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Portals of Perception

Aviv Shahar, Peter Barry

Portals of Perception endeavors to create conversations at the frontier of discovery, and to bring to life the natural processes of human development. Each of us, by design, can become a living agency for the evolutionary process, as it arises, through our living expression, and can become an intentional participant in the emergence of a wiser future. Join our hosts Aviv Shahar and Peter Barry every week for conversations on a wide variety of topics including human purpose, personal development,

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00:49:42

122 - This Epochal Moment, Part 1: Breakdown

Portals of Perception ·

2026/03/13

Is it really a contradiction to think of the global chaos unfolding us around as both an overdue day of reckoning, and possibly the most hopeful, optimistic time we’ve seen in this century? Can humanity still retain the capacity for renewal and rebirth in such a time of intense doubt and fear about the future?It seems like the perfect contemplation for a group of international Portals friends who recently gathered with Aviv Shahar to share their intuitions about this moment in the onsetting new

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00:43:16

121 - Conscience: A Threefold Soul Guidance

Portals of Perception ·

2026/02/27

Do we think of our conscience only as a feeling of guilt when our behavior or attitudes seem somehow out of line with our inner sense of moral right and wrong? What if we imagine the conscience as something much deeper and more powerful? An active process that allows access to our natural finer values — sometimes called the ‘better angels of our nature’?An international gathering of Portals friends join Aviv Shahar in this conversation to explore the nature and function of conscience. As we

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01:29:07

120 - The Trinitarian Principle - Current Openings #23

Portals of Perception ·

2026/02/13

We have been taught to exteriorize knowledge and truth to such an extent we have come to a breaking point, evident in the large-scale destruction we are facing today. Yet what is the alternative? How do we begin to access a new kind of knowledge based on our innate inner human technology?Building on earlier explorations, this episode of the Current Openings series with Aviv Shahar and David Price Francis delves into the trinitarian principle as a fundament that offers permanent value, connection and

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01:11:59

119 - The Revelation of Knowledge - Current Openings #22

Portals of Perception ·

2026/01/30

How do we acquire, assimilate and verify knowledge?Exploring an inquiry as old as the human capacity to search for truth, which is re-enlivened in our times with the many challenges facing the human family globally, Aviv Shahar and David Price Francis invite us into a journey of discovery, tracing fascinating new pathways toward integrated understanding.They begin with the awareness that scientific inquiry has opened a world of astonishing can-do possibilities, while also training us to exteriorize

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01:34:24

118 - Pathways to Universal Life - Universalis #15

Portals of Perception ·

2026/01/16

Imagine a process that can bypass our dominant, loves-to-be-in-control brain and open a subtle energetic pathway to help us sense and feel the many dimensions of the Universalis human. A deeper contemplative process of feelings and intuition, not fixed mental boundaries.In the newest Universalis Project conversation, Aviv Shahar, Karen Heney and Kyriaki Nikandrou explore the potential of a guided meditative process in expanding access to our universal nature. They demonstrate several pathways in an

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01:46:29

117 - Decoding the Current of the Epoch - Universalis...

Portals of Perception ·

2026/01/02

If an incoming wave of universal change is influencing human behavior and global culture, as many have said, how do we see it? Where is it appearing? Can we really decode the flow and patterns of evolution as they emerge almost real-time in many of the core domains of human life and endeavor?In the newest chapter of the The Universalis Project, Aviv Shahar and Portals friends Karen Heney and Kyriaki Nikandrou explore possible evidence of an unfolding new epoch in the breakthroughs and revelations

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01:11:28

116 - The Wholeness of Parts - What is Healing? #4

Portals of Perception ·

2025/12/19

In the Western world we usually identify ourselves as singular entities. Yet, we find ourselves in conflict with ourselves and with other people. We often get triggered, without even knowing why. How can we navigate the complex human interiority as well as our interactions with others? How can we reduce suffering and make our choices form a place of wholeness?In this illuminating conversation, Aviv Shahar and Portals friend Alexander Love explore the transformative practice of "parts work" as a

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01:08:25

115 - The Transfiguration Archetype

Portals of Perception ·

2025/12/05

If we’re seeking a feeling of illumination or deeper connection to the universal and divine, what clues and meaning can we find in perhaps the best-known story of transformation in western history — the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ? Does it reveal an esoteric path to active engagement with evolution and expanding consciousness? Or is it a powerful metaphor for an innate human species capacity to grow and develop?In this conversation, Aviv Shahar and metamodern thought leader Brendan Graham

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01:30:42

114 - The Conductivity Mystery - Current Openings #21

Portals of Perception ·

2025/11/21

A new epoch is dawning as the old one ebbs, much like the tide, placing us in ever more conductive times. Have you noticed that old systems and ways no longer hold, offering little energetic nourishment? As energetic beings, we find ourselves desperately searching for the “new”, from leadership models to inner fulfillment, each are under intense scrutiny. On the surface, we observe rapid change, confusion, dysfunction, conflict, and instability — but these are byproducts of rising conductivity

