For many, profound spiritual experiences occur during communication with the departed, meditation, near-death experiences, out-of-body encounters, prayer, spiritual practice, spontaneous crying, ...

Are you looking to connect to something greater than yourself, but aren't sure how? In this episode, a spiritual psychiatrist and a professor of theology share ways to personalize your path, whether ...

It’s so common to feel bursts of motivation and inspiration to connect to our spiritual nature. And it is equally as common to feel the opposite of these sorts of feelings as we navigate what it means ...

SALT LAKE CITY - Religious and spiritual experiences activate the brain reward circuits in much the same way as love, sex, gambling, drugs and music, report researchers at the University of Utah ...

A spiritual awakening is what happens when there is an opening up to spiritual realities caused by a change in perspective. In other words, you suddenly feel as if you are in direct contact or merging ...

We’re all mystics, whether we know it or not. Mirabai Starr, a gifted author, scholar and translator, entered more deeply into the spiritual life after several experiences of tragedy and deep grief.

Enlightenment. The E word. The state of consciousness all spiritual seekers hope for. And yet wishing for enlightenment is a wonderfully paradoxical experience: craving the state of non-craving, ...

Several years ago, my family and I traveled to the Isle of Skye, an island near the coast of northwest Scotland. Arriving at night, I had no sense of the place. So, at the crack of dawn, I went out to ...

Spiritual travel doesn’t promise change. It creates space for it. And in today’s world, that space has become a luxury in itself. These five retreat destinations are ideal for spiritual travel.

Ever wondered what's going on in Sedona with all those vortexes? Aren't even sure what a vortex is? And what supposed powers one could impart to a traveler like you? Don’t worry, you aren’t alone.

Pundits depend on categorizations, especially in periods of turbulence. We reach for labels like “populist” and “nationalist,” for instance, in order to generalize about the stirrings of millions of ...