COMMENTARY: DO CELEBRITIES RETAIN THEIR STATUS IN THE AFTERLIFE? We are repeatedly informed by highly credible afterlife sources, like Mons Hugh Benson, Silver Birch, and others like them, that what counts in the afterlife is how spiritually advanced a person is. Many who live humbly, while alive, will be "stars" in the afterlife because of their spiritual progress. At the same time, many whose faces once graced global magazines may choose to live in obscurity.
The same rule applies to movie stars, presidents, and famous entertainers. One could be a king or queen or a dictator or a religious leader; the critical thing that determines their condition in the spirit world is their level of consciousness. The vibrations of the spirit body are reflected in the brightness of the aura. What matters is not how much money or power or influence you had while alive, not your good taste or how well you dressed, but how much love and kindness you showed.
NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES ACROSS CULTURES Religious scholar, Dr. Gregory Shushan, talks about the parallels between near-death experience accounts across cultures. (See also his interview with Alex Tsakiris on Skeptico).
THERE ARE NO EASY ANSWERS
David Sunfellow explores what we learn about the purpose of life from near-death experiences. “Look, if you study near-death experiences carefully, all kinds of human assumptions are challenged. We’re told time doesn’t actually exist. That the world is an illusion. That the universe, both what we can see with our physical eyes and what lies beyond our five senses, is full of life, some of which is unimaginably weird. We’re told that we are all accountable for everything we do. That all life is connected. That God loves everyone, wholeheartedly and unconditionally, including rapists, murderers, and people like Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Mao Tse Tung. There are hellish realms and demonic beings. There are heavenly realms for all kinds of believers, not just Christians. There are also Christians, who thought they were living good, Christian lives, in hell. And on and on and on. There is pretty much something to offend everyone." Read more.
EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTOR TALKS TO PATIENTS AFTER THEY DIE
Dr. Todd Michael, author of The Evolution Angel,The Twelve Conditions of a Miracle, and The Hidden Parablesencountered death frequently while working as a trauma physician. Realising that his patients might still be able to hear him after they died, he began to reach out to them after the ER machines had been turned off. In this talk, he explains how he also began communicating with an advanced being who explained why seemingly terrible things happen to good people.
MATERIALISATION IN DAYLIGHT IN THE 1950s
The book The Technique of Daylight Materialization is surely one of the most important books ever written. It contains stunning eye-witness accounts and reports by credible witnesses of materialisations of loved ones (and animals) that occurred around Rev. James Jacob Dickson in San Francisco.
He claimed that he was born with this very rare ability and that his parents talked to materialised spirits around his cradle (present day physical medium Marion Dampier-Jeans reports that the same thing happened when she was born). The picture above left is of the medium James Dickson, then aged 19, with his materialised spirit friend, Minnie Brown. Download the full book.
OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCES AS A RESEARCH TOOL Nanci Trivelatto and Wagner Alegretti from the International Academy of Consciousness have been researching, writing, and teaching about OBEs for many years. They claim that it is possible to study these phenomena in a very practical, personal, and direct way, as well as through formal scientific research. Both approaches can help people to have visceral experiences that tend to lead to a better understanding of the evolving, non-material nature of Being and the interconnection between all living beings. This paradigm shift arguably addresses the systemic root causes of many of the social, economic, geopolitical, and environmental crises that Humanity faces today.
SIR WILLIAM BARRETT DISCOVERS THE AFTERLIFE "During his 50 years of psychical research, Sir William Fletcher Barrett (February 10, 1884 – May 26, 1925) observed many types of phenomena. In his reminiscences, read at a private meeting of the Society for Psychical Research (SPR) on June 17, 1924, less than a year before his death, Barrett said:
Barrett was the prime mover in the founding of the SPR in 1882, serving as vice-president and editor of the Society’s Journal during its first year and president in 1904. He also encouraged Professor William James of Harvard to organize the American branch of the SPR in 1884."
