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Michael at 16:09, 24 December 2025

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	'''Mike Sosteric''' ~~is the initiating [[Human Steward]] of the [[SpiritWiki]],~~ a ~~[[Knowledge System]] devoted to the [[Health]],~~ [[Human Development]], [[~~Human Flourishing~~]] ~~and the full actuation~~ of [[Human Potential]] ~~(whatever that might actually be~~.		Hi there. My name is '''Mike Sosteric''' . I'm a sociologist with an interest in [[Human Development]] and the [[Full Realization]] of [[Human Potential]].

	[[Is the::~~Human Steward\| ]~~]		I'm the creator of the [[LP Patreon]], this SpiritWiki, the [[Peace Table]] Medium publication, and some other in-development resources which you can find over at the [https://repo.lightninpath.org/ Lightning Path Repository] .

			Find out more about me at my [https://esosteric.lightningpath.org webpage].
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Michael at 17:56, 18 December 2025

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	'''Mike Sosteric''' is the initiating [[Human Steward]] of the [[SpiritWiki]], a [[Knowledge System]] devoted to the ~~Human~~ [[Health]], [[Human Development]], and the full actuation of [[Human Potential]], whatever that might actually be.		'''Mike Sosteric''' is the initiating [[Human Steward]] of the [[SpiritWiki]], a [[Knowledge System]] devoted to the [[Health]], [[Human Development]], [[Human Flourishing]] and the full actuation of [[Human Potential]] (whatever that might actually be.


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	~~[[Is a key term::Avatar Symbiotic Plantary Knowledge System\| ]]~~
	~~[[Is a related LP term::Planetary Healing\| ]]~~
	~~[[Is a related LP term::Human Development\| ]]~~
	~~[[Is a related LP term::EPMO\| ]]~~
	~~[[Is a related LP term::Power Structure Instrumentalization\| ]]~~

Michael at 17:54, 18 December 2025

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+'''Mike Sosteric''' is the initiating [[Human Steward]] of the [[SpiritWiki]].
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Michael at 18:55, 18 October 2025

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	The development of the Lightning Path began in 2002 following a profound [[Connection Experience]], which initiated an uninterrupted stream of conceptual insights. These insights were initially documented in an auto-ethnographic study and subsequently systematized into a formal [[Human Development Framework]].		The development of the Lightning Path began in 2002 following a profound [[Connection Experience]], which initiated an uninterrupted stream of conceptual insights. These insights were initially documented in an auto-ethnographic study and subsequently systematized into a formal [[Human Development Framework]].

	For ~~a detailed account,~~ see:		For an an overview see:
	* Sosteric, Mike. ''Connection 100 – An Auto-Ethnography of My (Mystical) Connection Experiences.'' Religions 13, no. 10 (2022). [https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13100993 doi:10.3390/rel13100993]		* Sosteric, Mike. ''Connection 100 – An Auto-Ethnography of My (Mystical) Connection Experiences.'' Religions 13, no. 10 (2022). [https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13100993 doi:10.3390/rel13100993]
			For a more detailed analysis, see the Medium web series "The Story." The Story is a Medium Series wherein I discuss my mystical experiences and how these led to a 20+ year research and writing program as I tried to sort it all out in sensible and grounded fashion

			# [https://medium.com/@professor-s/i-told-god-to-f-ck-off-and-it-changed-my-life-forever-94e6785295ae I told Got too Fuck Off and it changed My Life] - An overview of the mystical [[Connection Experiences]] that started it all
			# [https://medium.com/@professor-s/mystical-conversations-with-my-self-9e37dc86c83c Mystical Conversations with my Self] - The choice of methods for recording data from the experiences for later analysis.

	==Professional and Conceptual Challenges==		==Professional and Conceptual Challenges==

Michael at 14:31, 31 March 2025

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	[[Is a related LP term::Human Development\| ]]		[[Is a related LP term::Human Development\| ]]
	[[Is a related LP term::EPMO\| ]]		[[Is a related LP term::EPMO\| ]]
	[[Is a related LP term::Power Structure Instrumentalization\| ]]		[[Is a related LP term::Power Structure Instrumentalization\| ]]

Michael at 17:03, 29 March 2025

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	Since 2002, Mike Sosteric has engaged in an intentional, sustained process of conceptual development, knowledge curation, and ethical knowledge stewardship. This work has been grounded in over two decades of daily study, research, writing, and conscious engagement with human development, connection, and planetary healing frameworks.		Since 2002, Mike Sosteric has engaged in an intentional, sustained process of conceptual development, knowledge curation, and ethical knowledge stewardship. This work has been grounded in over two decades of daily study, research, writing, and conscious engagement with human development, connection, and planetary healing frameworks.

