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Philosopher · Author · Mentor  ·  Blue Mountains, Australia


“Your Life works when you do your Life’s Work.”

Adrian Emery
Classically trained philosopher CSIA CEO of the Year, 2010 Author of The Temple of Understanding A 50-year garden sanctuary
Adrian Emery, philosopher and mentor, in the Blue Mountains

Mentorship

With a classically trained philosopher


Work with Adrian 1:1. Adrian offers mentorship sessions both at his retreat in the Blue Mountains, NSW and via Zoom for your convenience. He is happy to create a tailored mentorship format that fits your unique requirements.

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rusticspirit retreat on the edge of Wollemi National Park

Retreat

In the Blue Mountains outside Sydney


Welcome to rusticspirit on the tranquil side of Sydney’s beautiful Blue Mountains — a very special and magical retreat, a boutique woodlands sanctuary nestled on the edge of Wollemi National Park.

This is also the place where Adrian offers his 1:1 mentorship sessions in person.

Authorship

The Temple of Understanding

A three-part inquiry into the paradigm shift of today’s world

“It is my contention that humanity stands at the crossroads and needs urgently to reassess its fundamental premises or assumptions of how life works because plainly our lives do no longer work.” Adrian Emery — from Personal Sovereignty
Volume I

Personal Sovereignty

Humanity exists within a pervasive misunderstanding of who we are, why we exist, and where we are going. A journey to freedom.

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Volume II

Tao Tuning

The art of flow — riding the wave of your life, and attuning to the movement of your own inner destiny.

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The principles that let life work easily, effortlessly and successfully — yours free, just for your email.

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Adrian Emery's books — Tao Tuning and Personal Sovereignty
New · A 90-second self-inquiry

Which of the seven beliefs is running your life?

At the root of most struggle sits one of seven inherited beliefs — scarcity, not-good-enough, original sin, and the rest. Answer seven short questions and discover which one is quietly steering you, in Adrian’s own words.

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An interactive companion to The Temple of Understanding.

On the air

A guest who makes a dense subject land


Adrian is an experienced podcast guest on consciousness, philosophy and the evolutionary shift underway in our time. He speaks to listeners who sense that something is changing but haven’t yet found the language for it.

Producers and hosts: everything you need to say yes is on one page.

For podcast hosts

Philosopher · Author · Mentor

  • One-paragraph bio written for hosts, not readers
  • Short clips from past interviews
  • A downloadable one-sheet
  • Suggested conversation themes
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Adrian’s blog

The dialogue of the future

Recent writing from Adrian

The Inner Life

Personal Buoyancy

What exactly is buoyancy of spirit? Why is it that some days are what I call ‘blue sky days’ where there is a spring in your…

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Consciousness

Separation & Singularity

I think if you googled the most common adjective in play in the global narrative it would be ‘unprecedented’. There is no doubt that we live…

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Our Times

War! War! War!

Why? Why? Why? In the long and turbulent history of humanity have wars ever solved anything? Every war is waged with God on its side. Both…

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Adrian’s more personal writing on Substack — meditation experiences, reflections and a new health & wellness series, written from a 50-year garden on the edge of the Blue Mountains.

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