Read Michael Tymn's excellent article.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE? JOHN DAVIS SPEAKS WITH CURTIS CHILD FROM THE SWEDENBORG CENTRE
WORKING THROUGH A DISTRESSING NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE Most reported near-death experiences include profound feelings of peace, joy, and cosmic unity. Less familiar are the reports following close brushes with death of experiences that are partially or entirely unpleasant, frightening, or frankly hellish. While little is known about the antecedents or aftereffects of these distressing experiences, there appear to be three distinct types. Read more. IANDS has set up an online sharing group for those who may have had a dark, hellish, or otherwise uncomfortable NDE. The goal is "to allow a safe place to share, listen, and seek further insight and meaning". Learn more.
MEDIUMSHIP IS A NATURAL GIFT "It was never part of the scheme of things that our two worlds, yours and ours, should be separated, as it were, into two compartments forever shut off from each other from sight and sound. The means have always existed whereby the people of the world in which I live could communicate with the people of the world in which you live. But Orthodoxy, in one form or another, has tried to eliminate spiritual intercourse or to prevent it, by suppressing the instruments whereby such communication is effected. Orthodoxy was not successful—and never will be. The spirit world is vastly stronger than Orthodoxy, and will ever be so." Former Catholic priest, Hugh Benson, writing through Anthony Borgia in More Light.
NOBEL PRIZE WINNING SCIENTSTS WERE INVOLVED WITH PHYSICAL MEDIUMSHIP It is widely known that Pierre and Marie Curie were awarded Nobel Prizes for Physics in 1903 and then for Chemistry in 1911 (received by Marie after the death of Pierre Curie, which occurred due to an accident in 1906). But few people know that in the period from 1905 to 1909, they were involved in researching physical mediumship, something which is omitted from numerous biographies about them. Dr. Lydia Pisani from Bologna, Italy, investigated their involvement for her Degree thesis in Philosophy and History of Science "The Curie Spouses and Psychic Research", (2018). Download her summary article (in PDF).
EVIDENTIAL MEDIUM SUSANNE WILSON ON SIGNS FROM LOVED ONES IN SPIRIT
Evidential medium and Intuition teacher Susanne Wilson from Carefree Arizona talks about the many and varied ways our loved ones send us signs and then invites audience members to share a sign they have received while she gains confirmation from the spirit who sent it. To schedule a private reading with Susanne or to attend a similar but more extended session live on August 20th - Read more.
Spiritist Literature: Directed Study with Ana Castro.
Every Saturday. A free Zoom group about Spiritism, Kardec, and Chico Xavier.
See videos of previous meetings.
Times:
Pacific and Phoenix time 1 p.m. Saturday
Mountain daylight time 2 p.m. Saturday
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Eastern time 4 p.m. Saturday
London 9 p.m. Saturday
Rome 10 p.m. Saturday
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New Zealand 8 a.m. Sunday Check time in your city
Co-ordinator: Ana Castro
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Sunday August 14th 2022 / Monday August 15th Australia
Global Gathering with Guest, Jackie Jones-Hunt Ph.D. who will be talking about the life and work of Gordon Higginson [pictured] She will tell us about his guide and how his guide saved his life, his abilities, standards, teachings and predictions given to her during their shared discussions at his home and at the Arthur Findlay College. Jackie knew Gordon for 13 years and loved him as a dear spiritual father, 1980-1993. She also witnessed his physical phenomena. She will also be talking about Professor Archie Roy whom she met at the same time as Gordon.
Times:
Pacific Daylight Time 2 p.m. Sunday
Phoenix 2 p.m. Sunday
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) 3 p.m. Sunday
Central Daylight time 4 p.m. Sunday
Eastern Daylight time 5 p.m. Sunday
London 10 p.m. Sunday
Amsterdam 11 p.m. Sunday
Sydney/Melbourne 7 a.m. Monday
New Zealand 9 a.m. Monday Check the time for your city
Co-ordinators: karynjarvie@ozemail.com.au and wendyzammit@gmail.com https://zoom.us/j/7595442928
Monday August 15th 2022 /Tuesday August 16th Australia
Kim Parker's GOSH - no meeting this week. Dream circle next week.
Tuesday August 16th 2022 / Wednesday August 17th Australia
Army 4 Love Every Tuesday/ Wednesday People share what is happening in our world, how we are dealing with issues, holding each other’s hands, bringing in laughter and love. To bring in laughter each week one person shares a joke. This person then receives a few messages from a loved one they choose to connect with on the Other Side. Debra Martin always ends the gathering with a mini healing meditation. Join Zoom Meeting @ https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87968366796
EMAIL: Via a form on her website to avoid spam:https://www.goldenmiracles.com/contact.php
Times:NOTE 1 hour earlier starting time
Pacific Daylight time 3 p.m. Tuesday
Phoenix 3 p.m. Tuesday
Mountain daylight time (Denver) 4 p.m.
