The Higher Self Dialogues

I’ve always been drawn to stories that mirror the inner journey in unexpected ways, and  The Conference of the Birds  is one of those special works that does exactly that. In this episode of  The Higher Self Dialogues , I sit down with Omid Asgari and Ghonche Alavi from the MTO Zendeh Delan Ensemble, whose contemporary Sufi presentation of this 12th-century poem brings its message p...

The seasons are turning — though you may not yet see it. In early February, the land sits in a quiet threshold. The light is returning, but winter has not fully released its hold. In ancient traditions, this liminal period was marked as Imbolc — the quickening beneath the surface, the first subtle stirring of new life. In this episode, I reflect on how the higher self journey mirrors these natural...

The Doomsday Clock has moved closer to midnight again. At the end of last year, I spent some time reflecting on what the upcoming announcement might reveal about the state of the world –– not as a prediction, but as a mirror. Now that the announcement has been made, this episode returns to that question, and sits with what it may really be showing us. Today I explore what it means to live in a tim...

The world's been feeling more chaotic than ever lately - rapid changes, unsettling headlines and I've found myself searching for that thread of hope beneath it all. In this episode of The Higher Self Dialogues, I reflect on these shifting times and the quiet peace I sense emerging. We explore how old structures are crumbling to make way for humanity's deeper yearning for connection, equity, and sh...

I’ve been feeling the winter chill here in London – dark days, icy snaps across Europe and it got me thinking about the small, warm lights we find on the spiritual path.   In this episode of The Higher Self Dialogues, I explore one of those underrated gifts: the soft release that comes from embracing unremarkableness. In a world pushing us to "be someone" and shine on social media,...

I’ve always been fascinated by people who push their limits in extreme places, and Martyn Williams is one of those rare souls who’s done it all – then turned those experiences inward.   In this episode of The Higher Self Dialogues, I sit down with Martyn, an explorer and expedition leader with stories that’ll take your breath away. We talk about how facing the frozen unknown in polar regions...

What if the moments that feel like confusion, chaos or wandering are not detours at all but the path itself?   In this episode, I reflect on the early years of my own inner unfolding - a time that, back then, didn’t feel like a journey of any kind. There was no sense of spiritual seeking, no clear intention, no language for growth or awakening. It felt like stumbling from one event...

As 2025 ends, I explore a subject that sits at the intersection of world affairs and spiritual evolution: the Doomsday Clock. Set each year by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the clock symbolically reflects humanity’s proximity to global catastrophe. But beyond its political and scientific significance, it also invites a deeper question - what does the state of...

This short micro-episode arrives with a simple wish for the season - a peaceful Christmas, in whatever form or tradition it holds for you. Alongside that greeting comes a quiet reflection inspired by the Danish spiritual writer Martinus, and the deeper symbolism often hidden within the holiday.   Rather than a religious idea, Christmas can be understood as a universal archetype: the...

What if the “higher self” we search for isn’t something outside us, but who we already are?   In this episode, I explore a common idea in spiritual growth: the belief that our higher self is a separate guide, presence or voice we can only occasionally access. We often imagine it as something above us, wiser than us, or somewhere far from our everyday identity. But over time, a deepe...

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 wit...

What happens when a die-hard physicalist who explains everything with brain chemistry and physics, wakes up to a glowing figure at the bottom of the bed…   In this episode of The Higher Self Dialogues, I pick up the thread of my own spiritualawakening exactly where I left it: the morning after a clairvoyant session when the promised “spiritual guid...

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 th...

What if the path to a trillion dollars isn't a spiritual sin, but a stark reflection of the world we've all chosen to build?   In this episode of The Higher Self Dialogues, I grapple with Elon Musk's headline-grabbing deal and the dawn of the first trillionaire - not through moral outrage, but a higher self lens. Diving into inequality's roots, the sovereignty in ever...

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 J...

What would happen if, instead of celebrating bonfire night with fireworks and sparklers, we used it to burn away the illusions that hold us back?   In this episode, I explore the symbolic power of fire as a tool for letting go and why this Bonfire Night is the perfect moment to release the myths around “abundance”. So much of modern spirituality tells us that wealth and success are...

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 conne...

What if the hardest part of telling your story isn’t what happened, but where to start?    In this episode of Higher Self Dialogues, I share a moment that changed everything. Through my lens of journals, archives, and long-buried encounters, I revisit a mysterious message and how the universe was trying to get my attention.    What You’ll Learn     Finding Your Beginn...

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...

How does a hardline materialist end up on a spiritual path?   In this new series of Higher Self Dialogues, I begin by sharing my own story of transformation, one that kicked up a notch in 2005. At that time, I saw life largely through a materialist, physicalist lens - everything explained by science, reason, and logic. Yet what unfolded was an unexpected journey, at times...

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 paradoxicall...

In this episode of The Higher Self Dialogues, I turn toward one of the most urgent and uneasy questions of our time: are we heading towards a Third World War? From a quiet conversation in a Cambridge restaurant five years ago to the growing global rhetoric of conflict today, I reflect on the rising sense that something profound is nearing - a storm, perhaps, but also a turning point. Drawing on bo...

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 he...

In this episode of The Higher Self Dialogues, I explore the subtle but powerful dynamics of defensiveness - both in our personal relationships and in the wider world, as a key to understanding the challenge of spiritual and psychological transformation. Drawing from lived experience and inner reflection, I suggest that what often appears as conflict or resistance is, in many cases, the result of u...

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 recogni...