COMMENTARY: REINCARNATION BECOMING MORE ACCEPTED IN THE WEST When we first began investigating the afterlife nearly 30 years ago, the idea of reincarnation was highly controversial. British Spiritualism largely rejected it, unlike the Spiritists in France who had embraced it since Alan Kardec's The Spirits' Book in 1857. Many Spiritualists considered it a cruel teaching, imagining that it meant that when we die we could well find our loved ones reincarnated and out of reach. And indeed many spirit communicators claimed that they have never met anyone who had been reincarnated.
In recent times, the evidence suggesting some kind of reincarnation for at least some people has
increased. We now have large numbers of cases involving: children who remember past lives, dreams of past lives, past-life regressions, between-life regressions and pre-birth memories. At the same time, we are hearing accounts of reincarnation coming up in near-death experiences where experiencers are told that they 'signed up' for difficult life experiences, in after-death contacts, in readings by mediums, in out-of-body journeys, and in teachings by enlightened masters.
However there has also been a movement toward understanding that our loved ones will always be available to us on the other side, that while part of our soul may reincarnate part of us always remains in the spirit world and that we reincarnate voluntarily with other members of our soul family. We are also reassured that we can always contact our loved ones in spirit, even if they take a different form.
SILVER BIRCH ON REINCARNATION Spirit teacher Silver Birch (speaking on behalf of a collective of advanced spirits) explains it like this: "People can be in our world for what you call ages and still be unaware of this truth...You will find that the higher ascent in this spiritual scale, the more recognition is there of the fact that there is reincarnation, because it happens, but not in the facile form that is so often propounded...You have heard me say many times that the personality expressed on earth is only a fragment of the total individuality. I have compared it to facets of a large diamond. Facets can incarnate and others can reincarnate". ("More Philosophy of Silver Birch" Chapter 3 in 1988 edition - Reincarnation a Spirit View - Click here and scroll down to Chater 3 for a fuller explanation).
"You decide if you should incarnate. You do so at a time when you have a greater awareness and realize what can be achieved by becoming embodied in the earthly world. It does not require any group or organization of beings. This is a matter the soul decides for itself." ('Silver Birch Book of Questions and Answers' 2001 p. 194).
See also White Eagle, another spirit teacher beloved by Spiritualism, "On Reincarnation"
DR. JIM TUCKER SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE OF REBIRTH
Children can have verifiable past life memories that can be independently corroborated. They can present specific names, places, and events that they never had a chance to know about. The specifics can be confirmed by going back years in the public records. Birthmarks and birth defects can show up at the place in the body of the reincarnated child where weapon wounds caused their often violent or traumatic death in their past life.
DR. IAN STEPHENSON FOUND THE FOLLOWING WERE TRUE IN MOST OF THE CASES HE INVESTIGATED • age when the memories appear—usually between two and four
• age when memory fades—almost always between five and eight
• child behaves like an adult
• claims the new body feels strange
• vivid events are remembered
• a large percentage of the cases remember a violent death
• children show fear of objects connected with previous death
• when children visit their previous home they can point out changes
• often the mother or someone else in the family can remember a dream in which they were told that the coming child was a reincarnation.
• the mothers began to like strange foods during their pregnancy which were the same as the foods liked by the person in the previous life.
• the child has skills not taught or learned
• some have birthmarks or deformities in the same place as a previous life injury.
A REINCARNATION THOUGHT EXPERIMENT
Having trouble wrapping your mind around reincarnation? Filmmaker Rob Cimperman says that thinking of reincarnation as a video game explains not only the mechanics of it all, but it also explains why beings with such an ability (e.g., our souls) would definitely take advantage of this opportunity. A management consultant by trade, Rob is adept at objective analysis and presentation of what you need to know to make your own decisions. This video is part of the larger "Unlocking the Soul" feature length documentary.
ARTHUR YENSEN'S NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE
In August of 1932, Arthur Yensen, had a near-death experience. His talks about what he discovered often brought criticism, especially from the church of the day. But fortunately, in 1955, he recorded his experiences in a book called "I Saw Heaven". Kevin Williams has placed extracts on his highly recommended near-death.com website. Read more.
