Radio Show Archive – July 2023

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Jeanie read Chapter 11 “Pain, the Price of Freedom” from “The Untethered Soul” by Michael Singer

michael followed with the chapter “The Purpose of Pain” from “Why Is This Happening To Me … AGAIN?!” https://whyagain.org//wp-content/uploads/2012/08/en0015.pdf

A deep and spirited discussion centered around Chapter 11 of The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer, titled “Pain, the Price of Freedom.” The conversation explores the concept that true spiritual growth and liberation require confronting inner pain rather than avoiding it. Jeanie opens the show by reflecting on a recent family reunion and transitions into reading the chapter, emphasizing that transformation arises through facing emotional discomfort. Singer’s perspective suggests that most people live in reaction to deep-seated pain, unconsciously shaping their behaviors and personalities around avoiding it. He argues that by allowing inner disturbances to pass through instead of resisting them, individuals can dissolve these long-held emotional blockages and experience authentic freedom and joy.

Michael Ryce then offers a contrasting view, challenging Singer’s core premise. He states that pain is not the cost of freedom but rather the result of engaging with energies that are “off the mark,” such as fear, hostility, and guilt. Drawing from his own book Why Is This Happening to Me Again?, Ryce reframes pain as a valuable feedback mechanism—a signal that something within us is not aligned with love or truth. Instead of associating pain with growth directly, he sees it as a warning system alerting us to unresolved inner conflicts. He emphasizes that healing begins when we stop blaming others and take full responsibility for our inner experiences. Pain, he argues, is “sin”—not in the moral sense, but in the original Aramaic meaning: “off the mark.”

The show also included personal testimonies, including one from long-time community member Terry Bowling, who shared transformative experiences with near-death events and the healing power of inner spiritual work. Another caller, Susan, expressed struggles with chronic fatigue and uncertainty about its emotional roots, prompting the hosts to recommend deeper inner exploration.

This session weaves together psychological insight, spiritual philosophy, and practical tools for emotional healing. The discussion contrasts differing viewpoints—Singer’s emphasis on allowing pain as a spiritual gateway and Michael Ryce’s assertion that pain is a warning sign of internal misalignment. Yet, both agree on the necessity of conscious presence, the importance of not resisting discomfort, and the goal of transcending pain to access deeper love, freedom, and vitality.

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Michael Ryce joins the conversation and offers guidance rooted in emotional and spiritual inquiry. He suggests that Susan’s fatigue is likely a result of suppressed emotional patterns rather than physical illness. He encourages her to embrace what arises within—not the external world, but the internal emotional responses triggered by it. Drawing from his extensive teachings and the Why Is This Happening to Me Again? framework, he emphasizes that unresolved emotional content and generational trauma often surface after peak experiences, triggering what he calls “healing crises.” These episodes are opportunities for deeper healing and transformation, not problems to be fixed or figured out by the analytical mind.

Tim Hayes is also referenced in the episode, especially for his earlier broadcast that featured teachings from Anthony De Mello about accepting the world as it is. Michael respectfully diverges from that philosophy, reinforcing that it’s not about embracing external circumstances, but embracing and healing the internal pain they reveal. Throughout the episode, the conversation spans topics like family dynamics, intergenerational patterns, addiction recovery, and the role of presence, vulnerability, and forgiveness. Susan openly reflects on her feelings of frustration and judgment, particularly toward a houseguest she perceives as passive and helpless. Michael challenges her to look inward, pointing out that the judgment toward others often mirrors unhealed aspects within the self.

The episode takes a deeply personal tone as Susan discusses her grandchildren, particularly Luke, who is in recovery from addiction, and Jacob, who struggles with fear about becoming self-sufficient. Michael advises framing these struggles not as external crises but as manifestations of long-standing familial and personal patterns that need to be faced, owned, and forgiven. He reminds Susan that healing begins with conscious awareness and radical self-responsibility—not through rescuing others, but through doing one’s own inner work and holding space for others to do theirs.

Ultimately, the episode becomes a profound exploration of how emotional energy, trauma, blame, and inner conflict affect physical health and vitality. The insights offered serve as both support and challenge for listeners: to stop projecting onto the world and others, and instead return to love, responsibility, and forgiveness as the path to healing and true freedom.

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Caller Susan, did worksheets and found it is all her sister. They pay her rent for years. She is a lot like their tenant Michael. She is the one she wants to strangle and it is easier to direct it toward Michael. Her tiredness is judgement, misplaced. She is excited to see the path to change it all.

Richard Bach “Illusions” We teach best what we most need to learn.

“Thanks for Sharing” about addictions (sex, drugs, alcohol) and the power of the movie is that just before each one is about to fall off the wagon, they first turn to anger. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1932718/  ($3.99 for HD rental on YouTube)

ACIM “words are but symbols of symbols. They are thus twice removed from reality.”

ACIM lesson “What Is The World?” says “The world is false perception. It is born of error, and it has not left its source. It will remain no longer than the thought that gave it birth is cherished.” (ACIM, W-pII.3.1:1-3)

Jeanie read Chapter 12 “Taking Down the Walls” from “The Untethered Soul” by Michael Singer

ACIM michael continues reading from “What is the World?” Let us not rest content until the world has joined our changed perception. ²Let us not be satisfied until forgiveness has been made complete. ³And let us not attempt to change our function. ⁴We must save the world. ⁵For we who made it must behold it through the eyes of Christ, that what was made to die can be restored to everlasting life. (ACIM, W-pII.3.5:1-5)

In the July 5, 2023 episode of Mindshifters Radio, Jeanie Ryce hosts a compelling and emotionally revealing continuation of a multi-day dialogue with Susan, a devoted listener and active participant in the show’s community. The episode opens with Susan expressing gratitude for the insights she’s gained through the previous day’s show and from working through four wake-up sheets—a self-awareness tool grounded in emotional processing and forgiveness. Susan shares how her emotional fatigue, initially attributed to a recent bout with COVID, has been revealed as something deeper and longer-standing: suppressed judgment, resentment, and unresolved anger, particularly toward her dependent younger sister. She admits how her current reactions to a housemate mirror lifelong feelings toward her sister, and she begins to recognize how her own anger has become a kind of internal addiction.

Michael Ryce joins the conversation to guide Susan through these revelations. He explains that no one is ever truly angry at someone else; rather, people are angry, period. The anger resides within and is often projected onto others as a defense mechanism to avoid deeper pain. He introduces the concept of anger as an internal drug of choice—an anesthetic that numbs unresolved trauma until, like any addiction, it no longer works. Michael suggests that this pattern mirrors other substance dependencies and encourages Susan to treat her anger addiction as seriously as one would treat alcohol or drugs. He proposes she invite her grandson, who is in active recovery and working a daily program, to become a sponsor of sorts, helping her develop a structure for emotional sobriety.

The show also touches on The Course in Miracles, referencing the passage that says people are not capable of being tired, but they are capable of wearying themselves through constant judgment. This becomes a powerful moment of clarity for Susan, who acknowledges her deep habit of building stories and perceptions to justify her anger and maintain her emotional defenses. She expresses a desire to remain vigilant, recognizing how easily and unconsciously she can slip back into old patterns. Michael affirms that this vigilance is critical, and he challenges her to write a vision statement for herself—an intentional blueprint for the self she wants to embody going forward, free of judgment and rooted in the presence of love.

The second half of the show features Jeanie reading Chapter 12 from Michael Singer’s The Untethered Soul, titled “Taking Down the Walls.” The chapter uses an allegory about building a fortress-like house in the middle of a bright, sunlit field. Over time, the protagonist becomes so focused on the comfort and control of the house—sealed off from the light—that they forget the brilliance of the outside world. The metaphor speaks directly to the human psyche’s tendency to construct mental and emotional walls from past experiences, beliefs, and fears. These internal structures, meant to keep pain out, end up keeping love, freedom, and natural vitality away instead. Singer argues that enlightenment isn’t a mystical or distant goal, but rather the result of ceasing to defend those walls and allowing the natural light of consciousness to flow in.

Michael Ryce follows up with a commentary connecting Singer’s message to The Course in Miracles, specifically the idea that the world we perceive is false—a projection created by the mind to block out love. He emphasizes that true healing comes from confronting and dismantling the thought structures that keep us in emotional darkness. When we stop defending our mental and emotional walls, we return to the truth of our being: love, vitality, and divine presence. The episode closes with a heartfelt acknowledgment of Susan’s openness and courage, and an invitation to listeners to commit to the same level of internal honesty and healing.

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In a circumstance – look at the ideal outcome of the situation – this is the goal – cancel it and drop into the memory. Function of forgiveness to return the mind to the event where it began. May be energetically and not cognitively.

Jonathan, go back and think about being a child of 6 and being touched inappropriately. If you could have said or done something what would it have been? Cancel the goal.

MindShifter: “It is safe and healing and brings only joy to my family when we have honest intimate and direct conversations.”

Jeanie Ryce and Michael Ryce continue a powerful, emotionally raw dialogue with longtime listener Susan. The conversation begins with Susan helping a German woman access the show to begin her healing journey, which evolves into a deeper discussion of how trauma and generational patterns affect physical and emotional well-being. Susan shares that she recently uncovered a deep-rooted pattern where she aligned with her power person—her mother—against her sister during childhood. This pattern manifested in judgment and emotional rejection, especially when her mother was present, activating stress responses and mirroring behavior she had once detested.

As the conversation deepens, Susan recalls that her sister sexually abused her son, Jonathan, when he was a child—something he only revealed in recent years. She admits to repeatedly forgetting this information, realizing now that repressing this trauma may be linked to her own chronic fatigue and emotional exhaustion. Michael Ryce helps her process these emotions and explains that forgiveness is not about excusing someone else’s actions, but about releasing the toxic emotional residue that remains within. He encourages Susan to see her own healing as vital and to consider how that healing might ripple outward to help Jonathan and others in the family.

Jonathan’s ongoing anxiety, which he once believed to be inherited or unchangeable, is now under examination. Susan explains that since using the wake-up sheets, her own anxiety has lifted dramatically. Michael suggests that Susan and Jonathan explore the abuse through a structured worksheet process, helping Jonathan identify goals he might have held as a child—like wanting to feel safe or protected—that were not met, and to cancel those goals to collapse the structure of trauma.

They also discuss the broader cultural taboos and silence around sexuality and abuse. Michael critiques the way society exposes children to violence but represses healthy sexual education, creating deep confusion and generational harm. He emphasizes that confusion is the energetic result of unresolved, conflicting frequencies within the psyche, which can cloud perception and erode choice. Michael advocates for courage in breaking the silence, stating that true healing must be intentional, present, and often uncomfortable—but that it transforms lives.

The show concludes with Susan accepting a new mind-shifter focused on honest, direct conversations bringing healing and joy to the family. She expresses willingness to continue this work, recognizing its potential to heal not just herself but her son, her grandchildren, and the lineage beyond. The episode closes with appreciation for Susan’s vulnerability and commitment to transformation, underscoring the ripple effect that such inner work can have on future generations.

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Healing Crisis – see https://whyagain.org/healing-crisis/  explanation of a Healing Crisis, vitality meter, Dis-ease or HC? links to audios of past radioshows discussing HC

Additional Healing Process symptom: Thirst.  Do you feel dehydrated even though you are drinking plenty of water, dry eyes, dry mouth. Mucus traps toxins and parts of the body puffs up. Release of mucus: BM, coughing, skin irruptions. Also, No desire to eat.Bernard Jensen “Tissue Cleansing through Bowel Management”

Jeanie read the first part of Chapter 13 “Far, Far Beyond” from “The Untethered Soul” by Michael Singer beyond is infinite. We create a finite world we can control, we need to go beyond that model

Jeanie Ryce and Michael Ryce lead a deeply insightful show exploring the concept of healing crises—particularly the physical, emotional, and mental symptoms that accompany deep inner work and trauma release. Building on the progress Susan made in the previous episodes, Michael revisits the concept of a healing crisis in detail, explaining that many people mistakenly believe their symptoms mean something is wrong, when in fact they are part of a powerful and necessary healing process. Using both scientific principles from Albert Einstein and ancient Aramaic teachings, Michael reinforces that the body is energy—not matter—and that healing involves the release of disintegrative energies, which are often long suppressed or inherited through generations.

Michael uses vivid analogies, such as a spinning propeller appearing like a solid disc, to illustrate how our perception often misleads us. He emphasizes that many illnesses, both mental and physical, are misinterpreted because people don’t recognize the energetic root of what’s unfolding. In naturopathic terms, what is labeled as a “healing crisis” may look identical to disease symptoms but actually signals that the body is purging old, stored toxicity. He outlines signs of genuine healing—such as increased elimination, sudden fatigue after a breakthrough, a return of old symptoms, heightened thirst, and even cravings for old coping substances like alcohol—which are often misunderstood as relapses instead of markers of detoxification and deep transformation.

He also unpacks the misuse of medication and how drugs, while occasionally life-saving, are often overprescribed to suppress symptoms instead of addressing root causes. He critiques the Standard American Diet (“SAD”), describing how highly processed foods and white bread offer little to no nutrition and instead clog the body’s eliminative systems. Referencing work by Bernard Jensen, Michael discusses severe bowel toxicity and the importance of cleansing practices. He encourages listeners to become their own primary healthcare providers by aligning their lifestyle, nutrition, emotions, and thinking with healing.

Toward the end of the show, Michael and Jeanie begin reading from Michael Singer’s The Untethered Soul, diving into Chapter 13, “Far, Far Beyond.” This reading ties beautifully into the day’s theme by challenging listeners to look beyond their mental models of comfort and control, and to release the boundaries that limit spiritual and emotional freedom. Michael echoes Yeshua’s teaching that to truly live, one must allow the false self to “die”—referring to the layers of beliefs, trauma, and inherited emotional constructs that define one’s limited identity.

The episode serves as a comprehensive, inspiring guide to understanding healing as an energetic, spiritual, and emotional process. Michael affirms that real healing isn’t always comfortable, but it is always worth it—and that staying grounded in love, willingness, and truth is key to transformation.

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Jeanie contributes her own reflections, recalling how parts of the abuse and gender control depicted in the series reminded her of her upbringing in a fundamentalist church. She describes how girls were taught to suppress any expression of sexuality and obedience was valued above all else—even in the face of sexual abuse. Together, Jeanie and Michael examine how these systems create deep psychological limitations, including guilt, fear, and self-denial, and how they perpetuate generational trauma under the guise of morality or divine order.

The show continues with a reading from Chapter 13 of Michael Singer’s The Untethered Soul, titled “Far, Far Beyond.” This chapter expands on the idea that psychological and emotional comfort zones are internal cages. Michael Ryce builds on Singer’s message by emphasizing that healing requires facing the discomfort at the edges of these cages. He stresses that many people prefer to reinforce their inner prison rather than break free from it because the unknown feels too threatening. But by relaxing into discomfort and applying forgiveness, individuals can move beyond the self-imposed boundaries and experience emotional and spiritual expansion. Michael draws a parallel to the Aramaic definition of “sin” as being “off the mark,” reiterating that living within fear and hostility keeps us out of alignment with our true nature—love.

