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Joshua Bagby replied to jeff herman's discussion DOES HELL EXIST? in the group Spiritual Writing and Publishing"According to a lot of the near-death experience literature, some people do end up in hellish places. However, unlike much of what religious rhetoric suggests, this is neither judgment/punishment nor eternal. Many famous NDErs (such as Howard Storm)…"
Joshua Bagby replied to Jill Celeste's discussion CULTIVATING DIRECT EXPERIENCE: How do we do it for ourselves? and How can we help others? in the group Spiritual Writing and Publishing"Back i the late 80s I began to experience a phenomenon I called ecstatic hugging. Through extended hugging, I would be infused with blasts of energy that were always blissful and sometimes led to blasts of energy that I called ecstasy. Back then I…"
Joshua Bagby replied to jeff herman's discussion CAN THE WORLD BE A PERFECT PLACE? in the group Spiritual Writing and Publishing"Yes, my interest is in changing the paradigm of what the news is composed of; what stories qualify as "news" and what are routinely ignored (such as near-death experience accounts). Most news shows seem to answer the question…"
Joshua Bagby replied to jeff herman's discussion CAN THE WORLD BE A PERFECT PLACE? in the group Spiritual Writing and Publishing"Yes, the news is a commodity and it feels as if it is losing ground in credibility, especially in light of social media. Much more than ever I hear people dialing out of the product. Facebook, Twitter, and the rest of the web are changing things.…"
Joshua Bagby replied to jeff herman's discussion CAN THE WORLD BE A PERFECT PLACE? in the group Spiritual Writing and Publishing"Jill, I wonder if how we the people obtain our news is actually part of the earth school curriculum ... or could we change the paradigm of the news to be more harmonious with the spirit of your post? In other words, could there be such a thing as a…"
Joshua Bagby replied to jeff herman's discussion CAN THE WORLD BE A PERFECT PLACE? in the group Spiritual Writing and Publishing"Sharon, my exposure to near-death experiences has yielded a similar conclusion. We're here on this planet to learn about love, and part of the learning process is dealing with negativity. There will always be a hefty supply of tests to help us…"
Joshua Bagby replied to jeff herman's discussion CAN THE WORLD BE A PERFECT PLACE? in the group Spiritual Writing and Publishing"The whole law of attraction movement is built on the premise that we get what we think, and therefore we should think only in terms of what we want. I have noticed in much of the media that the focus is on what's wrong. To live a lifestyle…"
Joshua Bagby replied to jeff herman's discussion WHY DOES THE UNIVERSE TOLERATE EVIL? in the group Spiritual Writing and Publishing"Why does the universe tolerate morons ... ? :-)"
Joshua Bagby replied to Sharon Lindenburger's discussion When God contradicts God in the group Spiritual Writing and Publishing"When I turned 18 and was facing the Draft for the Vietnam War, I could not understand why so many churches were in favor of the war ... i favor of killing communists. I used to think "What about 'Thou shalt not kill' don't they…"
Joshua Bagby replied to Jill Celeste's discussion IS TRAGEDY THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE HEARTS OF HUMANITY? in the group Spiritual Writing and Publishing"It does seem that we need to go to fiction for this. I was thinking of the movie Pleasantville in the end when everything in the town went color. I often wonder if something like "Close Encounters" would do it, some obvious ceremonial…"
Joshua Bagby replied to Jill Celeste's discussion IS TRAGEDY THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE HEARTS OF HUMANITY? in the group Spiritual Writing and Publishing"Unless we are directly involved in a large tragedy, we become involved (if we choose to) through the drama projected by the media with all its glitzy graphics and high-tech storytelling techniques. Writing about the recent Colorado killings, the San…"
Joshua Bagby replied to Jill Celeste's discussion IS TRAGEDY THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE HEARTS OF HUMANITY? in the group Spiritual Writing and Publishing"Some of the people who have near-death experiences (NDEs) encounter off-the-charts ecstasy. When they come back to this life, they have an incredibly difficult time relating to anyone because unless other people have also experienced the light, as…"
Joshua Bagby replied to Jill Celeste's discussion IS TRAGEDY THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE HEARTS OF HUMANITY? in the group Spiritual Writing and Publishing"My frustration with the media over the years has been that we highlight the tragic and ignore the ecstatic. Really, if you wanted to learn all about the experience of natural, no-drugs-required ecstasy, where would you go? When people personally…"
Joshua Bagby replied to jeff herman's discussion WHY DOES THE UNIVERSE TOLERATE EVIL? in the group Spiritual Writing and Publishing"Totally my opinion but in addition to concepts like karma, free will, and so on it seems to me that we should also be looking at how we the people create the conditions for such "horrors" to happen. We promote violence. We even create…"
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- http://www.joshuabagby.com
- What do you do?
- Writer
- What school did you attend?
- San Francisco State University
- What is your hometown?
- Los Gatos, CA
- What are some of your interests?
- Writing, Reading, Spirituality, Travel, Photography
Joshua Bagby's Blog
Writing as the Lone Ranger
Posted on December 12, 2011 at 11:09am 4 Comments 2 Likes
I have published two books (one by me and one ghost-written in the 90s), and at least a hundred articles in national and regional magazines (mostly in the 80s). Two separate publishers did not honor two other publishing contracts. In all that time, I have never had a writer's mentor. Next year I will be 63. I feel too much like an aging Lone Ranger without a Tonto.
I have had a few friends who wrote. A couple of them even authored non-fiction books. But my trail has virtually been a…
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- At 11:55am on December 12, 2011,
jeff herman said… Joshua, It's nice to know you. Jeff
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