Central time 5 p.m. Tuesday
Eastern time 6 p.m. Tuesday
London 11p.m. Tuesday
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 August 16th 2022 / Wednesday August 17th Australia
Question and Answers on Mediumship A series where guest mediums share experiences and tips for developing mediums held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month US time. This week's guest medium is Christine Morgan CSNU
6.00 p.m. Pacific and Phoenix time
7.00 p.m. Mountain daylight time
8.00 p.m. Central time
9.00 p.m. Eastern time
9 a.m. Wednesday Perth time
11 a.m. Wednesday Sydney time.
1 p.m. Wednesday Auckland time Coordinator: Wendy Zammit wendyzammit@gmail.com Check time in your city https://zoom.us/j/7595442928
Wednesday August 17th 2022/ Thursday August 18th Australia
Automatic Writing and Mediumship Discussion
Share resources and discuss what participants are experiencing
Times
1st and 3rd Wednesdays.
5.30 p.m. Pacific Time
5. 30 p.m. Phoenix
6.30 p.m. Denver
7.30 p.m. Illinois CTD
8.30 p.m. New York EDT
10.30 a.m. Thursday Sydney/ Melbourne Check time in your city Coordinator: Sheila Lowe sheila@sheilalowe.com https://adelphiuniversity.zoom.us/j/94407990221 NEW ROOM!!
Wednesday August 17th 2022/ Thursday August 18th Australia
Physical mediumship development group Every Wednesday 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 is a long-term commitment.
Times:
Pacific and Arizona time 6 p.m. Wednesday
Mountain Daylight time 7 p.m. Wednesday
Central Daylight time 8 p.m. Wednesday
New York time 9 p.m. Wednesday
Sydney/Melbourne 11 a.m. Thursday
New Zealand 1 p.m. Thursday Check time in your city
Contact Rob Blackburn (rkblack@mtco.com) or Craig Hogan (r.craig.hogan@afterlifeinstitute.org) before joining the group.
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AS WE SOW, WE DEFINITELY REAP - THE UNEXPECTED RIPPLE EFFECT OF OUR ACTIONS According to the teachings of the Universal Spiritual Brother&Sisterhood (USB) 'The Law of Cause and Effect', which is explained in the book "Spiritual Light", is accepted by all the great spiritual masters. The law works with "mathematical precision" and each thing we say or do brings its inevitable result, without exception.
And we should bear in mind that the ripple created by our actions may reach much further afield than we might expect, as we are responsible for the effect that our actions have on a particular person and on the other people that he/she interacts with. If our negative actions impact many people, a separate debt must be paid for each person victimized and for each time they are victimized. On the other hand, if we have a positive impact on a person, we gain from all the positive ripple effects that flow from that.
THE GREATEST MEDIUM THE WORLD HAS SEEN? Have you ever heard of a medium being voted the most famous and revered person in a country? Chico Xavier (1910-2002) was. Michael Tymn writes: "Xavier, who dropped out of school at age 13, produced, by means of automatic writing, 458 books with sales in excess of 50 million. All of the royalties were donated to over 4,000 hospitals, retirement homes, soup kitchens, etc. while Xavier lived on a very modest income from his government job and pension. In 2000, a newspaper in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais asked its readers to vote for "person of the century." With more than 700,000 readers responding, Xavier won the vote over an aviation pioneer, a former president of the country, and the legendary soccer player, Pelé. More than 120,000 people lined up in a queue over two miles long to file past Xavier's coffin and 30,000 joined in the funeral procession. The state governor declared three days of mourning." Read more fascinating accounts on Michael Tymn's blog.
AMELIA KINKADE: WHAT ANIMALS ARE TRYING TO TEACH US Amelia Kinkade is an American actress, dancer, and author. She is also an animal communicator who has written several books about human-to-animal communication and worked closely with Dr. Edgar Mitchell. She has also become an inspirational speaker who lectures in 10-15 countries a year where she trains animal lovers from all walks of life including doctors and vets.
FEEDBACK (three only)
1) "Once again, the sincerest of "THANK YOUs" for the time, effort, and care that go into every one of these reports which I hope you know are so anticipated by many of us". Lisa
2) "Back-to-back wonders, these reports. The video about Diablo gave me a good cry." Analise
3) "The interview with Dr. Penny Sartori was interesting. I have always thought placing things on top of cabinets, etc. was unlikely to attract the attention of NDErs having an OBE as they would obviously be more interested in what was happening on the operating table". Tony
THE MAGIC OF MUSIC: YOU RAISE ME UP WITH CELTIC WOMAN The visual impression of this group is always a magnificent experience - the sweetness of the vocals, the really beautiful gowns, the orchestra, the chorus - the highly spiritual lyrics - all contribute to a most impressive feeling of exhilaration. Listen with your heart!!
Lyrics
When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be. You raise me up... To more than I can be.
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AFTERLIFE REPORT 
We are repeatedly informed by highly credible afterlife sources, like Mons Hugh Benson, Silver Birch, and others like them, that what counts in the afterlife is how spiritually advanced a person is. Many who live humbly, while alive, will be "stars" in the afterlife because of their spiritual progress. At the same time, many whose faces once graced global magazines may choose to live in obscurity. 
“Look, if you study near-death experiences carefully, all kinds of human assumptions are challenged. We’re told time doesn’t actually exist. That the world is an illusion. That the universe, both what we can see with our physical eyes and what lies beyond our five senses, is full of life, some of which is unimaginably weird. We’re told that we are all accountable for everything we do. That all life is connected. That God loves everyone, wholeheartedly and unconditionally, including rapists, murderers, and people like Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Mao Tse Tung. There are hellish realms and demonic beings. There are heavenly realms for all kinds of believers, not just Christians. There are also Christians, who thought they were living good, Christian lives, in hell. And on and on and on. There is pretty much something to offend everyone." 
surely one of the most important books ever written. It contains stunning eye-witness accounts and reports by credible witnesses of materialisations of loved ones (and animals) that occurred around Rev. James Jacob Dickson in San Francisco. 
research, 
Most reported near-death experiences include profound feelings of peace, joy, and cosmic unity. Less familiar are the reports following close brushes with death of experiences that are partially or entirely unpleasant, frightening, or frankly hellish. While little is known about the antecedents or aftereffects of these distressing experiences, there appear to be three distinct types. 
"It was never part of the scheme of things that our two worlds, yours and ours, should be separated, as it were, into two compartments forever shut off from each other from sight and sound. The means have always existed whereby the people of the world in which I live could communicate with the people of the world in which you live. But Orthodoxy, in one form or another, has tried to eliminate spiritual intercourse or to prevent it, by suppressing the instruments whereby such communication is effected. Orthodoxy was not successful—and never will be. The spirit world is vastly stronger than Orthodoxy, and will ever be so." Former Catholic priest, Hugh Benson, writing through Anthony Borgia in 
It is widely known that Pierre and Marie Curie were awarded Nobel Prizes for Physics in 1903 and then for Chemistry in 1911 (received by Marie after the death of Pierre Curie, which occurred due to an accident in 1906). But few people know that in the period from 1905 to 1909, they were involved in researching physical mediumship, something which is omitted from numerous biographies about them. Dr. Lydia Pisani from Bologna, Italy, investigated their involvement for her Degree thesis in Philosophy and History of Science "The Curie Spouses and Psychic Research", (2018). Download her 
Spiritist Literature: Directed Study with Ana Castro.
Global Gathering with Guest, 
People share what is happening in our world, how we are dealing with issues, holding each other’s hands, bringing in laughter and love. To bring in laughter each week one person shares a joke. This person then receives a few messages from a loved one they choose to connect with on the Other Side. 
A series where guest mediums share experiences and tips for developing mediums held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month US time. This week's guest medium is 
Automatic Writing and Mediumship Discussion
Every Wednesday 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 is a long-term commitment..jpg)
According to the teachings of the
1) "Once again, the sincerest of "THANK YOUs" for the time, effort, and care that go into every one of these reports which I hope you know are so anticipated by many of us". Lisa 