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Arrivals & Departures by E F Stoddart

Arrivals & Departures

by E F Stoddart

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  • Apr 2026, 170 pages
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Arrivals & Departures chronicles a remarkable journey from a near-death birth in 1951 to a life guided by intuition and mystical forces.

When author E. F. Stoddart's mother died during childbirth, she experienced a near-death encounter with angels who offered her passage to the other side. Choosing love over peace, she returned, and in that liminal space, telepathically warned her husband thousands of miles away in Korea to avoid a landmine that killed others just moments later.

This profound beginning set the tone for Stoddart's nomadic military childhood and unconventional life path. Raised to trust invisible guidance, he navigated international moves, spiritual communities, and a pioneering career in computer systems across Canada, the United States, and Australia. Along the way, he explored consciousness, healing practices, and the intersection of technology and mysticism.

More than a memoir of achievement, this is an invitation to recognize the invisible intelligence shaping our lives. Through vivid storytelling and hard-won wisdom, Stoddart demonstrates that when we listen to intuition and follow our deepest calling, coincidences reveal themselves as purposeful guidance, and ordinary lives become extraordinary adventures in consciousness.

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E F Stoddart

E F Stoddart spent two decades designing computer systems for government agencies, fire departments, and cultural institutions across three countries. He also spent a lifetime listening to a voice most people learn to ignore. Born into a military family that moved constantly, He became an expert, early and out of necessity, in the art of arriving somewhere new and finding what mattered. That skill turned out to be useful for more than geography. Now retired in Southern California, he write about the place where the practical and the mysterious meet, not to convince anyone of anything, but because he believe the most important conversations are the ones most people are afraid to start.

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