	On average, Mike has dedicated between two and six hours per day, approximately ~~360~~ days per year, since 2002, to the articulation and refinement of the Lightning Path and SpiritWiki systems. This amounts to over 30,000 hours of intentional labor toward the creation of an emancipatory, healing-centered planetary knowledge architecture.		On average, Mike has dedicated between two and six hours per day, approximately 364 days per year, since 2002, to the articulation and refinement of the Lightning Path and SpiritWiki systems. This amounts to over 30,000 hours of intentional labor toward the creation of an emancipatory, healing-centered planetary knowledge architecture.

	==Stewardship Role==		==Stewardship Role==
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	Throughout the development of the SpiritWiki and the Lightning Path, Mike has navigated numerous obstacles, including:		Throughout the development of the SpiritWiki and the Lightning Path, Mike has navigated numerous obstacles, including:

	* ~~'''~~Nomenclature Confusion~~'''~~ — The proliferation of inconsistent spiritual and psychological terminology across traditions and disciplines.		* [[Nomenclature Confusion]] — The proliferation of inconsistent spiritual and psychological terminology across traditions and disciplines.
	* '''Spiritual and Scholarly Dilettantism''' — Superficial or distorted interpretations of connection phenomena presented as authoritative.		* '''Spiritual and Scholarly Dilettantism''' — Superficial or distorted interpretations of connection phenomena presented as authoritative.
	* ~~'''~~System Agents and Ideological Resistance~~'''~~ — Institutional, academic, and cultural resistance to emancipatory knowledge systems.		* [[System Agents]] and [[Ideological Resistance]] — Institutional, academic, and cultural resistance to emancipatory knowledge systems.
	* '''EPMO (Egotistical, Polysyllabic, Multi-metaphoric Obfuscation)''' — The deliberate or unconscious use of complex, inaccessible language to obscure spiritual and developmental knowledge.		* '''[[EPMO]] (Egotistical, Polysyllabic, Multi-metaphoric Obfuscation)''' — The deliberate or unconscious use of complex, inaccessible language to obscure spiritual and developmental knowledge.

	Recognizing these barriers, Mike developed the SpiritWiki as a clear, accessible, and relational knowledge repository, committed to ethical knowledge stewardship and planetary healing.		Recognizing these barriers early on, Mike developed the SpiritWiki as a clear, accessible, and relational knowledge repository, committed to ethical knowledge stewardship and planetary healing.

	==Qualifications and Commitments==		==Qualifications and Commitments==

Michael at 17:01, 29 March 2025

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Michael at 23:31, 24 March 2025

