Some of you may remember Margo Adair’s original 1985 edition Working Inside Out, one of the first books to bring politics and spirituality together. The newly-revised version of Working Inside Out uses the same frame, but has almost all new writing, includes over 15 more years of accumulated experience, and comes with a CD of 5 guided meditations to give readers a first-hand experience of Adair’s Applied Meditation. Anyone determined to make magic (the act of changing consciousness at will) would have their practice deeply empowered by the perspectives Working Inside Out offers.
     As the title implies, Adair moves from the inside outward, beginning with mapping consciousness, distinguishing different levels of trance and understanding the dynamics of working at each level energetically. Through the various dimensions of consciousness, the reader is encouraged to look at the origins of deep-seated beliefs and how to positively transform them. Adair also offers tools to align ourselves with our visions and to be able to invite intuition in and recognize the messages for what they are.
     Working Inside Out also discusses how consciousness is impacting the world in the dance of probabilities and how we’re co-creating reality all the time. The book then goes one step further and actually invites us to participate. Framed in the latest findings in psychic phenomenon research on psychokinesis and the non-local mind (a term coined by Larry Dossey MD to describe the efficacy of prayer), Adair outlines our interconnectedness as accessed through active imagination.
     In the final chapters, Adair moves us into the outer world, including insights into reclaiming wholeness through circle work, a cultural critique of the violence in our world, and important perspectives from her many years as an anti-oppression trainer to help us create truly egalitarian contexts in which everyone is inspired to participate.
     Throughout Working Inside Out, scripts for guided meditations invite us to create fields of energy that lift us up, leaving behind the competitive dynamic that divides us. Anyone wishing to deepen their belief in the possibilities of a positive future through community and conscious imagination will appreciate the clarity and heart of Adair’s framework.

More information about Adair and her work is available at www.margoadair.com