COMMENTARY: EXCITING NEW RESEARCH FROM THE BICS CHALLENGE The Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies was founded by Robert Bigelow in 2020 to communicate, facilitate, educate, and organize scientific research and exploration into the survival of human consciousness (SOHC) after permanent bodily death. In early 2021 BICS announced an essay contest on the best evidence for survival of human consciousness with $950,000 in prizes. Essay contestants were tasked to present evidence for SOHC after death beyond a reasonable doubt. Read more about the essay contest.
In 2023, BICS issued a second contest, the BICS CHALLENGE PROGRAM. Sixty-seven hand-picked, certified mediums, comprising six teams in three countries were funded $390,000 over a nine-month period to connect with the afterlife to answer four key questions including “Has the Spirit World failed to enhance human spirituality on Earth since 1857 as evidenced by the dramatic rise in wars, violence, and uncontrolled technology at the expense of human spirituality?”
Each team's final report has been published on the BICS website:
THE MAKING OF A PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR - JEFFREY MISHLOVE INTERVIEWS ROBERT BIGELOW
Robert Bigelow is the founder of Bigelow Aerospace and the Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies. For over twenty years he owned and conducted research at the Skinwalker Ranch. He has been a major funder of paranormal research endeavors. Here he discusses his childhood and early life and his initial research efforts regarding UFOs and paranormal manifestations. 00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:56 Growing up 00:22:18 The space program 00:25:07 Private research
00:31:49 Apartment business
00:36:08 NIDS 00:47:01 Bigelow Aerospace
00:52:23 Paranormal experiences
01:08:51 Conclusion
AN URGENT MESSAGE FOR HUMANITY Melvin Morse (Author), Raymond Moody (Author), John Alexander (Author), Jose Gaona (Author), Isabelle Chauffeton Saavedra (Author), AJ Parr (Author) have published the results of their team's study in a new book:
"An Urgent Message For Humanity: Received During A Groundbreaking Scientific Mediumship Research Project From The Spirit Realm."
They describe their work as follows:
"A scientific team comprising a neuroscientist, forensic psychiatrist, attorney, and a science-trained medium embarked on a groundbreaking journey. They interviewed 19 mediums, each with unique abilities, to delve into the urgent questions about humanity’s spiritual development. Read more and see video from AJ Parr below.
WOMAN DIES IN COLLISION AND MEETS THE FATHER SHE NEVER KNEW
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DIE?
A message sent from a Catholic priest, Monsignor Hugh Benson, through medium Anthony Borgia.
"From the moment that life is given to the physical body, the spirit body is also in existence. The earthly body comes to the end of its life; it ceases to function and to provide an earthly vehicle for the spirit body, and the spirit body is released and CONTINUES its life in the spirit world, in its proper element and its true home. No resurrection has taken place. Nothing of the sort is needed. It has nothing to wait for, no 'Day of Judgment' or other unpleasant prospect. The spirit body is free at last, unencumbered by its heavy earthly body; free to move and breathe and enjoy the beauties of the Realm of the Light." (Anthony Borgia Here and Hereafter)
LIFE AFTER DEATH IS MORE REAL Carefree medium Susanne Wilson invites us to explore the fascinating realm of near-death experiences (NDEs) and uncover why many describe them as more vivid and real than earthly existence.
DURING SLEEP WE VISIT THE SPIRIT WORLD
"Practically everybody visits my world during sleep, for it is part of the preparation made by the Great Spirit to accustom the spirit body to its future habitation so that when the final separation is made there will be no shock and the newly arrived spirit will gradually accustom itself to its surroundings as memories stir within it." Teachings of Silver Birch p.151
JULIE BEISCHEL: BUDDHA AT THE GAS PUMP INTERVIEW WITH RICK ARCHER
Julie Beischel, Ph.D., is the co-founder and Director of Research at the Windbridge Research Center. She received her Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology with a minor in Microbiology and Immunology. Her current research mainly focuses on mediums: individuals who experience communication with the deceased.
