COMMENTARY: WAKING FROM THE MATERIALIST TRANCE
Our society seems to have collective amnesia about the purpose of life.
We are all on a train hurtling into the unknown and very few people think to ask where it came from and where it's going.
Some blessed souls seem to have been born with the knowledge that they existed before this life and remain in contact with other worlds.
Many children seem to have the intuitive knowledge of "imaginary friends" and other lives. But in most cases, the memories disappear by about age 5.
For most people, it seems to be either the death of a loved one or a spiritually transformative experience (such as a near-death or out-of-body experience) that jolts us out of the trance of normal life. The fortunate ones use the experience as a stimulus to investigate - often turning first to religion, and then to a wider investigation.
Thanks to the Internet there are more resources than ever available to help people to find information, teachers, fellow explorers, and support to make meaning out of the journey. But much more is needed, particularly when it comes to grief.
THE START OF THE FOREVER FAMILY FOUNDATION
Phran and Bob Ginsberg started the Forever Family Foundation following the death of their daughter Baily. They were parents who were attending a grief support group with other parents but found that as soon as anyone began to talk about the afterlife the organisers shut them down. The parents began to gather together in the parking area to share their after-death contacts and signs from their children.
THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUING BONDS In 1996, Klass, Silverman, and Nickman shed light on an important bereavement concept in the book Continuing Bonds: New Understandings of Grief. They claim that traditional grief therapy aims at "cutting bonds with the deceased, thereby freeing the survivor to reinvest in new relationships in the present" and that "holding on to the deceased" is seen as pathological.
They suggested that it is much more normal and effective in reducing grief for the bereaved to continue their bond with the deceased. Read more.
STEPHEN BERKLEY'S SEVEN-YEAR INVESTIGATION OF AFTER-DEATH COMMUNICATION
When Stephen Berkley's father died, his mother Irene suffered profound grief. He noticed that her friend Ethel, who had experienced a similar bereavement, was much happier and was handling her loss much better. The discovery that Ethel had been communicating with her husband via automatic writing for several years set him on a seven-year investigation exploring the scientific evidence of the effect of after-death communication on grief.
SPECIAL SCREENING OF STEPHEN'S FILM, "LIFE WITH GHOSTS" You can help to get the much-needed knowledge of the healing power of after-death communication to mainstream audiences.
REGISTER NOW TO RECEIVE AN INVITATION TO VIEW THE FILM between Friday, 30th June and Monday, July 3rd, 2023 (Saturday 1st July to Tuesday, 4th July in Australia) - suggested donation from US $15. Please Invite your friends and share on social media or with your email lists.
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NEW AFTERLIFE ZOOM GROUP
Stephen Berkley has agreed to host a monthly Zoom group where people can talk about all things related to after-death communication as a means of healing grief. First meeting Monday 3rd July at 8 p.m. US Eastern time. (see time in your city). Click here to join.
AFTERLIFE COMMUNICATION - 16 PROVEN METHODS -85 true accounts
Available on Amazon.com this book contains descriptions of methods that people are using today to communicate with loved ones who have transitioned. Buy from Amazon
MICHAEL NEWTON AND DOLORES CANNON DISCOVER LIFE BETWEEN LIVES
In this video, Rob Cimperman dives deep into the spiritual insights gained from exploring past lives and inter-life memories through hypnosis.
DR. ANABELA CARDOSO'S NEW BOOK: "FRIEDEL'S CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEAD"
As many of you know, Dr. Anabela Cardoso is a retired Portuguese diplomat and a pioneer in Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP) and Direct Radio Voices (DRV). In 2000 Dr. Cardoso founded the ITC Journal, of which she remains Editor-in-Chief. Her new book "Friedel’s Conversations with the Dead" is the fascinating story of Friedrich Jürgenson (1903-1987) who became interested in EVP when he heard his mother's voice on a new tape that he was using to record bird song.
This book, written in collaboration with Anders Leopold Elmquist, a close friend of Friedrich Jürgenson, documents his encounters with scientists such as Hans Bender, who concluded, that the voices couldn’t be explained by normal means. TV personalities sought out Friedel, and he was the subject of TV shows, a film, and documentaries in Europe. He also produced and directed his own documentaries, became a regular guest at the Vatican, and took part in excavations in Pompeii. He even painted portraits of two popes that still hang in the Vatican today. Pope Paul VI later agreed that the voices were not of earthly origin (or demonic) and were indeed the voices from the dead. Read more.
