The Gary Zukav Deepcast

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In this DeepCast, Gary Zukav turns the lens inward with one of the most fundamental questions a human being can ask: What are you? Drawing from the perspective of the new consciousness, Gary invites listeners beyond the limitations of the intellect and five-sensory perception, inviting them to see themselves not as personalities born on a date and destined to die - but as immortal souls and unique expressions of a universe made entirely of love.

At the heart of this episode is a distinction that changes everything: the difference between the "little you" - the personality, the name you carry, the self that will one day leave the Earth School - and the "big You," the soul that is eternal, exists in non-physical reality, and is always home. The new consciousness now makes it possible to experience both at the same time. Yet most of us remain anchored in the old consciousness, where identity stopped at the edges of the physical body and power meant manipulation and control.

Gary offers a profound reorientation: you are your perceptions, a unique expression of the Universe, and above all, you are love - and every choice you make, in love or in fear, shapes what that unique expression becomes.

What You’ll Discover in This Episode:

(02:49) — Gary introduces the distinction between the "little you" (personality) and the "big You" (soul) -  two aspects of the self that the new consciousness now makes it possible to experience at the same time - and why this changes everything about identity, power, and what it means to be alive in the Earth School.

(05:48) — Gary reframes the difference between love and fear not as morality or ethics, but as an energetic difference in who you are - and explains how aligning personality with soul is the new consciousness definition of authentic power.

(08:56) — Gary shares the teaching that transformed his own experience: you are your perceptions. This insight opens the door to experiencing the universe not as something outside of you, but as something you are.

(11:51) — Drawing on the words of Jesus - "the kingdom of heaven is within you" - Gary illuminates what it means to be a unique expression of the universe, and why the intellect alone was never designed to take us there.

(17:59) — Free will is the power to choose love or fear in every moment. Choices rooted in fear create painful, contracting consequences; choices rooted in love create healthy, expansive, creative experiences - and together, those choices become your unique expression of the universe.

(24:11) — Gary closes with an invitation to experiment with choosing love - not romantic or sentimental love, but the love that is what you are - and shares his practice of following deep meaning as a compass for authentic living.

Embrace the Soul Step Challenge

Take out your notebook and sit with the question Gary poses in this DeepCast: What are you? Begin with the words, "I am my perceptions." Sit with that for a few moments. Notice what you see, what you hear, what you feel - and notice that there is no separate "you" standing apart from those perceptions. Then ask yourself: in the choices I made today, was I acting from the big You - love, harmony, reverence for life - or reacting from the little you, from fear? Write down what you notice, without judgment. That honest awareness is where the creation of Authentic Power begins.

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In this episode, Gary Zukav and Linda Francis explore the profound connection between compassion for yourself and compassion for others. Gary reveals that the creation of Authentic Power and the cultivation of compassion are, in truth, the same path. Every tool of the new consciousness - from multisensory perception to emotional awareness and responsible choice - serves as a direct gateway to the practice of compassion.

Gary explains that the frightened parts of the personality are the parts that lack compassion. The very same part of you that judges or feels impatience toward another person is inevitably directing those same judgements, impatience, and anger inward. Linda deepens this insight: when we choose to judge another, we create that same experience in our own self and in our own bodies, making compassion for the self and others impossible in that moment.

Gary also introduces the dynamic of projection - the tendency of the personality to see in others what the frightened parts refuse to acknowledge within ourselves. By recognizing these projections, we can identify the internal "curriculum" that needs healing.

True compassion becomes available the moment you step out of the control of a frightened part of your personality and into the domain of Love. That movement, repeated with intention, is the fundamental mechanism through which Authentic Power is created.

What You’ll Discover in This Episode:

(00:53) — Gary explains why creating authentic power and creating compassion are one and the same practice - and why everything already learned in the Earth School applies directly, with no need to start over.

(01:30) — The frightened parts of the personality are the parts with no compassion: the same parts judging, criticizing, or feeling impatient with others are doing the exact same thing inward.

