The Spiritual Forum

In this heartfelt episode, we invite you to embark on a journey into the realm of spirituality within relationships. Join our insightful conversation with the renowned relationship and personal growth expert, Barry Vissel, as we explore the transformative power of spirituality in fostering deeper connections and love. Barry shares about the amazing miracles in his life, learning to say 'no' and de...

Join us in this thought-provoking podcast episode as we explore 'An End to Upside Down Medicine' with the insightful guest, Mark Gober. Delve into a captivating discussion that challenges conventional perspectives on medicine, consciousness, and healing. Mark Gober, an esteemed author and thought leader, shares his profound insights on shifting paradigms in healthcare, offering a fresh perspective...

“Do you have the courage to be free?” That is the question that kicks off this conversation with return guest, Guy Finley. It is our birthright to be free, and we are equipped with everything we need to live powerfully. In spite of this, we habitually look to the outer world to give us something that will make our lives easier. And it’s a ruse! According to Guy, “We have swallowed images of oursel...

As we head into 2024, Rev. Carol shares some inspiration and highlights from a few of her podcast guests who were on the show this past year. We are living a world immersed in wars and social divides, and one that is changing rapidly. Who are we going to be going forward? Is our consciousness rising? What wisdom can inspire us to remain steeped in faith and make the right choices for our evolution...

I am re-publishing this episode from 2021 for Christmas week, 2023. What better Christmas present to give ourselves than an understanding of the Law of Attraction and the Art of Receiving? The Law of Attraction, as we understand it, doesn’t always work! My guest, Patty Lennon, shares why that is and how we can remove our blocks to receiving. Patty is an ex-corporate banker turned intuitive coach....

In this episode, Rev. Carol shares a spiritual interpretation of the Christmas story. The story tells of the birth of the Christ Presence on Earth in the baby Jesus, but it also tells us of the birth of the Christ consciousness in us. The Christmas story combines the accounts in Matthew chapters 1 & 2 and Luke chapters 1 & 2. It has been told for over 2000 years and we see it depicted in n...

Are you being called by the Divine to step into a new way of life? Is there some aspect of yourself that keeps you bound or unfree that you are ready to leave behind? Is there a person in your life who you need to unbind in some way so they can freely step into a new way of life? These questions and more are explored in this episode with guest, Rev. James Martin as we delve into the story of Jesus...

In this episode we talk about the shadow and how important it is to the spiritual path. Have you ever wondered how spiritual leaders and gurus who claim to reach high levels of consciousness can get caught up in sexual or financial scandals, or just generally misbehave in relationships? Or how independent adults can give up their own authority and give blind faith to someone else? In this episode...

Born into an impoverished Ozarks hillbilly upbringing, Barbara Jenkins was always a dreamer, which led her to high adventure. As a young woman living in New Orleans in 1976, she dropped work on her master’s degree to walk across America with her newly wedded husband, Peter Jenkins. Their three-year, 3,000-mile walk across America became one of the most popular stories in the National Geographic Ma...

“Go within or go without” is Martha Creek’s concise and clear mission and vision. A double ordained minister, self-employed consultant, speaker, coach, leader and workshop facilitator, Martha has a unique and endearing coaching style. In her work she helps people function at higher levels in their professional and personal relationships, honoring others while staying true to themselves. This episo...

Marla Hughes is passionate about children -- learning from their wisdom, preserving their divine connection and creating rituals to support them in their challenging times. She answers the call of her intuition to take dramatic actions, anchored in love, in the world. Together with her daughter, she brought play to refugee children in Poland. She founded the Ethiopian Family Fund, a non-profit ded...

Is it rational to be believe in a higher power? Or is God/Source/Spirit a fantasy “Santa Claus” crutch that appeases our childlike natures? These questions and more are explored in this episode with guest, Dr. Eldon Taylor. Eldon is a New York Times best-selling author publishing on a wide range of topics from exposing the darker sides of mind programming and brainwashing to the spiritual search f...

In this solocast, Rev. Carol shares the opening thoughts she presented at the 2023 Whole Planet Spirituality Forum & Retreat at Unity Village. The retreat theme was Peace Begins with Me and we explored ways we could evolve into Peacemakers on the planet. Nearly everyone wants peace, but are we doing the inner work to establish peace within ourselves? What we see in the outer world is a reflect...

Are you living your purpose? Are you creating your life or letting circumstances drive it? What do you have to offer the world? Randy Adkins is passionate about inspiring individuals to live authentically, discover their purpose, and lead fulfilling lives. He is an ordained congregational minister, software programmer, corporate consultant, community leader and Distinguished Toastmaster. Randy hos...

“Somewhere just at the edge of the apparent end of a matter is a door to a place where we might put a breath into the sentences of our lives – a place where we are stripped of all questions where more than we can imagine takes place.” - Rob Wykes in Pause - A Spiritual Power Opportunities to enter a spiritual place are all around us but we often don't recognize them, opting instead to move on to t...

Kate McNally grew up in a mainstream Christian faith, where she could not find the connection to the divine that she sought. Her path took her through psychology, science, and the pursuit of a successful career, but ultimately, she found solace for her soul in the Quaker tradition. There she discovered a spiritual community and a stripped-down, simple way of following the basic commandment, “Love...

In this second conversation with Serena Faith-Masterson, Rev. Carol explores with her some of the fear paradigms that plague the world, and what we can do to transmute them and raise our consciousness. Over 35 years, Serena healed from severe trauma, dissociative identity disorder, PTSD, depression, eating disorders and many other emotional issues. Twenty of those years was under the guidance of N...

“God gave animals to humans for food.” “Jesus ate fish.” “Jesus helped fishermen catch fish.” “God loved animal sacrifice.” These are just a few biblical arguments that many Christians make to justify humanity’s current utter domination of animals. But how do they jibe with what the Bible really says? How do our behaviors harmonize with the Christian ethics of love, mercy, peace, service and humil...

Are you a phoenix? Or an angel? Did you know that most people with spiritual abilities/interests have planet placements in the eighth or twelfth houses? What does that mean? The answers to these questions and more can be found in this episode with Carmen Turner-Schott. Carmen she is a licensed clinical social worker, psychological astrologer, author, certified Reiki Master Energy Healer, Quantum H...

“Learning to differentiate our head voice from our Soul voice begins this opening. Our head voice says you should, you must, you did it wrong; but our Soul voice tells us how brilliant we are, how loved we are, how exquisite we are. Our Soul honors and encourages us; she never judges us. She holds us with pure love, no matter what we do or what we experience.” – Excerpt from I Am Serena Raised in...

Two years ago, Rev. Carol had a fascinating conversation with Solveig Barrios, founder of the Mayan Wisdom Project. From Guatemala and born in a line of Mayan spiritual leaders, Solveig's whole life has been a journey of discovering the deep knowledge and wisdom of one of the most ancient and enlightened civilizations in the world. She founded the Mayan Wisdom Project to allow universal access to...

“We have divorced ourselves so entirely from the living soil, that we imagine we exist outside of its cosmic order. With our screens and our machines, our drugs, and our dictators, we have placed all faith in the greatness of our intellect, and in doing so, sent into exile the intuitive wisdom of the divine feminine force.” -- Maré Hieronimus Maré Hieronimus is a mother, dancer, writer and philoso...

Are religions the primary source of violent conflicts of human history? Can a person be spiritual but not religious? Is secularism devoid of close-mindedness and irrationality? These are some of the questions addressed in this episode by theolgian, Jonas Atlas. Jonas is a Belgian scholar of religion who writes and lectures on religion, politics and mysticism. Growing up Christian in predominately...

“For me, the number one reason of our temporary sojourn on Earth is simply to grow in love.” — Pierre Pradervand Pierre Pradervand is a true world citizen, having labored most of his life for social justice. Among his varied work experiences, he had a brief stint in the United Nations in Geneva, worked as a demographer in Algeria, worked for American Friends Service Committee in Senegal and starte...

Dianne Waltner grew up in rural Kansas where her Mennonite family ran a poultry hatchery. An introverted, highly sensitive child who was bullied and ostracized at her small school, Dianne always felt a sense of solidarity with the underdog, which ultimately led her to challenge the paradigm she was raised in. Her journey through cognitive dissonance, feelings of loss & rejection, depression, s...