Next week's Afterlife Zoom Groups are listed towards the bottom of this report and also here.
COMMENTARY: EXPERIENCES OF EXPANDED CONSCIOUSNESS
Poets, mystics, and spiritual teachers have been talking about states of oneness- also called higher states of consciousness, transpersonal experiences, non-dualistic experiences, mystical experiences, transcendent experiences, and peak experiences- for centuries.
They claim that in our normal state of existence, we only see a tiny fraction of reality but with disciplined spiritual practice of paths such as yoga, meditation, chanting, drumming, and with ritual use of psychedelics we can "expand" our consciousness to take in more. They call this process "lifting the veil" or "breaking through the illusion" or "transcending the ego".
Many studies now suggest that these experiences are so common as to be considered normal - and up to 40% of people have them spontaneously at some time in their life. Dr. Robert Crookall collected hundreds of accounts in his book The Interpretation of Cosmic and Mystical Experiences (1969).
A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF EXPANDED CONSCIOUSNESS
Lynn K. Russell recounts her experiences of feeling a profound connection to a positive energy force. These experiences led her to explore death and spirituality, researching various religions to find truth.
HE TOLD HIS DYING FATHER WHAT TO EXPECT Hans Wilhelm said to his dying father, "Dad, I know you don't believe that there is life after death. But just in case you find yourself still conscious after your body has died, allow me to tell you what you might experience so that you are not totally surprised if that should happen." He knew that his father didn't believe him but some four years later his father came to him through medium Roland Comptois.
"He (your father) urged me to tell you that you must go out and tell other people about this because he sees too many souls arriving on the other side who are totally lost and confused because nobody prepared them for what to expect. Your father asks you to write books about this and inform as many people as you can." Read the full story.
THE LIFE EXPLAINED SERIES OF VIDEOS THAT HANS WILHELM CREATED
These are the videos that Hans created to fulfil his father's request. To date they have had more than 20 million views. LIFE EXPLAINED VIDEOS
WONDERFUL BOOKS FOR CHILDREN Hans Wilhelm has written and/or illustrated over 200 books – mostly for children. They have been translated into more than thirty languages and have won numerous international awards and prizes. Many of them have been made into animated television series. Presently there are over forty two million books by Hans Wilhelm in print. Several of them address issues like angels, God, death, and the afterlife. Learn more.
DEATH IS NOT AN AUTOMATIC PASSPORT TO HEAVEN Out-of-body explorer Jurgen Ziewe offers this observation:
"I encountered many inhabitants of the next dimension who, despite their limitless opportunities to explore and create, showed signs of boredom. In the end it boils down to employing the same methods for happiness as we do here on Earth: by seeking self-actualistaion and creative fulfilment, which alone will open the way into a creatively enriched environment of serene beauty, splendour and unlimited opportunity for growth. Death is not an automatic passport to heaven". Multidimensional Man p.161
TEACHER DIES AND GOES TO THE PLACE WHERE SOULS PLAN THEIR EARTH JOURNEY
A mind-expanding NDE where Angela Rose Harris experiences future lives including one on another planet and one in a future life on earth. She has a life review in which she sees that she had planned the difficulties she experienced in this life.
DO AFTERLIFE RESEARCHERS AND CHANNELERS AGREE ON ANYTHING? Professor Stafford Betty is a Professor of Religious Studies, so it is significant when he says that the picture of the afterlife that has emerged through the work of mediums and direct spirit communication over the last 160 years gives a rough idea of what lies ahead: "one that is far more plausible, and backed by better evidence, than anything provided by the world's various scriptures and theologies." Read fifty things the evidence supports about the afterlife. Most of these are also covered in the conclusion of his book The Afterlife Unveiled.
A TIME OF GREAT CHANGE
In this video, medium James Van Praagh talks with Alex Ferrari and discusses the astrological changes in April. Ferrari talks about how wonderful it was to have an equal number of men at his recent Ascension Conference and says that his aim it to reach men who would not usually respond to anything spiritual.
CHRISTIAN SUNDBERG'S MEDITATION COURSE Many of us have been moved by Christian Sundberg's videos and book "A Walk in the Physical" available in paperbook, audiobook, and Kindle. You can also read the book free on Google Books. Gary Langley's Afterlife Book Club members will be discussing the book at their next meeting on Thursday May 1st (see below for details).
INCREDIBLE PRE-BIRTH MEMORIES AND VISIONS OF PARALLEL LIVES
Natasha Venter discusses her lifelong spiritual journey, emphasizing the timeless nature of the soul and its evolution. She recounts her early memories, including a pre-birth experience with an elder writing her soul contract.
And here's a trailer for the winning picture (mostly in Italian) "Signs Before Dying." Entries come from all over the world and filmmakers are invited to submit clips/shorts, medium and feature films, documentaries/fact films, video arts, and cartoons. Read more.
SYDNEY NORTHERN BEACHES SPIRITUALISTS FRIDAY May 2nd, 2025
Northern Beaches Spiritualists (Sydney, Australia), is having a face-to-face meeting on Friday, May 2nd, 2025, at Manly Vale Community Centre Innes Road Hall. See location and transport details. The guest medium this week is Benjamin Graham known for giving detailed readings with evidence, guidance, and love, and for his bright, positive and funny presentations. Ben can be contacted for private readings via his Facebook page.
From 6 p.m. to 6 45 p.m. we will be having a healing circle. Mediumship from 7 p.m. For more information email paulhinson@gmail.com.
NEXT WEEK'S FREE AFTERLIFE ZOOM GROUPS - ALL WELCOME
Saturday April 26th 2025 / Sunday April 27th Australia
Exploring Different Styles of Meditation with George Lockett. This week a meditation for Out-of -Body Experiences.
George E. Lockett has spent 50 years practising Transcendental Meditation as taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi often in large groups of people meditating together. He has experienced transcending and having out-of-body experiences. After joining the local Spiritualist Church and training under the Surrey Healer's Association, he became known as "Healer George" when he worked at Mind Body Spirit fairs nationwide. He also found that he could talk telepathically to the animals during his ten years on his farm, knowing when a problem happened and needed attention. Download a free PDF copy of George's book "Journey Into The Self".
Times:*
Pacific Time 9.00 a.m. Saturday
Phoenix 9.00 a.m. Saturday
Mountain time 10.00 a.m. Saturday
Central time 11 a.m. Saturday
Eastern Time noon Saturday
London time 5.00 p.m. Saturday
Vienna 6.00 Saturday
Perth midnight. Sunday
Sydney/ Melbourne 2.00 a.m. Sunday
New Zealand 4.00 a.m. Sunday Check time in your city
Co-ordinator: David Wright https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3334491615?
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Saturday April 26th 2025 / Sunday April 27th Australia
Spiritist Literature: Directed Study (SLIDS) with Ana Castro.
A free Zoom group about Spiritism, Kardec, and Chico Xavier. See videos of previous meetings.
Times:
Pacific time 1 p.m. Saturday
Phoenix time 1 p.m. Saturday
Mountain time 2 p.m. Saturday
Central time 3 p.m. Saturday
Eastern time 4 p.m. Saturday
London 10 p.m. Saturday
Rome 11 p.m. Saturday
Sydney/Melbourne 5 a.m. Sunday
New Zealand 7 a.m. Sunday
Check time in your city
Co-ordinator: Ana Castro
Just click this link to join.
Sunday April 27th 2025 / Monday April 28th Australia
Mediumship Development with Dr. Susan Barnes CSNU - Meeting cancelled this week. Happy Birthday Susan.
Sunday April 27th 2025 / Monday April 28th Australia
Global Gathering with guest Hans Wilhelm,
a mystic, best-selling author, and illustrator of over 200 books for all ages – including some together with Byron Katie. His books have sold over 40 million copies and are translated into 30 languages. His more than 170 YouTube videos in the "Life Explained" series depict the spiritual laws of the universe. They are non-denominational and have become an important source of inspiration and help for his over 20 million viewers around the world. He says, "My wish is to inspire viewers to explore spirituality and to look at the bigger-picture perspective of their life. When we see how everything fits together and there are no mistakes, we will begin to grasp the perfection and the Love that is the foundation of everything".
Read more.
Times:
Pacific Time 2 p.m. Sunday
Phoenix 2 p.m. Sunday
Mountain Time 3 p.m. Sunday
Central time 4 p.m. Sunday
Eastern time 5 p.m. Sunday
London 10 p.m. Sunday
Rome 11 p.m. Sunday
Perth 5 a.m. Monday
Sydney/Melbourne 7 a.m. Monday
New Zealand 9 a.m. Monday
Check time in your city
Co-ordinator: wendyzammit@gmail.com https://zoom.us/j/7595442928
Monday April 28th / Tuesday April 29th Australia h April 2025
GOSH - GATHERINGS OVER STRANGE HAPPENINGS WITH KIM PARKER When: 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 2 p.m. Monday
Phoenix 2 p.m. Monday
Mountain Time 3 p.m. Monday
Central time 4 p.m. Monday
Eastern time 5 p.m. Monday
London 10 p.m. Monday
Vienna 11 p.m. Monday
Perth 5 a.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 April 29th 2025/
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 40 minutes, relax, and listen to music. At the moment the group is focusing on table tipping with several members getting phenomena.
Times:
Pacific time 3 a.m. Tuesday
Phoenix Time 3 a.m. Tuesday
Mountain Time 4 a.m. Tuesday
Central Time 5 a.m. Tuesday
Eastern Time (New York) 6 a.m. Tuesday
London 11 a.m. Tuesday
Rome 12 p.m. Tuesday
Perth/Singapore 6 p.m. Tuesday
Sydney Australia 8 p.m. Tuesday
Auckland 10 p.m. Tuesday Check time in your city
Email paulhinson@gmail.com for more information and the Zoom link.
Wednesday April 30th / Thursday May 1st Australia
USA-based 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 GROUP IS CURRENTLY TAKING NEW MEMBERS
Times:
Pacific 6 p.m. Wednesday
Arizona 6 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
Rome 3 a.m. Thursday
Perth/ Singapore 9 a.m. Thursday
Sydney/Melbourne 11 a.m. Thursday
New Zealand 12 p.m. Thursday Check time in your city
Email r.craig.hogan@afterlifeinstitute.org for meeting guidelines and link.
Thursday May 1st 2025 / Friday May 2nd Australia
Exploratorium - Grief and Growth with August Goforth
August, a licensed psychotherapist in private practice in New York City, leads a participatory "Exploratorium" where readers of the book "The Risen" will be encouraged to offer ponderings and ideas on grief and growth. Free PDF copies of the book are available here.
This group meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month. Times:*
Pacific time 12 noon Thursday
Phoenix 12 p.m. Thursday
Mountain time 1 p.m. Thursday
Central time 2 p.m. Thursday
New York time 3 p.m. Thursday
London 8 p.m. Thursday
Sydney/Melbourne 5 a.m. Friday
New Zealand 7 a.m. Friday Check time in your city
Contact: Glangley@mcn.org https://zoom.us/j/3155117825?
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Thursday May 1st 2025 / Friday May 2nd Australia
Afterlife Book Club with Gary Langley Many of us have been moved by Christian Sundberg's videos. His book "A Walk in the Physical" is available in paperback, audiobook and Kindle. You can also read the book free on Google Books. The Afterlife Book Club members will be discussing the book at the next meeting on Thursday May 1st.
LEST WE FORGET OUR VETERANS
Today is ANZAC DAY, Australia's day to commemorate veterans of all wars. Redgum's moving song, "I Was Only 19" is a first-person account of a typical Australian soldier's experience in the Vietnam War. It became a powerful way of drawing attention to the issues of PTSD and long-term effects from biological weapons.
U.S.A. VETERANS ADOPTING SERVICE DOGS TO HELP COPE WITH PTSD
PTSD represents one of the most pressing health concerns in military populations, creating substantial challenges for both active service members and Veterans. The condition often manifests in symptoms including hypervigilance, intrusive memories, sleep disturbances, and emotional numbing, which can severely impact the quality of life and functional capacity.
A THERAPY DEVELOPED TO HELP VETERANS HELPS SEVERE GRIEF For 20 years, Dr. Allan Botkin Had treated patients at a Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Chicago. He utilized EMDR--eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing--a widely used and proven method of treating PTSD.
One day, during the course of treatment he literally stumbled upon something peculiar. His patient, Sam, a Vietnam vet, revealed that he had just seen and spoken to a child whose death he witnessed in a brutal gunfire attack. The child, whom he had grown very close to, came to Sam and forgave him for not protecting her. She told him it wasn’t his fault. From that day forward, Sam found his way to mental health. This was the birth of Instrumental After-Death Communication. That was in 1995. For his remaining 8 years at the Vet Hospital, Botkin continued using IADC therapy, in secret. Read more.
LOOK UP AT THE STARS NOT AT THE MUD "There will occasionally be setbacks. The tide ebbs and flows. But as sure as the sun sets and rises and the seasons follow one another in a seemingly automatic procession, so will the power of the spirit continue to infiltrate all over your world, bringing great joy, peace, knowledge, and serenity to many who do not now possess it. So, as you say, look up at the stars, not at the mud. Guidance comes from above, not from below." Silver Birch Lift Up Your Hearts p.138
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HIGHLY INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC India.Arie - I Am Light
"I am always moved to tears when I hear this song that reminds me of the divinity and love within me and all of us. We are all born with the birthright to be happy, to pursue a life filled with love, peace, and joy."
[Intro]
Aum
Aum
[Chorus]
I am light, I am light
I am light, I am light
I am light, I am light
I am light, I am light
[Verse 1]
I am not the things my family did
I am not the voices in my head
I am not the pieces of the brokenness inside
I am light, I am light
[Chorus]
I am light, I am light
I am light, I am light
I am light, I am light
[Verse 2]
I'm not the mistakes that I have made
Or any of the things that caused me pain
I am not the pieces of the dream I left behind
I am light, I am light
[Chorus]
I am light, I am light
I am light, I am light
I am light, I am light
[Bridge]
I am not the color of my eyes
I am not the skin on the outside
I am not my age
I am not my race
My soul inside is all light, all light
Oh light, all light
[Outro]
I am light, I am light
I am light, I am light
I am divinity defined
I am the God on the inside
I am a star, a piece of it all
I am light
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FRIDAY
AFTERLIFE REPORT 
Hans Wilhelm said to his dying father, "Dad, I know you don't believe that there is life after death. But just in case you find yourself still conscious after your body has died, allow me to tell you what you might experience so that you are not totally surprised if that should happen." He knew that his father didn't believe him but some four years later his father came to him through medium Roland Comptois.
Hans Wilhelm has written and/or illustrated over 200 books – mostly for children. They have been translated into more than thirty languages and have won numerous international awards and prizes. Many of them have been made into animated television series. Presently there are over forty two million books by Hans Wilhelm in print. Several of them address issues like angels, God, death, and the afterlife. 
Out-of-body explorer
Professor Stafford Betty is a Professor of Religious Studies, so it is significant when he says that the picture of the afterlife that has emerged through the work of mediums and direct spirit communication over the last 160 years gives a rough idea of what lies ahead: "one that is far more plausible, and backed by better evidence, than anything provided by the world's various scriptures and theologies." Read 
Many of us have been moved by Christian Sundberg's 
"The 2025 film festival with afterlife-themed films has ended and the awards have been given. This is the link to the results: 
The guest medium this week is Benjamin Graham known for giving detailed readings with evidence, guidance, and love, and for his bright, positive and funny presentations. Ben can be contacted for private readings via 
George E. Lockett has spent 50 years practising Transcendental Meditation as taught by 
Spiritist Literature: Directed Study (SLIDS) with Ana Castro. 
When: 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 40 minutes, relax, and listen to music. At the moment the group is focusing on table tipping with several members getting phenomena. 
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. 
August, a licensed psychotherapist in private practice in New York City, leads a participatory "Exploratorium" where readers of the book "The Risen" will be encouraged to offer ponderings and ideas on grief and growth. Free PDF copies of the book are 
Many of us have been moved by Christian Sundberg's 
For 20 years, Dr. Allan Botkin Had treated patients at a Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Chicago. He utilized 
LOOK UP AT THE STARS NOT AT THE MUD 
I'm so grateful for the Afterlife team and the amazing work that you do. Keep shining your light and sharing these incredible stories with us!