T!M FREKE is a pioneering philosopher, Gnostic scholar and spiritual guide who speaks and runs ‘Deep Awakening’ retreats internationally. He is the author of 35 books, translated into more than 15 languages, including The Jesus Mysteries on Gnostic Christianity, which was a top 10 bestseller in the USA and UK, and ‘Book of the Year’ in the UK Daily Telegraph.
Over the last 15 years, Tim has been articulating a revolutionary approach to spiritual awakening, which is life-affirming, heart-opening and intellectually robust. In his recent book Deep Awake, he suggests that to wake up to oneness we need to embrace, rather than deny, our individuality, because ‘the ego is the hero not the villain of the spiritual adventure’.
In his latest book Soul Story, Tim offers an inspiring new vision of the nature of reality and the deep purpose of existence. He suggests we need a radical shift in our understanding of both science and spirituality, so we can bring these different perspectives together. Tim’s new worldview, which he calls ‘Emergent Spirituality’, does this by combining an innovative perspective on the theory of evolution with a fresh understanding of esoteric ideas such as the immortality of the soul.
Tim has been exploring spirituality since a spontaneous awakening when he was 12 years old and now guides others directly to the ‘deep awake’ state. He has been pioneering soul-to-soul partner meditations such as ‘gazing’ for more than fifteen years, as a powerful practice to transform consciousness.
Tim is a passionate and playful communicator with a contagious enthusiasm for life, who has often been featured in the global media, such as the BBC and the History Channel. He lives with his family in Glastonbury, England.
Website: timfreke.com
The most recent of Tim’s many books:
- Soul Story: Evolution and the Purpose of Life
- Deep Awake: Wake Up To Oneness and Celebrate Your Individuality
- Lucid Living: Experience Your Life Like a Lucid Dream
Interview recorded October 20, 2017 at the Science and Nonduality Conference.
Discussion of this interview in the Batgap Community Facebook Group.
Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.
YouTube Video Chapters:
- 00:00:00 – Buddha at the Gas Pump and the Science and Non-Duality Conference
- 00:04:06 – The Importance of the New Book
- 00:07:39 – The Debate Between Subject and Object
- 00:10:43 – The Moon and Perception
- 00:13:36 – Bringing Values and Stories Together
- 00:17:25 – The Emergence of Consciousness
- 00:20:29 – The Nature of Time
- 00:24:03 – The Nature of Time and Emergence
- 00:27:03 – The Emergence of Deeper Potentialities
- 00:30:21 – The Evolution of Soul and Consciousness
- 00:33:57 – The Emergence of Consciousness and Soul
- 00:37:04 – The Evolving Experience of Death
- 00:40:15 – Exploring the Mystery of Meaning and Immortality
- 00:44:09 – The Paradox of the Soul’s Evolution
- 00:46:25 – Evolution and the Problem of God
- 00:49:34 – The Problem of Evil and Absurdity
- 00:52:54 – Realizing and Experiencing Potentiality
- 00:56:22 – Levels of Evolution and Awakening
- 00:59:40 – The Emergence of Love
- 01:02:35 – The Evolution of Human Culture
- 01:05:38 – The Evolution of Social Issues
- 01:08:34 – Engaging with the Evolutionary Process
- 01:12:06 – Moving Towards the Greater Good
- 01:15:14 – The Integration of Science and Spirituality
- 01:18:12 – The Realm of Imagination and Deep Understanding
- 01:21:31 – The Emergent View: Physics as the First Level
- 01:24:14 – Complexity of the Psyche and its Emergence
- 01:27:08 – Individuation and Soul Formation
- 01:30:23 – Spirituality as a Significance Process
- 01:33:35 – Different Perspectives and Inclusiveness
- 01:36:43 – Spiritual Maturity and Ambiguity
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