Psience Quest

Interesting podcast exposing Teal Swan.

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/panoply/the-gateway-2

Some websites put her net worth at between 1 and 5 million from her youtube and other earnings.

Thanks, chuck. That was an interesting podcast series. Jennings was more than fair to her, I thought, given the harshness of some of the criticisms that have been made - see the thread below.

Cross-linking to: Teal Swan's interesting perspective on the nature of Mediumship and Channelling

Also, Tori McLellan comes up in one of the podcasts. Here's an article she (apparently) wrote which is worth reading.

I watched some videos of Teal Swan some years ago when I was researching during my post stroke spiritual phase. Some people I liked more than others, she was in the ‘no thanks’ group for me. 

I wonder how our brain allows individuals to get placed in ‘bins’ in our head? Some we eagerly listen to and some we don’t.

(2020-06-24, 04:29 PM)Stan Woolley Wrote: [ -> ]I watched some videos of Teal Swan some years ago when I was researching during my post stroke spiritual phase. Some people I liked more than others, she was in the ‘no thanks’ group for me. 

I wonder how our brain allows individuals to get placed in ