COMMENTARY:
WHY WE CANNOT HAVE ABSOLUTE FREE WILL First,
yes, we do have free-will, but free will is relative to
the level of spirituality we have reached. The exercise
of free will is very important because that is how we
can continue to spiritually evolve.
When we make a decision about something, for example to
be or not to be cruel to someone, we have to exercise
our free will. If we hurt someone deliberately we lessen
our spirituality, lose precious spirit-vibrations and
create bad karma for ourselves. If we make the right decision
and choose kindness, then we increase our level
of spirituality - increase the spiritual vibrations of
our spirit body.
But note carefully: the more spiritually advanced we are,
the less free will we have. Why? This is because once
we have experienced living at a higher vibrational level
it becomes extremely unpleasant to be involved in anything
that is unspiritual.
WHAT MOST NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCERS REPORT
The vast majority of those who have a near-death experiencers
say they have a feeling of going 'home' and experiencing
overwhelming love and compassion.
CELEBRITY PSYCHIC EXPERIENCES
Angelina Jolie
has revealed that she believes the spirit of her mother,
Marcheline Bertrand who died in 2007, helped her through
the difficult birth of her twins. The Hollywood star
was given an emergency caesarean when her blood pressure
rocketed and one baby was found to be in the breech
position. But instead of getting stressed out by situation,
Angelina said she could feel her mother’s presence
in the delivery room keeping her calm and guiding her
through the experience. Angelina, voted one of the most
beautiful women in the world, has aired her views on
spirituality before, saying: “Although I don’t
necessarily believe in a god, I think there’s
definitely something which is spiritual and godlike."
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE? ARTHUR YENSEN WAS AN ATHEIST
WHO WENT TO HEAVEN In August of 1932,
Arthur Yensen,
a university graduate, geologist and staunch materialist,
was in a car accident and briefly died. His later talks
about what he discovered during his NDE often brought
criticism, especially from the church of the day. But
there were those who would listen, and as time wore on
more and more people would ask him about it. Finally in
1955, Arthur Yensen published a report of his near-death
experience in a booklet called "I
Saw Heaven" in which he answers many of the questions
people ask about the afterlife. Many of the things he
described have been confirmed by other experiencers. Listen
to Stephen Mendez reading his book.
Kevin Williams has placed extracts from the book on his
highly recommended near-death.com website. Read
more...
ROBERTA GRIMES INTERVIEWED BY
JACK CANFIELD Jack and Roberta discuss
the message of Roberta's book Liberating
Jesus, the topic of her upcoming book, The Fun of
Growing Forever, and the power each one of us has to change
the vibration of the whole planet.
DAN DRASIN CALLING EARTH - THE
STORY OF EVP/ ITC(2015
version)
Congratulations are due to Dan Drasin for this wonderful
video on EVP and ITC - perhaps the best yet available.
It's still not finished; this is part 1-10 of 11. Lovely
to see German physicist and ITC pioneer, Dr. Ernst Senkowski,
(pictured above) at 11min 30 sec, Tom and LIsa Butler
at 12min 55 and Alexander MacRae at 20min 51. Watch on Vimeo.
ARE YOU WILLING TO TRY TO RECORD EVP/ ITC?
Rob Washburn and Craig Hogan from the Afterlife
Research and Education Institute are helping teams
on the other side to establish an English speaking North
American ITC Station. The station must create what amounts
to 'astral telegraph lines' through the realms between
us and them over which the messages can be conveyed.
They urgently need people from anywhere in the world who
are willing to record regularly on a computer, once or
twice a week, preferably on the same day(s) of the week
at the same time. It will take time to create the connection
but if you are willing to set up your PC and persevere
at it, the team at AREI will show you what to do. Contact
Craig at r.craig.hogan@afterlifeinstitute.org
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
was a key figure in the
introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta
and Yoga to the Western world and is credited with
raising interfaith awareness, all of which were radical
in 1893.
Addressing the Parliament of the World’s Religions
in Chicago on September 1st 1893 he pronounced: “As
the different streams having their sources in different
places all mingle their water in the sea, so, O Lord,
the different paths which men take through different tendencies,
various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead
to Thee”. Read
more..
MEDIUM JOHN EDWARD In
this video John begins by answering questions including
whether it is possible to get messages from someone in
a coma. He then does an audience reading where he demonstrates
his characteristic ability to get specific detail.
THE APRIL ISSUE OF GROUND OF
FAITH IS NOW ONLINE 'Challenging
people of all faiths to recognise every gift of the
Spirit' Contents
of this issue:
*Contributions from Michael Cocks and Michael Tymn *Reviews:
Stafford Betty: Heaven and Hell Revealed; The Severed
Breast; Laurence Temple: The Shining Brother; Alastair
Bruce Scott-Hill: The Paranormal is Normal; *Articles:
C.S. Lewis "appears" to J B Phillips; Fritjof
Capra: A New Conception of Life;
David Bohm, the Physicist, back in favour; Investigate
Steven Greer! Peter Russell: Video on the nature of
the Cosmos is consciousness; Near Death Experiences
studied at Massey University, Palmerston North, New
Zealand Read
more...
