The fun part of this picture is that Tom is wearing his work clothes – and so am I.

About Richard

By way of introduction, I was a close friend of Tom and his family for the last 17 years of his life. I traveled the world with him, traded jokes, and once tried to steal his truck – for his own good of course. For the last few of those years I moved to within two miles of his house, honored to be his caretaker. I was with him until a few hours of his passing.

Having listened to Tom chatter on throughout those years, sometimes all night, I’m now using this blog to share much of what I learned from my incredible friendship with a man who changed my life.

Most Recent Posts From Richard

  • Sending Love

    1. Some time in the 1980s Tom and other NDEers became aware of a planned suicide bombing in the middle east. They worked desperately to gather as much information of a psychic nature as they could about that bombing. They had some information, but did not have the capacity to separate the detonators telekinetically, nor…

  • Meditation: the end of thought…

    If there is any form of distortion in the mind or heart, that is, if there is any form of jealousy, envy, suspicion, fear, ambition, greed, or anger, all that stuff, then meditation becomes a type of escape from what is, which is fear. Meditation like that is a form of self-hypnosis. It may invent…

  • Tom Was Not An Anomaly

    Tom Sawyer was not a rare, one-off anomaly. He was a sign post. He was where we are headed. He often began his talks with, “Don’t take my word for any of this, find out for yourself.” He delivered that line as a challenge. He knew, and as Jesus had said, we are all capable…

  • Relationships

    Historically, the concept of marriage has included cooperation for the purposes of survival. It’s been an essential element for much of human history. Today there are new opportunities for individuals. These opportunities bring a new awareness. An awareness of knowingly relating to others in ‘spiritual partnership’. It’s a partnership meant to enhance the spiritual growth…

  • Spiritual War?

    A dear friend of mine stated something about a spiritual war occurring right now. The phrase ‘they are trying to defeat us’ was mentioned. It prompted me to reply with this: The true spiritual war is within each of us. We all are subject to the exhortations of the ego; anger, greed, fame, power, on…

  • A Love Project

    We’re all familiar with the song which goes, “What the world needs now is love, sweet love…” And, we know it’s true. So, what do we do about it, you and I, right here, right now? There are the simple answers, treat yourself well, smile more often, hold a door open for someone. Those are…

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All Posts From Richard

  • Attitude Changes Everything
    The title of this piece was Tom Sawyer’s favorite saying. He claimed that if he could push a button and change everyone’s attitude he’d do it, that it would absolutely change…
  • Now is the Time for ‘Visible Helpers’
    Amber Marie Tuttle lived in rural England in the early 20th century. She was a mystic who wrote a book called The Works of Invisible Helpers. The book chronicles many accounts…
  • Ho’oponopono
    Here in western cultures we are inoculated with the concept of ‘go out and do something’ to fix difficulties in the world. Such heroic adventures are appropriate in their time and…
  • The 144,000
    I’ve heard of people who wish to be part of the 144,000 mentioned in the Bible, which is a righteous wish. Let me start by saying it’s not an exact number…
  • Bilocation
    There’s no guarantee karma will give you a pass just because you’re so wonderful. I once asked Tom what would happen if you were doing something you really loved, then became…
  • The Need for Reverence
    More than one person has lost their spiritual gifts by not treating them with reverence. I am one of them. Roughly fifty years ago I was driving my aging car along…
  • 1981 Earthquake in Tibet, a prophecy
    The prophecy was already old over one thousand years ago. It was a prophecy telling that one day a sign would come to the people of the Lhasa valley. A sign…
  • Tom on: Atlantis
    Humanity’s involvement with Earth is much older than science knows. If you look up animations of tectonic plate movements you’ll see the Indian subcontinent fairly racing, in geologic terms, northward towards…
  • As Above, So Below
    How does this happen? How do we bring what’s Above down to here? It’s easy to dream of the big things. Tom did amazing things, incredible stories of avoiding airplane crashes,…
  • Psychic / Spiritual Healings
    I’d like to give examples of the differences, similarities, and blending of psychic and spiritual healing mechanisms. There are rough generalities, serious cautions, and peripheral lessons to be explored within the…
  • Maddie B
    Bright, inquisitive, beautiful, and charming, Maddie was in love with everything and everyone, and stole people’s hearts by simply being in their presence. Yet, to me there always seemed to be…
  • The Divine Spark
    There is a divine spark within us, always. Judy, a dear friend of 50+ years, had a brain bleed incident and fell down a flight of stairs a few years ago….
  • Q&A about Death, for Kids
    by Tom Sawyer Death is the name we give to a confusing passing of life. We know that plants die in the winter. We know that animals die too. We understand…
  • Blue Light Anchoring
    I’ve been asked to describe my experience and the process of anchoring the Blue Light. I wasn’t at all of the anchorings, and I didn’t really understand it well in, what…
  • Earth Changes
    In the chapter on Earth Changes in “What Tom Sawyer Learned from Dying’, Tom mentions humanity being so far off course that spirituality has a ‘gun’ loaded, cocked, and aimed at…
  • intentions
    Down at the last NDE RandR in Virginia Beach, some of us sat around discussing what Tom meant when he said that NDEs in which people see dead relatives and beings…
  • The Practical Spirituality of Santa
    I’ve been portraying Santa for over twenty years. I don’t know if my beard turned naturally white because I was meant to play Santa or, if because of playing Santa, my…
  • Life Review, Karma & Intentions
    Perhaps you’ve heard that your life flashes before your eyes at the moment of your death. In the world of NDEs that’s called a ‘life review’ where you re-live every action,…
  • Mt. Taburno
    On Mt. Taburno in Italy, in the year 1401, a young deaf/mute girl named Agnese saw the Madonna, gained hearing and speech, and led her village to a miracle. This is…
  • A Love Project
    We’re all familiar with the song which goes, “What the world needs now is love, sweet love…” And, we know it’s true. So, what do we do about it, you and…
  • Spiritual War?
    A dear friend of mine stated something about a spiritual war occurring right now. The phrase ‘they are trying to defeat us’ was mentioned. It prompted me to reply with this:…
  • Relationships
    Historically, the concept of marriage has included cooperation for the purposes of survival. It’s been an essential element for much of human history. Today there are new opportunities for individuals. These…
  • Tom Was Not An Anomaly
    Tom Sawyer was not a rare, one-off anomaly. He was a sign post. He was where we are headed. He often began his talks with, “Don’t take my word for any…
  • Meditation: the end of thought…
    If there is any form of distortion in the mind or heart, that is, if there is any form of jealousy, envy, suspicion, fear, ambition, greed, or anger, all that stuff,…
  • Sending Love
    1. Some time in the 1980s Tom and other NDEers became aware of a planned suicide bombing in the middle east. They worked desperately to gather as much information of a…