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Andrew Cohen
The Miraculous Impulse to Evolve
a Voices from the Edge presentation in London

In this Voices talk from London, spiritual teacher and WIE founder Andrew Cohen deconstructs familiar conceptions of God, spirituality, and the meaning and purpose of human life to reveal a profound vision of enlightenment for the sake of evolution itself.

Rabbi Yehuda Berg
72 Names for God

Rabbi Yehuda Berg of The Kabbalah Centre speaks about the mythic origins and contemporary significance of this once recondite mystical path.

Deepak Chopra & Mohinder Singh
On the Future of Religion
From the Parliament of the World's Religions

Health and wellness icon Deepak Chopra and Sikh spokesman/leader Mohinder Singh spoke with WIE editor Carter Phipps about the need for change and adaptation within the religious traditions—as well as the pursuit of good old-fashioned virtue.

Michael Beckwith & Rickie Byars-Beckwith
You Gotta Have Soul
with Andrew Cohen

Michael Beckwith and Rickie Byars-Beckwith speak with WIE founder Andrew Cohen about the soul, having soul, and all things soulful.

Arjuna Ardagh
Deeksha: The Oneness Blessing - Part Two

In the second part of a two-part dialogue, WIE founder Andrew Cohen and spiritual teacher Arjuna Ardagh explore the subtler aspects of deeksha, a simple technique for transmitting energy that is sweeping the globe and has the potential, its enthusiasts say, to usher in a new age of unity consciousness.

Arjuna Ardagh
Deeksha: The Oneness Blessing - Part One

Arjunah Ardagh, author of Awakening to Oneness, gives WIE’s founder Andrew Cohen an insider’s account of deeksha, a technique for transmitting spiritual energy that is sweeping the globe and has the potential, its enthusiasts say, to usher in a new age of unity consciousness.

Andrew Cohen
Redefining the Spiritual Impulse

In this talk recorded live in Chicago, spiritual teacher and WIE editor-in-chief Andrew Cohen articulates a vision of the enlightened life that offers a radically new way to understand the quest for meaning in a secular postmodern culture.

Deepak Chopra & Andrew Cohen
Deepak Chopra's Mythic Life and Times

WIE editor in chief Andrew Cohen speaks with Deepak Chopra, uncovering a side of this world-renowned spiritual icon that has never been seen before.

Mary Evelyn Tucker
A Universe of Hope
from the 2004 Parliament of the World's Religions

WIE speaks with scholar of Asian religions Mary Evelyn Tucker about the future of religion in a rapidly changing world.

Michael Beckwith
Portrait of an Awakening

Michael Bernard Beckwith, founder and spiritual director of Agape International Spiritual Center, recounts his dramatic awakening to a higher power and purpose.

Thomas de Zengotita
Y - The Next Generation
Cultural philosopher and Harper's contributing editor Thomas de Zengotita talks with WIE about the challenges of growing up innocent in a “been there, done that” world.
Swami Chetanananda, Master Charles Cannon, and Swami Shankarananda
The Predicament of the Postmodern Guru: the Gurus Speak Out

WIE founder Andrew Cohen gives us an unprecedented look at the life of the 21st-century guru in this candid dialogue with three fellow spiritual teachers.

Gary Lachman
The Roots (and Future) of Western Spirituality

WIE caught up with Gary Lachman, author of A Secret History of Consciousness and authority on the history of Western esoteric philosophy, at the EnlightenNext center in London for this wide-ranging discussion on Rudolf Steiner, Helena Blavatsky, and the fascinating, far-flung, and sometimes downright peculiar evolution of Western esoteric philosophy.

Andrew Cohen
Beyond Differences: Sexuality, Gender, and Enlightenment
an interview by Elizabeth Debold

A feminist activist and author interviews her male spiritual teacher about why women's liberation and spiritual liberation have nothing to do with each other.

James Redfield
The Celestine Prophecy: The Movie
WIE Unbound takes you to the set of The Celestine Prophecy: The Movie to speak with author, screenwriter, and producer James Redfield about his books, his new movie, and the spiritualization of Hollywood. Synchronicities abound in this conversation with one of today's most popular authors.

Eckhart Tolle
Ripples on the Surface of Being
A WIE Classic

Enlightened minds meet when mystic and author of The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle, speaks with spiritual teacher Andrew Cohen about the meaning and purpose of spiritual life.

Articles

Getting Clear About Enlightenment
Not Just a Book Review of Arjuna Ardagh's The Translucent Revolution
Issue 31
SWF: Seeking “Spiritual but not Religious” Man
True love doesn't need to be a match made in heaven—
you can do it right online

True love doesn't need to be a match made in heaven—you can do it right online.

