A Spiritual Revolution
Empower Yourself · Transform Your Life · Heal Humankind
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi
“If we are to bring about a true revolution in human relationship, which is the basis of all society, there must be a fundamental change in our own values and outlook.”
~ J Krishnamurti
From The Illusion of Separation to A Spiritual Revolution
From Unhappiness & Self-Destruction to Harmony & Self-Growth
From the Society-Conditioned You to the Real True You
"The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists."
"A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor."
“Out of the ashes arose the phoenix.”
“It’s always darkest before dawn.”
The dehumanising world of the matrix
How we ditch the matrix for the new world
Dear Friend
You have found the one-stop resource to build an earthquake-proof foundation to your life, to design your own blueprint, and to learn the information and skills you will need as an ‘architect’ to build a strong, healthy, beautiful life for yourself, and a better world for all. My objective for you is this:
build this foundation that the schools suppressed us from building
acquire your own toolkit for ongoing personal development and spiritual self-growth
These are the main tools you need, a blend of essential skills, knowledge and right mindset:
Lifelong Learning · Conscious Living · Self-Knowledge · Self-Awareness · Holistic Health · Self-Belief
Add this website to your Bookmarks immediately so you don’t lose it, or simply remember the name of it which stands for the healing of humankind: aspiritualrevolution. Wherever you these three words together it’s me, Philip Keay, in action!
A Spiritual Revolution is synonymous with a learning journey of holistic education, self-empowerment, transformation, healing, and personal liberation. When enough of us become lifelong learners, we heal humankind. A Spiritual Revolution asks us to build a better life for ourselves so that we can build a better world for all.
Please step up and join me in this mission. I suggest reading this page first to get the bigger picture of what you need to do, why, and how. Full attention is best, perhaps a pot of tea or some wine may complement your reading journey?
All the very best
Philip
PS I want to let you know that 99% of content on this website is my own, and not anything generated by AI, or even by any other human. I have been a writer and photographer all my life, an educator since 1992, and a video maker for several years. This is my art, my story and my expression. I believe that producing art brings us humans great joy and fulfillment. No way am I handing that over to AI to do! I published my book in 2021 and wrote my first ebook before AI came along, and my second ebook is all my own mind, heart and soul in action. As for my learning programs and workshops - all are interactive and with me delivering them live online or in person in Chiang Mai, Thailand. You don’t buy a few videos from me and then find it hard to stay accountable to yourself, this is REAL INSPIRING collaborative learning in action!
Just so you know!
From The Illusion of Separation to A Spiritual Revolution
From Unhappiness & Self-Destruction to Harmony & Self-Growth
"The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists."
"A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor."
“Out of the ashes arose the phoenix.”
“It’s always darkest before dawn.”
THE ILLUSION OF SEPARATION
Humanity unknowingly lives under the dark cloud of a gigantic false understanding, which I call THE ILLUSION OF SEPARATION. Understanding this leads to your escape from it.
This illusion brings on a cascade of erroneous beliefs and further misunderstandings—masquerading as truth and reality—that negatively permeate all areas of human endeavour.
We therefore live with flawed—often harmful, even deadly—science, medicine, food, education, research, academia, media and government.
As for our own inner world—and the workings of our mind, body, and soul consciousness—The Illusion of Separation hits us even harder. The shocking discovery is that we don’t know who we really are, we don’t know how the web of life works, and we don’t know how to live in harmony.
This is the elephant in the room that we don’t want to see. Hence all our relationship issues, struggles and breakdowns - with ourselves, with others, and with Mother Earth.
This delusion has disconnected, disempowered and dehumanised us all, suppressing our innate human essence, intelligence and soul consciousness. We are living shells of who we could and should be.
Our disempowerment is insidious because we don’t even know we don’t know.
We assume we know, but we don’t. In fact, humanity has come to view itself as more intelligent, more powerful and more important than the rest of the world’s inhabitants and Mother Earth herself.
In this arrogance we disconnected ourselves from our roots, and we ditched God (the Divine Cosmic Operator), installing ourselves in ‘his’ place. Instead of working with nature’s laws, we seek to conquer nature and make it bend to our will.
And, tyrannically, we try to do the same to each other. When we can’t control our feelings, actions, thoughts and emotions (FATE)—because we don’t know our true nature—we will try to control others.
Since this delusion of ours runs directly counter to the immutable laws of nature, which state that everything is interconnected and interdependent, we suffer from almost perpetual stress and inner conflict.
It can, therefore, be no surprise that our human world has completely lost its way, seemingly marching ever-faster towards its own self-destruction.
It is a catastrophe. It is devastating for our health and wellbeing - our emotional, mental, social, psychological and spiritual health, and therefore we suffer from physical ailments, sickness and disease.
Isolation, disconnect, disharmony, loneliness, unhappiness, disputes, intolerance, division, hatred, resentment, envy, etc etc are rife in our communities and societies.
Many masters over many millennia have tried telling us, but we don’t listen. Many have been killed for bringing us a truth we don’t seem to want. Over 2500 years ago Gautam Buddha warned specifically against delusion, which leads to the cravings of greed and the energy of fear. I consider greed and fear to be two sides of the same coin of ignorance. Remove ignorance and delusion, and greed and fear go with it.
