New Thinking Allowed with Jeffrey Mishlove • Apr 28, 2024 Christopher Naughton, JD, is a former prosecutor, civil litigation attorney, and multiple Emmy Award-winning host of The American Law Journal television program. Christopher is a certified holistic life coach helping lawyers and other professionals achieve extraordinary success while maintaining work/life balance. He is a regular guest host on New Thinking Allowed. He is author of America’s Next Great Awakening: What the Convergence of Mysticism, Religion, Atheism, and Science Means for the Nation. And You. His website is americasnextgreatawakening.com. Christopher shares that history follows cyclical patterns, and the current polarization and conflict in society are part of a larger cycle. After periods of existential crisis there is usually greater unity and peace. Chaos and conflict may provide opportunities for more presence and participation that can raise us to a higher level of consciousness to embrace unity in diversity. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:27 Cyclical nature of history 00:08:22 Unity in diversity 00:25:53 Overcoming polarization and fundamentalism 00:33:49 Great human values 00:41:14 The other and us 01:14:25 Interconnectedness and life reviews 01:18:17 Finding a moral equivalent of war 01:21:07 Inner spiritual questing and external leadership 01:22:49 Dangers of autocracy and fascism 01:30:31 Healing of past injustices 01:36:03 Rise of feminine principle 01:40:32 America’s experiment in diversity 01:42:27 Conclusion New Thinking Allowed CoHost, Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L, is a licensed occupational therapist, intuitive healer, and health coach based in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is the author of Intuitive Development: How to Trust Your Inner Knowing for Guidance With Relationships, Health, and Spirituality. Her website is https://emmyvadnais.com/ (Recorded on March 28, 2024)