Issue 28
A People's Revolution of Enlightenment: Kabbalah
Ancient mysticism hits the bigtime at the Kabbalah Centre

The Kabbalah Centre has been picking up more celebrities than a ski lift in Aspen, but what's the real story behind its success? Discover how one of the world's most esoteric mystical traditions has become a global pop phenomenon.

Issue 27
Real Men Have Broken Hearts
If thousands of Christian men keep their promises, can they change the world?
Issue 27
God is a DJ
Robbie Wootton has a vision for spiritual nightlife from NYC to Shanghai
Issue 24
Breaking the Rules
The Guru and the Pandit

The West's foremost cartographer of consciousness joins the founder of WIE to discuss the anatomy of modern spiritual transformation. Together, they confront the prevailing cultural disposition that must be challenged if humans are to take the next evolutionary step.

Issue 22
A Call to Mediocrity

A review of two new releases: After the Ecstasy, the Laundry by Jack Kornfield and Yoga and the Quest for the True Self by Stephen Cope

Issue 18
From the Editors
What Does It Mean To Be In the World but Not of It?
Issue 18
At Play in the Fields of the Lord

“American” and “spiritual” may seem to be antithetical terms. But to the cofounder of Omega Institute and author of The New American Spirituality, the democracy and diversity of this modern materialistic nation may prove to be fertile ground for a new, world-embracing spiritual path.

Issue 18
The New American Spirituality
Featuring an interview with Elizabeth Lesser and an article by Ken Wilber
Issue 18
Sid Arthur of Sausalito

A postmodern fable about the perennial question: Should I stay where I am or should I give up everything in order to devote myself entirely to the spiritual quest?

Issue 18
What Does It Mean to Transcend the World?
Featuring Interviews with Eckhart Tolle and Joseph Goldstein
Issue 18
Integral Transformative Practice: In This World or Out of It?

One of the most insightful philosophers of our times—the man who had the audacity to write a book entitled A Brief History of Everything—raises some intriguing questions about the relationship between relative spiritual practices and the direct realization of the nondual.

Issue 18
Advaita
Introduction
Issue 14
Absolutely Not!
An interview with Stephen Batchelor, Author of Buddhism without Beliefs

“Transcendence, to me, is a relative term.” A provocative inquiry into the nature of enlightenment with the renowned scholar and author of Buddhism without Beliefs.

Issue 14
The Roar of the Timeless Beyond

A distinguished Pali scholar asserts that the Buddha's transmission of “right view” was nothing less than a transcendent revelation.

Issue 14
In the Meantime ...

WIE asks one of America's leading exponents of transpersonal psychology if this contemporary form of psychotherapy can really take one beyond the personal.

Issue 14
You Have to Do It All

Is sex really a shortcut to enlightenment? A no-holds-barred discussion with the mother of modern tantra.

Issue 13
The Modern Spiritual Predicament

Are the great enlightenment teachings being watered down to appeal to our Western consumerist mentality? Includes an original article by Ken Wilber and interviews with Georg Feuerstein, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Deepak Chopra and NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu.

Issue 12
Dharma in the Marketplace

America's largest Buddhist publisher discusses the myth of millennialism and the challenges of spiritual publishing in the New Age.

Issue 12
The Disappearance of the Outside

A Romanian exile, social critic and poet talks about consumerism, spiritual subversion and the dangers of the seemingly real.

Issue 12
From the Editors
An Inquiry into the Popularization of East-Meets-West Spirituality
Issue 12
Releasing the Unspeakable Glory of the Absolute

“The degree to which we are willing to allow ourselves to respond to the call of the Absolute is the degree to which the explosive power of Truth and Love, unrestrained by the status quo, will make itself known in this world.”

Issue 12
A Spirituality that Transforms

America's foremost transpersonal theorist points beyond conventional religious pursuit to the revolutionary possibility of authentic spiritual transformation.

Issue 12
If Heaven Were a Place On Earth
A Pilgrimage to the 2004 Parliament of the World's Religions

What happens when 9,000 people from all walks of faith spend a week together crossing the cultural divide? A WIE team descends on Barcelona to take the pulse of religion at the dawn of the new millennium.

Issue 27
Just Do It!

“Who would you rather live with-an enlightened person who acted crazy or a crazy person who acted enlightened?” A former champion gymnast and author of Way of the Peaceful Warrior and Everyday Enlightenment insists that in real spirituality, actions speak louder than words.

Issue 15
Buddhism
Issue 14
From the Editors
Issue 13
Questioning the New Paradigm
From the Editors
Issue 9