Andrea

She has an effect on men. Andrea was shocked that Drew told her he was becoming telepathic with her. He had seemed like such a nice man. Why would anyone say something like that? What did he want from her?…

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THRIVE: What On Earth Will It Take?

“In order to heal the world we have to start telling a different story to ourselves. We have to start start engaging a different story with others. It’s our collective story that manifests out the world.” ~ Deepak Chopra in…

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The Call to Awaken Continues …

  Recently I ran an internet search on the term “call to awaken” and found 89,000 returns – Way too many for me to verify the nature, effectiveness, or motives of the people and organizations each web page presents. ConiAnn found…

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Derren Brown – Enigma

  In his stage show, Enigma, Derren Brown takes his audience on an exciting ride through feats of mentalism, illusion, and among my favorite – recreating the experience of the 19th century “Spirit Cabinet.” People who are interested in the…

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Magic, Mysticism, and Augmented Reality

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. ~ Arthur C. Clarke What is magic? Is it only a science e or technology beyond what a person is aware of? I have talked to and read of tarot readers who…

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So… Two Enlightened Beings Walk into a Bar in Prague –

What do they talk about? How they see the world? How the world sees them? What, if anything, went wrong with the revolution of the 1960’s? The answers to these questions and their perspective on the state of the world…

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The Lady, Spirit Guides, Masters, et al.

If you are careful, communicating with non-physical beings can be enjoyable. In a way it’s kind of bold, these creatures exist, we can talk to them, and they have jobs. If you try this, you’re on your own. With a…

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The Silence

Also referred to as “The Gap.” A place in-between the smallest increments human senses allow. When I first began to enter the silence I would  listen to relaxing music, focusing on the beginning and ending of each note. From there…

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Tyler’s Problem

  Dilemma may be a better word. One evening I lamented to my wife how disappointed I was by the number of female readers who didn’t like Tyler, couldn’t appreciate the difficulties he’d had to endure trying to satisfy his…

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Compensation

After posting about the pain a psychic can feel, it’s probably a good idea to write a few lines about the benefits. This is by no means meant to be a complete list, or scholarly reference, simply my reaction to…

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The Psychic’s Pain

This is a tough one to write about. People, myself included, want to learn how to become psychic and don’t know what they are getting into. In the series, characters are often able to know events from another’s past and…

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“It’s not so hard living 400 years”

My friend Matt* swiveled his barstool as the stranger continued, “… you just have to keep finding new friends.” “And you know what weirded me out?” Matt asked me as he retold the event. “No, what was it?” “I had…

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On Writing – Adding Drama to Your Story

In Truth and Lies, I discussed how author Stephen Crane was brilliant — showing the comparison between the rather uneventful nature of daily routine and scenes of high drama that shaped his characters’ lives. After reading an early draft of…

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The Garden of Forking Paths

Here’s a post covering writing, history, and speculation on the nature of the universe — subjects near to my heart. The Unfolding Series has a number of characters who have the ability to view  beyond our current levels of perception. Several…

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The Vinegar Tasters

   The Vinegar Tasters … is a traditional subject in Chinese religious painting. The allegorical composition depicts the three founders of China’s major religious and philosophical traditions: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. The theme in the painting has been interpreted as…

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Magick of the Unfolding Series Part II

In the final part of Magick of the Unfolding Series I receive a critique from a trusted adviser:   The Alchemist – We’d been working two hours in subjective time when I called a break. The chorus had been laboring…

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The Experiments: The Secret of Luck

Have you ever had a day when you felt lucky and you were? Do you know someone who seems to always be lucky? How does that work? Is luck something that happens to us? Can we manufacture it? Or do…

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Spirituality and the Brain – Lectures in Neurotheology

Here lies the greatest of mysteries: why are people interested in spiritual connections? Is it due to culture, or is something else at work? Are we imagining there are disembodied intelligences “out there,” or are we wired to seek out an…

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