COMMENTARY: LISTENING TO PERSONAL AFTERLIFE EXPERIENCES
When it comes to the afterlife, the people who are the most confident of their position are those who have had a personal experience of direct afterlife contact.
For some, it is a near-death or out-of-body experience. For others, it is an evidential reading with a medium, or an experience of sitting in a physical mediumship circle. It may be a dream visit with a loved one, an after-death contact, or even a response to a question through EVP. And some have seen spirit since they were children.
We are indeed now fortunate to have access through YouTube to remarkable people who are willing to share their experiences. In earlier times they might have kept silent about them for years never sharing them even with family members. But now so many are courageously taking the risk of going public with
experiences that are extremely sacred.
These people usually don't need to try to convince or impress others, or take part in arguments. They do it out of a desire to help others, to share what they know to be true.
Like Dr. Kübler-Ross, they have come into a place of certainty about the afterlife where they can say:
"We are not here to convince other people. I share what I know and how I verified it to my satisfaction, and those who can hear will hear, and those who do not hear will just be pleasantly surprised when they make their own transition."
HUNDREDS OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCES NDERF (Near Death Experience Research Foundation) Dr. Jeffrey Long is a radiation oncologist who has collected over 5,000 NDE accounts — one of the largest databases in the world. His YouTube channel features interviews with experiencers and discussions of his research findings. He also authored Evidence of the Afterlife. Read some of the accounts here.
CHERYL PAGE SHARES HOW PERSONAL EXPERIENCES CONVINCED HER OF THE AFTERLIFE
Cheryl Page is a scientifically minded clinical researcher by training who runs the research department at a hospital in New Hampshire. Prior to July 2017, mediumship and speaking to spirits was the furthest thing from her mind or reality. It was only after the tragic loss of the love of her life that she was awakened to her capabilities as a medium. She is living proof that we each have the ability to connect with those we love who have transitioned to the higher side of life. She shares some extraordinary experiences about signs, readings and the importance of asking "what if".
Cheryl leads a Zoom group titled "What If" on the first Tueday of each month.
HOW RICHARD MARTINI DISCOVERED THE AFTERLIFE THROUGH HYPNOTIC REGRESSION
Richard Martini uses the term "Flipside" to describe what people consistently report experiencing as the period between incarnations — a realm where souls review past lives, meet guides and loved ones, and plan future lifetimes. He argues that the consistency of these accounts across thousands of sessions worldwide constitutes compelling evidence for an afterlife. He has written several books in his Flipside seriesas well as several documentaries.
Watch as Richard talks with Alex Ferrari on Next Level Soul.
Timecodes: 0:00 - Episode Teaser
2:03 - How did Richard's journey from filmmaking to spirituality begin?
7:01 - How does Richard communicate with people from the afterlife?
10:52 - What drew Richard to afterlife research?
18:59 - How do Richard's experiences challenge traditional views of the afterlife? 21:30 - What did Richard learn from his sessions with Amelia Earhart? 25:22 - How do spiritual guides and councils assist us?
27:10 - What is Richard's perspective on reincarnation and karma?
30:06 - How do near-death experiences influence our understanding of life and death? 35:39 - How do challenging life experiences contribute to our spiritual growth?
41:04 - What is the significance of comedy and tragedy in healing?
46:34 - Would Richard take a Hollywood project if offered now?
50:41 - How did Richard use mediums to communicate with Bill Paxton?
54:22 - What unique insights did Richard gain from his conversation with Genghis Khan?
58:48 - How does time differ on the other side according to Richard?
WAS EDGAR CAYCE A SPIRITUALIST? Why did Cayce's readings tell people not to get involved with Spiritualism? (254-48, 510-1).
Clearly he believed in many of the principles of Spiritualism but there are subtle differences. Dr. Susan Barnes has written a wonderful article
explaining his perspective.
Read pdf copy
of Cayce and Spiritualism (from Venture Inward September-December 2024).
See also Dr. Susan Barnes' recent talk at our Sunday Global Gathering on Edgar Cayce's advice on Psychic Attunement.
WOMAN DIES DURING STROKE: SHOWN PAST LIVES AND LIFE'S PURPOSE. Amber Cavanaugh's near death experience trip to the afterlife is a beautiful glance at what may lie on the other side, Heaven, and life after death. She had a stroke and left her body, experiencing life after death through the eyes of her soul.
THE INCREDIBLE MANLY PALMER HALL (1901-1990) Manly P. Hall was a Canadian-born scholar and philosopher. Well known for his 1928 encyclopedic outline of symbolical philosophy The Secret Teachings of All Ages, he authored over 150 books and essays and gave over 8000 lectures in Los Angeles and throughout the world. He was a consummate teacher who took his deep learning and translated it into an accessible and compelling presentation to readers and listeners for seventy years. All of his lectures, many lasting two hours, were given extemporaneously and without notes. The Philosophical Research Society (PRS) which Hall founded in 1934 is still organising fascinating lectures.
RONNIE PONTIAC AND THE UNOBSTRUCTED WAY Ronnie Pontiac was the personal research assistant for Manly P. Hall at the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles. He is author of American Metaphysical Religion: Esoteric and Mystical Traditions of the New World. He is co-author with his late wife Tamra Lucid of a new book "The Unobstructed Way- A True Account of the Exploration of Life After Death" about the "Betty Books" by Stewart White. He will be our speaker on next Sunday's Global Gathering (see below).
The video below is set to open at the Whites' experiences. 00:16:51 Opening to spirit communication
00:24:31 The death of Betty White
00:33:23 Afterlife Communications from Betty
00:48:45 The Invisibles
01:00:37 The purpose of The Unobstructed Universe
01:12:36 Relaxed appreciation
01:25:31 Conclusion
THE BETTY BOOKS "The Betty Books" are a series of works by Stewart Edward White, recording material that his beloved wife Elizabeth (Betty)
was receiving from a high-level beings who called themselves "The Invisibles". Betty's mediumship began with a Ouija board and developed to automatic writing and then speaking aloud while in a receptive semi-trance. The Betty Book (1937) records her development and the teachings of The Invisibles. (Read the book in PDF form).
After Betty White's death in 1939, the communications that formed the basis of The Unobstructed Universe (1940) and subsequent books came to Stewart Edward White through a close friend of Betty, a medium named "Joan" speaking in full trance.
A text copyis available on Project Gutenberg. The books were best-sellers in the 1930s and 1940s and provided comfort to many during the losses on the Second World War.
DEATHBED VISIONS, HOSPICE CARE AND CONSCIOUSNESS RESEARCH AND BRINGING NEW AFTERLIFE EVIDENCE
Hospice nurse and New York Times bestselling author Julie McFadden shares what she’s witnessed across hundreds of deaths — patterns so consistent they’re now cited in hospice textbooks: visions of deceased loved ones, a heightened awareness near death, and people choosing when they will die.
Chapters: 0:00 - Intro
2:19 - The Death of Steve Jobs
4:10 - Breakthroughs in Science & Consciousness
12:26 - Enhanced Awareness As You’re Dying
16:04 - 80% of People Experience Deathbed Phenomena
19:29 - Deathbed Visions
32:07 - Choosing When To Die
41:07 - Terminal Lucidity & Alzheimer’s 47:36 - The Death Stare & Death Reach
52:51 - Julie’s Shared Death Experience
1:01:01 - The Link Between Near-Death Studies & Hospice Care
1:06:12 - The Biology of Dying
1:13:04 - What Matters Most in Life
1:16:40 - Dealing with Grief 1:20:47 - Regrets of the Dying 1:29:33 - Resume Virtues vs. Eulogy Virtues
1:35:23 - Longing To Go Home
"AN AMERICAN IN HEAVEN"
Gordon Phinn has written many books about the afterlife based on his observations from frequent out-of-body experiences. In this extract, Gordon reads from "An American in Heaven" which has been released as an e-book. He has created a character, Melanie, who died in a car accident and now lives in an astral college town.
In Excerpt 2 Melanie talks about the frustration of being unable to get through to her grieving mother, even though they meet every night when the mother is out-of-body.
SYDNEY NORTHERN BEACHES SPIRITUALISTS
FRIDAY, MARCH 6th, 2026
Northern Beaches Spiritualists (Sydney, Australia) is holding a face-to-face meeting on Friday, 6th March 2026 at Manly Vale Community Centre Innes Road Hall. From 6 p.m. to 6.45 p.m. we will be holding a healing circle. Our guest medium, Ben Graham, will be delivering messages from spirit in his usual entertaining style from 7 p.m.
See location and transport details. For more information email paulhinson@gmail.com.
THE MARCH INNER VOICE MAGAZINE
A grieving mother. A recording device. And her son's voice from the other side. Medium Sheri Perl shares her remarkable journey using EVP to connect with her son Danny in spirit. Her story will move you, and might just change what you believe is possible.
What if the signs you've been receiving aren't coincidences? This issue explores how spirit may be reaching you through the very technology in your hands — and how to start noticing it.
From AI and angels to Celtic soul wisdom and spring renewal — The Inner Voice March 2026 is your invitation to look beyond the surface of everyday life and find the sacred hiding in plain sight.
