Here he reports on the data received on the NDERF website from thousands of individuals anonymously reporting their experiences. He maintains that this information can be considered reliable because the experiences are consistent among people of difference ages, sexes, nationalities, and other categories. An overwhelming sense of love is commonly reported, as well as a [...]

Luisah Teish is priestess of Oshun, the African Yoruba goddess of love. She is also on the faculty of the University of Creation Spirituality in Oakland, California, and serves on the board of directors of the Association for Transpersonal Psychology. She is artistic director of theatre programs in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Palo Alto and Oakland. [...]

Here he defines spiritual awakening as an opening to a larger understanding of onesself. Ultimately, he maintains that our deepest self as at one with the entire universe. Many human problems result from a sense of separation, of being stuck at an ego level. He describes several types of awakenings. Often they result from a [...]

James Tunney describes sixth century Ireland, often considered to be the beginning of the Dark Ages in Europe. It was then that Columba established a monastery on the remote Island of Iona. It became a center of learning and culture that kept Christianity alive in Europe after the collapse of the Roman Empire. Columba’s biography [...]

Here he points out that the great science fiction writer, Philip K. Dick, was “more Greek than Geek” – meaning that he paid more attention to ancient mythological and theological traditions than he did to modern technology. He developed a friendship with the late Bishop James Pike, who wrote extensively about mediumistic communications with his [...]

Sally reviews the history of her parents’ remarkable careers. After receiving their doctoral degrees in botany, they determined to enter the controversial field of psychical research. Nevertheless, they became disillusioned with field studies of séances and mediums, and gravitated towards experimental studies. Using careful scientific controls and statistical methods, while not ignoring personal experiences, they [...]

Keith Thompson, author of Angels and Aliens: UFOs and The Mythic Imagination, suggests that regardless of whether UFOs actually represent hardware from outer-space, reports of sightings and encounters with UFOs and their occupants are a source of modern folklore in the making. In tracing four decades of debate among UFO researchers and debunkers, he suggests [...]