COMMENTARY: FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE
When materialists and closed-minded skeptics refuse to accept the objective evidence for the afterlife, we are reminded of a courtroom scene. Imagine that the police prosecutor in a case of murder has brought in one hundred witnesses. All of these witnesses are highly accredited scientists, doctors, lawyers, writers, psychiatrists, psychologists, physicists, and many others. All of the witnesses state that they saw the accused take a gun out of his belt and shoot the victim five times in the chest.
Then the defense lawyer stands up and argues the debunkers' argument:
• all the prosecution witnesses are hallucinating
• they were all hypnotized
• they are all in collusion with the prosecutor
• alternatively, all of these witnesses are projecting their own guilt onto the accused
• these witnesses exteriorized their own extra energy collectively which killed the victim
• (and if all else fails) it was super-psi.
We have personally had many undeniable experiences of contact with people who have "died"– as have hundreds of millions of people around the world. Over the last twenty years, as knowledge about afterlife contact is becoming widespread, more people are prepared to talk about these experiences. These experiences are reaching a threshold, and as more people share them, the contact field is being strengthened. Expect big things. There is ‘nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come’.
DR. BRUCE GREYSON SHARES HOW AN UNCONSCIOUS PATIENT INTRODUCED HIM TO NDEs
Clipped from "What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Consciousness": Dr. Bruce Greyson shares the scientific basis for life after death.
THEY KNEW ABOUT THE AFTERLIFE
CICERO: 70 B.C. "They whose minds scorn the limitations of the body are honoured with frequent appearances of gods (spirit people). Their voices have been heard, and they have appeared in form so visible that he who doubts it must be partly bereft of reason. Is not heaven filled with the souls of human beings?" PLATO: 400 B.C.
"When death approaches a man, his mortal part dies, but the immortal part departs safe and incorruptible.
SOCRATES 400B.C. "Each person has his guardian angel who takes charge of him during this life, and will lead him after the death of his body, to the place assigned by him."
IN SEARCH OF THE DEAD: VISIONS AND VOICES
The second of a 1992 BBC series, this video contains some vintage NDE experiences, including Barry Cook and Kimberley Clark Sharp. Nice to see a clip of physical medium Gordon Higginson, Sir William Crookes' accordion, and some of the tests done on Margery Crandon. Also great footage of Karlis Osis, and very young doctors, Peter Fenwick and Melvin Morse. Sadly, being a BBC production, the producers were obliged to introduce a skeptical aspect and the video takes a very anti-physical mediumship line with psychologist Alan Gauld the then President of the SPR.
DR DEAN RADIN: THE FOUR STAGES OF HOW SCIENCE REACTS TO NEW IDEAS
"In science, the acceptance of new ideas follows a predictable, four-stage sequence. In Stage 1, skeptics confidently proclaim that the idea is impossible because it violates the Laws of Science. This stage can last from years to centuries, depending on how much the idea challenges conventional wisdom. Stage 2, skeptics reluctantly concede that the idea is possible, but it is not very interesting and the claimed effects are extremely weak.
Stage 3, begins when the mainstream realizes that the idea is not only important, but its effects are much stronger and more pervasive than was previously imagined.
Stage 4, is achieved when the same critics who used to disavow any interest in the idea begin to proclaim that they thought of it first. Eventually, no one remembers that the idea was once considered a dangerous heresy."
( Dr. Dean Radin, The Conscious Universe: The Scientific Truth of Psychic Phenomena Ch.1)
FASCINATING STORIES OF PRE-BIRTH MEMORIES
Can babies come back to the same family after a miscarriage? Listen to the story of a 3-year-old girl who told her mother that she had been in her mummy's tummy but decided that the time wasn't right to be born. Twelve months later it was, and she was again conceived. This story appears in print in the book "Cosmic Cradle: Spiritual Dimensions of Life before Birth," by Elizabeth Carman, Ph.D. and Neil Carman, Ph.D.
HOW DO THEY SPEND THEIR TIME IN THE AFTERLIFE? One of the questions that people often ask about the afterlife is "What work do they do"? For years religionists thought that people sat around playing the harp and singing hymns. Steve Beckow has sorted through hundreds of reliable accounts from the afterlife to bring you the most detailed descriptions of the work people do there. Read more.
JOHN EDWARD - THE TRUTH ABOUT LIFE AFTER DEATH
00:00 Intro 00:28 Why Do People Really Go See a Medium?
01:06 Turning Grief Into Discovery
03:14 Skepticism vs. Cynicism 07:49 The Science Behind Psychic Studies
12:02 How Messages Are Received in a Reading
16:02 What Actually is a Psychic Medium?
18:07 Everything Is Energy
20:21 Red Flags to Look for in Readings
24:31 A Session That Changed Everything
31:23 Do We Ever “Need” a Reading?
