Consciousness Demystified
Recorded on March 11, 2024
June 2025 – Trauma Mission to Israel
Advanced Mutuality Skills 2025

The Advanced Mutuality Skills (AMS) workshop has traditionally been the third of the advanced courses offered by Trillium Awakening for those integrating and deepening in the years after their Whole […]
Related practices that Cielle uses
Thanks for finding me. I am Cielle Backstrom, and I am deeply dedicated to supporting individuals on their journey toward awakening to their true and total nature. My path spans […]
Cielle’s involvement with Trillium Awakening
Cielle here: Thanks for your interest in my involvement in Trillium Awakening. Below, you will also read about the administrative roles I have held or still hold. Even during my […]
Greenlighting with Cynthia
A short succinct, easy to relate to presentation on the Trillium disposition of ‘Greenlighting’.
The Source Is That Which Gives
A Glimpse
Consciousness, Witness & Source
NOTE: In this consideration, I am inviting us to tune into the direct transmission of the words ‘witness’, ‘consciousness’ and ‘source’. SUMMARY: ‘Source’ is not another word for ‘consciousness’. It […]
Van’s Flute – “Devotional Contemplation 1” – 2021 Teacher Retreat
The Amrita Factor of Radiant Whole Being
The Amrita Factor of Radiant Whole Being Part 1 – Introduction The Amrita Factor of Radiant Whole Being Part 2 – Dharma Talk The Amrita Factor of Radiant Whole Being […]
Wake Up My Little One
Wake up My Little One; you were having a bad dream.” “Oh, we were kicked out! They said we have to leave the garden.” “Ahh, Sweetheart, we still have the […]
Wake Up My Little One
Wake up My Little One; you were having a bad dream.” “Oh, we were kicked out! They said we have to leave the garden.” “Ahh, Sweetheart, we still have the […]
It Does Matter What Delights You
Not long ago I had the pleasure of sitting with a small group of folks in our work. Each shared current challenges … and noticed that these were instances of […]
Consciousness and Ardor
Grasping the Means of Our Own Realization
A talk from and on line sitting, March 3rd “Grasping the means of our own realization” is an important part of the Trillium approach to awakening. It means that we […]
Paradox and the Core Wound
A talk from an online sitting, March 2018 One definition of a paradox is that it is something which seems contradictory, unbelievable or absurd but that may be true in […]
Daring and Perseverance
A talk from an online sitting, January 2018 Daring and Perseverance is one of the “Four Alchemical Ingredients” described in the Trillium awakening orientation course. The other three are Transmission, […]
Radical Embrace and being in the ‘here and now’
A talk from an online sitting, November 2017 “The paradox of the here and now” was the title of a talk I gave recently with a colleague who works in […]
Our Personal Trillium Lineage: Teaching You Can Trust
The summer after my father died, between jobs and unsure what I could, should, or would make of myself, I attended a recruitment meeting for management positions with United Parcel […]