This week, Debra and Rob peel back the curtain on the concept of non-dual consciousness—a perspective rapidly gaining momentum in science and transformative coaching. Are you just your body and brain, reacting to an outside world? Or are you the consciousness that gives rise to your entire experience?

Here’s what you’ll uncover in this episode:

• The Shift from Materialism to Consciousness: Why leading-edge scientists—and great seers of the past—say consciousness is the ultimate reality, not matter.
• The Rope & The Snake Story: How our minds project meaning onto the world, sometimes mistaking a harmless rope for a dangerous snake. What are you projecting onto your life right now?
• Dreamlike Nature of the World: Are your experiences as solid as you think—or more like passing scenes in a dream?
• Coaching Implications: Learn how these profound frameworks can empower you (or your clients) to move beyond surface-level change and access profound creative power.
• Dealing with Suffering: Why acknowledging the “apparent reality” of your challenges actually opens the door to relief, creativity, and deep joy.

00:00 Introduction & Recap of Consciousness
00:54 Why Non-Dual Consciousness Matters
03:12 Shifting Scientific Paradigms & What It Means for Coaches
04:45 The Upanishads and the Nature of Reality
06:22 Appearance vs. Reality: The Dream Analogy
08:21 Awareness as Absolute Reality
09:16 The Concept of Maya: Apparent Reality
10:31 Implications for Personal Growth and Coaching
11:27 Projecting Happiness and Power Outside Ourselves
13:39 How the Mind Constructs Reality
15:04 Transactional and Apparent Reality
16:20 Does Anything Matter if Reality is an Illusion?
19:30 Is Suffering Real?
21:42 Understanding Suffering Through Awareness
22:21 Coaching Through Questioning Apparent Reality
26:57 Will Life Become Numb Without Suffering?
28:10 Living a Full, Enlightened Life

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What if everything you’ve believed about consciousness—and your sense of self—is just the tip of the iceberg? Dive into this mind-expanding episode of Soul Sessions with CreativeMind, as Debra Maldonado and Dr. Robert Maldonado unravel the profound concept of pure consciousness and its origin in ancient non-dual teachings.

Discover how understanding the witness within you can unlock freedom from limiting roles, dissolve feelings of separation, and radically shift how you coach, create, and experience life.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What pure consciousness is (and what it isn’t)—drawing from the Upanishads and non-dual philosophy
• The illusion of separation between subject and object, and how your “dreams” shape waking reality
• Why shadow work is essential for truly experiencing non-duality
• Practical ways this awareness can free you from anxiety, redefine your identity, and transform your approach to coaching

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00:00 Introduction
01:03 The Meaning of Consciousness and Non-Duality
02:43 Subject vs. Object: True Nature of Pure Consciousness
05:44 The Illusion of Separation
07:48 Western Science vs. Non-Dual Perspective
09:00 The Witness and the Nature of Thought
16:15 Non-Dual Consciousness and Its Impact on Coaching
17:25 Roles, Shadow Work, and Personal Identity
21:03 Thoughts vs. Pure Consciousness
21:48 The Upanishads’ Story: Dream, Reality, and the Witness
24:45 Implications for Personal Life and Inner Peace

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In this captivating episode, we get into the heart of what it means to engage with our shadow, a concept rooted deeply in Jungian psychology. Dr. Connie Zweig illuminates how our shadow comprises all that lies outside the light of awareness—our hidden emotions, desires, and traits suppressed during our upbringing. Whether it's the unfulfilled dream of becoming an artist, a lover of athletics, or the rebellious critic within, your shadow house treasures waiting to be unearthed.

Key Highlights:

• Discover the power of identifying and working with shadow figures such as the inner judge or procrastinator.
• Learn practical methods and cues to recognize when your shadow is emerging in everyday life.
• Understand the impact of shadow work on relationships and how embracing this personal journey can transform interactions and deepen connections.
• Explore the phenomenon of spiritual bypassing and the critical need to balance spiritual aspirations with psychological development.

This episode promises to enrich your understanding and offer practical tools so you can embrace all parts of yourself, creating a more authentic and fulfilling life.

Connie Zweig, Ph.D. is a retired Jungian therapist and author of Meeting the Shadow (A New Edition is now available) and Romancing the Shadow (A New Edition is now available). Her award-winning book, The Inner Work of Age: Shifting from Role to Soul, extends Shadow-work into midlife and beyond and explores aging as a spiritual practice. Her book, Meeting the Shadow on the Spiritual Path: The Dance of Darkness and Light in Our Search for Awakening, extends shadow-work into religion and spirituality. Her new PODCAST, Dr. Neil’s Spiritual Awakening to Non-Duality, posts on all podcast platforms. See her new SUBSTACK for livestreams and new writing: https://www.shadowworkawareness.com/about.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

01:56 Defining the Shadow

04:59 Translating Shadow Work for Everyday Life

06:03 Methodology for Shadow Work

12:51 Shadow Work in Relationships

16:29 Understanding Projection in Relationships 20:12 Spiritual Bypassing and Projection

24:32 Emotions, Shadow Work, and Spiritual Bypassing

33:58 Approach to Shadow Work in Therapy

44:48 Society, Institutions, and Shadow Work

50:24 Personal Development and Collective Contribution

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