Radio Show Archive – May 2025

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Tim transitioned into a detailed exploration of the concept of boundaries, defining them not as rigid walls or punishments, but as everything one says and does that teaches others what is acceptable. He clarified that boundaries are not just declared verbally; they are consistently reinforced by behavior. When someone stays in a situation they label as unacceptable but do not act accordingly, they inadvertently teach others that the behavior is indeed tolerable. He illustrated this with the story of a woman who stood up to her boss’s public mistreatment—not by yelling or retaliating, but by calmly refusing to comply while being disrespected, and later receiving an apology. The core message was that consistent alignment between words and actions is what truly establishes boundaries.

From there, Dr. Hayes wove in teachings from the book A Walk in the Physical by Christian Sundberg, exploring the difference between intellectual knowledge and spiritual awareness. He highlighted the necessity of turning inward for truth rather than seeking it in external forms or ideas. He underscored how all form and perception exists only within one’s awareness, and thus true spirituality is not about belief systems but about dwelling in what is real—awareness itself. He referenced metaphors from Guy Finley and Michael Ryce, comparing our beliefs to filters that collapse the infinite possibilities of the quantum field, shaping our experience based on resonance with love or fear.

Hayes emphasized the illusion that emotions are caused by external circumstances. Instead, he explained, emotional responses are generated by the meanings we assign to events. For instance, a parent may feel anger not because a child disobeyed but because of the meaning the parent places on that disobedience (e.g., “they’re disrespecting me”). This misunderstanding arises from confusing correlation with causation. He challenged listeners to open to the idea that uncomfortable emotions point to internal misinterpretations rather than external causes, inviting a deeper responsibility for one’s own responses.

He concluded with reflections on meditation as a gateway to what is truly real—awareness itself. Drawing on the teachings of The Way of Mastery, he described the profound moment before thought arises, when direct experience can occur. This moment, he suggested, holds the key to authentic spiritual growth, far beyond what the intellect can grasp. Spirituality, he asserted, is not belief but presence, and truth must be discovered beyond the intellect, through direct experience, openness, and surrender to the present moment.

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2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce opened the show by celebrating the nourishing rain and moved quickly into a rich discussion about advancing one’s understanding of Aramaic forgiveness technology. He was joined by Joe Bryson and later attempted to connect with Michelle in Mexico, whose technical difficulties became a recurring background theme. The episode centered around deepening awareness of perception versus knowledge, the impact of carbon-based memory, and the difference between the false self and the true self rooted in love.

Joe shared a powerful experience involving a grounding mat that led to a peaceful, vibrating sensation in his body. This segued into Ryce’s explanation of grounding and how the body’s connection to the earth can rebalance electromagnetic fields. They then explored A Course in Miracles distinctions between perception and knowledge, emphasizing that perception is based on stored past information and not true knowledge. Ryce elaborated using metaphors such as a computer and the story of David and Goliath, framing “Goliath” as the ego and “David” as the quiet inner voice guided by five developed spiritual faculties.

The dialogue illuminated how ancient parables—including those attributed to Yeshua—symbolize the collapse of egoic structures (the “false self”) through practices like forgiveness. Ryce described the false self as an addiction fed by carbon-based memory and power person dynamics—mental constructs formed through childhood intimidation and trauma. He stressed that true healing comes when forgiveness collapses those constructs, providing metaphorical “manure” that fertilizes the growth of the true self. Joe contributed the insight that each act of forgiveness creates compost for the soul to blossom.

The conversation turned to cymatics, the science of how sound organizes matter, which Ryce used as a metaphor for how vibration and sound (especially from the voice box) play a role in spiritual realignment. They discussed the role of quiet time, stillness, and personal resonance with love to realign the body’s “antenna” for receiving divine instruction. Ryce described the “Quantum StillPoint” as a transformative process where the addicted mind lets go even briefly, allowing the true self to emerge.

Later, a caller named Cammie joined to discuss her return to the work after years away. She described profound shifts in her internal goals and perceptions, especially following a recent Quantum StillPoint session. Her focus had shifted from being heard to truly listening—a sign, Ryce noted, of maturity and compassion. Cammie acknowledged that although she still felt the pull of old wounds (like the need to be heard), she no longer felt controlled by them. They explored how such shifts point to the collapse of addictive ego patterns and the surfacing of compassion, which both Christianity and Buddhism hold as central qualities of the soul.

The show concluded with Ryce affirming that while intellectual understanding is useful, it is the direct experience of love, often beyond words, that matters most. The “addiction” to the false self is weakened through forgiveness, and as more people engage in this work, the energy becomes more available to humanity at large. The episode offered a compelling blend of spiritual insight, personal testimony, and practical metaphysics, all aimed at cultivating a life aligned with love rather than past trauma.

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Throughout the show, Tim revisits the book A Walk in the Physical by Christian Sundberg, highlighting essays that stress the spiritual principle that we cannot ultimately fail. One central message is that although we often make fear-based choices, the divine structure of life ensures that we are always being guided toward love and growth. This assurance is likened to spiritual “gravity”—no matter how messy life gets, the pull toward healing and love continues. This idea echoes the timeless truth: “God’s plan cannot fail.” Tim underscores the empowering notion that even amidst seeming destruction or chaos, the universe always transforms those moments into opportunities for deeper creation and connection.

Tim shares how near-death experiencers often describe life as being in perfect order—not because all is peaceful, but because everything, even suffering, is part of a larger plan of soul growth. He draws on spiritual teachings that invite us to interpret difficulty not as failure but as a necessary step in our soul’s journey. He also encourages listeners to use tools like the worksheet process to dismantle false perceptions and judgments that obstruct awareness of our true identity, which he describes as infinite, eternal, and an extension of divine love.

In the second half of the hour, the discussion turns toward the experience of divine love and the struggle many face in accessing it. Callers share reflections on their desire to feel the love that spiritual teachings describe, but also their doubt and resistance. Tim responds compassionately, highlighting the importance of removing inner blocks—judgments, false beliefs, and unresolved past pain—instead of trying to fabricate or earn divine love. He emphasizes that this love is already present and accessible to all once the obstacles are cleared.

Tim makes a distinction between intellectual understanding and direct experience. He stresses that truth is not something to be grasped logically but something to be remembered by turning inward, becoming aware of falsehoods, and surrendering illusions. Referencing teachings from The Way of Mastery, he urges listeners to stop identifying with their thoughts or cultural labels and instead claim their true identity as radiant beings of love. The real work, he says, is not to create love but to uncover it by dissolving everything that obscures it.

The hour concludes with an announcement that beginning the following Monday, the first hour of MindShifters Radio will transition from the Needle platform to Zoom for greater accessibility and reliability, with full information available on the MindShiftersAcademy.org website.

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2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce dives deep into the core mechanisms by which our minds generate false realities rooted in pain, trauma, and denial. He begins by explaining that much of what we perceive as coming from “outside” is actually generated from within. When we find ourselves in recurring painful situations with different people, the common denominator is us, not them. Drawing from ancient wisdom, particularly the teachings of Yeshua, Ryce reframes the “heart” as the unconscious—where unresolved pain resides and silently dictates the experiences we repeatedly face.

Ryce asserts that most people are unknowingly projecting inner unresolved pain outward, turning it into blame-filled images of others, believing that others are the cause of their suffering. True forgiveness, he emphasizes, is not about letting others off the hook as the Greeks taught; it is a profound internal process that collapses these false images, granting us access to our unconscious material. Once these projections are dismantled, individuals can begin the arduous but vital task of healing their own pain rather than staying stuck in generational cycles of denial and victimhood.

He goes on to explore the concept of the false self, which is created under the influence of early power person dynamics—those formative relationships where we were pressured to meet the needs of those with more power than us, often at the cost of our own authentic selves. This results in a sense of self built on feelings of unworthiness, rage, and trauma. Yeshua’s phrase, “in order to live, you must die,” is interpreted by Ryce as the necessary death of this false self to make room for the being of love we truly are.

Ryce methodically outlines 15 “pseudo solutions” that the false self clings to in order to survive, such as striving to be right, controlling others, leaving relationships, or staying unconscious. These behaviors do not solve the inner conflict—they perpetuate it. Real healing, he insists, is about facing and dismantling these false coping mechanisms and returning to our true nature as love. This, however, is not an easy or feel-good process—it is deep and generational work.

The conversation turns to the physiology of this healing. Emotional energy, when stored in tissues and denied, creates dis-ease. Ryce uses the analogy of a computer storing corrupt data to explain how unprocessed emotions degrade our cellular functioning. He also references scientific work such as Marcel Vogel’s demonstration of thought-generated energy waves, reinforcing that thoughts have real energetic consequences.

Toward the end of the show, Ryce explains the difference between the subconscious and unconscious mind. While the subconscious holds accessible data, the unconscious stores the pain and memories we don’t want to feel—often locked away through breath-holding and denial. These hidden dynamics then direct our lives until we bring them into conscious awareness, echoing Carl Jung’s insight: “Until the unconscious becomes conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”

Ultimately, Ryce calls for a surrender of all blame-based, codependent thinking and a return to being. The goal of this work, he emphasizes, is to uncover and dissolve everything within us that is not love, so that we can live fully as the active, conscious presence of love. Healing, he reminds listeners, is not about doing more—it is about being who we were always meant to be.

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1^st hour hosted by Tim Hayes, the discussion centered around the foundational tools of emotional and spiritual self-healing offered by Dr. Michael and Jeanie Ryce, particularly through the Reality Management Worksheet. Tim encouraged listeners to access these free tools via the whyagain.org website and mobile app, highlighting their effectiveness in transforming negative emotional experiences into opportunities for healing and deeper self-awareness. He emphasized that these tools function as a personal guidance system, helping users align with their true loving nature.

Tim then transitioned into reading from A Walk in the Physical by Christian Sundberg, focusing on essays that explore the essence of human existence and identity. The readings challenged conventional notions of identity by stating that we are not fundamentally human beings but rather immortal consciousness experiencing human form. These essays encouraged listeners to move beyond societal roles and labels, and instead recognize themselves as inherently whole, beautiful, and creative beings. Concepts like beingness, lack, and unity were explored through metaphors and spiritual reflections, echoing teachings similar to those Dr. Ryce has shared for decades.

Throughout the show, Tim emphasized the value of tools like the sentence completion exercise, reality wake-up sheets, and mind shifters to unearth and transform unconscious beliefs that block self-awareness and healing. A powerful testimony came from a caller named Susan, who shared her journey using the sentence completion exercise. Her resistance to forgiving her sister shifted as she realized her anger masked deeper grief and survival-based alignment with an abusive parent. This insight not only transformed her emotional state but led to tangible acts of service for her sister, demonstrating healing in action.

The episode reinforced the idea that the root of emotional pain often lies in comparison, misperception, or avoidance of inner truth. Listeners were invited to challenge any thought or belief that evokes tension or suffering, recognizing that such internal responses often indicate falsehoods. Tim encouraged the audience to stay curious, breathe into discomfort, and seek a deeper experience of love by releasing limiting beliefs and embracing the truth of their being.

The episode concluded with affirmations that we are made of love, we come from love, and everything else is false. Updates on Jeanie Ryce’s health following her recent surgery were also shared, noting her successful recovery. Listeners were invited to return the following day for continued exploration and support in awakening to their true nature.

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2nd Hour is pre-recorded on Podbean app from ACIM “The Name of God Is My Inheritance Pt 1”  Prayers appreciated as Jeanie has surgery today.

Part 1, In this powerful session based on A Course in Miracles Lesson 184, titled “The Name of God is My Inheritance,” Michael Ryce leads an exploration into the nature of perception, symbols, forgiveness, and the true essence of being. Beginning with Jeanie Ryce’s opening exercise, participants reflected on the pure essence of a newborn—qualities like peace, love, and joy. In contrast, when asked about emotions behind regrettable actions, people universally named feelings like anger, shame, and fear, highlighting how far our cultural programming deviates from our original essence. Ryce emphasized that when we function outside of love, our minds use “corrupt data” to generate the world we see, creating misperceptions based on generational programming rather than reality.

He explained that what we commonly understand as forgiveness is actually a misunderstanding taught by the culture; true forgiveness, according to both A Course in Miracles and ancient Aramaic teachings of Yeshua, is not about letting others off the hook but about collapsing false perceptions within ourselves. Using a parable of a South American tribesman mistaking a spinning airplane propeller for a shiny silver disc, Ryce illustrated how our minds construct faulty perceptions when they cannot keep up with reality. He connected this to the idea that bodies, separateness, and most of what we believe we see are merely symbols of symbols—constructs our minds create out of deeply ingrained false data.

