COMMENTARY: ARE YOU A SPIRITUALIST?
Many people who are "spiritual but not religious" have a lot in common with Spiritualists. They may not even be aware that there is a church/ science/ philosophy that
teaches that there is life after death but rejects the concept of eternal punishment and demonstrates that it is possible to connect with the "dead" through mediums.
The 7 guiding principles of Spiritualism are a sane and non-dogmatic expression of being spiritual but not religious. There is no creed and people are at liberty to interpret the principles in a way that works for them. But having Spiritualism formally recognised as a religion has been important in some contexts as it offers legal and social protection for the practice of mediumship and spiritual healing. At a time before the Internet and New Age bookshops, Spiritualist churches and newspapers were one of the few places where people could learn about the philosophy and science of Spiritualism and spiritual healing.
Having a place where people can come together physically to demonstrate and develop mediumship and share experiences of the afterlife has been very important to many and even today offers a community of like-minded explorers of the paranormal. Read more about Spiritualism in the world today.
A SPIRITUALIST FUNERAL In Arthur Findlay's brilliant book "The Rock of Truth, Or Spiritualism, The Coming World Religion", he described his experience attending a traditional Christian funeral and compared it to a Spiritualist funeral where:
"There it is all brightness, knowledge instead of hope, praise that the etheric body is liberated into a fuller life. Clairvoyants present see many friends on the other side who have come back, often bringing with them the one whose physical body is being buried.
The knowledge of what death really is, is accepted as a matter of course, and the expectation is expressed that the departed will be back again soon through some medium to report his safe arrival on the further shore. There is no mourning, no black, as all is understood. Death is known to be but a step round a bend in the road of life, and, this being so, there are no vain repetitions from ancient documents which mean nothing." pp. 290-291.
DR. JEFFREY MISHLOVE CLAIMS THAT THE EVIDENCE FOR THE AFTERLIFE IS OVERWHELMING
Best-selling author, licensed clinical psychologist, and a prominent figure in the realm of consciousness studies, Dr. Mishlove's credentials and contributions are nothing short of awe-inspiring. From 1987 to 2002, Dr. Mishlove interviewed the leading figures in the field in 'Thinking Allowed.'
Timecodes: 0:00 - Episode Teaser 0:29 - Jeffrey's start of his Spiritual Journey
3:24 - The Bigelow Institute prize
5:36 - Is there life after death?
18:56 - Dr. Mishlove's take on reincarnation
25:14 - Definition of Consciousness
26:10 - What is Karma?
31:39 - The Concept of Time
33:33 - The Concept of Duality and Non-Duality
38:20 - Why is it so difficult to be our authentic selves? 43:17 - What is the future of human evolution?
47:37 - Mission in Life
49:29 - Dr. Mishlove's work
INTERVIEW WITH LEADING ITC RESEARCHER DR. ANABELA CARDOSO Dr. Cardoso, author of Electronic Voices, Contact with Another Dimension, describes some of her motives for using the "direct radio voice" method to explore unknown domains of reality.
She has carried out hundreds of conversations with communicators who identify themselves as her deceased family members, as well as other unknown personalities who claim to speak from a dimension beyond time. According to her communicators, the survival of all forms of life--not only human--after physical death is part of the Natural Law.
She says her communicators insist on the need for expanding human consciousness; this seems to be one of their main goals when attempting contact with our dimension in this way.
Read this wonderful interview by Sylvia Hart Wright.
THE FASCINATING AFTERLIFE RESEARCH OF JAMES HEWAT McKENZIE
After a personal encounter with a psychic medium, James Hewat McKenzie (1869-1929) took a year's leave from his practice as a psychologist and psychoanalyst in 1900. He spent the next 29 years studying mediumship and experimenting with some of the greatest physical and trance mediums of the early 20th century. He spent many years touring and lecturing in the United States, both seeking and studying mediums.
In 1920 he founded the British College of Psychic Science as a center for information, advice, and guidance, where psychic mediums of good reputation could be consulted, and where scientific research into psychic phenomena could take place. His book has wonderful chapters on physical mediumship and a section that describes the afterlife in very similar terms to those used in Anthony Borgia's "Life in the World Unseen." Check out his book.
