For almost as long as Homo Sapiens have been on the planet, humans have sensed and tried to commune with a mysterious presence registered as ‘something higher’ – a power, energy, or intelligence bigger than ourselves. For early humans, it might simply have been fear of the power of nature; over time it evolved into a profound spiritual or religious quest to connect with a universal, divine source of life and change.

Part of the heightened spirituality and new consciousness emerging in the past few years is the awareness that ‘something higher’ is not ‘out there’; it’s in here. Humans are designed with the innate capacity to create inner states of connection to the highest levels of universal understanding. The human mind, heart and spirit can transcend what previously might have been thought of as an inescapable duality of higher vs lower, carnal vs spiritual.

There’s also a heightened sense of urgency energizing the new awareness. The capacity to naturally produce higher connected states needs to be cultivated as part of humanity’s endeavor to open pathways to a healthy and regenerative future.

In this conversation, longtime Portals contributor Jerry Pike also explores the inspiration, insights and practices that propel him along the journey to the ‘something higher’, including:

• It's not just a nice to have; we won’t be able to solve the complex challenges facing humanity without spirituality.
• The post-truth paradigm is the belief that truth is socially constructed and I can chose my truth.
• Humanity is experiencing a deep crisis of the spirit.
• We all carry divinity within us; we don’t need to build a temple.
• It has become fashionable to bash anything that's spiritual as moving away from scientific truth.
• The post-modern, reductionist mindset wanted to do away with anything that represented structures or hierarchies. The pendulum swung too far and did away with natural gradients and natural levels.
• The spiritual upsurge today is saying we are all radio sets of the higher and can tune in to all levels and determine in ourselves how we're going to play this orchestra of the high and the low.
• Beliefs are just a stepping stone we should continually be reassessing to see if they are driving us towards a reality.

This conversation is part of the continuing Portals discovery into what is emerging on the frontiers of human experience in this time of profound change. Information about special events can be found on the Events page. Also visit and subscribe to our YouTube channel.