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-Hi there. My name is Mike Sosteric and I, with some help<ref>from Gina, Niko, Tristan Vayda, Stephen, the pets I look after, the nature that surrounds me, and so on.</ref> am the creator of the [[Lightning Path Human Development Framework]], which, if you don't already know, is a modern [[Human Development Framework]] (HDF) that I've been slowly piecing together, an hour or two every day, since way back in 2003.
+Hi there. My name is Mike Sosteric and I, with some help<ref>from Gina, Niko, Tristan Vayda, Stephen, the pets I look after, the nature that surrounds me, and so on.</ref> am the creator of the [[Lightning Path Human Development Framework]], which, if you don't already know, is a modern [[Human Development Framework]] (HDF) that I've been slowly piecing together, an hour or two (sometimes five or more) every day, since way back in 2003.
-It didn't start out like this of course. I didn't wake up one morning and say "I'm gonna build an HDF." It started with a [[Connection Experience]],<ref>Sosteric, Mike. Connection 100 – An Auto-Ethnography of My (Mystical) Connection Experiences.” ''Religions'' 13, no. 10 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13100993</ref> way back in 2003 or so, which turned into an uninterrupted information stream where "ideas came in an uninterrupted stream and the only difficulty I had was to hold them fast."<ref>Tesla, Nikola. ''My Inventions.'' Williston, Vermont: Hart Brothers, 1982.</ref>, which continued as a "mystical" ethnographic study, which turned into a more systemic exploration which slowly, over the course of a couple of decades, turned into this still incomplete blob of clay, the [[Lightning Path Human Development Framework]] (LPHDF) or just [[Lightning Path]] (LP) for short.
+It didn't start out like this of course. I didn't wake up one morning and say "I'm gonna build an HDF." It started with a [[Connection Experience]]<ref>Sosteric, Mike. Connection 100 – An Auto-Ethnography of My (Mystical) Connection Experiences.” ''Religions'' 13, no. 10 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13100993</ref> way back in 2003. This turned into an uninterrupted information stream where "ideas came in an uninterrupted stream and the only difficulty I had was to hold them fast."<ref>Tesla, Nikola. ''My Inventions.'' Williston, Vermont: Hart Brothers, 1982.</ref>, which continued as a "mystical" ethnographic study, which turned into a more systemic exploration which slowly, over the course of a couple of decades, turned into this still incomplete blob of clay, the [[Lightning Path Human Development Framework]] (LPHDF) or just [[Lightning Path]] (LP) for short. You can read a bit more about it in my article "Connection 100: An Autoethnography of My (Mystical) Connection Experiences." There's also some notes in LP Workbook Seven, currently still in draft form.
-I know it sounds crazy, but there it is. The LPHDF is still in development, and probably will be for another twenty years, but a substantial chunk exists as concepts, ideas, notes, and theory in this SpiritWiki, and I'm developing curriculum to put it all together [https://patreon.com/LightningPath over here] at the LP Patreon.
+I know it sounds crazy, but there it is. The LP-HDF is still in development, and probably will be for another twenty years, but a substantial chunk exists as concepts, ideas, notes, and theory in this SpiritWiki, and I'm developing curriculum to put it all together [https://patreon.com/LightningPath over here] at the LP Patreon.
 If you want, you can explore the SW, but there's a lot here and it might be overwhelming to start. If so, head over to the LP Patreon and go through the [https://www.patreon.com/collection/151795 Introduction to the Lightning Path] and [https://www.patreon.com/collection/626862 Foundational unit]. That will give you a base of understanding from which you can launch your metaphorical ascent.
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 ==My Qualifications==
 If you want to know why I'm qualified to do this.
 # Close to 30 years experience in post-secondary education
 #Close to 20 years of regular, daily [[Connection Practice]]
 #The privilege and good fortune to be able to sit down every day for a few hours and read, research, explore, and write. <ref>That amazing privilege is really important and I mention it here not only because it is important to acknowledge this, but also to say this shouldn't be a privilege, but a right. We should all have the right to sit down every day and read, research, explore, and create in some way. As I've come to believe after 20+ years of exploitation, it is who we are deep inside. </ref>
 #The discipline and determination to figure "it" out, <ref>and by "it" I mean the [[Connection Experience]] that got this all started. For a brief account, see Mike Sosteric, “Connection 100 – An Auto-Ethnography of My (Mystical) Connection Experiences,” Religions 13, no. 10 (2022), doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13100993.</ref>
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 ==Theoretical Challenges==
 * [[Nomenclature Confusion]]
-* Scholarly dilletants as experts
+* Scholarly dilatants as experts
 ==Professional Challenges==

Michael at 14:26, 16 December 2024

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	Hi there. My name is Mike Sosteric and I, with some help<ref>from Gina, ~~my kids~~, the pets I look after, the nature that surrounds me, and ~~others~~</ref> am the creator of the [[Lightning Path Human Development Framework]], which, if you don't already know, is a modern [[Human Development Framework]] (HDF) that I've been slowly piecing together, an hour or two every day, since way back in 2003.		Hi there. My name is Mike Sosteric and I, with some help<ref>from Gina, Niko, Tristan Vayda, Stephen, the pets I look after, the nature that surrounds me, and so on.</ref> am the creator of the [[Lightning Path Human Development Framework]], which, if you don't already know, is a modern [[Human Development Framework]] (HDF) that I've been slowly piecing together, an hour or two every day, since way back in 2003.