34:07 Discovering Your Life Path
39:00 Challenges That Arise in Readings
42:41 Exploring Reincarnation and Consciousness
48:59 Choosing Between Fear and Love
50:43 When Grief Truly Begins
56:26 Say What You Need to Say Before It’s Too Late
58:47 Grief is the Other Side of Love 01:01:18 Finding Your Way Through Grief
01:03:16 The Truth About Time and Healing
01:06:29 Moving Forward When You Feel Stuck 01:08:12 Astrology as an Energetic Blueprint
01:11:48 Honoring and Living With Grief Every Day 01:13:12 Supporting a Grieving Parent
01:14:01 The Comfort in Knowing No One Really Dies Alone
01:17:28 Keeping Their Memories Alive After They’re Gone
01:20:41 Letting Go of Their Belongings to Heal
01:22:24 Internalizing, Not Externalizing Feelings
01:24:40 Chasing Evil
MORE INSIGHTS ABOUT THE DUPLICATE OF THE PHYSICAL BODY "When the body sleeps, the spirit body temporarily withdraws from it while still remaining connected to it by a magnetic cord [the silver cord]. This cord is the veritable life-line between the spirit body and the earth body. The spirit thus situated will either remain in the vicinity of the earth body, or it will gravitate to that sphere which its earthly life, so far, has entitled it to enter. The spirit body with all consciousness and mind will thus spend part of the lifetime of the earthly body in spirit lands, visiting our loved ones and others we know." (Mons. Hugh Benson Life in the World Unseen).
RARE PHOTO OF A SILVER CORD
At the bottom of the photo, you can see the silver cord coming out of scientist and afterlife researcher George Meek's physical body, which now looks transparent (you can see the chair through his leg). His spirit body (out of sight behind the camera) is still attached to the physical body. The photo was taken in a room where there was no visible light. Read technical details.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DIE?
In this video, Scott Degenhardt tells the story of the communication he had with his father seconds after the father died. He also talks about the importance of people who have spiritually transformative experiences sharing them with other experiencers. He wrote a kindle book about his own discoveries called "Surviving Death Again".
THE FEBRUARY EDITION OF THE INNER VOICE MAGAZINE
Life-changing information and inspiration in an exquisite package. https://www.theinnervoicemagazine.com/
SYDNEY NORTHERN BEACHES SPIRITUALISTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6th, 2026
Northern Beaches Spiritualists (Sydney, Australia), is having a face-to-face meeting on Friday, February 6th, 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 a healing circle.
Then from 7 p.m. we have the very popular Wollongong medium Robin Lamb. For more information email paulhinson@gmail.com.
NEXT WEEK'S FREE AFTERLIFE ZOOM GROUPS - ALL WELCOME
Saturday, February 6th, 2026/ Sunday, February 7th Australia
Spiritist Literature: Directed Study (SLIDS) A free Zoom group about Spiritism, Kardec, and Chico Xavier. See videos of previous meetings.
Times:
Pacific time 1 p.m. Saturday
Phoenix time 2 p.m. Saturday
Mountain time 2 p.m. Saturday
Central time 3 p.m. Saturday
Eastern time 4 p.m. Saturday
London 8 p.m. Saturday
Rome 9 p.m. Saturday
Sydney/Melbourne 8 a.m. Sun
New Zealand 10 a.m. Sunday
Check the time in your city
Co-ordinator: Ana Castro
Just click this link to join.
Sunday, February 8th, 2026/ Monday, February 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. Susan can be contacted at
Times:
Pacific Time 10 a.m. Sunday
Phoenix time 11 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 5 a.m. Monday
New Zealand 7 a.m. Monday
Coordinator: Dr. Susan B. Barnes, CSNU susanbbarnes@gmail.com Check time in your city.
Online in Zoom https://zoom.us/j/8738817733
Sunday, February 8th 2026/ Monday, February 9th Australia
Global Gathering: Michele Andina – Global Lightworkers United Michele Andina, RN, PhD, is a nurse, medical anthropologist, and psychic medium who
now devotes her life to “bridging worlds" & "weaving science, spirit, and service". She is a
co-creator of Global Lightworkers United (GLU), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and online
community for mediums, healers, intuitives, and sensitives around the world.
In this session, Michele will share her personal journey and the story behind GLU..... the
vision of a global network of ethical, heart-centered Lightworkers, and how coming
together in conscious community amplifies our individual Light into a collective field
powerful enough to support planetary healing, joy, and awakening.
