The Michael Teachings

Our name for this system is "The Personality Game" - a fun way to learn about yourself and others.

Be kind to each other, for these teachings mean nothing without agape. . . . Michael

The name "Michael" is simply one way to name a system of personality understanding (or "teaching"). It has no real significance other than to make it known in some definitive way.

This teaching is not a belief system and is not meant to be taken at face value. It does not require belief to be valid.

It does ask that you validate it for yourself. You decide what parts you can use and what parts you cannot.

With the knowledge of this system, you can choose whether to operate from the positive parts of your personality - or from the negative parts of your personality. When you come from the positive parts, you are acting out of true personality. That is how your essence (or your inner being) can grow and express itself. When you come from the negative parts, you are acting out of false personality. This is deception, and results in more struggle and strife to accomplish your purpose.

Before you can accept others, you must learn to accept yourself.

It is a universal law that you can only love others to the degree that you are able to love yourself. So, in this teaching, you begin by studying yourself. Through this process, you develop a greater understanding of yourself - and of the challenges and agreements you have set out to fulfill in this lifetime. Through this process, you can develop a greater tolerance toward yourself and attain the balance that allows you to act as appropriately as possible and to actualize your fullest potential.

The written word becomes carved in stone. Please do not "believe" what we have written here, but check it out for yourself. And once you have mastered it, let it go (adapted from The Michael Handbook and Michael: The Basic Teachings)

Evolution of the Michael Teachings

Many modern schools of philosophy and psychology represent facets of this system. Readers of Abraham Maslow, Carl Jung, Eric Erikson and Sigmund Freud will find a ring of familiarity (particularly in the use of archetypes). Elements of this system were taught by George Gurdjieff, P.D. (Peter) Ouspensky and Rodney Collin. Many of the underlying tenets resonate with Eastern philosophy, especially Sufism.

The Michael Teachings on the Internet

Internet Resources

The Personality Game - A Practical Personality System (also known as the "overleaves" - the foundation of the system)
The Game Board (overleaf chart) (in color).
The Game Board (Overleaf chart) - downloadable in PDF format (color and black/white pages)
Rules to Play - Playing the Personality Game
Famous People - Personality traits of famous people, places, organizations and countries
Michael Math - Numbers - Overview of the Number Qualities
Michael Math - Sample - Understanding "Michael Math" with examples
Michael Math - Forms - Understanding "Michael Math" with fill-in-the blanks form.
Advanced Michael Math - The Casting and Entity Numbering System, Global Jobs and Community Responsibility
People Net - Graphic of Michael "centers" (large graphic)
Spirituality - 7 Principles of Spirituality in the Workplace
Cosmology of the Michael Teaching - an overview of the Michael Teachings (Stephen Cocconi) https://www.themichaelteaching.com/michael/
Yahoo: Faiths & Practices (Michael Teachings)
The Michael Interviews: Practical Wisdom from an Enlightened Perspective video #1 - "Michael on Michael" - video from Dream Traveller Productions, PO Box 691, Zephyr Cove, NV 89448 $29.95 + $4.95 shipping. [Note: This contact seems to be out of date and we do not currently have a way to reach the creator of the video.]
Wikipedia (The Wikipedia article on the Michael Teachings has been edited the point of destroying any semblance of usefulness in our opinion.)
Custom Wish Boxes and tiles - make great gifts for the special people in your life.
Description, outline and handouts from a 7-week class "Creating Your Own Life" using visioning techniques to help understanding the different personality Roles and how they affect our lives. This class was taught March-April 2007 and is being made available for the first time publicly in April 2010. The material is copyrighted; please contact the author if you would like to use it.
Michael Tarot - created by Stephen Cocconi www.michaeltarot.com.
Videos explaining the Soul Ages by Danny Searle on Youtube.com
Video explaining the Michael Teachings by Dave Gregg on Youtube.com

Donate to the Center for Michael Teachings, Inc. - a non-profit organization supporting the expansion of the Michael Teachings

Or, send email to CenterforMichaelTeachings [at] gmail.com.

Books - Disclosure: We get a small commission for purchases made via links to Amazon.

