What happens when the instrument we assume creates consciousness becomes severely compromised, yet consciousness seems to report an experience richer and more vivid than ordinary waking life? In this profound conversation, we welcome Dr. Eben Alexander, a neurosurgeon, author, and near-death experiencer whose seven-day coma in 2008 radically transformed his understanding of the brain, consciousness, … Read more
There is something wonderfully strange about the possibility that death might not feel like entering an unknown place, but remembering somewhere we have already been. In this profound conversation, we welcome Efrat Shokef, a Fulbright scholar, author, mother, and near-death experiencer whose devastating car accident opened what she describes as a direct experience of consciousness … Read more
Suppose you were born wearing a virtual reality headset and never once removed it. Every mountain, face, sound, pleasure, fear, and heartbreak would seem unquestionably real—not because you had investigated the nature of reality, but because you had never experienced anything outside the interface. In this profound conversation, we welcome Rupert Spira, a renowned teacher … Read more
The fall of a snowflake can change a life, and so too can the slip of a foot upon the ice. On today’s episode, we welcome Jan Christenson, a former community nurse whose near-death experience transformed her understanding of life, love, and consciousness itself. What began as an ordinary day at work ended with a … Read more