Nonsense is a valuable part of language that deserves serious study. Even so, some people resist the idea of rational studies of nonsense. What is the peculiar stigma that many people attach to unintelligible nonsense? …
“Life, death, and the cosmos set the boundaries of the Avalanches’ ambitious third album, We Will Always Love You. The record begins with a farewell voicemail—a final communication, we are led to believe, from a young …
In the video below, Dr. Lloyd Rudy, a pioneer of cardiac surgery, tells stories of two patients who came back to life after being declared dead, and what they told him. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~Dr. Rudy’s …
When difficult or traumatic experiences occur in our lives, we naturally wonder, “Why did this happen? What does it mean?” Often, such experiences may appear not to have any particular meaning; they may seem to …
The process of placing our energy within a body, and in so doing forgetting that we are vast, majestic, Divine Beings made literally from the energy of Unconditional Love, is akin to being struck on …
We all have our “demons” whether they’re overeating, alcohol or cigarettes, anger, worry, anxiety, panic, depression, powerlessness, self-loathing, insomnia, procrastination, obsession, illness… The list is endless. “Demons” can also include outer problems such as unhealthy …
Recently, during a group reading I was asked, “Can songs send messages?” What I extracted from that question is, are songs that we hear carrying messages with meaning? The answer to that question is overwhelmingly, …
If you ever have the gift of sitting with someone who is dying gradually and peacefully, you’ll notice how luminous and translucent they become. It’s as though their inner light is glowing brightly as the …
“It’s a dream, Mum,” Josh whispered in my ear. I was just starting to wake after six-hour brain surgery to remove a hemorrhaging malignant tumor from my brain stem, the center of the most basic …
In 2001, I had one of the most inspiring and engaging relationships of my life… with a man who did not exist. Or that is, did not exist in the flesh. One morning as I …
