<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Aurora's Lantern]]></title><description><![CDATA[Transformative Wellness Center with alternative healing modalities]]></description><link>https://www.auroraslantern.net/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 03:32:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.auroraslantern.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Spirits in the Material World: I Don’t Believe We Are More Than a Body. I Know It.]]></title><description><![CDATA[For most of my life, I was not wandering around looking for ghosts. I was not lighting candles in a velvet cape, whispering into the veil, asking Uncle Larry to knock twice if he approved of my life choices. I was a mother. A professional marketer. A practical person living a practical life. Then Vern died — my beloved fiancé and best friend of twenty-three years. And everything I thought I knew about reality cracked open. Vern was not just a love story. He was the rarest kind of friendship —...]]></description><link>https://www.auroraslantern.net/post/i-don-t-believe-we-are-more-than-a-body-i-know-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e47cc08b434ed4ac30397f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:37:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60b2c1_cb21ee3f9d544b129c8192ec779e43bf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_928,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>darcynvern</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Scientific Findings That Suggest Consciousness May Have No Limits]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the last century, mainstream science has mostly treated the brain like a fancy meat computer. Neurons fire. Thoughts happen. Consciousness lives inside the skull. Case closed. Please collect your lab coat at the door. But for many of us, that explanation has never been enough. Some of us have had experiences that don’t fit inside the current model: psi phenomena, near-death experiences, shared-death experiences, mediumship, UFO encounters, synchronicities, premonitions, visitations, and...]]></description><link>https://www.auroraslantern.net/post/the-spooky-frontier-5-scientific-findings-that-suggest-consciousness-may-have-no-limits</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e478dda96d49e56ec1d645</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:43:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60b2c1_ef4d03fd891c448cbfc53e83dba0f61b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_928,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>darcynvern</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Meditate? I’ve Got Shit to Do. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The modern use case for bliss, enlightenment, and not losing your mind in traffic. So, you’ve noticed everyone and their yoga instructor is talking about meditation, and you’re wondering if you missed the memo on how to become a “Zen master” while still living on coffee, group texts, and deadline-induced panic. Fair question. At its core, all this buzz points toward something researchers sometimes call Fundamental Wellbeing — or, for those who enjoy making spiritual experiences sound like...]]></description><link>https://www.auroraslantern.net/post/why-meditate-i-ve-got-shit-to-do</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e462a543fd38a1bb73e2d5</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:14:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60b2c1_07a5d072f77943b28dfe8727db7c049a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>darcynvern</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decoding the Seat of Consciousness Circa Science 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Layman’s Guide to the Top 3 Theories of Consciousness from a science propspective The quest to understand how the three-pound organ in our heads creates the feeling of "being" is one of science's greatest challenges, often called the "Hard Problem". In recent years, researchers have moved from philosophical speculation to "adversarial collaborations"—massive experiments designed to pit the most eminent theories against each other. Here are the top three theories currently leading the field:...]]></description><link>https://www.auroraslantern.net/post/your-title-what-s-your-blog-about</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e3e8dc3bf82c08490fd7e3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:38:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60b2c1_fec5adbe6fcb46c4ac63efce17a25278~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>darcynvern</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>