COMMENTARY: POPE'S ADVISOR REPLIES
TO MY BOOK I have been asked whether the Pope
(then Pope John Paul, picture below) ever replied to my
open letter to him. The answer is no, he did not.
However I sent a copy of an earlier version of the book
A LAWYER PRESENTS THE CASE FOR THE AFTERLIFE through someone
I knew at the time - a Jesuit priest, Fr. Peter Little
from N. Sydney. A couple of months later he said he had
received a succinct reply from Pope John Paul's advisors
about the book, words to the effect:"this New Age
writer does not mention God ...".
IRRELEVANT COMMENT? I
found this a very strange comment. First, writing about
the existence of God would be a different book with different
evidence. There are many atheists who accept the afterlife
but do not accept the idea of the human-like God of the
Old Testament. Secondly, I do not regard myself as a 'New
Age writer'. I am a lawyer who investigated the evidence
for the afterlife. One would have thought that the Pope
and his advisors would have found the subject of interest
and would respond more intelligently - and more diplomatically.
THE CONCLUSION OF 'CALLING EARTH'
Producer of this brilliant video, Dan
Drasin writes: "Thanks
so much for mentioning my documentary in your latest newsletter.
To bring you up to date: please note that the completed
version is now up on Vimeo at the same link,
https://vimeo.com/101171248.
I'm currently working on a transcript that may be used
by some folks in Poland and Brazil to produce translations
for subtitled foreign-language versions. I'll keep you
posted about these as they become available."
"YOU DON'T DIE GLEN...WE DON'T DIE"
This is what a 'being of light'
told a very surprised Vietnam Veteran, Glen Brimer,
during his NDE. Glen talks about the huge problem he
later had integrating the overwhelming love he experienced
for every living thing during his NDE with the brutal
reality of warfare.
NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE OF HOLLYWOOD ACTOR JANE SEYMOUR
When actress Jane Seymour was 36 years of age, she had
a severe case of the flu and was given an injection of
penicillin. She suffered an allergic reaction which led
to a near-death experience."I literally left my body.
I had this feeling that I could see myself on the bed,
with people grouped around me. I remember them all trying
to resuscitate me. I was above them, in the corner of
the room looking down. I saw people putting needles in
me, trying to hold me down, doing things. I remember my
whole life flashing before my eyes, but I wasn't thinking
about winning Emmys or anything like that. The only thing
I cared about was that I wanted to live because I did
not want anyone else looking after my children. I was
floating up there thinking, "No, I don't want to
die. I'm not ready to leave my kids." And that was
when I said to God, "If you're there, God, if you
really exist and I survive, I will never take your name
in vain again." Although I believe that I "died"
for about thirty seconds, I can remember pleading with
the doctor to bring me back. I was determined I wasn't
going to die."
Then Jane suddenly found herself back in her body.
THE CHESS GAME FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE Vernon
Neppe, MD, PhD, FRSSAf, is a neuropsychiatrist based in
Seattle. Here he provides a detailed analysis of a chess
match played between a living grandmaster, Victor Korchnoi
and an ostensible deceased grandmaster, Géza Maróczy,
whose moves were communicated through a spiritualist medium
using automatic writing. Neppe argues that this is a strong
case supporting the hypothesis of survival of consciousness
after death. It combines an unusual degree of accurate
information with a high level of chess skill, plus aspects
of personality.
MICHAEL TYMN'S HIGHLY RECOMMENDEDRESEARCH
Michael Tymn is an authority on early
afterlife research. He claims that some of the best evidence
for the afterlife ever found has been almost forgotten
in long ago published books. We thoroughly recommend all
his books and his
blog on various afterlife topics at Whitecrow Books.
You might also enjoy reading/hearing Michael interviewed
on Skeptico.
THE FOREVER FAMILY FOUNDATION STORIES FROM THE OTHER SIDE
After the loss of their daughter, Bailey,
Bob and Phran Ginsberg, and a handful of Consciousness
Explorers, co-created the Forever Family Foundation in
2004. The goal of the organization was to bring to the
general public the abundant amount of research supporting
the concept that we do indeed survive physical death.
