I’ve been feeling the winter chill here in London – dark days, icy snaps across Europe and it got me thinking about the small, warm lights we find on the spiritual path.

In this episode of The Higher Self Dialogues, I explore one of those underrated gifts: the soft release that comes from embracing unremarkableness. In a world pushing us to "be someone" and shine on social media, what if just existing – without the pressure to stand out – is closer to our true self than we realise?

I share why this quiet joy feels like a gentle invitation to let go, and how it’s always been there, waiting beneath the noise.

What You'll Discover

- The Pressure to "Be Someone": How social media and modern life make us chase visibility, and why stepping back from that can feel like coming home.

- Unremarkable as Freedom: The soft joy of public ordinariness – being a "nobody" in the world's eyes and finding it's more than enough.

- Letting Life Be Enough: A simple invitation to pause and feel the release of not striving, just for a moment.

This episode is my gentle nudge: the higher self isn't always about becoming more – sometimes it's about remembering you're already whole.

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I’ve always been fascinated by people who push their limits in extreme places, and Martyn Williams is one of those rare souls who’s done it all – then turned those experiences inward.

In this episode of The Higher Self Dialogues, I sit down with Martyn, an explorer and expedition leader with stories that’ll take your breath away. We talk about how facing the frozen unknown in polar regions mirrors the inner journey to your higher self, the clarity that comes from those make-or-break moments, and why embracing uncertainty is the real secret to living with more wholeness, strength, joy and bliss.

It’s a conversation that got me thinking about my own path, and I hope it does the same for you.

What We Explore

- Extreme Adventures as Spiritual Teachers: Martyn shares how polar expeditions force you to confront your limits, revealing insights that echo the higher self journey.

- Clarity in the Chaos: The moments of presence and awakening in life-or-death situations, and how they help cut through everyday noise to connect with your inner strength.

- Embracing the Unknown: Why uncertainty isn’t something to fear but a doorway to greater wholeness, authenticity, and meaning in tough times.

Martyn’s wisdom is a reminder that the biggest discoveries often happen when you step into the wild – whether that’s a frozen tundra or your own mind. If you’ve ever wondered how adventure shapes the soul, this one’s for you.

For more information about Martyn and his work, check out the following links:

https://martynwilliams.ca/

A 15-minute documentary on Martyn's expedition work, by Tavi films, can be viewed on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdejd72MJ1g

Coaching: www.Enlighteningadventures.com

Martyn’s book that details some of the stories captured in the interview: https://www.enlighteningadventures.com/sure-let-s-go

A video of the Pole to Pole expedition that Martyn speaks about: https://youtu.be/eEeSfgWzGVA

A video of one of Martyn’s Mantra chanting projects: https://youtube.com/shorts/_lmg80VCJuU?feature=share

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What if the moments that feel like confusion, chaos or wandering are not detours at all but the path itself?

In this episode, I reflect on the early years of my own inner unfolding - a time that, back then, didn’t feel like a journey of any kind. There was no sense of spiritual seeking, no clear intention, no language for growth or awakening. It felt like stumbling from one event to the next, reacting, surviving, and trying to make sense of life as it happened.

And yet, looking back now, I can see something very different. What felt directionless was quietly structured. What felt like chaos was actually movement. Something was unfolding beneath the surface long before I had the awareness to recognise it.

What I Explore

The Illusion of Directionlessness: I reflect on how early stages of growth often feel empty, messy or unremarkable and why that doesn’t mean nothing meaningful is happening.

Unconscious Spiritual Development: I explore the idea that many of us are on a spiritual journey long before we ever choose one consciously.

Curiosity as the First Breadcrumb: I share how questions, anomalies and moments that didn’t “fit” my worldview quietly pulled me forward - not through certainty, but through not knowing.

Growth Without a Map: Why spiritual development rarely comes with clear milestones, frameworks or shared language and how that makes it easy to mistake growth for disorder.

The Hidden Scaffolding: Using the metaphor of a seed germinating underground, I explore how change can be real and alive even when it’s completely invisible to us.

Confusion as a Guide: Rather than something to escape, confusion often becomes the very thing that keeps us moving, asking, and opening.

Looking back at this period now, I feel a deep tenderness for that version of myself - walking blindfolded along a road I didn’t even know existed. And I suspect many of us have our own version of this: years that only make sense in hindsight, moments we later recognise as thresholds we didn’t know how to name at the time.

If you’re in a phase that feels unstructured, disconnected or strangely quiet, this episode is a reminder: the journey doesn’t always announce itself. Sometimes, we only realise we were on the path once we’ve travelled far enough to look back and see it.