ONE PURPOSE OF MEDIUMSHIP IS TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT LIFE CONTINUES George Anderson is one of many mediums who developed his gifts following a near-death experience. He is also a medium who has been extensively tested.
IAN LAWTON - "DEATH IS AN ADVENTURE"!! This little gem of a book with the subtitle "Your Top Ten Questions About the Afterlife Answered" is a must-read. Ian Lawton, who in 2019 also released a brilliant 500-page book "Afterlife: A Modern Guide to the Unseen Realms" provides a mini- version which contains simple but elegant answers based on years of research to the following questions:
1. Can you rely on these answers?
2. Surely when you're dead you're dead?
3. How will I feel when I die?
4. How do I cope with missing a loved one?
5. Is there a heaven?
6. Is it all play and no work in heaven?
7. Is there a hell?
8. How can I best prepare myself?
9. Will I have to come back again?
10. Is there anything beyond heaven? Buy now on Kindle or in paperback (ideal for sharing).
CHILDREN SOMETIMES SEE LOVED ONES IN SPIRIT
These days many more people accept that children may have a strong connection with spirit and communicate with deceased loved ones more easily than adults can. Here is a video explaining how a four-year-old child regularly talked to her father and his friends after they were killed in the 9/11 tragedy.
CAN PARANORMAL RAPS BE FAKED?
Knocking noises which appear to have no physical cause have been a feature of spirit communication since at least 1848 with the Fox Sisters. They are often heard in poltergeist cases. Dr. Barrie Colvin, Ph.D. has analysed recordings of alleged poltergeist knocking obtained from around the world over 40 years. The sample involved 10 separate recordings made on different recording apparatus.
Whilst the two types of raps sound rather similar, computerised analysis shows that they are acoustically different. In each of the allegedly paranormal recordings, regardless of the place or time of the recording, and even of the recording apparatus, a particular sound pattern is detected which so far remains unexplained. Attempts to replicate this pattern in ordinary ways have so far been unsuccessful. Read more in this article May 2010 (Vol. 73) edition of the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research (SPR).
OUT-OF-BODY EXPLORER JURGEN ZIEWE TALKS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE
This is the first in a series of videos dealing with questions about Life after Death by Jurgen Ziewe who has been having extended visits to the afterlife in full waking consciousness for more than forty years. His books 'Multidimensional Man' and 'Vistas of Infinity' are must-reads as is his new visual journey through the afterlife, Elysium Unveiled.
The questions he answers in this video are. "
What Happens to the average person when they die?" "Are they met by loved ones?"
"Do they go down a tunnel when they die?"
"Do they just find themselves in a particular environment without any explanation?"
"Are people aware that they have died?"
"Do many out-of-body explorers report meeting loved ones and friends?"
"Therapies and healing Centers after Death."
Jurgen completed a series of talks on our Global Gatherings where he answered every question we could throw at him- see Afterlife Answers.
MAKE YOUR OWN AFTERLIFE CONNECTIONS
The Self-Guided Afterlife Connection procedure developed by Dr. Craig Hogan is a FREE training program that will teach you how to enter a state of mind in which afterlife connections can and do occur. They happen in 86% of the people who go through the training. [ Read 5 Recent Reports from Experiencers. ] The goal of the training is for you to learn how to enter the state of mind to connect with your loved one at any time, in any place. You won't need the meditation music or guidance provided during the training. When you sense your loved one's presence, you can quiet yourself and have a dialogue with them.
Read more.
Saturday January 13th 2024 / Sunday January 14th in Australia
The Angel Guidance Group with Nancy Freier meets every second Saturday of the month (Sunday in Australia, New Zealand). Angel Medium Nancy Freier is author of "Angel Guidance: Wisdom for Navigating Life's Challenges" and publisher of The Inner Voice e-magazine. Nancy leads the group into a growing awareness of those in the higher realms of Spirit and the ways they guide us through the lessons and challenges we face.
Each meeting is unique. We explore the methods of communication with The Greater Reality, share enriching real-life stories with Spirit, and discuss enlightening Q&As about the communication process and the messages we receive. You are welcome to join this angelic-inspired conversation.
