COMMENTARY: BRAZILIAN SPIRITISM HAS GIVEN US SOME EXTRAORDINARY MEDIUMS Most of our readers would be familiar with the incredible work of Chico Xavier and Divaldo Franco, not just as incredible mediums but also for their example of lifelong dedication to service. In that tradition is José Medrado, a physical medium who has devoted his life since the age of 17 to helping children and disadvantaged communities in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
José Medrado has many mediumistic gifts including clairvoyance, clairaudience, deep trance speaking, healing, and automatic writing, but, as we mentioned last week, he is best known for trance painting and trance sculpture. There are several videos of him going into a trance and allowing a group of painters, under the direction of Renoir, to complete wonderful paintings in a matter of minutes. Here's one example. Renoir made it clear to Medrado when they started to work together that if even one cent of the money that came from the paintings was used for anything except service to the poor, the painters would stop working with him.
While working full-time, he has used his mediumistic gifts to create a model community centre Citade da Luz with a staff of 22 people and 200 volunteers. 1500 people a month access free health care, 300 children receive free education, 500 families a month engage in cultural activities and 100 homeless people per week access food, clothes, fresh showers as well as health and spiritual support from volunteers staffing the community bus.
RAISING FUNDS FOR THE CITY OF LIGHT
Inge Crosson explains why Medrado unexpectedly needs some extra help to comply with new fire regulations that require work costing R$150,000 ($45,000 AUD or $30,000 US) to be completed by the end of 2024. Otherwise all the programs at the City of Light will have to close (something that may please those made uncomfortable by Medrado's stance against corruption and greed). This is a short extract taken from Inge's full talk at last week's Zoom Global Gathering.
We know that times are tough for a lot of people, but if you are in a position to make a donation large or small to enable the City of Light to continue its life-changing spiritual work, it will be very much appreciated.
We will be advertising some fund-raising activities over the next few weeks - if you have ideas and can help, email Inge
awakeningsoulsinfo@gmail.com
CARL SAGAN ON GOD
Carl Sagan was an American astronomer and science writer famous for co-writing and narrating "Cosmos" a thirteen-part, 1980-1981 television series. He was also very involved with space exploration and with SETI - the Search for Extraterrestial Life.
CARL SAGAN AND OTHER SCIENTISTS SAY "OH MY GOD, WAS I WRONG!" Mediums Regina Ochoa and Jeanne Love from the Cosmic Voices team were recently interviewed by Gary Langley and Sally Taylor. In this, the second of two videos, Regina brings through Carl Sagan who says that he was surprised to find himself alive and conscious after his transition. Read more of the messages received by Regina and Jeanne.
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.
ONE OF THE 20th CENTURY'S GREATEST SCIENTISTS CHANGED IN ONE MINUTE
It seems fitting that the scientist who invented the microprocessor and touchpad, Federico Faggin, is leading the charge away from materialism. He explains his transition from a hard-core materialist into a deep student of consciousness.
ADVANCED AFTERLIFE SCIENTISTS INFLUENCE LIVING SCIENTISTS "1. The afterlife scientist discusses his or her ideas and findings with counselors and higher authorities on the (afterlife) side. 2. If it is agreed that the Earth inhabitants are ready for such information, then it is made possible for the spirit scientist to convey the findings to the Earth scientist. 3. This can be related to the earth scientist by way of intuition, by insights or directly channeled to the earth scientist. 4. Those scientists who allow their intuitions the freest reign will be the most advanced.
The sharing of scientific secrets or information from the afterlife realm to yours does not mean this information will always be used for the greater good of humankind. But advancements are given in the hopes that they will be applied to good ends in helping people". J Laddon, Beyond The Veil.
A MOTHER'S AFTER-DEATH COMMUNICATION WITH HER DAUGHTER
A mother talks about how their 11-year-old daughter has visited with the family and communicated and how this has brought the family some comfort.
2024 SPIRITUAL AWAKENINGS INTERNATIONAL ONLINE CONFERENCE Registration is free.
Saturday & Sunday, June 8 - June 9, 2024. The conference offers forty outstanding speakers from fourteen countries, nineteen enlightening sessions, and all types of spiritually transformative experiences. Raymond Moody, MD, PhD, Yvonne Kason, MD, Francis Lu, MD, and Alexander Moreira-Almeida, MD, William Peters are just five of the Ground breaking Circle of Speakers scheduled to speak at the conference. Register here.
LIFE BEYOND LIFE FILM FESTIVAL "We all how how influential spiritual moves can be (think "Ghost" and "What Dreams May Come"). So it's wonderful to learn that six Feature films, six documentaries, sixteen short movies, six documentary shorts, and ten art Movies were featured in the Life Beyond Life Film Festival, this year in its fourth year (https:// www.lifebeyondlife.net/). The festival is organized by the Università Popolare ArtInMovimento (https://www.unipopaim.it/), in cooperation with the SystemOut Cultural Association (http://www.systemout.org/), the Afterlife Research and Education Institute (https://afterlifeinstitute.org/), and the Religion Today Film Festival." Read more about the new films.
AWAKEN YOUR PSYCHIC ABILITY WITH DEBBIE MALONE Debbie Malone has been at the top of her game as a psychic medium in Australia for the last 30 years and has condensed her vast experience into her recent book "Awaken Your Psychic Ability - updated edition".
Debbie will be our guest on the Zoom Global Gathering on Sunday June 2nd at 2 p.m. Pacific time https://zoom.us/j/7595442928.
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, she today lives a healed and happy life in Australia, the beneficiary of spirit guidance to forgive and love.
NEXT WEEK'S FREE AFTERLIFE ZOOM GROUPS - ALL WELCOME
Spiritist Literature: Directed Study (SLIDS) with Ana Castro.
No meeting this week - Next class on the 1st of June.
Sunday May 26th 2024/ Monday May 27th 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 10 a.m. Sunday
Mountain Time 11 a.m. Sunday
Central Time noon Sunday
Eastern Time (New York) 1 p.m. Sunday
London 6 p.m. Sunday
Rome 7 p.m. Sunday
Sydney/Melbourne 3 a.m. Monday
New Zealand 5 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 May 26th 2024/ Monday May 27th Australia
Global Gathering: every Sunday/Monday
This week: Community Circle Come and share your experiences - synchronicities, books you have been reading (or writing) - courses started. These are the meetings where we have an opportunity to get to know new people and celebrate the strengths of our community. There will be time for you to publicise and get support for things you are wokring on. We'd also like people to volunteer to talk on topics they love, and help with ideas for fund-raising for our project for Citade da Luz. Our guest speaker for next meeting (2nd June) is Debbie Malone who will talk about her experiences visiting various stone circles in the United Kingdom.
Times:
Pacific Time 2 p.m. Sunday
Phoenix 2 p.m. Sunday
Mountain Time 3 p.m. Sunday
Central time 4 p.m. Sunday
Eastern time 5 p.m. Sunday
London 10 p.m. Sunday
Vienna 11 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
Please note: We have had a recent problem with Zoom bombers. If we don't let you in because we cannot identify you from your login name, either answer the question we will send you in the waiting room chat box or email the co-ordinator.
Monday May 27th 2024/ Tuesday May 28th Australia
GOSH: Gatherings over Strange Happenings with Kim Parker 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
Vienna 11 p.m. Monday
Sydney/Melbourne 7 a.m. Tuesday
New Zealand 9 a.m. Tuesday Check time in your city
Email: Kim at kmrainbow57@yahoo.com https://zoom.us/j/7595442928
Tuesday May 28th 2024
Australian-based Physical Mediumship Development Circle (Dark Circle) Every week participants interested in trying to develop physical mediumship sit in a darkened space in their own homes for 40 minutes, relax, and listen to music. This is a long-term project and participants must be prepared to sit in harmony without much seeming to happen on the surface.