The episode also includes a powerful call-in segment with a listener named Audrey, who shares how affirmations and Louise Hay’s teachings have supported her healing journey. Michael responds with appreciation but encourages transforming affirmations into “mind shifters”—a tool that helps surface and release unconscious resistance. The conversation dives into the unconscious mind as the generator of much of our behavior and pain. Healing, as Michael explains, involves surfacing and processing unconscious dynamics through conscious tools like the reality management worksheet and forgiveness practices.

Ultimately, the show is a call to awareness, encouraging listeners to examine inherited beliefs, challenge emotional comfort zones, and pursue true freedom by dismantling internal limitations. The Ryces offer a profound reminder that spiritual awakening doesn’t come from dogma or discipline, but from love, presence, and the courage to go beyond everything we thought kept us safe.

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Transitioning into Chapter 14 of The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer, Jeanie reads aloud from “Letting Go of False Solidity,” and the discussion unfolds around the concept of clinging to mental and emotional structures to create a false sense of stability. Michael and Jeanie emphasize how the psyche builds itself by clinging to thought objects, emotions, and memories in an attempt to construct a fixed identity. This clinging is often mistaken for security, but it becomes the root of suffering. People identify so strongly with the false structures they build—beliefs, roles, personalities—that they defend them with intensity, fearing the chaos that comes from their collapse.

The Ryces invite that the real path to spiritual freedom lies in stepping back into pure awareness—the observer self—rather than continuing to act from the limited, reactive mind. They describe the practice of watching thoughts and emotions without attachment, letting them pass through rather than fixating on them. The process of forgiveness, in their framework, is the conscious act of dissolving these old thought structures, not pardoning others, but releasing internal pain. Michael adds that much of what people interpret as “reality” is actually a projection based on past trauma and belief systems, and forgiveness helps collapse those mental models to reveal a clearer sense of self—one rooted in love, not fear or defense.

Throughout the episode, they stress the importance of imagination, especially in children, as a tool for creating new experiences rather than replicating the past. Michael encourages listeners to remain “out of their minds” in the sense of stepping beyond habitual thought patterns. They use vivid metaphors to explain how attachment to identity and security creates a psychological prison, and how waking up spiritually means being willing to let go of everything that feels familiar in order to live more fully in the present moment.

The show closes with reminders about the power of observation, the need to question the voices within our minds, and the importance of recognizing that disturbance signals false models at work. Returning to love and presence—through forgiveness and conscious awareness—is the core message.

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The July 12, 2023 episode of MindShifters Radio with Dr. Michael Ryce and Jeanie provided a deeply personal and insightful look into the inner process of healing, forgiveness, and the transformation of consciousness. The episode followed a dialogue with Richard, who was confronting old patterns of hostility, cynicism, and blame as he struggled to integrate the principles of Aramaic forgiveness into his daily life. Richard’s inner conflict reflected the experience of many who begin this work—initial clarity gives way to emotional turbulence as suppressed beliefs and unresolved pain surface for healing. Dr. Ryce compassionately guided him through this process, affirming that backsliding is a natural part of transformation when two thought systems—one based in fear and one in love—compete for dominance.

Jeanie supported the discussion by reinforcing the importance of breath, noting how holding one’s breath during emotional experiences locks pain into the body and distorts perception. The conversation unpacked the power of unconscious dynamics and the way suppressed emotional energies are projected onto others. Dr. Ryce used Richard’s resistance to a simple reminder to breathe as a gateway into exploring how early religious condemnation—being called a sinner—left deep emotional imprints. That old pain was triggered by a present moment reminder, resulting in misdirected hostility toward Dr. Ryce. Through conscious awareness, breathing, and holding a space of love, Richard was able to access the root of the upset and begin to process and release it.

The episode offered a detailed explanation of what it means to “process” in the Aramaic framework: holding love conscious, active, and present when something less than love surfaces. This approach allows the suppressed energies to dissolve rather than being relived or acted out. Dr. Ryce guided Richard into understanding that projection, blame, and unconsciousness are all defenses against facing internal pain. The mind, trained to dissociate and distort, creates images of others based on the energy it suppresses. Forgiveness, therefore, is the tool that restores the ability to see clearly by removing internal distortions—not by changing others.

One of the core insights of the episode was the Aramaic definition of sin, which means “off the mark.” Rather than a moral condemnation, sin is understood as feedback—an indication that a person is engaged in something that is energetically improper or disintegrative. Dr. Ryce drew from physics and spiritual teachings to explain that everything is energy, and that disintegrative energies such as fear, guilt, envy, and condemnation defile the temple—the human body. Forgiveness, in this context, is a return to lawful, integrative energy—what the Aramaic tradition would call “holy.”

The conversation explored how modern interpretations of sin and guilt have been distorted to manipulate people through fear, and how spiritual teachings have often been twisted by what Dr. Ryce called the “priestcraft”—false teachers who use religion to control rather than heal. He contrasted this with the “priesthood,” the true teachers who liberate others by teaching them how to forgive and heal themselves. Richard’s realizations about victimhood, manipulation, and his inherited family patterns led to visible changes in his demeanor and a deepened understanding of personal responsibility.

As the show concluded, Dr. Ryce and Jeanie emphasized that healing is a process, not a one-time event. Tools like breathwork, forgiveness worksheets, and conscious processing are vital for transforming old identities based in fear, guilt, and blame. When used consistently, these tools allow one to step out of unconscious cycles and into empowered, love-based living. The healing journey requires honesty, willingness, and the courage to let go of the false self in order to embrace the true self rooted in love.

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Jeanie reads the remaining of Chapter 14 “Letting Go of False Solidity” from “The Untethered Soul” by Michael Singer – learning to watch your mind and acknowledge what it takes to just let go and choose to not want the model (your reality) that you created. It is not painful however it may trigger the memory of pain. You can make it a present experience if you choose, or take a breath and cancel the goal, if love is present it will dissolve. People tend to tighten up, lock up and hold the breath.

Began Chapter 15 “The Path of Unconditional Happiness” from “The Untethered Soul” by Michael Singer

MindGoal Managment sheet introduces “Will” as a spiritual faculty, “Will” can do five things if practiced: 1. frame a goal (the what, when, why and how involved), 2. select a goal for immediate attention (assess what is going on in life and bring forward a goal), 3. set a goal (committed to achieving, more than an intention), 4. cancel a goal, 5. and maintain our goals to select at a later time. https://whyagain.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/MindGoalManagement_rev2017.pdf

Focused on the practice of Aramaic forgiveness as a pathway to accessing and dissolving unresolved pain, trauma, and emotional turmoil. The conversation was rooted in the reading of The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer, specifically a chapter that explores the process of letting go of false solidity and stepping into true awareness. Jeanie read passages that described the inner journey of releasing mental constructs built to avoid pain, and how facing discomfort without resistance opens the way to healing. Dr. Ryce clarified that what people often mistake for pain is actually the surfacing of old, unresolved memories. True letting go, he said, happens not by effort, but by canceling the goal that anchors those unresolved energies to the present perception.

Dr. Ryce explained that instead of holding tightly to the trauma and trying to force it away, we can access the elemental force known in Aramaic as Rukha d’Koodsha—the breath or presence that undoes the effects of error and restores truth. He emphasized that love, not happiness, is the highest goal. Happiness, he said, is a dopamine-based, fleeting state often driven by achieving external goals. Instead, the focus must shift to consciously choosing to function as love regardless of circumstances. This inner choice is what leads to enduring peace and wholeness.