Times:
Pacific time 11 a.m. Saturday
Phoenix time 12 noon. Saturday
Mountain time noon Saturday
Central time 1 p.m. Saturday
Eastern time 2 p.m. Saturday
London 7 p.m. Saturday
Rome 8 p.m. Saturday
Sydney/Melbourne 4 a.m. Sunday
New Zealand 6 a.m. Sunday Check time in your city
Co-ordinator: Steve Freier
sgfreier23+AngelZoom@gmail.com
Meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85243991209?
pwd=RDZNczE4a3piVjR1UFM5VHRPeVZkZz09
Meeting ID: 852 4399 1209
Passcode: bck514
Saturday January 13th 2024 / Sunday January 14th in Australia
Spiritist Literature: Directed Study (SLIDS) with Ana Castro.
A free Zoom group about Spiritism, Kardec, and Chico Xavier. See videos of previous meetings
Times:
Pacific time 1 p.m. Saturday
Phoenix time 2 p.m. Saturday
Mountain time 2 p.m. Saturday
Central time 3 p.m. Saturday
Eastern time 4 p.m. Saturday
London 9 p.m. Saturday
Rome 10 p.m. Saturday
Sydney/Melbourne 8 a.m. Sunday
New Zealand 10 a.m. Sunday
Check time in your city
Co-ordinator: Ana Castro
Just click this link to join.
Sunday January 14th 2024 / Monday January 15th Australia
Mediumship Development with Dr. Susan Barnes. Developing the skills of mental mediumship and blending with spirit.
Meetings: Every 2nd and 4th Sunday
Note: If Dr. Sue is not there at the appointed time, it is probably because she is dealing with an ongoing health issue.
She apologises in advance and will try to be back next time.
Times
Pacific Time 10 a.m. Sunday
Phoenix time 11 a.m. Sunday
Mountain Time 11 a.m. Sunday
Central Time 12 noon Sunday
Eastern Time (New York) 1 p.m. Sunday
London 6 p.m. Sunday
Rome 7 p.m. Sunday
Sydney/Melbourne 5 a.m. Monday
New Zealand 7 a.m. Monday Check time in your city
Coordinator: Dr. Susan B. Barnes, CSNU susanbbarnes@gmail.com
Online in Zoom https://zoom.us/j/8738817733
Sunday January 14th 2024 / Monday January 15th Australia
GLOBAL GATHERING: At the age of fifty, guest speaker Jo Buchanan took a huge risk in selling her home to finance her dreams of exploring the sacred sites of Egypt, camping on Native American reservations in the deserts of Arizona, partaking in ancient rituals with Mayan Indians in the jungles of Mexico and swimming with dolphins in the oceans of Hawaii. These adventures completely changed her life.
Times:
Pacific Time 12 noon Sunday
Phoenix 1 p.m. Sunday
Mountain Time 1 p.m. Sunday
Central time 2 p.m. Sunday
Eastern time 3 p.m. Sunday
London 8 p.m. Sunday
Vienna 9 p.m. Sunday
Sydney/Melbourne 7 a.m. Monday
New Zealand 9 a.m. Monday
Check time in your city
Co-ordinator: wendyzammit@gmail.com https://zoom.us/j/7595442928
Wednesday January 17th 2024 / Thursday January 18th Australia
Automatic Writing and Mediumship ETC. Discussionwith Sheila Lowe
Share resources and discuss what participants are experiencing
1st and 3rd Wednesdays.
Times:
Pacific Time 5.30 p.m. Wednesday
Phoenix 6.30 p.m. Wednesday
Mountain time 6.30 p.m. Wednesday
Central time 7.30 p.m. Wednesday
Eastern Time 8.30 p.m. Wednesday
London time 1.30 a.m. Thursday
Perth 9.30 a.m. Thursday
Sydney/ Melbourne 12.30 p.m. Thursday
New Zealand 2.30 p.m. Thursday Check time in your city Coordinator: Sheila Lowe sheila@sheilalowe.com https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87248527074?
pwd=cXNNZERDbGtSc3VWU3hCQ05OSlFndz09
[if the room is not open email Sheila]
Wednesday January 17th 2024 / Thursday January 18th Australia
Physical mediumship development group Every Wednesday with Rob Blackburn and Craig Hogan. Participants sit in a darkened space in their own homes; the group has been going for some time and members are experiencing phenomena.
