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Michael at 15:24, 9 August 2026

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	Find out more about me at my [https://esosteric.lightningpath.org webpage].		Find out more about me at my [https://esosteric.lightningpath.org webpage].

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Michael at 13:30, 29 April 2026

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	Hi there. ~~My name is '''Mike Sosteric''' . I'm a sociologist with an interest in [[Human Development]] and the [[Full Realization]] of [[Human Potential]].~~		Hi there.

	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~~] .		My name is Mike Sosteric. I'm a sociologist with an interest in [[Human Development]] and the [[Full Realization]] of [[Human Potential]].

	Find out more about me at my [https://esosteric.lightningpath.org webpage].		This is my user page. Here you will find anything about myself that I might want to share publicly.
	~~[[category:terms]]~~
	~~[[category:lightningpath]]~~		With that in mind...
	~~[[category:pathfinder]]~~
			I'm the creator of the [[Lightning Path]], 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] and [https://repo-spiritwiki.lightningpath.org/

			Find out more about me at my [https://esosteric.lightningpath.org webpage].

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 the::Human Steward\| ]]~~
	~~[[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]].		'''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.

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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::Planetary Stewardship\| ]]~~		[[Is a key term::Avatar Symbiotic Plantary Knowledge System\| ]]
	~~[[Is a related LP~~ term::Symbiotic ~~Planetary~~ Knowledge System\| ]]
	[[Is a related LP term::Planetary Healing\| ]]		[[Is a related LP term::Planetary Healing\| ]]
	[[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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	[[Is a related LP term::Planetary Healing\| ]]		[[Is a related LP term::Planetary Healing\| ]]
	[[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\| ]]