COMMENTARY: AFTER-DEATH COMMUNICATIONS When we talk about the afterlife in a small group, about half of the people there will share that they have seen, heard, or felt a deceased loved one
soon after they transitioned. They say that they saw them standing at the end of the bed, in the hallway, or even sitting next to them in their car. Some will say they heard their voice warning them in a difficult situation.
Spontaneous communication from a deceased person without the aid of a medium is called after-death communication (ADC). There have been over 35 formal studies of such events going back to 1894 when a study recorded 32,000 cases, 17,000 in English. It was published in Volume X of the Society for Psychical Research Proceedings (1894). ADCs have happened in every culture and every time.
But whereas near-death experiences (NDEs) have reached mainstream awareness, fewer people seem to know about ADCs.
One of the reasons for this appears to be that, in our materialistic society, most people are afraid to talk about their experiences. The common fear is that they will be thought to be mentally unbalanced.
EVIDENCE THAT ADCS ARE NOT HALLUCINATIONS Ken Vincent examined 1667 published ADC cases and found that 336 (20.1%) could be considered evidential. These cases fall into three commonly researched categories:
1) Apparitions appearing before the experiencer’s knowledge of the death of their loved one (APD) numbered 180, (10.8%) of the sample.
(2) Apparitions appearing to multiple witnesses (AMW) numbered 57, (3.4%) of the sample.
(3) Apparitions that convey knowledge unknown to the experiencer that is later proven to be true (AKU) numbered 99, (5.9%) of the sample. Read Ken Vincent's excellent analysis.
A DISCUSSION WITH FILM-MAKER STEPHEN BERKELY
When Stephen Berkley's father died, his mother, Irene, suffered profound grief. He noticed that her friend, Ethel, who had a similar bereavement and was communicating with her husband via automatic writing, was much happier and handling her loss much better. This set him on a filmmaking project exploring the effect of after-death communication on grief. He talks about the making of his wonderful film 'Living With Ghosts'with and the importance of film as a means of sharing knowledge of the afterlife with members of the audience of our Zoom Global Gathering.
THE MESSAGES THEY SEND US Our loved ones on the other side may have to take lessons on how to send us messages. It is a skill and some are better at it than others. They want to let us know that they are fine, that they are still living, just in a different location, and that they have met up with friends and loved ones. They also want to assure us that we'll be reunited with them when our time comes. They want us to remember the happy times and go on with our lives and, in particular, they ask us NOT to grieve for them.
THE OPEN-MINDED SKEPTICS GUIDE TO AFTER-DEATH CONTACTS After Professor Sylvia Hart Wright's husband Paul died in 1983, Wright and her son jointly had an experience that suggested that Paul was trying to contact them. At this time two of his male friends reported similar events. This was startling to people steeped in the scientific method and agnosticism! Scholar that she was, Wright started researching the writings of doctors and social scientists on such phenomena and in time interviewed almost a hundred healthy, everyday people who had sensed contact with the dead. "When Spirits Come Calling: The Open-Minded Skeptic’s Guide to After-Death Contacts, is the book which grew out of this work."
Professor Wright left her position at the City University of New York in 1991 to devote herself full-time to afterlife research. Read about some of her other published articles.
COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH WHATSAPP
Louise Hamlin was a solicitor and then a law fellow and lecturer at Cambridge University. In 2006, she moved down to Dorset to start a new life, but suddenly and unexpectedly her husband died. In her immense grief, she started to recognize that her husband was sending her signs that could only have come from him.
Her book "WhatsApps from Heaven: Bereavement in the Twenty-first Century" is about her bereavement and the many extraordinary happenings and signs from the afterlife that followed.
SIGNS FROM SPIRIT: THE WORK OF JOSEPH M. HIGGINS Joe Higgins, a medium and teacher of mediumship, has brought relief and comfort to countless people over the years and he has worked on missing person cases, cold cases, and murder investigations, as well as connecting clients to their loved ones, who have passed to the other side. He has written four superb books:
1) 'Hello...Anyone Home?: A Guide on How Our Deceased Loved Ones Try to Contact Us through the Use of Signs.'
2) 'The Everything Guide to Evidence of the Afterlife: A scientific approach to proving the existence of life after death'.
3) 'Always Connected for Veterans: Deceased Vets Give Guidance From The Other Side' and
4) 'I Got Your Message: Understanding Signs From Deceased Loved Ones' (Always Connected Series).
DREAM VISITS
Researchers in cross-cultural studies found that about half of all reported spontaneous psychic experiences occurred in dreams and that dream visits are the most frequently reported method of after-death communication. Usually, the loved one appears healthy and much younger. Unlike normal dreams, these contact dreams don’t fade with time. They are incredibly vivid and you will be able to remember details even years later.
HOW TO HAVE A SELF-GUIDED AFTERLIFE CONNECTION
The Self-Guided Afterlife Connection procedure developed by Dr. Craig Hogan is a free training program that will teach you how to enter a state of mind in which afterlife connections can and do occur. They happen in 86% of the people who go through the training. The goal of the training is for you to learn how to enter the state of mind to connect with your loved one at any time, in any place. You won't need the meditation music or guidance provided during the training. When you sense your loved one's presence, you can quiet yourself and have a dialogue with them. Read more.
INNER VOICE MAGAZINE
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SYDNEY NORTHERN BEACHES SPIRITUALIST CHURCH TODAY FRIDAYJULY 5th HEALING GROUP STARTING Northern Beaches Spiritualist Church (Sydney, Australia), is having a face-to-face meeting on Friday 5th July 2024, at Manly Vale Community Centre - Innes Road Hall at See location and transport details.
From 6 p.m. to 6 45 p.m. We will be having our first healing service. We need healers and developing healers who would like to practice their skills - contact Paul Hinson at Advall@iinet.net.au
And from
7p.m. [NOTE THE NEW TIME] we will be welcoming our guest medium Denise Litchfield. She is a classically trained psychic medium who is frank, funny, empathetic and deeply insightful. Read more about Denise.
NEXT WEEK'S FREE AFTERLIFE ZOOM GROUPS - ALL WELCOME
Saturday July 6th 2024 / Sunday July 7th 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 July 7th 2024/ Monday July 8th Australia
Global Gathering: every Sunday/Monday This week's guest speakers Jeanne Love and Regina Ochoa, the Cosmic Voices Mediums will be talking about spiritual and psychic protection.
We will secure the simple protocols to keep our energy field clear and safe. This session will lay the groundwork for advanced personal evolutionary practices.
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 July 8th 2024/ Tuesday July 9th Australia GOSH: Gatherings over Strange Happenings with Kim Parker When: Every two weeks on Mondays (UK EUROPE and USA) and Tuesdays at 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 July 9th 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 July 9th 2024/ Wednesday July 10th Australia
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 July 10th 2024 / Thursday July 11th, 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 p.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 July 10th, 2024 / Thursday July 11th, 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,
Thursday July 11th 2024 / Friday July 12th Australia
August Goforth: Exploratorium This group meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month but this session was postponed from July 4th last week
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.
Thursday July 11th 2024 / Friday July 12th Australia
Pet Communication Groupwith 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
Thursday July 11th 2024 / Friday July 12th Australia
Afterlife Book Club with Gary Langley
Usually 1st Thursday of the month at 5 p.m. California time but was postponed to this week because of July 4th.
ANIMALS IN THE AFTERLIFE Dr. Craig Hogan has created a superb website called Afterlife Communication. One of the segments on it is called Characteristics of the Afterlife. In it, he assembled some of the tapes - made by Leslie Flint, a "direct-voice medium" - in which dead people speak in their own voices about their experiences in the afterlife. One of the segments is about Animals in the Afterlife. Listen now.
THE BEST IS YET TO COME
"You who are encased in matter, do not yet comprehend beauty as it can be. You have not seen our light, colour, scenery, trees, birds, rivers, streams, mountains, flowers and yet your world fears death...There are no words to compare the life in your world of matter with the life in the world of spirit. We who are "dead" and know so much more of life than you do".
Silver Birch
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COMMENTARY: AFTER-DEATH COMMUNICATIONS 
Ken Vincent
Our loved ones on the other side may have to take lessons on how to send us messages. It is a skill and some are better at it than others. They want to let us know that they are fine, that they are still living, just in a different location, and that they have met up with friends and loved ones. They also want to assure us that we'll be reunited with them when our time comes. They want us to remember the happy times and go on with our lives and, in particular, they ask us NOT to grieve for them. 
After Professor Sylvia Hart Wright's husband Paul died in 1983, Wright and her son jointly had an experience that suggested that Paul was trying to contact them. At this time two of his male friends reported similar events. This was startling to people steeped in the scientific method and agnosticism! Scholar that she was, Wright started researching the writings of doctors and social scientists on such phenomena and in time interviewed almost a hundred healthy, everyday people who had sensed contact with the dead. 
has brought relief and comfort to countless people over the years and he has worked on missing person cases, cold cases, and murder investigations, as well as connecting clients to their loved ones, who have passed to the other side. He has written four superb books: 
Connection procedure developed by Dr. Craig Hogan is a free training program that will teach you how to enter a state of mind in which afterlife connections can and do occur. They happen in 86% of the people who go through the training. The goal of the training is for you to learn how to enter the state of mind to connect with your loved one at any time, in any place. You won't need the meditation music or guidance provided during the training. When you sense your loved one's presence, you can quiet yourself and have a dialogue with them. 
Northern Beaches Spiritualist Church (Sydney, Australia), is having a face-to-face meeting on Friday 5th July 2024, at Manly Vale Community Centre - Innes Road Hall at See 
Spiritist Literature: Directed Study (SLIDS) with Ana Castro. 
This week's guest speakers Jeanne Love and Regina Ochoa, the 
When: Every two weeks on Mondays (UK EUROPE and USA) and Tuesdays at 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. 
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. 
August Goforth: Exploratorium
Dr. Craig Hogan has created a superb website called Afterlife Communication. One of the segments on it is called Characteristics of the Afterlife. In it, he assembled some of the tapes - made by 
LILY DALE NEW YORK: 10th ANNIVERSARY 
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