Portals of Perception

It’s both curious and fitting that the validation  and verification of knowledge has become a central inquiry within the   Universalis  series. In this latest episode, Aviv Shahar , Karen Heney , and Kyriaki Nikandrou  are joined by friends in a rich exploration that begins by tracing the emerging awarenesses of Humanity’s Awakening  within the Universalis journey, to arri...

We do not arrive on planet Earth with a manual for how to live our life or fulfill its purpose — yet what if such a manual is actually encoded within our very design? Studying the universal natural laws, and appreciating the ancient principle “as above, so below,” can help us validate what we already intuitively know. It may open pathways to the discovery of a precious treasure: the Creational Log...

In Part 1 of this event it was revealed that it is indeed possible to connect and attune to one's Soul, and emphasized that there are multiple paths to find this attunement. Part 2 deepens our exploration with a set of profound steps aimed at discovering and liberating your Soul. The paradox of the Soul journey is that these steps cannot simply unfold in a linear progression; rather, we must engag...

Yes, it is indeed possible to attune to one’s soul— and there are many paths to do so, as this empowering workshop demonstrates. Aviv Shahar’s loom practice invites participants to build their own “discovery looms” of inquiries, thoughts, and feelings, fostering soul integration during times of change. The workshop then introduces two modes of learning: Horizontal learning —the process of expansio...

How do we make sense of life in the vortex of so much change? Where do the interior and exterior developments mirror one another — and where do they diverge? The sixteen vortices described here offer a profound revelation emerging from the current tracking of this epochal intensification. These vortices include novel developments in both machine intelligence and human intelligence. AI clearly hold...

How do we know what we know? How do we validate that our sources of our knowing are reliable? One practical test asks:  Do the practices drawn from this knowledge foster sustained well‑being, or do they diminish it?  Can the study of natural laws liberate us into a more potent agency for life? For example, how might the Trinitarian principle help us see the core patterns of existence and...

What does it truly mean to lead yourself? In this illuminating conversation,  Aviv Shahar  and  David Price Francis  explore the nature of  self-leadership  through three guiding questions: What is self-leadership? Why is it essential? What stifles or prevents it? The dialogue unfolds into five key elements of self-leadership — learning to be a generative self-starter, to self-regulate, self-align...

In part one of this  Portals Current Openings  event,  Threefold Leadership in this Epochal Moment ,  Aviv Shahar  and  David Price Francis  explored the call for each of us to become self-authoring and self-determining. In these tumultuous times of challenge and change, the truest solidity we can rely on is the one we build from within. In part two, Aviv and David turn to the awareness that our ...

Are you feeling the calling, the summons of this time? As one epoch closes and another begins, we find ourselves in a liminal space of emergence—where heightened connectivity and increasing energetic conductivity offer new human permissions and possibilities.  What inner call might we be sensing as a new civilization seeks to be born? What might this time be summoning within us as active co-creato...

If you search the internet, you're instantly confronted with a vast reservoir of knowledge  — academic, scientific, artificial (AI-generated), and even channeled sources. Amid this teeming sea of information,  how do you verify what is real and what is true? Aviv ,  Karen  and  Kyriaki  delve into this  verification problem  by tracing the evolution of knowledge and how it has shaped our modern la...

As we regather for the second part  of this event,  Aviv Shahar  offers this reflection: “One of the ways I answer the question, ‘What is it like to be in this liminal transition from an epoch that's fading to a new epoch that's emerging?’ Well, it’s like being in a playground — after I allow myself to relax to the situation. A lot of the time I don't feel relaxed. I feel I need to be something, t...

We all experience parts of ourselves moving in different directions  at the same time. The cells in our bodies continually die as new ones are born. Throughout our lives, we release what no longer serves us and shift our attention toward new opportunities. So, we are no strangers to seeing that something is ending, fading, dying — while at the same time, something else is emerging, arriving, birth...

