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Through the Wormhole: “Is There a Creator?”
The video above is the episode titled Is There a Creator? from the science program series Through the Wormhole, hosted by actor Morgan Freeman. It will stimulate your mind into thinking about how the episode’s various scientific conjectures approximate the … Continue reading
Jeremy Narby and The Cosmic Serpent
I was listening to public radio’s To the Best of Our Knowledge (TTBOOK) program today, which featured a very interesting interview of anthropologist, author and researcher Jeremy Narby. In the interview, Narby talks about his experience with the powerful hallucinogen … Continue reading
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No Zombies but Welcome to the New Age Folks!
Reblogged from MoonLightened Way: It’s 12-21-2012. No Earth shattering meteors. No zombie apocalypse. (Okay, I’m seriously disappointed about the zombie thing. I’ve been practicing my double-tap for months.) But, strangely I woke up filled with joy. This is a rare … Continue reading
Crossing Over (for Late Spiritual Bloomers)
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Tagged 2012, Ascension, awakening, awareness, consciousness, enlightenment, evolution, God, human condition, illumination, life, meditation, mind, mystical path, mysticism, Oneness, self, Spirit, spirituality, The Mystical Life, transformation, Truth, video
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The Mysticism of “The Phantom of the Opera”
Any form or thing can be, and is, a reflection of Spirit, and, as Zen teaches, any activity can become a meditation. When I began to listen intently to the lyrics of the love songs in the stage musical “The … Continue reading
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The Secret You
Who are you? What makes you aware? Watch this documentary and see how science is trying to understand awareness in the course of its search for consciousness. Check out our related other blogs: Dr. Alexander’s NDE Baby Minds Mind … Continue reading
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Dr. Alexander’s NDE
Would you call the NDE (Near-Death Experience) testimony of a credentialed, respectable medical professional a mental episode of pure fantasy or even sheer lunacy? Meet Dr. Eben Alexander. A successful neurosurgeon, who has taught at Harvard Medical School and other … Continue reading
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Baby Minds
[The following shared post is reblogged from a post dated May 1, 2012, published by anthropologist Meredith F. Small at her Web site The Anthropology of Everyday Life. She shares with us some fascinating insights into what goes on inside … Continue reading
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