	It didn't start out like this of course. I didn't wake up one morning and say "I'm gonna build an HDF." It started with a [[Connection Experience]],<ref>Sosteric, Mike. Connection 100 – An Auto-Ethnography of My (Mystical) Connection Experiences.” ''Religions'' 13, no. 10 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13100993</ref> which turned into an uninterrupted information stream where "ideas came in an uninterrupted stream and the only difficulty I had was to hold them fast."<ref>Tesla, Nikola. ''My Inventions.'' Williston, Vermont: Hart Brothers, 1982.</ref>, which continued as a "mystical" ethnographic study, which turned into a more systemic exploration which slowly, over the course of a couple of decades, turned into this still incomplete blob of clay, the [[Lightning Path Human Development Framework]], or just [[Lightning Path]] (LP) for short.		It didn't start out like this of course. I didn't wake up one morning and say "I'm gonna build an HDF." It started with a [[Connection Experience]],<ref>Sosteric, Mike. Connection 100 – An Auto-Ethnography of My (Mystical) Connection Experiences.” ''Religions'' 13, no. 10 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13100993</ref> way back in 2003 or so, which turned into an uninterrupted information stream where "ideas came in an uninterrupted stream and the only difficulty I had was to hold them fast."<ref>Tesla, Nikola. ''My Inventions.'' Williston, Vermont: Hart Brothers, 1982.</ref>, which continued as a "mystical" ethnographic study, which turned into a more systemic exploration which slowly, over the course of a couple of decades, turned into this still incomplete blob of clay, the [[Lightning Path Human Development Framework]] (LPHDF) or just [[Lightning Path]] (LP) for short.

	It sounds crazy, ~~I know~~, but I'~~ll explain~~ it ~~in detail over time, probably over at our~~ [https://patreon.com/LightningPath ~~patreon page~~]~~. For now it's all laid out in this [[SpiritWiki]. I recommend you start your exploration with~~ the left-hand side menu (mobile menu on smaller devices) and just kinda follow forward from there. I have to admit, there is still a lot of work to be done, but it is here if you want to have a look around. In the meantime, I'm gonna use this page to put in some personal notes. They probably won't be that meaningful to begin with, but I'll build them up over time.		I know it sounds crazy, but there it is. The LPHDF is still in development, and probably will be for another twenty years, but a substantial chunk exists as concepts, ideas, notes, and theory in this SpiritWiki, and I'm developing curriculum to put it all together [https://patreon.com/LightningPath over here] at the LP Patreon.

	~~==My Qualifications==~~		If you want, you can explore the SW, but there's a lot here and it might be overwhelming to start. If so, head over to the LP Patreon and go through the [https://www.patreon.com/collection/151795 Introduction to the Lightning Path] and [https://www.patreon.com/collection/626862 Foundational unit]. That will give you a base of understanding from which you can launch your metaphorical ascent.

	~~# [[PLT]]~~		==My Qualifications==
	# post-secondary ~~training in psychology and sociology.~~		If you want to know why I'm qualified to do this.
	~~# open mind~~		# Close to 30 years experience in post-secondary education
	# ~~discipline and determination~~ to ~~figure "it" out~~, ~~<ref>and by "it" I mean the~~ [[Connection ~~Experience~~]] that got this all started. For a brief account, see Mike Sosteric, “Connection 100 – An Auto-Ethnography of My (Mystical) Connection Experiences,” Religions 13, no. 10 (2022), doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13100993.</ref>		#Close to 20 years of regular, daily [[Connection Practice]]
	# ~~the~~ privilege and fortune to be able to sit down every day for a few hours and read, research, explore, and write. <ref>That amazing privilege is really important and I mention it here not only because it is important to acknowledge this, but also to say this shouldn't be a privilege, but a right. We should all have the right to sit down every day and read, research, explore, and create in some way. As I've come to believe after 20+ years of exploitation, it is who we are deep inside. </ref>		#The privilege and good fortune to be able to sit down every day for a few hours and read, research, explore, and write. <ref>That amazing privilege is really important and I mention it here not only because it is important to acknowledge this, but also to say this shouldn't be a privilege, but a right. We should all have the right to sit down every day and read, research, explore, and create in some way. As I've come to believe after 20+ years of exploitation, it is who we are deep inside. </ref>
			#The discipline and determination to figure "it" out, <ref>and by "it" I mean the [[Connection Experience]] that got this all started. For a brief account, see Mike Sosteric, “Connection 100 – An Auto-Ethnography of My (Mystical) Connection Experiences,” Religions 13, no. 10 (2022), doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13100993.</ref>

	==Personal Challenges==		==Personal Challenges==

	==Theoretical Challenges===		==Theoretical Challenges==

	* [[Nomenclature Confusion]]		* [[Nomenclature Confusion]]

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