The dialogue went further into exploring how people often get trapped in the false idea that happiness or peace depends on outer conditions. Dr. Ryce contrasted that with the teachings of Yeshua, who instructed people to seek the “kingdom of heaven,” better translated from Aramaic as “the community of love.” He emphasized that when one is functioning from their true self—as conscious, active, present love—they become capable of transcending fear, hostility, and inherited emotional patterns.

A rich segment of the show was dedicated to the importance of breath, presence, and inner attention. Pain, as Dr. Ryce and Jeanie both noted, becomes amplified when we tighten against it. When we soften and breathe into the pain, the energy moves, dissolving the old, stuck frequencies. This is the essence of emotional alchemy and cellular transformation. They invited listeners to begin the practice of breathing love into their own bodies—especially into places of tension or injury—and to make this a part of their spiritual hygiene.

A vibrant conversation unfolded with a caller named Terry, who shared his experience of canceling multiple goals in a moment of mental chaos, allowing him to reconnect to peace and clarity. He humorously described putting himself in “timeout,” using the Why Again worksheet app to work through a charged situation at a bank. His story served as a vivid example of how quickly internal regulation and emotional clearing can occur when the tools are consistently applied. Dr. Ryce celebrated this as a practical demonstration of managing the mind through goals, explaining that the spiritual faculty of will governs how we set, cancel, and respond to goals. Jeanie contributed a memory about a teacher who had replaced the idea of a timeout chair with a “love chair,” inviting love instead of punishment into the healing process.

The episode closed with a discussion of the vibrational field of love as the most potent leavening force for healing the collective. Dr. Ryce emphasized that the presence of conscious love in one person has the power to shift energy fields and open others to healing, regardless of their outward behavior. This is the principle of resonance, he explained, and it supports the hope that we don’t need to fix everyone—only to live more fully as who we truly are.

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The July 14, 2023 episode of MindShifters Radio with Dr. Michael Ryce and Jeanie was a wide-ranging and intimate dialogue exploring the intersections of Aramaic forgiveness, healing, personal empowerment, and the transmutation of emotional and physical energy. Jeanie opened with announcements about upcoming StillPoint Breathing sessions and interest in the co-dependent self-study intensive. The focus soon shifted to powerful testimonials of transformation, beginning with Susan, who shared a story about improving her relationship with a housemate named Michael. After doing forgiveness work around longstanding resentment tied to her sister, Susan reported a surprising inner shift that led to a renewed sense of empowerment and cooperation within her household. Dr. Ryce emphasized that the change was less about Michael and more about Susan no longer projecting unresolved family dynamics onto him.

Susan also discussed a physical concern involving a weakening wrist due to an implanted metal plate and expressed both practical intentions for surgery and a curiosity about whether energetic healing could help. This opened a major teaching segment where Dr. Ryce introduced the principle of “the perpetual transmutation of radiant energy,” explaining that the universe operates through energetic transformation and that all physical structure is changeable when directed by conscious intent. He cited stories of seemingly miraculous physical recoveries—including one involving the disappearance of metal rods from a man’s spine—as evidence that energy patterns, not matter, are primary. He encouraged listeners to consider possibilities beyond cultural limits and use forgiveness to remove disintegrative energy patterns from tissue.

Jeanie and Dr. Ryce guided Susan to shift her language and belief systems to open to healing potential. Susan practiced affirmations such as, “It is possible that this could heal on its own,” and received feedback about the power of words and vision to shape perception and reality. The dialogue underscored the importance of canceling unconscious beliefs and consciously choosing words that direct love and vitality into the body. They emphasized that our inherited limitations can be transformed when we align with divine creative energy and stop speaking and acting from old fear-based assumptions.

The second half of the show addressed a complicated family dynamic involving Susan’s grandson Jacob. After accidentally receiving private texts between Jacob and his mother, Susan witnessed the intensity of his verbal abuse toward her daughter. Dr. Ryce helped her recognize that Jacob’s behavior may stem from his own unresolved pain and projection of early trauma. He suggested that the texts were an unconscious invitation for Susan to intervene lovingly but firmly and hold Jacob accountable for his vicious speech. Together, they explored ways to help Jacob understand projection and develop self-awareness. Dr. Ryce encouraged Susan to use resources like the “Why Is This Happening to Me Again?” video and propose a structured assignment where Jacob would write a report on the material, possibly in exchange for a small payment—not as a bribe but as a formal task with clear expectations.

Susan reflected on her fear of confronting Jacob due to his emotionally abusive behavior, but with Dr. Ryce’s guidance, she began to consider how to approach him from a place of love and strength. The conversation ended with Dr. Ryce offering a mind-shifter affirmation: “Every family trauma that I have gone through and bought into in this family system is now resolvable through the acts of love that come from my being.” The show emphasized the ongoing nature of healing, the importance of releasing generational pain, and the power of forgiveness to restructure not only relationships but physical conditions and life circumstances.

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As soon as I believe I am done with something, that is a trap of the mind to avoid dealing with it. Process before the next wave of trauma and overwhelm.

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The July 17, 2023 episode of MindShifters Radio with Dr. Michael Ryce and Jeanie was an expansive and deeply insightful reflection on the ancient Aramaic understanding of forgiveness, the energetic structure of human physiology, and the contrast between living from the “mind of man” versus functioning from conscious, active, present love. Dr. Ryce began by sharing his personal experience during a StillPoint Breathing session, which opened a new level of awareness around how people misinterpret the word “forgiveness.” He emphasized that the modern cultural definition—letting others off the hook—is a distortion of the original Aramaic meaning. True forgiveness, he explained, is an internal process for collapsing perceptions based in hostility and fear, accessing and removing the energetic content behind them, and returning to love.

Dr. Ryce warned against accepting diluted interpretations of forgiveness like those taught in popular versions of Ho’oponopono, which often focus on externalized phrases such as “please forgive me” and “I’m sorry.” While he acknowledged that such expressions represent a higher level of conversation than rage and hatred, they remain trapped within what he called the “mind of man.” He contrasted this with what Yeshua described as the “kingdom of heaven,” or the Aramaic “community of love,” which can only be accessed when one functions directly from love rather than inherited perceptions. Dr. Ryce highlighted the energetic principle that real healing comes not from religious ideas or words, but from processing out stored energetic patterns—whether they manifest as disease, dysfunction, or fear-based thinking.

A powerful metaphor ran through the show involving carbon-based memory, which Dr. Ryce associated with the scriptural “mark of the beast”—the number 666, corresponding to the atomic structure of carbon (six protons, six neutrons, six electrons). He described carbon-based memory as a quantum computing system storing unresolved generational trauma, fear, and hostilities. These unconscious energies create false perceptions that hijack the mind during stress, generating reactions rooted in past trauma rather than present truth. The path of forgiveness collapses those false constructs and allows the “mind of Christ”—the mind connected directly to love—to function and heal.

Throughout the episode, Jeanie and Dr. Ryce fielded thoughtful and heartfelt calls. One caller described a sore throat emerging after emotional processing, and Jeanie validated this as a sign of a healing crisis—where increased vitality allows repressed content to surface physically for release. Another caller, Orba, shared a joyful update on her grandson Jacob, who had entered a loving and unexpectedly deep relationship. The conversation turned to how cultural conditioning leads people, especially young men, to view relationships through the lens of physicality, often missing the deeper experience of being-to-being connection. Dr. Ryce celebrated Jacob’s emotional maturity and reminded listeners that real relationship begins when people relate from being rather than ego or body identity.

