Riding Without Religious Training Wheels

As I wrote in my book, Blue Eyes: Ethereal Messages of Connection I wrote about how I had a visitation (I say, ‘visitation’ because it was more than a nighttime dream) about my mom and how she and I shared in a conversation after she passed away/crossed over to the Other Side of The Veil. I know it was real and that it was special, because so far, I’ve not experienced any other visitations like that! Yes, I had the surreal shared death experience within 24 hours of my dad’s passing/crossing over, but it was completely different and much shorter of an experience than the visitation I had with my mom.

And while at the time, I wasn’t so dogmatic in my religious views, I still had some and these experiences were mind-blowing and definitely reshaped my view of God, expanding it for sure! This is why I can say my multifaceted spirituality is like practicing a “religion without the need for training wheels.”

I’m a follower of IONS the Institute of Noetic Science, and of Shared Crossings. I have learned from sessions with IONS and with Shared Crossings that each of these encounters are often different. And while some share similarities, such as traveling down a tunnel towards a light source, in every other aspect they differ. That’s what makes the science so difficult, yet so thrilling and fascinating too!

The latest class from IONS was all about imagination. And yes, there are differences between imagination and creativity. They also discussed ways we can cultivate our imagination, and explained aphantasia and how some people who cannot visualize can dream because the visuals are held in the subconscious (which is what is working during dreamtime). It was a fascinating class/lecture and one I’d love everyone to see!

Here’s a few tidbits from the class lecture, Unlocking the Science of Imagination to Transform How You Think, Feel, and Live by Cassandra Vieten.

Screen capture from the IONS class lecture: The parts of our imagination. –Cassandra Vieten
Screen capture from the IONS class lecture: Where our awareness shines on the parts of our imagination. –Cassandra Vieten
Screen capture from the IONS class lecture: Conscious awareness verses subconscious. –Cassandra Vein
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Screen capture from the IONS class lecture: Imagination versus Creativity. –Cassandra Vieten
Screen capture at the end of the IONS class lecture: Take the quiz! Scan the code. –IONS
Screen capture: IONS now offers a database where we can research Spontaneous Remissions. –IONS

I’m very excited to peruse this database from IONS of all the many cases of reported Spontaneous Remission! I have heard of many incidents of spontaneous remission by people I’ve either known personally or whom friends have known, so I think this database will lend credence to its existence as a real phenomenon.

My takeaway

I’ve always believed the “truth lies somewhere between.” And after pursuing a rigorous degree at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University back in the 1990s, I can tell you that there are different schools of thought on myriad subjects. And this is certainly one of them. The metaphysics and psychic phenomena surrounding spirituality and religious belief is one of the deepest rabbit holes we can explore. And one that I believe I’ll continue exploring for the rest of my life!


My new book, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why

Here’s the link where you can grab a copy of, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. An analytical mind searches for answers.

See me talking about my new 5th book on YouTube –>> https://youtube.com/shorts/RKmIIucsMs4?feature=share and here’s how to get a paperback copy of, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. https://amzn.to/4s7n3Jg or eBook version: https://amzn.to/3PAvfUK

Integrating the Spirals – JIGGLE WIGGLE

In my YouTube channel, I encourage those “over 50” to:

  • Open to lifelong learning (observe, gently question, and loosen up pre-conceived beliefs, aka ‘Programming’)
  • Become more aware of our thoughts and emotions to encourage more ease
  • Loosen up and move our bodies (we’re stuck in our heads also due to our “Programming” and physically unhealthy)
  • And become strong and resilient in spirit, soul, mind, and body.
  • And to question EVERYTHING!

Link to my YouTube channel where you can see the videos: https://youtube.com/@spiralsister


Yours in consciousness-expansion as we evolve and revolve during our mystical awakening. All while doing-my-egoless-best, to take you on a limitless, spiraling thought ride to better health, through doing more with ease, to help us sustain the JOY in our lives! (With lots of Gratitude throughout.)

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.


About us

My husband is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (with over 1,000 original songs). You can view some of his artwork and listen to many of his songs at: https://www.youtube.com/user/richardmurrey

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May 16th – Daddy said

It’s May 16th, 2024; Here’s an original country song about the love, guidance, and encouragement of a daddy. This song was beautifully produced (with lovely piano playing too!) by Steven Cooper, Nashville, TN. I know lots of us want to rebel from what one or both parents told us (especially when we’re teens), but as we’ve aged and experienced more from life, we can recollect and appreciate how many truths our parents (and grandparents) presented to us that now, make sense.