Michael Books - Complete list of books about the Michael Teachings
Michael Concordance - Sample of Concordance to the Michael Teachings and order form.
The Power Path: Shamanic Strategies for Success in Business and Life, Jos� Stevens. May 2002, New World Library. ISBN: 1-57731-217-1
The 7 Aspects of Sisterhood: Empowering Women Through Self-Discovery. Debra Gawrych. Common Boundaries Consulting & Communications; (September 2002) ISBN: 0971064601
Awakening to Your True Purpose, a 5-tape set and study guide based on the book, Getting Thru to Your Soul. Philip & Jane Mountrose, 2002. A combination of the Michael teachings and Gurdjieff school http://www.gettingthru.org/spurpose.htm ISBN 0-9700289-4-6.
Jos� Luis Stevens - a series of downloadable e-books (2010). From http://www.theppowerpath.com, click the "E-books" link on the left side. The introduction is free.
Michael Speaks: The Legacy of Sarah Chambers (Volume 1 and 2). Center for Michael Teachings, Inc., Lulu Press (March 2013). http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/michaelteachings
Michael Speaks: The Legacy of Sarah Chambers (Volume 3). Center for Michael Teachings, Inc., Lulu Press (May 2016). http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/michaelteachings
Michael Speaks: The Legacy of Leslie Briggs. Center for Michael Teachings, Inc., Lulu Press (May 2016). http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/michaelteachings
Being in the World. Shepherd Hoodwin (not published in the US). Russian translation https://www.labirint.ru/books/634136/

Articles

The Nine Needs and how they relate to the workplace (newsletter article, June 1997)
Nine Needs (large graphic) - shows the energetic relationship between the needs, chakra and aura
The Personality Dragons and how they relate to the workplace (newsletter article, June 1999)
Slaying the Dragons - tips for catching and slaying the dragons (newsletter article, July 1999)
Four Pillars of Vitality - True Work, True Study, True Play and True Rest (newsletter article, September 1997)
Overcoming Obstacles to Success - Moving Beyond the Obstacles in the Workplace (newsletter article, October 2000 - Jose Stevens)
Personality Roles - In depth look at the Roles (newsletter article, September 1999)
Attitude is Everything - describes the 7 attitudes (newsletter article November 2003)
Coping with Change - how the different perspectives deal with Organizational Change (newsletter article May 1997)
Michael Jokes - just for fun.
Maslow's Hierarchy - How Maslow's Hierarchy Relates to the Michael Teachings
Stress: How It Affects the Roles We Play - (newsletter article, May 2002 - Debra Gawrych)
New Models of Education - How the Personality Game compares to the Myers-Briggs System - Sarah Chambers (newsletter article, March 2002 - Sarah Chambers)
Community and Communion by Sarah Chambers (1996)
Memorial to Sarah Chambers by Jose Stevens (1998)
Expanding Your Personal Power (newsletter article, May 1998 Jose Stevens)
Cording/De-Cording - excerpt from Tao to Earth with new graphic
How the Roles Affect the Workplace (newsletter article, September 2002)
Conflict and Conflict Resolution (newsletter article, February 2005)
Support Circle Positions - describes the support circle and how to use the positions
Frequently asked questions (Lorie Tostado)
Glossary of terms (Shepherd Hoodwin)
The Casting/Entity model (Barry)
Casting Positions (by Ken Broom)
Michael Teachings Humor (Shepherd Hoodwin)
Michael speaks about the Election 2004 results (Troy Tolley)
Unconditional Love in Politics: Or, Have You Hugged a Republican Today? (Shepherd Hoodwin)
Centering / Chakra Cleansing - exercise
Video montage - Introduction to Soul Ages by Terri Benning
Support Circle: Anchor (Finding Support During Challenging Times) (newsletter article August 2009)
Life Roles in the Workplace (newsletter article July 2009)
The 7 Soul types: What do they look like? (Barry) http://personalityspirituality.net/articles/the-michael-teachings/the-seven-roles-in-essence/
Soul types: The Seven Roles in Essence (Barry) http://personalityspirituality.net/2010/06/23/the-seven-soul-types-what-do-they-look-like/
YouTube video: Jose Stevens discussing President Barack Obama's personality http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6pIfYJv3Hg
The Nine Circles of Acceptance (newsletter article July 2011)
Michael "Death and Dying Can Be Fun" transcript from November 28, 1984 Michael study group session.
The Ages of the Soul: How to Tell a Young Soul from an Older One (articles by Jose Stevens and Joya Pope 2009) http://druidsegg.reformed-druids.org/newsimbolc09-21.htm

