COMMENTARY: WHERE DID RELIGIONS GET THEIR INFORMATION ABOUT THE AFTERLIFE?
In his book, The Psychic Stream, historian Arthur Findlay argues convincingly that all religions formed their ideas about the afterlife in exactly the same way that we do today: through near-death experiences, out-of-body experiences, after-death contacts, transpersonal experiences, mediumship and channelling from advanced consciousness.
Today we have the advantage of being able to collect many more accounts of afterlife contact and confirm them through the processes used to sift evidence. We examine the primary sources and the credibility and reliability of the witnesses. We can triangulate across multiple streams of evidence including new ones that have come about because of advances in technology with electronic voice phenomena and Instrumental Trans-Communication.
Unfortunately, we are unable to do that with the sources from which religions claim to get their information. All we have are fragments of very old documents, the originals of which are lost in the mists of time. We are also unable to place many of the writings in their full context since the original teachings have been lost or distorted through (sometimes deliberate) mistranslations.
This does not mean that religion does not have anything to offer - quite the opposite, so long as we remember that religions are man-made cultural institutions and what really matters to the soul is how much love we feel and show. As Swedenborg said "Heaven is about deeds, not creeds".
JOHN J. DAVIS NDE
John J. Davis had a near-death experience when he was 21 that completely changed his life and world-view. He was given a tour of a part of Heaven or the Other Side. John was shown that there truly is life after what we call death. He learned that we are eternal beings and that there is no end to our existence. He was also shown that our lives on Earth are temporary and that we come here to learn and experience and, after every life, we go back home.
Timecodes: 0:00 - Episode Teaser
0:42 - John's life prior to his NDE 3:47 - John's NDE story
8:22 - What’s on the other side of the white light? 15:31 - Are past lives real?
22:16 - Are soulmates real? 31:06 - Are the things on earth built like things on the other side? Or is it vice versa?
37:37 - Universal knowledge and the akashic records. 45:10 - The life review experience
56:39 - What happens after death?
1:02:36 - Living a Good Life
1:03:22 - Definition of God
1:05:03 - Ultimate Purpose of Life
1:06:04 - Final Message
IRREFUTABLE EVIDENCE: EMERGING NEW SCIENCE
Theoretical physicist Professor Amit Goswami writes: "Materialist science takes it as its basic axiom that everything is matter. We have literally managed to train a whole generation of students on the idea that everything is material, but this Newtonian world-view that has shaped our understanding for centuries is now giving way to the revelations of quantum physics which goes beyond materialism; to show that consciousness, not matter, is the ground of all being." Read more on Dr. Goswami's website The Centre for Quantum Activism.
THE FATHER OF COMPUTING NOW STUDIES PSYCHIC PHENOMENA AND CONSCIOUSNESS Federico Faggin, the inventor of the microprocessor, is currently dedicated to studying consciousness and non-ordinary / psychic phenomena. The interview brings an overview of Faggin's trajectory "From Computers to Consciousness". He recounts his "mystical" experience, and the conversation develops into discussions on the limitations of science, research of the out-of-body experience phenomenon, and the basis for a new science for consciousness. Nanci Trivellato explores his views and theories on what lies beyond ordinary physical reality.
MATERIALISATION IN DAYLIGHT IN THE 1950s Spiritualism was founded on physical mediumship, the most spectacular form of which is materialisation.
The book The Technique of Daylight Materialization is surely one of the most important books ever written. It contains stunning eyewitness accounts and reports by credible witnesses of materialisations of loved ones (and animals) that occurred around Rev. James Jacob Dickson in San Francisco.
Rev. Dickson claimed that he was born with this very rare ability and that his parents talked to materialised spirits around his cradle (present-day physical medium Marion Dampier-Jeans reports that the same thing happened when she was born). The picture above left is of the medium James Dickson, then aged 19, with his materialised spirit friend, Minnie Brown. Read the book in pdf.
ALMOST FORGOTTEN PHYSICAL MEDIUMS FROM THE USA
While many of our readers are familiar with the wonderful work of independent direct-voice medium Leslie Flint, few would have heard of the incredible Mrs. Elizabeth Blake. Based in Ohio, USA, she worked non-stop for nearly sixty years, from 1860 to 1920. In that time it is claimed that she sat for more than 200,000 people. Fortunately, a comprehensive (over 200 pages) record of her work written by a top investigator has been preserved in the Proceedings of the American Society for Psychical Research (download a pdf copy). Except for her night circles, which she held usually when requested, she sat in broad daylight. N. Riley Heagarty has made available a record of her work in his wonderful book 'The Direct Voice'.
INDUCED AFTER-DEATH COMMUNICATION
For 20 years, Dr. Allan Botkin Had treated patients at a Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Chicago. He utilized EMDR--eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing--a widely used and proven method of treating PTSD. One day, while treating patients he stumbled upon something peculiar. His patient, Sam, a Vietnam vet, revealed that he had seen and spoken to a child he was very close to. The child came to Sam and forgave him for not protecting her when she was killed in a gunfire attack. She told him it wasn’t his fault. From that day forward, Sam found his way to mental health. This was the beginning of IADC. That was in 1995. For his remaining 8 years at the Vet Hospital, Botkin continued using IADC therapy, but sadly he had to keep it secret. Read more.
YOUR THOUGHTS HAVE POWER “And after your death, when most of you for the first time realize what life here is all about, you will begin to see that your life here is almost nothing but the sum total of every choice you have made during every moment of your life. Your thoughts, which you are responsible for, are as real as your deeds. You will begin to realize that every word and every deed affects your life and has also touched thousands of lives.” Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
SHE REMEMBERS HER LIFE BEFORE BIRTH
Though only 24, Akerke Muratova has experienced much in her young life, including her parents' deaths, childhood abuse, attempted suicides, spiritual awakening, and out-of-body experiences. Originally from Kazakhstan, today she lives a healed and happy life in Australia, the beneficiary of spirit guidance to forgive and love. See more of Akerke's videos on her Youtube channel.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DIE? MOST INTERESTING In his book Life in the World Unseen, Hugh Benson (through medium Anthony Borgia) claims that while we can have houses on the astral level, we are free from the burdens of household duties. "What is there to disturb the order of the house? There can be no dust because there is no decay of any sort whatsoever. There can be no dirt because here in spirit there is nothing to cause it. The household duties that are so very familiar and so very irksome on the earth plane are here non-existent. The necessity for providing the body with food was abandoned when we abandoned our physical body."
DOLORES CANNON ON LIFE AFTER DEATH
Dolores Cannon revealed her discoveries about life after death and the astral plane as detailed in her book "Between Death and Life" at the 2008 Ozark Mountain Transformation Conference. To learn more about Dolores Cannon, her 19 metaphysical books, and her unique Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique (QHHT) visit her website.
UNDERSTANDING THE AFTERLIFE, SPIRITUALITY, AND HEALING GRIEF This e-book is a wonderful 143+ page collection of information and internet links for websites, YouTube videos, documentaries, podcasts, etcetera, that Pam Hidinger has put together based on her own personal research and journey after her daughter died in 2018. It has taken her years to put it together and now she plans to make it available to others in the hope that it may help them. When people purchase the e-book from her website, they will be provided a password to the online version of the e-book.
YOGIS WHO SAW JESUS AND REVERED HIM
The great spiritual masters of India have seen Jesus in visions, researched and proved not only his existence but his having lived in India, and expounded his teachings as being the same as (not just consistent with) Sanatana Dharma.
0:00 Introduction
0:32 Yogis who had visions of Jesus
0:52 Sri Ramakrishna & His Disciples
1:05 The Jesus Cave in the Himalayas
1:22 The monastery in Tibet that Jesus visited 1:53 The controversial “Unknown Life of Jesus Christ” 2:40 The Shankaracharya of Puri and Jesus in Govardhan Math
3:06 Sri Yukteswar and Paramhansa Yogananda 4:09 Swamis who wrote about Jesus and the teachings of India
4:37 Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh and his reverence for Jesus 6:25 The book “The Christ of India”
Saturday May 20th 2023/ Sunday May 21st 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
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Sunday May 21st 2023/ Monday May 22nd Australia Distant Healing Prayer SERVICE - Third Sunday of the month - 12 noon EST - On the third Sunday of the Month we come together to both receive and send healing energy to others. We work with a guided meditation /visualization for breathing in the light and directing it through thought. This focused breathing is a combination of two wonderful techniques, one which Sheri learned from the British Spiritual Healer, Mr. Harry Edwards and the other from Baba Ram Dass. Both in Spirit now, they both gave much to this world. This group will meet in Sheri Perl's personal zoom meeting room: http://zoom.us/j/8700196553.
Times
Pacific time 9 a.m. Sunday
Phoenix time 9 a.m. Sunday
Mountain time 10 a.m. Sunday
Central time 11 a.m. Sunday
Eastern time 12 noon Sunday
London 5 p.m. Sunday
Rome 6 p.m. Sunday
Sydney/Melbourne 2 a.m. Monday
New Zealand 4 a.m. Monday Check time in your city
Co-ordinator: Sheri Perl
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Sunday May 21st 2023/ Monday May 22nd Australia Global Gathering: After the death of his son, our guest Joe McQuillen was led on a search to find his beloved Christopher. Joe began to research the metaphysical and seek out the answers to What happens next? He had several wonderful readings with mediums and then, after a year, he began to hear Christopher's voice. With Christopher's help, he has written two books: My Search For Christopher On The Other Side
and We’re Not Done Yet Pop.
