COMMENTARY: THE SPIRIT WORLD IS AROUND US
Our Western culture is so caught up in rushing back and forth, and so divorced from the cycles of nature, that most people are not attuned to the subtle experiences of spirit presence that surround us all.
We can feel vibrations on our body, almost down to zero Hz (cycles per second), up to several hundred. Our ears perceive sound from approximately 10 Hz to 20,000 Hz (when we are young). Our skin senses heat that lies in the infrared frequency band, just below the visible spectrum, ie., from around 300 billion to 400 billion Hz. Our eyes perceive light frequencies from approximately 429 billion to 750 billion Hz. Those are the sections that make up what we call 'the physical world'. However, the physical world is only a very limited section of vibrations compared with all the other vibrations in the universe. Humans have only recently learned to produce machines that can tune into radio waves, television waves, and X-rays. These all existed before we were able to detect them. Scientists working in the Spirit world (which some call the Etheric world) tell us that their world is just as solid as our world, but on a different frequency - just above what most people's senses can perceive.
(Diagram and information taken from Arthur Findlay's "The Way of Life," p. 24.)
NEUROSCIENTIST DR. TARA SWART: EVIDENCE WE CAN COMMUNICATE AFTER DEATH Dr. Tara Swart is a renowned neuroscientist, psychiatrist, and senior lecturer at MIT who holds a Ph.D. in neuropharmacology. She is also the author of bestselling books such as, ‘The Source’ and her newest release, ‘The Signs: The New Science of How to Trust Your Instincts’. She explains:
▪️ How to decode signs from loved ones who have passed.
▪️ Why most people dismiss near-death experiences, until they see the data.
▪️ How Dr. Swart speaks with her husband daily, and what she’s learned.
▪ How ancient practices and modern neuroscience are helping us heal grief.
▪️ Why creativity, numbers, and synchronicities are the hidden language of the soul.
WONDERFUL AFTER-DEATH CONTACTS Shari had always believed in the afterlife and, when her 22-year-old son was killed in an accident, she was able to pick up on all the signs he was sending. Some of these included: an unexplained message on the answering machine, flickering lights, radios changing stations for no apparent reason, and landing on a station playing a song with special meaning. There were butterflies, whispers of “I love you” captured on a digital recorder, and even brief visitation dreams. The icing on the cake involved a message from a medium about a red plaid shirt similar to the one in the picture. Read more.
DIRECT RADIO VOICE ITC
From around the year 2000, Maddalena Di Leo has been experimenting with direct radio voice communication. At first, she received a few phrases, which over time turned into actual dialogues. Over the last 25 years, she has made about 6,000 recordings. These help others to receive messages from their deceased loved ones, providing objective evidence and real confirmations. She has recently written her first book "The Friends of the Afterlife. Stars of God. Matter is Nothing". You can contact Maddalena at dileomaddalena@yahoo.it
CONTACTING THE AFTERLIFE IS LIKE TURNING THE DIAL ON A RADIO Our friends in the spirit world say that contact with the afterlife is a matter of physics - we need to find a common vibrational level as a carrier for communication. We have to raise our vibrational level while those in the afterlife have to learn ways to lower theirs. See 17 Conscious Techniques to Boost Your Vibrational Energy.
EVIDENCE FOR THE AFTERLIFE FROM ASTONISHING NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES
Dr. Bruce Greyson, M.D. is the Chester Carlson Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the University of Virginia, co-founder of the International Association for Near-Death Studies" and author of the book After. In this video he shares the near-death experience (NDE) that shattered his medical skepticism and launched decades of research into consciousness. Greyson explores astonishing cases of tunnel visions, otherworldly reunions, and the powerful, peer-reviewed scientific evidence for life after death. Dr. Greyson is a Keynote speaker at the 2025 IANDS conference August 27 – 31, 2025.
MARK MACY'S 'THINGS TO DO IN THE AFTERLIFE'
Mark Macy has been in a privileged position to learn about the afterlife from working with ITC communications.
He writes: "After we die, we awaken in the spirit worlds with emotional baggage. Whether we travel light or lug a lot of stuff determines what kinds of experiences and opportunities will open up for us. Here’s a list of the main afterlife destinations, starting with the most visited and working down to the least visited by people fresh off the Earth." Read more.
DO WE PLAN OUT LIVES BEFORE WE ARE BORN?
Who were you before the world told you who you should be? As the veil thins between dimensions, we discover natural memories of eternity, heavenly beings, and heaven itself: “Don’t you remember before we came here, when we were all part of the One?” “I came from the Light.” “I saw Earth before I was born.” “I fell from the Sky.” “I chose you to be my Mommy.”
