In today's Reno News and Review, Kathleen Berry was listed as the top female writer in Northern Nevada. I'm humbled by your support. Your belief in me propels me along my unique spiritual journey. I'm doing the happy dance! Thank you!
For decades after joining a church whose pastor preached a message of fear, I kept God at a distance, as I was frightened by the Almighty. Even though I only belonged to this congregation for a little more than a year, the preacher’s messages crowded out what I’d known instinctively by feeding into my insecurities. [...]
This excerpt, deleted from my final manuscript "A Reluctant Spirit," details the first day I fell ill with Post Viral Neurasthenia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome while exploring East Africa in 1989. To this day, that safari holds a magic for me, one not minimized by 18 years of illness. The wind whips my blue cotton [...]
In 1888, Amelia Brewer and her husband George relocated from the scenic Lamoille Canyon to Carlin, Nevada, an arid, railroad community with about 400 souls. They rented an “unpretentious” house of three to four rooms. Amelia, who wrote to the Elko Free Press on occasion, sent this letter on Jan. 5, 1889 about their abode: [...]
Thank you to Nichole Diaz for writing this guest blog. Her method for handling darkness is inspired and I’m thrilled to have her share her philosophy with us. As a little girl, my fear of the dark overwhelmed me. I’d stay awake as long as possible to keep an eye open for whatever was watching [...]
See my related post from two weeks ago, “The Bible acknowledges the existence of positive spirits and ghosts.” I view our psychic abilities as a gift from the Holy Spirit, a divine energy that connects all of us—whether or not we still inhabit our bodies. While some denominations say that God only allowed prophecy and [...]
Philosophers as well as some Asian cultures believe the pineal gland (located in the lower back of our brain) is instrumental in our ability to intuit and, by exercising that part of the brain, we can further develop our psychic sense. Scientists know the pineal gland, which is found in vertebrates, as the source of [...]
At one time, I worshipped at a church where the pastor warned of the evils of supernatural beings visiting our realm. What about angels on Earth, you may ask. He’d have said, “Nope, only Satan’s army of fallen angels visits us.” What about the spirits of crossed-over loved ones that come to see us? “Satan [...]
Patience has never been my personal virtue. I wanted a publisher to sell my book, “A Reluctant Spirit,” years ago. I’d thought I could handle my discomfort revealing such intimate experiences that happened to me. I was wrong. Thank God, the Most Divine had a different plan in mind. Life led me on a rambling, [...]
Recently an Amazon reviewer, Jan, said she wanted to know how those close to me responded to my experiences and why I didn’t include them in "A Reluctant Spirit: A True Tale of God, Ghosts and Gut Instincts." Well, there’s an easy answer to why I didn’t: No one, not Ken, my parents or my [...]
