The Very Unexpected Journey

Cosmic Consciousness Isn’t Always What You Think It Is

Yesterday was a very off-the-grid day for me. It began as most of my days do here in San Miguel. I slept until I wasn’t tired. I meditated. Then I checked my email. Upon noticing the internet was down, I got the keys to my out-of-town neighbor’s apartment, let myself in, booted up my Mac, and logged onto a webinar I very much wanted to attend.

So far, so good. The sun was shining. Donald Trump was not yet President. And to my left, wrapped in silver foil, I saw something that looked like gum, so I opened it up and, seeing that it wasn’t gum, but a small bar of chocolate, broke off two pieces and wolfed them down.

The webinar — all about the phenomenon of “collective narrative” — was surprisingly captivating — so instead of playing the role of passive webinar participant, I decided to accept the moderator’s invitation to enter comments in the chat box. “The world is an illusion, but you have to act as if it’s real,” I wrote, quoting Krishna.

The webinar presenter, savvy business consultant, Peter Block, seemed almost Zen Master-like in his demeanor. Deep. Sagacious. And astoundingly precise. The more I listened, the more inspired I got, almost as if I was on the receiving end of some kind of cosmic transmission — what…