Some say heaven is a place. Others say heaven is a state of being.

If you grew up in the 80s, and listened to pop singer Belinda Carlisle, you know that “heaven is a place on Earth.”

With much symbolism, the Book of Revelation describes heaven as a place, somewhere “out there”: “The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made from a single pearl; and the street of the city was of pure gold, transparent as glass.” (Rev 21:21)

Meanwhile, Doctor of the Church Saint Catherine of Siena asserts that “all the way to heaven is heaven.”

So, what is heaven, and where is it?

Is it a place, a state of being, or a journey?

Or is it all of the above?

These are important questions to consider, because our answer to them will determine the quality of our experience while we live as embo

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