We are deviating from our normal format to begin a new series of interviews that I will be conducting from time to time on a myriad of spiritual topics, consistent with many of the themes that I have shared throughout this podcast. Today, I’m honored to begin this series by welcoming Erin Lucero, a Master Shamanic Energy Medicine Practitioner certified through the Four Winds Institute. She’s also the author of the book “Ayni: Finding Connection, Love & Harmony with the Wisdom of Yoga & Shamanism.” Erin’s work as a Shamanic energy healer centers on the deep connection between mind, body, and spirit—guiding others to release energetic blockages and return to their natural state of balance and radiance.

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erin@findyourinnerlight.com

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In this episode, we will talk about a natural phenomenon that affects all of us. That is, what is the Collective field and why is it important for us to understand as we continue to rise ever closer in spiritual vibration to our own individual and collective higher consciousness? The collective field of existence is the underlying web in which everything participates, where individual lives are expressions of a larger, co‑created field rather than isolated events. From a spiritual perspective, it is the shared emotional and psychic atmosphere,” “field of consciousness,” and “unconscious patterns we participate in together.” Experientially, it’s what you feel in a room, a crowd, a culture—the invisible ‘climate’ we co‑create and are moved by.” While this collective field of existence forms the shared, dynamic web of emotions, meanings, and interactions that bind us as individuals into a greater whole, it actually finds its deeper blueprint in something called the morphogenetic field. This more refined organizing principle acts like an invisible memory template, guiding the formation of patterns in biology, behavior, and consciousness—not through rigid blueprints, but through resonant fields that stabilize forms and habits over time.

In this episode, we will talk about something called Metacognition. In many academic circles, it has been touted as the highest form of intelligence because it is the art of “thinking about thinking”; the ability to notice, reflect on, and intentionally guide your own thoughts, emotions, and mental habits in real time. In simpler terms, it is awareness of “what is happening in me right now” plus the capacity to work with it instead of being run by it. The question becomes, how can we use this process to move us closer to true spiritual awareness?