Near Death Experiences have become quite numerous mostly due to science being able to bring us back from them more readily nowadays. They can even put us into them more confidently with sophisticated medical procedures. Thousands of people have described their experiences and there are a lot of common themes. One of them is the opportunity to have a detailed life review. It's more than just looking at times in our past. We can actually choose to climb into the experiences both from our own vantage point and into the experiences other people were having with us. These NDEs can really give us more perspective about our behavior in the past and realizations about how to improve ourselves. David Sunfellow, the author of "The Purpose of Life", has made a deep study of these "other side" journeys that so many people have had.

Our entire dreamworld is a fascinating place and we often don't pay enough attention to it, especially before and after sleep when we're in a drifting place and have in-between dreams. This is called a liminal state and those dreams are harder to focus on and remember as they're not in the normal brainwave frequencies of sleep consciousness. They're not as personal as our normal ones and we're generally not emotionally involved in them although they can show and tell us a lot. It's a fascinating realm to explore and Jennifer Dumpert, the author of "Liminal Dreaming, Exploring Consciousness at the Edges of Sleep", is a long studied expert about them. Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about a state of consciousness that you're often in but haven't heard much about before.

Join us to explore an aspect of dreaming that you likely haven't heard much, if anything, about it before. Liminal dreaming happens just before you fall off to sleep or in the morning just after you wake up. These are also called hypnogogia or hypnopompia states of mind. There's a scientific study behind all natures of dreaming and this is the least known but universally active in our lives. Jennifer Dumpert has studied this for many years and has great information to share with us on the show. Be sure to tune in.

Christian de Quncey is back again and we'll be talking about how we're all uniquely wired and understand things in different ways. What language are we speaking and how do we find agreement? We think language is a great way to communicate our truths but somehow they often get lost in translation. No matter how we express ourselves, other people don't necessarily hear it the way we think they should. How can we get over this gap and make it an easier world to get along in? Unfortunately, there are many people who use this problem to their advantage and manipulate ideas that distort public values. We need to understand our vulnerabilities as humans and maybe we can learn to listen better (as a starter).

Many people feel that spirituality and materiality don't get along so well. Those living a material oriented life often make that their god and have little room for spirituality. On the other side, many people who are spiritually oriented don't necessarily have a strong footprint in the material world. People can even be in denial of materiality and expect those who are spiritual to live more like monks. I've often been told not to charge money for the spiritual work I do. Anna Gatmon's book "Living a Spiritual Life in a Material World" is very helpful to many who are juggling both worlds.

I find it's wonderful to be drawn to a spiritual life and spend a great deal of time in appreciation of that world. There are monks who live in retreat for years at a time. How then are our material needs met? Also, can't we also find spiritual expression in the material world? I'll be talking with Anna Gatmon, the author of "Living a Spiritual Life in a Material World" to see what kind of balance can be created between the two. Be sure to tune in to this show that'll bring both sides together so we can follow a stronger path in both directions.

So many of us are expecting an ascension that can lift us out of the stuckness we're experiencing. It seems humanity doesn't have any answers to its current state of chaos and the world appears to be heading in the wrong direction. Everyone wants change but there's no agreement about it and extreme elements seem to be gaining power. Maybe this is the only way to clear out the old but not an easy way to bring in the new. Judy Satori is an expert about the esoteric nature of life and has a lot to say about the ascension process we seem to be in but not convincingly yet.

We learn so much from regressive hypnosis and looking back in time to see where we've been and what we've done. We can obtain an almost endless history of past lives and souls who have traveled with us. One of the most meaningful experiences is traveling back to our life between lifetimes. Most people have no idea that we can actually experience being in meetings before we were born and see how we were planning for this life. What does it feel like to be with souls and advisors you haven't met in this life but know deeply from you past soul journeys? On the other side, we're with guides and counselors who help us look back to see how we've grown from a previous life and help us look forward to see what options can await in a subsequent life. We really do make plans for our future lives and even make agreements with other souls who'll be there with us. What will their jobs be? Sometimes they're responsible for the tragedies in our lives.

Our guest, Dr. Melvin Morse, became a leading expert and author about Near Death Experiences before he was sentenced to jail. We're going to talk with him about how people's lives are often completely turned around after having an NDE (or other interruptions) and what life then goes on to mean to them. His life was completely turned around by his prison ordeal and he has much to say about this experience. There are many advanced souls in prison and Melvin has a lot to tell us about his deep journey with them. When you understand the nature of NDE's you can have a much greater perspective about the meanings of life.

Healing is an important subject matter to so many of us but what can we really expect of it? What do we actually think it can do? Sometimes it can be very magical and other times can be disappointing but at least it gives us hope. For many, even the placebo can be powerful. In this show, Steve Gottlieb and I will talk about the concept of healing, its value and also the misconceptions around it. Maybe healing can be understood in so many different contexts that it's hard to know how to define it beyond "getting better".

Have you been healed? Are you seeking healing? What has it done for you and what do you expect of it? What do you think about when the word comes to mind? - your body, your relationships, your mind? Maybe you think of friends you believe can use it. So many people just want their pains to go away. Are we looking for deeper solutions or just a quick fix? Maybe we just need a little stroking. Buddha said that life was all about suffering and maybe we just have to learn how to deal with it. But wait a minute! What if we can overcome it? Isn't that what we're all trying to do? So, let's address healing as the answer. Then what comes next? What do we do? It turns out there are a lot of healers in the world and also healing tools. Maybe we're in luck. How much of it is really effective and what effect will satisfy us? There's a lot to talk about, so join Steve Gottlieb and me and listen to this conversation about a subject you might really care about.

We're always thinking but who's doing it? Are we our thoughts? What's behind them? Maybe who we are is not about the way our thoughts define us but about the consciousness that brings awareness to our thinking. Maybe the journey is about getting to know ourselves through the use of our mind and expanded mind exploring this world. Science doesn't know how to relate to consciousness because it doesn't know how to find it in our material brains. It thinks it's just a by-product of brain function. So, to them, our brain and our thoughts are all there is to our self-knowing. Maybe our self-knowing works on two levels. One is our constant awakeness and the other is what we learn from it. So which comes first? If we just focus on the brain and how our brain describes us and our life, then we're stuck with the limitations science has explained about the brain. Perhaps if we delve into the potential energies of consciousness, we can find more opportunity to explore a greater part of ourselves in the Universe.

Mark Gober has written a wonderful book, "An End to Upside Down Thinking", and explores all the ways our minds and souls can know themselves. This is a comprehensive book that looks at so many abilities our consciousness can realize. He also explains the limited thinking that has left the scientific world with such limited knowledge about us and our abilities. Tune in to see why Mark and his book are getting such fanfare in the world. He's done a great job of describing the expansiveness of ourselves and the opportunities we have for personal growth and for our civilization.