THE PATH TO SELF-KNOWLEDGE AND INTERNAL CONTENTMENT - HOW TO LEARN TO LIVE THE BEST POSSIBLE VERSION OF YOUR LIFE

INGRID HONKALA, Ph.D. is a Marine biologist with a doctorate in Marine Sciences, with emphasis on Biological Oceanography. From a very young age, her parents discovered that her learning abilities were remarkable, but that was not all. They later also discovered that she could see and hear things that no one else could. All of this seemed to be related to the aftermath of a near-death experience (NDE) when she drowned at the age of two. This experience and all the knowledge she brought back from there completely shaped her life and view of things and also the ability to fit in with her peers. There, she was also able to understand and experience laws which shape our reality and the flow of life. 

She was guided through the experience on the other side by The Beings of Light, who later returned to her in her childhood as a part of her physical reality, to accompany her in her loneliness through the pitfalls and trials of life as wise counselors and friends. 

 From her early age, Ingrid was interested in various philosophical and religious systems, read and studied deep spiritual texts and devoted herself to meditation. However, she does not belong to any  particular religion. She is devoted to the freedom of Spirit and turns only to the inner essence that is common to all regardless of creed. Her uniqueness was a great challenge for her and she faced many hardships and loneliness because of it. Even as a student she reached the point where she rejected her sensitivity, subtle perception and abilities in order to live and function like others. This came true for her, but it did not improve her life. On the contrary, she experienced even greater feelings being lost. 

 Despite this, however, she was able to sucessfully study oceanography and pursue her dream of scientific research in the field of marine biology, in which she has achieved many accomplishments.She even worked for the Navy in war zones, where her life was in jeopardy more than once, and for NASA. Her inner life completely turned around at the moment when, 20 years after her decision to close herself off to the spiritual world, she deeply accepted her otherness, her shadows, integrated them and turned again in the direction she had closed herself off. She is now living a happy life in the US with her husband, whom she met as a researcher for the Navy, and has one son. She also makes a living as a scientist. She has visited 56 countries so far and, apart from her scientific activities, she also works as an inspirational speaker and a teacher of conscious life and meditation. Throughout her life, Ingrid was driven to inspire and help people on their journey to self- knowledge. When she was nineteen, the Beings of Light told her: "One day your life experiences will speak for you and you will pass on your teachings to others." Among other things, they warned her that she was not here to convince anyone of anything, but to set an example.

In her book entitled "A Brightly Guided Life: How a Scientist Learned to Hear her Inner Wisdom", she relates her exciting journey through life from her native Colombia, through Europe to her final home in the USA against the backdrop of an engaging story of her spiritual search, ups and downs, mystical experiences and dangerous situations where her life was at stake, to the point of coming to terms with herself and her fate, so that she subsequently became an inspiration for others on how to fill their lives with peace, love and truth. The book also details her incredible connection with the Beings of Light.