Throughout the session, Ryce stressed that we are tricked by appearances and that hostility or fear in our minds blocks our awareness of who we really are—beings of love. He linked these ideas to teachings from both physics and intelligence research, noting that human perception is an active, not passive, process that constructs rather than records reality. Drawing from CIA research on perception, Ryce highlighted how little of the actual environment our senses truly capture compared to the massive influx of data available, reinforcing how much of our “world” is merely a reflection of the content within our own minds.

A key point in the discussion was the distinction between the lower-case “world” of illusions and the capital “World” of actuality. Forgiveness becomes the tool for collapsing the illusionary world, clearing generational hostility and fear embedded in our unconscious minds. Ryce illustrated this with references to stories like the Jews wandering the desert—explaining this as a metaphor for the need to remove false generational content—and emphasized that each of us carries within our structure the energies and memories of generations past.

Ryce then described the process of undoing false perception, stating that healing is not a matter of figuring things out intellectually, but rather a committed process of forgiveness. He noted that two sources give exact, technological tools for forgiveness: the first-century Aramaic language and A Course in Miracles. In Aramaic, the word for forgive, shabag or shabak, means “to cancel”—specifically canceling goals or demands we have set in the mind that drive perception and experience. Forgiveness, then, is about collapsing those erroneous constructs and allowing the truth of love to reemerge.

Finally, Ryce pointed to the true human potential by citing examples like the movie Hacksaw Ridge and the real-life story of Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector who, through refusing violence and holding to love even in war, demonstrated the possibility of living fully as love even in an insane world. Ryce invited listeners to claim their true inheritance—the active presence of love—by recognizing false perception, practicing forgiveness, and collapsing illusions to live authentically as human beings.

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Tim continued reading from Christian Sundberg’s A Walk in the Physical, focusing on essays from the themed section “Your True Identity.” These essays reaffirmed that we are creative beings whose true nature is divine and eternal, not merely physical or limited by form. The first essay emphasized that we are creators capable of shaping both personal and collective reality through our beliefs, intentions, and attention. In line with Dr. Ryce’s distinction, Sundberg affirms that while we experience a shared external environment, each person constructs a unique internal “reality” filtered through their own perceptions.

The show then moved into essays discussing the inherent abundance of life and the humbling realization of our divine identity. Tim highlighted that our worth is intrinsic, independent of accomplishments or possessions, because we are already expressions of Source energy or Love. This idea mirrored Dr. Ryce’s principle that our value is constant simply because we have life. The readings emphasized that being aware of this abundance while still in physical form can lead to deeper joy and peace.

Tim elaborated on the paradoxical idea that we can be humble and divine simultaneously. Referencing thinkers like Wayne Dyer and Rumi, the message centered on transcending the ego’s need for identity by embracing the truth that we are both the drop and the ocean. He illustrated this using the metaphor of a fire hydrant always gushing creative energy, with each of us holding a hose. We cannot shut it off, but we can choose where we direct it—toward love and compassion or toward judgment and negativity. He emphasized that this direction of mind energy is under our control, and tools like worksheets and mind shifters help us recognize and shift these patterns.

When the theme shifted to “Love as the Healer,” two brief but potent essays were explored. The first explained that the perception of darkness or evil arises from a temporary obscuration of our native state of Love. We chose this physical existence to experience contrast and strengthen our ability to choose love in difficult contexts. Love, then, is the ultimate healing force—restoring connection to self and others. Tim connected this to Dr. Ryce’s teachings on forgiveness, where love is extended toward those in pain, not just in thought but in action, because both the self and the “other” are expressions of the same Love.

The second essay framed “evil” not as a force but as ignorance or perceived separation from Love. Referencing M. Scott Peck, Tim illustrated how harm often arises from people avoiding their own pain and acting unconsciously. He emphasized that even those who appear to do harm are not our enemies in truth—they are, like us, embodiments of Love who have lost their awareness. This reinforced the show’s recurring message that the only path to true healing is to reclaim that awareness and extend compassion to ourselves and others.

The final essay read for the hour was under the category “Healing Through Feeling.” Sundberg explained that we are here to integrate our experiences and emotions, not suppress them. Traumatic experiences that are too intense often get buried but inevitably seek integration over time. Tim echoed this with insights from coherence therapy and personal stories, emphasizing that unresolved pain often resurfaces when triggered, but healing becomes possible when we allow ourselves to feel and process those emotions. This led to a powerful dialogue with Susan Bingham, who asked about memory and trauma, and how even long-forgotten experiences can shape reactions later in life.

The show closed with Tim’s reminder that we are all made of Love, and that remembering this is the key to peace and transformation. Listeners were invited to return for future readings and discussions, and were given updates on Jeanie Ryce, who was recovering well from surgery and grateful for the community’s support.

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2nd Hour is pre-recorded on Podbean app from ACIM “The Name of God Is My Inheritance Pt 2” Prayers appreciated as Jeanie continues to recover from surgery yesterday.

In Part 2 of The Name of God is My Inheritance, Michael Ryce continues his deep exploration of forgiveness as it was originally taught in the Aramaic language and in A Course in Miracles. He begins by identifying a critical insight: when perception is built from limited data (just nine bits out of 10,000 brain cells firing at any given moment), the mind must choose what to focus on. The mechanism that directs this choice is our goals. Ryce emphasizes that our infantile, unconscious goals drive how our minds construct perception, which then creates emotional reactions. True forgiveness, as taught by Yeshua and mirrored in A Course in Miracles, involves identifying and canceling the goals that generate perceptions rooted in hostility or fear.

Ryce dismantles the cultural notion that forgiveness is about pardoning others. He explains that real forgiveness is an internal act: canceling a goal, collapsing the false perception it creates, and restoring conscious, active love in the mind. He shows that most upset stems from the illusion that someone else caused our feelings, when in truth, the upset was already within us. Canceling the goal, even if it seems reasonable (like wanting someone to love you), is essential because it is the goal that triggers perception built on corrupted data.

He describes the Reality Management Worksheet (also called the Wake-Up Sheet) process, where one identifies the triggered feeling, the goal linked to it, and cancels that goal while bringing love consciously into awareness. This act of canceling goals dissolves the generational patterns of hostility and fear stored in the mind and body, sometimes requiring 77 times 70 iterations around deeply rooted issues. Ryce explains that generational patterns may have been accumulating for hundreds of years, and undoing them requires repeated forgiveness and willingness to call in what A Course in Miracles and Aramaic teachings call the Holy Spirit—described here not as a spirit-being, but a feminine elemental force that helps undo the errors of our mind.

Ryce connects this teaching to Lesson 164 in A Course in Miracles, where it says to “let go of all the things you think you want,” referring to worldly goals and trifling treasures. He underlines that true fulfillment comes not from worldly achievements, but from living as the active presence of love, even when the external world appears insane or hostile. Using the example of Desmond Doss from Hacksaw Ridge, Ryce illustrates that even under intense persecution, love and human dignity can prevail when one refuses to collapse into hostility.

Throughout the session, Ryce stresses that our worldly perceptions, languages, and labels are all part of the illusion—constructs that obscure the actuality of love and unity. He explains that even languages like English and German are layers of confusion, unlike the original Aramaic language, which he describes as reflecting the spin patterns of atomic structures and thus being aligned with creation itself.

He returns to the parable of the shiny silver disc to show how people mistake illusions for reality, just as we mistake the body or conflicts with others for something real. Real healing, Ryce insists, involves seeing these illusions for what they are, forgiving the underlying error, and returning to the experience of unity and love.

The session concludes with a powerful meditation where Ryce invites listeners to connect with the active presence of love within by visualizing holding a newborn child. He encourages embodying this experience to let love permeate every cell and extend outward, joining with all others. Ryce reminds listeners that true healing does not require achieving anything new but rather removing the barriers that block awareness of the love that has always been within.

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Tim highlighted the importance of repetition in learning, referencing his own experience with Dr. Ryce’s early workshops and their multidimensional approach, which integrates theology, physics, psychology, and relationship dynamics. He observed how revisiting familiar content from slightly different perspectives often unlocks new insights, deepening the listener’s understanding. He encouraged listening to archived programs—especially recent “best of” episodes—on platforms like Podbean and YouTube, as they offer different angles on foundational principles and often resonate in fresh ways upon repeated exposure.

The show then transitioned into a vibrant and heartfelt dialogue with a caller named Celinda, who shared a vivid metaphor about the “pearl in the pocket” and her experience of misplacing and rediscovering a meaningful piece of jade. This story paralleled the show’s teaching about searching externally for what we already possess internally. Celinda also reflected on the book When Helping You is Hurting Me and the concept of the “Messiah Trap,” exploring the victim-savior dynamic through her personal lens and linking it to the power person dynamic that Michael Ryce often discusses.

Tim and Celinda explored personality dynamics further through the Myers-Briggs typology (humorously clarified by Tim when Celinda mistakenly called it “Briggs and Stratton”). He explained the four key Myers-Briggs dimensions—introversion vs. extraversion, sensing vs. intuition, thinking vs. feeling, and judging vs. perceiving—and how these typologies reveal not deficiencies but preferences in communication, data processing, and decision-making. Stress responses, he noted, often push people to extremes of their natural tendencies. Understanding these dimensions can foster healthier communication, deeper empathy, and better conflict resolution, especially in intimate or high-stress relationships.

Tim distinguished between “taking charge of your panic” and “taking charge of yourself,” encouraging listeners to use the worksheet to trace and dismantle the roots of emotional responses like panic and confusion rather than simply reacting to them. He described confusion as a state we often generate to avoid acting on higher guidance, whereas Celinda offered an alternate view—confusion as a necessary space between old and new learning. Both agreed that withholding judgment and practicing self-inquiry is key.

Celinda closed by expressing gratitude for the tools and insights provided by Tim, Michael, and Jeanie, especially in moments of disagreement, which she now welcomes as opportunities for growth. The hour concluded with a reminder of the foundational message: “We come from love, we are made of love, and everything else is false.”

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2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce delivered an impassioned and layered discourse on the core principles of conscious healing, love as being, and the personal responsibility required to shift from generational trauma into presence. He opened by thanking listeners who support and share the show and reiterated that while almost all materials are available for free through whyagain.org, donations and participation in paid programs help keep the work alive and accessible. He encouraged listeners to contact Jeannie at jeanie@whyagain.org to join the mailing list and receive new resources, including a 19-page Power Person worksheet and links to 13 in-depth radio shows explaining its use.

Dr. Ryce announced the successful outcome of Jeannie’s recent surgery, crediting her resilience and the medical team’s skill. He used her rapid recovery as an illustration of what is possible when one is grounded in the energy of love. This segued into a critique of conventional relationship models, where he emphasized that what the world often calls a love relationship is typically rooted in unresolved wounds and “matching bags of garbage.” These unconscious dynamics, rooted in generational pain and power person conditioning, are the source of dysfunction, not the relationships themselves. Ryce asserted that there is no such thing as a diseased relationship—only individuals in need of healing.

The central theme of this hour was the contrast between the illusion of love as a behavior or emotion and the deeper reality of love as a state of being. Dr. Ryce insisted that no one has ever “loved” anyone in the conventional sense, because love is not something one does—it is what one is when fully present. He stressed that attempting to act out a list of “loving behaviors” in the absence of true presence leads only to hollow performance, likening such efforts to AI-generated empathy: impressive-sounding, but devoid of genuine being. Healing, he stated, is not about mimicking behavior but removing the internal blocks—generational traumas, unconscious patterns, and projections—that prevent the conscious experience of oneself as love.

He also explored the psychological and neurological structure of denial and projection. When a person denies responsibility for their emotional pain by attributing it to external people or events, they dissociate from the root cause and become trapped in recurring patterns. The “Why is this happening to me again?” experience arises when unconscious internal energies are triggered and projected onto new people or situations. Only by collapsing these false perceptions through true forgiveness—not pardoning others, but removing the internal roots of pain—can one heal permanently. Forgiveness, as Ryce defines it, is the tool that dissolves projection and brings us face-to-face with the generational wounds that need resolution.

Ryce emphasized that the real work is not about changing others or reciting affirmations. It is about breaking free from the world’s dominant religion: the cult of blame, suffering, and victimhood. He encouraged listeners to give up self-abuse, projection, and vengeance, and to stop searching for others to validate their pain. Healing requires effort and the willingness to face every painful, fear-based reality that arises. He described how a former student who once called him delusional for claiming peace in the face of abuse had finally, after 25 years of doing the work, found herself able to sit in peace while being attacked—proving the tools do work if one commits to them fully.