Read
more about the Foundation.
SOME SCIENTISTS AND INVESTIGATORS
WHO ACCEPTED THE AFTERLIFE AFTER THEY INVESTIGATED
(Part 1) (in response to a skeptic this week who stated
there are no scientists who accept the paranormal and
the afterlife) : Professor Robert Almeder, Sir
William Barrett, Dr. Julie Beichel (above left),
Dr. Peter Bander, John Logie Baird, Professor John Bockris,
Hereward Carrington, Edgar Cayce, Professor J.W. Crawford,
Dr. Robert
Crookall, Sir William Crookes, Andrew Jackson Davis, Professor
Augustus De Morgan, Dr. George T. Dexter, Lord Dowding,
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (left), Dr. C.
J. Ducasse, Judge John W. Edmonds, Professor Arthur Ellison,
Dr. Peter Fenwick
(below left), Professor Festa, Dr. Edith Fiore, Arthur
Findlay, Professor Camille Flamarion, Professor David
Fontana, Dr. Isaac K. Funk, Dr. Hamlin Garland, Dr
Amit Goswami (below left), Professor Gustav Geley,
Professor Ivor Grattan-Guinesss, Professor Stanislav Grof,
Dr. Arthur Guirdham, Emma
Harding, Dr. Robert Hare, Dr. T. Glen Hamilton, Professor
Charles Hapgood, Professor Sylvia Hart-Wright, Dr. Richard
Hodgson Professor James Hyslop, Professor William James,
Dr. Raynor C. Johnson, Professor Brian Josephson, Allan
Kardec, Esq, Dr. John S. King, Dr.
Jon Klimo, Dr. Elizabeth Kübler-Ross(left), Sir Oliver Lodge, Dr. Cesare
Lombroso, Dr. Jeff and Jody Long, Dr. William McDougall,
Joseph McMoneagle, Mark Macy, Dr. Robert Hare, Maurice
Maeterlinck, Vice-Admiral William Usborne Moore, Rev Stainton
Moses, George Meek. (from M Keen's list).
QUESTION ON EVIDENCE: Victor,
if there is a contradiction between what a scientist
claims and what a lawyer claims, who prevails?
Victor: That is a tricky question because if
the contradiction is over a scientific issue, then the
scientist
has a comparative advantage. But if the claim is about
what constitutes evidence, then the lawyer prevails
because lawyers know what is admissible evidence and
what is not. There would be at least 100 years of precedents
about admissible evidence in the courts. Scientists
have not been able to disprove the twenty areas of admissible
afterlife evidence in our book A LAWYER PRESENTS THE
EVIDENCE FOR THE AFTERLIFE. Guaranteed, if the scientists
could disprove the evidence, they would have done so
fifteen years ago!
PSYCHIC ESPIONAGE : REMOTE VIEWING:
AMERICAN PSYCHIC
SPIES
In his most interesting book,
"Remote Viewers—The Secret History of America's
Psychic Spies", (1997) Jim Schnabel cites a
number of highly credible sources, including an American
president, about the reality of Remote Viewing applied
for military objectives. Here is just one: 'I
never liked to get into debates with the skeptics, because
if you didn't believe that remote viewing was real,
you hadn't done your homework.' Major General Edmund
R Thompson, U.S. Army Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence,
1977-81, Deputy Director for Management and Operations,
DIA, 1982-84 (Schnabel 1997: cover).
PSYCHIC HISTORY: EMILY FRENCH,
ONE OF AMERICA'S GREATEST MEDIUMS Emily
S. French (1830-1912), was one of the greatest American
independent voice mediums. She was investigated by the
famous Buffalo attorney, Edward C. Randall (1860-1935),
who initially intended to expose her as a fraud. But
after completing many exacting experiments and testing
her powers he became completely convinced that she was
genuine. Mr. Randall became a champion for the cause
of survival of death and communication with spirits.