Our times demand we listen, act and heal NOW
“United we stand, divided we fall.”
Today’s world of human beings—us!—live in The Digital Revolution, an era of rapidly advancing technology. This has amplified and accelerated our pathway to self-destruction due to this spiritual emptiness and soul suppression that haunts us. Without urgently course-correcting ourselves we are sleepwalking (sleeprunning?) into totalitarianism, perhaps even threatening our continued existence.
To me the horrific crime of 2020 serves as a pivotal moment. I said right from the outset this was a virus of the human mind because we long ago perverted our intelligence. Everything humanity could do to hurt itself was done in those crazy years. We’re still at it.
It’s our mind we need to attend to.
(I’ve been exploring, reflecting and learning about the human mind since the early 1990s, and I based my book on guiding readers to find their own understanding of this vital epicentre of human life; our schools taught us nothing about it. When you understand your mind you liberate yourself, and, if you want to liberate yourself you must learn about your mind. Did you know that your mind is the very exact centre of the universe…?)
I feel humanity has arrived at a T-Junction, a fork in the road: one path takes us to outright tyranny, the other path takes us to a golden era through a reconnection with our human essence and soul consciousness. I think humanity has taken our strained relationship with Mother Earth to the limit, so she gave us 2020 to present us with a simple binary choice: shape up or ship out. No confusion, no hard decisions, just this or that.
If you look into the African concept and insights of ubuntu, you will realise this choice applies equally to individual human beings and the whole of humanity.
But, since ‘humanity’ is actually just a word and can therefore change not a sausage about our world, it’s up to each one of us to make those changes. Only individual human beings can heal and liberate humankind by healing and liberating themselves.
A Spiritual Revolution is the answer.
It is the solution for humanity, the pathway to busting this debilitating illusion that is killing us all. And it means YOU, as an individual, have to be this solution.
But I’ll let you into a secret: while learning to become the solution is challenging at times, this learning journey is revealing, joyful, rewarding and tremendously exciting. And while building a better life for yourself, you derive great joy from realising you are serving the greater good for all.
A SPIRITUAL REVOLUTION
A SPIRITUAL REVOLUTION, as conceived, built and taught by me, Philip Keay, is the healing of humankind. This healing is brought about by individual human beings learning to educate and empower themselves to transform their life, health and relationships. We need to do this because The Illusion of Separation infected our school systems. See my diagrams above.
The reality of life and karmic law of nature—all is interconnected and interdependent—is exquisite:
Would you like to see a better world for all? Then build a better life for yourself.
Would like to build a better life for yourself? Then build a better world for all.
It cannot be one or the other, it must be both. You know when that rotten society told you you are just one person, you can’t make a difference to our world? It’s just part of the illusion.
And it’s also why those who seek to be “I’m alright Jack” will not be alright at all, except by self-delusion.
A Spiritual Revolution - Powered by Guided Self-Inquiry
Our schooling made it clear to all children that asking questions was not a good idea. As a rebel educator my teaching methodology is built on motivating my students to ask questions and to question answers. Here are 20 Essential Questions for you:
Who are you?
Who is the real true you?
For what purpose do you live?
How does the whole web of life work?
What excites you, gets you up in the morning?
How does your mind work? Your body? Your soul?
How can you feed and nourish your mind, body and soul?
How can you take charge of your own life, health and destiny?
How can you contribute to making our world a better world for all?
How can you overcome self-doubt, self-sabotage, negative self-talk?
How can you live with curiosity, creativity, courage and confidence?
Why is there so much trouble and conflict in our human world?
Why so much hatred, resentment, envy, anger, intolerance?
Why so much loneliness, unhappiness, despair, sorrow?
Why so much fear, worry, anxiety, emotional pain?
Why are we hurting and harming ourselves?
We ALL want to be happy and healthy...
So what on earth has gone wrong??
How do we make it go right?
What do YOU think?
When we embark upon an activity called self-inquiry, we explore and reflect on these questions, leading us to our own insights and understandings.
Self-inquiry asks you to open up your mind and heart to become aware of your pre-existing attitude, mindset, beliefs and conditioning, and the multiple limitations programmed into us all by an anti-human school system and the sick, deluded society that spawned it.
Self-inquiry reveals to us how we were disempowered, disconnected and dehumanised without even knowing it. This new awareness is the essential first step in empowering ourselves. We cannot possibly fix a problem we don’t know we have. Self-inquiry exposes the elephant, and now we can gently lead Jumbo out of our house.
A SPIRITUAL REVOLUTION, which you undertake through an exciting and liberating adventure of guided self-inquiry—with myself, Philip Keay, acting as guide—empowers you with the skills, self-knowledge and self-belief the schools denied us. You become the real true you.
Now YOU create your own reality and live the life YOU want to live.
Now you take charge of your own life, health and destiny.
Now you live with purpose and passion, courage and curiosity, health and happiness.