THIS GROUP IS CURRENTLY TAKING NEW MEMBERS
Times:
Pacific 6 p.m. Wednesday
Arizona 7 p.m. Wednesday
Mountain time 7 p.m. Wednesday
Central time 8 p.m. Wednesday
New York time 9 p.m. Wednesday
London 2 a.m. Thursday
Perth 10 a.m. Thursday
Sydney/Melbourne 1 p.m. Thursday
New Zealand 3 p.m. Thursday Check time in your city
Email r.craig.hogan@afterlifeinstitute.org
Thursday January 18th 2024 / Friday January 19th Australia
August Goforth:Exploratorium.
August, a licensed psychotherapist in private practice in New York City, leads a participatory "Exploratorium" where readers of the book "The Risen" will be encouraged to offer ponderings and ideas on grief and growth. Free pdf copies of the book are available here.
This group meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month.
Times:
Pacific time 12 noon Thursday
Phoenix 1 p.m. Thursday
Mountain Daylight time 1 p.m. Thursday
Central Daylight time 2 p.m. Thursday
New York time 3 p.m. Thursday
London 8 p.m. Thursday
Sydney/Melbourne 7 a.m. Friday
New Zealand 9 a.m. Friday Check time in your city
Contact: Glangley@mcn.org
An Evidential Evening with Spirit.
organised by Sydney Northern Beaches Spiritualists.
(3rd Friday of each month).
We are delighted to announce that Welsh medium Moya O’Dwyer will be our Zoom Medium. The meeting will follow a normal Spiritualist church service format with Moya providing a short address followed by a demonstration of spirit messages.
After the meeting there will be time to share spiritual experiences and make new friends.
Times:
Sydney 7 p.m. Friday (room opens 6.30 p.m.)
Perth 4 p.m. Friday
Singapore 4 p.m. Friday
London 8 a.m. Friday
Rome 9 a.m. Friday
Los Angeles 12 a.m. Friday
Phoenix 1 a.m. Friday Check time in your city https://zoom.us/j/5562413788
Contact Paul Hinson
Advall@iinet.net.au
The meeting is free of charge but free will donations are gratefully accepted to defray Church running costs
Local Donations to BSB 484-799 A/C # 165 648 823
Overseas Donations - Swift Code METWAU4B
Paypal – Use NBSC2024@gmail.com
REFLECTIONS AT THE TURN OF THE YEAR
“As we approach the New Year, may we set in their proper niche our experiences of the past; and may they stand us in good stead during the experiences yet to come. May we have learned much of good from what has been our lot. And may we look ahead to
greater and more glorious adventures that
shall be instrumental, in time, in bringing
fulfillment of our desires.
May we have grown spiritually for having
overcome what could be overcome, and for
learning to accept graciously, gratefully, and
courageously, those adversities that have become a part of our life’s
pattern. May the next twelve months bring, within each of us, a greater realization
that we are sisters and brothers all!”
This excerpt from a message shared in December 1965 by an Illumined
Soul of the Universal Spiritual Brother & Sisterhood, can be found in
the book "Spiritual Light", offering us some food for thought at the
beginning of the New Year.
KINDNESS KEEPS THE WORLD AFLOAT
Meet Orly Wahba, who was a middle school educator at the Yeshivah of Flatbush in Brooklyn, NY, teaching the children to embrace unity, and build their self-esteem. In 2011 Orly founded Life Vest Inside, a non-profit organization with a mission to encourage people to embrace the incredible power of giving and recognize that in times of hardship, kindness, like a life vest, keeps the world afloat. See Orly's inspirational book.
IT WASN'T ALL BAD NEWS!
If you listen to the mainstream media you would think that the past year was nothing but doom and gloom. But some good things happened in 2023.
1)
"Thank you for all your Reports. They have made Friday the special day in my week. Every time I open a new one, I gain something new which broadens my awareness of the history and extent of research into afterlife communication. Knowing there’s a huge community of explorers makes a great difference when having strong personal convictions about the afterlife can often make a person feel lonely and isolated.
Every Report brings a new area to explore. Just this last Report introduced me to the medium Gordon Smith. Thank you for including the video of him with the bereaved fathers. It’s so enlightening and very moving. He is not only a fine medium but also a terrific teacher. I can learn a lot from him". Brendan
2) "The mystery lies in why most people don't even seem to consider the evidence. It is a conversation few can have unless they have their religious convictions firmly established, and then of course there is no conversation".
