The Myth of Er is widely believed to be one of the earliest examples of a near-death experience in history. In the telling of this story, Plato reveals much about classical spirituality and his own concepts of the eternal soul. This post compares the structure of the NDE as relayed by Plato to modern near-death… Read More New Age in the Old World: Plato’s Account of a Near-Death Experience
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” -Albert Einstein It is said that when we choose a life on earth, we are sent down with spirit guides whose task it is to gently inspire us and nudge… Read More Five Ways To Recognize Spiritual Guidance In Your Life
Have you ever had this experience? You are driving down the road and come to a red light. All of a sudden, you look to your right and find the person in the car next to you is staring directly at you. Have you ever thought of someone and then they called? Did you know who… Read More Telepathy is Scientifically Proven by Dr. Rupert Sheldrake (And Ignored By Science)
In honor of Halloween, I thought I’d share the true story of how I came to meet a ghost-child named Jonas, and how he changed the course of my life forever by inspiring me to pursue the question of life after death. The story of Jonas is not one of fear or terror, but of… Read More Jonas and the Haunted Cabin: A True Ghost Story
I held my grandmother’s hand as she lay dying in the hospital. She had been paranoid in the previous days, claiming the doctors were trying to kill her and even claiming to see aliens attempting to steal her away. Today, however, was different. As her hand lay limply in mine, Oma, as I called her,… Read More Deathbed Visions: “It Doesn’t Matter Why They Happen, It Matters That They Do”
LiveScience put an article a little while back called Out-Of-Body Experience Is Traced In The Brain with the tagline: “What happens in the brain when a person has an out-of-body experience? A team of scientists may now have an answer.” Spoiler: They don’t have the answer. Not even close.
Check out this new article from the Skeptiko blog: “Psychic mediums tested under tightest laboratory conditions. Proven accurate. What will debunkers say now?” Dr. Julie Beischel’s newly published research on assisted after-death communication sets a new standard of proof, but don’t expect science to change its stance on psychic mediums.
I’ve been wanting to review the breakout phenomenon that is Channeling Erik for some time. Dr. Elisa Medhus and her blog have become the newest spiritual darlings of the new age sect. I’ve been following her blog for about a year now, and have seen it grow into a brand; she’s penned two books, holds… Read More Channeling Erik – Miraculous Conduit to the Afterlife or Exploitation of a Mother’s Grief?
Usually, books written about the afterlife are popular because the author as a Dr. before his or her name, or is endorsed by the likes of Moore, Ring, Zammit, Moody, or even recently, Alexander. If you recognized all of the names in the previous sentence, you are an afterlife book junkie. Just admit it. Anyway,… Read More Book Review: Understanding Life After Death: An Exploration of What Awaits You, Me and Everyone We’ve Ever Known, by Cyrus Kirkpatrick
From the time that my spiritual beliefs coalesced when I was around 19 or so, with the reading of the book “Seth Speaks”, I began to understand that certain features of my life were more or less designed for my own soul progress. We do have free-will, of course, but I believe that we do… Read More A Lesson in Spiritual Humility
The Search For Life After Death 