The Higher Self Dialogues

I’ve noticed something lately: the moment I say “higher self,” some people flinch. That single word “higher” suddenly feels loaded - like I’m sneaking in hierarchy, superiority, or spiritual one-upmanship. And honestly? I get it.In this episode of The Higher Self Dialogues, I dig into why “higher” triggers discomfort in so many of us right now, and why after wrestling with it myself I’ve decided not to ditch the term.What You’ll Learn- Understanding the Flinch: How I get how “higher” can rub the wrong way, and the cultural moment that’s making us allergic to anything that smells like power.- Higher ≠ Better: Why I see it as expanded perspective and bandwidth, not rank, and why the ego hates that distinction. - Discomfort Is the Door: The exact moment your higher self shows up, it exposes every bias you have about spirituality itself. That friction? It’s the point. Episode ResourcesJoin the Conversation on Discord → ⁠Join our community⁠Follow Higher Self Dialogues on Socials → ⁠Facebook Page⁠ (more channels coming soon).Learn more at ⁠higherselfdialogues.com⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Under a full and clear November sun in Fulham Palace’s ancient walled garden, surrounded by wisteria, pear trees, and the occasional curious bee, something quietly magical unfolds. In this episode of The Higher Self Dialogues, I sit down with Rev. Alison Chisholm Trower - a OneSpirit Interfaith minister, poet, and facilitator of the monthly One Light Gatherings in Notting Hill. We explore what it really means to stay “screwed in like a light bulb” when life feels like the front seat of a cosmic rollercoaster: exhilarating, terrifying, and rarely in your control. What You’ll Learn Staying Screwed In: Why the spiritual path isn’t so much about always reaching calm, but remembering you’re the light even when everything wobbles. Holding Your Nerve: How the spiritual journey is often so much about just showing up through the ups, downs, and loop-the-loops of life. One Light Gatherings: How a monthly circle in Notting Hill creates a space where people can simply be, breathe, and remember they’re not alone on the ride. This conversation is warm, honest, and a gentle reminder that sometimes the most powerful spiritual connection is just what happens when two friends in a garden reassure each other: “Hold your nerve. Keep showing up. Bless everyone’s hearts.” OneLight Gatherings Onelight Gathering circles usually happen the second Tuesday of the month at:Essex Unitarian Church, Palace Gardens Terrace, Notting Hill Gate, W8 4RT. 7.30pmUpcoming Dates: Dec 9th, Jan 13, Feb 17, Mar 10, April 14Email: lostpropertyart@yahoo.co.uk  Next One Light Gathering: 9th December, 7:30pm, Essex Unitarian Church.Online Details: Facebook Page Rev. Alison Chisholm Trower celebrates your unique contribution to life; let’s keep showing up together, walking each other home. Episode Resources: Join the Conversation on Discord → Join our communityFollow Higher Self Dialogues on Socials → Facebook Page (more channels coming soon).Learn more at higherselfdialogues.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I continue to recount my astonishing 2005 session with Joy the clairvoyant - my first and only brush with psychic reading. A lifelong doubter wary of divination, I sat perplexed as Joy revealed childhood memories, recent bedside encounters, and a guardian presence promising direct contact. I share the warmth, tears, and energy healing that Joy brought, plus the cryptic message that surfaced later. What You’ll Learn Embracing the Unexplainable: How to hold space for experiences that defy rationalisation without forcing belief. Recognising Internal Resonance: Practical steps to distinguish genuine spiritual recognition from suggestion or emotion. Navigating Worldview Shifts: Ways to let curveball moments adapt your beliefs rather than dismiss them outright. This episode is a reminder that sometimes the greatest proofs arrive not as thunderbolts, but as gentle, undeniable warmth - inviting us all to stay curiously open. --- Episode Resources: Join the Conversation on Discord → Join our communityFollow Higher Self Dialogues on Socials → Facebook Page (more channels coming soon).Learn more at higherselfdialogues.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if a single, inexplicable moment could change how you see the world forever? In this episode, I return to the Tale of Two Clairvoyants for part two - a story woven from journals, memory, and a sense that something just beyond the ordinary is trying to be heard. I pick up where the last chapter ended: a strange and vivid morning experience, a chance connection with old friends, and two separate clairvoyant messages pointing to one person. What follows is an extraordinary six-hour encounter that leaves sceptic me unable to simply write it off. What You’ll Learn When the Unexplainable Knocks: How unexpected experiences can challenge deeply held beliefs. The Sceptic’s Dilemma: Why even the most rational minds can’t always explain what happens. Opening the Door to Mystery: How one encounter can shift a lifetime’s way of seeing the world. This isn’t about proof or belief. It’s about the space in between - where logic falters, and something unknown takes shape. --- Episode Resources: Join the Conversation on Discord → Join our communityFollow Higher Self Dialogues on Socials → Facebook Page (more channels coming soon).Learn more at higherselfdialogues.