Michael & Carolyn

Born in England, Michael, and his late wife Treenie, both grew up in farming families, and continued farming after their marriage in 1958. In 1964 they immigrated to Australia with their two children, farmed in Tasmania, the Island State of  Australia, and had two more children. Driven by a powerful desire for spiritual growth they left Tasmania in 1976 to travel around Australia. This was a time of challenge, inner growth and dynamic change.

In 1977 they started an intentional community with a group of like-minded people. It was during this time that Michael connected with the inner metaphysical expression of Nature, which ultimately led to his Self-Realization in 1986. Michael describes this as "the ever-expanding falling in love with Self." The nine years of intense metaphysical activity leading up to and including his dramatic Awakening are documented in his books Talking with Nature - Journey Into Nature, Journey Into Oneness and Into a Timeless Realm. His more recent books include the award-winning novel Getting There, The Magic Formula, More Than Money - True Prosperity, the Oracle, Conscious Gardening, and his newest book, Through the Eyes of Love, Journeying with Pan.

As a result of Michael's experience and the popularity of his books, he began conducting retreats and seminars in 1990. His world tours have included Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, The Netherlands, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, West Indies, U.S.A., Canada and Japan.

Since Treenie's transition a new era has begun. Carolyn, a long-time friend who is well known to everyone through The Roadsway Newsletters, has become his new, beloved wife. He has learned that his inner journey of loss and grief was designed to bring him to a new, deeper experience of Love, and to share this Love with the world. Together with Carolyn, this is now his life's purpose and his joy. Treenie will continue to be involved on a higher spiritual level.

Michael now travels the world presenting seminars and  his new 5-day Intensives on universal Love, attaining higher consciousness, and the meaning of life. He looks for ways to present these Intensives that are new and in the moment, so it is difficult to write of an actual process. Each group has its own dynamic, and it is to this dynamic in consciousness to which Michael responds.

When not traveling, Michael and Carolyn live in a beautiful subtropical part of Queensland, Australia, enjoying their home, family, extensive gardens, ponds and goldfish and turtles and lizards and water dragons and . . .!

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In 1986, after months of suffering from debilitating physical pain with no recovery in sight, Michael Roads experienced a profound transformation of consciousness. His chronic disabilities were healed within twenty minutes, as a door to higher consciousness, mystical cognition, and a holistic state of Oneness opened into his awareness.

After shifting into this ever-expanding state of Self-Realization, his life dramatically changed from farming in Australia to writing books and traveling over five continents as a spiritual teacher. He is a gifted communicator, teaching from his own experiences and direct knowing. He catches the hearts of people with unique frankness, a great sense of humor and effortless ease, creating a safe and nurturing environment for spiritual growth. Michael imparts Truth heart to heart, far beyond the reach of words. Universal Love and attaining higher consciousness can only be truly shared and expressed by someone living in that enlightened state. In this way Michael's very energy opens doors that a multitude of concepts could not achieve.

In the words of a recent interviewer, “Michael Roads is a 74-year old Australian, an ex-farmer who looks like a vital man in his fifties. He talks mainly about Love. Not the be-nice-to-each-other-love, but the overwhelming, breath taking, all encompassing and total Love that blows the mind. After an early life of bumps, bruises and tough lessons, he began his spiritual path. He developed himself and taught himself to travel in his 'Light body' without his physical body, wrote a series of best-selling books, and taught whole tribes of people how to `talk' with Nature. Then, all of a sudden there came the discovery of Love with a capital 'L' . . . Unconditional Love. He describes this Love with inspiring enthusiasm. An evening with Michael Roads is an empowering event. At the end of the evening you also want what he has, you also want to participate in his outgoing joy of life, to take the radical step into the beautiful inner world that he describes.”

In Michael’s own words, “We are Beings of Love. It is Love that connects all life on Earth . . . and beyond. Love is the prime factor of life. Love is the reason for our being here, the reason we incarnate over and over, all to connect with, and powerfully experience, Unconditional Love. And to become emotionally balanced and complete in a state of inner freedom.

“Choose Love – at every opportunity. Every time another annoys you, choose Love. Don’t react negatively; choose Love. You can only choose Love consciously as Love can never be a habit or a subconscious action. When habit dominates you are struggling to really live your life. When the focus is Love, you attract Love into your life. By consciously choosing Love you’ll make the most mind-altering, positively uplifting and powerfully transforming choice of your life.”