The Spiritual Forum

Episode 144 - Miracle Collectors Part 1

In this episode, Rev. Carol engages with Katie Mahon and Joan Luise Hill on the topic of miracles. Both these extraordinary women experienced profound miracles in their lives, which set them in pursuit of the miracle stories of other people. This collection is featured in their recent book, "The Miracle Collectors - Uncovering Stories of Wonder, Joy and Mystery". In Part 1 of this conversation, Joan and Katie share their own miracle stories -- Katie escaped serial killer Ted Bundy and Joan had a profound synchronistic experience around the healing of her son. We also discuss how to become aware of the everyday miracles in our lives.

Episode 143 - Bringing Heaven Home Part 2

In this episode, Rev. Carol dives deeper with Dr. Brent Satterfield on exactly what his experience was like beyond the veil. What was his experience of God? How did he/she appear to him? Dr. Satterfield is a DNA scientist and author of the book, Bringing Heaven Home – We Were Never Meant to Do It Alone, where he catalogues his five personal and highly detailed crossovers with the divine. For the full context, make sure you listen to Part 1 of this conversation or Episode 142.

Episode 142 - Bringing Heaven Home - Part 1

In this episode, Rev. Carol engages with DNA scientist, Dr. Brent Satterfield, about his five personal and highly detailed crossovers with the divine, similar to near-death experiences. Each of these crossovers provided a unique perspective and through them, Dr. Satterfield experienced pivotal realizations that liberated him from the quagmire of inherited societal norms and more rigid religious traditions into an understanding of his own inherent worth and inner light. Brent’s most recent book, Bringing Heaven Home – We Were Never Meant to Do It Alone, catalogues his journey. This is Part 1 in a two-part conversation.

Episode 141 - Using Your Powers

As we continually develop our spiritual nature, we become more conscious of our inner divine powers and call on them to do the work of Spirit in our relationships, work, life challenges, and creative endeavors. We become masters of our inner gifts and use them for Good. In this episode, we share how we use these powers in our lives and reflect on how they work cooperatively to balance, temper, and complement each other. Since it was our last time together as a group, those who were moved shared what the ministry of The Spiritual Forum has meant to them. Going forward, The Spiritual Forum podcast will be in a new format consisting of interviews, focus groups, and Rev. Carol's occasional reflections.

Episode 140 - Divine Life

Life is our ability to energize, vitalize, enliven, animate, and invigorate. It is also the energy of healing and restoration. So many people today live in fear, cut off from Life Itself. Fear of death. Fear of illness. Fear of failure. Fear of connection. Fear of living. Life calls us to be bold. It calls us to care for our bodies and heal. It calls us to create. In this episode, we share our experience of life and delve into the question, “How alive are we?”

Episode 139 - Seize the Day! (Got Zeal?)

Zeal is our ability to start and be motivated. Nothing is begun, birthed, sustained, or progressed without the gift of zeal. We may know zeal more as joy, enthusiasm, or passion. It is the inner igniting power that gets us up and keeps us going. After a year of COVID lockdowns and restrictions, many people are feeling unmotivated, apathetic, and lethargic. But those are not natural expressions! In this episode, we share the ways zeal expresses through us and how we can make our passion happen and live a zealous life no matter what.

Episode 138 - To Be Willing or Willful

Will is the directive power in us that chooses a course of action. When we don't use our spiritual understanding to inform our choices, we can be willful -- imposing our will on others or on a circumstance/process. But when we use our spiritual understanding, we make choices in line with Divine Will, and we are willing partners with Spirit/Source/God. In this episode, we explore our willingness and willfulness, and how the choices we make define our character.

Episode 137 - Already Free Part 2

In the last episode, Rev. Carol spoke with Dorrie van Roij-Houtappels and Norberto Rodrigues who were featured in the documentary, Already Free, In this episode, she engages Director/Producer Kim Shelton about the making of the film, the spiritual process of filmmaking, how the topics of her film select her, and her own spiritual journey. Kim has been making award-winning independent documentary films for over 35 years. Among her films are The Lost Borders: Coming of Age in the Wilderness, The Welcome, A Thousand Mothers, and Already Free.