FRIEDRICH JURGENSON THROUGH ITC
In 1988/89, Adolf HOMES began receiving texts and images of deceased people via radio, TV, telephone (on its answering machine, too), and the elderly C 64 computer. He received messages about upcoming contacts from his mother in spirit so that he could record them (source Ernst Senkowski on Mark Macy's worlditc.org). On the left is an image of Freidrich Jurgenson, received on Homes' screen. On the right is a photograph of Jurgenson for comparison.
MEDIUM RECOUNTS HER CHILDHOOD AS A SENSITIVE
Elizabeth Raver Ph.D. recently shared with our Sunday Zoom Global Gathering many of the experiences she had as a psychically sensitive child.
She was fortunate later in life to meet a teacher who was able to explain her abilities and help her develop her mediumship. These days she runs classes, sessions, research, and volunteer work including experiences as a medium-subject at Yale University's Project Hope and the Belief Lab.
STUNNING EVIDENCE THAT CONVINCED A SKEPTICAL MAGICIAN
More remarkable evidence from Louie Harris' book about Alec Harris, the superb Welsh materialization medium, who died in 1974.
"On one notable occasion Mr. A.G. Fletcher-Desborough, an expert magician who was an arch-skeptic attended a sitting. As he reported later in the Liverpool Evening Express 'as an illusionist and magician, I knew exactly where to look for such things as panel and floor escapes, ceiling and wall slides. I was satisfied that nothing could make an exit or entrance in any way. There was no chance of deception'. What followed was nothing short of miraculous. The skeptic's dead father materialized and used a pet name known to nobody but his family. His brother materialized giving his name and walking with a limp as he did in life. Finally, his third son, Ronnie, who had been beheaded by the Japanese after the fall of Singapore materialized."
PHYSICAL MEDIUMSHIP CONFERENCE SUCCESS AT LILY DALE NEW YORK
Congratulations to Dr. Susan Barnes and her team for organising a highly successful physical mediumship conference week at Lily Dale. Highlights included an amazing evening with tea leaf readings, flower readings, and table tipping. One table turned upside down and moved across the floor by itself.
All of the seances were successful and it was a transformational event for many people. See Susan's report.
DR. JAMIE TURNDORF ON 'LOVE NEVER DIES' Jamie talks about the false belief that we have to wait until we die to reconnect with our loved ones in spirit. She explains how her husband (a former Jesuit priest) has been in close communication with her since the moment he died. Jamie's book "Love Never Dies" explains how this communication can be used to reconnect, resolve unfinished business, and make peace with the deceased.
NEW GROUP!! Monday July 3rd 2023 / Tuesday July 4th Australia
Life with Ghosts Zoom Chat - with filmmaker Stephen Berkley
A monthly group on the First Monday of the month at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
An opportunity to discuss all things related to after-death communication as a means of healing grief.
Stephen Berkley is the writer/director/producer of the movie "Life with Ghosts" and undertook a seven-year personal journey exploring mediumship, automatic writing, and Induced After-Death Communication at the University of North Texas to produce a film about the latest science involving the importance of continuing bonds. See a short extract from Stephen's talk about the making of the movie.
Times:
Pacific time 5 p.m. Monday
Phoenix time 5 p.m. Monday
Mountain time 6 p.m. Monday
Central time 7 p.m. Monday
Eastern time 8 p.m. Monday
London 1 a.m. Tuesday
Rome 2 a.m. Tuesday
Sydney/Melbourne 10 a.m. Tuesday
New Zealand 12 noon Tuesday Check time in your city
Co-ordinator: Stephen Berkley
admin@lifewithghosts.com Click this link to join.
Saturday July 1st 2023 / Sunday July 2nd in Australia
Spiritist Literature: Directed Study 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 1 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 6 a.m. Sunday
New Zealand 8 a.m. Sunday
Check time in your city
Co-ordinator: Ana Castro
Just click this link to join.