"How are we saved?" This was his answer in his book. "By unselfish love. When we love unselfishly, our vibrations are so high that the only place we'll fit into is heaven. There is no other place we can go if we want to. This is divine justice because it gives all the people who ever lived, as well as all the higher animals who know right from wrong, an equal chance to eventually attain internal harmony which will fit them into some kind of heaven - regardless of their intelligence, education, indoctrination, ignorance, wealth or poverty." (Arthur Yensen)
REMEMBERING DR. DIANE CORCORAN From the IANDS website
"With sadness, but also with gratitude for her many years of devoted service and contributions, IANDS announces the passing of Diane Corcoran on Sunday, March 5, 2023. At the time of her transition, Diane was an active member of the Board of Directors, a multiple-time IANDS past-president, creator and leader of the Veterans Sharing Group, and near-death experiencer (NDEr). Read more.
Diane was passionate about
educating medical professionals about NDEs and providing support to military veteran NDErs and educating parents about children's NDEs.
PERSONAL DESCRIPTIONS OF DYING "The actual act of dying is as simple as dozing off after lunch. A drowsy feeling fills the whole of your body with relaxing comfort. You can still see, with your earthly eyes the room about you. Then you notice that there are all kinds of new people standing around your bed, people that you once knew, such as parents, a favorite uncle, a friend who passed over many years sooner. The joy of seeing them again takes your mind off everything else. They take you by the hand and lift you to your feet. This invariably causes you to look back at the bed and to your surprise, you or your mortal shell is still lying there. You say aloud: 'But how can I be here with you people and yet still be lying there on the bed?' Only then do you realize that this is death".
(Mike Swain to his father Jasper in "Heaven's Gift") Read more personal descriptions of crossing over. [See list of sources].
CONNECTING WITH A LOVED ONE ON THE OTHER SIDE
When someone asked Joe McQuillen why they had not had any contact from a loved on on the other side, he asked them what they had done to raise their vibrations to a level to make that contact easier. On his website Joe shares the process that he developed over a full year to make daily contact with his beloved son on the other side. With Christopher's help, he has written two books:
"My Search For Christopher On The Other Side" and
"We’re Not Done Yet Pop" both available in online bookstores.
THE MANY LIVES AND DEATHS OF PMH ATWATER Our guest on our Zoom Global Gathering this week is consciousness researcher PMH Atwater L.H.D.. She will be sharing one of her very first talks about her new book EDGE WALKER: THE MANY LIVES AND DEATHS OF PMH ATWATER, which gives us an overview of her stellar 43-year career.
She combines her years of near-death research with what she was doing in the 60s and 70s, experiencing, experimenting with, and researching altered states of consciousness, mysticism, psychic phenomena, and the transformational process, to reveal what transformations of consciousness really are, why we have them, and where they lead us. Check out her published books.
Join us on
Sunday May 28th 2023/ Monday May 29th Australia at Pacific Time 2 p.m. Check time in your city https://zoom.us/j/7595442928
A GUIDED MEDITATION TO
HELP YOU CONNECT WITH DEPARTED LOVED ONES
This is one of the meditations that Joe McQuillan (above) finds helpful.
Saturday May 27th 2023/ Sunday May 28th 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
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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 May 28th 2023/ Monday May 29th Australia
Mediumship Development with Dr. Susan Barnes. Developing the skills of mental mediumship and blending with spirit.
Meetings: Every 2nd and 4th Sunday
Times
Pacific Daylight Time 10 a.m. Sunday
Phoenix time 10 a.m. Sunday
Mountain Daylight Time 11 a.m. Sunday
Central Daylight Time 12 noon Sunday
Eastern Daylight 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 28th 2023/ Monday May 29th Australia Global Gathering: We are honoured to have as our guest this Sunday one of the leading researchers of Near-Death experiences and other aspects of consciousness P.M.H. ATWATER. She will be sharing highlights of her 43 years of amazing experiences in all aspects of consciousness as reflected in her new book EDGE WALKER: THE MANY LIVES AND DEATHS OF PMH ATWATER. The depth and range of her work is amazing.
