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Why is it so difficult to find our way in the world, our true way? Why is a feeling of success, of having arrived, having made it, so elusive? And why can no one ever answer these questions? Storyteller Michael Trotta thinks it's because we trust logic when we should be trusting something else--stories. In the myth, the magic, and the mischief of the stories we tell are hidden the answers to life's most persistent questions. Only, they're not answers to be grasped; they're questions to be lived, which is a different thing altogether.

Connections:
Michael's podcast: Story Mischief
Michael's web site: https://www.storymischief.com

Credits:
"Success is a Myth-Logical Quest" is written and narrated by Michael Trotta. 

Personal Links
My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca
My email address: [email protected]

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"Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight, 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2026

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It's been a rich exploration, these past six weeks, talking about death and dying. But what does it all mean? What have we learned? Where does it lead us on the spiritual journey? Perhaps, right back to where we started ... to the path stretching out beneath our feet, to this life. Live well now, in other words--purposefully, lovingly, gratefully--and the rest will take care of itself.

Credits:
Closing Song: "I'm Going to Miss all This"; words and music by Brian Pearson; performed by Brian Pearson, with Kim Linkert on clarinet.
Photograph: by Guillaume de Germain on Unsplash

Personal Links
My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca
My email address: [email protected]

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"Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight, 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2026

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Spiritualists like Jane Fleming are well acquainted with the strange phenomena associated with death and dying. But they know that the larger purpose of that phenomena is to help us on our spiritual journey toward our ultimate union with the Creator. In this lifetime we may get glimpses from beyond the veil, but our steps return us to the path at our feet, here and now.

Books mentioned in this conversation:
"Hands-on Healing" by Jack Angelo
"Hands of Light" by Barbara Ann Brennan
"Why God Won't Go Away" by Dr. Andrew Newburg

Connections:
Calgary First Spiritualist Church: https://www.calgaryfirstspiritualistchurch.ca
The Eternity Connection (virtual church): https://www.eternityconnection.org

Credits:
Closing Song: "Lift Your Head," words and music by Brian Pearson; performed by Brian Pearson, featuring Mike Huston on lead guitar 

Personal Links
My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca
My email address: [email protected]

Series Music Credit
"Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight, 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2026

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We might ask, "What happens when we die?" in order to gain wisdom about how to live. But finding out, at the end, might prove too late. What if we asked, "Why was I born in the first place?" If "heaven" is the same at both the beginning and the end of life, it might be the same question.

Contacts:
Margot's Web Site: https://www.drmargotmckinnon.com
Margot's Email: [email protected]

Credits:
Closing Song: "There's A Light" from the album So Far ...; words and music by Brian Pearson; performed by Brian Pearson

Personal Links
My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca
My email address: [email protected]

Series Music Credit
"Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight, 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2026

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Deathwalkers, psychopomps, ancestors--we may be alone on our final voyage, but we needn't be lonely. The Universe itself will welcome us home, just as it birthed us in the first place. Death, it turns out, is a wondrous window on life itself, and who better to remind us of this than a death doula and ritual healing practitioner.

Contacts:
Sarah's work with the dying and their families: https://soulpassages.ca
Sarah's courses and workshops on death care: https://sacreddeathcare.com

Credit:
Closing Song: "The Ones Through Whom the Light Shines," words and music by Brian Pearson; performed by Brian Pearson

Personal Links
My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca
My email address: [email protected]

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"Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight, 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2026

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It was difficult enough when Jessica's husband Sean died suddenly, leaving her as a widow and a single mom. But posthumous revelations about his secret life turned her grief into rage. When it appeared he was trying to reach out to her from beyond the grave, she might not have returned his calls; but something compelled her to start paying attention. Perhaps they could help one another heal, from both sides of the Great Divide we call death.

Contact:
Jessica's grief-related storytelling website: https://endlessstories.love
The "secret book page" for Ghost of Boy Meets Girl: https://www.storymourning.com/a-secret-book.html
Brian's web site: www.brianepearson.ca
Brian's email: [email protected]

Credits:
Closing Song: "Love Covers Over," words and music by Brian Pearson; performed by Brian Pearson

Personal Links
My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca
My email address: [email protected]

Series Music Credit
"Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight, 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2026

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With this episode I introduce a series of conversations on death and dying ... on the other side of church land, or, what the church never told us. Tara Livingston joins me as we share thoughts and experiences of funerals, "good deaths," and what happens on the other side.

Contacts:
Tara Livingston: www.TRLConsulting. ca
Brian Pearson: [email protected]

Credits:
Opening Song: "Into the Mystic," words and music by Van Morrison; performed by Colin James; licensed by SOCAN
Closing Song: "At the End of the Line," words and music by Brian Pearson; performed by Brian Pearson

Personal Links
My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca
My email address: [email protected]

Series Music Credit
"Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight, 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2026

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Welcome to the first episode of a new season of The Mystic Cave, a reflection on the soulful experiences of summer, including our return to nature and our return to the past.

Credits:
"Into the Mystic": words and music by Van Morrison; performed by Colin James; licensed for use by SOCAN;
"How the Story Goes": words and music by Brian Pearson; performed by Brian Pearson with Rob Vause on bass guitar;
"Hymn": words and music by Brian Pearson; performed by Brian Pearson with Mike Huston on lead guitar;
"Ghost Town": words and music by Brian Pearson; performed by Brian Pearson;
Photo Credit: Jeremy Tanquay-Fernandes on Unsplash. 

Personal Links
My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca
My email address: [email protected]

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"Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight, 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2026

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"There is a crack, a crack, in everything. That's how the light gets in"--Leonard Cohen

Credits:
Music Credit: "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight, 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2021

Links:
Web Site: https://www.brianepearson.ca
Face Book Group: "The Mystic Cave"
Email: [email protected]

Personal Links
My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca
My email address: [email protected]

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"Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight, 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2026

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Clergy aren't perfect. Far from it. They may announce each week God's bountiful grace for all. But even they want to get the edge when faced with the possibility of losing out.

Credits:
Music Credit: "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight, 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2021

Links:
Web Site: https://www.brianepearson.ca
Face Book Group: "The Mystic Cave"
Email: [email protected]

Personal Links
My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca
My email address: [email protected]

Series Music Credit
"Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight, 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2026