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Tim is a philosopher or ‘lover of wisdom’ who is pioneering a simple new way to experience a profound spiritual awakening, which fully embraces our everyday humanity. He has spent his life exploring the awakened state he often simply calls ‘The Mystery Experience’.
Tim has articulated his own revolutionary ‘philosophy of lucid living’ designed to help people go beyond ideas and actually experience a ‘deep awake’ state, which replaces out-dated spiritual jargon with clear new concepts which are simple to understand.
He has also developed a profoundly simple ‘Mystery of the Moment’ attention technique and a number of powerful ‘I to I’ practices, which quickly awaken practitioners to ‘The Mystery Experience’ and help them commune with others in oneness and ‘Big Love’.
Tim has an honours degree in philosophy and is an internationally respected authority on world spirituality. He is the author of over thirty books that have established his reputation as a scholar and free-thinker.
He is best known for his groundbreaking work on Christian Gnosticism with his close friend Peter Gandy, including The Jesus Mysteries, which was a top 10 best-seller in the UK and USA, and a ‘Book of the Year’ in the UK Daily Telegraph. In recent years he has articulated his own ‘lucid philosophy’ in The Laughing Jesus, Lucid Living, and How Long is Now?
Tim is also an innovative ‘stand-up philosopher’ – a concept he developed from the ancient idea of a philosopher as a traveling ‘spiritual entertainer’ who transformed people’s consciousness.
He is a passionate and playful communicator, whose enthusiasm for life is contagious. He is often featured in documentary films and chat shows broadcast by the global media, such as the BBC and the History Channel. Tim is the founder of The Alliance for Lucid Living, (The ALL), an organization dedicated to our collective awakening. He lives with his wife Debbie and their two children 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
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Summary and Transcript of this interview
Interview Recorded 3/13/2011
Other interviews with Tim
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3rd Batgap Interview
Tim Freke with Lisa Cairns
YouTube Video 1 Chapters:
00:00:00 - Introduction to Timothy Freke
00:01:51 - Tim: A Philosopher and Lover of Wisdom
00:03:36 - Embracing Being Different
00:05:05 - The Strangeness of Being Alive
00:06:54 - The First Lucid Experience
00:08:18 - Asking the Deep Questions
00:10:02 - The Silent Contagion of Enthusiasm
00:11:27 - The Spark within Each of Us
00:12:55 - The Collapse of Religious Traditions and the Influence of Eastern Religion
00:14:12 - The Impediment of Comparison in Spiritual Growth
00:15:51 - Entering into the Awake State
00:17:09 - The Elusiveness of Awareness
00:18:04 - The Power of Newness and Silence
00:19:09 - Persevering Silence in Chaos
00:20:32 - Awakening on the Hilltop
00:22:02 - Early Encounters with Spiritual Teachings and Psychedelics
00:23:24 - The Ornamental Philosopher
00:24:48 - Profound Experiences and Endless Journey
00:26:24 - The Influence of Eastern Teachings and "The Moment in the Rose Garden"
00:27:34 - The Journey Moves On
00:28:42 - The Importance of Open-Mindedness
00:29:52 - The Joy of Discovery
00:31:25 - The Ups and Downs of Life
00:32:47 - Embracing Life's Ups and Downs
00:34:15 - Embracing our Humanity
00:35:54 - Riding the Waves
00:37:22 - The Journey of Oneness
00:38:56 - The Experience of Non-Person Level of Life
00:40:12 - The Richness of the Oneness Experience
00:41:53 - Balancing Oneness and Individuality
00:43:15 - The Illusion of a Broken Car
YouTube Video 2 Chapters:
00:00:00 - The Importance of Both-And Perspective
00:02:58 - Evolving Beyond One-Pointed Attention
00:04:40 - The Incredible Response at the Conference
00:06:22 - Embracing Vulnerability and Fear
00:08:22 - Holding Both Safety and Vulnerability
00:10:13 - Embracing Paradox and Polarity
00:12:11 - Consciousness as Discrimination
00:14:12 - The Journey into Separateness
00:15:58 - The Paradox of Existence
00:17:44 - Branch of Gnosis: Science and Deep Knowledge
00:19:35 - The Journey between Alpha and Omega
00:21:06 - Joseph Campbell and the Pioneers of Awakening
00:22:51 - The Key Things to Grasp
00:24:11 - The Nature of Consciousness and Lucid Dreaming
00:26:09 - Polarity of Presence and Forms
00:27:38 - The Experience of Oneness
00:29:40 - Consciousness as a Ubiquitous Field
00:31:19 - Philosophy as an Awakening Practice
00:33:13 - Eastern Ideas and Clear Communication
00:35:21 - Immersion in Deep Love
00:37:11 - Merging States of Consciousness
00:39:06 - Finding Balance in Meditation
00:40:38 - The natural functioning of attention
00:42:16 - The Struggle of the Saints
00:44:08 - The Laughing Jesus and the Power of the Image
00:45:53 - The Humanity of the Jesus Story
00:47:28 - Embracing Change
00:49:08 - Embracing Polarities and the Evolution of Consciousness
00:50:53 - The Lively Personalities of Saints
00:52:34 - Continuously exploring the same points
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