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Death Will Not Kill You
A person who is committed to living an inner life, who is devoted to attending to the life of the soul . . . this person knows that death...

Annelisa MacBean
Apr 4, 20213 min read


The Role of Death in Life
Cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker won a Pulitzer Prize in 1974 for The Denial of Death, arguing that fear of death is “the mainspring...

Annelisa MacBean
Mar 30, 20211 min read


Early Morning Dread
There are times I wake up in the morning and feel saturated with uncertainty, sadness, hesitation, resistance and dread. I feel immense...

Annelisa MacBean
Mar 26, 20212 min read


Cycles of Birth and Death
Cruising through my days. Then the unexpected or unforeseen interrupts the smooth flow of my experience. Eventually, the current smooths...

Annelisa MacBean
Mar 22, 20213 min read


Breath
With anxiety, stress, and sleep dysfunction skyrocketing around the globe, Max Strom takes a look at the unspoken reasons why. These...

Annelisa MacBean
Mar 18, 20211 min read


Projection in Partnership
Have you ever felt like other people don’t like you? Or maybe everyone is judging your appearance, your weight, your intelligence or your...

Annelisa MacBean
Mar 14, 20216 min read


Surrendering to Death . . . The Way of the Samurai
Over 30 years ago I participated in The Samurai Game®. Created by Aikido Master and personal growth pioneer, George Leonard, The Samurai...

Annelisa MacBean
Mar 10, 20214 min read


"You" Are Not Your Body
I am NOT a body? . . . Not a mass of organic matter? This is a predominant concept in the early chapters of the Bhagavad Gita, and I am...

Annelisa MacBean
Mar 6, 20215 min read


Flight from Death
Flight from Death (2003) is a documentary film that investigates the relationship of human violence to fear of death, as related to...

Annelisa MacBean
Mar 2, 20211 min read


Everyday Death
Shakespeare wrote, “Death is a fearful thing.” These words likely resonate with each of us in one way or another. All humans have fears...

Annelisa MacBean
Feb 26, 20214 min read


Speaking of Death
The reality of death . . . the fact that we are mortal and are aware that this human experience is a limited engagement . . . is...

Annelisa MacBean
Feb 22, 20212 min read


Revolving Around Death Anxiety
“Fear of death features heavily within illness anxiety and psycho-somatic disorders, with body checking, frequent medical appointments...

Annelisa MacBean
Feb 18, 20213 min read


The Loving Heart
What if I give my loved ones the gift of my presence this Valentine’s Day, the gift of my loving heart? What if I make actual contact...

Annelisa MacBean
Feb 14, 20214 min read


The Goddess of Reality
by Maya Luna Let it be known I worship the Goddess The one with tangled hair where insects nest The one with blood soaked thighs The...

Annelisa MacBean
Feb 10, 20212 min read


Transforming Rage
Whoa!! Slow down . . . slow way, way down!! In those moments when you have been hooked and your emotional world is burning your core, you...

Annelisa MacBean
Feb 6, 20212 min read
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