaning, and fulfillment. Authentic connection begins when we choose love over fear, cultivating harmony, cooperation, and reverence for life. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (00:00) — A New Consciousness: Why humanity is shifting from five-sensory to multisensory perception. (04:50) — What Real Connection Is (and Isn’t): How true connection arises from shared inner experiences, not devices or distractions. (07:21) — Love vs. Fear: Why learning to distinguish these inner states determines the quality of our consequences. (10:17) — Authentic Power: How aligning your personality with your soul creates lasting fulfillment. (13:17) — External Power vs. Authentic Power: Why manipulation and control always collapse, while authentic power cannot be lost. (16:14) — Joy as a Revelator: How joy reveals the presence of love and why fear can never bring fulfillment. (18:42) — The Tools of Love: How emotional awareness and responsible choice stabilize love as the ongoing experience of life. Embrace the Soul Step Challenge: This week, take out your Soul Notebook and write down the insights, words, or moments from this episode that resonated with you. Notice what felt meaningful and what did not. At the end of the week, reflect on your notes: How did you experience love or fear in your interactions? What did these choices create in your life? Use this practice to prepare for the next episode, where Gary will share a new dimension of connection that will transform how you experience life. Let’s Connect Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X

Create the life you desire by choosing love over fear.  Learn how HERE: https://seatofthesoul.com/love-fear/ Everyday choices - especially in business - can feel like a test between protecting what’s yours and staying true to your values. But how do you know if your actions come from authentic power or from fear? In this episode, Gary Zukav answers a listener’s question about dealing with someone who seems deceitful in business. His response reveals the deeper difference between acting from fear and acting from love. Gary explains that fear always separates - through blame, judgment, or superiority - while love unites and creates authentic power. Even when protecting yourself and your livelihood is necessary, the intention behind your actions determines whether you are contributing to harmony or to painful consequences. The key takeaway is that it isn’t the circumstance that matters most, but the conscious intention you bring to it. If your actions flow from appreciation, gratitude, and love, you are creating authentic power. If they arise from blame, worry, or judgment, you are creating a world of painful consequences from a place of fear. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (00:42) – Fear or Authentic Power?Gary responds to a listener asking if protecting their business and family comes from fear or authentic power. (01:43) – The Two Intentions: Love and FearUnderstand why only two choices exist—love or fear—and how to tell which one is guiding you. (02:43) – The Umbrella AnalogyDiscover how preparing for challenges, like bringing an umbrella for the rain, can be done from love rather than fear. (03:43) – Closing Your Heart Creates FearLearn why judging or blaming others—even those who may have deceived you—keeps you trapped in fear. (04:39) – Choosing Love in Every RelationshipGary shares how you can thank difficult people for giving you the chance to shift from fear to love. Embrace the Soul Step Challenge This week, notice when you feel the need to protect yourself - whether in business, relationships, or everyday life. Ask yourself: Am I closing my heart and acting from fear, or am I choosing love, appreciation, and authentic power? Reflect on how your intention shapes not just your actions, but the consequences you create. Let’s Connect: Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X (Twitter)

Your journey to Authentic Power begins here. Download your copy of the Authentic Power Guidelines today! https://seatofthesoul.com/apg-optin/ A profound shift in human consciousness is underway. In this episode of The Gary Zukav Podcast, Gary invites listeners to explore what it truly means to live a life of meaning. While the five-sensory world measures worth in achievements, possessions, and external validation, Gary shows us that meaning comes from a deeper source - the soul. Through stories, teachings, and timeless wisdom, Gary illustrates the difference between living from fear and illusion versus aligning with love and authentic power. Meaning is not found in intellect, appearances, or artificial intelligence. Instead, we experience true meaning when we recognize and use the unique gifts we were born to give. At its heart, this conversation is an invitation to remember that authentic power and true fulfillment come only when we align our personality with our soul. Meaning isn’t something we chase - it’s something we live by choosing love over fear in every moment. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (00:00) — A New Consciousness Emerging: Why humanity is moving from a five-sensory to a multisensory way of experiencing reality. (03:07) — Beyond Intellect: Why real meaning cannot be found in data, analysis, or AI, but in the deeper knowing of the soul. (06:00) — Shadows and the Cave: How ancient wisdom illustrates the shift from illusion to authentic perception of reality. (08:44) — Choice and Responsibility: Why Earth School always brings us back to the same decision—love or fear. (11:56) — Illusion of Fear vs. Reality of Love: How fear distorts perception and why meaning only arises when we choose love. (18:05) — No Separation: The realization that there are no “others,” only oneness, and why authentic power is inseparable from love. (21:01) — A Life of Meaning: How aligning with the soul brings harmony, cooperation, and reverence for life. Embrace the Soul Step Challenge: This week, take out your Soul Notebook. Write down the words, phrases, or moments from this episode that felt deeply meaningful to you - not intellectually, but as a deeper knowing. Notice how these insights resonate with your life. Ask yourself: Am I choosing fear or love in the way I live today? Return to your notes at the end of the week and reflect on how these choices shape your sense of meaning. Let’s Connect Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X

Discover a new way of seeing and experiencing the world. Start your journey to multisensory perception HERE:  https://seatofthesoul.com/mutli-five-sensory/ We all carry memories of actions we wish we had done differently. The desire to go back and “fix” the past can feel overwhelming - but is that really the path to healing? In this episode, Gary Zukav explores the true nature of making amends and why authentic forgiveness and transformation are always rooted in the present moment, not the past. Gary reveals how feelings of guilt, remorse, and the need for approval stem from a frightened part of our personality, and why seeking forgiveness from others can actually be an attempt to control how they see us. Instead, he explains that genuine healing begins with becoming aware of your intention now, in this moment. The power to make amends is not found in rewriting the past - it is a conscious choice of love, clarity, and authentic power today. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (00:43) – Do You Really Need to Revisit the Past?Gary responds to the question of whether apologizing for past wrongs is necessary and reframes the true meaning of amends. (01:11) – The Roots of Guilt and RemorseDiscover how guilt, shame, and the need for approval arise from frightened parts of your personality—and why acting from these energies only creates more pain. (01:56) – The Only Question That Matters: NowLearn why the key to healing is not the past, but the present: What intention are you holding in this moment? (02:45) – The Trap of Seeking ForgivenessGary explains why asking others to forgive you can be a form of manipulation—and how forgiveness must come from within. (03:25) – Forgiveness as FreedomUnderstand forgiveness as the release of a heavy burden, like putting down a suitcase full of bricks, and discover how it frees you to live with authentic power. Embrace the Soul Step Challenge: This week, reflect on moments when you’ve felt the urge to “fix” the past by seeking forgiveness or approval. Pause and ask yourself: Am I trying to change someone else so I can feel better - or am I acting from love in this present moment? Notice how your body feels when guilt or shame arises, and then experiment with shifting your intention toward connection and authentic power. Let’s Connect: Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X (Twitter)