Andrew Cohen
Andrew Cohen, founder of EnlightenNext, is an
internationally respected spiritual teacher, cultural
critic, and evolutionary philosopher widely recognized as
a defining voice in the emerging field of evolutionary
spirituality. A life-changing awakening in 1986 brought
Cohen to the end of his own search for liberation while
simultaneously starting him on an exploration of the
meaning and significance of enlightenment for our time.
In 1992, Cohen released the first issue of the
award-winning magazine EnlightenNext (formerly What Is
Enlightenment?), pioneering an innovative form of
spiritual journalism reminiscent of classical Socratic
dialogue. In its forty-plus issues, Cohen has brought
together leading thinkers, mystics and materialists,
philosophers and psychologists to call for a higher and
wholly contemporary synthesis of the spiritual truths
found in the East and the empirical rigor of the West.
Together with a growing network of "evolutionaries" and
integral visionaries, he is helping to define a culture
of thought that places spiritual transformation at the
center of any vision of transforming the world. In 2009,
Cohen launched the EnlightenNext Discovery Cycle, an
integrated program of spiritual retreats, conferences,
and forums for individual and collective evolution. Find
out more at www.andrewcohen.org