AFTERLIFE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INSTITUTE

Zoom Discussion Topic

Psychic experiences surrounding the end of life

Background reading:
http://www.victorzammit.com/evidence/endoflife.htm

Focus questions to guide the discussion:
* Deathbed visions: what do the dead see?
* Are any of them verifiable?
* Shared death experiences
* Apparitions at the moment of death
* Physical signs- clocks, objects dropping
* Why should we educate people about end of life experiences?


MEETING AGENDA (1 hour).

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SET UP- Aim for 15 mins
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1. [2 minutes] WELCOME AND AGENDA REVIEW - host welcomes and
explains purpose of AREI

2. [3 mins] Check in - Everyone says their name and where they are calling from. A special welcome to those zooming for the first time.

In a smaller group: My name is ______and I'm zooming in from ______ and something nice I've already done today is ________

2. [1 Mins] HOST Introduces the topic:

3. [5 MINS] AREI GUEST SPEAKER??


4. [2 mins] Host sets up group discussion (perhaps share screen)
"We're now going to put you into groups (between 4-6 depending on numbers).
* We'd like those of you who have experienced psychic phenomena around the death of a loved one who wish to share it with the group to do so.
* Then we'd like the group to discuss the focus questions.
* At the end of the discussion we'd like each group to nominate one person to either share a particuarly interesting experience from your group's discussion.

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GROUP DISCUSSION Aim for 35 minutes
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5. [20 MINS] Breakout room sharing and discussion of the focus questions. At the end host issues 1 minute warning to bring people back to the group.

6. [15 MINS] Full group discussion - Spokesperson from each group reports back. Host directs discussion to the focus questions. Talk about need for further research.
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UNGATHERING Aim for AIM 10 minutes
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7. (2 mins] Unanswered questions: Get everyone to write in the chat window questions that they still feel are unanswered.

8) (1 MIN ) ) CLOSE Thank everyone and get people to call out goodbye to someone they can name (like the Waltons). Great fun to record!!

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Ask if anyone wants to chat privately in a breakout room.
Invite group members to stay in the main room and chat if that want.
Assign hosting rights to someone learning to host - good chance to practice using break-out rooms.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO HOST A LOCAL GROUP OR SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP ON ZOOM?

We can train you and help you with a support person in your meeting.
Email wendy@victorzammit.com with details of your area of interest and preferred times.