David
3)
"This weekly paper has helped me a lot and I really appreciate it very much, it is a lifeline to go on living even after losing my parents and sister. Thank you so much for such encouragement". Jyotsana
HIGHLY INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC: Heal the World is an example of the genius of Michael Jackson. We all agree that the world needs healing. The lyrics are evocatively beautiful; the presentation on stage is just stunning! - enjoy the miracle for yourself.
LYRICS
There's a place in your heart
And I know that it is love
And this place could be much
Brighter than tomorrow
And if you really try
You'll find there's no need to cry
In this place you'll feel
There's no hurt or sorrow
There are ways to get there
If you care enough for the living
Make a little space
Make a better place
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make it a better place
For you and for me
If you want to know why
There's love that cannot lie
Love is strong
It only cares of joyful giving
If we try we shall see
In this bliss we cannot feel
Fear of dread
We stop existing and start living
The it feels that always
Love's enough for us growing
So make a better world
Make a better place
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
And the dream we were conceived in
Will reveal a joyful face
And the world we once believed in
Will shine again in grace
Then why do we keep strangling life
Wound this earth, crucify its soul
Though it's plain to see
This world is heavenly
Be god's glow
We could fly so high
Let our spirits never die
In my heart I feel you are all my brothers
Create a world with no fear
Together we cry happy tears
See the nations turn their swords into plowshares
We could really get there
If you cared enough for the living
Make a little space
To make a better place
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
You and for me
Songwriter: Michael Joe Jackson
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 IS COPYRIGHT BY THE CONDITIONS SET AT THE GENEVA CONFERENCE ON COPYRIGHT.
Many people who are "spiritual but not religious" have a lot in common with Spiritualists. They may not even be aware that there is a church/ science/ philosophy that
teaches that there is life after death but rejects the concept of eternal punishment and demonstrates that it is possible to connect with the "dead" through mediums. 
In Arthur Findlay's brilliant book 
Dr. Cardoso, author of 
with a psychic medium, James Hewat McKenzie (1869-1929) took a year's leave from his practice as a psychologist and psychoanalyst in 1900. He spent the next 29 years studying mediumship and experimenting with some of the greatest physical and trance mediums of the early 20th century. He spent many years touring and lecturing in the United States, both seeking and studying mediums. 
This little gem of a book with the subtitle "Your Top Ten Questions About the Afterlife Answered" is a must-read. Ian Lawton, who in 2019 also released a brilliant 500-page book 
Connection procedure developed by Dr. Craig Hogan is a FREE training program that will teach you how to enter a state of mind in which afterlife connections can and do occur. They happen in 86% of the people who go through the training. [ 
The Angel Guidance Group with Nancy Freier meets every second Saturday of the month (Sunday in Australia, New Zealand). Angel Medium Nancy Freier is author of "Angel Guidance: Wisdom for Navigating Life's Challenges" and publisher of The Inner Voice e-magazine. Nancy leads the group into a growing awareness of those in the higher realms of Spirit and the ways they guide us through the lessons and challenges we face. 
Spiritist Literature: Directed Study (SLIDS) with Ana Castro.
Developing the skills of mental mediumship and blending with spirit.
At the age of fifty, guest speaker Jo Buchanan took a huge risk in selling her home to finance her dreams of exploring the sacred sites of Egypt, camping on Native American reservations in the deserts of Arizona, partaking in ancient rituals with Mayan Indians in the jungles of Mexico and swimming with dolphins in the oceans of Hawaii. These adventures completely changed her life.
Automatic Writing and Mediumship ETC. Discussion with Sheila Lowe 
Every Wednesday with Rob Blackburn and Craig Hogan. Participants sit in a darkened space in their own homes; the group has been going for some time and members are experiencing phenomena. 
August Goforth: Exploratorium.
We are delighted to announce that Welsh medium 
May we have learned much of good from what has been our lot. And may we look ahead to
greater and more glorious adventures that
shall be instrumental, in time, in bringing
fulfillment of our desires.
mainstream media you would think that the past year was nothing but doom and gloom. But some good things happened in 2023.
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