Personality Role Quizzes

Michael Educational Foundation (Role quiz) (JP Van Hulle) http://www.mef.to/html/roles.html
7 Personality Types (Role quiz) (Liz Puttick) http://7personalitytypes.com/ (link no longer valid)
Discover Your Soul Type (Role quiz) (Barry) http://www.quibblo.com/quiz/atufj3C/Discover-Your-Soul-Type (link no longer valid)
Personality Assessment (Role Quiz) (Debra Gawrych) http://www.commonboundaries.com/resources/personality-assessment.html

Michael Teachers

The major Michael teachers are listed below. Some of them travel extensively. Many of them have newsletters, books and/or tapes, as well as mailing lists of interested students. If you live outside the major teaching areas, contact the folks listed below. Ask if they travel to your area or if they could put you in touch with other Michael students in your area. The Michael network is growing rapidly!

Power Path Seminars (web) (formerly known as Pivotal Resources Inc.) Jos� & Lena Stevens - Workshops, Professional Services, Vision Quests, Spiritually-oriented Travel, Authors of many Books, Annual Forecasts, free Monthly Newsletter, Regularly scheduled workshops and events [Santa Fe, NM] web: www.thepowerpath.com and articles about his PersonEssence system (another name for the Michael System).
Michael Education Foundation, JP Van Hulle - Books, Tapes, Monthly Forecast, Professional Services, Role Personality Quiz, Books, Online newsletter, regular meetings and events [San Francisco/Oakland area: Orinda, CA] web site: www.AskMichaelJP.com and older website: www.mef.to, www.michaeleducationalfoundation.com.
Michael North works closely with JP Van Hulle. Offers individual sessions, classes, one-on-coaching, workshops. https://www.northchanneling.com
Rainbows & Miracles etc. (web) Barbara Taylor- Corporate/business version of the Michael Teachings (The Personality Game), Michael Math. Professional Services, Author of The Concordance to the Michael Teachings [Lacey, WA - Pacific Northwest] web: www.itstime.com or www.michaelteaching.com
Summerjoy (web) Shepherd Hoodwin - Author of Journey of Your Soul and others, Professional Services, Newsletter, Books, Glossary [Southern California] e-mail: sh [at] shepherdhoodwin.com web: www.shepherdhoodwin.com
Sarah Chambers - Sarah Chambers made her transition on December 8, 1998. She was widely known and loved by the Michel community and will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Sarah Chambers was one of the original Michael channels and it is through her that the overleaves were transmitted. [She was called "Jessica Lansing" in the Messages from Michael books.] Her specialties were health & well-being and death & dying. Sarah's work is continuing through the work of Victoria Marina-Tompkins, Kay Kamala and Jos� & Lena Stevens. Articles by Sarah Chambers: New Models of Education and Community and Communion.
Tribute to Sarah Chambers. Also see http://www.flightofthehawk.com/articles.html (link no longer valid).
Joya Pope (web) - Professional Services, Author of Upcoming Changes and The World According to Michael. [Fayetteville, Arkansas] web: www.itstime.com/joya.htm
Michael Kirjat (web) Riitta & Juha Metsovuori - Publishers of Michael books translated into Finnish (Finland) web: www.michaelkirjat.fi/
Michael Teachings (maintained by David Gregg) - Overview of the Michael Teaching, online groups and scheduled events, Frequently asked questions [Southern California] web: www.michaelteachings.com/
Terri Claire Benning ~ Metaphysical mentor and professional Michael channel specializing in obtaining Akashic record information, full casting placements information, past life information, facilitating monadal sequence completions and bringing through new seven stage structures and information. Terri offers online classes, email and phone sessions. [San Francisco/Oakland area, CA] ~ Web: http://www.michaelmosaics.com Liana Benning Memorial page (June 2009)
Stephen Cocconi (web) - Professional Services, Workshops, focus on career and physical health issues. e-mail: stephen [at] themichaelteaching.com. web: www.themichaelteaching.com [Sacramento, CA]
Truth Love Energy (web) Troy Tolley - Professional Services Online and in person , Group Events Online and Locally; Web Site with Glossary, Highly InterActive Community, Discussion Forum, Discussion List, Articles, Chat Room, and More! [New York City, NY] web: https://truthloveenergy.com/ TLE Library https://truthloveenergy.cloud.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/
Advanced Study in Michael Teachings - Kathryn Neall. Forays into advanced study on the path of spiritual growth. This will be based primarily in Michael Teachings from the original transcripts of the founding group. This site emphasizes the spiritual, perceptual part of the teaching far more than the philosophical, structural base that most students are familiar with https://adeptpath.wordpress.com/ [New Jersey] (link no longer valid)
Personality and Spirituality (web) - Barry [United Kingdom] - http://personalityspirituality.net/articles/the-michael-teachings/ and http://personalityspirituality.net/
Overview of the Michael Teachings [German] - by Rolf Herklotz - http://www.seele-verstehen.de/
Michael Teachings in Czech - Jana - "Michaelovo učen�" http://www.michaelovouceni.cz/uvod-do-michaelova-uceni/ [Prague, Czech Republic and England, United Kingdom]
Michael Teachings in Russia - Varidhi Volebogov - http://michaelteachings.ru/

