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Sacred Mountain is both a place and a metaphor for a state of consciousness. As a place, it points to any environment or activity where the conscious mind can be quietened and we can play with new possibilities in ways that utilize our intuitive and creative capabilities.

‘Intuition is really a sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life, where the histories of all people are connected and we are able to know everything because it is written there.’ 1

Places of great natural power and beauty are particularly conducive to this, and we can achieve similar effects through drama or creative art. It's like imagining that the stars have a message for us which exists beyond the realms of everyday language. These messages manifest as symbols, designs, coincidences, patterns and shivers down the spine. So first we have to create the conditions for these messages to reveal themselves and secondly find ways of making meaning of them.

As a state of consciousness, Sacred Mountain is the moment when the space between our separate selves and our interconnected selves collapses and, for a moment that can feel like eternity, we become one. This phenomenon has been described by different cultures for thousands of years. Atman, satori and nagual are some ways of referring to it. More modern names include the Knowing Field and the Implicate Order.2

For some spiritual paths, the attainment and maintenance of this state is the ‘name of the game’. Yet the Way of nowhere does not pursue this state for itself but rather as a source of insight and guidance that can be brought into the world.

These inspirational insights into our unique purpose change not just what we do but who we think we are.

These breakthrough moments are themselves as important as their content, for peak experiences become unique and personal resources for us to call upon for the rest of our lives. They help us tap into the inspirational wellspring of life as we embark on the voyage around the inspiring-innovation wheel, transforming our lives into a creative adventure.

Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist, HarperCollins, 1993

Atman (Hindu); satori (Buddhism); nagual (Earth Wisdom); Knowing Field (Hellinger); Implicate Order (Bohm).