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do we stay human when the world feels divided? In this episode of The Higher Self Dialogues, I step into one of the most emotionally charged issues of our time – immigration – and explore it through the lens of the higher self. Moving beyond the politics, policies, and headlines, this conversation looks beneath the surface, past the noise and fear and reconnect with the shared humanity at the heart of the debate. Through reflective inquiry, research, and spiritual insight, I explore how divisive issues like immigration can become opportunities for growth and deeper understanding. What You’ll Learn Beyond the Surface: Why immigration isn’t just about numbers or borders, but about identity, belonging, and shared humanity. Higher Self in Action: How to stay grounded, open, and compassionate when faced with polarising or painful world events. Bridging the Divide: Practical ways to move beyond “us versus them” thinking and approach complex issues with wisdom and balance. At its core, this episode reminds us that even in times of tension and fear, we have the capacity to respond with clarity, empathy, and integrity. The higher self isn’t distant or abstract – it’s the quiet strength that guides us towards connection, understanding, and hope. Episode Resources: UN Global Compact on Refugees → Learn moreJoin the Conversation on Discord → Join our communityFollow Higher Self Dialogues on Socials → Facebook Page (more channels coming soon).Learn more at higherselfdialogues.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this final episode of Season 1 of The Higher Self Dialogues, I turn to a question that feels both strange and inevitable: could artificial intelligence, perhaps our most physicalist creation, actually assist in humanity’s spiritual awakening?From the corridors of data science to the deep inner paths of being, I reflect on how AI, born from a worldview that excludes the soul, might paradoxically become a doorway to the soul’s recognition. Not because it contains spirit itself, but because it may force us to confront what physicalism leaves out - and what we've left behind.Is it possible that AI will help humanity revise its deepest assumptions about reality? Could it assist in developing new ways of knowing that finally include the spiritual? And what might it mean for our collective future if, through AI, we are pushed, not away from spirit but closer to it?This episode holds the paradox: that what seems furthest from the spiritual might become a mirror to it. That the path forward may not be to destroy the old world, but to let it reveal its limits, and in doing so, prepare for what comes next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Higher Self Dialogues, I explore one of the most painful and paradoxical stages of the spiritual journey: when you meet your own devil face.What happens when, despite your best intentions, you become the one who causes harm? When your actions don’t match your ideals, and you play the very role you thought you’d transcended - the betrayer, the deceiver, the one who breaks hearts rather than heals them?Drawing on personal experience and deep reflection, I share how these moments aren’t signs of spiritual failure, but of deeper integration taking place beneath the surface. And how, in the painful encounters of conflict, heartbreak, and collapse, the Higher Self is quietly at work - bringing you face to face with your hidden misalignments, and calling you beyond them.This episode invites an honest look at the suffering we cause and endure, not only as proof of our brokenness, but as part of the hidden dialogue of souls - guiding us toward compassion, wholeness, and a new kind of strength. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Higher Self Dialogues, I explore the experience of spiritual transformation through the unexpected lens of the immigrant journey — not as metaphor alone, but as a deep parallel to the often disorienting passage of changing one's state of being.From the quiet confusion of arrival, through the long process of acclimatisation, to the slow gaining of inner residence and recognition, I trace how the path toward the higher self is not one of instant enlightenment, but of gradual naturalisation into a new way of being.I suggest that what we often experience as spiritual failure or disconnection is, in truth, a sign of transition — not being lost, but being in-between. This is the work of integration: not mastery, but willingness to stay, to learn the new language of soul, and to begin again.This episode invites you to see your own becoming not as inadequacy, but as migration — and to honour the deep courage it takes to leave the known and commit to life in the evolving unknown of your higher self. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.