About the Course

The course is based on the book “Developing Consciousness: A Roadmap to the Journey of Enlightenment” by Nicholas Vesey.

Each week participants are given tools to navigate the journey to "modern" enlightenment through discussions, shared experiences, and exercises. While this course covers eight weeks of topics, each class can be taken as a stand alone.

The ‘Arc’ of the course

Week 1:  Begins with the five senses (which are often taken for granted) and then moves into the further senses we have, and how these extra senses can affect one’s reality. Watch video of this session by clicking here

Week 2:  Reality, the perception of reality, the functions of the mind and the way the mind shapes our reality is looked at. As is the fact that we are not our minds. With this awareness, the question ‘who are we?’ naturally arises. Watch video of this session by clicking here

Week 3:  Looks at how the idea of love and eternal truth serve as cornerstones to a mature state of consciousness, where one is able to feel the guiding forces of a power greater then themselves. Are there forces guiding us as the Jedi is guided by ‘The Force?’ How is this greater force designed to help and support us along our journey? Watch video of this session by clicking here

Week 4:  Looks at how the various cultures and traditions work with the idea of non-dual consciousness; the notion that we are all connected and part of a greater whole. How to partake in this greater whole is discussed and explored. Watch video of this session by clicking here

Week 5:  Concentrates on the importance of personal responsibility and how this creates personal transformation.

Week 6: Focuses on spiritual practice and how this can look differently for everyone.

Week 7:  Dives into meditation and the role this plays in unlocking the inner awareness and wisdom that sits within each of us.

Week 8:  Consolidates the learning

The Book

'Developing Consciousness - A Roadmap of the Journey to Enlightenment' by Nicholas Vesey was published in July 2011 by O Books.

What People Say About the Course

Nicholas Vesey’s “Developing Consciousness” program is the perfect on-ramp for those new in their search for their spiritual path as well as for those looking to deepen their spiritual understanding. His content is wise, welcoming, understandable and delivered with love and contagious enthusiasm.
Barbara Owen

Developing Consciousness profound wisdom delivered with elegance and wit.
Jeffrey Alan Hoffman

Developing Consciousness was an insightful & thought provoking class. Nicholas is passionate and he taught me the importance of self-reflection. I would recommend this class to anyone that is looking for a deeper meaning in their life.
Viji Varghese

Hello and welcome to our church. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
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Planning your Visit

Hi there!

We are Nicholas and Heather Vesey.
We lead the services here at the Aspen Chapel most Sundays.
Have a look around our site. There are plenty of free courses to watch from our 'Wisdom from the Top of the World' page. Click here to go to it

If you are planning on a visit, here is some information as to what to expect:

When: We meet every Sunday at 9.30am for about an hour. If you cannot make it in person, you can live stream the event by clicking here.

Where: We are the chapel by the roundabout as you come into aspen. Specifically here.

What: We (Heather and Nicholas) come from a Christian Episcopal background, however our community draws from all the world’s wisdom traditions with the aim of learning together to live our lives more skillfully.

And there are local musicians from up and down the Roaring Fork Valley to play for us.

Every week we will focus on a topic within a theme.

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At the moment we are looking at what the topic of 'Gathering in the Light'.
In these troubled times how do we make our way forward. Finding light in the shadow of darkness.
This series is about how to gather the light around us and become sources of light for others.

There will also be prayer and meditation, generally led by Heather, and Nicholas will give a talk on the topic for the day.

Finally, there is an opportunity for discussion and feedback as we pass the microphone around for everyone to join in.

Kids? We also offer childcare with younger children being looked after and given creative ways to look at a topic for the day.

Coffee and Yummies. After the service there is a food and drink reception for everyone to get to know each other a bit more.

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