During the seances, which were held in complete darkness,
the spirit voices would be totally independent of Mrs.French,
who was not in trance. The voices would literally manifest
from thin air, and carry on conversations with Mr. Randall
or whoever else he invited to the seances. A stenographer
was employed to take down word for word conversations
and Mr. Randall asked many searching, important questions,
which are all included in the book 'The French
Revelation' (White Crow Books) by N. Riley
Heagerty. Also available as an eBook
The book is illustrated & the Appendices contain
a wealth of information, including a suggested reading
list containing many of the great classics involving
independent voice/direct voice mediumship. Read
more...
DIRECTLY FROM THE AFTERLIFE:
HUGE, UNNECESSARY FEAR ON CROSSING
OVER "I speak from
first hand experience when I tell you of the extreme
terror that consumes so many poor souls when their moment
of transition has come. Instead of the winter of their
earthy lives passing gently into the glorious fresh,
fragrant spring of their new life in these lands (afterlife),
they arrive here with that terror full upon them. Such
beliefs are relics of pure paganism, but the wicked
fiction has been kept up and disseminated by the Churches
of earth as a measure of inspiring fear into the hearts
of their 'faithful'. As a former priest of the church,
I regret, deeply and earnestly, that I ever gave tongue
to such misguided teaching. And there are hosts of others
like me." Hugh Benson through Anthony Borgia.
CHIMPANZEES REMEMBER KINDNESS AFTER 18 YEARS "All
animals are individuals and they have feelings and thoughts
and they suffer the pain and the joy that we do."
FEEDBACK:
1) Liked your comment on free will. So,
the more evolved you are, the more that, in the words
of Lennon, "Instant karma's going to get you". Lynne Bateson
2) Loved the John Edward vids, shared everywhere as always.
Su
3) Dear Victor and Wendy,
Thank you for another wonderful Afterlife Report - you
introduced us to Arthur Yensen whom I was unfamiliar with,
I loved Jack Canfield's interview, and much more. I look
forward to this each week. I know it takes a lot of work
and dedication. Just know that you are appreciated.
Warm Regards, Susan Scolastico www.ronscolastico.com
INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC CARLY SIMON "LIFE IS ETERNAL"
Whilst we encourage and we 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. ALL WORK
IS COPYRIGHT BY THE CONDITIONS SET AT THE GENEVA CONFERENCE
ON COPYRIGHT.
FRIDAY
AFTERLIFE REPORT. 
POPE'S ADVISOR REPLIES
TO MY BOOK I have been asked whether the Pope
(then Pope John Paul, picture below) ever replied to 
I
found this a very strange comment. First, writing about
the existence of God would be a different book with different
evidence. There are many atheists who accept the afterlife
but do not accept the idea of the human-like God of the
Old Testament. Secondly, I do not regard myself as a 'New
Age writer'. I am a lawyer who investigated the evidence
for the afterlife. One would have thought that the Pope
and his advisors would have found the subject of interest
and would respond more intelligently - and more diplomatically.
"Thanks
so much for mentioning my documentary in your latest newsletter.
To bring you up to date: please note that the completed
version is now up on Vimeo at the same link,
When actress Jane Seymour was 36 years of age, she had
a severe case of the flu and was given an injection of
penicillin. She suffered an allergic reaction which led
to a near-death experience."I literally left my body.
I had this feeling that I could see myself on the bed,
with people grouped around me. I remember them all trying
to resuscitate me. I was above them, in the corner of
the room looking down. I saw people putting needles in
me, trying to hold me down, doing things. I remember my
whole life flashing before my eyes, but I wasn't thinking
about winning Emmys or anything like that. The only thing
I cared about was that I wanted to live because I did
not want anyone else looking after my children. I was
floating up there thinking, "No, I don't want to
die. I'm not ready to leave my kids." And that was
when I said to God, "If you're there, God, if you
really exist and I survive, I will never take your name
in vain again." Although I believe that I "died"
for about thirty seconds, I can remember pleading with
the doctor to bring me back. I was determined I wasn't
going to die."
