Across cultures and centuries, our ancestors told the same story in different tongues:creation is not finished, and humanity’s work is to keep the universe in balance.At the Academy of Life Planning, the GAME Plan — Goals → Actions → Means → Execution — is our practical expression of that timeless task.It is not merely a … Continue reading Cosmic Maintenance: How the GAME Plan Renews an Ancient Human Mission
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Crossing the Abyss: The Two Stages of Surrender
How the Divine Designer and the GAME Plan™ complete the same circle Over a decade ago, Richard Barrett described the five steps of soul activation — the journey from ego to purpose, culminating in surrender to the soul.Now, he describes another step: surrender to the One Mind — the field of unity beyond even the … Continue reading Crossing the Abyss: The Two Stages of Surrender
Temples and Misogyny (Part 1): Paul’s Outer Body Experience & Peter’s Anxiety
“And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought there:so that neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron was heard in the house, while it was in building.”— 1 Kings 6:7 🔹 The Silent Temple If you take that verse seriously, it already dismantles … Continue reading Temples and Misogyny (Part 1): Paul’s Outer Body Experience & Peter’s Anxiety
🕊️ The Betrayal of the Founders: How Finance Lost Its Soul
By Steve Conley – Academy of Life Planning Every age begins with visionaries who point humanity toward freedom — and ends with institutions that turn that freedom into a business model. It happened in religion. It happened in politics. And it has happened again in finance. The pattern is ancient and precise: a truth is … Continue reading 🕊️ The Betrayal of the Founders: How Finance Lost Its Soul
🔥 The Lamplighters — When the Inner Light Turns On
“There is light within a man of light,and it lights up the whole world.If he does not shine,he is in darkness.”— Gospel of Thomas 24 The Lost Saying of Illumination Among the early Christian writings discovered at Nag Hammadi in 1945, the Gospel of Thomas stands apart.It contains 114 short sayings of Jesus — not … Continue reading 🔥 The Lamplighters — When the Inner Light Turns On
🌿 The Sacred Pursuit of Enough: Redefining Money Through Ministry
For centuries, spiritual seekers and professionals alike have wrestled with a painful paradox:Is the pursuit of money wrong? Luke 16:13 reminds us, “No one can serve two masters… You cannot serve both God and money.” Many interpret this as a rejection of wealth itself — a command to forsake material ambition in favour of spiritual … Continue reading 🌿 The Sacred Pursuit of Enough: Redefining Money Through Ministry
🌟 Why You Are Here: Turning Talents into Service through the GAME Plan
“God has given each of you some special abilities; be sure to use them to help each other, passing on to others God’s many kinds of blessings.”— 1 Peter 4:10 (Living Bible) The Calling Within In the Academy of Life Planning, we begin with a simple but profound truth: you were designed on purpose, for … Continue reading 🌟 Why You Are Here: Turning Talents into Service through the GAME Plan
What Holistic Wealth Planners Can Learn from Meister Eckhart
“The eye with which I see God is the same eye with which God sees me.” – Meister Eckhart Few thinkers bridge the gap between spirituality and practicality as powerfully as Meister Eckhart. A 13th-century Dominican mystic and theologian, Eckhart’s insights into inner freedom and divine presence read today like a guidebook for conscious living … Continue reading What Holistic Wealth Planners Can Learn from Meister Eckhart
🌍 What Holistic Wealth Planners Can Learn from Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Evolving Wealth, Consciousness, and the Future of Humanity “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.”— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Few thinkers have captured the unity of science, spirituality, and human purpose as profoundly as Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881–1955) — Jesuit priest, palaeontologist, and visionary … Continue reading 🌍 What Holistic Wealth Planners Can Learn from Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
When the Crown Falls Silent: A Stoic Reflection on Duty, Justice, and Power
“You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realise this, and you will find strength.”— Marcus Aurelius Recently, I wrote to His Majesty The King—not out of defiance, but from a place of deep loyalty and concern. My letter laid bare the suffering of thousands of His Majesty’s subjects who have been devastated by financial … Continue reading When the Crown Falls Silent: A Stoic Reflection on Duty, Justice, and Power
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