(03:28) — Linda illuminates how judging someone else simultaneously creates that experience in your own body - and why compassion for yourself and others cannot exist at the same time as judgment.

(03:47) — Gary clarifies the powerful two-way connection: you cannot have compassion for someone else without having compassion for yourself - and you cannot have compassion for yourself without having it for others. Both exist in the domain of love.

(04:16) — Gary introduces the practice of projection: writing down everything a frightened part of your personality dislikes in another person - in detail - and then looking for those same qualities honestly within yourself.

(05:26) — Why understanding compassion in the mind is not enough: Linda and Gary discuss the essential role of emotional awareness in actually feeling what you are challenging, so that frightened parts of the personality begin to lose their control.

Embrace the Soul Step Challenge

Take a moment to bring to mind someone you have been judging, criticizing, or feeling impatient with. Write down everything about them that a frightened part of your personality doesn't like - in detail. Then, with courage and openness, look for those same qualities within yourself. This is the practice of projection awareness, and one of the most direct doorways into compassion for yourself and others. Ask yourself: What would it feel like to meet this moment with love instead of judgment? Pause with that question today, and notice what arises.

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In this DeepCast, Gary Zukav explores one of the most profound dimensions of Authentic Power: how we relate to the children in our lives. Gary invites us to see them not merely as developing personalities or "small" versions of ourselves, but as immortal souls on their own unique journey through the Earth School. Drawing on the perspective of the new consciousness, he reframes parenthood and every interaction with a child as a sacred opportunity to practice conscious, soul-centered love.

At the heart of this episode lies a powerful distinction: when we see children only through the lens of their physical bodies and undeveloped minds, we miss the reality of who they truly are. Children do not simply emerge from the womb - they arrive from eternity, carrying the full creative power and accumulated experience of souls that have incarnated many times before. Recognizing that your child is an ancient soul changes everything about the way you relate to them.

Gary illuminates how every interaction with a child - whether it is born of reverence or impatience, consciousness or reaction - creates karma. The intention behind each moment - Love or Fear - shapes not only the child's experience but the parent's own spiritual evolution. This is an invitation to move beyond control and into Spiritual Partnership with the ancient souls we call our children.

What You’ll Discover in This Episode:

(03:04) — Gary explores the special relationship parents share with their children and how understanding the soul dimension transforms the way we connect with even the youngest, most vulnerable personalities in the Earth School.

(05:53) — Gary reflects on his time at the Council Grove Conference and introduces the work of Gladys McGarry, MD - a physician and midwife whose research documented pre-birth communications between mothers and children, revealing that the soul-to-soul bond begins long before birth.

(12:12) — Gary explains how every interaction with a child creates karma: when the intention behind a moment is fear, impatience, anger, or the desire for silence - it generates painful, contracting consequences; when it is love, it creates growth, wholeness, and genuine connection.

(18:01) — Gary describes what it means to relate soul to personality: how parents with the new consciousness can offer children the lived experience of love, harmony, cooperation, and reverence for life - even before the child can articulate or fully reciprocate it.

Embrace the Soul Step Challenge

Take out your notebook and write down anything that moved you as you listened to this DeepCast - anything you responded to with love or reacted to with fear. At the end of the day, and in the days that follow, revisit what you've written. Notice where love was present and where fear took hold. Ask yourself what each reaction reveals about the parts of your personality that are still growing. That awareness, honestly applied, is where spiritual growth begins.

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In this episode, Gary Zukav and Linda Francis explore the concept of freestyling as a powerful metaphor for living authentically. Drawing from the world of sports - skiing, snowboarding, and gymnastics - Gary illuminates how the greatest athletes broke free from rigid conventions to create entirely new categories of movement. That same liberation, he teaches, is available to every person willing to move beyond the narrow expectations set by the frightened parts of their personality.

Gary explains that the frightened parts of the personality are what define the parameters - the narrow band of what feels "acceptable" in life. Whether in writing, relationships, or personal ambition, those fear-based limitations keep people performing the same routines. But when a person chooses to act from a loving part of their personality instead, they step into a domain that is entirely new, self-defined, and free.