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00:43:08

113 - Resilience and the Crisis of Belief

Portals of Perception ·

2025/11/07

One of the most powerful tools of personal transformation is also one of the most accessible: it’s the story we tell ourselves about who we are and the future we imagine. It’s a story we can update and recalibrate every day — no permission beyond ourselves required to create and recreate the person we want to be and the way forward.In this conversation, we continue the Epoch Journey series as Aviv Shahar and longtime Portals friend Jeff Vander Clute explore the process of self-authoring appraisal

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01:11:52

112 - The Epoch Mystery - Current Openings #20

Portals of Perception ·

2025/10/24

A powerful way to envision our entry into this new phase of evolution and epochal shift is as a fusion process — a merging of the physical realm with a new universal potency that unlocks immense possibilities and profound renewal. Imagine it as an energetic Cambrian release for humanity and the planet. We dive deeper into the mysteries of the epochal shift underway in the latest chapter of the “Current Openings” series with Aviv Shahar and David Price Francis.To better understand what we mean by an

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00:58:37

111 - The Five Stories of the Epoch

Portals of Perception ·

2025/10/10

Let us imagine that one of the most powerful ways to create space and be open to an incoming wave of evolutionary progress — the future — is to consciously heal and absolve the past, with all of its trauma and scar tissue. Not just our personal past, but imagining in ourselves the flow of history through the current epoch. It’s not just possible, but some would say a vital process in a time of great change and new possibility. In this conversation, Aviv Shahar and Portals friend Jeff Vander Clute

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00:49:59

110 - The 7-Fold Epoch Progression - The Universalis...

Portals of Perception ·

2025/09/26

For many, last year made it impossible to ignore the scale of global change — what we see as global instability is only one dimension of a larger meta-crisis. Portals has been following the signs of this broader evolutionary cycle, which is reshaping our planet and humanity. With the epoch insight and perspective, we can trace the emergence and patterns of this epochal movement across every area of life, from grand global systems to everyday human endeavors.In the latest conversation from the The

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01:12:17

109 - Spiritualize the Universe - 20 Core Premises:...

Portals of Perception ·

2025/09/12

Our adventure exploring the deeper nature of human life forever seeks to find new bridges — the special connecting insights and nuggets of wisdom that remind us why this journey of discovery is so critical to our personal and collective futures. What is the premise that inspires us to unlock the promise of the human capacity to engage with and shape this emerging new wave of evolution? To help build these bridges of connection, this conversation brings together Aviv Shahar and longtime Portals

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00:53:11

108 - The Shared Intentions of Life - Evolving...

Portals of Perception ·

2025/08/29

Can we imagine that the simple act of coming together — the “togetherings” of ourselves with our inner lives, our friends, our communities — unlocks the intelligence that enables the “we” to become an integral part of our future and of the evolution of life? What if life itself is intentionally nudging humans together toward a greater discovery of its own nature and possibility?Longtime Portals friends Nigel Geeves and Well join Aviv Shahar for the latest exploration in Evolving Together, a series

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01:13:30

107 - Expressions of Religious Living

Portals of Perception ·

2025/08/15

What does it mean to live religiously? How do the premises and ways of living religiously evolve to embrace and embody new evolutionary possibility?How do people register and express perhaps the most intimate feelings a human can experience — the sensing of real connection with universal and divine sources of life?Portals brought together an international group of friends to hear firsthand how their experience and embodiment of the impulse to live religiously may be evolving. Many moving and

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01:32:42

106 - Religion and the Esoteric

Portals of Perception ·

2025/08/01

Is it possible to appreciate the life of Jesus Christ in a real way that embraces the universal message and mystery, but also finds harmony with a fundamental approach to logic and reason? Can an esoteric perception of the divine find a home inside metamodern spirituality?We continue exploring an evolving perception of God and the many faces of Jesus Christ, the central pillar of Christianity, in the newest conversation with Aviv Shahar and Brendan Graham Dempsey. Brendan is a metamodern leader who

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00:47:32

105 - The Open-Heart Conversation: Current Openings #18

Portals of Perception ·

2025/07/18

What is the message we would bring back to our families and friends if we survived a near-death experience? It’s the kind of event that could change our lives in a big way. What would we most want the people closest to us to realize from our close encounter with the veil?Such close encounters reveal profound insights and perceptions that can change a life’s direction, or bring new understanding about the human’s larger universal purpose and potential.Being brought back “online” from an unexpected

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01:17:29

104 - The Goddess Arising

Portals of Perception ·

2025/07/04

What would the divine feminine or Goddess nature want to ask or expect of a man today? If you were a man representing the divine masculine, and had the chance, what would you want to ask or say to a woman at this moment? Can we even imagine ourselves and each other as different expressions of a divine source, more than merely a personality?These were among the inquiries that helped inspire a profound exploration of the divine feminine and the Goddess archetype at this Fall’s Metamodern Spirituality

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00:41:15

103 - The Two Struggles - The Universalis Project #11

Portals of Perception ·

2025/06/20

As we find our way each day through the often intense and personal struggles facing us and humanity, imagine that we can build our strength and resilience by exercising the right muscles; not just physical, but our emotional, mental and spiritual “muscles.”In the newest chapter of the Homo Universalis series, Aviv Shahar, with Karen Heney and Kyriaki Nikandrou, explores how the “muscles” metaphor is not such a stretch as we face and learn to embrace the two big struggles in any developing life: the

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