A MEDIUM ON SCHOOL SHOOTINGS Susanne Wilson is a superb medium based in Arizona, USA, who has posted about tragic school shootings in the USA. She is in a unique position to comment, having conducted many hundreds of mediumship sessions with people whose loved ones died violently. She writes:
"I think of all the beautiful, precious children whom the angels took to Heaven in school shootings. My mind knows that victims of shootings are well and whole, and in spirit. However, my heart, along with yours, breaks for the families and friends left behind to grieve from any shooting. If it helps at all, I have brought through spirit people who physically died in shootings going back to the 80s: McDonalds in AZ; 9-11, Columbine, and Newtown. All of them indicated that they do NOT remember the fear or pain. They have gratitude for all the people they love who continue to love them."
THE TELEPATHY TAPES The Telepathy Tapes is a podcast series that features stories of children and young adults with severe autism who appear to demonstrate telepathic abilities, such as identifying cards or images they cannot see, or responding to thoughts their parents or caregivers are thinking. The podcast has generated significant controversy and debate. One of them is Houston, who somehow appears capable of identifying numbers being held up on a series of Uno cards behind his head, a skill he uses to point out their equivalents on a board in front of him.
See article in Psychology Today, "Science, Skepticism, and 'The Telepathy Tapes'."
SYDNEY NORTHERN BEACHES SPIRITUALISTS FRIDAY AUGUST 5th 2025
Northern Beaches Spiritualists (Sydney, Australia) is holding a face-to-face meeting on Friday, August 1st, 2025, 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 guest medium Robin Lamb. And from 7 p.m., Robin will be giving messages from spirit. He will be travelling for two hours from Wollongong each way to attend - a true mark of his dedication to spirit. You can contact Robin at robinlambmedium@gmail.com.
For more information email paulhinson@gmail.com.
Saturday, August 30th 2025 / Sunday, August 31st Australia
Exploring Different Styles of Meditation with George Lockett
Sleep Healing and Affirmations Meditation
Sleep affirmations to bring deep sleep and peaceful nights after retiring to bed.
George suggests stopping eating and drinking in the early evening, around 6:00 pm. Fasting for 3 to 4 hours gives your system time to digest food and liquids before retiring to bed. Helping reduce the number of times you need to get up at night for the bathroom.
George writes: "Reach out to your angels and helpers in Spirit to bring relaxation and healing during the night, so you wake refreshed in the morning.
If you do wake up in the night, stay relaxed and enjoy the experience. For many years, I have witnessed my dreams, and I have realised that if I watch them, I am still refreshed in the morning. You can connect to that inner source of light within, which fills your body with light and positive thoughts of love and healing. Grounding yourself to the Earth and the Universe helps you to align your energies, so you experience more nature support and synchronicities in your waking state."
Times:
Pacific Time 9.00 a.m. Saturday
Phoenix 9.00 a.m. Saturday
Mountain time 10.00 a.m. Saturday
Central time 11 a.m. Saturday
Eastern Time noon Saturday
London time 5.00 p.m. Saturday
Vienna 6.00 Saturday
Perth midnight. Sunday
Sydney/ Melbourne 2.00 a.m. Sunday
New Zealand 4.00 a.m. Sunday Check time in your city
Co-ordinator: David Wright https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3334491615?
pwd=WUd1amxxMm40TTFpRTVXcVo3NHFIZz09
Saturday, August 30th 2025 / Sunday, August 31st 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, August 31st 2025/ Monday September 7th 2025
Global Gathering - Community Meeting.
This is a chance to check in with other members of our community. Come and share anything you have written, created, books you have loved, or projects you want to get off the ground. Give us an update on events you have attended, videos that impressed you or speakers you would like to hear from.
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
Rome 11 p.m. Sunday
Perth 5 a.m. Monday
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 1st 2025/ Tuesday September 2nd, Australia
GOSH with Kim Parker When: Every two weeks on Mondays (UK EUROPE and USA) and Tuesday 7 a.m. (Sydney).
A small group 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 a 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
Perth 5 a.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
Monday, August 4th 2025/ Tuesday August 4th Australia
Life with Ghosts Zoom Chat - with filmmaker Stephen Berkley
This week's guest is
animal communicator Tami Hendrix.
"We’re doing one LIVE broadcast on the first Monday of the month, as before, but we’ve added one pre-recorded interview that gets posted mid-month, but not on any particular day of the week".
Times:
Pacific time 5 p.m. Monday
Phoenix time 5 p.m. Monday
Mountain time 6 p.m. Monday
Central time 7 p.m. Monday
Eastern time 8 p.m. Monday
London 1 a.m. Tuesday
Rome 2 a.m. Tuesday
Perth 8 a.m. Tuesday
Sydney/Melbourne 10 a.m. Tuesday
New Zealand 12 p.m. Tuesday Check time in your city
Co-ordinator: Stephen Berkley
admin@lifewithghosts.com Click this link to join.
