The Gary Zukav Podcast

• How Do I Change My Self-Destructive Behaviors?

  Are you creating with love or fear in your life? Take this self-assessment today to find out. In this powerful episode, Gary Zukav responds to a heartfelt listener question about navigating overwhelming life circumstances and coping through cannabis use. The listener shares her journey of raising a son with quadriplegia, born after an intrauterine stroke, and her struggle with self-medication. With deep compassion, Gary explores how to begin releasing self-destructive behaviors by seeing beyond victimhood and awakening to the deeper spiritual meaning behind our challenges. At the heart of the episode is the invitation to shift from identifying with fear-based parts of our personality to aligning with our soul’s intentions to create harmony, cooperation, sharing and reverence for Life. Gary shares that even the most painful, persistent emotional states - like overwhelm, despair, or addictive cravings - are opportunities to create authentic power by choosing awareness, presence, and love. This episode encourages listeners to recognize every life experience, no matter how difficult, as part of a soul agreement offering profound growth. The path out of self-destruction begins by honoring the pain without numbing it, and instead choosing to respond with gratitude, appreciation, and responsibility. Healing starts by seeing yourself - and those around you - as powerful souls in Earth school, walking a journey of transformation. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (00:40) – The listener’s story: parenting a child with special needs and coping with emotional overwhelm through cannabis (01:12) – Why seeing yourself as a victim is inaccurate—and how this belief limits your power (02:41) – A spiritual perspective: your child as a soul who chose this path and brings gifts into your life (03:40) – How to recognize fear-based parts of your personality and shift toward love-based responses (04:34) – Practical ways to respond to overwhelm with awareness instead of distraction or addiction (05:30) – How deep soul connection and spiritual responsibility can transform your sense of self Embrace the Soul Step Challenge: Reflect on a moment when you turned to distraction - like substances, overwork, or emotional withdrawal - to avoid inner pain. What sensations arose in your body? Can you identify the frightened part of your personality seeking comfort or escape? Instead of numbing the experience, take time to feel it fully. Then, reach for the healthiest, most loving part of yourself. Imagine being grateful - for your child, your challenges, or simply for the opportunity to grow. Ask yourself: What would it feel like to respond with love rather than fear? Let’s Connect: Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X (Twitter)

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• The Point of Power in Turbulent Times

  Discover how intentional choices can transform your life. Download this meditation on Responsible Choice today! In this powerful and timely episode, Gary Zukav explores how turbulent times - both globally and personally - reveal the deepest choices we can make. He revisits the spiritual lessons of World War II and its terrifying echoes in today’s world, illustrating how the pursuit of external power continues to create destruction. But this episode isn’t about fear - it’s about what is possible when we awaken to the truth of our soul and claim our point of power. As Gary describes, the old world - rooted in fear, judgment, and domination is collapsing, while a new world of authentic power is being born. Standing with one foot in each, we are now called to choose every moment. Will we react from frightened parts of our personality? Or will we respond from loving parts of our personality with love, awareness, and compassion - recognizing that how we perceive others is how we relate to ourselves? The solution? Our moment-to-moment choices to respond with love. This is the “point of power”- the sacred space where authentic power is created, and where transformation becomes not only possible, but inevitable. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (01:00)— Why remembering World War II is crucial to understanding our choices today (09:41) — What it means to align your personality with your soul—and why that’s the new definition of power (14:03) — How recognizing and choosing between loving and frightened parts of your personality creates authentic power (19:54) — The difference between judgment and discernment—and why it matters in political and personal contexts (24:51) — Why changing the world begins with changing yourself—and how that’s more than just a spiritual idea (29:51) — How love leads to lasting joy, while fear only brings pain and destruction—and why this choice is available in every moment Embrace the Soul Step Challenge: Reflect on moments when a frightened part of your personality was activated—through judgment, anger, or fear—and recall what you chose to do in that moment. Did you respond from love or react in fear? Write in your soul notebook the instances when you consciously chose love instead of fear—even in the face of misunderstanding, insult, or anger. And then, write down the times you didn’t. What do those moments reveal about the different parts of your personality? How might you offer compassion to both? Let’s Connect Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X

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• How Do I Deal with a “Bad” Decision (Someone Else’s)

  Learn how to align your personality with your soul and create authentic power in your life. The Authentic Power Guidelines course will guide you on this powerful journey. Learn More Here. When someone makes a decision that affects you - and it feels wrong, unfair, or completely illogical - it can trigger deep emotional reactions. In this episode, Gary Zukav reframes the question many of us ask: “How do I deal with this person?” Instead, he invites us to start somewhere far more powerful - within ourselves. What we feel in response to others’ choices reveals where our awareness is needed. Rather than focusing on whether someone’s decision is rational or justified, Gary encourages listeners to turn inward and explore what parts of their personality are being activated. Is it a frightened part that reacts in familiar ways that feel powerless or superior? Or is it a loving part of your personality that can respond with clarity and compassion? This episode reminds us that how we choose to engage with others begins with how we relate to ourselves. The solution isn’t about changing others - it’s about becoming conscious of our emotions and choosing responses rooted in love rather than fear. That’s how we stop painful patterns and create authentic power. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (01:08) — Why your emotional reaction is more important than the logic behind someone else’s decision (02:10) — How to recognize whether a frightened or loving part of your personality is being activated (03:25) — What it means to challenge a frightened part of yourself by not reacting (04:40) — Practical guidance on choosing loving, conscious responses even when you're triggered (05:55) — Why dealing with yourself comes before trying to “deal with” another person Embrace the Soul Step Challenge: Think of a moment when someone made a decision you didn’t agree with—especially one that affected you. What did you feel? Did your reaction come from a loving or a frightened part of your personality? Write about that experience in your soul notebook. Notice where the sensations showed up in your body. Ask yourself: What would it look like to respond from love instead of fear the next time? Let’s Connect Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X

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• The Danger of Forgetting: Let’s Not Repeat the Past

  Are you practicing judgment or discernment? Learn more as Gary explains the difference in this illuminating video. In this thought-provoking episode, Gary Zukav invites us to examine the present moment through the lens of spiritual responsibility and historical awareness. Reflecting on both personal and collective suffering - from the recent crash of an Air India flight to the atrocities of World War II - Gary draws a striking connection between the past and the choices we face today. He challenges us to recognize the recurring patterns of fear and domination and to choose instead the path of authentic power grounded in love, compassion, and soul-alignment. Gary discusses how the emergence of a new human consciousness offers us a greater context from which to understand our experiences. Rather than seeing ourselves only as five-sensory personalities trapped by time and fear, we are encouraged to embrace our true identity as souls navigating the Earth School. With this awareness comes the responsibility to make different choices - ones that create rather than destroy. The episode closes with a compelling call to action: it is not enough to remember the past; we must use our expanded awareness to shift the course of history now. The next episode will offer concrete suggestions. Today, Gary encourages us to begin within. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (03:56) — How a tragic event in India awakened deep compassion and clarity about suffering across the globe (09:48) — Why the new consciousness changes the way we see pain, purpose, and power (13:50) — What it means to live as both the small “you” (personality) and the big “You” (soul) at the same time (22:44) — The historical roots of fascism and fear-based leadership—and how those patterns are reappearing today (28:20) — The truth behind Hitler’s rise to power and how it mirrors present-day rhetoric (34:01) — Why remembering the past is essential to changing the future Embrace the Soul Step Challenge: Reflect on the state of the world today and record it in your soul notebook. What parallels do you see between current events and those of the past? What role does fear play in shaping collective decisions, and how can you choose differently? Write honestly, knowing that both loving and frightened parts of your personality may surface. Then ask yourself: What could I do to create change? What would I do if I were living from my soul? Let’s Connect Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X

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• Partnership Between Equals (Meditation)

  CTA: Join Gary LIVE every month as he shares his wisdom and answers your questions live. REGISTER HERE for An Evening with Gary Zukav. In this episode, Gary Zukav offers a powerful guided meditation centered on the experience of equality - soul-to-soul connection that transcends fear and invites you to create authentic power. As he gently guides listeners into stillness, Gary explores how spiritual partnership is rooted not in hierarchy, but in mutual support for spiritual growth. The episode dives deeper into the essence of equality - not as a surface-level dynamic, but as a lived experience made possible through aligning personality with the soul. He explains that superiority and inferiority are rooted in fear, and only through cultivating love - gratitude, patience, and compassion - can we experience true equality. Listeners are encouraged to observe how fear-based feelings of inferiority or superiority block authentic connection, and how the path to spiritual partnership begins by challenging those parts of ourselves. This meditation supports you in doing just that - gently, consciously, and with compassion. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (00:30) – A grounding introduction to the meditation and reminder to listen only when in a safe, undistracted environment (01:15) – Beginning the meditation: breathwork, relaxation, and releasing tension into the earth (02:50) – The core teaching: equality is a soul-to-soul experience rooted in authentic power (04:10) – Understanding superiority and inferiority as expressions of fear (05:00) – How creating authentic power transforms us and our relationships (06:00) – Returning to presence: opening your eyes and carrying the insight forward Embrace the Soul Step Challenge: Reflect on a moment when you felt superior or inferior to someone. What sensations were present in your energy processing centers? What thoughts were this frightened part of your personality having? Can you identify a frightened part of your personality that was active? Take time to sit in stillness and reconnect with the loving parts of yourself - gratitude, caring, appreciation, patience, and compassion. In this space, can you feel the soul-to-soul equality that Gary describes? Let this meditation be your practice ground for creating authentic power. Let’s Connect: Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X (Twitter)

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