Andrew Cohen

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Like just about everyone else these days, we at EnlightenNext are undergoing a period of enormous transition. Eighteen years ago, I came up with an intriguing idea: Produce a second-to-none spiritual magazine that would play a significant role in helping to make better sense out of the complex journey that Eastern enlightenment was taking as it slowly but surely established a small but not insignificant niche in postmodern Western culture. Over the years, as I and we have grown and evolved, the magazine has become much more than what it originally was, embracing integral theory, evolutionary cosmology, and the all-important relationship between consciousness and culture.

What is most deeply satisfying to all of us here is to look back on our work over the last almost two decades and to witness the evolution of consciousness in action and . . . in print! Which brings me to the main point of this editorial. For the entire time we’ve been producing this magazine, it has been strictly a labor of love—a love of Truth, God, Spirit, philosophy, and, above all, our collective capacity to express a deeper humanity as we spiritually awaken. But this labor of love also costs us lots of effort and lots of money. You need to know that we have been producing the magazine at an enormous loss for many, many years. As is the case for so many other magazines today, what we have been doing is just no longer sustainable!

Our problem is that we are so inspired by this work that as long as we could manage it, we have been willing to carry the shortfall in the bottom line ourselves. But we simply can’t do that anymore. One way or another, we will continue, but exactly how that’s going to unfold depends to a large degree upon you, our loyal readers. It depends upon all of you who value the care and precision that we bring to every single word that we put on paper.

If you feel that the print version of EnlightenNext has significant value as a powerful vehicle for the evolution of consciousness and culture, please express that appreciation through your generous support.

The truth is, right now we really are depending on you. And how we are going to continue doing the important work we are committed to depends on you and what YOU want. We all know that print in many forms will soon be a thing of the past . . . but we also strongly feel that spirituality, philosophy, and serious cultural commentary held in your hands on the printed page can travel much more deeply into a reader’s heart, mind, and soul than even the best online communication can. We do have plans to significantly expand our online presence.  But at the same time, we would very much like to be able to produce what we can’t help but feel is the best spiritual magazine available, in print form, for many years to come.

We invite you to collaborate with us and express your views on the direction you feel we should take—we want to work with you in a new spirit of openness. Also, and most importantly, please support us by sending a generous donation. Thank you!