In this episode of The Gary Zukav Podcast, Gary continues his exploration of “What’s Real?” with a focus on one of life’s most fundamental questions: Are you making a conscious choice to live from love or from fear? Through stories, reflections, and practical insights, Gary reveals how learning to distinguish between the two transforms your entire perception and creates authentic power in your life.
Fear often masquerades as reality through worry, jealousy, anger, or the belief that you are incomplete. Yet these are illusions - perceptions created when a frightened part of your personality is active. Love, by contrast, is the compass of the soul. It is expressed as gratitude, patience, contentment, awe, and caring. Learning to recognize whether your experiences are born of fear or love is the key to stepping into the new consciousness now unfolding on Earth.
At its essence, this episode reveals that only love is real. Fear is an illusion. By choosing love over fear—moment by moment—you align your personality with your soul and begin to live from a place of authentic power.
What You’ll Discover in This Episode:
(01:11) — The Illusion of AI and Projection: Why appearances like AI or jealousy in others aren’t “real,” but reflections of the personality.
(05:36) — Love Is All That’s Real: Why the entire realm of fear is an illusion and love is the only compass that aligns you with your soul.
(10:21) — Creating Authentic Power: How aligning your personality with your soul brings harmony, cooperation, sharing, and reverence for life.
(15:15) — The Consequences of Choice: How choosing fear contracts and limits you, while choosing love expands your joy, meaning, and potential.
(19:32) — A New You Is Emerging: Why the new consciousness reveals your true identity as soul, not just personality, and how this transforms your life.
Embrace the Soul Step Challenge:
This week, take out your Soul Notebook and write down the moments in your day when you notice yourself acting from fear—whether jealousy, resentment, or worry—or from love—such as gratitude, appreciation, or awe. At the end of each day, reflect: Which choices expanded you, and which contracted you? Over time, you will begin to see how choosing love consistently transforms your awareness and your life.
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