Now you find yourself automatically taking care of Mother Earth’s environments and ecosystems, and caring for all your fellow human beings.
Philip’s Educational and Spiritual Ecosystem for the self-empowerment, transformation and healing of human beings
It matters not if you have no spare money, or a tonne of it, there are pathways for all. Hit the button and you’ll be taken to the Self-Empowerment Academy page (in a new tab if you are on a computer) where you can learn more and take your pick of what to do next.
You will be able to:
join my free 45-minute Zoom call, held most weeks, including a Q and A session
enroll on my workshop to sample my interactive student-centred teaching style while learning all about A Spiritual Revolution: the Why, What and How
enroll on one of my live learning programs (4-session course & 16-session course)
buy Menu for A Spiritual Revolution: Health harmony & Happiness, the total guide to self-knowledge, self-awareness and self-empowerment
sign up to receive my regular Unleash Your Spirit Letter and other free content (and get a first-class free ebook which includes Chapter 1 of my book)
watch my videos and subscribe to my YouTube channel
buy one of my short ebooks: An Education Charter and Framework for the Healing of Humankind and A Spiritual Revolution
and other goodies that will evolve into existence as and when!
Also check out my Testimonials tab in the menu bar for what my students say about learning with me, click on Foundations which is home to 12 key essays bringing you all the essential knowledge and information you need to transform your life, health and relationships; master the art and joy of being human; and help build a better world.
Navigating your way around this site
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There are 5 stages for you to go through to take charge of your own life, health and destiny.
Head over to the A Spiritual Revolution page and discover what you need to do.
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Philip uses his unique brand of skills-focussed, heart-friendly Task-Based Learning education to deliver a range of interactive workshops, learning courses, both online and in person in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Educational retreats will be offered from 2025 onwards.
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He is me! Everything you see in this digital corner of the universe is my creation, and represents the foundations for my mission to revolutionise how education is done. Education is very much for adults, not just during childhood.
On this page you will learn a bit about me, what kind of teacher I am through my students’ eyes, and I’ll share a timeline of my life’s work and mission. It seems every time I am in a comfortable place in life that I then leave that for new challenges and different pastures
Undoubtedly I’ve trodden a ‘rebel’ path in life, always with two driving forces: a love of learning, and a love of fun.
In 1991 I went travelling to Thailand, and in one fell swoop the universe ‘emigrated’ me and made me a teacher of adults, both of which I had no idea were going to happen! But it put learning and fun squarely into my life.
I am now on this big mission because I can clearly see how the wrong kind of education has so harmed humankind, and I know that a heart-centred, skills-focused education will transform our human family.
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Menu For A Spiritual Revolution: Health Harmony & Happiness is the book that took my blood sweat and tears from me for eight years to write, complete and publish!
It is a book-reading and heart-expanding adventure taking you along a journey of exploring and understanding your mind, the human condition, and the spiritual nature of our human essence. Multiple tasks along the way enable you to practically apply this knowledge to enhance your life, move into your optimal health, and forge strong, healthy relationships.
From that foundation nothing can stop you living out your purpose and passion, and enjoying a fulfilling, rewarding life.
You can sample the book by clicking on these words, or buy your copy here.
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Our unique home from home in the Chiang Mai countryside comes with the personal touch, and offers a soul-pleasing, private accommodation for couples or singles to enjoy a break away from the busy and rather madcap human world.
Here, life travels in the slow lane.
Take time out to plug into nature and recharge your batteries. Tune into the rhythms of Thai countryside, and experience an authentic piece of Thailand on your holiday. Take a breather and feel connected. Eat delicious Thai food, learn how to cook it with host Air, chill, read a book, feel good.
Click here to learn more and view our photo gallery. We are on Airbnb and Booking Dot Com.
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Find your way to the top of the page and choose from my blog writing, weekly Letters to transform your life, and my Witness page, which is where I’m recording our times as history in the making. I also have lots of videos on my YouTube channel which are mostly spiritual or educational in nature, along with a few travel ones.
I began my own revolution in the mid-1990s after becoming aware of the monstrous crimes committed by human against human throughout the 20th century. I had to do something about the inner rages I felt when reading the books which described these terrible brutalities.
I spent thousands of hours during this decade (much of it while doing ‘hammock time’ on the veranda of my beachside bungalows on the tropical islands of southern Thailand) looking into the human condition, wondering how on earth we could produce so much beauty, yet so much brutality.
One day a crucial insight came to me: my rages were doing nothing to stop these criminals holding political and corporate power, but were definitely hurting me. I was losing out twice. That was the proper beginning of my spiritual ascension.
I have spent many years distilling everything I have learned which led to my first book, eight years in the making, and the academy I have now set up to train and inspire adults to live spiritually in a far shorter period of time than it took me!
Just as the exquisite beauty of the lotus flower arises out of the mud so we humans can find freedom out of tyranny
Spend time in the slow lane and practise the art of letting go and bending with the wind (Chinese wisdom)
Go with the flow! Just keep on going, enjoying the scenery along the way, working your way around all obstacles
Give yourself regular time and space to reflect upon and learn from your own life experiences and happenings