Creating authentic power is the ultimate freestyle. It is the practice of not being controlled by fear in the pursuit of external power and instead following the call of the heart and soul - even when that direction is subtle, uncertain, or not yet fully understood.

What You’ll Discover in This Episode:


(00:00) — How elite athletes in freestyle sports broke the rules of their disciplines and why that same courage applies to the creation of Authentic Power in the Earth School.


(01:34) — Why the frightened parts of the personality set the parameters - and what happens when you make the Responsible Choice to act from a loving part of your personality instead.


(02:11) — Gary shares how his own writing process changed when he released the pursuit of external power (writing what he thought "should" be written) and instead followed where the energy of his Soul's intention led.


(03:00) — The difference between the pursuit of external power (money, status, sex) and the creation of Authentic Power - following what your heart is genuinely calling you toward.


(03:25) — Gary's personal story of recognizing the frequency of Linda Francis the moment she arrived, and how that subtle but undeniable signal from the Soul led to thirty years of Spiritual Partnership.


(04:33) — A reflection on Visual 31: which of the five figures represents your personality today - and which one represented you yesterday as you navigate the Earth School?

Embrace the Soul Step Challenge

Take a moment to reflect on the areas of your life where the frightened parts of your personality have been setting the parameters. Where have you been staying inside the narrow band of what feels "acceptable" - in your relationships, your work, your creativity, or your goals? Ask yourself: What would I do if I were freestyling? What direction is your heart calling you toward that you have been hesitant to follow? Pause with that question today, and notice what arises.

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In this deeply moving continuation, Gary Zukav and Scarlett Lewis - founder of the Choose Love Movement - explore the interior landscape of Authentic Power: what it truly means to choose love not just as a feeling, but as a conscious act of will in the face of grief, fear, and loss. Together, they trace the path from forgiveness to compassion, and from compassion to personal transformation.

At the center of their exchange is a truth both hard-won and universal: that the frightened parts of our personalities - anger, judgment, resentment, and righteousness - are not enemies to defeat but opportunities for deeper awareness. Scarlett shares how forgiving the individual responsible for the death of her son, Jesse, was not an act of denial, but of liberation- and how that conscious choice led her to feel genuine compassion, and ultimately, love.

Gary illuminates what makes this possible: a new level of consciousness allows us to see that we are not our frightened parts. We can observe them, choose not to be controlled by them, and act from our loving parts - even while fear is still present. That is the exact moment Authentic Power is created.

What You’ll Discover in This Episode:


(03:57) — Gary reflects on why he invited Scarlett back: her response to Jesse’s transition demonstrates what it looks like to face the frightened parts of the personality and choose love over judgment.


(14:36) — Scarlett shares the internal process of forgiveness—releasing the charge of an event to move from the pain of the personality into the compassion and love of the Soul.


(19:55) — Gary and Scarlett explore the paradox of Authentic Power: the tools of Emotional Awareness and Responsible Choice are simple, but applying them while fear is active is the most demanding work in the Earth School.


(22:12) — Gary describes the exact moment Authentic Power is created: when you choose to act from a loving part of your personality while simultaneously experiencing the sensations of a frightened part.


(31:55) — Scarlett reflects on approaching painful experiences as a Soul curriculum—turning toward difficulty with curiosity so that it refines, rather than defines, your life.


(38:17) — Scarlett invites listeners to visit ChooseLoveMovement.org to access tools for the next generation, helping children learn the skills of Authentic Power so they meet the world with love instead of fear.

Embrace the Soul Step Challenge

Think of a moment when you felt the pull of a frightened part of your personality - anger, resentment, or the urge to be against something rather than for something. Now ask yourself: what was the loving intention beneath it that you couldn't yet access? The next time a frightened part becomes active, pause before you act or speak. Ask: what would it look like to respond from the part of me that loves? You don't have to feel love first. You only have to choose it.

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