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Forrest Rivers
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Forrest Rivers is a seeker and lover of the Earth who enjoys hiking with his dog, Abbie. He's the author of The Hippie Revival and Collected Writings and Humanity’s Spiritual Rebirth: Lessons Lived and Learned from a Pandemic. You can contact Forrest through his website (forrestrivers.com) and follow him on Facebook or through his YouTube channel, Mystic Soul Revival with Forrest Rivers.
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WE ARE ALL PART OF MOTHER EARTH: A spiritual vision of sustainability

Forrest Rivers·October 31, 2019
It is imperative for our human family to undergo a collective shift in our vision of how we interact with...
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RECLAIMING HUMAN NATURE: Humanity can be discovered in nature

Forrest Rivers·October 15, 2019
Throughout adolescence and into adulthood, Westerners are subject to a steady barrage of assumptions about human nature. Most depictions paint...
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THE SEARCH FOR INNER PEACE: Learn by being with animals

Forrest Rivers·September 26, 2019
The search for inner peace can be daunting. It often seems that long-buried scars from the past seep out from...
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THE BHAGAVAD GITA: A metaphor for fighting a spiritual war against ego

Forrest Rivers·September 19, 2019
Western society is degenerating before our very eyes. Our bad collective karma, born from the seeds of unjust and immoral...
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INTERFAITH SURVIVORS: A story of four saints

Forrest Rivers·September 8, 2019
Donovan couldn’t recall how long he’d been walking through the hot summer heat of southern Appalachia. All he knew was...
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POEMS BY FORREST RIVERS: Mysterious Tao, Earth Dance, An Ode to One and more

Forrest Rivers·August 28, 2019
Mysterious TAO Everything in nature is fleeting Leaves turn colour and fall awayTrees grow old and some decayCaterpillars undergo a...
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THE ADVENTURES OF SAINT ISSA IN THE FAR EAST: A tale of three incarnations

Forrest Rivers·August 5, 2019
One morning, Saint Issa, a 13-year-old Jewish mystic boy, made the fateful decision to leave home and set off by...
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PEACEFUL REFLECTIONS: 3 spiritual contemplations about humanity and the Earth

Forrest Rivers·July 15, 2019
Be love and be free Beyond this veil of separation is an eternal truth that we’re all one. For all...
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THE POWER OF THE MANTRA: A monk chooses spiritual power over temptation

Forrest Rivers·July 9, 2019
For 13 years, a great monk prayed, meditated and fasted in the mountains in order to see more clearly into...
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THE GATHERING: Animals and humans pay homage to the Great Spirit

Forrest Rivers·June 28, 2019
An eagle, a lion, a wolf, a deer and a bear sat around the campfire for their weekly respite from...
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THE INNER PATH TO WORLD PEACE: The folly of violence in confronting the system

Forrest Rivers·June 11, 2019
To the disappointment of many activist-minded folk, it is becoming resoundingly clear that little change in the way of peace...
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DO NOT FEAR: An encounter with the spirit of death

Forrest Rivers·June 8, 2019
Two seekers of wisdom spent all day climbing a formidable mountain. After many hours of walking, the duo finally arrived...
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