Send us a text In this episode I weigh personal signs and evidential readings against cognitive science, asking how much is guidance and how much is bias. I share specific stories, practical discernment tools, and a stance that welcomes both wonder and rigor without sacrificing either. • critique of Tara Swart’s “new science” claims and gaps • overview of essentialism, dualism, and the hard problem • how cognitive biases shape pattern recognition and meaning • why evidential mediumship...
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Send us a text In this episode I weigh personal signs and evidential readings against cognitive science, asking how much is guidance and how much is bias. I share specific stories, practical discernment tools, and a stance that welcomes both wonder and rigor without sacrificing either. • critique of Tara Swart’s “new science” claims and gaps • overview of essentialism, dualism, and the hard problem • how cognitive biases shape pattern recognition and meaning • why evidential mediumship...
Send us a text The summer solstice arrives with a whisper of ancient wisdom, calling us to pause in our busy lives and honor the moment when the sun reaches its peak power. There's a profound magic in recognizing that humans have marked this day for thousands of years—at Stonehenge where the sunrise aligns perfectly with massive stones, along the Nile where floods brought life-giving water, and in countless indigenous communities celebrating the sun's generosity. My own connection to this sp...
Blooming Wand
Send us a text In this episode I weigh personal signs and evidential readings against cognitive science, asking how much is guidance and how much is bias. I share specific stories, practical discernment tools, and a stance that welcomes both wonder and rigor without sacrificing either. • critique of Tara Swart’s “new science” claims and gaps • overview of essentialism, dualism, and the hard problem • how cognitive biases shape pattern recognition and meaning • why evidential mediumship...