Toward the end, Dr. Ryce introduced the concept of “plastic realities,” describing how the mind generates its perceptions through resonance with internal energetic patterns. Under stress, these realities are entirely unreliable—100% of what one sees or believes in a hostile or fearful state is a lie, constructed by the mind and dissociated from actuality. To truly live, he explained, one must reconnect with source energy—what he calls Rachma—and function as a human being, not a human doing or pleasing. Ryce concluded by inviting listeners to be the light for others, to hold space rather than get entangled in drama, and to contribute to a global field of healing energy by living from their being. Only then can we create a critical mass that transforms the world.

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Dr. Hayes reflected on recent replay episodes of MindShifters Radio titled “The Name of God,” which he felt could just as aptly be named “What Is the World?” These shows, featuring Dr. Michael Ryce, revisit core teachings from A Course in Miracles, the ancient Aramaic perspective, and the Reality Management process. Tim emphasized the importance of understanding that spiritual teachings are not about idolizing the teacher but embodying the teaching itself. He noted that the wisdom shared by various spiritual leaders—including Ryce, Michael Singer, Guy Finley, and Diederik Wolsak—is unified in essence, despite differing in language or metaphor. The ultimate goal, he explained, is to return to one’s true nature as love and develop the ability to discern from that inner clarity.

A major theme was the illusory nature of perception. Dr. Hayes quoted from A Course in Miracles that “perception was made as an attack on God,” unpacking the idea that what we perceive is not reality itself but a distortion created by the mind. When we experience anger, fear, or sadness, our perceptions are being filtered through corrupted data from the past. He urged listeners to stop and reflect when in distress, rather than act from that distorted perception, likening it to trying to drive a car downhill in the dark with no headlights—something that can only end poorly.

A quote shared during the episode reinforced the idea that humans are not meant to make an image of God but rather be that image through the entirety of their lives. The conversation then shifted to the importance of self-awareness and humility, emphasizing that every person is either extending love consciously or is temporarily unaware of their true essence. He cited Bertrand Russell’s insight that anger often signals a lack of certainty in our own beliefs, encouraging listeners to be introspective rather than reactive.

Dr. Hayes also referenced A Walk in the Physical by Christian Sundberg, reading excerpts that support the themes of being present, embracing where you are in your growth, and recognizing that restlessness and ego resistance often block peace. These readings further grounded the discussion in practical spirituality—reminding listeners that truth is not found in the words or teachers, but in the lived experience of love, humility, and conscious awareness.

Overall, the first hour served as a compassionate and intellectually rich reminder that healing begins by taking ownership of our internal world, applying tools like the Reality Management Worksheet, and remembering that our greatest task is to return to a state of being that reflects our true nature as love.

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2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce passionately explored the transformative path from codependence to interdependence, drawing from deep personal work and spiritual principles rooted in Aramaic teachings. He began by reflecting on the significance of his current workshop, noting it had been two years since he last taught this material and emphasizing how the past few years had been crucial for his own healing journey. Ryce highlighted that true healing occurs within the context of relationship and that codependency, when acknowledged and worked through, becomes a doorway to deeper connection, not a barrier.

Ryce explained that one cannot live in lies and expect healing. He introduced a key diagnostic tool: if there is hostility within, then the individual is living in a lie, regardless of external circumstances. This hostility signals unresolved internal pain and a need to dismantle the perceptual world shaped by corrupted data. Drawing from A Course in Miracles, he emphasized that we do not create the real world but rather generate illusions between our ears that we mistake for reality. Forgiveness, then, becomes the critical tool—not to excuse or forget, but to collapse false goals and clear out the underlying pain driving distorted perception.

He contrasted the “mind of man” (rooted in carbon-based memory and generational trauma) with the “mind of Christ” (the anointed, spiritually awakened state of being). Ryce emphasized that when we act from unresolved trauma, we radiate an energy that calls for attack and suffering. The shift, he explained, involves moving out of defensive, vengeance-based postures and into active love, compassion, and the reclaiming of our true human life. The biblical story of David and Goliath served as metaphor for this inner conflict, with Goliath representing the monstrous power of inherited trauma and false self-images, and David symbolizing the soul’s capacity to awaken spiritual faculties and reclaim power through persistent forgiveness.

Ryce delved deeply into the “power person dynamic,” a concept where unresolved childhood trauma, especially from a parent or authority figure, imprints behaviors that are later unconsciously reenacted under stress. These behaviors fall into three categories: pleasing to gain approval when stress is low, resisting and surviving under moderate stress, and unleashing the very behaviors one hated from the power person during extreme stress. Alcohol, he noted, suppresses inhibitions and reveals the raw, unresolved trauma beneath, which explains the destructive behaviors often seen in addiction.

The conversation moved into how people project these unresolved patterns onto others, especially intimate partners, and how the brain substitutes current relationships with internalized images of power people. The key to reclaiming relationships from this destructive loop is to identify and cancel the goals associated with the power person, thus allowing one’s perception to return to reality rather than being filtered through past trauma.

Ryce assigned a powerful homework activity: revisit the list of offenses and advice from the earlier codependence workshop, and now in the final column, detail how you will apply your own advice to yourself. He stressed that all the advice we think others need is actually guidance for ourselves, rooted in our projections.

Toward the end, Ryce emphasized the necessity of dedicating time, intelligence, money, and energy—what he called “tithing”—to one’s own healing journey. He also gave an update on Jeannie, reporting she was ahead of schedule in her recovery. He closed by reinforcing the importance of recognizing that projections are illusions—like mistaking a spinning airplane propeller for a shiny disc—and that forgiveness is the key to restoring perception and stepping out of power person patterns into a life of interdependent love and peace.

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Tim shared reflections from the previous night’s support group, where the group listened to a talk from Guy Finley’s Secrets of Being Unstoppable. This prompted a deeper conversation about the fundamental difference between viewing emotions as reactions to outside events and recognizing them as internally generated responses based on past conditioning and unconscious goals. He emphasized that healing comes from self-awareness, not diagnosis, and affirmed the value of non-pathologizing models like coherence therapy. Drawing on over 50 years of therapeutic experience, he underlined the importance of questioning our interpretations and assumptions—asking, “What is my mind making this mean?”—as a gateway to personal insight and freedom.

One caller reflected on how hearing the same concepts from different voices and contexts—whether from Tim, Dr. Ryce, or guest teachers—allows new layers of meaning to emerge. This person highlighted how the repetition of principles within varying stories and voices helped bypass the listener’s habitual mental shutdown and kept awareness active. Tim agreed, noting how lived experience and therapeutic sessions offer diverse examples that deepen understanding.

The show also explored the idea of the ego not as an enemy to be eliminated but as a limited tool that must be properly understood and placed in service to one’s higher consciousness. Drawing from The Way of Mastery and A Course in Miracles, Tim emphasized that the ego is not inherently bad but simply not the right tool for emotional healing. He compared misusing ego to using a hacksaw to drive a nail—ineffective and damaging.

Tim also returned to Guy Finley’s “Five Steps to a Fearless Life,” outlining the process of moving from intention to self-awareness, through self-knowledge, persistence, and finally faith—not blind faith, but lived experiential trust in one’s spiritual essence. He echoed Finley’s insight that emotional upsets often ride in on the back of unwanted events and that these disruptions contain vital lessons—if we’re willing to receive them. This was paralleled by the reading of Christian Sundberg’s essays from A Walk in the Physical, which reinforce the concept that life events serve as feedback and that embracing pain without resistance allows transformation.

Closing the show, Tim stressed that emotions like fear dissolve when one recognizes their divine nature and chooses to engage life from a place of unity, not separation. He quoted both Michael Ryce and Finley, asserting that resistance to life’s flow blocks learning and perpetuates suffering, while surrendering to the present moment and trusting the intelligence behind it brings peace and clarity. He reminded listeners of Dr. Ryce’s teaching that pain exists to make one’s ears grow—to listen more deeply—and reiterated that the tools available are among the most effective he has seen in his decades of practice.

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2^nd hour hosted by Dr Michael Ryce delivered an in-depth monologue exploring the complex dynamics of relationships shaped by unresolved emotional wounds—particularly those tied to what he calls the “power person” dynamic. He explained that when a partner triggers a goal we unconsciously held for a dominant figure from our past (usually from childhood), our minds can switch perception files, and we begin to see and react to our partner not as they are, but as if they were that unresolved figure. This phenomenon is what he refers to as “relationship substitution,” where both parties may unknowingly project old emotional content onto each other, leading to confusion, conflict, and codependency.

Dr. Ryce emphasized that these projections are not conscious choices but automatic processes driven by unresolved hostility, fear, grief, and guilt stored in what he calls “carbon-based memory.” The only path out of this reactive loop, he explained, is forgiveness—not as it’s commonly misunderstood, but in the Aramaic sense of “shabag,” meaning to cancel or remove. By identifying and canceling the goals that drive our distorted perceptions, we collapse the false images and access the underlying energetic patterns in need of healing. He likened this shift to a “near-life experience,” as opposed to the so-called near-death experiences described by people like Dannion Brinkley, who, after being clinically dead, reported vivid experiences of love, truth, and connection free from the distortions of past trauma.

Ryce further illustrated how these internal files form false identities—not only of the people we’re in relationship with, but of ourselves. This layered internal system means that many relationships involve not two people, but six internalized versions: the real beings and four non-being personas shaped by past wounds. Healing these distortions requires consistent forgiveness work, sometimes 77×70 times for a single issue, as per ancient scriptural teachings. Until these files are collapsed, people remain trapped in codependent behaviors, believing they’re interacting with others when they’re actually reacting to internalized projections.

He cautioned against spiritual bypassing and offered Carl Jung’s insight that enlightenment does not come from imagining light, but from making the unconscious conscious. Ryce provided the metaphor of overlapping colored lights to explain how mixed emotional energies create confusion, and how clarity only comes when we allow the mind to be flooded with the solvent of active, present love. He declared that healing occurs when love moves through the traumatized parts of our mind and physiology. He asserted that no one has truly “loved” us unless we’ve experienced our own being as love—explaining that love is not something we get from others, but something we are when we are functioning in our true nature.

The show concluded with a call for listeners to breathe, forgive, and live from their being as conscious, active love. Ryce encouraged everyone to recognize that true healing is not found in behavior modification, caretaking, or even trying to fix others. Rather, healing begins by collapsing the internal false images we hold of ourselves and others, and choosing to stand as love, not in love. Only then, he said, can we participate in genuine interdependent relationships, unshackled from the distortions of past pain.

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Tim Hayes also recommended listening to archived shows, especially those from the prior week in which Dr. Michael Ryce had given powerful teachings on the Course in Miracles lesson “The Name of God.” He highlighted how that lesson intertwines with the Aramaic forgiveness work, emphasizing that the essence of the tools lies in reclaiming one’s inner power and returning to the active presence of love by dismantling guilt, judgment, and blame.

A significant part of the hour was devoted to live discussion with listener Susan, who described feeling split between her waking and dream states. She often wakes with emotional residue from dreams she can’t remember, leading to a sense of imbalance. Dr. Tim encouraged her to avoid labeling the experience as negative and instead respond with curiosity, suggesting she keep a journal by the bed and resume the practice of dream recall. He explained that the mind, especially in dreams, often brings up multi-generational material, and while we cannot always decode it analytically, we can work with it energetically by observing, allowing, and using forgiveness tools. He pointed out that dreams offer a window into unconscious content that can be cleared, especially by canceling any goals that surface in reaction to the dream’s emotional tone.

The conversation moved into a broader philosophical reflection about the limits of intellect and the illusion of control. Tim shared teachings from The Way of Mastery and Guy Finley, encouraging listeners to practice five steps: setting intention, cultivating awareness, allowing experiences without resistance, surrendering control, and practicing humility. He reiterated that the human experience is not about knowing or controlling everything, but rather about remaining present and choosing love over fear. Susan added insights about her past experiences with therapy, dreams, and teachers, noting how aging has made some of this understanding more accessible. Tim affirmed that age can bring perspective, but true growth comes from how one relates to life, not from resisting it.

The last portion of the show featured readings from A Walk in the Physical by Christian Sundberg, particularly the essays “Choose Joy” and “Awareness Itself.” Tim reflected on how choosing joy—even amidst pain—is a practice rooted in awareness and alignment with one’s source. He emphasized that awareness, when connected to its true nature, is inherently joyful and free. Suffering, he explained, results from misidentification with form and judgment rather than presence and acceptance. He closed with the reminder that we are not here to struggle, but to live into joy, connection, and conscious choice, even when life presents difficulty.

