COMMENTARY: THE MIRACLE OF EVP AND ITC
For more than 50 years people all over the world have been tape-recording 'paranormal voices'—voices which cannot be heard when a tape-recorder is playing but which can be heard when the tape is played back. Many of the very short messages claim to be from loved ones who have died. These voices sometimes use the experimenter's name and answer specific questions. It is a simple method used by people who want to maintain contact with a loved one, often using a recorder on their phone.
Since about 1980 psychic researchers have claimed that contact with people who have died has also been made via radio, over telephones, on television, on answering and fax machines and computers. This more extended and recent voice contact is called Instrumental Transcommunication (ITC) or Extended ITC or even Trans-dimensional Communication. The contact is repeatable, has occurred in laboratories throughout the world, and is being studied by scientists.
The only response of skeptics is that it is either fraud or "pareidolia", the psychological phenomenon where the brain perceives meaningful patterns, in random or ambiguous stimuli, like seeing shapes in clouds, faces in burnt toast, or the "Man in the Moon".
REPORT ON ITC AROUND 1999
A PRIEST WHO RESEARCHED EVP AND ITC
Today it is exactly seven years since Father Francois Brune went home to spirit. Born in 1931, Father Brune was an expert in electronic voice phenomena (EVP) and instrumental transcommunication (ITC) and all areas of afterlife evidence.
The 87-year-old Catholic priest, who held degrees in Latin, Greek and Philosophy and spoke several languages, wrote over 30 books, including a best-seller called ‘Les Morts Nous Parlent’ (The Dead Speak to Us) on afterlife communication. He was a close friend of all the European pioneers of ITC including Marcello Bacci, Dr. Ernst Senkowski, and Dr. Anabela Cardoso.
He claimed that he had in his possession thousands of accounts from deceased persons who had communicated with their loved ones through a variety of modern electronic devices. He wrote: "The dead speak and can be taped. I have no doubt about the survival of life after death. Therefore, the day I die shall be the loveliest one of my life".
Read Dr. Cardoso's article on Father Brune.
CALLING EARTH - DAN DRASIN'S FABULOUS DOCUMENTARY
Make the time to watch this wonderful documentary by media producer, filmmaker, photographer, audio producer, and writer Dan Drasin. It traces the development of communication with the deceased through modern electronic technology. Initially this came through voices on a tape recorder (EVP) and later via radio, over telephones, on television, on answering and fax machines and computers (ITC).
The footage is incredibly valuable to afterlife investigators as, in many cases, the people who are featured were rarely photographed and have now crossed over.
PARANORMAL ITCPHONE CALLS
During a period of several weeks in 1994, five American ITC researchers received phone calls from fellow researcher Konstantin Raudive who died in 1974. These were George Meek, Mark Macy, Sarah Estep, Dr. Walter Uphoff and Hans Heckmann (a close friend and colleague of George Meek). In each case the phone call mentioned the previous phone calls. Listen to a recording of the call to ITC experimenter George Meek.
A number of researchers began to question the phone contacts, suggesting that they might be a hoax. But then German ITC researcher, Adolf Homes, received a text file on his computer in Germany giving details of the phone calls. His computer was not connected to the internet and the message simply appeared on the screen. The message said other successful contacts had been made to China and Japan by telephone and fax. Read more on Mark Macy's World ITC website (click on Mark Macy and Konstantin Raudive in telephone.. on the right hand side of the page).
COMMUNICATING WITH OUR LOVED ONES IN SPIRIT USING EVP
Vicki Talbott is a retired TESOL/Linguistics professor. When her only child Braeden died in a kayaking accident in 2000, they both already knew about the afterlife and EVP. So it was not a surprise to Vicki when she started receiving messages from Braeden on her answerphone. What did surprise her, however, was that Braeden had already been coming through to a group of mothers experimenting with EVP. It seems that a group of children in the afterlife who called themselves and their parents 'The Big Circle' were working together to help each other to send messages to their parents by electronic means. Vicky joined the Big Circle and she and Braeden continue to work to communicate and unite children with their parents and teach about life everlasting. See her website for examples.
EVERYTHING IS ENERGY
In this video, Dr. Bruce Lipton explains how quantum physics has shown us that what we perceive as solid matter is an illusion composed of light and energy. He says that our bodies are like a television set: when the set is broken, people can no longer see the program. But the program itself is not affected and can be seen on a new television set.