The show emphasized that healing requires willingness, not perfection, and that those who confront their internal distortions open energetic pathways for healing—not just for themselves but for the collective. Dr. Ryce referenced Einstein’s insight that believing one is separate from others is an “optical delusion of consciousness,” adding that what we perceive as individual trauma is often a reflection of multigenerational energy patterns passed through our very DNA. When a person does the work of forgiveness, they begin to free themselves and also create space for others to heal more easily.

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Jeanie shared Arya seeing our kitchen flood as ‘everything is clean and shiny now’ – adore her innocent, bright side of life

Learned helplessness. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/learned-helplessness  example dog not going through doorway.

Five Spiritual Faculties include Reason, Will, Intuition, Imagination and True Enlightened Perception https://whyagain.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Five_Smooth_Stones.pdf

Living as Love is Better https://whyagain.org/living-as-love-is-better/

The July 18, 2023 episode of MindShifters Radio with Dr. Michael Ryce and Jeanie delved deeply into the emotional, psychological, and spiritual consequences of authoritarian religious conditioning, and how the ancient Aramaic tools of forgiveness offer a path back to love, truth, and authentic human experience. The episode began with a light moment between Jeanie and her granddaughter, who framed a kitchen flood as a blessing—an innocent but profound reminder of how perception shapes reality. Dr. Ryce tied this into the larger theme of undoing the mind of man, the inherited perceptual system built on fear, control, and pain, in order to reclaim access to the spiritual realm of conscious, active, present love.

A significant portion of the show was dedicated to a powerful call from Audrey, who courageously shared her personal history of being raised in a religious environment rooted in fear, shame, and punishment. Her core belief, instilled early on, was that God was going to punish her. She described this as feeling like a baby elephant trained not to move beyond the bounds of trauma. Dr. Ryce offered compassionate insight, explaining that such beliefs are not only mistaken but are the projections of those in denial of their own inner violence. He debunked the idea of a punishing God, explaining from an Aramaic perspective that the Creator is love—not a being that loves conditionally, but love itself—and that punishment and condemnation are human distortions projected onto the divine.

Dr. Ryce explained how denial creates projection: when people suppress their pain or guilt, they unconsciously project it onto others—including religious figures, parents, or even God. He described how the historical concept of hell evolved from a literal garbage dump outside Jerusalem called Gehenna, which became a symbolic threat used by religious authorities to instill fear. He affirmed that what Yeshua taught was not judgment, but salvation through the removal of internal emotional burdens. True discipline, he said, is rooted in teaching—not punishment—and the word “discipline” itself comes from “disciple,” meaning student, not slave.

Jeanie and Dr. Ryce also addressed the cultural epidemic of learned helplessness—how generations of trauma, often masked as discipline, suppress intuition, will, and imagination. They discussed how children, like a dog trained not to cross an invisible line, learn early to stay within limits imposed by abuse and fear. Dr. Ryce challenged the deeply ingrained myth that we are bad or broken, asserting instead that every human is created in and of love. The key is to reclaim the spiritual faculties of intuition and will, which have often been suppressed by dysfunctional authority systems.

Callers Celinda and Julia added heartfelt contributions. Celinda recalled her experience in religious circles where the goal was to “break the will” of children. She later realized how this echoed her own upbringing and stepped away from that model, affirming that love must be the guide in raising children. Julia shared how a blog post on Dr. Ryce’s website brought her to tears, tapping into ancestral pain she hadn’t consciously known. She expressed a desire to process long-held pain and confusion, particularly physical suffering, and Dr. Ryce encouraged her to commit to the forgiveness worksheet practice. He invited her to take on the challenge of completing five worksheets a day for forty days as a path to reclaiming her true identity and releasing the pain held in her body.

The episode emphasized again and again that forgiveness is not theoretical—it is a disciplined, daily practice that allows one to dismantle the lies of guilt, shame, and punishment handed down from generations of wounded ancestors. The ultimate message was clear: human life is love flowing through a cell, and the purpose of the work is to remove anything that blocks that flow. This is the life Yeshua came to make available—not doctrine or dogma, but the full, radiant experience of love.

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Romans 2:1 “Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judges: for wherein thou judges another, thou condemn thyself; for thou that judges does the same things.”

Many paths to reclaim human life. In Aramaic, satan is the resistor the one who misleads (inside you). Resisting being and staying in rage, attempting to justify it with a story on someone else. Trapped in satan.

Why Again Forgiveness 3-hour FREE workshop https://whyagain.org/free-3-hour-why-is-this-happening-to-me-again/

Power Point https://whyagain.org/powerpoints-explain-2/

In the July 19, 2023 episode of MindShifters Radio, hosted by Jeanie and Dr. Michael Ryce, the discussion centered around deep spiritual principles, generational healing, and practical applications of forgiveness and love as a state of being. The show opened with updates about upcoming events, including the Global Online Book Club’s sessions on A Course in Miracles and the availability of free resources like the three-hour “Why Is This Happening to Me Again?” workshop. Jeanie highlighted a powerful testimonial from a participant named Terry, who shared his transformative experience of handling anger by pausing and using tools from the work.

Dr. Michael Ryce joined the show and expressed gratitude for the team’s efforts in maintaining their expansive website and organizing intensive workshops. He described the previous weekend’s MindShifters and StillPoint Breathing workshop as “miraculous,” noting how deeply it moved energy within him, leading to a profound healing crisis. He emphasized that some of the shifts were not fully cognitive but deeply physiological, marking the potency of the breathwork.

The central reading was from a chapter titled “The Path of Unconditional Happiness,” which they reframed as “The Path of Being Loved.” They clarified that what society often defines as happiness is merely dopamine-induced satisfaction from goal achievement. Instead, they encouraged listeners to pursue joy—the natural state of a being consciously aware of love’s presence. Referencing the teachings of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Ryce noted that “joy is the infallible sign of the awareness of the presence of love.” He added that true transformation requires bringing this state into our physiology, rather than chasing fleeting happiness.

A key insight was that joy and love are always present, but they can be obscured by the mind’s hostilities and fears. Through intentional forgiveness, which means collapsing goals and dissolving perceptions that generate pain, one reconnects with love. Ryce emphasized the physiological benefits of this practice, saying that living as the presence of love can lead to the disappearance of symptoms and disease.

Jeanie shared a vivid example involving her granddaughter Aria and a piece of decaying wood filled with ants to explain disconnection from source energy. They likened physical decay to the spiritual decay that happens when we disconnect from love, highlighting that all healing requires returning to that source. This metaphor was extended into a conversation about how infections and diseases are essentially the body’s way of trying to return unvital parts back to the Earth.

A deeper conversation emerged about how we are responsible for undoing all the thought disorders and unresolved trauma in our bloodline. Ryce cited Aramaic teachings to affirm that death is a result of disconnection from love, stating that death is not inevitable but voluntary—a consequence of energetic misalignment. He stressed that forgiveness is not simply overlooking or denying wrongs, but a tool for transmuting those energetic patterns. To forgive is to cancel goals, access unresolved energies, and allow love to dissolve them.

The call-in portion featured a guest named Yimuna from Hawaii who courageously shared her struggles with generational patterns and feelings of being overwhelmed by the task of healing. Dr. Ryce acknowledged the immensity of the journey, explaining that each of us carries the unresolved content of billions of ancestors in our genes, and that becoming aware of this is itself a monumental breakthrough. He reassured her that the healing path, while demanding, is also filled with breakthroughs, joy, and vitality.

They closed with encouragement to embrace the path of being as a full-time commitment. Jeanie and Ryce emphasized that remaining open to love regardless of circumstance is not only a spiritual practice but also a healing one that reshapes our bodies, minds, and relationships. The show ended with links to resources including a forgiveness worksheet app and recordings of previous teachings, affirming that each listener is supported in their journey toward awakening.

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ACIM today “What is the World?” https://whyagain.org/global-online-book-club-acim/

Jeanie began Chapter 16 “The Spiritual Path of Nonresistance” from Michael Singer’s book “The Untethered Soul”

“Getting the Stress You Need” there are stresses you need, thirst, hunger. Every behavior happens as a result of stress, thus a goal. Cancel the goal to relieve your stress and drop into the footprint of what keeps you from achieving your goal.

Difference in willpower (to try to force it) and Will (which is a faculty of Spiritual Being).  Also, see FIVE SMOOTH STONES and five things HUMAN WILL can do (PDF format) and then listen to an excerpt from July 13, 2020 (MP3) explaining difference in Will and willpower. The mind is managed through indirection, give it a goal and it will draw on its resources. If you don’t manage your goals then your mind is managing you.  Mind Goal Management https://whyagain.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/MindGoalManagement_rev2017.pdf

You cannot do any action with just your Will, you have to frame a goal, select it for immediate attention and set the goal – then you do a behavior to fulfill that goal. The distance between the way it is and the way I want it to be is the level of stress. You are in charge of the way you want it to be (the goal) not always the way it is (actuality).

Caller Terry, seems too simple to cancel a goal. But it takes practice and it works. His MindShifter is pulling up thoughts and in some form his goals, like when he says this won’t work. He did an exercise, laid his pen down and then thought I am going to pick it up and then he said to himself ‘no cancel the goal to pick it up’ and he didn’t pick it up. (Note added Terry’s testimonial under https://whyagain.org/testimonials/ listen to the MP3) A MindShifter is to surface the hidden thoughts and bring to awareness the thoughts, then do a wake-up sheet around the thought, feeling, emotion. “It is safe and healing for integrity to show up in my business world and in my workers.”

MINDSHIFTERS List- Pick two numbers 1-3 and 1-13 – there are three sections with 13 statements per section (JPEG format) the number you pick is the MindShifter to work with.

In the July 20, 2023 episode of MindShifters Radio, Dr. Michael Ryce and Jeanie continued their profound exploration into spiritual healing and inner transformation, focusing specifically on Chapter 16 of The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer, titled “The Spiritual Path of Non-Resistance.” The show opened with a question from a listener about navigating archives and accessing specific show segments. Dr. Ryce clarified how platforms like iHeartRadio and the show’s website offer access to thousands of archived episodes with tools for easy navigation. He also extended an invitation to the Course in Miracles Zoom class later that day, where they would be covering the lesson titled “What is the World?”, emphasizing its deep importance and common misinterpretation.

The heart of the broadcast centered on the concept of resistance and the role of will in our spiritual and emotional development. Jeanie began by reading from The Untethered Soul, which taught that resistance to life’s events—whether mental, emotional, or physical—generates stress and tension. Ryce expanded on this by introducing the idea that resistance is rooted in our goals. He explained that every goal we set inherently creates stress, but not all stress is bad. Some forms of stress, like thirst or cold, are necessary for survival. The problem arises when our goals activate unresolved emotional energy, like rage or fear, that distorts our perceptions.

Ryce illustrated how canceling a goal doesn’t mean giving it up forever—it’s a tool used to collapse the perception generated by that goal and access the deeper, often unconscious emotional patterns driving our responses. This is the core of true forgiveness. Drawing from Aramaic teachings, he emphasized that forgiveness is not about letting others off the hook but about removing the unconscious data we project onto them, so we can heal. Canceling a goal allows our perception to collapse into the original energetic source, granting us access to trauma stored in our unconscious or even our genetic memory, where true healing can begin.

The discussion deepened into the distinction between authentic spiritual faculties and their egoic imitations. Ryce clarified the difference between spiritual will and egoic willpower, emphasizing that true will is not about forcing outcomes but directing the mind indirectly through goals. He outlined that the mind functions as a goal-driven evidential device, producing perceptions based on stored beliefs and selecting information to match our internal expectations. He encouraged the use of tools like the Mind Goal Management Sheet to help listeners consciously set or cancel goals and thereby manage their own minds.

A powerful metaphor was introduced to help listeners understand canceling goals. Ryce invited them to imagine reaching for a red rubber ball, then suddenly canceling the goal mid-reach. The arm naturally stops moving. This, he explained, is the simplicity of canceling a goal—and while it may seem too easy for the intellect to accept, it is profound in its ability to dissolve harmful emotional content. He and Jeanie emphasized that although the mind often wants complex answers, truth and healing can be found in simplicity and repetition.

Listener Terry called in to express how canceling goals initially seemed too simple for his mind to accept. He shared how years of practicing the tools, particularly mind shifters, have helped him uncover hidden beliefs and reactions, and that canceling goals now feels more intuitive and effective. Terry and Ryce discussed how mind shifters surface unconscious thoughts, many of which are tied to unrecognized goals, making them ideal candidates for forgiveness work. Ryce elaborated that through consistent mind shifter writing and reviewing, listeners can gain powerful insights into their unconscious programming.

The episode closed with encouragement for listeners to choose two numbers to receive a random mind shifter from a provided list and apply the writing process as a tool for awakening. Ryce affirmed that forgiveness is the most critical and transformative tool available, and that canceling goals gives us a gateway into our own hidden emotional constructs. With regular use of mind shifters, worksheets, and goal cancellation, each individual can reclaim their mind, clean up generational trauma, and step into the active presence of love.

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michael read #5 from each section (we have 18 sections, this Ever Expanding MindShifters List is part of the Membership)

In the July 21, 2023 episode of MindShifters Radio, hosted by Jeanie and Dr. Michael Ryce, the broadcast centered on the deep energetic dynamics behind suffering, forgiveness, and healing. The show opened with follow-up comments from a listener, Audrey, who had previously encountered difficulty navigating archived shows. Jeanie helped her resolve the issue and offered encouragement, while Dr. Ryce welcomed her warmly, appreciating her dedication to inner work. Audrey shared that after a challenging morning and support from Dr. Tim Hayes, she realized she was holding a hidden belief that God punishes humanity for environmental harm. This revelation surfaced from her worksheet process and echoed deep-seated generational trauma rooted in religious conditioning and childhood abuse. Ryce acknowledged this powerful insight, explaining that punishment is not a divine attribute but rather a self-inflicted result of holding energy “off the mark,” referencing the Aramaic definition of sin.

Dr. Ryce expanded on this concept by affirming that what has often been mischaracterized as “God’s punishment” is actually the body’s and mind’s reaction to internally stored energies. He emphasized that all punishment is self-punishment, and that true healing occurs when we bring painful, unconscious energies into conscious awareness in the presence of love. He quoted A Course in Miracles, which states that “millions yet unborn will benefit from the work you do,” emphasizing that every individual act of healing uplifts the collective. This idea was supported by real-world examples of simultaneous patents being filed in multiple countries—evidence, Ryce explained, that when an energy enters the world, it resonates globally.

The discussion turned to the use of mind shifters, a foundational tool in their teaching. Listeners were encouraged to choose two numbers to receive a personalized mind shifter. Audrey chose the numbers three and seven, and her mind shifter turned out to be “My relationship with [blank] gives me opportunities to heal my guilt,” which she intuitively connected to her relationship with God. This revealed that despite her intellectual understanding that God is love, she was still emotionally influenced by childhood beliefs of divine punishment. Ryce clarified that these beliefs live not in the conscious mind, but in the “heart,” or unconscious mind, and must be accessed and dissolved through tools like mind shifters and forgiveness work.

