COMMENTARY: CONSCIOUSNESS CREATED MATTER
The debate goes on. Traditional orthodox science tells us that matter created consciousness. However, highly credible afterlife teachers and more enlightened scientists tell us that it is consciousness that becomes matter. We are informed that consciousness is the basis of everything: our planet, our solar system, the universe. In near-death experiences and the other nineteen areas of afterlife evidence, we can see that consciousness exists outside the physical brain and continues after so-called death.
The implications of this are enormous. It is the reason why mystics say "we are all one". All species on Earth embody a part of the same greater consciousness according to their capacity - e.g., an ant would have a tiny consciousness compared to a chimpanzee. But all are part of the same consciousness, and what we do to others we truly do to a part of ourselves.
EXPERIENCES OF ONENESS Perhaps the most convincing evidence of this oneness is that up to 40% of people have what are called "unitive experiences" or experiences of expanded consciousness at some time in their lives. Here's a typical example:
"After a while, I realized that I had expanded. I was no longer a small discrete consciousness located in my head - I encompassed the whole valley. I was HUGE. I was part of everything - or rather, everything was part of me. I was ancient and unbelievably powerful. It was wonderful." Read more.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DIE?
In this video, Scott Degenhardt tells the story of the communication he had with his father seconds after the father died. He also talks about the importance of people who have spiritually transformative experiences sharing them with other experiencers.
QUANTUM PHYSICIST SAYS AFTERLIFE CONSISTENT WITH QUANTUM PHYSICS Prof. Fred Alan Wolf says: "There is evidence that suggests the existence of a non-material, non-physical universe that has a reality even though it might not as yet be clearly perceptible to our senses and scientific instrumentation. When we consider out-of-body experiences, shamanic journeys, and lucid dream states, though they cannot be replicated in the true scientific sense, they also point to the existence of non-material dimensions of reality."
If you scroll past all the adverts, this is a great article on Fred. who lost a son at age 25 and said: "I've had a number of deaths, and a number of -- let's call it "visits" of certain kinds." He also said: "there are a number of really good scientists out there who have had these kinds of experiences but will not talk about them -- they like to keep their science in one pocket and their spiritual beliefs in a whole other pocket."
FASCINATING STORIES OF PRE-BIRTH MEMORIES
Can babies come back to the same family after a miscarriage? Listen to the story of a 3-year-old girl who told who told her mother that she had been in her mummy's tummy but decided that the time wasn't right to be born. Twelve months later, it was, and she was again conceived. This story appears in print in the book "Cosmic Cradle: Spiritual Dimensions of Life before Birth," by Elizabeth Carman, Ph.D, and Neil Carman, Ph.D.
AFTER-DEATH CONTACTS
Ask a group of ten friends if they have ever had an awareness of someone who has died, and you will usually find that at least half of them have. Such contacts are particularly common in the first few days and weeks after a person has transitioned, and in cases of sudden death. Dream visits where the person who died looks healthy, happy, and much younger than when they died are reported frequently. And sometimes our loved ones also reach out to help us when we face a crisis. Learn more about after-death contacts in the Foreword we wrote to August Goforth's wonderful book The Risen.
SILENT NO MORE
People often experience communications from the dead, but many have been reluctant to discuss them for fear of being judged. This video was created by the Forever Family Foundation to encourage people to learn about the evidence and share their experiences. When we all share what we know, we will grieve less and lead richer and fuller lives.
WHO WAS EDGAR CAYCE? Edgar Cayce (pronounced Kay-Cee, 1877-1945) has been called the "sleeping prophet," the "father of holistic medicine," and the most documented psychic of the 20th century. For more than 40 years, Cayce gave psychic "readings" to thousands of seekers while in an unconscious state, diagnosing illnesses and revealing details of past lives and prophecies for the future.
The majority of Edgar Cayce's readings deal with holistic health and the treatment of illness, but they also cover an astonishing 10,000 different topics. Members of Edgar Cayce's Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.), the nonprofit founded by Cayce in 1931, have access to the entire set of 14,306 readings in an online database. Read more.
WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THE AMAZING LIFE OF EDGAR CAYCE?
This will be the subject of this week's ZOOM Global Gathering
(see below) led by Dr. Susan Barnes who has spent a great deal of time at the headquarters of Edgar Cayce's A.R.E. in Virginia Beach.
Here's some fascinating background on him. Read more about accessing the Akashic Records.
READ OR LISTEN TO ALL THE SILVER BIRCH BOOKS ONLINE With a subscription (from 1 month or up to 5 years), you can have full access to all the Silver Birch books and all the books written by Maurice and Sylvia Barbanell (and others) in e-book AND Audiobook formats. Some of these books are out of print and are only available with this service. Imagine listening to such inspirational material as a regular part of your day. Read more.
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 the starting time.
This week's mediums are Danish psychic mediums Jack Eckhart Langelund, who teaches mediumship and provides readings via Zoom/Skype along with in-person events, and his partner, Lola Kiss-Keton.