LIFE AFTER DEATH: DIMENSIONS AND PREPARATION WITH JURGEN ZIEWE
Host Evita Ochel talks with out-of-body explorer Jurgen Ziewe who has spent hundreds of hours exploring different realms of consciousness with full sensory awareness.
1. 2.23 the dimensions of consciousness after death.
2. 12.20 Death is not eternal rest.
3. 17.54 Why we need to prepare
4. 24.14 How much of our identity, we get to keep
5. 30.44 Suicide
6. 41.28 How to balance our “karma”
7. 49.34 Exploring reincarnation
8. 57.26 How to deal with fear and insecurity
9. 1.04.45 Jurgen’s websites and contact.
PAST LIFE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN TWINS In his investigation of children who remember past lives, Dr. Ian Stevenson (pictured) came upon 40 sets of twins. In 31 cases they were able to identify who the twins had been in their previous life. Of every one of these 31 pairs, the previous persons had known each other in some way. Five pairs had been married to each other, eleven had been siblings—two of them twins—six had been relatives of other kinds and nine had been friends, acquaintances, or business associates". Read more about Twin Reincarnation Research.
WHAT CHILDREN WOULD LIKE THEIR BEREAVED PARENTS TO KNOW
Joe Higgins is a medium who is currently communicating with groups of children in spirit. They tell him how they send signs to their parents and siblings and what they want them to know. As a medium and teacher of mediumship, Joe has brought relief and comfort to countless people over the years; he has worked on missing person cases, cold cases, and murder investigations. Books by Joseph M. Higgins.
SYDNEY NORTHERN BEACHES SPIRITUALIST CHURCH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6th 2024 Northern Beaches Spiritualist Church (Sydney, Australia), is having a face-to-face meeting on Friday 6th September 2024, at Manly Vale Community Centre - Innes Road Hall - See location and transport details.
From 6 p.m. to 6 45 p.m. We will be having our healing service led by our healing medium Robin Lamb. And from 7 p.m. [NOTE THE NEW TIME] our guest medium Robin Lamb will be giving messages from spirit. Robin will be travelling for two hours each way to attend - a true mark of his dedication to spirit. You can contact Robin at robinlambmedium@gmail.com
NEXT WEEK'S FREE AFTERLIFE ZOOM GROUPS - ALL WELCOME
Saturday September 7th, 2024 / Sunday September 8th, 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 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 September 8, 2024/ Monday September 9th, Australia
Mediumship Development with Dr. Susan Barnes CSNU 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 September 8th, 2024/ Monday September 9th, Australia
Global Gathering: Physical medium Gary Mannion will go into trance and allow his guide to answer questions. As well, he and his circle leader Inge Crosson will give us an update on scientific experiments they have been conducting in Switzerland with Dr. Eckhard Kruse.
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
Monday September 9th 2024/ Tuesday September 10th, Australia DREAM CIRCLE with Kim Parker When: Every two weeks on Mondays (UK EUROPE and USA) and Tuesdays (Australia). A small group meets together to share and find meaning in their dreams 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 the time for your city
Email: Kim at kmrainbow57@yahoo.com https://zoom.us/j/7595442928
Tuesday September 10th, 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 paulhinson@gmail.com for more information and the Zoom link.
Tuesday September 10th, 2024/
Wednesday September 11th, Australia
Spirit Art with Dr. Susan Barnes 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 September 11th, 2024/
Thursday September 12th, Australia
Platform Mediumship with Paul M. Hinson
2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month USA / at 4.30 p.m. Pacific time
Paul is an English medium now based in Sydney. He does "platform readings" giving messages to most people present.
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. Wednesday
Perth 8.30 a.m. Thursday
Singapore 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: wendyzammit@gmail.com https://zoom.us/j/7595442928
Wednesday September 11th, 2024/ Thursday September 12th, 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
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 and link.