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2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce opened the show addressing technical issues with their new app, attempting to connect with Jeanie. Although the connection remained incomplete, he transitioned into a powerful monologue centered around questions from a listener regarding the Greek interpretations of Yeshua’s teachings. Dr. Ryce emphasized that the original Aramaic understanding of Yeshua’s message is grounded in direct experiences of wholeness and active love, unlike the Greek renditions which he critiques as being rooted in guilt, fear, and brokenness.

Ryce passionately argued that Greek dogma attempted to reconstruct a sense of wholeness from a fractured perspective. He underscored how the Greek notion of salvation is emotionally gratifying but ultimately hollow when it’s wrapped in guilt. According to Ryce, Greek philosophy has no legitimate translations of Yeshua’s words—only interpretations deeply embedded in misunderstanding and resistance. He defined “satanic” not as a mythical being but, in Aramaic, as “the resistor” or “one who misleads,” claiming that Greek doctrines fall into this category by diverting individuals from personal responsibility and encouraging blame.

He further explained that true forgiveness, as taught in the first-century Aramaic, is a tool for collapsing false constructs built on hostility and fear. Ryce spoke at length about how canceling goals during emotional distress allows a person to drop into unconscious content and bring love to it. This process opens a window to wholeness and helps dissolve generational pain stored in carbon-based memory. He described the breath as the Creator’s active presence, mistranslated in Greek texts as the “Holy Spirit.” For Ryce, breath is the portal to reconnecting with our true human nature as love.

The conversation transitioned into a detailed exploration of the “power person dynamic,” explaining how people unconsciously repeat behaviors learned from early life authority figures, especially under stress. He explained the three personas we adopt based on stress levels, and how these masks prevent us from expressing our authentic selves. Healing, according to Ryce, involves dismantling these old constructs through forgiveness and consistent self-inquiry, especially during moments of emotional reactivity.

Ryce also answered listener questions, addressing how even seemingly non-traumatic childhoods often carry unresolved generational patterns. He illustrated how codependency ends when we can own and heal what we’ve projected onto others—replacing blame with personal responsibility. He promoted his intensive workshop, Codependence to Independence Communication Practicum, as a way to deepen this healing work. Through responsible communication and the use of the commitment tool, individuals can transform relationship dynamics from fear-based reactions to conscious, love-based interactions.

Finally, he candidly shared parts of his personal relationship with Jeanie, reflecting on how their own conflicts have been transformed through the tools of this work. He explained how changes to their commitment statements over the years reflect their growth and healing. In closing, he reminded listeners that healing is not about belief but about direct experience and work. The show concluded with encouragement for all to return to their birthright as conscious, active love.

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He also introduces Micah Salabarios, author of The Art of Nonviolent Communication, whose work highlights a key concept in communication: that the goal should be connection, not domination or proving who is right. Salabarios’ next book, The Art of Emergency Empathy, promises to expand on the principles of compassionate interaction. Dr. Hayes emphasizes that real communication involves making sure one’s intention matches the impact felt by others—a process that fosters intimacy and understanding rather than conflict. He likens this to tools from Dr. Michael Ryce’s Responsibility Communication, Harville Hendrix’s Imago Dialogue, and Robert Bolton’s reflective listening techniques.

A caller named Susan Bingham shares an emotionally charged experience with a religious conversation, in which she felt fear and defensiveness. Dr. Hayes guides her gently toward inner exploration using the Reality Management Worksheet, helping her see that the upset she experienced was not due to the pastor’s words, but due to unresolved self-judgments and fears. He offers tailored mind-shifter statements, such as “It is safe and healing for me to see the part of my mind that doubts what another part of me knows,” to facilitate deeper self-awareness. He stresses that all emotional reactions stem from internal judgments and not from others’ actions, echoing the principle that we are never upset for the reason we think we are.

Dr. Hayes expands on how emotions are self-created responses to internal goals and unresolved trauma. He uses metaphors, such as a wind against a bicyclist, to illustrate that while we can feel others’ emotional energy, we still have full control over how we respond. He aligns this with teachings from A Course in Miracles, Abraham-Hicks, and the quantum view of energy, underscoring that our emotional state is our most important moment-to-moment creation. Our feelings contribute to the collective energy field, the “quantum soup,” which connects all of humanity.

The episode also explores how relationship dynamics are shaped by internalized images—not only of ourselves and the other person, but also of our “power person,” whose energy we unconsciously project onto others. Without awareness, this leads to reactive patterns inherited from generations past. Healing comes from owning those internalized energies and shifting them through forgiveness, rather than blaming others. He ties this back to ancient Aramaic principles and words like Ruka d’Koodsha, reminding listeners that the spiritual path is not about dogma but reclaiming one’s true essence as love.

Dr. Hayes closes with a reflection on the deeper meaning of spiritual texts and the limitations of English compared to the rich, energetic nuance of ancient Aramaic. He references Dale Allen Hoffman’s insights into the word “Bereshit” from Genesis, explaining how its layered meanings can usher one into an experience of being at the “leading edge of all creation.” This segues into his realization that every emotion we generate is our contribution to the universe—and that by choosing love and compassion, we change not only ourselves, but the collective field we all share.

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2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce expands on the metaphor of Humpty Dumpty as an allegory for the human condition—particularly our fall from creative wholeness into brokenness and codependence. The show continues the series on transitioning from codependence to interdependence, emphasizing the psychological, spiritual, and energetic nature of that journey. Ryce opens by highlighting how we were all taught about codependence unconsciously through childhood nursery rhymes. He deconstructs the Humpty Dumpty story, tracing it historically and interpreting its deeper meaning: that we, as beings capable of origination, fell from our creative perch into denial, blame, and brokenness—symbolically represented by the shattered egg.

The core of the teaching revolves around the concept of denial, which Ryce defines as the moment we claim that something outside of us is the cause of our inner experience. This initiates a false perceptual process, in which projection leads us to believe our pain is caused by others, thereby reinforcing our broken state. Humpty Dumpty turning to the king’s horses and men symbolizes the futile search for external solutions to internal wounds. Ryce stresses that true healing requires each of us to bring conscious, loving presence into our own brokenness rather than projecting it outward.

To deepen this teaching, Ryce draws on the work of quantum physicists Max Planck and David Bohm. Planck emphasized that matter is merely energy shaped by intelligent spirit, aligning with Ryce’s teaching that we are creators who manifest from within. Bohm, meanwhile, warned of the delusion that thought is passive when it is, in fact, the very engine of our problems. He described this as “sustained incoherence,” where thought creates a problem and then tries to fix it using the same broken logic. Bohm’s concept of “unbroken wholeness” parallels Ryce’s call to restore connection to our original being—the state of active love that heals and re-integrates.

The broadcast also explores how to return to the “top of the wall”—our rightful place as originators of loving creation—through spiritual faculties symbolized in the biblical story of David and Goliath. These faculties, referred to as the five smooth stones, include will (the ability to manage one’s mind), intuition (the inner teacher), imagination (access to guidance from wholeness), true perception (seeing beyond carbon-based memory), and choice (the ability to originate new frequencies). These tools help dismantle the illusion of separation and blame, reconnecting the individual with their true self—what Ryce refers to as the “Christed” mind, not in a religious sense, but as a state of conscious wholeness.

Forgiveness, as Ryce insists, is not about letting someone else off the hook, but about collapsing false perceptual constructs and reclaiming one’s creative power. The program reiterates that real healing cannot occur from the intellect or external fixes but must come from embodying conscious, present love. Ryce concludes by emphasizing that each listener holds the power to step back into wholeness, free from blame and illusion, and reclaim their creative purpose as part of the unbroken field of being.

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2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce continues his in-depth exploration of the connection between ancient Aramaic teachings, modern physics, and the healing power of forgiveness. He builds on earlier discussions about codependence and the metaphor of David and Goliath, where Goliath represents the non-being mind filled with incoherent energies like rage, guilt, and fear, while David symbolizes higher spiritual faculties—the “five smooth stones” of will, intuition, imagination, true perception, and choice. Ryce underscores that true healing can only occur when we move beyond the noise of the mind—its lies, stories, and blame—and enter a state of inner quiet where truth, or love, can be experienced.

Drawing from physicist David Bohm, Ryce emphasizes the idea that we must admit and dismantle our own incoherence. Bohm asserted that most people resist facing the incoherent patterns within themselves—those disordered, destructive thought patterns that lead us to project blame outward. This mirrors what Yeshua taught in Aramaic: that the perceptual mind, when not aligned with love, produces illusions and false realities. Ryce notes that true perception requires cancelling goals through the Aramaic process of forgiveness—shabag—and entering into silence or what Bohm called a “period of emptiness.” StillPoint Breathing, a technique Ryce teaches, is offered as a direct path into that silence, where the mind lets go and love can re-enter the body as the integrating force of healing.

Ryce supports these points with the work of Max Planck, the father of quantum physics, who described matter as bundles of energy formed by intelligent spirit. Ryce builds on this, explaining that mind energy—whether coherent (love) or incoherent (fear, hostility)—is what literally organizes our tissue structures. Disease, in any form, arises when incoherent energy dominates. Ryce teaches that forgiveness can literally dislodge these destructive energies—neuropeptides created by negative thoughts—and restore wholeness by replacing them with love’s presence. He asserts that our personal power resides in our ability to be consciously aware of our highest guidance. That power is forfeited every time we blame others, tying it up in our mind’s image of them.

He also offers a practical meditation, guiding listeners to breathe into feelings of sadness, fear, and anger, and invites them to track these emotions back to their source in thought. From there, participants are encouraged to examine their “power person” list—individuals who offended or hurt them—and ask whether they have ever repeated those same behaviors themselves. Ryce emphasizes that until we own and forgive our own incoherence, those energetic patterns will continue to influence not only our own lives but also the collective field of human consciousness.

As he reflects on Yeshua’s response to violence—specifically, the healing of the high priest’s servant’s ear after Peter’s act of aggression—Ryce dismantles the common religious glorification of suffering. He asserts that Yeshua came not to demonstrate the virtue of pain, but the unstoppable power of conscious, active love. Even in the face of torture and death, Yeshua could not be kept down because love is indestructible. Ryce urges listeners to emulate this level of integrity by becoming the leavening—those few who can raise the entire collective “loaf” of humanity by restoring human life through love and responsibility.

He concludes by reiterating the urgency and importance of this work—not only for individual well-being but for global sanity. The path is difficult, he admits, but essential. It requires honest self-reflection, deep emotional ownership, and a willingness to apply forgiveness consistently. Through this, we move from associative, reactive patterns into conscious origination and align once again with our true essence—love.

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Dr. Hayes recounted a recent opportunity to present these tools in a webinar for the Healing Grove community led by Dr. Kristen Reimann. His presentation focused on the deeper understanding that true spiritual growth is not merely mental or behavioral—it is a transformation of one’s very being. Reading from A Walk in the Physical by Christian Sundberg, Hayes explored the idea that life offers “counterpressure” through difficulty, which serves as the context for the soul’s expansion. Pain and challenge, often misunderstood or avoided, are portrayed instead as sacred opportunities for becoming more fully aligned with our essential spiritual nature.

Hayes addressed the common illusion that external circumstances cause our pain, pointing out how we generate suffering by identifying with limited roles, possessions, and belief systems. He gave the example of a client overwhelmed by fear of losing her children—not because such a loss was imminent, but because of the mind’s attachment and identification. He suggested that rather than trying to mold life to our preferences, true power lies in how we choose to meet each moment—with willingness, personal responsibility, humility, and love.

Continuing to read from Sundberg’s work, Hayes emphasized that hardship is not a punishment but a gift. Even when life feels overwhelmingly difficult, each experience—especially those that seem negative—offers a contrast that allows deeper joy and love to be realized. In this view, reality is not random but structured by divine laws in which nothing is wasted. Every challenge becomes a precious opportunity for growth, and even pain serves to refine us spiritually if we meet it with the right intent. This philosophical framework encourages listeners to view their most difficult circumstances as sacred paths toward greater awareness and creative power.

Throughout the show, Dr. Hayes consistently returned to the idea that we are spirit first and human second. By shifting from blame and denial toward responsibility and internal inquiry, individuals can break free from reactive patterns. He pointed to his own experience—how after over two decades of using these tools, his time spent in negative emotions has drastically diminished, and he now sees the “little miracles” of life more clearly. He closed the show by inviting listeners to participate in the free Thursday night support group and reminded everyone of their true identity as love—the creative energy expressing in form.

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2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce opens with a reflection on how our innate nature is love, using the universal experience of holding a newborn as a way to access that remembrance. He emphasizes that the newborn isn’t doing love—it is love. This fundamental essence is our true nature, but it becomes obscured when we are molded by cultural, familial, and generational distortions rooted in fear and hostility. He draws from ancient Aramaic teachings and quantum physics to illustrate that these distortions become embedded energetically and physiologically, forming unconscious patterns that repeat until healed.

