With this video game we call reality getting wild lately, I thought it was a good moment in time to dance on the bridge to Heaven. If near-death-experiencers are right in their accounts, Heaven is our true home, all of us. It is rife with colors, music, and unconditional love.
We need a bit of that chicken soup for the soul right now, don't we?
Let's channel our inner Led Zepplin and climb the stairway or bridge to Heaven.
Heaven 101
Heaven. Nirvana. Eden. Paradise. Cielo. Valhalla, Zion, On High Empyrean, bliss, Elysian Fields.
The concept of heaven is shared by cultures across the globe.
In Old English - heofon - meaning "home of God"
German? Himmel - heaven or sky
Ancient Greeks had a few names for heaven, Elysium, Ouranos (which referred to sky or heaven)
In Hebrew, Shamayim
In Hinduism, Svarga, which is the celestial abode of the gods
In Māori - Kiko-rangi, which was presided over by two gods
Show Sources and Materials - what to read, listen, or watch NEXT
A Brief History of Heaven, Joe Boyd (The Deconstructed Pastor), Substack
The Story behind, Knocking on Heaven's Door, SteamIT
The story behind Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven, American Songwriter
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