Former Teachers with changed focus

Kay Heatherly (web) - Monthly meetings, Professional Services [San Francisco, Marin County, CA] web: www.kayheatherly.com (changed focus)
Kay Kamala (web) - Professional Services (specializing in relationship issues), workshops, tapes, quarterly newsletter [Santa Fe, NM] web: www.kaykamala.com (changed focus)
Holly Coleman (web): Holly Coleman specializes in connecting people to their life's purpose, meaningful work and higher self. As a longtime intuitive coach, she uses a variety of tools including an in-depth personality assessment called the Michael System to help people enhance their relationships, environments and careers. Individual sessions as well as home and land clearings are available in person or by phone. web: www.GlobalWisdom.com [San Francisco Bay area, CA] (changed focus)

Former Teachers with inactive links

CausalWorks (web) Emily Baumbach - Monthly meetings, monthly newsletter with forecast, Professional Services, Books and Tapes, online chat. Author of Celebrities: The Complete Michael Database, Michael's Cast of Characters and Parallel Universes: Your Other Selves [San Francisco area: San Rafael, CA] web: www.causalworks.com (on long-term hiatus).
Flight of the Hawk (web) Victoria Marina-Tompkins - Workshops, Training, Shamanism, Monthly meetings, Professional Services, Tapes, Retreats [Half Moon Bay, CA] e-mail: FOTHawk [at] gmail.com, web: www.flightofthehawk.com (link no longer valid) Blog: www.flightofthehawk.blogspot.com Little Book of Spirit Stories: Encounters with the Paranormal (book excerpt)
Carol Heideman "Old Soul, Michael Channel, Unicorn and Pattern-Breaker" [Austin, Texas] http://www.carolheideman.com (link no longer valid)
The Entrancer (web) Gay Avice du Buisson - Meetings, Classes/Workshops, Professional Services, Michael Comic Book [South Africa] web: www.icon.co.za/~entrance/index.htm (link no longer valid)
Lightcatcher (web) Caris Palm Turpen - Professional Services [Fort Worth, TX] web: www.lightcatcher.com/michael.htm (link no longer valid).
Polaris Rising (web) Karen Murphy - Monthly newsletter, articles, channeling [Vancouver, BC, Canada] web: www.polarisrising.com (link no longer valid)
Ted Fontaine (web) - "The Michael Line" newsletter, other articles - http://webspace.cal.net/~tedfont/michael_channeling.html (link no longer valid)
Michael Teachings in Portuguese - Jos� DeMelo "Bem-vindo ao mundo do Michael" "Welcome to the World of Michael" http://www.michaelnobrasil.com/Michaelnobrasil.com/Mundo_do_Michael.html (link no longer valid)