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025
Australian-based Physical Mediumship Development Circle (Dark Circle) Every week participants interested in developing physical mediumship sit in a darkened space in their own homes for 40 minutes, relax, and listen to music. At the moment, the group is focusing on table tipping with several members experiencing phenomena.
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 p.m. Tuesday
Perth/Singapore 6 p.m. Tuesday
Sydney Australia 8 p.m. Tuesday
Auckland 10 p.m. Tuesday Check time in your city
Northern Beaches Spiritualists
Contact paulhinson@gmail.com for more information
Tel +61 (0) 412 276 960
Tuesday, September 2nd 2025/ Wednesday September 3rd Australia.
Army 4 Love: Healing with Debra Martin
Debra's Army4Love Gathering welcomes all with compassion and love and embraces everyone, particularly those who may be suffering from emotional, physical and other psychic pain. Debra enables all to safely share their experiences in her Sacred Space. In every Army4Love Gathering Debra welcomes Spirit to speak through her to the group. Each gathering will focus on a relevant topic, and Debra will ask the group to virtually hold one another in the Spirit of hope, healing and love. Debra will also provide a mini-healing for the collective at the end of each gathering. Debra’s intention is that Army4Love will help you have a greater perspective and understanding regarding your adversities while helping you release and alleviate pain.
EMAIL: Via a form on her website to avoid spam: https://www.goldenmiracles.com/contact.php
Times:
Pacific time 3 p.m. Tuesday
Phoenix 3 p.m. Tuesday
Mountain time (Denver) 4 p.m. Tuesday
Central time 5 p.m. Tuesday
Eastern time 6 p.m. Tuesday
London 11 p.m. Tuesday
Rome 12 a.m. Wednesday
Melbourne/Sydney 8 a.m. Wednesday
New Zealand 10 a.m. Wednesday Check time in your city
Join Zoom Meeting @ https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87968366796
Tuesday, September 2nd 2025/ Wednesday September 3rd Australia.
What If? With Cheryl Page Cheryl Page is a medical researcher and medium who dares to ask questions about what is possible with mediumship. She suggests that we inadvertently cut ourselves off from the nearly infinite possibilities that Spirit brings when we are rigid about the “right” way to practice mediumship and is looking for interested mediums or those developing to join her in some fascinating experiments.
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 time 2 a.m. Wednesday
Paris 3 a.m. Wednesday
Sydney/Melbourne 11 a.m. Wednesday
New Zealand 1 p.m. Wednesday
Check time in your city
Co-ordinator: Cheryl Page
Join Zoom meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2716017767?
pwd=aGtML2h3d3I5bW9GYnMxQ05scjF3Zz09
Meeting ID: 271 601 7767 Passcode: 54321
Wednesday, September 3rd 2025 / Thursday September 4th 2025
Spirit Search and Rescue with Gordon Phinn 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month/ Thursdays in Australia
The Spirit Search and Rescue group is held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 3 p.m. Eastern US time ( 8 p.m. London time).
Gordon is teaching the technique of conscious meditation to connect and assist souls needing help to complete their crossing over following death of the physical body. Each session contains an introduction, a period of around 15 minutes for conscious meditation (during which Gordon joins each group member in turn to observe their work) and then a debrief session.
For more information about the group, contact davidmonroewright@gmail.com. You can see more of Gordon's astral adventures on his YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@thewordofgord
To contact Gordon about the many services he offers email mooninjoon@yahoo.com
Wednesday, September 3rd 2025 / Thursday September 4th 2025
Automatic Writing and all Things Spiritual Discussion Group with Sheila Lowe Discussion and sharing of resources with afterlife author and handwriting expert
Sheila Lowe. Often features guest speakers.
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. Thursday
Perth 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: Sheila Lowe sheila@sheilalowe.com https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87248527074?
pwd=cXNNZERDbGtSc3VWU3hCQ05OSlFndz09
[if the room is not open email Sheila]
Wednesday, September 3rd 2025 / Thursday September 4th 2025
USA-based Physical mediumship development group 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
Paris 3 a.m. Thursday
Perth 10 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, September 4th 2025 / Friday September 5th Australia
Exploratorium - Grief and Growth with August Goforth
1st and 3rd Thursdays /Fridays in Australia
Next meeting Thursday September 4th 2025/ Friday September 5th Australia
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 meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month.
