As we revised this guide, one major thought seemed to be guiding us... we are BOTH individuals AND collectives. Nowhere is this more visible than in the documentary The Heart to Lead, where each woman's voice is unique and distinct, but where the collective of voices unfolds a story... a story that documents what is happening to women everywhere, on the inside. What is that story? Nothing less than the evolution of human consciousness, played out in every woman's life. How do we know this story? Because, as the film indicates, together women everywhere are already sharing their inner experiences with each other. In circles and as two or more, women are reflecting and confirming the shifts that are occurring within themselves, and in their united front, they are co-creating a new direction for human evolution and the generations to come.Of course, this evolution is not specific to women. But women's specific evolution thus far, the physiology and sensibilities they inherit along with mammalian motherhood, leaves them poised to work together for the benefit of life on earth.Why does the story matter? Because real sustainable change happens inside a person, and how women are inviting this change is a little different. From their deep biology to nurture children, women bring an awareness of 'other' and a sense of 'wholeness' to a conversation or a circle. With intention and self-organization, women are building upon this innate awareness, to collectively co-create spaces that deepen trust and real relationship. This safety, in turn, facilitates each woman's willingness to grow and change, which in turn, deepens the trust of the collective. In time, a spiral of increasing truth and love becomes established... collective holding individuals, individuals evolving collective. Because of how easy it is to be authentic in diverse circle contexts, we believe that a 'circle culture' is growing worldwide. It is characterized by authenticity and love, linked by caring relationships, and woven with trust. Circles-linked-around-the-world could become a fast-growing evolutionary context of caring... about all the children, about the many perspectives. about the whole of humanity. It is the context of inclusion that is very needed in our divided 'single-minded' monetized world. It is the context of love and collective power that can balance our technologies and evolve our economic systems into the 21st century. As women and their sensibilities become increasingly visible in the news, we intuit that the documentary The Heart to Lead is being called forward again as a tangible manifestation of this 'deep feminine, ' this field of energy that by nature is life-affirming. The new version of the Guide to Heart-Knowing that follows, and its online aspect, have been guided by this intuition. May this book be as revelatory for you, as it has been for us in the writing. May it play its intended role in making visible the rising tide of feminine energy within, so that all of us, men, women and children, may become powerful advocates, individually and collectively, for the continuity of life on earth