Sunday July 2nd 2023/ Monday July 3rd Australia
Friday Report Global Gathering Our guest Professor Stafford Betty will talk about "Updating Personal Survival in the Catholic Church".
Stafford is a retired
professor of world religions at California State University, Bakersfield, and is considered to be one of the United States’s most acclaimed experts on the afterlife. In 2011 he published The Afterlife Unveiled, his most popular book. A more recent publication, Heaven and Hell Unveiled (2014), is an in-depth description of spirit life, with an emphasis on how spirits progress from lower to higher planes. His tenth book, When Did You Ever Become Less by Dying? Afterlife: The Evidence, appeared in 2016. He has published five novels, the most recent being The Womanpriest: A Novel which will be the focus of his talk.
Spiritualism Today with Dr. Norma Turner Every Sunday - a combination of a presentation of some aspect of Spiritualism and spirituality followed by open discussion. If you have questions about Spiritualism or spirituality or religion, bring them here.
Times: Pacific 4 p.m. Sunday
Phoenix 4 p.m. Sunday
Mountain time 5 p.m. Sunday
Central (Illinois, Texas) 6 p.m. Sunday
Eastern (New York) 7 p.m. Sunday
London 12 midnight Sunday
Sydney/Melbourne time 9 a.m. Monday
New Zealand 11 a.m. Monday Check time in your city
Contact: njturner@earthlink.net
Norma’s Room: https://zoom.us/j/3499782616
Monday July 3rd 2023 / Tuesday July 4th Australia
GOSH: Kim Parker's GOSH When: Every two weeks on Mondays (UK EUROPE and USA) and Tuesday 7 a.m. (Sydney).
A small group that meets to share and explore the meaning of strange experiences like missing time, seeing scenes from another time, interacting with a person who suddenly wasn't there, bi-location etc. If it's something you cannot share easily with others, bring it to this group to get validation and speculate on its cause. See short video about GOSH
Times:
Pacific Time 2 p.m. Monday
Phoenix 2 p.m. Monday
Mountain Time 3 p.m. Monday
Central time 4 p.m. Monday
Eastern time 5 p.m. Monday
London 10 p.m. Monday
Amsterdam 11 p.m. Monday
Sydney/Melbourne 7 a.m. Tuesday
New Zealand 9 a.m. Tuesday Check the time for your city
Email: Kim at kmrainbow57@yahoo.com https://zoom.us/j/7595442928
NEW GROUP!! Monday July 3rd 2023 / Tuesday July 4th Australia
Life with Ghosts Zoom Chat - with filmmaker Stephen Berkley A monthly group on the First Monday of the month at 8 p.m. Eastern time. See at the top of the Zoom groups for details.
Tuesday July 4th 2023 / Wednesday July 5th Australia Army for Love with Debra Martin
cancelled because of the US National Holiday - next meeting Tuesday August 1st 2023
Tuesday July 4th 2023 / Wednesday July 5th Australia
What If? With Cheryl Page
The July meeting will be put back from the holiday July 4th to a week later July 11th
Wednesday July 5th2023 / Thursday July 6th Australia Automatic Writing and Mediumship Discussion with Sheila Lowe
Share resources and discuss what participants are experiencing
1st and 3rd Wednesdays.
Times:
Pacific Time 5.30 p.m. Wednesday
Phoenix 5.30 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 8.30 a.m. Thursday
Sydney/ Melbourne 10.30 a.m. Thursday
New Zealand 12.30 p.m. Thursday Check time in your city Coordinator: Sheila Lowe sheila@sheilalowe.com https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87248527074?
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[if the room is not open email Sheila]
Wednesday July 5th2023 / Thursday July 6th 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.
Pacific and Arizona time 6 p.m. Wednesday
Mountain Daylight time 7 p.m. Wednesday
Central Daylight time 8 p.m. Wednesday
New York time 9 p.m. Wednesday
London 2 a.m. Thursday
Perth 9.a.m. Thursday
Sydney/Melbourne 11 a.m. Thursday
New Zealand 1 p.m. Thursday Check time in your city THIS GROUP IS CURRENTLY NOT TAKING NEW MEMBERS
Email r.craig.hogan@afterlifeinstitute.org
Thursday July 6th 2023 / Friday July 7th Australia
August Goforth:Exploratorium.
