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Lost in the Milky Way

By Linda Hogan
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This poem by Linda Hogan explores the theme of spirituality through imagery of Native afterlife mythology.

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Nancy Mellon: Storytelling as a Healing Art

We are speaking with Nancy Mellon, an elder in the global storytelling renaissance, a psychotherapist and a former Waldorf teacher who now lives in California.

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Anne Veh
2015
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Storytelling with Children

Telling stories awakens wonder and creates special occasions with children, whether it is bedtime, around the fire or on rainy days. Encouraging you to spin golden tales, Nancy Mellon shows how you can become a confident storyteller and enrich your family with the power of story.

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Nancy Mellon, Thomas Moore (foreword)
2024
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Healing Storytelling: The Art of Imagination and Storymaking for Personal Growth

The healing power of stories is a strong antidote to today’s electronic screen world. Storytelling is an engaging, meaningful way of sharing our thoughts and feelings.

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Nancy Mellon
2020
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‘Afterlife’ feels ‘even more real than real,’ researcher says

You’re about to go to “heaven” and live to tell about it. And your story will become the subject of scientific research.

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Ben Brumfield
2013
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The torture of the grave Islam and the afterlife

According to Islamic doctrine, between the moment of death and the burial ceremony, the spirit of a deceased Muslim takes a quick journey to Heaven and Hell, where it beholds visions of the bliss and torture awaiting humanity at the end of days.

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Leor Halevi
2027
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Mormon women fear eternal polygamy, study shows

Carol Lynn Pearson's new book argues that many, if not most, Mormon women feel pain and fear at the prospect of sharing their husbands with at least one other wife for all of eternity.

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Jana Riess
2016
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All Stories Are the Same

From Avatar to The Wizard of Oz, Aristotle to Shakespeare, there’s one clear form that dramatic storytelling has followed since its inception.

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John Yorke
2016
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Milk and Honey

A collection of poetry and prose about survival, about the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity.

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Rupi Kaur
2024
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Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife

What happens when we die? A recent Pew Research poll showed that 72% of Americans believe in a literal heaven and 58% believe in a literal hell. Most people who hold these beliefs are Christian and assume they are the age-old teachings of the Bible.

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Bart D. Ehrman
2024
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What is hell?

The recent dispute over whether Pope Francis denied the existence of hell in an interview attracted wide attention.

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Joanne M. Pierce
2021
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EXPLORE TOPIC

Afterlife