JURGEN ZIEWE'S COMING NEW BOOK
Many of our readers are followers of the wonderful work of out-of-body experiencer Jurgen Ziewe who has spend more than 50-years exploring the astral and higher worlds in full waking consciousness. As a commercial artist he has been able to use the emerging tools of AI to create the worlds he has personally visited, most recently in his book Elysium Unveiled. Now he has announced that he is in the final stages of publishing a sequel “Elysium Illuminated” in Spring 2026. Stay tuned.
Image from "Elysium Illuminated" to be revealed in Spring 2026 with hundreds of illustrations - by Jurgen Ziewe
BEYOND OUR SIGHT Anthony Chene is a young French photographer and film maker who works as a freelancer (DOP, director, or video reporter) for various clients, and also develops his own projects. He produces exquisite interviews with people who have had a near-death experience. Below is a 15- minute compression of a 51-minute documentary featuring Savonn Champelle, Lewis Brown Griggs, Karen Hanning, Alan Hugenot, Dean Radin and Terry Yoder.
VERIDICAL EXPERIENCES IN NDE RESEARCH In a video interview, pioneer cardiac surgeon Dr. Lloyd Rudy told the story of a patient who came back to life after being declared dead. After emergency heart surgery, the patient could not be resuscitated and the doctors turned off the bypass equipment. For at least 20 minutes the patient had no heart beat or blood pressure. However, the patient's heart slowly started up on its own and the patient was revived. He reported an NDE with remarkable veridical (real and verified) perceptions of the persons present and unusual details of the operating room, during the time he had no heart beat or blood pressure. This is just one of the caes featured in the book, "The Self Does Not Die" 2nd edition by Titus Rivas, Anny Dirven and Rudolf Smit. It contains more than 128 cases of people who saw and heard things while they were clinically dead that were later verified as true.
DEATH AND THE SCIENTIST WHO SAW BEYOND
Congratulations to our long-time friend Howie Abraham who is bringing the pioneers of afterlife and consciousness research to a new audience in a series of AI videos on his YouTube channel @Proof of the Afterlife. Please encourage him to produce more, by liking and subscribing to his channel and giving his videos a positive comment. https://www.youtube.com/@proofoftheafterlife
POVERTY IN THE AFTERLIFE “Poverty in the Afterlife” is a chapter from Frontiers of the Afterlife by Edward C. Randall (1860-1935), a prominent New York trial lawyer from Buffalo who served on the board of directors of several large corporations. For over 20 years he had weekly sittings with Emily French, a 'direct voice' medium like Leslie Flint. He talked with many visitors from the afterlife and often spoke with confused souls who were brought to his circle to be helped to focus their minds away from the physical.
“Everyone knows what a handicap the lack of capital is in your world. Well, exactly the same thing applies here. Folks arriving here in the spiritually destitute condition before-mentioned have just as hard, if not a harder, struggle to make their way in the spiritual life as anyone who is left without means on earth.
"This spiritual wealth that becomes ours for all time, and enriches us in the great beyond, is accumulated without great effort. It is gathered simply by being fair in all our dealings, just to all men, and by helping those less fortunate than ourselves. This does not necessarily contemplate the expenditure of money, for a kind thought, a generous act, a little sympathy, and an encouraging word, set in motion vibrations in and about us that become a very part of us, refine our natures, spiritualize our souls, and better our conditions both here and hereafter". Read the full extract.
AUSTRALIAN PROFESSOR DONATES TWO MILLION POUNDS FOR AFTERLIFE RESEARCH The (English) Society for Psychical Research has announced that it had received its largest-ever donation. The donor is Professor Yew-Kwang Ng, a distinguished academic who has held chairs and professorships at a number of universities in Australia, China and the USA. Professor Ng's work delves into vital questions that impact us all: How do we measure happiness? What does a fair economy look like? How can we build policies that truly serve society?
Chairman of the SPR Survival Research Committee, Dr Callum Cooper, has said “We are really looking forward to being able to support more substantial research projects, and we are working to get the word out to researchers who can submit high quality proposals.”