Ryce explains that what the Aramaic text refers to as “the sins of the father” being passed down through generations is not about moral failing, but rather a description of how unresolved trauma and energy patterns are genetically and energetically inherited. Using metaphors like Humpty Dumpty and David Bohm’s concept of “unbroken wholeness,” he shows how fragmented identities shaped by pain cannot return to wholeness without undoing the separation. The key tool for healing this fragmentation, he insists, is forgiveness—not in the distorted form of letting others off the hook, but in the Aramaic sense of “shabag,” meaning to cancel. Canceling the goal behind a triggered upset collapses the false perception and opens space for truth and healing to emerge.

A caller named Harry shares his realization that the pain he experiences from his child’s mother mirrors the pain he once inflicted in past relationships. Dr. Ryce helps him shift further from blame to responsibility, encouraging him to recognize that hurt is internally generated and can only be healed from within. This segues into a discussion on Responsibility Communication, a method of honest, ownership-based dialogue that allows individuals to stop projecting and start healing. Ryce stresses that blame—even disguised in polite “I” messages—fuels conflict, and the healing path demands owning one’s pain and asking for support, not assigning fault.

Another caller, Terry, works through a worksheet on resentment and the goal of being honored. Ryce guides her in pinpointing deeper goals beneath the surface—such as fairness, validation, and the broader cultural impact of patriarchy. He highlights the importance of uncovering the exact energetic frequency (goal) that fuels an upset to effectively apply forgiveness. The conversation evolves into how unconscious beliefs inherited from parents or culture may drive behavior and perception without our awareness, and how applying tools like the personal code evaluation can help identify and dismantle these blocks.

Ryce elaborates on how denial causes us to dissociate from our internal content, creating an unconscious mind—which he asserts is an unnatural condition for humans. Most people, he claims, are driven by unconscious dynamics formed through their power-person interactions and generational trauma. He links theology, psychology, and physics to show that the mind’s “nine-bit” capacity becomes overloaded by false constructs unless goals are canceled and deeper healing allowed. He explains that the forgiveness work accesses the unconscious mind, allowing the dissociated content—rage, guilt, fear, shame—to emerge and be released. This is not just theory, he insists, but the product of 50 years of practical refinement.

Finally, the show closes with an attempt to bring Jeannie on the call, and though her connection fails, Dr. Ryce wraps up by reinforcing that consistent use of the forgiveness and responsibility communication tools leads to deep transformation. The show underscores the message that we are creators, not victims, and we can reclaim our true nature as love by actively dissolving the lies we inherited and the energies we carry.

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Dr. Hayes emphasized that participation from listeners, whether through Zoom calls or emails, plays a vital role in enriching the dialogue and making the teachings practical and relevant. He reiterated that the show is an interactive space for growth, education, and healing, built around practical applications rather than rigid theory.

The core of the episode featured a reading from A Walk in the Physical by Christian Sundberg, specifically a section titled “Freedom from Belief.” The reading challenged the idea that belief is fundamental. Drawing on personal experience, Dr. Hayes described how his early life was steeped in religious dogma and ritual, yet his spiritual evolution over the past 50 years has been marked by a gradual dismantling of beliefs in favor of direct observation and experience. Referencing both Krishnamurti and Jungian thought, he explained how beliefs are often crystallized, outdated thoughts rooted in fear—fear of the unknown, of death, of being unworthy.

The conversation turned to how beliefs can serve as temporary stepping stones, like a ladder used to escape a pit. However, once liberated, clinging to the ladder becomes a burden. What truly matters is not the belief itself, but the intention behind one’s actions—whether motivated by love or fear. Hayes underscored that conscious, loving intent is the true active ingredient in spiritual growth.

A listener joined the discussion with reflections on faith, scripture, and inner knowing. Dr. Hayes used the interaction to emphasize the importance of respecting where each person is in their spiritual journey, noting that trying to force new ideas on someone not ready can do more harm than good. He advised honoring each individual’s readiness, trusting that the spirit works with everyone in their own time.

The theme of unconditional respect extended to a broader cultural context. Hayes acknowledged how deeply embedded religious conditioning is in society and how questioning long-held beliefs can be emotionally disruptive, yet also deeply liberating. He cited perfectionism as an example of a behavior rooted in the false belief of personal inadequacy and used a story from graduate school to illustrate the inner contradiction many people carry.

The show concluded with a second essay, “Faith Transcends Belief,” also from Sundberg’s book. This section distinguished faith as setting deep intention toward love and truth, rather than clinging to rigid ideas or doctrines. Hayes reinforced that awareness itself is fundamental—not our shifting thoughts or beliefs—and that real transformation arises from a living connection to source, expressed through peace, humility, and compassion. He closed with humor, recalling a cartoon satirizing religious dogma, and reminded listeners of the foundational truth: we are made of love, we come from love, and anything contrary is illusion.

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2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce continued the in-depth exploration of personal healing through the lens of Aramaic forgiveness, emotional responsibility, and the dismantling of codependent dynamics. He began with excitement about the upcoming nine-day residential intensive titled Why Is This Happening to Me Again?, emphasizing its transformative potential. Participants typically experience significant emotional breakthroughs and even physical benefits such as weight loss, not due to dieting but due to the emotional and physiological release that accompanies deep healing. Jeanie joined briefly, updating listeners on logistics and enthusiasm for the event.

Dr. Ryce then revisited the concept of the “power person,” encouraging listeners to do an exercise where they write the life history of a power person in their own lives in the first person. This exercise helps to generate compassion, insight, and understanding of inherited behavioral patterns. He emphasized that power person dynamics stem from relationships where someone had more power over us than we had over ourselves, did not function from love, and were perceived as a threat to our survival. By writing from that person’s perspective, we can bring unconscious pain into the light of awareness for healing.

Throughout the show, Dr. Ryce unpacked how hostility and fear serve as internal anesthetics, blocking access to unresolved emotional pain. He explained that most of what people experience as fear or anger is actually an inherited or resonated trauma from the past. These emotional responses often come from what he calls “carbon-based memory” or unconscious energetic patterns. He compared these patterns to addictions, explaining that many fall into behaviors—whether drugs, distractions, or blame—as ways to avoid their inner unresolved pain. True healing, he said, involves recognizing that the pain is not caused by external events, but is already within us and can be resolved through the forgiveness process.

Dr. Ryce detailed how codependent behavior replicates family patterns, particularly the dysfunctions of power persons. He explained that under stress, people unconsciously mimic the behaviors of their power persons unless they do deep inner work. He walked through key questions to help listeners identify these inherited patterns, including rules from childhood, manipulative tactics, communication breakdowns, and inconsistent standards between self and others.

He defined codependence and denial as identical in function: both occur whenever we think or speak as though something outside of us causes our internal experience. He stressed that any energetic pattern—such as blame, sarcasm, perfectionism, fear, or even over-meditating to avoid emotions—can be addressed and removed through the forgiveness process. The goal is to restore the self to its true identity: the active, present love that we are at our core.

Near the end of the show, Dr. Ryce shared a poem that reflected on the misidentification of love and the essence of restoring the experience of being love through the breath and forgiveness. He closed by reiterating that the presence of love, flowing through the cells, is what defines true human life—not merely having a human form.

Dr. Ryce concluded with insights into alignment and purpose, sharing that each human has a primary purpose to develop a spiritual body made of love and a secondary purpose unique to their individual expression. He emphasized the importance of activating the Aramaic concepts of Rakhma and Khooba—filters in the brain that regulate intention and perception through love. Only by aligning with these principles, and welcoming the feminine elemental force called Rukha d’Koodsha (mistranslated in Greek as the Holy Spirit), can we experience our true power, healing, and connection to eternal truth.

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1^st hour hosted by Dr. Tim Hayes hosted the first hour with a deeply reflective and spiritually grounded discussion centered on the essence of faith, belief, and conscious healing. He began by reminding listeners of the free tools available at whyagain.org, especially the Reality Management Worksheet developed by Dr. Michael Ryce and Jeanie, which is used to dismantle emotional upset by exposing internal goals and beliefs that distort perception. Dr. Hayes emphasized that this worksheet, along with the HeartLand Aramaic Forgiveness app and supporting audio files, can significantly shift one’s internal reality and promote healing when applied consistently.

The main body of the show was a reading and reflection on Christian Sundberg’s essays from A Walk in the Physical, specifically the pieces titled “Faith Transcends Belief” and “Growing Beyond Belief.” Dr. Hayes used a powerful allegory from Sundberg about people navigating a toxic landscape using “B-leafs,” symbolic of beliefs, which prevent them from stepping onto solid ground—representing direct experiential truth. The metaphor captured how clinging to beliefs out of fear limits growth, and only when someone courageously steps off those beliefs do they find that support, love, and deeper truth were there all along. Dr. Hayes expanded this metaphor with teachings from Michael Ryce and A Course in Miracles, describing how our beliefs act as projections that obscure truth and reinforce suffering.

He then explored the deeper Aramaic meaning of faith, which is not blind adherence but “acting from the rooted center of my being.” Faith, in this understanding, is a conscious act of alignment with love and the Source, not merely intellectual commitment. He explained how perception is shaped by belief systems handed down through family, culture, and religion, which often go unquestioned. Dr. Hayes urged listeners to recognize that many of their beliefs are invisible and operate as assumptions rather than conscious choices. He noted that awakening involves dismantling these projections, taking responsibility for one’s inner state, and choosing loving intent over fear-based reactivity.

As he transitioned into the essay “The Authority of Awareness,” Dr. Hayes highlighted the power of awareness as the foundation of personal authority. He explained that being aware means we have the ability to question, to choose, and to interpret experience. Even if one is immersed in inherited thought systems, they are still fundamentally free to shift perception and create new meaning. He emphasized that spiritual growth is not about clinging to dogma but about evolving our quality of intent—becoming more authentic, loving, and aligned with Source. This process requires the courage to face fears, question everything, and hold space for others with compassion.

The show concluded with a reflection on the difference between form and essence. Religious rituals and belief systems may have their place in early spiritual development, but true growth requires letting go of attachment to form and allowing the living energy of love to flow through one’s being. Faith, then, is redefined as choosing to embody pure, loving, selfless intent in each moment—regardless of outer conditions or traditional labels. Dr. Hayes invited all listeners to live from love, question inherited thought patterns, and remember that their essence is rooted in the eternal flow of divine consciousness.

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2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce delivered an expansive and multidimensional teaching on healing, consciousness, perception, and the physiology of love, weaving together ancient Aramaic principles, neuroscience, and personal experiences of transition and spiritual transformation. The broadcast opened with a brief update from Jeanie about her recent surgery, crediting her swift recovery to the use of the Avacyn machine, conscious breathwork, and the application of forgiveness. She emphasized that healing is possible even after generations of trauma and false belief systems are passed through the genes, just like eye color or skin tone.

Dr. Ryce responded to a listener’s question about why the body isn’t always healed, even when one is spiritually aligned and casts their “net on the right side,” referencing Yeshua’s biblical metaphor. He explained that the healing of the body depends on whether the carbon-based memory structure—formed from generational pain and internalized error—is collapsed and cleared through forgiveness. He introduced the concept that the left brain operates like a computer running old programming, while the right brain connects to being, intuition, and spiritual truth. True forgiveness, from the Aramaic perspective, shuts down the left-brain constructs and allows the right brain, the “screen of being,” to take over, offering brief but powerful tastes of true presence beyond mental illusions.

The conversation turned deeply experiential as Ryce described how clinical death, which silences the carbon-based memory system, is akin to the effects of true forgiveness. He shared that many people who return from near-death experiences report being free of past trauma and aware of spiritual truths, mirroring what happens when one collapses perceptual constructs through authentic forgiveness. Ryce contrasted this with the traditional Western view of forgiveness, which centers on pardoning others, and clarified that true forgiveness is the internal removal of false content and disintegrative energy from the self.

He elaborated on the physiology of alignment, explaining that the body functions as an antenna that must be properly oriented to receive the energy of love. Misalignment, whether physical, mental, or emotional, disrupts the reception of this life-giving force. Ryce explained how generational distortions, trauma, and false beliefs have disoriented humanity, but through conscious alignment of intention, perception, and physiology—what he calls the “creation megaphone”—we can return to a life where love flows through each cell. He described Rukha d’Koodsha, often mistranslated as the Holy Spirit, as a feminine elemental force that undoes error and teaches truth when the mind is quieted and aligned.

Throughout the episode, Ryce returned to practical examples, including a powerful story about the passing of Jeanie’s father. He sat upright in bed—after years of immobility—and transitioned peacefully after what Jeanie described as a spiritual meeting with him during a breathing session. Ryce used this moment to reinforce the point that love, presence, and spiritual support are always available, but we must be willing to listen, breathe, and forgive in order to access them.

He concluded with a deep breakdown of the filters of the mind, Rakhma and Khooba, which determine whether our intentions and perceptions are aligned with love or distortion. He emphasized that without these filters in place, the mind runs on hostility, fear, and generational error, creating suffering. When aligned, and when love becomes the basis of all goals and actions, we can embody the “mind of Christ”—not as dogma, but as a living, cellular presence of love. Quoting Proverbs 16:3, he reminded listeners that “commit your works to love, and your thoughts will be established,” explaining that thoughts become chemistry, chemistry becomes physiology, and love, when fully embodied, is the definition of life.

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Dr. Hayes transitioned into reading from Christian Sundberg’s A Walk in the Physical, focusing on essays related to “freedom from belief.” He emphasized the idea that all beliefs are self-chosen, and that the outer world merely reflects our inner perspectives. A core teaching reiterated was that no external event is inherently upsetting—our upset arises from internal meaning-making processes. Therefore, the aim is to take full responsibility for one’s emotional states, recognizing that each one is self-created and can be shifted with conscious intention.

A caller joined with a heartfelt story about her grandson, who holds rigid evangelical beliefs, and shared a poignant quote from a priest friend that reconciled the Christian notion of salvation through Jesus with the boundless mercy of God. This led to a rich dialogue about how to stay connected with loved ones without being reactive or trying to change them. Dr. Hayes advised her to choose the goal of connection and care over correction or persuasion. He underscored that effective communication requires self-awareness and that conversations should come from a state of love and calm rather than fear or tightness.

Throughout the hour, Dr. Hayes returned to the foundational principle that our emotions are creations of our own thoughts and beliefs. He spoke of using upset as an alarm system—not to judge others but to look inward and heal what is unresolved within. Referencing teachings from A Course in Miracles, Guy Finley, and even Rilke, he invited listeners to live in the question, dismantle false assumptions, and reject cultural conditioning that equates emotional upset with righteousness. He also revisited Julie H insight that every worksheet is ultimately about oneself and that healing is found in compassionate self-inquiry.

Near the end, Dr. Hayes discussed the Gospel of Mary Magdalene and the historical distortions of Christian teachings, highlighting how institutional religion often suppresses empowering truths in favor of control. The show closed with encouragement to keep practicing inner work, monitoring emotions, and choosing loving, connected goals in every interaction.

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2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce an open, deeply personal, and spiritually rich dialogue with longtime community members about the healing process, perception, addiction to personal stories, and the powerful effects of the Quantum StillPoint work. The show began with a call from Barry, who shared his reflections on staying out of old emotional triggers. Dr. Ryce gently challenged this by suggesting that healing can only occur when we lean into those triggers and use the tools—especially forgiveness—to dismantle the unconscious content that sustains pain. He cited a medical study from the DeCourcy Clinic, which concluded that time itself does not age or harm human tissue. Rather, it is the unhealed energies—traumas we avoid facing—that become the real poison creating aging and death.

The conversation expanded to the realization that the true source of suffering is not just the story we tell ourselves, but the energetic structure of carbon-based memory that holds the story in place. Ryce explained that the “mind of man,” referenced in ancient scripture, is a misaligned matrix of thought patterns passed down for generations, often mistaken for truth. He emphasized that breaking the addiction to these patterns, which the Quantum StillPoint process helps facilitate, can result in a profound shift in consciousness and physiology. Participants, like Cammie, reported dramatic results from the Quantum StillPoint, such as deepened breathing, freedom from old traumas including unprocessed grief about a father she never met, and an overall lightness and openness in daily life.

Camie described how the Quantum StillPoint took her healing to a level she had never experienced, even after 25 years of working with the original StillPoint breathing process. She had previously healed physical issues through breathwork, such as avoiding shoulder surgery in her 30s, but the quantum-level work reached deeper into genetic and unconscious emotional material. Since her March session, she noted transformational awarenesses, a natural return to more conscious speech, and even the spontaneous cessation of smoking—a decades-long addiction she had previously tried and failed to release. She said the experience shifted her from merely working through layers of trauma to a new way of being.

Other longtime practitioners joined the call, including Celinda and Susan, who added their voices to the community dialogue. Celinda spoke about her spiritual path and the metaphor of light overcoming darkness, referencing the image of lighting a candle to symbolize how even the smallest awareness can lead someone out of internal suffering. She also shared personal insights into how her fear had masked deeper layers of rage and how facing these internal states with gentleness and willingness allows the Holy Spirit—whom she lovingly referred to as “Nanny Ruha”—to guide the healing. Susan reflected on generational challenges and the importance of staying connected with loved ones, particularly when navigating differences in belief systems. She echoed Dr. Ryce’s and Dr. Tim Hayes’s teaching that emotional tightening and distress indicate a need for internal correction, not external control.

The episode closed with Dr. Ryce reading a powerful anonymous poem written during the collapse of the Soviet Union. The poem emphasized that even the smallest light can guide someone lost in darkness and that we never know how our healing and presence may impact others. The message was a call to each listener to keep doing their inner work, hold the space for love, and remember that transformation comes not from perfection but from progress and willingness.

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A significant portion of the show is devoted to readings from A Walk in the Physical by Christian Sundberg, specifically essays in the section titled “Freedom from Belief.” The reading underscores that all beliefs are self-created and often serve to protect us from unresolved fears. Physical reality, Sundberg writes, acts as a neutral mirror reflecting the assumptions we hold, which we mistake for truth. Dr. Hayes expands on this by inviting listeners to recognize that emotional upset is not caused by external events but by the meanings we assign to them, thus affirming the principle: “If you’re feeling it, you’re creating it.”

One essay discussed, “The Two Sides of Human Religion,” explores how religion contains both mythological constructs—shaped by human intellect and culture—and direct spiritual experiences of the divine. Dr. Hayes emphasizes that spirit transcends form, language, and belief, and that clinging too tightly to form can block true spiritual awareness. Rather than fearing the dismantling of beliefs, individuals are encouraged to embrace the unknown and choose love over fear. This willingness to question, feel deeply, and surrender illusion opens the door to greater freedom and connection with true spiritual essence.

In an interactive portion, a caller reflects on hypervigilance and reactivity shaped by lifelong conditioning. Dr. Hayes highlights how hyper-intelligent individuals often over-rely on mental analysis, which can deepen emotional entrenchment rather than lead to healing. He suggests meditation, mindful breathing, and setting an intention for stillness as effective complements to worksheet practices. This shift from thinking to being allows one to step out of reaction and into healing presence.

Ultimately, the show weaves together Aramaic forgiveness principles, direct spiritual inquiry, and contemporary psychology. Dr. Hayes returns frequently to the insight that the body’s tension and emotional states are signals—not evidence of external harm, but of internal processes we are empowered to shift. This hour invites listeners to move beyond inherited or unconscious beliefs, to live in curiosity, and to embrace their identity as awareness itself—spirit in form—freely choosing love over fear.

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2^nd hour hosted by  Dr. Michael Ryce leads a deep and transformative dialogue centered on the breath as the ultimate spiritual technology for healing trauma and reconnecting with our true nature. The conversation unfolds in a small group Zoom session, fostering a sense of intimate fellowship and shared inquiry. The call begins with open invitations for questions, and soon a caller named Celinda shares insights from the previous night’s support group led by Dr. Tim Hayes. She speaks about recognizing her own hypervigilance, her tendency to hold her breath, and her historic resistance to meditation. She expresses a desire to shift from intellectualizing her healing process into experiential practices like stillness, breath, and prayer rooted in the original Aramaic meaning.

Dr. Ryce validates her experience and introduces the profound distinction between the mind of man and the mind of Christ, terms drawn from ancient Aramaic scripture. He explains that most of what we call “thinking” is not true thought but simply mechanical cycling of past information—reactivity driven by carbon-based memory systems saturated with generational trauma and power person dynamics. True thinking, he says, is a spiritual act, and access to it only becomes possible when we surrender the hold of our egoic mind. He revisits the metaphor of John the Baptist representing the highest expression of intellect and yet still being “the least in the kingdom” compared to the mind of Christ, which transcends intellect and flows only through the presence of love.

The core teaching Dr. Ryce reiterates is that breath—referred to in Aramaic as Rukha d’Koodsha, often mistranslated as “Holy Spirit”—is the key to dissolving trauma. Just as heat can melt ice, breath dissolves the energetic hardness of emotional wounds lodged in the cellular and genetic structures of the body. He reminds the group that most people resist looking inward or embracing the breath because their power person dynamics and unresolved trauma have conditioned them to avoid discomfort at all costs. He emphasizes that true healing happens not through mental analysis but through the conscious, disciplined use of breath to bring love into the body’s most contracted places.

The discussion expands into practical metaphysics, exploring how power person dynamics unconsciously shape our reactions for life unless consciously dissolved. Dr. Ryce lays out the three behaviors people fall into under increasing stress: imitation of the power person when calm, resistance patterns when under moderate stress, and imitation of the worst behaviors of the power person when under extreme stress. He explains that this cycle governs families, communities, churches, and nations—and that until these unconscious dynamics are brought into awareness and forgiven, we cannot truly choose love.

Celinda returns with gratitude, recognizing that she has lived most of her life holding her breath in defense, even while trying to learn and grow. Dr. Ryce encourages her to tithe her time—at least 2.4 hours daily—to deep inner work and conscious breathing. He affirms that it is not about achieving spiritual perfection but about creating a relationship with the breath as a living presence of love that untangles the distortions of the past. He reaffirms that forgiveness, in its Aramaic understanding, is not about pardoning others but about removing what blocks our awareness of love’s presence within.

The hour concludes with a call to prioritize breath as the master solvent of trauma and the portal to the mind of Christ. Dr. Ryce affirms the sacred path of all who choose this work and expresses profound respect for those, like Celinda, who face their inner darkness with courage and determination. He ends by inviting listeners to share the Zoom access with others, emphasizing that this living experience of healing is accessible to anyone willing to engage in the daily discipline of conscious breath and forgiveness.

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Tim then transitions to a rich and introspective discussion on beliefs, drawing heavily from Christian Sundberg’s book A Walk in the Physical. The central theme explored is “Freedom from Belief,” where Sundberg asserts that beliefs, though often intended as comforting frameworks, can act as prisons that limit one’s spiritual and emotional freedom. Quoting Krishnamurti and Sundberg, Tim explores how beliefs are recycled thoughts from the past and can distort present experience. He emphasizes the power of choice in shaping beliefs and highlights the principle that absolute truth exists not in form, but in Beingness—capital T Truth is beyond thoughts, books, or doctrines.

Throughout the program, Tim and Sundberg’s writings weave together the concept that our consciousness filters reality through belief systems, which are often inherited and unquestioned. The power to discard or revise these beliefs lies within each person. He warns that identifying too closely with beliefs not only limits perception but stifles spiritual growth. God, he says, transcends religion and is not confined to form or doctrine. In that light, Jung’s quote—“Thank God I’m Jung and not a Jungian”—is used to reinforce the message of spiritual authenticity over religious institutionalization.

Tim also shares insights from The Way of Mastery and authors like Guy Finley and Bruce Lipton, underlining the importance of questioning beliefs and recognizing the role of perception in shaping emotional experiences. A belief-driven perception might induce fear, but as Tim notes, emotions are generated internally—not caused by external circumstances. This internalization of emotional responsibility is framed as a liberation from victimhood, aligning with Lipton’s encouragement to reframe the “placebo effect” as the “belief effect,” honoring the inherent power of belief to influence biology.

Christian Sundberg’s essays “Beingness Transcends Religion,” “Tearing Down the Wall of Belief,” and “Spirituality is Beyond One Direction” are summarized. They present the idea that Beingness is not confined by religious forms or rituals and that spirituality should be inclusive rather than exclusive. Tim emphasizes that spiritual awakening involves courageously facing fears rooted in childhood or societal conditioning, dismantling beliefs that were erected to protect us from pain. He concludes with a reminder that each individual is an extension of divine love and consciousness, capable of choosing truth, love, and freedom beyond the confines of past beliefs.

In the closing comments, listener Sally expresses deep gratitude for the clarity the session brought her, feeling that many puzzle pieces of her spiritual journey had clicked into place. Another listener echoes appreciation, reflecting on the realization that spiritual connection transcends physical spaces like cathedrals or forests, and lies inherently within.