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As 2025 ends, I explore a subject that sits at the intersection of world affairs and spiritual evolution: the Doomsday Clock. Set each year by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the clock symbolically reflects humanity’s proximity to global catastrophe. But beyond its political and scientific significance, it also invites a deeper question - what does the state of world peace reveal about our collective consciousness?

With a touch of seriousness and a surprisingly light spirit, I look ahead to how the clock may be adjusted for 2026. From escalating geopolitical conflicts to paralysis within international institutions, I examine what pressures may push the clock closer to midnight. And in contrast, I consider the idea that humanity is still free to learn, change course, and step back from the brink.

What You’ll Reflect On

The Clock as Metaphor: How a symbolic “time” can shape public debate and moral responsibility.

Conflict and Consequence: Why recent wars and weakened accountability systems may influence this year’s decision.

Humanity’s Spiritual Freedom: Why the possibility of catastrophe is not fate, but an opportunity to learn, change, and choose differently.

The question of whether the clock moves forward or backward isn’t just a geopolitical forecast - it is a mirror for the choices humanity is making every day.

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This short micro-episode arrives with a simple wish for the season - a peaceful Christmas, in whatever form or tradition it holds for you. Alongside that greeting comes a quiet reflection inspired by the Danish spiritual writer Martinus, and the deeper symbolism often hidden within the holiday.

Rather than a religious idea, Christmas can be understood as a universal archetype: the birth of a higher consciousness within us. Not a story outside of us, but an inner event that unfolds every time we grow, deepen, or recognise something truer about who we are. Each insight, each new awareness, however small, becomes its own “Christmas moment” - a quiet arrival of our higher nature.

What You’ll Reflect On

The Universal Christmas: Why the spirit of Christ is not limited to religion or belief, butspeaks to a universal inner principle.

The Birth of Higher Self: How every moment of growth or understanding is a form of inner awakening.

A Year of Subtle Blossoming: Why even the smallest steps toward wisdom are worth celebrating.

May this season mark another gentle unfolding of your own inner knowing.

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What if the “higher self” we search for isn’t something outside us, but who we already are?

In this episode, I explore a common idea in spiritual growth: the belief that our higher self is a separate guide, presence or voice we can only occasionally access. We often imagine it as something above us, wiser than us, or somewhere far from our everyday identity. But over time, a deeper truth reveals itself - the higher self is not a different being we meet, but the fullest version of ourselves we remember.

Through this reflection, I look at how separation turns into familiarity, how the voice of guidance becomes recognisably our own, and why what once appeared “beyond us” slowly dissolves into unity.

What You’ll Explore

The Illusion of Distance: Why our higher self can feel separate, distant or “other” and why that’s part of our growth.

The Softening of Boundaries: How the voice of guidance gradually becomes our own inner voice.

Union Over Attainment: Why the higher self isn’t something to reach for, but something we return to.

This episode is a gentle reminder that the deeper wisdom we look for is not waiting outside us, but unfolding within us - always here, always ours.

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I’ve noticed something lately: the moment I say “higher self,” some people flinch. That single word “higher” suddenly feels loaded - like I’m sneaking in hierarchy, superiority, or spiritual one-upmanship. And honestly? I get it.

In this episode of The Higher Self Dialogues, I dig into why “higher” triggers discomfort in so many of us right now, and why after wrestling with it myself I’ve decided not to ditch the term.

What You’ll Learn

- Understanding the Flinch: How I get how “higher” can rub the wrong way, and the cultural moment that’s making us allergic to anything that smells like power.

- Higher ≠ Better: Why I see it as expanded perspective and bandwidth, not rank, and why the ego hates that distinction.

- Discomfort Is the Door: The exact moment your higher self shows up, it exposes every bias you have about spirituality itself. That friction? It’s the point.

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What happens when a die-hard physicalist who explains everything with brain chemistry and physics, wakes up to a glowing figure at the bottom of the bed…

In this episode of The Higher Self Dialogues, I pick up the thread of my own spiritualawakening exactly where I left it: the morning after a clairvoyant session when the promised “spiritual guide” actually turned up. No breaks in consciousness, no dream haze - just a full-on encounter that shattered every neat, materialist explanation I’d clung to for years.

What You’ll Learn

The Moment Everything Changed: How one undeniable visitation forced me, a lifelong sceptic to admit: “My worldview doesn’t actually explain this.”

From Physicalism to Open Inquiry: The quiet decision that changed everything: to stop explaining away anomalous experience and start taking it seriously.

Your Story Matters Too: Why I’m openly inviting you to share your own encounters because the spiritual journey belongs to all of us.

This is the pivot point: the night the Higher Self refused to stay politely theoretical and stepped, glowing and unapologetic, into the room. If you’ve ever had an experience you couldn’t file under “coincidence” or “imagination”, this episode is for you.

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