PSYCHIC HISTORY: DANIEL
DUNGLAS HOME (1833-1886) Between
1850 and 1870 Daniel
Dunglas Home was the most famous medium in Europe who
entertained royalty and the nobility with his mental
and physical mediumship. He was famous for his clairvoyance,
trance speaking, levitations and moving objects at a
distance. He produced partial materialisations (the
wife of Napoleon III recognised the deformed hand of
her late father) but never full materialisation. Nor
did he develop direct voice; faint whisperings were
sometimes heard in his séances, but of single
words only. Perhaps this was because he refused to sit
or demonstrate in darkness and indeed wrote a book claiming
that full materialisation was impossible. As a physical
medium he endured both enormous fame and
unfair rumors and scandals. His book 'Incidents
in My Life: Part 1' is available
from White Crow Books.
SIR WILLIAM CROOKES INVESTIGATES PHYSICAL MEDIUMS
Sir William Crookes was perhaps the
greatest scientist of his day. He was asked by other
scientists to investigate the mediumship of D.D. Home
and other physical mediums. Read about the thorough
tests they all passed brilliantly in the presence of
some of the leading scientists of the day in
Michael Tymn's 'interview'...
DIRECTLY FROM THE AFTERLIFE: 'PERFECT HEALTH' IN THE
AFTERLIFE "It is
extremely difficult to
convey to you this feeling of perfect health, because
such a thing is utterly impossible on earth, and therefore
I have nothing with which to draw a comparison, or form
an analogy for you. This state belongs to the spirit
alone, and completely defies any description in earthly
terms. It must be experienced, and that you will not
be able to do until you become one of us here yourself."
(Transmitted by Mons Hugh Benson)
RELIGION: HOW JESUS BECAME IDENTIFIED
AS
THE SECOND PERSON IN THE TRINITY "The
Arians, a sect of the early Christians which maintained
that God and Jesus were NOT the same, and that Jesus
was subordinate to God, nearly won the day at the Council
of Nicea in 325AD, that most decisive event in the history
of the Christian Church. Arius, the leader, was an Alexandrian
Presbyter of the Church. At that great Council, after
months of arguing, the anti-divines first carried the
day, and then the pro-divines, until ultimately it was
decided by a narrow majority [by vote, not by what Jesus
said] that Jesus was the Son of God and the second member
of the Trinity." (Arthur Findlay, The
Rock of Truth)
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SPIRITUAL PRACTICES TO HONOUR THE EARTH Today
is Earth Day, an annual event created
in the USA in 1970 to celebrate the planet’s
environment and raise public awareness about pollution.
It is observed worldwide with rallies, conferences, outdoor
activities and service projects.
Here are some wonderful ideas on ways to celebrate it.
VICTOR TO SPEAK in SYDNEY PARLIAMENT HOUSEWith another 3 distinguished
speakers. Victor will be participating in a forum on Tuesday
31st May 2016 at 6pm. You are most welcome to attend.
Other speakers:
Senior attorney Martin Hadley, Treasurer for Australian
Skeptics (above right); Professor
Garry Trompf (Sydney
University-
right) and David
Wansbrough philosopher (left) TOPIC: "GODS, DEMONS and the need
to BELIEVE". VENUE: Jubilee Hall, Parliament House,
Macquarie St., Sydney. ALL WELCOME! Entrance
fee by donation only. DATE: Tuesday 31st May 2016 TIME: 6PM.
TAKE YOUR MEDIUMSHIP TO THE NEXT LEVELAn inspiring live-in course with 5 teachers
who are all tutors at the Arthur Findlay College England.
The course fee includes small group tuition, all meals
and accommodation at the fabulous 4.5 star Mountain
Heritage Hotel, Katoomba Blue Mountains (one and a
half hours drive from Sydney Australia)
Dates: 6th to 11th November 2016. This
announcement is for anyone who has ever wanted to fly
to England to spend at a week at the famous Arthur Findlay
College. Now you can book ahead for a week's course on
mediumship (from beginner to advanced level) with FIVE
teachers who are current tutors at the Arthur Findlay
College: Christine Morgan, Rev. Simon James, Rev. Brian
Robertson, John Jonson, and Andrew Manship. Download flyer.