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2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce and Jeanie Ryce host a deeply personal and expansive discussion on emotional processing, vitality, generational healing, and the energetic power of truth. The show opens with a heartfelt exchange with Susan Bingham, who describes her current emotional state as “bright sadness” after her son’s move. Dr. Ryce praises this as a sign of emotional maturity—being able to stay connected to love while feeling sadness—rather than being overtaken by disconnection. This becomes a segue into a broader theme: the ability to remain anchored in love through transitional or difficult life events.

Dr. Ryce provides updates about the return to in-person intensives after a five-year hiatus, sharing his excitement about engaging with people face-to-face again. Jeanie shares her recovery progress following recent health challenges, using the example of shifting from rating pain to rating wellness to illustrate the transformative power of positive focus. Both emphasize the spiritual and emotional tools that make healing and vitality possible, particularly in times of challenge.

The core of the episode pivots into a powerful discussion of truth as a sacred force, illustrated by a parable about truth and lies. Dr. Ryce shares how our culture often prefers comforting lies dressed as truth and turns away from the “naked truth.” This serves as a metaphor for how humanity often avoids facing the painful realities within. He explains how the lie of blame—the belief that external events or people are responsible for our suffering—is the single greatest obstacle to healing. Healing, in his framework, requires the courage to face internal emotional content, recognize its roots, and use tools like forgiveness to remove it from the body-mind structure.

Throughout the show, Dr. Ryce emphasizes the importance of vitality as a measure of spiritual alignment. He compares the full power of truth to a 550-volt transformer that must be carefully stepped down by the mind to be usable. If one’s internal “wiring” is not capable of handling that energy—because of unresolved hostility or fear—one’s life becomes dysfunctional. He uses this metaphor to argue that facing and releasing internal dis-ease is necessary to fully connect to the energy of love and truth. He also explains how beliefs, especially cultural beliefs like aging or the inevitability of decline, function as energetic poisons if left unquestioned.

Jeanie and Susan both contribute examples that reinforce how emotional and physical healing are interconnected. They touch on ideas from The Course in Miracles, The Way of Mastery, and the teachings of Dr. Kim, emphasizing intention, breath, allowance, and presence. They discuss the necessity of consistent daily practice to stay grounded in truth and love, even amid external chaos.

Dr. Ryce also shares insights into the concept of “power person dynamics,” and the need to rework one’s internal programming through rigorous self-examination and the Reality Management tools. He speaks about how much blame and victimhood are ingrained into society and passed on generationally. He asserts that healing is not merely intellectual—it requires a full energetic shift in consciousness that aligns the individual with their true being.

Near the end, Susan raises the concern that physical limitations in aging may represent a loss of vitality. Dr. Ryce challenges this assumption, citing research that time is not toxic to the body and attributing deterioration instead to unresolved energetic patterns. He encourages listeners to identify and process those patterns to restore vitality, offering forgiveness as the tool that removes disintegrative energy. The show concludes with reminders about the upcoming intensive, the importance of sharing the work, and the invitation to choose the highest version of life possible.

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Dr. Tim elaborated on the importance of inquiry and the deeply personal journey each individual must take toward self-awareness. He emphasized that this work is not about following a guru, but rather awakening one’s own inner wisdom. A key theme that emerged from the replayed conversation with Susan Bingham and from the reading of Christian Sundberg’s A Walk in the Physical was the necessity of acceptance. Acceptance, equated with love, was explored as a powerful energy that reconnects us with our true essence as immortal awareness. In contrast, resistance and rejection were described as forces that trap us in egoic illusions and suffering. Through Sundberg’s essay “Rejection Closes the Door, Acceptance Opens It,” the show illuminated how turning toward even painful experiences with acceptance can lead to deeper peace and empowerment.

Tim also shared insights from his years working in juvenile facilities, emphasizing how remaining emotionally neutral and grounded during conflict allowed him to safely and compassionately intervene in violent situations. He drew parallels between these experiences and the teachings of Guy Finley and Dr. Ryce, noting how compassion and understanding must guide our responses to others’ pain-driven behavior. This reinforced the idea that one’s internal state—not the external circumstances—dictates the quality of their interactions and life.

The discussion then turned to Sundberg’s reflections on our identity as spiritual beings temporarily inhabiting physical bodies. Tim explored how our immersion in the physical makes it difficult to comprehend timeless consciousness or existence beyond linear time. Through fascinating research studies and listener reflections, the show delved into phenomena that hint at non-linear time and intuitive knowing, challenging the limitations of physical perception.

A poignant personal report was shared by a listener about her son’s success applying these principles during time spent with a family member. The story demonstrated how choosing to remain connected and aware of one’s internal responses can transform potentially tense dynamics into healing and meaningful interactions. Tim concluded the show with a powerful reminder that each individual has the capacity to improve the quality of their life and relationships by owning their emotions and choosing love and understanding over blame and resistance.

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michael is facilitating a 9-day Why Again Intensive so the 2nd Hour is a pre-recorded workshop by dr michael ryce – CoDependence to InterDependence Part 1 (listen on Podbean https://MindShiftersRadio.podbean.com/e/codependence-to-interdependence-part-1-1747507722/ ) … a workshop previously only purchased through our website.

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Summary: In the Codependence to Interdependence Workshop, Dr. Michael Ryce explores the transformative journey from codependent dynamics to healthy, interdependent relationships. He emphasizes that codependence arises when individuals project internal pain onto others, falsely attributing their emotional turmoil to external sources. This projection prevents true healing and perpetuates patterns of blame and dysfunction in relationships.

Dr. Ryce introduces practical tools, such as the Codependence Worksheet, to help participants identify and address the root causes of their emotional pain. By listing those who have offended them and examining their own punitive thoughts and advice for others, participants uncover that much of what they project onto others is a reflection of their own unresolved internal struggles. He explains that the act of giving advice to others often mirrors the guidance individuals need to follow themselves.

The workshop also delves into the physics of perception, drawing on Einstein and Max Planck to illustrate how the mind constructs realities based on its internal content. Dr. Ryce challenges the notion of solid, external “bodies” as the source of pain, explaining that pain is generated from internal neuropeptides created by one’s thoughts and emotions. He introduces forgiveness, as understood in ancient Aramaic teachings, as the process of removing disintegrative energies from the self, rather than pardoning others.

Dr. Ryce connects codependence to addiction, noting that unresolved emotional pain often leads to compulsive behaviors as individuals seek temporary relief. He emphasizes that hostility is a form of internal addiction, masking deeper pain and blocking access to love and healing. Moving toward interdependence requires individuals to take full responsibility for their emotional states and create relationships that support mutual healing and growth.

The session concludes with a call to personal accountability. By embracing interdependence, participants can transform their relationships into spaces of liberation rather than conflict. This process requires cultivating love and dismantling internal hostility, fostering a life aligned with truth and emotional freedom.

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A significant portion of the show centered around a recommendation of the book Positive Intelligence by Shirzad Chamine, which Tim described as feeling “like coming home.” The book aligns closely with the principles of Dr. Ryce’s work, particularly in recognizing the presence of both sabotaging thought patterns and an ever-available source of inner wisdom, which Chamine calls the “sage.” Dr. Tim noted the relevance of this to other teachings like Internal Family Systems and coherence therapy, highlighting the universal truth that real change stems from connecting with one’s essence and choosing compassion over fear-based thinking. He shared his personal excitement about an upcoming interview with Chris Driscoll, a former opera singer turned coach, who had transformed her own life and marriage by embracing this work.

The conversation deepened into reflections inspired by Christian Sundberg’s book A Walk in the Physical. Tim read several essays from the chapters on meditation, where Sundberg emphasizes that our current life experience is a dream-like state entered voluntarily, and that our true identity is that of an immortal spiritual being. Through meditation and present moment awareness, one can begin to remember and experience the truth of their essence as love and consciousness. These essays encouraged readers to quiet the mind, transcend form, and live from an inner space of alert, non-judgmental awareness—what Christian refers to as “dwelling in awareness.” Tim connected these insights to other wisdom teachers such as Guy Finley and the Way of Mastery, reinforcing the central message that resistance and judgment block our ability to access deeper truth.

The idea of “living in the question” surfaced as a recurring theme. Dr. Tim emphasized that healing and awakening occur when we become curious, honest, and willing to let go of our conditioned thoughts and beliefs. He illustrated how most people operate in what he and Michael Ryce refer to as the “nine-bit mind,” or what Guy Finley calls the “mechanical level of mind,” which keeps us asleep even when we appear awake. True meditation, Tim said, is the process of waking up to our direct experience of presence, where our real treasures lie. He closed the show by highlighting the inherent goodness in humanity, urging listeners to shift focus away from the sensationalism of modern media and toward the countless quiet acts of love and compassion happening in every moment.

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michael is facilitating a 9-day Why Again Intensive so the 2nd Hour is a pre-recorded workshop by dr michael ryce – CoDependence to InterDependence Part 2 (listen on Podbean https://MindShiftersRadio.podbean.com/e/codependence-to-interdependence-part-2/ ) … a workshop previously only purchased through our website.

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Summary: In the second part of the Codependence to Interdependence Workshop, Dr. Michael Ryce delves deeper into the transformation from living through a false self, shaped by trauma and power dynamics, to reclaiming one’s authentic being rooted in love. He begins by discussing how all humans are born as pure love, a state that is disrupted by interactions with “power persons” in early life—individuals who exert significant influence, often not grounded in love themselves. This dynamic leads to the creation of a “non-being self,” a false identity formed as a survival mechanism in response to unmet needs and trauma.

Dr. Ryce explains that the non-being self operates on three flawed strategies: attempting to figure everything out, seeking validation by fulfilling others’ expectations, and controlling people and circumstances to avoid pain. These strategies perpetuate patterns of projection, where internal pain is blamed on others, leading to codependent relationships. The only way to break free from these cycles is through forgiveness, as understood in ancient Aramaic teachings. Forgiveness involves removing false ideas and energies from one’s system, dismantling the non-being self, and restoring the authentic self as the active presence of love.

The workshop emphasizes the role of relationships as mirrors that reveal hidden traumas and unconscious patterns. By recognizing and addressing these patterns through tools like the Codependence Worksheet and forgiveness practices, individuals can stop projecting blame, heal their internal wounds, and create interdependent relationships based on mutual support and shared growth. Dr. Ryce introduces the concept of replacing old dynamics with conscious connections, where love is experienced as a state of being rather than as actions tied to fulfilling others’ needs.

Dr. Ryce concludes with a meditative exercise, inviting participants to reconnect with their true nature as beings of love and to extend that love outward, transforming not only their personal lives but also the collective energy of their communities. He reinforces that choosing to live as the active presence of love awakens light and healing in others, creating a ripple effect of transformation.

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Tim discussed the recent publication of his interview with Micah Salabarius on the On Your Mind podcast, praising Micah’s book The Art of Nonviolent Communication for its concise and powerful summary of Marshall Rosenberg’s work. He also shared his anticipation for an upcoming interview with Chris Driscoll on Positive Intelligence by Shirzad Chamine, a book that integrates internal family systems concepts with neuroscience-based coaching techniques. Tim noted how both these works align seamlessly with the core teachings of Dr. Ryce, reinforcing the idea that true healing requires inner alignment and conscious attention to thought patterns.

Returning to Christian Sundberg’s A Walk in the Physical, Dr. Tim read several essays from the section on meditation. The essay “Spirituality, the Search for What is Real” emphasized that spirituality is not about clinging to ideas, but about directly experiencing what is real—something that transcends thought and form. True spirituality, according to Sundberg, arises from awareness, not belief. Meditation, therefore, is not about thinking but allowing oneself to rest in pure presence. Christian describes happiness as always accessible—not through external events but by releasing thoughts, judgments, and identities that obscure our true nature as awareness.

Tim illustrated these principles with an example from Dr. Ryce’s book, where a character named Richard shifts his emotional experience by changing how he interprets a past event involving his sister. This reinforced the show’s central message: perception creates emotion. Further essays focused on the difficulty of letting go of thoughts, how to practice non-attachment in meditation, and how awareness—not intellect—grants access to truth. The final essay discussed the paradoxical richness of the formless, inviting listeners to move beyond the illusion that form is the only reality. Dr. Tim encouraged the audience to experiment with letting go of their identification with thoughts to uncover the deeper blissful awareness that underlies all experience.

He closed the show with reminders about the evening’s support group meeting and updates on the second hour being broadcast via Podbean while Dr. Michael Ryce and Jeanie are away at an intensive. Tim concluded with his familiar affirmation: “We come from love, we are made of the stuff we call love, we actually are love—and everything else is false.”