THE GREAT TRUTH
"Everyone will live after what you call death, not because of believing in a creed, a doctrine, or dogma, but because it is an unalterable natural law. It has nothing to do with religion." Silver Birch
ENERGY HEALING WORKS ON ANIMALS TOO
Skeptics try to dismiss energy healing as a 'placebo' effect. But would a placebo work on a wolf who would normally be afraid of a stranger?
MUSIC TO MOVE TO: ISLANDS IN THE STREAM
The Bee Gees + Dolly Parton + Kenny Rogers = FLAWLESS!!! This is one of those songs that get stuck in your head all day long. For so many people, it brings back memories of happy times. It was released in August 1983 as the first single from Rogers's fifteenth studio album Eyes That See in the Dark. The Bee Gees (who wrote the song) released a live version in 1998 and a studio version in 2001. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, giving each of Rogers and Parton their second pop number-one hit. In 2005, the song topped Country Music Television's poll of the best country duets of all time.
Whilst we encourage and we publish many papers and reports by afterlife researchers, we are not in a position to guarantee the accuracy of all claims. ALL WORK IS COPYRIGHTED BY THE CONDITIONS SET AT THE GENEVA CONFERENCE ON COPYRIGHT.
THE SPIRIT WORLD IS AROUND US 
We can feel vibrations on our body, almost down to zero Hz (cycles per second), up to several hundred. Our ears perceive sound from approximately 10 Hz to 20,000 Hz (when we are young). Our skin senses heat that lies in the infrared frequency band, just below the visible spectrum, ie., from around 300 billion to 400 billion Hz. Our eyes perceive light frequencies from approximately 429 billion to 750 billion Hz. Those are the sections that make up what we call 'the physical world'. However, the physical world is only a very limited section of vibrations compared with all the other vibrations in the universe. Humans have only recently learned to produce machines that can tune into radio waves, television waves, and X-rays. These all existed before we were able to detect them. Scientists working in the Spirit world (which some call the Etheric world) tell us that their world is just as solid as our world, but on a different frequency - just above what most people's senses can perceive. 
Shari had always believed in the afterlife and, when her 22-year-old son was killed in an accident, she was able to pick up on all the signs he was sending. Some of these included: an unexplained message on the answering machine, flickering lights, radios changing stations for no apparent reason, and landing on a station playing a song with special meaning. There were butterflies, whispers of “I love you” captured on a digital recorder, and even brief visitation dreams. The icing on the cake involved a message from a medium about a red plaid shirt similar to the one in the picture. 
Our friends in the spirit world say that contact with the afterlife is a matter of physics - we need to find a common vibrational level as a carrier for communication. We have to raise our vibrational level while those in the afterlife have to learn ways to lower theirs. See 
"I think of all the beautiful, precious children whom the angels took to Heaven in school shootings. My mind knows that victims of shootings are well and whole, and in spirit. However, my heart, along with yours, breaks for the families and friends left behind to grieve from any shooting. If it helps at all, I have brought through spirit people who physically died in shootings going back to the 80s: McDonalds in AZ; 9-11, Columbine, and Newtown. All of them indicated that they do NOT remember the fear or pain. They have gratitude for all the people they love who continue to love them."
The Telepathy Tapes
From 6 p.m. to 6 45 p.m., we will be having our healing service led by our guest medium Robin Lamb. And from 7 p.m., Robin will be giving messages from spirit. He will be travelling for two hours from Wollongong each way to attend - a true mark of his dedication to spirit. You can contact Robin at robinlambmedium@gmail.com.
Sleep Healing and Affirmations Meditation
Spiritist Literature: Directed Study (SLIDS) with Ana Castro. 
This week's guest is
animal communicator 
Every week participants interested in developing physical mediumship sit in a darkened space in their own homes for 40 minutes, relax, and listen to music. At the moment, the group is focusing on table tipping with several members experiencing phenomena.
Debra's Army4Love Gathering welcomes all with compassion and love and embraces everyone, particularly those who may be suffering from emotional, physical and other psychic pain. Debra enables all to safely share their experiences in her Sacred Space. In every Army4Love Gathering Debra welcomes Spirit to speak through her to the group. Each gathering will focus on a relevant topic, and Debra will ask the group to virtually hold one another in the Spirit of hope, healing and love. Debra will also provide a mini-healing for the collective at the end of each gathering. Debra’s intention is that Army4Love will help you have a greater perspective and understanding regarding your adversities while helping you release and alleviate pain. 
Cheryl Page is a medical researcher and medium who dares to ask questions about what is possible with mediumship. She suggests that we inadvertently cut ourselves off from the nearly infinite possibilities that Spirit brings when we are rigid about the “right” way to practice mediumship and is looking for interested mediums or those developing to join her in some fascinating experiments.
Discussion and sharing of resources with afterlife author and handwriting expert
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.
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 