Note to the reader: This post is speculative and treads into some territory that some may feel is fantastical or even strange. I do enjoy exploring unusual ideas from time to time, even if they are a little ‘out there’. I posted links to relevant videos throughout the post, but for convenience, I embedded them… Read More The Existential Threat of AI is not a Crisis of Technology, but of Spirituality
Good morning friends! My post format will now begin to include shorter opinion and observational pieces. I will not abandon the long-form citational style that I have preferred up to now; I will include both styles of writing in the hopes that I can write more often. The more formal style of essay with a… Read More A Change in the TSFLAD Format
There’s common protest against near-death experiences as an authentic description of the afterlife that goes like this: “If the afterlife was real, wouldn’t all near-death experiencers describe the same place?” At first glance, this may seem like a reasonable assumption. If another world exists after death, it’s natural that we would expect all humans to… Read More Some see Jesus, Some see Elvis: How to Make Sense of Diverse Afterlife Experiences
On the evening of March 13th, 1997, thousands of people in Arizona described seeing a group of orangish lights in a triangular formation moving slowly through the sky toward Phoenix. Some people described only seeing the lights against the darkened sky, but described the object as solid since it seemed to block out the stars… Read More The Pentagon UAP/UFO Report: Small Step or Giant Leap for the Legitimacy of Controversial Research?
If you are reading this, you are most likely a spiritual seeker. Perhaps like me, you are on a path to find answers to the big existential questions such as the meaning and purpose of life, the nature of God, or the existence of consciousness beyond physical death. If you are beginning your journey, then… Read More Cultivating a Thriving Spiritual Practice
Whenever I’ve been asked about my religious or spiritual beliefs, I often feel that I have no choice other than to use the unsatisfactory term ‘spiritual but not religious’ (SBNR) which gives the impression that I am vaguely agnostic with beliefs that are not well-defined. Should I press on with an explanation, there is the… Read More “Spiritual But Not Religious”
On Saturday, September 14th, my dear friend Ann was released from the prison of her failing body to explore the last great mystery of this earthly life. Ann became gravely ill nearly a year ago, and since then I’ve been stumbling through the darkness of spiritual doubt and some very non-spiritual anger at the universe.… Read More Farewell to a Dear Friend
Last Saturday around midnight, I found myself in the thrice-nominated worst airport in the United States, standing barefoot on cold concrete, awaiting the return of my hastily-packed backpack from the clutches of an army of perpetually annoyed TSA agents. Newark Airport is stress-inducing during the best of times, but I was about to board a… Read More The Dark Night of the Soul, Part II
For the last few months, the blog has been silent. And not because I don’t have anything to say, but because I’ve been in deep contemplation. You see, I’m going through a dark night of the soul – a time that most spiritual seekers go through at least once in their lives where one’s spirituality… Read More Dark Night of the Soul: The Purpose of Suffering(?), Part I
Life is strange. I consider myself well-versed in karmic spirituality; observant to the many teachable moments that the universe, or my guides, will throw into my path for the purpose of my spiritual growth. Sometimes though, when you are confident the universe is leading you in one direction, you realize that you’ve been kicked clear… Read More Fighting Your Way Back to the Light
The Search For Life After Death 