Thursday 12th September 2024/ Friday 13th September Australia
Pet Communication Group with Gretchen Bickert
Times:
Pacific time 1 p.m. Thursday
Phoenix time 1 p.m. Thursday
Mountain time 2 p.m. Thursday
Central time 3 p.m. Thursday
New York time 4 p.m. Thursday
London 9 p.m. Thursday
Sydney/Melbourne 6 a.m. Friday
New Zealand 8 a.m. Friday
Contact Gretchen: ursus88@gmail.com https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87870490412?
pwd=KzMvTlNFRTdRQWtiY002YzBnOWgzZz09
Contact Gretchen: ursus88@gmail.com Check time in your city
SOMETHING TO OPEN THE HEART - ANIMALS THAT SEE BEYOND DIFFERENCES
These precious beings ask for little and give so much. Let us be the generation that shuts down every cruelty towards them.
"WHY CAN'T I SEE SPIRIT PEOPLE THE WAY SOME MEDIUMS CAN?"
The famous Spiritualist trance medium, Cora Richmond, was asked this question.
She replied: “Madam, did you see the glory of the sunset sky last evening?" "No, I was making calls."
"Did you observe the beauty of Jupiter last night, quite late? It must have been when you were driving home from the opera?" "No, I was too sleepy."
After I asked her, "Have you not a longing to see that beautiful picture from Italy painted by an American artist?" and she replied, "No, I have no time, in fact, I do not love art."
I was no longer in doubt why she did not see spirits.
(Thanks to Maxine Meilleur for this great piece of Spiritualist history. See her booksGreat Moments of Modern Mediumship, Volume 1 and Volume 2).
DO YOU HAVE TROUBLE MEDITATING?
There is a certain mythology that seems to have attached itself to the practice of meditation. There are also a few myths that keep people from enjoying this ancient and life-enhancing daily ritual. Watkins will debunk the 5 most common myths and show you how you can benefit from very simple meditation in just 10 minutes a day.
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HIGHLY INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC "TRUE COLORS" We love this song because it reminds us that our colourful aura reveals important insights about our thoughts, motivations, personality and emotions. Clairvoyants and those is spirit are able to read our auras and quickly discern our true essence.
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COMMENTARY: EXCITING NEW RESEARCH FROM THE BICS CHALLENGE
Melvin Morse
spirit body is released and CONTINUES its life in the spirit world, in its proper element and its true home. No resurrection has taken place. Nothing of the sort is needed. It has nothing to wait for, no 'Day of Judgment' or other unpleasant prospect. The spirit body is free at last, unencumbered by its heavy earthly body; free to move and breathe and enjoy the beauties of the Realm of the Light." (Anthony Borgia 
sleep, for it is part of the preparation made by the Great Spirit to accustom the spirit body to its future habitation so that when the final separation is made there will be no shock and the newly arrived spirit will gradually accustom itself to its surroundings as memories stir within it." 
In his investigation of children who remember past lives, Dr. Ian Stevenson (pictured) came upon 40 sets of twins. In 31 cases they were able to identify who the twins had been in their previous life. Of every one of these 31 pairs, the previous persons had known each other in some way. Five pairs had been married to each other, eleven had been siblings—two of them twins—six had been relatives of other kinds and nine had been friends, acquaintances, or business associates". Read more about 
Northern Beaches Spiritualist Church (Sydney, Australia), is having a face-to-face meeting on Friday 6th September 2024, at Manly Vale Community Centre - Innes Road Hall - See 
Spiritist Literature: Directed Study (SLIDS) with Ana Castro. 
Developing the skills of mental mediumship and blending with spirit.
Global Gathering: Physical medium Gary Mannion will go into trance and allow his guide to answer questions. As well, he and his circle leader Inge Crosson will give us an update on scientific experiments they have been conducting in Switzerland with 
When: Every two weeks on Mondays (UK EUROPE and USA) and Tuesdays (Australia). A small group meets together to share and find meaning in their dreams
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. 
Platform Mediumship with Paul M. Hinson
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. 
Cora Richmond, was asked this question. 
FEEDBACK:
Last Friday morning we had all kinds of trouble using our mail-out program. It ended up with us sending out 3 email notifications, all with the wrong email link, before we finally got it to work properly on the 4th try. A big thank you to everyone who contacted us to let us know there was a problem and to all of you who understood and persevered. 