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michael is facilitating a 9-day Why Again Intensive so the 2nd Hour is a pre-recorded workshop by dr michael ryce – Communication Did You Hear What I Think I Said? Part 1 (listen on Podbean https://MindShiftersRadio.podbean.com/e/communication-part-1/ ) … a workshop previously only purchased through our website.

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Summary: In the first part of the Communication Workshop, Dr. Michael Ryce explores the distinction between projection communication and responsibility communication, emphasizing the transformative potential of the latter in fostering authentic connections. Projection communication, as explained by Dr. Ryce, occurs when individuals interpret their internal perceptions as external realities and communicate as though their thoughts and emotions are universal truths about others. This often leads to misunderstandings, conflicts, and the breakdown of communication.

Dr. Ryce introduces responsibility communication as an alternative approach, where individuals acknowledge their internal realities and express them as their own, rather than attributing them to others. This form of communication requires self-awareness and the ability to articulate emotions and perceptions without assigning blame. He illustrates this concept through practical examples, demonstrating how shifting from projection to responsibility communication can resolve conflicts and build stronger relationships.

The discussion also touches on the power of words and their role in shaping personal and collective experiences. Dr. Ryce explains how words not only communicate ideas but also influence physiological and emotional states. He connects this concept to ancient Aramaic teachings, where maintaining “light” or love in one’s mind is crucial for effective communication and decision-making. By choosing words rooted in love and clarity, individuals can enhance their relationships and overall well-being.

Dr. Ryce concludes the session by providing tools and exercises for practicing responsibility communication, such as identifying objective facts, acknowledging subjective experiences, and fostering goodwill in interactions. He emphasizes that true communication involves a commitment to understanding and connection, free from the distortions of fear and hostility.

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Dr. Tim reflects on the deep-seated Western misconceptions about death, noting how ancient Aramaic teachings and the vibrational language of spiritual teachers suggest a broader, more layered reality than physical death implies. He contrasts the modern medical approach to prolonging life at all costs with ancient wisdom that views death as a liberation rather than a loss. Sundberg’s essays suggest that our spirit continues beyond the physical body and that death is merely the removal of temporary limitations we agreed to take on for the sake of experience and growth. Dr. Tim agrees in part but also notes a subtle difference between Sundberg’s framing and the core principle of MindShifters work—that our pain is not caused by external events like death, but by our interpretation and response to them.

A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to discussing how we create meaning from loss. Dr. Tim shares that many people equate suffering with the depth of their love, but through decades of therapeutic experience and his own healing journey, he challenges this belief. He introduces his process called “Saying Goodbye to Good People Without Saying Goodbye to Good Memories,” available on MindShiftersAcademy.org, which helps individuals grieve without sacrificing their joy or connection to the departed. He emphasizes the power of choice: to either generate fear or love, and to stay present with the energy we create in each moment.

The discussion touches on hospice care, end-of-life clarity, and assisted death, noting the complexity of societal, medical, and emotional factors involved. Dr. Tim highlights how our energy choices—especially around thoughts and emotions—radiate into the world, and how dismantling fear around death allows us to live more freely and joyfully. He encourages listeners to face these topics with openness, to use tools like tapping and worksheets, and to release resistance to conversations around death. As the show closes, Dr. Tim reminds the audience that we are made of love, and all that is not love is false.

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Summary: In the second part of the Communication Workshop, Dr. Michael Ryce continues to explore the transformative power of responsibility communication as a tool for healing and building meaningful relationships. He begins by addressing the pervasive use of projection communication, where individuals blame others for their internal pain and emotional reactions. Dr. Ryce highlights how this approach hides the true sources of pain within oneself and prevents authentic healing and connection. In contrast, responsibility communication encourages individuals to own their emotional responses and seek support in addressing and healing them.

Dr. Ryce introduces practical steps to foster responsibility communication, such as acknowledging one’s emotions as internal and reframing communication to invite mutual understanding. By taking ownership of their feelings, individuals can express their experiences without assigning blame, creating a space for dialogue and healing. He emphasizes that unresolved pain is often a resonance of past trauma, and through responsibility communication, individuals can uncover and process these hidden dynamics. This practice not only heals the individual but also improves relational harmony by fostering mutual respect and understanding.

The session also delves into the physical and emotional impact of harboring unresolved emotions like anger, fear, and resentment. Dr. Ryce explains how these emotions create destructive biochemical patterns in the body, leading to disease and degeneration. By using responsibility communication alongside tools like the Reality Management Worksheet and forgiveness practices, individuals can recapture and transform these harmful energies, returning to a state of love and health. He connects these concepts to ancient Aramaic teachings, emphasizing that healing involves bringing hidden fears and hostilities into conscious awareness and dismantling them through love and responsibility.

Dr. Ryce concludes by encouraging consistent practice of responsibility communication, offering it as a path to unravel generational patterns of hostility and fear. He calls on participants to embrace love as their true nature and actively choose this state in their interactions, fostering emotional resilience and deeper connections. Through this approach, individuals can create a ripple effect of healing in their relationships and communities.

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Tim then introduced the essay “You Never Left Home,” which reminds listeners that although we are immersed in a physical experience that includes suffering and limitation, our essence has never left the spiritual realm. We are always connected to a greater consciousness. The veil of forgetfulness required for this earthly experience makes the illusion of separation seem real, but our transcendent Spirit never ceases.

He read additional essays such as “Always Remember Your Light,” which affirms that each person is a precious fragment of divine light, always loved and never alone. “The Playground and the Classroom” explored the paradox that life is simultaneously playful and educational—nothing is required of us, yet profound value is found in facing life’s difficulties. Tim emphasized that our value is never dependent on our worldly successes or failures. He shared one of his core affirmations: “My successes and failures in any area do not increase or decrease my value as a person.”

This led into a recitation of Rudyard Kipling’s poem If, used to reinforce the message that our true value and essence remain untouched by life’s triumphs or disasters. Tim underlined that what truly matters is how we interpret events, not the events themselves—a message resonant in the teachings of Dr. Ryce, A Course in Miracles, and The Way of Mastery.

Sue, a regular caller, joined to explore the difference between drawing experiences to ourselves for growth (as Ryce suggests) and encountering challenges simply as part of being human (as Sundberg implies). Tim clarified that the core teaching is not about asking for specific events but rather recognizing that we generate our experience through the focus of our conscious awareness. This awareness dictates whether we interpret an event with suffering or with grace.

Sue shared her struggle with receiving hostile letters from someone she had helped, prompting a discussion on forgiveness, boundaries, and how to use such experiences as prompts for compassion and blessing. Tim explained how judgment of others often stems from unhealed self-judgment and encouraged using negative events as opportunities to bless others and reconnect with one’s own light.

He concluded by discussing the essay “The Search for Wholeness,” which explains that the drive for pleasure and external satisfaction is ultimately a misplaced yearning for unity with our true Source. Only by turning inward, relinquishing attachment to form, and recognizing that all form arises within our own awareness can we rediscover the wholeness that has never left us. The episode ended with Tim reaffirming the foundational truth that “we come from love, we are made of love, we are love,” and all else is illusion.

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michael is facilitating a 9-day Why Again Intensive so the 2nd Hour is a pre-recorded workshop by dr michael ryce – Healing Through Relationships Part 1 (listen on Podbean https://MindShiftersRadio.podbean.com/e/healing-through-relationships-part-1-1747507980/ ) … a workshop previously only purchased through our website.

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Summary: In the Healing Through Relationships workshop, Dr. Michael Ryce examines the profound ways relationships serve as mirrors for personal growth and healing. He emphasizes that relationships are not inherently flawed or diseased; instead, they perfectly reflect what individuals need to confront within themselves. Through interactions, people are given opportunities to heal unresolved trauma and take responsibility for their emotions and actions.

Dr. Ryce underscores the concept of love as the essence of human nature, contrasting it with states of non-being such as guilt, shame, anger, and fear. These non-being states arise when individuals disconnect from their true selves, often projecting unresolved inner content onto others. He explores how the belief systems ingrained in people from early childhood and past generations shape their emotional experiences and behaviors in relationships. This generational conditioning, stored energetically within individuals, perpetuates cycles of unresolved conflict unless actively addressed.

The workshop introduces tools for identifying and dismantling these patterns, such as worksheets designed to explore early memories of conflict. By recognizing the resonance between past and present experiences, participants learn to stop projecting blame onto others and instead focus on healing their own internal dynamics. Dr. Ryce connects these teachings to ancient Aramaic principles, which emphasize forgiveness as a process of releasing internal content rather than pardoning external behaviors.

Throughout the session, Dr. Ryce illustrates how relationships, when approached consciously, become transformative spaces for emotional and spiritual growth. By owning one’s content and utilizing tools for healing, individuals can transcend patterns of hostility and fear, fostering genuine connection and love.

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The show then transitions into reading from Christian Sundberg’s book A Walk in the Physical, particularly the essays under the theme “You Are Already There.” In the essay “The Ubiquitous Presence of Life,” the message is that life—defined as awareness, spirit, or consciousness—is ever-present in all things. Dr. Hayes elaborates on this by reflecting on how miraculous our existence is, often unnoticed until a major life disruption—like injury or loss—makes us realize the wonder of basic abilities. He emphasizes that our awareness is part of a unified “sea of awareness,” echoing teachings from The Way of Mastery, which state that all minds are joined and our thoughts affect the entire universe. This leads to the realization that feelings of separation or loneliness are self-created illusions, not reflective of our true nature.

The next essay, “The Peace of Non-Seeking,” expands on the paradox that seeking something often reinforces the belief that it is lacking. Christian and Dr. Hayes both reference spiritual traditions, including A Course in Miracles, The Way of Mastery, and teachings by Guy Finley, to illustrate that peace comes not from external accomplishments or spiritual striving, but from recognizing that we already possess the essential qualities we seek. Trying to become enlightened, wealthy, or free implies we are not those things already, thereby creating inner conflict and disconnection. Dr. Hayes reflects on personal experiences and support group stories to show how true peace emerges from knowing one’s value and completeness beyond material or emotional circumstances.

In the final segment, Dr. Hayes continues into the Q&A portion of Sundberg’s book, addressing the purpose of human life and the universe. According to Sundberg, life’s purpose is the expansion of love and joy through the integration of experience. Entering the physical world with its limitations provides unique opportunities for spiritual growth and the expression of our creative essence. Dr. Hayes reflects on how even difficult circumstances—like the story of a young man who survived a traumatic injury—can become avenues for deeper self-awareness and connection to life’s greater flow.

Further questions address the concern that if life is just a game, does that render it meaningless. Both Sundberg and Hayes respond emphatically that earthly life is profoundly valuable, not because of any external metric, but because it provides a context for expressing love and creative energy. They emphasize that even seemingly small acts of expression and kindness have significant ripple effects in the field of life and awareness.

Finally, the concept of “integrating experience” is explained as fully assimilating and understanding an experience so that it no longer generates fear. Dr. Hayes illustrates this with a story about a rollercoaster rider who, through repeated exposure, loses all fear due to deep familiarity and trust. Integration is not just intellectual understanding but a full-body, emotional knowing that enables peace and fearlessness in the face of life’s events. He closes by reminding listeners of their intrinsic value and encourages the cultivation of loving presence over fear.

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Summary: In the second part of Healing Through Relationships, Dr. Michael Ryce delves deeper into the dynamics of human relationships and their potential for profound personal healing. He explains how unresolved emotions and generational patterns often manifest in relationships, creating recurring cycles of conflict and dissatisfaction. Using the concept of the “file folder effect,” Dr. Ryce illustrates how people unconsciously link unresolved anger, fear, and other emotions to their perceptions of others, leading to strained connections.

Dr. Ryce emphasizes the importance of using relationships as mirrors to address personal pain and trauma. He introduces tools like the Aramaic understanding of forgiveness, which involves removing toxic content from one’s physiology rather than pardoning others. By taking responsibility for one’s emotions and recognizing them as internal rather than external issues, individuals can transform their relationships into spaces of growth and healing.

The discussion also introduces the idea of creating a “Pagra,” a third entity in relationships that serves as a shared commitment to love and understanding. This concept, rooted in ancient Aramaic culture, provides a framework for couples to navigate conflicts by adhering to a mutually agreed-upon code of conduct rather than relying on personal biases or generational patterns. Dr. Ryce highlights the significance of practicing mindfulness, humility, and love as active presences, helping individuals break free from cycles of hostility and fear.

Ultimately, Dr. Ryce encourages participants to embrace challenges in relationships as opportunities to heal generational trauma and reconnect with their true nature of love. Through deliberate practices, individuals can dissolve old patterns and create relationships that foster joy, creativity, and deep connection.

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