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Saturday, March 7th 2026/ Sunday, March 8th 2026
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 March 8th 2026 / Monday March 9th Australia
Mediumship Development with Dr. Susan Barnes CSNU
MEETING CANCELLED!! Susan's flight back from Virginia Beach was cancelled. Next meeting Sunday 22nd March
Sunday, March 8th 2026 / Monday, March 9th
Global Gathering:
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This week: Guest speaker: Ronnie Pontiac will talk about The Unobstructed Way written with his wife, Tamra Lucid. In it they present the remarkable story of Stewart and Betty White and the Betty Books.
(Ronnie talks about the book in this interview included above in the Report).
To learn more about Ronnie see his interview with Jeffrey Mishlove where he reflects on the life, artistry, and spirit of his late wife, Tamra Lucid.
Times: Pacific Time 1 p.m. Sunday Time changed
Phoenix 1 p.m. Sunday Time changed
Mountain Time 2 p.m. Sunday Time changed
Central time 3 p.m. Sunday Time changed
Eastern time 4 p.m. Sunday Time changed
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, March 9th 2026 / Tuesday, March 10th, 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 discuss the meaning of their dreams.
Times: Pacific Time 1 p.m. Monday Time changed
Phoenix 1 p.m. Monday Time changed
Mountain Time 2 p.m. Monday Time changed
Central time 3 p.m. Monday Time changed
Eastern time 4 p.m. Monday Time changed
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 March 10th, 2026 / Wednesday March 11th, Australia
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 2 a.m. Tuesday Time changed
Phoenix Time 2 a.m. Tuesday Time changed
Mountain Time 3 a.m. Tuesday Time changed
Central Time 4 a.m. Tuesday Time changed
Eastern Time (New York) 5 a.m. Tuesday Time changed
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 10th March/ Wednesday 11th March Australia Receiving Messages Through Spirit Art with Susan Barnes -
We are meeting to create spirit art with messages.
No art experience required. Every 2nd and 4th Tuesdays. 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 Time changed
Mountain Time 7 p.m. Tuesday
Central Time 8 p.m. Tuesday
Eastern Time (New York) 9 p.m. Tuesday London 1 a.m. Wednesday Time changed
Perth/Singapore 9 a.m. Wednesday Sydney/Melbourne 12 noon Wednesday Time changed
New Zealand 2 p.m. Wednesday Time changed Check time in your city
co-ordinator: Dr. Susan B. Barnes, CSNU susanbbarnes@gmail.com
Online in Zoom https://zoom.us/j/873881773 Wednesday, March 11th, 2026/ Thursday, March 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 6 p.m. Wednesday - Time changed
Mountain time 7 p.m. Wednesday
Central time 8 p.m. Wednesday
New York time 9 p.m. Wednesday London 1 a.m. Thursday - Time changed
Paris 2 a.m. Thursday - Time changed Perth 10 a.m. Thursday Sydney/Melbourne 12 p.m. Thursday Time changed
New Zealand 2 p.m. Thursday Time changed Check time in your city Email r.craig.hogan@afterlifeinstitute.org for meeting guidelines and link.
Thursday 12th March, 2026 / Friday 13th March 2026, Australia
Pet Communication Group with Gretchen Bickert
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? Times: Pacific time 1 p.m. Thursday - Time changed Phoenix time 1 p.m Thursday - Time changed
Mountain time 2 p.m. Thursday
Central time 3 p.m. Thursday
New York time 4 p.m. Thursday London 8 p.m. Thursday
Sydney/Melbourne 7 a.m. Friday
New Zealand 9 a.m. Friday Check time in your city
Contact Gretchen: ursus88@gmail.com https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87870490412?
pwd=KzMvTlNFRTdRQWtiY002YzBnOWgzZz09
Thursday 12th March, 2026 / Friday 13th March 2026, 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 TEA TIME meeting will be held at 3pm 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 12.00 p.m. Thursday Phoenix 12.00 p.m. Thursday
Mountain time 1.00 p.m. Thursday
Central time 2.00 p.m. Thursday
Eastern Time 3.00 p.m. Thursday London time 7.00 p.m.Thursday
Rome 8.00 p.m Thursday Perth 3.00 a.m. Friday
Singapore 3.00 a.m. Friday
Sydney/ Melbourne 6.00 a.m. Friday
New Zealand 3.00 p.m. Friday http://zoom.us/j/8700196553. Check time in your city
To submit a question contact Sheri or Susie: sheriperl@gmail.com masseusiebennett@comcast.net
Thursday 12th March, 2026 / Friday 13th March 2026, Australia
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 Donna Young from rural NSW. She is highly recommended in Australia, USA, UK, and New Zealand for her detail and accuracy in all areas of spirituality, ranging from one-on-one reading to teaching & platforming just to name a few. Also known as one of the World's Most Accurate Remote Viewers. Her commercial events are sold out weeks in advance. Donna offers Zoom and phone readings "at prices everyone can afford." Read more.
