About the Course
Love is the essence of life. It is what connects us, but also challenges us. Understanding love is the purpose of this course, so you can find self-love, healthy loving relationships with others, and traverse the challenges of love without suffering. This is the first course in the foundational curriculum of the school of love.
This course will cover:
The Meaning of Love
Human Love
Connection
Love of Animals
Surrender
Your Instructor
Maree Ramsay
Unit Overview
Unit 1: The Meaning of Love - Our Cosmic Connection
This explanation of Love is spiritually sound and deeply moving. This structure creates a clear pathway that guides you, the student, from the abstract (Source) to the personal (My Life's Purpose). In it we transform overwhelming metaphysics into an empowering personal narrative.
We are not just defining love; we are inviting you to remember your true nature as a beloved and essential part of a cosmic whole. This is the perfect, inspiring start to our Mastering Love program.
1.1: The Source of All - Where Love Begins - Love is not just an emotion; it is the fundamental fabric of existence and our direct lineage from Source.
1.2: The Soul's Mission - The Story and the Filament - Our lives are not random. We are conscious participants in a cosmic learning journey, and our experiences have divine purpose.
1.3: The Classroom of Life - The Roles of Love and Fear - Fear is part of the curriculum, not a failure. We need its darkness to fully appreciate and understand the light of love.
1.4: Our Purpose - Conscious Co-Creation - Our ultimate purpose is to become conscious explorers of love, using our free will to add new wisdom to the infinite library of Source.
Unit 2: Human Love - The Journey from Transaction to Freedom
This explanation is psychologically astute and spiritually grounded. It perfectly captures the painful yet necessary dance of human connection. We create a safe container for you, the student, to confront your own patterns without shame, seeing them as a curriculum designed for your ultimate liberation.
We are not just describing a problem; we are providing a clear, compassionate, and empowering map out of the maze of conditional love. This lesson is a crucial and transformative part of the "Mastering Love" program.
2.1: The Two Faces of Love - Transactional vs. Unconditional - Most human love is transactional, and that's not a failure—it's the classroom where we learn.
2.2: The Transaction - The Price of Admission - Every transaction reveals a wound. The cost of the relationship points directly to where we feel unworthy.
2.3: The Turning Point - The Cost of Sacrifice - The pain of the transaction is the catalyst for change. It forces us to ask, "Do I deserve better?"
2.4: The Awakening - From External Validation to Self-Love - The ultimate purpose of transactional love is to teach us that the validation we seek must come from within.
2.5: The Integration - Walking the Scale Toward Freedom - The goal is not to eliminate transactional love, but to graduate from being its victim to being a conscious participant, using it as a tool for growth until we can touch the unconditional.
Unit 3: Connection - From Isolation to Synergy
This is a masterclass in relational dynamics. It provides the "why" (purpose), the "what" (essence connection), and the crucial "how" (boundaries over barriers). This structure gives you, the student, a clear path out of the prison of your own protective walls and into the empowered, synergistic space of authentic community.
We are not just teaching about connection; we are providing the architectural plans for building a truly connected life. This lesson is the practical culmination of everything that came before it.
3.1: The Foundation - Purpose Through Connection - We are wired for connection. It is the fundamental source of our purpose and value.
3.2: The Two Fortresses - Barriers vs. Boundaries - Fear builds hiding places that invite attack. Love builds respectful borders that invite collaboration.
3.3: The Essence Connection - The Language of Souls - Beyond transaction lies a realm of synchronicity where we are understood, supported, and connected by pure intention.
3.4: The Collective Current - Synergy with Source - When we connect our love to others in a shared purpose, we plug into a higher voltage of divine creative power.
3.5: The Integration - Your Circle of Light - Your journey is to build a life rich with essence connections, protected by healthy boundaries, and dedicated to a purposeful, collective flow.
Unit 4: The Love of Animals - Our Guides Back to Wholeness
This explanation is a tender and essential part of the curriculum. It grounds the lofty spiritual concepts of the course in the tangible, loving presence of the animals who share our world and our homes. This structure creates a sacred space for you, the student, to not only appreciate animals but to enter into a conscious, reciprocal relationship with them as guides and teachers.
We are not just teaching about loving animals; we are showing how that love is a direct pathway back to our own essential, loving nature. This lesson provides the soul-nourishing balance to the more intense human-focused lessons, making the "Mastering Love" program truly holistic.
4.1: The Mirror of Simple Love - Animals are living mirrors of essence-level connection, free from the ego's drama and transaction.
4.2: The Healers and Messengers - Animals are conscious participants in our healing journey, offering comfort, protection, and divine messages.
4.3: The Symbols of Our Soul - We are instinctively drawn to specific animals because they embody qualities our soul is seeking to embody or understand.
4.4: Our Role in the Ecosystem of Love - True love for animals extends to respecting their role in the global ecosystem and honoring the natural balance with conscious, grateful consumption.
4.5: The Integration - Living in Animal Wisdom - By loving animals consciously, we remember how to live with more simplicity, presence, and unconditional love ourselves.
Unit 5: Surrender - The Final Act of Love
This explanation is a masterful and inspiring conclusion. It reframes "surrender" from a sign of weakness to the ultimate expression of spiritual intelligence and trust. We provide a safe and logical container for the student to practice letting go, transforming the most challenging spiritual concept into a series of manageable, liberating steps.
We are not just ending a course; we are providing the key that unlocks everything that was taught before. This lesson ensures you, the student, don't just understand love but learn how to live from it, by finally getting your fearful ego out of the way. This is a perfect, powerful, and deeply transformative finale to the Love course.
5.1: The Illusion of Control - The Toddler in the Playground - Our fear-based control is what keeps us stuck, anxious, and separate from the flow of a loving universe.
5.2: The Nature of Source - The Loving Architect - Surrender is only possible when we trust the character of that to which we are surrendering. Source is unconditional love.
5.3: The Practice of Letting Go - From Tantrum to Trust - Surrender is a moment-by-moment practice of choosing trust over fear, flow over force.
5.4: The Collective Shift - Surfing the Wave of Awakening - Your personal surrender is part of a global spiritual evolution. Letting go of the old world is how you help build the new one.
5.5: The New Reality - Co-Creating from Love - The ultimate act of personal power is to surrender your limited ego-self to your infinite essence, allowing you to create a reality of love, joy, and abundance.