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
Amsterdam 11 p.m. Sunday
Sydney/Melbourne 7 a.m. Monday
New Zealand 9 a.m. Monday Check time in your city
Co-ordinators: karynjarvie@ozemail.com.au and wendyzammit@gmail.com https://zoom.us/j/7595442928
Sunday May 28th 2023/ Monday May 29th Australia
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 May 29th 2023 / Tuesday May 30th Australia
Dream Circle with Kim Parker A small group meets every two weeks - to share and explore the meaning of 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
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
Wednesday May 31st 2023 / Thursday June 1st 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 June 1st 2023 / Friday June 2nd 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 is now meeting on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month.
MAKE THIS YOUR LAST INCARNATION
Hans Wilhelm says, “My wish is to inspire viewers to explore spirituality and to look at the bigger-picture perspective of their life. When we see how everything fits together and there are no mistakes, we will begin to grasp the perfection and the Love that is the foundation of everything.”
YOU PROMISED TO DO THIS WORK “Many of you promised to come back and do this work. While you are on earth do all you can to fulfil yourselves. When all is said and done, you will finally assess yourselves, not on the gold, silver, jewellery or property that you acquired. You will judge yourself by your spiritual passport. This will declare unerringly who and what you are spiritually". More Philosophy of Silver Birch Chapter 3.
JESUS IN INDIA, KASHMIR, LADAKH, THOMAS & Q Paul Wallis asks "What is the mystery hidden in an ancient site in the mountainous district of Srinagar Kashmir? How does its existence challenge the tenets of orthodox Christianity? Do ancient stories from out of Ladakh shine a light on the relevance of the gnostic Gospel of Thomas, a document so controversial it was buried for one and a half millennia? And what does any of this have to do with the theory of a gospel older than Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John - the mysterious sayings of Q?"
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Lyrics
"I Believe"
One day I'll hear
The laugh of children
In a world where war has been banned
One day I'll see
Men of all colors
Sharing words of love and devotion
Stand up and feel
The Holy Spirit
Find the power of your faith
Open your heart
To those who need you
In the name of love and devotion
Yes, I believe
I believe in the people
Of all nations
To join and to care
For love
I believe in a world
Where light will guide us
And giving our love
We'll make heaven on earth
I believe in the people
Of all nations
To join and to care
For love
I believe in a world
Where light will guide us
And giving our love
We'll make heaven on earth
Yes, I believe
I believe in the people
Of all nations
To join and to care
For love
I believe in a world
Where light will guide us
And giving our love
We'll make heaven on earth
I believe
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AFTERLIFE REPORT 
When we first began investigating the afterlife nearly 30 years ago, the idea of reincarnation was highly controversial. British Spiritualism largely rejected it, unlike the Spiritists in France who had embraced it since Alan Kardec's 
Spirit teacher 
• age when the memories appear—usually between two and four
our vibrations are so high that the only place we'll fit into is heaven. There is no other place we can go if we want to. This is divine justice because it gives all the people who ever lived, as well as all the higher animals who know right from wrong, an equal chance to eventually attain internal harmony which will fit them into some kind of heaven - regardless of their intelligence, education, indoctrination, ignorance, wealth or poverty." (Arthur Yensen)
"The actual act of dying is as simple as dozing off after lunch. A drowsy feeling fills the whole of your body with relaxing comfort. You can still see, with your earthly eyes the room about you. Then you notice that there are all kinds of new people standing around your bed, people that you once knew, such as parents, a favorite uncle, a friend who passed over many years sooner. The joy of seeing them again takes your mind off everything else. They take you by the hand and lift you to your feet. This invariably causes you to look back at the bed and to your surprise, you or your mortal shell is still lying there. You say aloud: 'But how can I be here with you people and yet still be lying there on the bed?' Only then do you realize that this is death".
Our guest on our Zoom Global Gathering this week is consciousness researcher 
Spiritist Literature: Directed Study with Ana Castro.
Developing the skills of mental mediumship and blending with spirit.
Global Gathering: We are honoured to have as our guest this Sunday one of the leading researchers of Near-Death experiences and other aspects of consciousness P.M.H. ATWATER. She will be sharing highlights of her 43 years of amazing experiences in all aspects of consciousness as reflected in her new book 
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. 
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. 
“Many of you promised to come back and do this work. While you are on earth do all you can to fulfil yourselves. When all is said and done, you will finally assess yourselves, not on the gold, silver, jewellery or property that you acquired. You will judge yourself by your spiritual passport. This will declare unerringly who and what you are spiritually". More Philosophy of Silver Birch Chapter 3. 
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