Jeanie and Dr. Ryce then elaborated on how to use mind shifters: write the chosen mind shifter on the left side of a paper, then free-write all emotional, mental, and physical reactions on the right. This process uses resonance to surface unconscious blocks, allowing them to be brought into the light of love and healed. Ryce explained the “file folder effect,” showing how the mind associates ideas—such as linking guilt to a color or object—reinforcing belief systems unknowingly. The repetition of emotionally charged patterns solidifies them in memory, but once the resonance is disrupted by bringing the issue into conscious awareness, healing begins.

The broadcast also touched on energy science and spiritual physics, including the example of Marcel Vogel, an IBM scientist who demonstrated how thoughts produce measurable energy fields. Ryce emphasized that energy held within the body—especially emotional pain—radiates into the world and attracts similar resonance in others. This energetic broadcast determines much of our experience, which is why forgiveness and breathing techniques, such as StillPoint Breathing, are essential to access and release what lies in the unconscious mind.

As the show neared its end, a listener named Jamuna asked how to bring love into presence to transmute pain. Ryce explained that two things must occur for healing: love must be consciously active, and the veil between the unconscious and conscious mind must open. This happens through breath and forgiveness. He shared a story from a Heartland intensive where one participant experienced spontaneous physical healing when those two conditions were met, reinforcing the transformative power of this work. The show closed with an invitation to continue this deep inquiry on the following Monday’s episode.

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Throughout the show, Ryce offered examples of how resonance works in the mind, including the “file folder effect,” where seemingly unrelated experiences become mentally and energetically linked. Using humorous but insightful examples like “purple alligator,” he showed how even silly or unrelated concepts can form lasting associations. He used this to illustrate how early trauma can get unknowingly linked to words, colors, or experiences, and why mind shifters are so effective at helping surface and dissolve those connections.

The show also featured a detailed overview of the 18 themed mind shifter lists used in the MindShifters and StillPoint Breathing Club. Topics include healing generational trauma, overcoming ego, healing the issues in one’s tissues, and understanding how energetic resonance shapes our realities. Ryce emphasized that every thought we hold becomes a frequency that either locks us into suffering or opens us to healing. He referenced the work of IBM scientist Marcel Vogel, who demonstrated the physical energy wave of thought using specialized equipment. This, Ryce explained, affirms that when we hold energy—especially pain—it radiates outward and attracts like frequencies.

The episode concluded with a caller named Jamuna asking how to actually bring the presence of love to transmute suffering. Dr. Ryce explained that two things are necessary for true healing: love must be conscious and active in the space, and the barrier between the unconscious and conscious mind must open. This opening happens through breath and forgiveness. He shared a story from Heartland where one participant experienced instantaneous healing when these two conditions were met. He reiterated that this is not theory—it’s measurable, practical, and transformative. The show ended with encouragement for Jamuna to continue the conversation on a future episode and for all listeners to deepen their use of the tools.

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In the July 25, 2023 episode of MindShifters Radio, Dr. Michael Ryce and Jeanie hosted an expansive and deeply personal conversation that revolved around awakening, healing intergenerational trauma, and reclaiming true human nature. The show began with Jeanie announcing updates about the MindShifters Book Club and A Course in Miracles sessions, highlighting the growing community engaging in self-study and StillPoint Breathing work. Dr. Ryce joined with news of powerful feedback from people engaged in the Codependence to Interdependence Intensive, noting how decades-old patterns are surfacing and dissolving for participants who are reclaiming their true being.

A central theme was the concept of recovery—not from disease, as often described in 12-step programs—but of recovering the original, natural state of our humanity. Ryce emphasized that true healing involves removing fear, guilt, hostility, and trauma from our physiology, allowing us to simply experience life without reactive distortions. He shared a charming anecdote about a young girl on America’s Got Talent who, after a setback, came back out and calmly said, “Well, that just happened,” illustrating the importance of observing events without emotional reactivity.

The conversation deepened when a longtime listener, Susan, called in to discuss her discovery of Australian biologist Jeremy Griffith. She described Griffith’s theory that humanity is fundamentally innocent, but has become lost in a conflict between instinct and intellect. His book, Freedom: The End of the Human Condition, posits that humans are essentially meant to be loving beings, as demonstrated by bonobo chimpanzees, but have forgotten their true nature. Susan was impressed with his articulation of the problem but noted that he lacked the practical tools to guide people toward healing—a gap she felt Dr. Ryce’s work could fill. Ryce agreed and expressed interest in connecting with Griffith, especially as his work aligns with the core teachings of MindShifters Radio: that hostility and fear are non-human states and that we must return to living as the presence of love.

Susan also shared personal stories about her family, including her son and grandson, both of whom are navigating emotional challenges. Dr. Ryce provided compassionate insights, reminding her that each person is a creator and that the energy we carry not only shapes our lives but also sends signals that attract resonant experiences. He crafted a mind shifter for her grandson, who had been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive tendencies: “Every thought that comes to me blesses me with the opportunity to upgrade from disorder to blessing.” This tool, he explained, helps shift the narrative away from victimhood and into conscious creation. He encouraged her to view diagnosis labels with caution, noting that “diagnosis” literally means “two who do not know,” and invited her to introduce new mind energy into her grandson’s belief system.

The conversation also explored how forgiveness lowers the amplitude of toxic thought patterns until they weaken or disappear entirely, leaving space for love and creativity. Ryce shared how he once declined a publishing offer from Warner Books—even at the peak of their interest—based on divine guidance. He had seen a vision that if the work gained too much attention too soon, it would be destroyed. Instead, he trusted that spreading it organically, like a thin layer of truth encircling the globe, would be more enduring and effective.

To close the show, Ryce read a pivotal passage from A Course in Miracles on transcending language and symbols to communicate the truth of our shared identity as love. He reminded Susan and listeners that teaching the unreality of darkness through meaningful communication is itself an act of healing. The conversation highlighted the importance of trusting inner guidance, offering support to others without forcing it, and living with conscious intention. Through laughter, honesty, and vulnerability, the episode served as a rich example of community, spiritual insight, and the transformative power of living as the presence of love.

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Dr. Ryce interrupted early in the reading to challenge the premise. He explained that according to Aramaic teachings and his own spiritual insights, death is not an absolute truth, but a culturally induced belief based in erroneous mind energy. Drawing on both physics and Aramaic understanding, he asserted that energy is eternal, and if we are beings of energy—specifically love—then we too are eternal. Ryce contended that death is the result of living off the mark, which in Aramaic is the original definition of “sin.” Energetic distortions like fear, guilt, hostility, and trauma degrade tissues over time and lead to death, but this is not inevitable. If those energies are forgiven and cleared, the degradation stops.

This understanding, he said, opens the door to life more abundantly, the true purpose of Yeshua’s teachings. Rather than learning from death, Ryce urged listeners to learn from life—to affirm their eternal nature and to engage in the forgiveness of all non-love energies passed down generationally. He warned against accepting cultural norms, like describing a child as a certain number of years “old,” which subtly reinforces the mind energy of aging and death. He recounted writing “eternal” as his age on a medical form, illustrating his personal commitment to refusing the death-based programming of modern society.

As Jeanie continued reading Singer’s chapter, Dr. Ryce regularly interjected to reframe the ideas. Where Singer advised contemplating death to live more fully, Ryce offered an alternative: embrace life and let it teach you how to be fully present. He maintained that what Singer described as death’s teachings could just as powerfully be sourced from the breath of life—the divine force that animates us. Referencing both A Course in Miracles and Aramaic scripture, Ryce reiterated that the purpose of forgiveness is to remove every block to the awareness of love’s presence, including the belief in mortality.

