The world's mythology and literature are haunted by spectral visitors from "the other side," ectoplasmic intruders aiding, warning, guiding, and terrorizing humankind. Every culture, from the aboriginal to the wired, spins tales of vaporous apparitions, of a constant commerce across the permeable boundary dividing souls freed of flesh from those still encased within it. If death silences the lips, whence arises the ceaseless clamor from beyond the veil? Read the rest of this entry »

Scientists group the world's many species in classifications of increasing size and complexity: each individual belongs to a species, a genus, a family, a phylum, and so on.  Just as there are hierarchies of increasing complexity among earthly creatures, so is the spiritual realm structured into "levels" whose entities grow in size, complexity, and purpose.

The spiritual hierarchy does not occupy some distant "place," like the Sunday School heaven floating above the clouds. All levels of the spiritual hierarchy blend and interpenetrate one another. What holds them apart as distinct bands of activity and purpose is the vibrational frequency of each level. Read the rest of this entry »

Last week I wrote about the divine signs that show up in our lives, and how they help us. In particular, I focused on objects, animals, and insects that we have assigned special meaning to, because their repeated appearance has always been accompanied by something significant occurring.

Sometimes these divine signs show us the next right step we need to take to fulfill a dream or desire.  Other times these divine signs simply alert us to something that we need to know. They may help us get in touch with some information that is helpful to us, or even healing.
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After my father passed away last week, my brother naturally wondered what heaven is like. After reflecting on his inquiry, I felt the only true response could come from those who have directly experienced what we call "heaven." I pointed him to Near-Death.com, a site that includes many descriptions of experiences from those who have purportedly crossed over to the other side and returned to tell about it.
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Six-year-old Cameron Macaulay, from Glasgow, Scotland, spoke repeatedly of living in a house near the sea on the Isle of Barra. The island is just off the western coast of Scotland, reachable only by airplane or a long journey across the Sea of Hebrides. Not only could he draw and describe explicit details about the property and its surroundings, but also told about his "old family" who lived there, including his father's name, Shane Robertson, and a black-and-white collie.
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