Times:
Pacific Time 4.00 p.m. Thursday
Phoenix 4.00 p.m. Thursday
Mountain time 5.00 p.m. Thursday
Central time 6.00 p.m. Thursday
Eastern Time 7.00 p.m. Thursday
London time 11.00 p.m. Friday
Rome midnight Thursday/ Friday
Perth 7. a.m. Friday
Singapore 7.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
ANITA MOORJANI ON LIVING SPIRITUALLY
What does it mean to live a "spiritual" life in the middle of the challenges of the modern world? Curtis Childs sits down with bestselling author and global speaker Anita Moorjani, whose stunning near-death experience and the lessons she learned have touched millions.
WISE WORDS FROM A GUIDE “I am not interested in what you say your religion is... I am only interested in what compassion you reveal to those in pain, how well you listen, what truth you live by, what gentleness you show, what love you convey and above all, what service you render. These are the qualities of an evolved soul and the only things that truly matter.”
White Feather
A 108-YEAR-OLD EXPLAINS WHY SHE IS NOT AFRAID TO DIE
I have been on this earth for 108 years. I have said goodbye to my husband, my friends, and an entire century of memories. And I promise you... there is nothing to be afraid of.
FEEDBACK (3 only)
Please send any feedback, comments or suggestions about the report or items you would like to see to wendyzammit@gmail.com.
1) "Two songs that lift the energy of our world are "Imagine" sung by John Lennon and "What a Wonderful World" sung by Louis Armstrong. It's a lovely feeling to get up in the morning and play these two songs to begin the day." Jo.
2) "Dear Victor and Wendy,
Spiritualism has no creeds or dogma, adherents have free choice and take responsibility for their choices. The Principles include Eternal Progress open to every human soul (to which I personally add, and animals). With this freedom I feel that an individual can decide whether reincarnation meets their standards of proof both physically or philosophically.
Perhaps a new alternative to the word reincarnation might be revivification or soul transmigration?"
Steve, Canada
3)
"I’ve read and heard of so many people not having the best time when they first passed over, mainly due to their ignorance on the subject in their lifetime, and our society generally promotes that ignorance. It’s not done on purpose of course, but that doesn’t change the fact that it’s extremely unhealthy for many people passing over." Paola
HIGHLY INSPIRED MUSIC
Many people consider Karen Carpenter to be one of the best female vocalists of last century. She normally sang as a contralto, but she had the rare ability to transition from that more typical female register to a much lower range—something she called her “basement.” Despite her own tragic life, and death at the age of 32, she gave us 16 easy-listening hits in a little over five years in the early 1970s.
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: LISTENING TO PERSONAL AFTERLIFE EXPERIENCES 
Dr. Jeffrey Long is a radiation oncologist who has collected over 5,000 NDE accounts — one of the largest databases in the world. His YouTube channel features interviews with experiencers and discussions of his research findings. He also authored Evidence of the Afterlife. 
Why did Cayce's readings tell people not to get involved with Spiritualism? (254-48, 510-1).
Manly P. Hall was a Canadian-born scholar and philosopher. Well known for his 1928 encyclopedic outline of symbolical philosophy
Ronnie Pontiac was the personal research assistant for Manly P. Hall at the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles. He is author of American Metaphysical Religion: Esoteric and Mystical Traditions of the New World. He is co-author with his late wife 
"The Betty Books" are a series of works by Stewart Edward White, recording material that his beloved wife Elizabeth (Betty)
was receiving from a high-level beings who called themselves "The Invisibles". Betty's mediumship began with a Ouija board and developed to automatic writing and then speaking aloud while in a receptive semi-trance. The Betty Book (1937) records her development and the teachings of The Invisibles. (
After Betty White's death in 1939, the communications that formed the basis of The Unobstructed Universe (1940) and subsequent books came to Stewart Edward White through a close friend of Betty, a medium named "Joan" speaking in full trance.
SYDNEY NORTHERN BEACHES SPIRITUALISTS 
Vale Community Centre Innes Road Hall. From 6 p.m. to 6.45 p.m. we will be holding a healing circle. Our guest medium, Ben Graham, will be delivering messages from spirit in his usual entertaining style from 7 p.m. 
A free Zoom group about Spiritism, Kardec, and Chico Xavier. See 
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. 
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 TEA TIME meeting will be held at 3pm EST.
This week's medium is 
“I am not interested in what you say your religion is... I am only interested in what compassion you reveal to those in pain, how well you listen, what truth you live by, what gentleness you show, what love you convey and above all, what service you render. These are the qualities of an evolved soul and the only things that truly matter.” 
