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The Mantawauk Caves

Alive Again | E1 | Crude Vessel, Perfect Peace

The Mantawauk Caves

iHeartPodcasts

Drama, Fiction

4.8788 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Go listen to Alive Again. The first 3 episodes are available now. Listen on the iHeartRadio App, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

In our inaugural episode, brought to us by producer Kate Sweeney, Peter Panagore shares not only the harrowing details of the ice climb that nearly took his life, but the profound spiritual journey that began when he flatlined. He describes his near-death experience with vivid clarity—from the moment he left his body, to the overwhelming presence of divine love, to a soul-shifting life review that changed everything he believed about self, sin, and purpose. For years following the incident, he felt himself to be keenly aware of his body as a crude vessel compared to the perfection of the other side — and in this episode, he tells the story of how he found peace with his impatience to return to the absolute solace he knows awaits us all. We explore his early mystical experiences, his crisis of faith within organized religion, and the decades-long path of integration that followed. Peter speaks candidly about what it means to live after death, how he hid his transformation for years—even while serving as a minister—and how he finally came out as a near-death experiencer. This is a conversation about memory, meaning, divine love, and the lifelong challenge of returning to Earth when you’ve already glimpsed eternity.

* If you have a transformative near-death experience to share, we’d love to hear your story. Please email us at [email protected] 

 

About Peter Panagore:

Ex-Reverend Peter Panagore, MDiv, is an acclaimed author and spiritual counselor known worldwide for his best-selling book, Heaven Is Beautiful: How Dying Taught Me That Death Is Just the Beginning. His life is a testament to the power of personal transformation, having undergone profound changes following his two Near-Death Experiences. After graduating with a BA in English Literature from the University of

Massachusetts in 1982, following his first NDE, he redirected his career path from architecture to studying the Classics of Western Mysticism at Yale University’s Divinity School, earning his Master of Divinity.

Peter served liberal Congregational churches and their coastal communities for over two decades while privately pursuing his mystical studies and practices. During his 15-year tenure as a television writer and on-air talent for his morning inspirational spot, he reached 30 million views annually (Nielsen Ratings) on two NBC-TV News Stations across Maine and New Hampshire. His first best-selling inspirational book, Two Minutes for God: Quick Fixes for the Spirit, is a selection from his 1700 TV scripts.

He has practiced single-minded meditation and Kriya yoga for forty years and teaches both. 

 

Social Media

URL: www.peterpanagore.love

YouTube: @PeterPanagore or https://www.youtube.com/c/PeterPanagore

Instagram: @pbpanagore

Facebook: Peter Panagore, MDiv

TikTok: @peterpanagore

 

Book Links:

Heaven Is Beautiful: How Dying Taught Me That Death Is Just the Beginning

Two Minutes for God: Quick Fixes for the Spirit 

Chicken Soup for the Veteran’s Soul (Contributor)

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