IN-PERSON MEDIUMSHIP DEMONSTRATION FREE ENTRY On Sunday 18th January, at 2 p.m. Trish McLaughlin will be our medium at Manly Vale Community Centre, Innes Road Hall. See location and transport details. Doors open 1.45 p.m.
Trish McLaughlan, is an English-born medium with 40 years experience. She moved to Australia at the age of 22 and is now based in Camden NSW. She will give a short talk followed by uplifting messages.
For more information email paulhinson@gmail.com.
NEXT WEEK'S FREE AFTERLIFE ZOOM GROUPS - ALL WELCOME
Zoom Mediumship Demonstration 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 Debbie Romero from Oxnard, California 93036, United States. Debbie is an evidential psychic medium, paranormal investigator, energy worker, and empowerment teacher.
Times: Pacific Time 12.00 a.m. Friday
Phoenix 1.00 a.m. Friday
Mountain time 1.00 a.m. Friday
Central time 2.00 a.m. Friday
Eastern Time 3.00 a.m. Friday
London time 8.00 a.m. Friday
Rome 9 a.m. Friday
Perth 4 p.m. Friday
Singapore 4 p.m. Friday
Sydney/ Melbourne 7 p.m. Friday
New Zealand 9.00 p.m. Friday Check time in your city
Coordinator:paulhinson@gmail.com https://zoom.us/j/5562413788
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Saturday January
17th, 2026/ Sunday January 19th 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, January 18th, 2026/ Monday, January 19th, Australia
Global Gathering: Guest Claudine Varesi has had a fascinating life mainly between Peru and Switzerland. She is a multi-lingual language facilitator who currently lives in Switzerland where she continues to teach meditation and yoga and illustrate, paint, and write.
She exhibited paintings internationally (one artwork was sent onboard the MIR Station in orbit, in 1995). She was trained in Sufism by Sayed Omar Ali Shah (brother of Idries Shah) for 30 years and studied Vedanta philosophy and Yoga Meditation, trained in the Himalayan Tradition. She has also opened 2 yoga schools, one in Richmond, VA, and another in Lima, Peru.
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, January 19th, 2026 / Tuesday January 20th, Australia
DREAM CIRCLE with Kim Parker When: Every two weeks on Mondays (UK EUROPE and USA) and Tuesday 7 a.m. (Sydney). A small group meets to discuss the meaning of their dreams.
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
Tuesday, January 20th, 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, January 20th, 2026/ Wednesday January 21st Australia
Mediumship Practice Place with Susin Micallef A 45 minute session where intermediate to advanced mediums can practice their mediumship in a breakout room with a partner and get feedback. Susin Micallef is a spiritual medium trained in the British style of mediumship. She considers herself fortunate to be able to serve Spirit and provide healing to people in the physical and spirit worlds.
3rd Tuesday of the Month /Wednesdays in Australia
Times:
Pacific time 5 p.m. Tuesday
Phoenix time 6 p.m. Tuesday
Mountain Time 6 p.m. Tuesday
Central Time 7 p.m. Tuesday
Eastern Time (New York) 8 p.m. Tuesday
London 1 a.m. Wednesday
Sydney/Melbourne 12 noon Wednesday
New Zealand 2 p.m. Wednesday
Contact: Susin Micallef ashortmedium@gmail.com Check time in your city Zoom room: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83017137283
Meeting ID: 830 1713 7283
Wednesday, January 21st, 2026/Thursday January 22nd
Spirit Search and Rescue with Gordon Phinn
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.
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 de-brief 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 January 21st 2026/ Thursday 22nd January Australia
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.
1st and 3rd Wednesdays/ Thursdays in Australia
Times:
Pacific Time 5.30 p.m. Wednesday
Phoenix 6.30 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 9.30 a.m. Thursday
Sydney 12.30 p.m. Thurs
New Zealand 2.30 p.m. Thurs 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, January 21st, 2026/ Thursday, January 22nd, 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.
January 21st 2026/ Thursday January 22nd Australia
Platform Mediumship with Paul M. Hinson
Paul is an English medium now based in Sydney. He does "platform readings" giving messages to most people present.
