"When he shall die, take him and cut him out in little stars, and he will make the face of heaven so fine that all the world will be in love with night and pay no worship to the garish sun." — William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

A Conversation with Dr. Adam Rizvi - What happens when a physician who witnesses death daily discovers it holds no power over love?

Dr. Adam Rizvi is a critical care physician and neurointensivist whose decades on the frontlines of America's ICUs have given him an intimate understanding of mortality —and its transcendence. In his luminous book Love Does Not Know Death, he offers a radically compassionate guide to meeting our greatest fear without flinching, drawing on both his clinical experience and deep contemplative practice rooted in A Course in Miracles.

Based in California, Dr. Rizvi leads hospital teams, teaches workshops on awakening and end-of-life care, and co-hosts the spirituality podcast Letters to the Sky. His work invites us into a grounded, loving community devoted to transforming grief into peace and remembering love's enduring presence.

From the Book: One of the most extraordinary accounts in Love Does Not Know Death is a Shared Death Experience Dr. Rizvi had at a patient's bedside: Despite the chest tube being placed and multiple liters of blood being transfused, it became clear to me that this young man would be unlikely to survive. Then, almost imperceptibly at first, in the stillness at the foot of his bed, I could feel the young man standing next to me, looking at his body. I sensed him to my right and slightly above, floating. I turned briefly and saw a faint outline but could not see distinct features. I could hear him, though. He asked, "Is that me?" In my mind, I responded, "That's your body. But it's not you."
— Chapter 7, page 122

On Practicing from a Different Place: Writing on Substack, Dr. Rizvi reflects: "I still order CT scans and adjust ventilator settings. I still have difficult conversations about prognosis and place DNR orders. But I've learned to do all of it from a different place—not from fear of death, but from trust in something that death cannot touch."

Learn More:
📖 Love Does Not Know Death — lovedoesnotknowdeath.com
✍️ Dr. Rizvi's Substack — adamrizvi.substack.com/p/when-death-becomes-the-teacher

*One of the most listened to interviews.

John Huckert shares his experiences with Wright. We talk about encounters with shadow people, non-corporeal human forms and phantom hugs. One of their dogs seemed to validate what psychic Peter James suggested about a body being buried on the property. In addition to that, some highly unusual behavior might indicate the presence of a portal.

Over 12,000 photographs featuring Wright’s messages have been collected. The Polaroid Ghost.

"On Friday, February 5, 1993, the Fox TV reality show Sightings explored what could be a groundbreaking discovery in parapsychology: compelling evidence that ghosts exist and can communicate with us."

Featured in season 1 of the Netflix series Surviving Death. Trailer Link.

One exchange with Wright strikes a deep chord:

Q: “When might you show yourself to us?”
A: “When you are ready.”

Q: “When will we be ready? What is stopping us?”
A: “Your fear.”

FYI: Both the polaroid camera and film used have been discontinued. The ghost written lettered images are no more - but the paranormal activity, present before "Wright" made an entrance, has not stopped.

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On a personal note, I experienced something intriguing when the book about Wright arrived on September 8, 2021. At 2:30 a.m., Jack, our dog, wanted to go out. Suddenly, he went into full attack mode, barking wildly.

Andy rushed to the scene and caught sight of something—a shadowy figure. He described it as a dark, cloud-like blob, roughly human in height but without a defined form. It glided across the room and seemed to exit through the front door, though he lost track of it in the dark.

Jack has always been attuned to such phenomena. He once alerted me to a UFO hovering near the bedroom ceiling and has consistently sensed non-corporeal interlopers. Combined with the nightlight presence and other guardian spirits, it’s clear we are never alone.

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Amazon sponsored link: Ghostwriter: The Polaroid Ghost & Other True Tales of the Paranormal by Joe Augustyn (Author, Photographer), John Matkowsky (Photographer), John Huckert (Photographer)

John's newest work: https://drkrm.com/ - ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS
A Journal on the Making of the Motion Picture 2010: The Year We Make Contact
and personal reflections of Hollywood by John Huckert

Maria Cuccia is the author of His Name Is Elijah, a memoir that explores a lifetime of extraordinary experiences that challenge conventional understanding of reality. Central to her story is a life-altering encounter in the early 1990s involving a child identified by non-human beings, as her son, Elijah, an experience marked by telepathic communication, and a message that would shape the course of her life.

Writer, researcher, and longtime experiencer, Cuccia has shared her story on Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and The Other Side with Dr. Will Miller. Cuccia’s public appearance on The Other Side in the late 1990s became a pivotal moment, giving voice to experiences often dismissed or silenced by fear, stigma, or misdiagnosis.

Maria’s experience is grounded by meticulous journaling, preserved dates, and medical documentation confirming her pregnancies, details recorded long before she ever spoke publicly. At work on a second book, Maria will relate her ongoing musical and meditative connection with Elijah. I've included a sample from one of her performance meditations, Maris.

Website: https://mariacuccia.com/
Image credit: Book cover for His Name is Elijah. Representation of the child Maria saw.