Radical Knowing

InRADICALKNOWINGChristiandeQuinceymakesaprovocativeclaim:Wearenotwhowethinkweare.Instead,wearewhatwefeel.Givingdisciplinedattentiontofeelingsrevealsthemostfundamentalfactoflifeandreality:Weareourrelationships.Mostofusthinkweareindividualsfirstandforemostwhothencometogethertoformrelationships.DeQuinceyturnsthis'obviousfact'onitsheadandshowsthatrelationshipcomesfirstandthatourindividualsenseofselfour'private'consciousnessactuallyarisesfromsharedconsciousness.Thisshared,collectiveconsciousnessisattheheartofindigenouswaysoflifeandtheirworldviews.DeQuinceyexplainsthatparticipatinginsharedconsciousnessliterallybuildsthefabricofrealityandthatunderstandingthisprocessiskeytounlockingourpotentialforhigherconsciousnessandspiritualevolution.HepresentsthetechniqueofBohemiandialogue,developedbygroundbreakingquantumphysicistDavidBohm,asonemethodforexperiencingthispowerfulprocess.He,also,exploresthemysteryofsynchronicity,offeringanewunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenmatterandmindandtheunderlyingnatureofreality.