This is a ghost story — a true ghost story.
I grew up on the southern shore of the USA’s Lake Erie, one of the country’s five Great Lakes.
The Great Lakes are famous (or infamous) for their fierce storms. In fact, Lake Erie has seen more shipwrecks than the Bermuda Triangle. A while back I wrote a blog post, The Power of One, about one of Lake Erie’s more notorious and destructive storms.
Today’s story is about another wild Lake Erie night.… Read more
Almost two months ago we published a blog post called Destined To Deteriorate. I was reminded of that post a few days ago as I was reading an article about aging.
One of the folks interviewed for the article, a medical doctor, said it was virtually inevitable, if we live long enough, we will all fall apart mentally and physically. As he put it, eventually we end up as the patients of some medical practitioner or other.
I was turned off by the good doctor’s comments.… Read more
Spirit often talks about the self-healing powers of our bodies. Yet we sometimes question and doubt those powers. Or we interfere with them, though not normally by deliberate intent.
An article I recently read talked about our bodies’ amazing abilities, not only to heal themselves, but also to regenerate themselves. Research is ongoing. But, according to the article, the human body can regenerate its liver, heart, red blood cells, brain cells, digestive tract cells, skin, and so on.
Here are some of Spirit’s thoughts on the human body.… Read more
This may sound morbid to some folks, but I’ve always had a keen interest in death, even as young kid. So when two states, Georgia and Texas, executed two men the same night last month, that got my attention.
Quite apart from whether the two men were guilty or not (one’s guilt was virtually certain, and the other’s was in grave doubt), is the so-called death penalty justified?… Read more
This is a much longer article than we normally write. I hope you’ll bear with us, and find some comfort and peace in Spirit’s words.
Events like those of Tuesday, September 11, while certainly heart-wrenching and terribly tragic from a human standpoint, always have great potential for good. I’m sure the world will see much good coming from these circumstances in the days and years ahead.… Read more
In our last blog post we spoke of Jane Roberts and her spirit guide, Seth.
To me, one of the most intriguing Seth concepts is we are multidimensional beings. Our past, present, and future selves exist in the present moment, in “simultaneous time.” And they communicate with each other, each from their own dimension. Most of us call these our reincarnational selves.… Read more
As many of you have probably heard, Jack Kevorkian died today. Known as “Doctor Death,” Kevorkian was a medical doctor who helped over 130 terminally ill patients commit suicide.
Criticized by many, supported by some, Dr. Kevorkian spent his entire professional career raising public awareness about euthanasia for terminally ill people.… Read more
Occasionally I wonder if the work I’m doing matters much in these chaotic times we live in, if my life is making any positive difference in other people’s lives. Have you ever wondered if your life matters?
A few years ago, I received a letter from one of our newsletter readers who had just seen the wonderful Way of the Warrior video produced by our dear friend, Reinis Ikass. Here’s part of that letter:… Read more
After all my years of doing this work I am not easily shocked. But I was today when I read about “justifiable homicide.”
It seems three American states — Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota — are considering making it legal to murder abortion doctors!… Read more
I know many of you have seen the movie, Tuning In. The filmmakers, David Thomas and Matthiew Klinck, recently published a book, Tuning In: A Journalist, 6 Trance Channelers and Messages from the Other Side. The book gives you a detailed “behind-the-scenes” look at the filming of the movie.… Read more
If you love dogs, and all animals, as I do, you know the death of dog, or any pet, can be just as difficult as the death of a human family member.
Spirit has said our pets are often our spiritual teachers. Intriguing idea, isn’t it?
John Cali
In July this year we wrote an article, Heart to Heart. In that article Spirit said this:
“Animals, especially your domestic pets (as you call them) — and especially dogs and cats — are more often than not your teachers. They have little to learn from you. But you have much to learn from them.”
I know many of us dearly love our pets and often treat them as revered family members.
Merle
Last week I finished reading a wonderfully uplifting book called Heart to Heart, from which I took the title of this week’s newsletter article.
The book, by world-renowned British animal communicator, Pea Horsley, was a gift to me from my dear friend Barbara Clark.
The book, as you might imagine, is about Pea’s work with animals. She’s not only a gifted animal communicator, but also a great writer. In her warmhearted way, she’ll have you alternately laughing and crying as she tells of helping people the world over find lost pets.… Read more
Wisdom born of experience should tell us that war is obsolete. There may have been a time when war served as a negative good by preventing the spread and growth of an evil force….if we assume that life is worth living, if we assume that mankind has the right to survive, then we must find an alternative to war. ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
Back in the days when I was a young pilot, Charles Schulz’s Peanuts comic strips were at the peak of their popularity.… Read more
Two of our family members recently died. So I’ve been thinking about death lately. Though not in any morbid, depressing way — as strange as this may sound, I’ve almost always found funerals joyful.
Last week I was browsing through The Washington Post. I have no interest in all the negative news, celebrity gossip, political speculation, and that sort of stuff. But I do read articles I find interesting.
So it didn’t surprise me, since I’d been thinking so much about death, to find three full-length articles on the subject in just one edition of the newspaper.… Read more
John Cali
We’re getting this week’s newsletter out a bit early, and you’ll see why in a moment.
Early yesterday morning, October 15, my sister Christine’s husband Dick died. I’ve written about Dick and Christine in several newsletters these past few months. So I’m sure many of you know about them.
Dick was being kept alive by a respirator. He was conscious and alert until just a few hours before the end. Christine and the doctors, bless their hearts, were direct and honest with Dick.… Read more
John Cali
We received an intriguing question from one of our readers recently. Here it is:
Having given this quite a bit of thought, I am still unable to grasp what part our soul plays in our earthly experience.
Can you shed some light on this?
Spirit
First of all, friends, it’s important for us, at the outset here, to get clear on the relationship between you and your soul.
Your soul decided, before you incarnated into this lifetime, the where, the how, the who, etc.… Read more
About 25 years ago, when I first got serious about my spiritual path, I read all the Seth books. If you’re not familiar with Seth, he’s a spirit guide channeled by the late Jane Roberts in Upstate New York. Over the years, Jane and her husband, Rob Butts, produced many wonderful books of Seth’s far-reaching wisdom.
While some of Seth’s teachings went beyond my intellectual grasp, most of them resonated deeply with me.
I came away from reading and re-reading Seth’s books many times over the years with three major concepts.… Read more
John Cali
A reader recently wrote us this letter:
“Have you published anything about suicide? A friend of mine is depressed, and he’s considering it. I think it’s foolish unless there is absolutely no hope, and that’s an extremely rare case at best.
“Are there occasions when suicide is the only solution?”
Here’s Spirit.
Spirit
We are delighted to offer you, for your consideration, our view of this often weighty subject.
Our reader asked if there are occasions when suicide is the only solution.… Read more
John Cali
I realize that’s a screwy-sounding title. Let me explain.
The other day I was out walking home from jogging in my semi-rural neighborhood. I passed a house with a “For Sale By Owner” sign planted in the front yard next to the road. The only problem was the owners had parked their truck directly in front of the sign.
No one driving by would have been able to see the sign. The only reason I saw it was because I was walking.… Read more