Parental love

Here’s the one-hundred-thirty-seventh new music post for 2024, as I consistently share one of our original songs via this blog. Richard was thinking a lot about his daddy when he penned this touching tribute to DADS and the parental love they give. I know Father’s Day is coming up in June and I could have waited til then to share this, but after chatting with a fellow blogger (who’s also a dad), I felt it was appropriate to go ahead and present this:

Speaking of daddy’s, my dad had the worst case of flu in his life (as he explained to me years ago), after taking a flu shot. I took one, and I was okay, but I never took another one–choosing to focus on gut health and immune-boosting foods/supplements.

Shared Crossings

Last night, I attended a Shared Crossings SDE Sharing Group call on Zoom. SDE means Shared Death Experience. The meeting was a little over an hour of folks speaking about their personal experiences shortly before, during, or within a few weeks of someone’s passing (usually someone who was near and dear to them). Everyone who spoke totally believed in their experience, and one person who had experienced this phenomenon recalled it clearly from 35 years ago!

I get that if one hasn’t had one of these surreal existential experiences it’s easy to discount them as pseudo-science, fantastical meanderings, or mere dreams from the subconscious. But after assisting on a small team for Dr. Raymond Moody (Life After Life) last year, and having my encounters with my mom (from the Grand Beyond, which I wrote of in Blue Eyes: Ethereal Messages of Connection), and dreaming of my dad’s passing, which I wrote about in this blog article: https://sheilamurrey.net/2019/04/19/a-surreal-vision-of-soul-departing/, I am OPEN to receive. I am open and very willing! Their love for us continues!

Health Freedom

As a follow-up to the Health Freedom topic I brought up yesterday here, I want to unapologetically share that:

If my husband and I hadn’t worked for the government, if we hadn’t experienced the inefficiencies and mistakes (and greed) of Big Pharma, if we hadn’t experienced the healings from fasting, juicing, and eating raw vegan foods (in 2005), if we didn’t follow doctors like Dr. Tenpenny, Dr. Mercola, Dr. McCullough, and many more (before the mandates came down), we might have taken the shots too. But in my life, I have experienced medical wrongdoings (and so have several family members and dear friends). I have been made worse by medical interventions (which I wrote about in Have Yourself a Wholly Vibrant Life: Reversing Asthma and Other Chronic Illness Naturally), and I have come through by using simple and alternative approaches. So, I can’t go back. I couldn’t accept the mainstream narrative now if I tried (or if they paid me). I’ve come too far and seen too much. To quote a line from one of our favorite British comedies, Little Britain, “Ye know too much”! Yes, we (Richard and I) know too much.

I appreciate it when friends (and fellow bloggers) willingly share here because the shots are still a controversial and touchy subject for most people! Many people thought we were wrong to abstain from the medical intervention (shots), but we knew our bodies better and couldn’t risk it, especially since it was new technology (mRNA), and rushed at warp speed. I will always bet on natural immunity.

I sincerely hope that anyone who has been ‘shot up’ can find relief and healing from the effects. 

The following are but a few of my online comments on the vax subject:

Screen capture of a comment I made recently on Substack: “…I was disheartened by the lack of Faith during COVID… stand up right then for our Freedoms! (They) bowed down to Scientism/Materialsm “Central Dogma” of Allopathic medicine…” –by Sheila Murrey
Screen capture of a comment I made recently on X: “…there are myriad sides to every story. I’d rather vote for RFK Jr. as we align on all the Health Freedom issues.” –by Sheila Murrey

Yes, Everything Happens for a Reason and Everything Resolves to Gratitude. I am working on releasing my annoyance that we can’t respect ourselves enough to see the intricacies of how each of us (as fractals) create the kaleidoscope grand design that freely lives, moves, and breathes. You do you, I’ll do me.

Enjoy (IN Joy) everything and love! Be Everything All the Time.

May we all soar in ’24! Everything happens for a reason AND Everything Resolves to Gratitude, so we can live FREE!

Yours in expanding, introspective, spiraling consciousness,

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

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Excerpt from The Conversation(dot)com – link follows from the article, “How does the brain think.”

For more information on the research into creating new neural pathways in the brain and enhancing one’s cognition: https://theconversation.com/how-does-the-brain-think-224228?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

About us

My husband of 19 years, Richard Murrey, is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (having penned over 400 original songs). You can view his artwork and hear original songs at: http://listen4music.com

Video of us performing Live: https://vimeo.com/416711742?ref=fb-share

About me, your Spiral Sister

My meme: Most people have God’s unconditional love, conditioned right out of them. –Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

Spiritually speaking

As a Minister and Spiritual Advisor, it is my pleasure to help you find a way to Connect with spirit. Our ever-living God Omniscience knows ALL. The invitation is open to you.

I speak and offer advice by invitation only. If you would love me to speak at your office, bookstore, crystal shop, acupuncture/chiropractor office, natural health foods store, art fair, music, or yoga festival–comment on this post or reach out to me via my social channels.

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