Times:
Pacific Time noon Sunday
Phoenix 1 p.m. Sunday
Mountain Time 1 p.m. Sunday
Central time 2 p.m. Sunday
Eastern time 3 p.m. Sunday
London 8 p.m. Sunday
Amsterdam 9 p.m. Sunday
Sydney/Melbourne 7 a.m. Monday
New Zealand 9 a.m. Monday
Check the time in your city Co-ordinator: wendyzammit@gmail.com https://zoom.us/j/7595442928
Monday, February 9th 2026 / Tuesday, February 10th Australia
GOSH with Kim Parker 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 12 noon. Monday
Phoenix 1 p.m. Monday
Mountain Time 1 p.m. Monday
Central time 2 p.m. Monday
Eastern time 3 p.m. Monday
London 8 p.m. Monday
Amsterdam 9 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
Monday, February 9th, 2026 / Tuesday, February 10th Australia
Life with Ghosts Zoom Chat - with filmmaker Stephen Berkley - The Guest will be medium
Amie Balesky.
Times:
Pacific time 4 p.m. Monday
Phoenix time 5 p.m. Monday
Mountain time 5 p.m. Monday
Central time 6 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. Tues
New Zealand 12 p.m. Tuesday Check time in your city
Co-ordinator: Stephen Berkley
admin@lifewithghosts.com Click this link to join.
Tuesday, February 10th 2026
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 20 minutes, relax, and listen to music.
Times:
Pacific time 1 a.m. Tuesday
Phoenix Time 2 a.m. Tuesday
Mountain Time 2 a.m. Tuesday
Central Time 3 a.m. Tuesday
Eastern Time (New York) 4 a.m. Tuesday
London 9 a.m. Tuesday
Rome 10 a.m. Tuesday
Perth/Singapore 5 p.m. Tuesday
Sydney Australia 8.00 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, February 10th 2026 / Wednesday February 11th, Australia
Receiving Messages Through 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 7 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
Perth/Singapore 9 a.m. Wednesday
Sydney/Melbourne 1 p.m. Wednesday
New Zealand 3 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, February 11th, 2026/ Thursday, February 12th, Australia
Spirit Search and Rescue with Gordon Phinn
This month instead of the usual 3rd week of the month The Spirit Search and Rescue group is usually 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, February 11th, 2026/ Thursday, February 12th , Australia
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.
Times:
Pacific 6 p.m. Wednesday
Arizona 7 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 1 p.m. Thursday
New Zealand 3 p.m. Thursday Check time in your city Email r.craig.hogan@afterlifeinstitute.org for meeting guidelines and link.
Thursday, February 12th 2026/ Friday February 13th Australia
Pet Communication Group with Gretchen Bickert
2nd Thursdays/ Fridays in Australia
Do you have questions about animal care or how to support an animal with a disability or illness? Would you like to be able to communicate better with your fur baby?
Thursday, February 12th 2026/ Friday February 13th Australia
SHERI PERL'S A Word to the Wise from the Very Wise
From mediums to mystics, from poets to experiments, from those in Spirit and those in body we will scout out the wisdom and find the inspiration. This group will alternate the time it meets on the second Thursday of the month. This month the TWILIGHT meeting will be held at 9 p.m. EST.
Sheri will speak about the Seth/Jane Roberts connection and what was so remarkable about the personality that came through. She will be playing a recording of Seth, speaking with the written words available so that people can experience the amazing personality of Seth coming through Jane. She writes, "Since I studied the materials and put them to use both to my benefit and to my detriment, I would like to share the perspective I now have as opposed to the way I took this on as a younger person."
Times:
Pacific Time 6.00 p.m. Thursday
Phoenix 6.00 p.m. Thursday
Mountain time 7.00 p.m. Thursday
Central time 8.00 p.m. Thursday
Eastern Time 9.00 p.m. Thursday
London time 8.00 p.m. Friday
Rome 9.00 p.m.Friday
Perth 5. a.m. Friday
Singapore 5.a.m. Friday
Sydney/ Melbourne 7.00 a.m. Friday
New Zealand 8.00 p.m. Friday Check time in your city
Coordinator:paulhinson@gmail.com https://zoom.us/j/5562413788
Thursday, February 12th, 2026 / Friday February 13th, Australia
MEDIUMSHIP DEMONSTRATION Australia/ USA
The Sydney Northern Beaches Spiritualists are organising demonstrations of mediumship free or by donation featuring excellent platform mediums giving readings via Zoom to those present. It is designed to be an easy way for people to have a first experience of mediumship. Doors open 15 minutes before starting time. This week's medium is Michelle Hughes. With every reading, Michelle aims to provide clear, undeniable evidence that life continues beyond physical death, offering peace and healing to those seeking comfort from the spirit world.