This group is now meeting on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month.
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.
Times:
Pacific time 12 noon Thursday
Phoenix 12 noon 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 5 a.m. Friday
New Zealand 7 a.m. Friday Check time in your city
Contact: Glangley@mcn.org
Thursday July 6th 2023 / Friday July 7th Australia
Afterlife Book Club with Gary Langley
1st Thursday of the month at 5 p.m. California time. Next meeting July 6th 2023 Book of the month for July
July, “Portraits from Beyond” by Riley Heagerty.
People can email Gary for a PDF copy of Portraits provided by the author.
Times
Pacific time 5.00 p.m. Thursday
Phoenix 6 p.m. Thursday
Mountain time 6.00 p.m. Thursday
Central time 7 p.m. Thursday
New York time 8 p.m. Thursday
Sydney/Melbourne 10 a.m. Friday
New Zealand 12 noon. Friday Check time in your city
Contact: Glangley@mcn.org https://zoom.us/j/3155117825?pwd=RWtBOVJRRFJP
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DR. STEVEN GREER CLAIMS EVERYONE CAN LEARN REMOTE VIEWING
Dr. Steven Greer, MD. is the founder of The Disclosure Project and various other endeavors, all of which aim to develop a peaceful relationship with Extraterrestrial Intelligence (ETI) which, Dr. Greer claims, has been visiting planet Earth for decades if not centuries. Here he talks about the importance of learning the skills of putting the mind into a quiet relaxed state.
REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE "Strive to remember who you are, what you are and why you are here. Even with all your knowledge there are times when, immersed in the day-to-day problems, you are apt to overlook eternal realities. It is these eternal truths to which you must cling. There is nothing else in the whole world of matter which can provide you with a foundation on which to build your lives.
Spirit, not matter, is the reality. You may not be able to see it, or touch it, or feel it. You may not be able to experience its reality in the manner in which you obtain material sensations, but it is still the master of all. Realise that you belong to eternity, You are but pilgrims treading a temporary passage through life". "Light from Silver Birch"
THE MOMENT OF ENLIGHTENMENT
This video documents a moment of enlightenment experienced by Jurgen Ziewe during a one-week silent meditation retreat described in his book "The Ten Minute Moment". Jurgen's other books provide many graphic and vividly told first-hand accounts of his journeys into the Afterlife Worlds - see Jurgen's website.
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HIGHLY INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC
Don MacLaine's Winter Wood has been overshadowed by many of his other great classic songs like American Pie but this is a gem, encouraging us to accept the difficult times but "sing hopeful songs on dismal days".
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COMMENTARY: WAKING FROM THE MATERIALIST TRANCE 
In 1996, Klass, Silverman, and Nickman shed light on an important bereavement concept in the book 
You can help to get the much-needed knowledge of the healing power of after-death communication to mainstream audiences. 
AFTERLIFE COMMUNICATION - 16 PROVEN METHODS - 85 true accounts
As many of you know, Dr. Anabela Cardoso is a retired Portuguese diplomat and a pioneer in 
Congratulations to Dr. Susan Barnes and her team for organising a highly successful physical mediumship conference week at Lily Dale. Highlights included an amazing evening with tea leaf readings, flower readings, and table tipping. One table turned upside down and moved across the floor by itself.
All of the seances were successful and it was a transformational event for many people. 
Life with Ghosts Zoom Chat - with filmmaker Stephen Berkley 
Spiritist Literature: Directed Study with Ana Castro.
Our guest Professor Stafford Betty will talk about "Updating Personal Survival in the Catholic Church".
Every Sunday - a combination of a presentation of some aspect of Spiritualism and spirituality followed by open discussion. If you have questions about Spiritualism or spirituality or religion, bring them here. 
When: Every two weeks on Mondays (UK EUROPE and USA) and Tuesday 7 a.m. (Sydney). 
Automatic Writing and Mediumship 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.
"Strive to remember who you are, what you are and why you are here. Even with all your knowledge there are times when, immersed in the day-to-day problems, you are apt to overlook eternal realities. It is these eternal truths to which you must cling. There is nothing else in the whole world of matter which can provide you with a foundation on which to build your lives. 
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