RESEARCH
Michael Tymn is an authority on early
afterlife research. He claims that some of the best evidence
for the afterlife ever found has been almost forgotten
in long ago published books. We thoroughly recommend
INVESTIGATED
(Part 1) 
Robert
Crookall, Sir William Crookes, Andrew Jackson Davis, Professor
Augustus De Morgan, Dr. George T. Dexter, Lord Dowding,
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (left), Dr. C.
J. Ducasse, Judge John W. Edmonds, Professor Arthur Ellison,
Dr. Peter 
Fenwick
(below left), Professor Festa, Dr. Edith Fiore, Arthur
Findlay, Professor Camille Flamarion, Professor David
Fontana, Dr. Isaac K. Funk, Dr. Hamlin Garland, Dr
Amit Goswami (below left), Professor Gustav Geley,
Professor Ivor Grattan-Guinesss, Professor Stanislav Grof,
Dr. Arthur Guirdham, 
Emma
Harding, Dr. Robert Hare, Dr. T. Glen Hamilton, Professor
Charles Hapgood, Professor Sylvia Hart-Wright, Dr. Richard
Hodgson Professor James Hyslop, Professor William James,
Dr. Raynor C. Johnson, Professor Brian Josephson, Allan
Kardec, Esq, Dr. John S. King, 
Dr.
Jon Klimo, Dr. Elizabeth Kübler-Ross
(left), Sir Oliver Lodge, Dr. Cesare
Lombroso, Dr. Jeff and Jody Long, Dr. William McDougall,
Joseph McMoneagle, Mark Macy, Dr. Robert Hare, Maurice
Maeterlinck, Vice-Admiral William Usborne Moore, Rev Stainton
Moses, George Meek. (from M Keen's list). 
scientist
has a comparative advantage. But if the claim is about
what constitutes evidence, then the lawyer prevails
because lawyers know what is admissible evidence and
what is not. There would be at least 100 years of precedents
about admissible evidence in the courts. Scientists
have not been able to disprove the twenty areas of admissible
afterlife evidence in our book A LAWYER PRESENTS THE
EVIDENCE FOR THE AFTERLIFE. Guaranteed, if the scientists
could disprove the evidence, they would have done so
fifteen years ago!
PSYCHIC
SPIES 
Emily
S. French (1830-1912), was one of the greatest American
independent voice mediums. She was investigated by the
famous Buffalo attorney, Edward C. Randall (1860-1935),
who initially intended to expose her as a fraud. But
after completing many exacting experiments and testing
her powers he became completely convinced that she 
was
genuine. Mr. Randall became a champion for the cause
of survival of death and communication with spirits.
During the seances, which were held in complete darkness,
the spirit voices would be totally independent of Mrs.French,
who was not in trance. The voices would literally manifest
from thin air, and carry on conversations with Mr. Randall
or whoever else he invited to the seances. A stenographer
was employed to take down word for word conversations
and Mr. Randall asked many searching, important questions,
which are all included in the book 'The French
Revelation' (White Crow Books) by N. Riley
Heagerty. Also available as an eBook
CROSSING
OVER "I speak from
first hand experience when I tell you of the extreme
terror that consumes so many poor souls when their moment
of transition has come. Instead of the winter of their
earthy lives passing gently into the glorious fresh,
fragrant spring of their new life in these lands (afterlife),
they arrive here with that terror full upon them. Such
beliefs are relics of pure paganism, but the wicked
fiction has been kept up and disseminated by the Churches
of earth as a measure of inspiring fear into the hearts
of their 'faithful'. As a former priest of the church,
I regret, deeply and earnestly, that I ever gave tongue
to such misguided teaching. And there are hosts of others
like me." Hugh Benson through Anthony Borgia.
FEEDBACK:
1) Liked your comment on free will. So,
the more evolved you are, the more that, in the words
of Lennon, "Instant karma's going to get you".