When I sit outside in my backyard, I often hear the distinctive calls of the mourning dove. If you hear them as often as I do, you might be wondering about a mourning dove's meaning. What is the ...

"Star Wars" has always kept its fingers close to America's spiritual pulse. In the '70s and '80s, the interstellar saga explored Eastern traditions, mainly Buddhism and Taoism, just as many "spiritual ...

Birds appear in almost every culture as symbols of hope, change, or divine intervention. In many Native American traditions, the eagle is considered a sacred bird that represents a connection to the ...

Encountering wildlife in nature is a beautiful and awe-inspiring moment that may hold deep spiritual significance. Even for some animals who are culturally known as tricksters or unpleasant, there are ...

Most sensations in the body don't occur by accident. Typically, the body is trying to communicate something deeper to us—whether that be an underlying medical condition or an important spiritual ...

Hawks and owls are powerful symbols in the sky. But what about other birds? Well, add woodpeckers to the list. Across cultures and spiritual traditions, woodpeckers have been celebrated as powerful ...

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The Beatles influenced many young viewers such as John DeGroff, who became enthralled by the idea of performing rock music ...

Eric Greenwood has seen three sides of addiction: his own alcoholism, the heroin addictions of two of his three children, and now his service as an “iTHIRST Spiritual Companion” (ITSC). (One of his ...