What does it mean for a human to elevate?  Esoteric pursuits are often associated with ancient mystery schools that promise to teach an initiate their secret knowledge. But, of course, you can’t walk in the door and be told the meanings of life. There is a rite of passage, an apprenticeship, a service required to earn the right to access sacred knowledge. Importantly, true sacred knowledge offers...

The mystery of the soul has captivated humanity throughout time . In this new conversation, Aviv Shahar and Portals friends continue exploring  The Soul’s Journey , now delving into the enigma of spontaneous healing. This live event weaves contemplations, soul dialogue, music, and visual expression. The invitation is to slow down and release the pressure to instantly agree or disagree. Instead, al...

How can we bring the whole human intelligence to strengthen and steady us  as we navigate an epochal shift? In this engaging workshop, through inquiry and ground-breaking insights,  Aviv Shahar  and a group of international friends explore the story of the soul alongside the unfolding story of the evolving epoch. Movement, music, painting and drawing are shared as live, experimental methodologies...

“How do you know what you know?” This provocative question sets the stage for an illuminating live conversation. Opening pathways to expanded ways of knowing is a profound liberation — especially in a time marked by increasing polarization. The exploration of ten distinct types of knowledge runs throughout this latest dialogue in the Universalis series . In this episode, Aviv Shahar , Karen Heney...

One of our greatest sources of power is our imagination — the creative energy we bring online  as we visualize the way forward and a new blueprint for humanity’s renewal. It’s the knowledge we are never alone: intelligence and perception in multiple dimensions are available for the asking. Can we make the space? Are we prepared to update our understanding and belief about what is possible? Great p...

Is it really a contradiction to think of the global chaos unfolding us around as both an overdue day of reckoning, and possibly the most hopeful, optimistic time we’ve seen in this century? Can humanity still retain the capacity for renewal and rebirth in such a time of intense doubt and fear about the future? It seems like the perfect contemplation for a group of international  Portals friends wh...

Do we think of our conscience only as a feeling of guilt when our behavior or attitudes seem somehow out of line with our inner sense of moral right and wrong? What if we imagine the conscience as something much deeper and more powerful? An active process that allows access to our natural finer values — sometimes called the ‘better angels of our nature’? An international gathering of Portals frien...

We have been taught to exteriorize knowledge and truth  to such an extent we have come to a breaking point, evident in the large-scale destruction we are facing today. Yet what is the alternative? How do we begin to access a new kind of knowledge based on our innate inner human technology? Building on earlier explorations, this episode of the  Current Openings series with  Aviv Shahar  and  David...

How do we acquire, assimilate and verify knowledge? Exploring an inquiry as old as the human capacity to search for truth, which is re-enlivened in our times with the many challenges facing the human family globally, Aviv Shahar and David Price Francis invite us into a journey of discovery, tracing fascinating new pathways toward integrated understanding. They begin with the awareness that scienti...

Imagine a process that can bypass our dominant, loves-to-be-in-control brain and open a subtle energetic pathway to help us sense and feel the many dimensions of the Universalis human. A deeper contemplative process of feelings and intuition, not fixed mental boundaries. In the newest Universalis Project conversation, Aviv Shahar , Karen Heney and Kyriaki Nikandrou explore the potential of a guide...

If an incoming wave of universal change is influencing human behavior and global culture , as many have said, how do we see it? Where is it appearing? Can we really decode the flow and patterns of evolution as they emerge almost real-time in many of the core domains of human life and endeavor? In the newest chapter of the The Universalis Project , Aviv Shahar and Portals friends Karen Heney and Ky...

In the Western world we usually identify ourselves as singular entities. Yet, we find ourselves in conflict with ourselves and with other people. We often get triggered, without even knowing why. How can we navigate the complex human interiority as well as our interactions with others? How can we reduce suffering and make our choices form a place of wholeness? In this illuminating conversation, Av...

If we’re seeking a feeling of illumination or deeper connection to the universal and divine, what clues and meaning can we find in perhaps the best-known story of transformation in western history — the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ? Does it reveal an esoteric path to active engagement with evolution and expanding consciousness? Or is it a powerful metaphor for an innate human species capacity t...