The episode concluded with calls from listeners who appreciated the contrast between Singer’s cultural conditioning and Ryce’s life-affirming reinterpretation. One caller noted how difficult it became to keep listening to the death-centered language in Singer’s writing once Ryce introduced the idea that death is an invention, not a necessity. Ryce underscored this point with humor and clarity, emphasizing that we are here to recover life—not just cope with loss. He offered a new mind shifter: to stand in willingness to face and forgive every death-dealing energy in oneself and one’s bloodline. In this way, he argued, we don’t have to wait for the end to live fully—we reclaim our natural state as love, and we can begin now.

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The central idea of the show was that true peace and power are found not in extremes but in the middle way—what the Tao Te Ching calls the balanced center of all things. Singer used metaphors like pendulums, diet, weather, and relationships to illustrate how excessive swings to either polarity drain energy and create suffering. Dr. Ryce took this concept further by explaining that energetic imbalances in the body-mind—especially those tied to hostility and fear—are the root causes of dysfunction and even death. When people live from reaction or preference rather than centered awareness, they get stuck in repetitive cycles of reactivity and self-sabotage.

Ryce emphasized that the forgiveness process, as taught in first-century Aramaic by Yeshua, offers the way out. When one recognizes that the mind’s perceptions—especially of others—are generated from unresolved pain within, it becomes possible to collapse those pictures, access the root energetic patterns, and heal them through the active presence of love. The example of a floating rock image that only made sense once turned upside down was used as a metaphor for perception. Just as the image became clear when viewed from a new angle, so too can life’s most confusing patterns become understandable when forgiveness shifts perception and reveals what lies beneath.

The idea of the Tao was also likened to the feminine guiding force described in Aramaic as Rukha d’Koodsha, which leads the being when one surrenders the ego’s control. Ryce noted that this inner guidance, when followed consistently, keeps the individual aligned in the present, rather than bouncing between past traumas and future fears. Jeanie and Dr. Ryce agreed that the work of healing is about restoring balance—not by fighting the extremes, but by allowing the pendulum to settle naturally through conscious non-engagement with imbalanced patterns.

Later in the show, a listener named Terry called in and discussed how he was helping others apply the teachings. He asked about verbal links, which Ryce described as a way to rewire the mind’s automatic decision system by associating harmful patterns with new, conscious responses. For instance, someone who links “bad checks” to getting what they want can change the pattern by writing a new association such as “bad checks = jail,” effectively overriding the brain’s faulty programming. Ryce encouraged Terry to share this and other tools through starting a local support group, just as he and Jeanie had done for years in Tennessee and elsewhere.

The conversation ended with encouragement to live consciously, avoiding extremes, and returning to the balanced state of love. Ryce urged listeners to become aware of the energetic toll of imbalanced living and to reclaim their life force through forgiveness and the choice to remain present. The show offered both practical tools and deep spiritual insight, reinforcing the recurring message that healing, joy, and vitality arise from balance, presence, and the willingness to remove anything unlike love.

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Pages 33 – 35 of ACIM big blue book – taking responsibility for any upset, offense, anger, fear, etc. and availability to dismantle it.

In the July 28, 2023 episode of MindShifters Radio, Dr. Michael Ryce and Jeanie focused on the depth and transformational power of the StillPoint Breathing process and how it relates to accessing and healing unconscious material stored within the body. The show began with Jeanie encouraging listeners to keep using the forgiveness tools and the mobile app, noting that people were reporting significant breakthroughs, particularly through one-on-one sessions and breathing intensives. Dr. Ryce shared that, for the first time in over two decades, he had conducted a private breathing session and found it incredibly rewarding and effective—even over the internet.

He explained how StillPoint Breathing works by opening the veil between the subconscious and unconscious mind, referencing ancient Aramaic teachings that the veil of the temple must be “rent in twain”—not as a religious curtain, but as a metaphor for the barrier between levels of mind. Ryce asserted that the unconscious mind is not natural but created through denial. When people blame external circumstances for internal pain, they suppress the real source, creating unconscious content. Through intentional breathing, this veil is lifted, allowing deeply buried energy to surface and be healed.

The body was described as an energy system in which each cell stores memory holographically, even including data from the egg and sperm that formed the body. Ryce emphasized that the mind is not the source of perception—it is more like a carbon-based computer that replays resonant information until something intervenes. He illustrated this with the radio analogy, where the tuner receives countless frequencies, but only one is being played consciously. Similarly, we may only be aware of one pattern, while many others remain dormant until triggered.

The discussion included how denial blocks the access to these stored energies. Ryce explained that when we blame others or externalize our pain, we disown the inner content. In Aramaic understanding, the “heart” symbolizes the unconscious, and it’s where “the issues in life” arise. Through StillPoint Breathing, the breath becomes the mechanism to pierce this veil, access hidden energies, and invite healing by returning those energies to the presence of love.

The episode featured a live worksheet process with a caller named Julie, who courageously walked through step-by-step guidance with Dr. Ryce. She began with physical pain and, through the process, uncovered underlying emotions such as grief, helplessness, and fear. Ryce emphasized that every emotion is a signal—an alert that a thought is out of alignment with love. These signals are caused by neuropeptides, chemical messengers that are formed from thought energy and attach to cells, altering their state and eventually affecting tissue and even DNA over time. He explained that the emotion itself is not the problem, but rather an invitation to forgive and remove the thought that created it.

The process revealed that emotions and thoughts are two sides of the same coin, with thoughts causing emotions and those emotions alerting us to disintegrative energy within the system. Ryce used Aramaic insights, Einstein’s observations about energy and matter, and modern cell biology to support his assertion that healing is not only possible—it’s inevitable with proper tools and commitment. He encouraged Julie and other listeners to do a separate worksheet for each thought and emotion to dismantle the full energetic complex behind the physical pain.

By the end of the episode, Julie was clearly energized by the clarity and depth of understanding she gained. The show closed with an invitation to all listeners to begin or continue the journey of conscious healing through the integrated use of forgiveness worksheets, mind shifters, and StillPoint Breathing, and to consider joining the monthly MindShifters and StillPoint Breathing Club or scheduling private sessions.

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When Julia joined, Ryce and Jeanie resumed guiding her through the forgiveness worksheet, picking up where they left off. Julia had been experiencing withdrawal symptoms from giving up coffee, but was determined to continue the healing work. She shared a vivid dream involving a kitten nearly drowning in a pool, which Ryce interpreted as a symbolic message of spiritual immersion and healing, possibly related to her deeper self. Together, they reviewed step one of the worksheet and began unpacking step two and beyond, discussing how feelings, thoughts, and physical pain are linked through energy. Julia asked how to differentiate between thoughts and feelings, and Ryce clarified that emotions are physical sensations that result from thoughts. The body registers neuropeptides—chemical messengers formed by thought energy—which land on cells and trigger emotional experiences. This makes emotions valuable signals that reveal internal distortions.

The teaching emphasized that healing comes not from suppressing these signals, but from recognizing and forgiving the underlying thoughts causing them. Ryce also stressed the importance of choosing constructive goals and stated that stating what we don’t want—such as “I don’t want to be in pain”—actually reinforces the undesired energy. Instead, one must articulate goals that point toward wellness, such as “I want to feel vitality and joy in my body.” Julia was guided in identifying one such goal and associating it with her pain, understanding how her perception is formed by unconscious goals and thought energy. They concluded with the invitation to hold the presence of active love—through memory, visualization, or meditation—since only love can dissolve the neurochemical roots of pain.

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