For further details and bookings contact Christine
Morgan: Email: indiki1962[at]gmail.com
or Mobile: 0411036963
FEEDBACK:
1.Victor - thank you for the inclusion of the Dhamma brothers
video. My mediumship advanced forward when I did
Vippassana meditation and I've done 30 days in total with
plans to return in August for a further 10 days. It really
taught me more TRUTH in the 10 days of the course than
any other movement, with respect to the reality of the
self, mind/body.
Warren James.
2. I highly recommend everyone interested in (or just
curious about) the Afterlife, to subscribe to and read
these reports. They are treasures! Maria Retz
3. Awesome as always ! Robin Evans.
INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC: The exquisite voices
of Sarah Brightman and Adam Clarke singing Pie Jesu from
Andrew Lloyd Weber's 'Requiem'.
Whilst we encourage and we publish many papers and
reports by afterlife researchers, we are not in a position
to guarantee the accuracy of all claims. We accept the
imputed claim that the afterlife and paranormal research
done by the researchers is done in good faith. ALL WORK
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AFTERLIFE REPORT 
WHY WE CANNOT HAVE ABSOLUTE FREE WILL First,
yes, we do have free-will, but free will is relative to
the level of spirituality we have reached. The exercise
of free will is very important because that is how we
can continue to spiritually evolve.
Jolie
has revealed that she believes the spirit of her mother,
Marcheline Bertrand who died in 2007, helped her through
the difficult birth of her twins. The Hollywood star
was given an emergency caesarean when her blood pressure
rocketed and one baby was found to be in the breech
position. But instead of getting stressed out by situation,
Angelina said she could feel her mother’s presence
in the delivery room keeping her calm and guiding her
through the experience. Angelina, voted one of the most
beautiful women in the world, has aired her views on
spirituality before, saying: “Although I don’t
necessarily believe in a god, I think there’s
definitely something which is spiritual and godlike."
Yensen,
a university graduate, geologist and staunch materialist,
was in a car accident and briefly died. His later talks
about what he discovered during his NDE often brought
criticism, especially from the church of the day. But
there were those who would listen, and as time wore on
more and more people would ask him about it. Finally in
1955, Arthur Yensen published a report of his near-death
experience in a booklet called 
ARE YOU WILLING TO TRY TO RECORD EVP/ ITC? 
the
introduction of the Indian philosophies of 
Contents
of this issue:
Daniel
Dunglas Home was the most famous medium in Europe who
entertained royalty and the nobility with his mental
and physical mediumship. He was famous for his clairvoyance,
trance speaking, levitations and moving objects at a
distance. He produced partial materialisations (the
wife of Napoleon III recognised the deformed hand of
her late father) but never full materialisation. Nor
did he develop direct voice; faint whisperings were
sometimes heard in his séances, but of single
words only. Perhaps this was because he refused to sit
or demonstrate in darkness and indeed wrote a book claiming
that full materialisation was impossible. As a physical
medium he endured both enormous fame and 
to
convey to you this feeling of perfect health, because
such a thing is utterly impossible on earth, and therefore
I have nothing with which to draw a comparison, or form
an analogy for you. This state belongs to the spirit
alone, and completely defies any description in earthly
terms. It must be experienced, and that you will not
be able to do until you become one of us here yourself."
(Transmitted by Mons Hugh Benson) 
AS
THE SECOND PERSON IN THE TRINITY "The
Arians, a sect of the early Christians which maintained
that God and Jesus were NOT the same, and that Jesus
was subordinate to God, nearly won the day at the Council
of Nicea in 325AD, that most decisive event in the history
of the Christian Church. Arius, the leader, was an Alexandrian
Presbyter of the Church. At that great Council, after
months of arguing, the anti-divines first carried the
day, and then the pro-divines, until ultimately it was
decided by a narrow majority [by vote, not by what Jesus
said] that Jesus was the Son of God and the second member
of the Trinity." (Arthur Findlay, 
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SPIRITUAL PRACTICES TO HONOUR THE EARTH Today
is Earth Day, an annual event 
With another 3 
distinguished
speakers. Victor will be participating in a forum on Tuesday
31st May 2016 at 6pm. You are most welcome to attend.
Other speakers:
(Sydney
University-
right) and 
This
announcement is for anyone who has ever wanted to fly
to England to spend at a week at the famous Arthur Findlay
College. Now you can book ahead for a week's course on
mediumship (from beginner to advanced level) with FIVE
teachers who are current tutors at the Arthur Findlay
College: Christine Morgan, Rev. Simon James, Rev. Brian
Robertson, John Jonson, and Andrew Manship. 
1.Victor - thank you for the inclusion of the Dhamma brothers
video. My mediumship advanced forward when I did
Vippassana meditation and I've done 30 days in total with
plans to return in August for a further 10 days. It really
taught me more TRUTH in the 10 days of the course than
any other movement, with respect to the reality of the
self, mind/body. 