Times:
Pacific Time 3.00 p.m. Thursday
Phoenix 4.00 p.m. Thursday
Mountain time 6.00 p.m. Thursday
Central time 5.00 p.m. Thursday
Eastern Time 6.00 p.m. Thursday
London time 11.00 p.m. Friday
Rome 12 midnight Friday
Perth 8. a.m. Friday
Singapore 8.a.m. Friday
Sydney/ Melbourne 10.00 a.m. Friday
New Zealand 12.00 p.m. Friday Check time in your city
Coordinator:paulhinson@gmail.com https://zoom.us/j/5562413788
A "What Feels Right by You" donation to keep the lights on would be appreciated PayPal:NBSC2024@gmail.com
Bank Donations to
BSB 484-799 A/C # 165 648 823
Account Name – Northern Beaches S C
MEDIUM BRENT ATWATER TALKS ABOUT DISCOVERING PET REINCARNATION
Medical intuitive and animal medium Brent Atwater has researched animals in the afterlife, animal life after death, and pet reincarnation for almost 20 years. Her TV show, books, podcasts, blog, and Pet loss Facebook group are popular animal life after death resources. She owes her success to a superpower we all have - intuition.
"A SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION CAN CHANGE IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE" "In every change that takes place, look for the very best, look deep within and see the good that is coming out of it. It may not always be easy to see it straight away, but never give up until you have done so. There is usually a tiny spark of light even in the darkest of situations, so look for it until you have found it. I work in very mysterious but wonderful ways to perform My wonders. A seemingly impossible situation can change in the twinkling of an eye. Where there has been complete resistance and negativity, the whole situation can change overnight. A nation or an individual may see the error of their ways and decide to let go and let Me take over. Therefore never accept any situation as impossible for you are about to see the most astounding things take place". Eileen Caddy.
"THIS FOG OF MATTER CLOUDS EVERYTHING" “You have no idea of the radiance which is around you. You cannot see this beauteous universe in which you dwell. This fog of matter clouds everything. It is as if there is a thick bank of cloud obscuring the rays of the sun all the time. If you could see the radiance around you, you would know that there is no real trouble that could penetrate it.”
― Anne Dooley, Guidance from Silver Birch
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AFTERLIFE REPORT
limitations of the body are honoured with frequent appearances of gods (spirit people). Their voices have been heard, and they have appeared in form so visible that he who doubts it must be partly bereft of reason. Is not heaven filled with the souls of human beings?"
PLATO: 400 B.C.
In Stage 1, skeptics confidently proclaim that the idea is impossible because it violates the Laws of Science. This stage can last from years to centuries, depending on how much the idea challenges conventional wisdom. 
One of the questions that people often ask about the afterlife is "What work do they do"? For years religionists thought that people sat around playing the harp and singing hymns. Steve Beckow has sorted through hundreds of reliable accounts from the afterlife to bring you the most detailed descriptions of the work people do there. 
"When the body sleeps, the spirit body temporarily withdraws from it while still remaining connected to it by a magnetic cord [the silver cord]. This cord is the veritable life-line between the spirit body and the earth body. The spirit thus situated will either remain in the vicinity of the earth body, or it will gravitate to that sphere which its earthly life, so far, has entitled it to enter. The spirit body with all consciousness and mind will thus spend part of the lifetime of the earthly body in spirit lands, visiting our loved ones and others we know." (Mons. Hugh Benson Life in the World Unseen). 
having a face-to-face meeting on Friday, February 6th, at Manly Vale Community Centre Innes Road hall. See 
A free Zoom group about Spiritism, Kardec, and Chico Xavier. See 
Developing the skills of mental mediumship and blending with spirit.
Michele Andina
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 20 minutes, relax, and listen to music. 
We are meeting to create spirit art with messages. No art experience required. 
The Spirit Search and Rescue group is usually held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 3 p.m. Eastern US time
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. 
From mediums to mystics, from poets to experiments, from those in Spirit and those in body we will scout out the wisdom and find the inspiration. This group will alternate the time it meets on the second Thursday of the month. This month the TWILIGHT meeting will be held at 9 p.m. EST.
This week's medium is 
"In every change that takes place, look for the very best, look deep within and see the good that is coming out of it. It may not always be easy to see it straight away, but never give up until you have done so. There is usually a tiny spark of light even in the darkest of situations, so look for it until you have found it. I work in very mysterious but wonderful ways to perform My wonders. A seemingly impossible situation can change in the twinkling of an eye. Where there has been complete resistance and negativity, the whole situation can change overnight. A nation or an individual may see the error of their ways and decide to let go and let Me take over. Therefore never accept any situation as impossible for you are about to see the most astounding things take place". 
“You have no idea of the radiance which is around you. You cannot see this beauteous universe in which you dwell. This fog of matter clouds everything. It is as if there is a thick bank of cloud obscuring the rays of the sun all the time. If you could see the radiance around you, you would know that there is no real trouble that could penetrate it.” 
