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October 2026

October 10, 2026

What Four Famous People Saw Moments Before Death

I recently told the story of Christopher Kerr, the Chief Medical Officer at Hospice &...

October 02, 2026

Chris Bledsoe’s October 7 Prophecy: An October 8 UPDATE

This story was originally published on October 2, 2026. Scroll to the bottom of the...

September 2026

September 27, 2026

Are You Living in “the Bardo” Right Here and Now?

I last recall hearing of the Tibetan concept of “the bardo” in the novel Lincoln in...

September 19, 2026

The Out-of-Body Experience: Without the Near-Death Part

A Four-Step Guide to an Out-of-Body Experience If I asked you where your consciousness resides,...

September 12, 2026

“Don’t Go Up, Go In”: Finding Soul in a World of More

Reflections on Anna McCracken’s "DO/WILDNESS"—and what happens when we stop climbing society's ladder and start...

September 05, 2026

Michael Singer on Quieting the Noise in Your Head

Who are the top spiritual thinkers of our time? I recently asked Google Gemini this...

August 2026

August 29, 2026

The Amazing World of Non-Speakers: Are They Telepathic?

Every so often I come across a story so fantastical that it gets me wondering:...

August 21, 2026

The Woman Who Sees Angels Everywhere

What are your spiritual beliefs? Do you believe in God or a higher power? Do...

August 14, 2026

Centering Prayer: A Bowl of Cereal for the Soul

During my decades in advertising, I recall hearing a story about David Ogilvy, who many...

August 07, 2026

Deathbed Visions: A Bridge to the Other Side?

Like near-death experiences, deathbed visions may be proof of an afterlife. If you read this...

July 2026

July 31, 2026

How to Fill the Hole Religion Left Behind

When traditional religion stopped making sense, I had to create a spiritual practice of my...

July 25, 2026

RIP Bob Thurman: “The Dalai Lama’s Man in America”

Remembering a Buddhist pioneer—and his 8-point guide to being a better person. I belatedly stumbled...

July 17, 2026

Finding Your Inner Walden in a World That Never Stops

How Thomas Moore’s new guide to Thoreau helps us recover our humanity in the digital...

July 10, 2026

Still Searching for Your Path? Look Under Your Feet

Casting a line into the quiet waters of the here and now. Image by Gemini....

July 03, 2026

Did Prayer Cure His Cancer? Or Was It Positive Thinking?

At 4 AM one morning, Joshua W. Brown’s wife awoke to a terrifying sound. She...

June 2026

June 25, 2026

8 Ways a Near-Death Experience Rewires the Soul

Does Consciousness Survive Physical Death? After 50 Years of Research, Dr. Raymond Moody Says Yes....

June 18, 2026

The Afternoon a Cast Iron Plant Waved at Me

Do Plants Possess an Intelligence We Don’t Fully Comprehend? 1993 was the year I communicated...

June 10, 2026

Finding Meaning in Life Starts with One Simple Act

The Benefits of a Spiritual Happy Hour As I enter my third year of retirement,...

June 01, 2026

Exploring the Mystery Inside Our Own Heads

Did Michael Pollan Solve the Mystery of Consciousness? What is consciousness? Where does it originate?...

May 2026

May 27, 2026

RIP Sonny Rollins: A Jazz Icon and Spiritual Sage

Sonny Rollins, one of America’s great saxophonists and jazz musicians, is dead. A post on...

May 23, 2026

Can An Algorithm Reveal Your Soul’s True Purpose?

Five Ways to Serve the Force That Sent You into The World I was recently...

May 14, 2026

A Different Kind of Vow: Laurie Collister’s Path to Hinduism

A guest post from Laurie Collister, author of A Different Kind of Vow. As a...

May 08, 2026

The Man Who Died on the Titanic: and What Happened Next

Was the Journalist W.T. Stead’s biggest story his dispatches from the afterlife? William Thomas (W.T.)...

April 2026

April 26, 2026

3 Lessons from the Stoics: Staying Sane in a Cuckoo World

How to stay informed—without losing your cool or your sanity. These days, it’s hard to...

April 18, 2026

When Death Gives You A 3-Month Notice

What would it mean to approach death with acceptance, openness, and courage? To see the...

April 12, 2026

Awakening Your Soul in the Second Half of Life

Finding True Purpose and Making the Most of Your Life In the foreword to the...

April 02, 2026

When the Sphinx Sees Red: The Easter 2026 Prophecy

The “UFO of God” Guy and His Startling Iran War Prophecy for April 5, 2026....

March 2026

March 29, 2026

Beyond Narnia: Did C.S. Lewis get a few things wrong?

Finding wisdom and “humble disagreement” in the private letters of a Christian giant. Are you...

March 22, 2026

Redefining Success: The 2nd Act of a California Beachcomber

I’ve spent most of my life living in the Northeast, and this time of year...

March 15, 2026

The Kingdom Next Door: Is Heaven Closer Than You Think?

Most of us think of heaven as a faraway place, somewhere up in the clouds,...