Times:
Pacific time 2 a.m. Thursday
Phoenix 2 a.m. Thursday
Mountain time 3 a.m. Friday
Central time 4 a.m. Friday
New York 5 a.m. Friday London 10 a.m. Friday
Rome 11 a.m. Friday
Singapore 5 p.m. Friday
Perth 5 p.m. Friday Sydney 7 p.m. Friday
Auckland 9 p.m. Friday Check time in your city
Email: paulhinson@gmail.com https://us06web.zoom.us/j/5562413788
Zoom I/D is 556 241 3788 - No password
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Saturday May 17, 2025 / Sunday May 18th, 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 9 p.m. Saturday
Rome 10 p.m. Saturday
Sydney/Melbourne 6 a.m. Sunday
New Zealand 8 a.m. Sunday
Check time in your city
Co-ordinator: Ana Castro
Just click this link to join.
Sunday May 18th 2025 / Monday May 19th Australia
Global Gathering: "What can we learn from the Amazing life and work of Edgar Cayce?" Our own Dr. Susan Barnes will share some of the amazing treasures that are available through the Association for Research and Enlightenment at Virginia Beach.
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 May 19th 2025 / Tuesday May 20th Australia
Dream Circle with Kim Parker
When: Every two weeks on Mondays (UK, Europe, and USA) and Tuesdays 7 a.m. (Sydney). A small group meets together to share and find meaning in their dreams.
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
Monday May 19th, 2025/ Tuesday May 20th, Australia
Spirit Communication for Soul Evolution
with Ellen McCord and Dr. Susan Barnes
This group explores how our personal practices of spirit communication call practitioners to ongoing soul-level healing as a necessary condition to enhance and improve our spirit communication. We will discuss what responsibilities are inherent in spirit communications and how, in our practice, those responsibilities become evident to us and challenges to our work. We meet on the third Monday of the month.
Tuesday May 20th, 2025/ Wednesday May 21st, 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 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.
Tuesday May 20th, 2025/ Wednesday May 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. Susin resides in Canada and is the author of a divorce planning book for women.
Times:
Pacific time 5 p.m. Tuesday
Phoenix time 5 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 noon Wednesday
New Zealand 2 p.m. Wednesday Check time in your city
Contact: Susin Micallef ashortmedium@gmail.com
Zoom room: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83017137283
Meeting ID: 830 1713 7283
Wednesday May 21st, 2025/ Thursday May 22nd Australia
Spirit Search and Rescue with Gordon Phinn 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. See video of the Group's most recent meeting on May7th 2025.
The Spirit Search and Rescue group is held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 3 p.m. Eastern US time ( 8 p.m. London time). 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 May 21st, 2025/ Thursday May 22nd 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.
Times:
Pacific Time 5.30 p.m. Wednesday
Phoenix 5.30 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 8.30 a.m. Thursday
Sydney/ Melbourne 10.30 a.m. Thursday
New Zealand 12.30 p.m. Thursday 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 May 21st 2025 / Thursday May 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.
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
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.
Thursday May 22nd 2025 / Friday May 23rd Australia
Mediumship Development with Dr. Elizabeth Raver Every fourth Thursday/Friday of the month, we will gather in a group to discuss "anything and everything" related to mediumship. This will include personal experiences, famous mediums, different types of mediumship, mediumship research, what is channeling, trance, shamanism, etc. If there is time, we will also do a guided meditation. Come join us in the discussion.
Times:
Pacific time 5.30 p.m. Thursday
Phoenix 5.30 p.m. Thursday
Mountain time 6.30 p.m. Thursday
Central time 7.30 p.m. Thursday
New York time 8.30 p.m. Thursday
London 1.30 a.m. Friday
Singapore 8.30 a.m. Friday
Sydney/Melbourne 10.30 a.m. Friday
New Zealand 12.30 p.m. Friday Check time in your city
Contact: ravelizabeth516@gmail.com
ZOOM room: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82070590992?
pwd=KAgRIGPXkmvEBzhV72QxHYs2Pjeaac.1
Saturday May 24th 2025 / Sunday May 25th Australia
Exploring Different Styles of Meditation with George Lockett-
Thus week: Five Elements Guided Meditation.
*The five Elements in planting a seed.
*The Five Elements as you are born and throughout your life
*Five Elements in Astrology
*The Five Elements in Health – Ayurveda System
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 Healers' 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. George's fascinating book Journey Into The Self: The Multidimensional Nature of Being Human is available in Kindle or paperback. He also has produced a free "Energy Balancing Guided Meditation." Download a free PDF copy of "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?
pwd=WUd1amxxMm40TTFpRTVXcVo3NHFIZz09
FIGHT IGNORANCE AND SUPERSTITION"Each one of you should seek to carry on the work of reform, to bring cheer and happiness to all who need it, to wipe away all tears and to replace them with laughter, to fight all ignorance and superstition, to let knowledge reign in their place, to abolish all the darkness and to allow the light of divine truth to penetrate, to banish all fear, all mourning, all disease, so that love can rule triumphant."
