SFF Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship

Each of us in our deepest heart longs for connection, yet this longing often competes with a belief and fear that we’re ultimately alone—a fundamental feature of the human condition. The longing we experience exists, however, only because the connection also exists, and so this longing can be met and satisfied. Ultimately, we’re longing for capital-h Home, which is called by many names: Source Energy, Brahman, the Divine, First Cause, Ground of Being, God.

Authentic Self is what most of us call the Higher or Greater Self, and what Amy Pierce calls the “Universal Child of Consciousness.” This self has never left Home; it experiences itself simultaneously as oneness as well as in the duality that characterizes life on the Earth plane. By believing in the duality, or separateness, we become
fearful; through our unexamined fear and the choices we make based
on it, we create suffering for ourselves and others.

Amy has developed a process of seven steps for incorporating this Authentic Self into our worldly lives. In this evening of words and music, she will touch on all seven, accompanying each with music selected to set the stage and to inform the accompanying aspect, or
step, as well as to help cement that aspect within us. She will teach us two of the steps in detail: One, assume the Authentic Self is a literal Oneness from which we cannot be separated, even in
manifestation as bodies; we are literally one with All That Is. And seven, honor and respect our own spirit, mind, body, and emotions — and those of others — taking what direct responsibility we can for creating a loving world in service to oneness and to the One we all are.

By the end of the evening, you can expect to have a more open heart and a clearer understanding of the Authentic Self and some ways to embody it; what it is and isn’t; why it matters; expanded
understanding of forgiveness and responsibility; and what your life —
and our lives together — may look like when our personalities and our
Authentic Selves are merged.

Amy Pierce is an ordained Minister in Integrative Healing and a teacher of Consciousness Evolution. She has a Master’s degree in Applied Healing Arts from Tai Sophia Institute. She offers a holistic and ecumenical approach to spirit-mind-body healing; teaches and
writes about Authentic Self; and works with individuals, couples, and children through her spiritual counseling ministries, Authentic Self spiritual counseling, AirGiving for Caregiving, and Sophie’s Gift animal loss support.

In 2008, Amy developed a teaching series called “Conversations
About Authentic Self,” a series of five topics discussed in seven
conversations. The material created for the series is being turned into
a book.

Amy will give us a lyric sheet for the music she’s using, a list of all the seven steps, and a recommended reading list for further study. She’ll also play us out with a final, grand song to get us on our feet to “go out on.” To learn more about Amy and her work, visit her website, www.AuthenticSelf.us.