“For all the talk about inalienable human rights and guaranteed freedoms, the only true freedom is the freedom of thought. The moment you are able to read an entire universe of wonder and possibility opens up to you. No longer will you be confined to the dark, subjugated to...
It happened again. I discovered something very inspirational in what would have otherwise been just another mundane shopping experience, proving to me that life continues to show its magic and possibility in even the most unlikely of ways. I spent the morning cleaning the ol’ homestead and needed a...
When incidents happen like last Friday’s shooting, we as a society always focus first and foremost on the negatives like the hows and whys, shouting endless, tired diatribes about gun control, violence, and social triggers from all points along the socio-political spectrum as we nitpick at the various elements...
My heart fell into the well of my soul today to learn that the icon himself, Ray Bradbury, has died. He left this world for new adventures when, at the age of 91, he died this morning in Los Angeles. Word came via his family, and from his biographer, Sam...
The days are increasingly shorter, the air chills to the bone, and nature slumbers beneath a blanket of sparkling snow. This is the time of year when we gather with friends and family to talk, share life’s adventures, and relive the year’s memorable moments. If you’re like many folks, you’re...
The Embodied Mind: Altered States of Consciousness and Ghost Hunting By R. Wolf Baldassarro We live in a time when science has eroded traditional spiritual beliefs so thoroughly that they are mutually exclusive for most people. This modern paradigm of the mind, body, and spirit being completely separate...