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/Monday
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 May 22nd 2023 / Tuesday May 23rd Australia
Gatherings Over Strange Happenings with Kim Parker Every two weeks on Mondays (UK EUROPE and USA) and Tuesdays 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
Tuesday May 23rd 2023 / Wednesday May 24th Australia
Spirit Art We are meeting to create spirit art
with messages.
No art experience required.
Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday
Times:
Pacific Time 6 p.m. Tuesday
Phoenix time 6 p.m. Tuesday
Mountain Time 7 p.m. Tuesday
Central Time 8 p.m. Tuesday
Eastern Time (New York) 9 p.m. Tuesday
London 2 a.m. Wednesday
Sydney/Melbourne 11 a.m. Wednesday
New Zealand 1 p.m. Wednesday Check time in your city
Coordinator: Dr. Susan B. Barnes, CSNU susanbbarnes@gmail.com
Online in Zoom https://zoom.us/j/8738817733
Wednesday May 24th 2023 / Thursday May 25th 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 May 25th 2023 / Friday May 26th Australia
Sheri Perl's Loss, Bereavement and Connecting-Up---Exploring Electronic Voice Phenomenon This group meets on the last Thursday of the month at 3 p.m. Eastern time.
The group is open to anyone who wishes to attend. Each month personal stories will be shared about afterlife connections members have made. Then we will make a group EVP recording and the EVPs that come through will be sent to everyone’s email.
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: sheriperl@gmail.com
Just click this link to join.
NURTURE YOUR GRATITUDE DAILY
Too many of us unwisely dwell only on what we lack or think we lack, and not on what we have.
As the Universal Spiritual Brother & Sisterhood (USB) reminds us, not all days can be as perfect as one might desire, but every moment can be one of thanks for the many blessings that are ours, particularly the blessing of life as a human being. That priceless gift provides us with opportunities to make our
dreams come true and help others on their own
journey.
We should avoid wasting time pining for what is not. Instead, we should gratefully remember what we have and strive to meet misfortunes well,
correcting what we can correct, and accepting the rest courageously. Truly
grateful people are usually spiritual people, ever ready to serve others,
and therefore on the path to a spiritual mountaintop, whether they know it
or not.
The full teachings of the USB are contained in the book Spiritual Light, published by USB Vision Press.
TONGLEN - A BEAUTIFUL SPIRITUAL PRACTICE Tonglen meditation involves visualizing the pain and suffering of others and then exhaling love, compassion, and positive energy toward them. It is a powerful tool for cultivating empathy, resilience, and emotional intelligence, and has been proven to be effective in helping both adults and children to deal with challenging situations. In this video, Rob Cimperman walks you through the step-by-step process of teaching your kids Tonglen meditation and how they can use it to deal with bullies.
BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE DO NOT JUST HAPPEN
"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen."
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
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HIGHLY INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC: EVA CASSIDY FIELDS OF GOLD
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COMMENTARY: WHERE DID RELIGIONS GET THEIR INFORMATION ABOUT THE AFTERLIFE? 
"Materialist science takes it as its basic axiom that everything is matter. We have literally managed to train a whole generation of students on the idea that everything is material, but this Newtonian world-view that has shaped our understanding for centuries is now giving way to the revelations of quantum physics which goes beyond materialism; to show that consciousness, not matter, is the ground of all being." Read more on Dr. Goswami's website 
Spiritualism was founded on physical mediumship, the most spectacular form of which is materialisation.
familiar with the wonderful work of 
“And after your death, when most of you for the first time realize what life here is all about, you will begin to see that your life here is almost nothing but the sum total of every choice you have made during every moment of your life. Your thoughts, which you are responsible for, are as real as your deeds. You will begin to realize that every word and every deed affects your life and has also touched thousands of lives.” Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
"What is there to disturb the order of the house? There can be no dust because there is no decay of any sort whatsoever. There can be no dirt because here in spirit there is nothing to cause it. The household duties that are so very familiar and so very irksome on the earth plane are here non-existent. The necessity for providing the body with food was abandoned when we abandoned our physical body."
This e-book is a wonderful 143+ page collection of information and internet links for websites, YouTube videos, documentaries, podcasts, etcetera, that 
Spiritist Literature: Directed Study with Ana Castro.
12 noon EST - On the third Sunday of the Month we come together to both receive and send healing energy to others. We work with a guided meditation /visualization for breathing in the light and directing it through thought. This focused breathing is a combination of two wonderful techniques, one which Sheri learned from the British Spiritual Healer, 
Global Gathering: After the death of his son, our guest 
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. 
We are meeting to create spirit art
with messages. 
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. 
As the 
FEEDBACK: (Three only)