Times:
Pacific time 3 a.m. Tuesday
Phoenix time 3 a.m. Tuesday
Mountain Time 4 a.m. Tuesday
Central Time 5 a.m. Tuesday
Eastern Time (New York) 6 a.m. Tuesday
London 11 a.m. Tuesday
Rome 12 noon. Tuesday
Perth/Singapore 6 p.m. Tuesday
Sydney Australia 8 p.m. Tuesday
Auckland 10 p.m. Tuesday Check time in your city
Email Paul Hinson Advall@iinet.net.au for more information and Zoom link.
Tuesday May 28th 2024/ Wednesday May 29th
Spirit Art We are meeting to create spirit art with messages.
No art experience required.
Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday
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 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/873881773
Wednesday May 29th 2024 / Thursday May 30th Australia
USA-based 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
Email r.craig.hogan@afterlifeinstitute.org for meeting guidelines,
Times:
Pacific 6 p.m. Wednesday
Arizona 6 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 9 a.m. Thursday
Sydney/Melbourne 11 a.m. Thursday
New Zealand 1 p.m. Thursday Check time in your city
Email r.craig.hogan@afterlifeinstitute.org for meeting guidelines,
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."
MEDITATION FOR COMMUNICATING WITH PETS AFTER DEATH
When you have experienced the death of a pet, it can feel like you've lost your pet forever. In this energy meditation, Animal Communicator Danielle MacKinnon will walk you through a guided meditation for communicating with pets after death. If you've been looking for signs from your deceased pet, this meditation will show you exactly what to do to feel more connected to your pet in the afterlife, and perhaps even get a message from them. Also, you can use this meditation for when your dog is dying or to connect with any other beloved animal and get a message.
WHITE FEATHER'S DREAM
"I dream of a world filled with light and truth; where darkness is vanquished and lies are no longer rewarded; where true power rests safely in the hands of the wise and selfless whose only desire is to help others".
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"Not sure what I’d do if not for your posts. You are truly a divine godsend - every day I wonder and ache for what it will be like when I get to see my son again." Chris
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"Your posts keep me going and fill me with hope that I will one day be reunited with my family and pets again thank you." Lesley
3) "This is priceless evidence that we all go on. No one is lost. There's no such thing as death!" Bonnie
SOMETHING SPECIAL: GO IN PEACE
Jennifer Berezan is a unique blend of singer/ songwriter, producer, and activist. Over the course of ten albums, she has developed and explored recurring themes with a rare wisdom. Her lifelong involvement in environmental, women’s, and other justice movements as well as an interest in Buddhism and earth-based spirituality are at the heart of her writing. This lovely song is featured on her most recent album "Belonging".
Most of our readers would be familiar with the incredible work of 
"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 
findings with counselors and higher authorities on the (afterlife) side.
from fourteen countries, nineteen enlightening sessions, and all types of spiritually transformative experiences. Raymond Moody, MD, PhD, Yvonne Kason, MD, Francis Lu, MD, and Alexander Moreira-Almeida, MD, William Peters are just five of the Ground breaking Circle of Speakers scheduled to speak at the conference. 
"We all how how influential spiritual moves can be (think "Ghost" and "What Dreams May Come"). So it's wonderful to learn that six Feature films, six documentaries, sixteen short movies, six documentary shorts, and ten art Movies were featured in the Life Beyond Life Film Festival, this year in its fourth year (
Debbie Malone
“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
Spiritist Literature: Directed Study (SLIDS) with Ana Castro. 
Developing the skills of mental mediumship and blending with spirit.
Come and share your experiences - synchronicities, books you have been reading (or writing) - courses started. These are the meetings where we have an opportunity to get to know new people and celebrate the strengths of our community. There will be time for you to publicise and get support for things you are wokring on. We'd also like people to volunteer to talk on topics they love, and help with ideas for fund-raising for our project for Citade da Luz. 
When: Every two weeks on Mondays (UK EUROPE and USA) and Tuesday 7 a.m. (Sydney).
Every week participants interested in trying to develop physical mediumship sit in a darkened space in their own homes for 40 minutes, relax, and listen to music. This is a long-term project and participants must be prepared to sit in harmony without much seeming to happen on the surface.
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. 
"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." 
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