Conscious Choice Seattle: Spirit and Consciousness

April 2007 | Letters to the Editor

Spirit and Consciousness

Your March issue contained two fantastic articles on the evolution of awareness that I found brave in their context and execution. Andrew Cohen’s take on non-duality and the need to accept and embrace the responsibility of one’s life (spirit) always bears repeating and reviewing (“Divine Intervention”). Also Daniel Pinchbeck’s “From Ego to We Go” stating that consciousness needs to be self-willed and self-directed is clearly to me the only pragmatic use of our energy. Clearly most of us are self-guiding, as teachers on an evolved scale are such a rare find. Where else can we go from here? Psychic awareness is an obvious evolutionary step that mankind must take. As a student of the late Carlos Castaneda I understand that the perceptions and discipline required to focus one’s energy on the intent one is manifesting is a constant struggle. Let me take their essays one step further and suggest that creating one’s life with the intent of intensifying consciousness likely extends to an afterlife, if one so chooses to take “the responsibility “ for that as well. Thanks for reminding the world around us of the process with such great writings.

—Yogidana, Silverlake

Provocative Cover
I should tell you your publication surprised me recently.

I subscribe to several progressive-type journals, so when I came by a recent edition of Conscious Choice, I didn’t expect to see anything I haven’t already seen plenty of. Two hours later... after reading the majority of it, well, nice work& It was nice to read up on the world of Ugandan co-op coffee, etc., which was striking in more than one way.

On that note, I was kind of proud of you for that cover. It occurred to me that there may have been several motives that led you to run it, certainly that ‘sex sells’ very well may not have been it. I say provocation is a positive thing—let each viewer decide for his/herself; to raise a question is more purposeful than a pretty picture.

I’ve since read another issue- last month’s, highlighting eco-fashion. It’s a provocative concept, because it highlights a greater issue—the concept of fashion as a driver of materialism / consumerism. In essence, while eco-conscious clothing is great, if we continue to (over) buy as we have, we’re missing the point, as excessive consumption is harmful in many ways.
—Corey Stoerker, Seattle

Thumbs-up for Not Breeding!

Don’t apologize for not breeding, Laura Wiley, stand up and pat yourself on the back, for two reasons: 1) If zero children is the right number for you, then be proud for knowing yourself and living accordingly. 2) Although some people ask nosy questions, fact is, they really don’t care what you do. Especially if they’ve already reproduced, they’re too busy worrying about themselves and their offspring to think about how you spend your evenings. So turn off the TV and pursue your life’s dreams. You won’t have time to sit around and ask yourself “Now What?".
—Jo, Seattle

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