2 sessions same day (in Australia) Times - Morning meeting
Pacific Time 3.30 p.m. Wed
Phoenix 4.30 p.m. Wed
Mountain Time 4.30 p.m. Wed
Central Time 5.30 p.m. Wed
Eastern Time 6.30 p.m. Wed
London Time 11.30 a.m. Thurs
Rome 12.30 a.m. Thurs
Perth 7.30 a.m. Thursday
Sydney/ Melbourne 10.30 a.m. Thursday
New Zealand 12.30 p.m. Thursday Check the time in your city
Coordinator:paulhinson@gmail.com https://zoom.us/j/5562413788
Times: Evening Meeting
Pacific Time 12. midnight Thursday
Phoenix 1 a.m. Thursday
Mountain time 2 a.m. Thursday
Central time 2 a.m. Thursday
Eastern Time 3 a.m. Thursday
London time 8 a.m. Thursday
Rome 9 a.m. Thursday
Perth 4 p.m. Thursday
Singapore 4 p.m. Thursday
Sydney/ Melbourne 7 p.m. Thursday
New Zealand 9 p.m. Thursday
Check time in your city Coordinator: Paulhinson@gmail.com
Zoom link "https://zoom.us/j/7595442928"
MONKS WALK FOR PEACE IN USA A group of Buddhist monks is walking for peace from Texas to the White House in Washington, DC. Nearly two dozen monks from the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth, led by Bhikkhu Pannakara, are walking 2,300 miles to promote national healing, unity and compassion. The journey began on Oct. 26 and is expected to end on Feb. 12.
It is drawing a huge amount of support from people moved by the energy for peace.
LOVE AND PROTECT
When someone says goodbye and leaves a void in your heart... You hope you will see him one more time and say thank you, for changing your life. A cute uplifting film directed by Daniel Yam.
SILVER BIRCH EMPHASISES EVIDENCE
"We are not evangelists conducting mass meetings and capturing people in the height of emotionalism. We labour to ensure that individuals become convinced, one at a time, that they are satisfied with the evidence they have received that they will continue after physical death, and they are also satisfied that what we have to teach neither insults their intelligence not makes their reason revolt". More Philosophy of Silver Birch p.143.
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"Happy new year Victor & Wendy. I’m pleased that you have opened up the debate re the UFO phenomenon. It seems to me that we are not being visited from other worlds but from other dimensions...
I’m sure we are approaching a day when we will have a much greater grasp of our reality and our place in it." Roger
HIGHLY INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC: 'I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU'.
This song seems very appropriate when we think of EVP or other forms of spirit communication. Over and over we are told that love is the link that brings our loved ones back to comfort us and that where there is love there will never be separation.
Stevie Wonder is an incredible musician and songwriter ("You Are the Sunshine of My Life", "I Just Called to Say I Love You", "Isn't She Lovely") having recorded thirty top ten hits and selling more than 100 million records worldwide. In 2009, Wonder was a passionate worker for civil rights and was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace.
Whilst we encourage and publish many papers and reports by afterlife researchers, we are not in a position to guarantee the accuracy of all claims. We accept the imputed claim that the afterlife and paranormal research done by the researchers is done in good faith.
FRIDAY
AFTERLIFE REPORT
COMMENTARY: THE MIRACLE OF EVP AND ITC 
“Poverty in the Afterlife” is a chapter from 
The (English) Society for Psychical Research has announced that it had received its largest-ever donation. The donor is 
On Sunday 18th January, at 2 p.m. Trish McLaughlin will be our medium at Manly Vale Community Centre, Innes Road Hall. See 
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 
a fascinating life mainly between Peru and Switzerland. She is a multi-lingual language facilitator who currently lives in Switzerland where she continues to teach meditation and yoga and illustrate, paint, and write.
She exhibited paintings internationally (one artwork was sent onboard the MIR Station in orbit, in 1995). She was trained in Sufism by Sayed Omar Ali Shah (brother of Idries Shah) for 30 years and studied Vedanta philosophy and Yoga Meditation, trained in the Himalayan Tradition. She has also opened 2 yoga schools, one in Richmond, VA, and another in Lima, Peru. 
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. 
A 45 minute session where intermediate to advanced mediums can practice their mediumship in a breakout room with a partner and get feedback. 
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. 
Platform Mediumship with Paul M. Hinson 
SILVER BIRCH EMPHASISES EVIDENCE 