Your journey to Authentic Power begins here. Download your copy of the Authentic Power Guidelines today: https://seatofthesoul.com/apg-optin/ In this DeepCast, Gary Zukav explores one of the most profound dimensions of Authentic Power: how we relate to the children in our lives. Gary invites us to see them not merely as developing personalities or "small" versions of ourselves, but as immortal souls on their own unique journey through the Earth School. Drawing on the perspective of the new consciousness, he reframes parenthood and every interaction with a child as a sacred opportunity to practice conscious, soul-centered love. At the heart of this episode lies a powerful distinction: when we see children only through the lens of their physical bodies and undeveloped minds, we miss the reality of who they truly are. Children do not simply emerge from the womb - they arrive from eternity, carrying the full creative power and accumulated experience of souls that have incarnated many times before. Recognizing that your child is an ancient soul changes everything about the way you relate to them. Gary illuminates how every interaction with a child - whether it is born of reverence or impatience, consciousness or reaction - creates karma. The intention behind each moment - Love or Fear - shapes not only the child's experience but the parent's own spiritual evolution. This is an invitation to move beyond control and into Spiritual Partnership with the ancient souls we call our children. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (03:04) — Gary explores the special relationship parents share with their children and how understanding the soul dimension transforms the way we connect with even the youngest, most vulnerable personalities in the Earth School. (05:53) — Gary reflects on his time at the Council Grove Conference and introduces the work of Gladys McGarry, MD - a physician and midwife whose research documented pre-birth communications between mothers and children, revealing that the soul-to-soul bond begins long before birth. (12:12) — Gary explains how every interaction with a child creates karma: when the intention behind a moment is fear, impatience, anger, or the desire for silence - it generates painful, contracting consequences; when it is love, it creates growth, wholeness, and genuine connection. (18:01) — Gary describes what it means to relate soul to personality: how parents with the new consciousness can offer children the lived experience of love, harmony, cooperation, and reverence for life - even before the child can articulate or fully reciprocate it. Embrace the Soul Step Challenge Take out your notebook and write down anything that moved you as you listened to this DeepCast - anything you responded to with love or reacted to with fear. At the end of the day, and in the days that follow, revisit what you've written. Notice where love was present and where fear took hold. Ask yourself what each reaction reveals about the parts of your personality that are still growing. That awareness, honestly applied, is where spiritual growth begins. Let’s ConnectGary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X

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