Our Beloved Friend
Jean transitioned peacefully on May 16. We held a memorial service on May 30. We will always treasure the time we were blessed to share with her.
A Special Message from Rev. Kathy
Beloved friend,
It is with a very heavy heart that I write this news; our dearly beloved Jean Houston has left this earthly realm. Jean exited from her mortal form around 1:30pm on Saturday, May 16. Jean was deeply at peace, surrounded by loved ones in her home. We will miss her so very, very much, and yet we know that life does not end with the bodily form.
I would like to recommend if you feel to, to light a candle, and say a heart-felt prayer for Jean, chant a mantra, sing a love song, share with her in your own words the gratitude you feel in your heart for her. I feel sure she can feel our love, and our gratitude and positive energy is so precious and helpful to her in her present experience. See Jean merging into such an infinite light, so full of peace, bliss and an immensity of love. Take time to be still, with your heart open, mind, calm, and commune with beloved Jean. This will both bless her, and bless you in this precious form of communion that transcends form/formless being.
We send our loving condolences to Jean’s family and closest friends, and hold all who loved Jean close in our hearts at this time. I will let you know as soon as possible about the memorial arrangements for Jean. Let us hold each other closer right now, cherish each moment of each day, and remember our true nature as eternal being, even as we meet our profound grief and loss.
On a personal note, I have been so deeply touched by Jean, I will never be the same. And I am going to be in a deep inner time of communion in support and in reception to all that is possible beyond the limitations of formed and formless being, time and timeless being, the realm of mind, and the realm of the infinite blissful stillness.
With all my heart, I send you comfort and love,
Rev. Kathy
Dr. Jean Houston at UCOA
Following are videos of Dr. Jean Houston sharing her wisdom and lifetime of learning with us at Unity Community of Ashland.
Having Courage in Dangerous Times
Interview with Dr. Houston
The Possible Human
The New Emerging Human
About Dr. Houston
Dr. Jean Houston, scholar, and researcher in Human Capacities, is one of the foremost visionary thinkers and doers of our time. She is long regarded as one of the principal founders of the Human Potential Movement.
Dr. Houston is noted for her ability to combine a deep knowledge of history, culture, new science, spirituality and human development into her teaching. She is known for her inter-disciplinary perspective delivered in inspirational and humorous keynote addresses.
Dr. Houston is a past-President of the Association of Humanistic Psychology and has lectured in philosophy, human development, psychology, and religion as well as cross-cultural studies at national and international colleges and universities including:
- Columbia University
- Hunter College
- the New School for Social Research
- Marymount College
- the University of California at Santa Cruz
- the University of British Columbia
Dr. Jean Houston in conversation with Oprah Winfrey.
Her work has been the core of a great many teaching-learning communities throughout many parts of the world. In 1984, she created a national not-for-profit organization, The Possible Society, to encourage the creation of new ways for people to work together to help solve societal problems. Giving seminars to large groups of citizens in 17 cities throughout North America, she established ongoing teaching-learning communities devoted to the enrichment of their citizens and the betterment of their cities.
“Jean Houston’s mind should be considered a national treasure”, said Buckminster Fuller, a renowned American philosopher, thinker, visionary, inventor, architect, engineer, mathematician, poet and cosmologist. A life-long friend of Jean Houston, his observation is shared by the thousands of individuals, communities, organizations and nations that have been and continue to be inspired by her words.
To learn more about Dr. Houston and her amazing work, visit her website: