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Biography

My name is Stephen D'Amico. I am a Toronto-based author and spiritual teacher who underwent a dramatic transformation of consciousness fifteen years ago that basically culminated in a permanent awakening of nondual being. Since then my life has been devoted to understanding the spiritual path from an evolutionary perspective, and helping others reconnect with their true nature in order to help bring about a global awakening in human consciousness.

On a practical level, much of my work revolves around different kinds of service. In the past, I've worked in the field of conflict resolution and restorative justice as a mediator, facilitator, trainer, and project leader for youth social action groups. I have also taught at both the elementary and high school levels, focusing on the special needs of students with learning disabilities.

Currently, I lead a project called Global Awakening In Action (GAIA), which is dedicated to bridging spirituality and social action by providing individuals with opportunities to help others. For more information about this work, you can jump to the volunteer page here.

A Brief Summary of My Life

My spiritual journey began in early infancy with a recurring metamorphosis of consciousness that was experienced every night, and which continued throughout childhood. A sequence of other mystical states of awareness and out-of-body experiences also occurred from a young age that helped maintain an almost uninterrupted connection to the formless presence of nondual being. This constant recognition of my true nature was implicitly known to be the essential source and substance of everyone and everything in existence. Throughout childhood, this ongoing realization of the oneness of everything was accompanied by the knowledge that the purpose of my life was to maintain and ultimately share my understanding of nondual being with others.

Upon entering adolescence, I deliberately chose to relinquish access to this level of self-realization, knowing in advance that I would eventually rediscover and fully embody it once again in adulthood. After the decision was made at the start of adolescence to forget about my true nature, a series of significant experiences then followed that inspired the search to rediscover it once again. This search eventually culminated in a direct encounter with the ultimate state of reality, which completely transformed my life in early adulthood, marking a permanent shift in my consciousness. In the midst of this mystical experience, I received a message to share the details of my spiritual journey and awakening with others.

This transformation occurred in 1996, but it was not discussed with anyone until many years later, mainly because there was no clear language or context to describe it until then. The intervening ten years were dedicated to integrating all the dimensions of my awakening. The first three years were spent stabilizing the transcendental level of self-realization, followed by seven more years to complete the grounding phase, with the entire decade defined by the dual challenge of comprehending what had occurred, and finding a way to communicate it in a manner that is clear and comprehensible. Meanwhile, a series of other unusual phenomena, supernatural incidents, and significant processes and realizations continued occurring, all of which had to be integrated and understood conceptually so that these experiences and developments could be communicated, as well.

Finally, in 2006, shortly after I began offering teachings on the process of spiritual awakening and the evolutionary destiny of humanity, I underwent another transformation that culminated in my ability to channel spiritual light and energy into the world. During the process of receiving this gift, I knew that this ability represented the highest function I could perform in life to help others awaken, as well as contribute to the collective awakening of humanity.