We are conditioned to look at the world as if we are physical beings; spiritual experiences become outliers filled with mystery: how did life arise from the dust; consciousness from the brain; or spirit from the heavens? Are we separate creatures forever disconnected from each other? In his book, The Phenomenon of Man (http://www.amazon.com/Phenomenon-Man-Pierre-Teilhard-Chardin/dp/0061632651/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1341543629&sr=1-1&keywords=phenomenon+of+man), French philosopher Pierre Teilhard de Chardin said that we have it backwards: we are really spiritual beings having a physical experience. On this show, we proceed as if Chardin was right. Joining Philip Mereton from South Africa is Anthon St. Maarten (http://www.anthonstmaarten.com/), author of the new book, Divine Living: The Essential Guide to Your True Destiny (http://www.divinelivingbook.com/), which explores the consequences for all of us if we are actually spiritual beings on a physical journey.

The famous American transcendentalist, Ralph Waldo Emerson (http://transcendentalism.tamu.edu/authors/emerson/), wrote that "the whole of nature is a metaphor of the human mind." Maybe he was right. Sources as diverse as the holy scriptures and modern cosmology tell stories of how the universe began, how it will end, and how it may rise again. But perhaps these sources are telling the same story from different perspectives. On this show, Caer Hallunbaek (http://prn.fm/hosts/spiritual-hosts/caer-hallundbaek/#axzz1z8rBmbYb), founding director of the Godspeed Institute (http://godspeedinstitute.com/)and host of the radio show by the same name, talks with host Philip Mereton about how a star's death inspired her to adopt a spiritual view of the cosmos, and how science and spirituality are not distinct disciplines, but opposite sides of the same coin.

An unavoidable fact of science is that the universe is finely-tuned to allow life to exist. Fundamental forces and constants, from the rest mass of the electron to the sun's distance from the Earth and the strength of "dark energy," appear to be adjusted to ensure a stable universe and the possibility of life. Scientists, faced with this fine-tuning, confront the age-old dilemma of whether to bring a supreme being into the picture or to seek a "natural" explanation. But science's natural explanation for the fine-tuning problem is a humdinger: an increasingly number of physicists are jumping on the multiverse (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiverse) bandwagon, supporting the idea that our universe is just one of a near infinite series of other universes, forming a vast landscape of other worlds. On this show, guest Bernard Carr, Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at Queen Mary, University of London, and editor of the book, Universe or Multiverse (http://www.amazon.com/Universe-Multiverse-Bernard-Carr/dp/0521140692/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1340330090&sr=1-1&keywords=universe+or+multiverse), joins host Philip Mereton in a conversation on the development of the multiverse and whether this amazing idea is science's final answer to why the cosmos appears so finely-tuned.

No question has more befuddled the mind of man than whether there is life after death. Many religious systems are based on a belief in an immortal soul or on another life that awaits us beyond the grave. Reported near-death experiences give clues to a hidden dimension of consciousness revealed only to those on death’s doorstep. But perhaps no one has approached the mystery of life after death from a more unique perspective than Anthony Peake (http://www.anthonypeake.com/), the author of Is there Life After Death? The Extraordinary Science of What Happens When We Die (http://www.amazon.com/There-After-Extraordinary-Science-Happens/dp/184837299X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339729167&sr=8-1). He joins host Philip Mereton from the United Kingdom in no-holds-barred discussion of what science, near-death experiences, and many other phenomena tell us about a possible life after death.