Silver Birch - A Voice in the Wilderness p.93
ANIMAL PROJECTION According to the International Academy of Consciousness (IAC), Consciousness projection isn’t exclusive to humans. Animals also have astral bodies and experience natural energetic disconnections, especially during sleep. In these moments, their astral body temporarily detaches from the physical body — just like spontaneous projections in people.
DR. JULIA ASSANTE'S SACRED SPACE Julia Assante is the author of the highly acclaimed "The Last Frontier: Exploring the Afterlife and Transforming Our Fear of Death". Once a month, Julia opens a powerful healing field on Zoom that offers not only a live guided meditation, but also transformative insights into your inner self, human experience, and our collective responsibility. These gatherings are more than meditations — they invite personal awakening and contribute to healing on a global level. Read more.
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HIGHLY INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC: TWO OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN SHOW BUSINESS The legendary ELVIS PRESLEY and the great CELINE DION join together in If I Can Dream. Celine Dion was born in 1968. Elvis sang that very same song in the same venue in 1968 to a huge crowd. Camera editing shows Celine next to Elvis (who died in 1977) in the same 1968 performance. Very clever, very interesting, very emotionally moving. This brilliant song has deep meaning, as relevant for today as it was back then.
If I Can Dream
There must be lights burning brighter somewhere
Got to be birds flying higher in a sky more blue
If I can dream of a better land
Where all my brothers walk hand in hand
Tell me why, oh why, oh why can't my dream come true
oh why
There must be peace and understanding sometime
Strong winds of promise that will blow away the doubt and fear
If I can dream of a warmer sun
Where hope keeps shining on everyone
Tell me why, oh why, oh why won't that sun appear We're lost in a cloud
With too much rain
We're trapped in a world
That's troubled with pain
But as long as a man
Has the strength to dream
He can redeem his soul and fly
Deep in my heart there's a trembling question
Still I am sure that the answer gonna come somehow
Out there in the dark, there's a beckoning candle And while I can think, while I can talk
While I can stand, while I can walk
While I can dream, please let my dream
Come true, right now
Let it come true right now.
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AFTERLIFE REPORT
The implications of this are enormous. It is the reason why mystics say "we are all one". All species on Earth embody a part of the same greater consciousness according to their capacity - e.g., an ant would have a tiny consciousness compared to a chimpanzee. But all are part of the same consciousness, and what we do to others we truly do to a part of ourselves. 
Perhaps the most convincing evidence of this oneness is that up to 40% of people have what are called "unitive experiences" or experiences of expanded consciousness at some time in their lives. Here's a typical example:
Prof. Fred Alan Wolf says: "There is evidence that suggests the existence of a non-material, non-physical universe that has a reality even though it might not as yet be clearly perceptible to our senses and scientific instrumentation. When we consider out-of-body experiences, shamanic journeys, and lucid dream states, though they cannot be replicated in the true scientific sense, they also point to the existence of non-material dimensions of reality."
Edgar Cayce (pronounced Kay-Cee, 1877-1945) has been called the "sleeping prophet," the "father of holistic medicine," and the most documented psychic of the 20th century. For more than 40 years, Cayce gave psychic "readings" to thousands of seekers while in an unconscious state, diagnosing illnesses and revealing details of past lives and prophecies for the future.
With a subscription (from 1 month or up to 5 years), you can have full access to all the Silver Birch books and all the books written by Maurice and Sylvia Barbanell (and others) in e-book AND Audiobook formats. Some of these books are out of print and are only available with this service. Imagine listening to such inspirational material as a regular part of your day. 
Spiritist Literature: Directed Study (SLIDS) with Ana Castro. 
Amazing life and work of Edgar Cayce?" Our own Dr. Susan Barnes will share some of the amazing treasures that are available through the Association for Research and Enlightenment at Virginia Beach. 
When: Every two weeks on Mondays (UK, Europe, and USA) and Tuesdays 7 a.m. (Sydney). A small group meets together to share and find meaning in their dreams.
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.
A 45-minute session where intermediate to advanced mediums can practice their mediumship in a breakout room with a partner and get feedback. 
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. See video of the Group's most 
Discussion and sharing of resources with afterlife author and handwriting expert
USA-based Physical mediumship development group 
Every fourth Thursday/Friday of the month, we will gather in a group to discuss "anything and everything" related to mediumship. This will include personal experiences, famous mediums, different types of mediumship, mediumship research, what is channeling, trance, shamanism, etc. If there is time, we will also do a guided meditation. Come join us in the discussion. 
George E. Lockett has spent 50 years practising Transcendental Meditation as taught by 
"Each one of you should seek to carry on the work of reform, to bring cheer and happiness to all who need it, to wipe away all tears and to replace them with laughter, to fight all ignorance and superstition, to let knowledge reign in their place, to abolish all the darkness and to allow the light of divine truth to penetrate, to banish all fear, all mourning, all disease, so that love can rule triumphant."
According to the 
Julia Assante 
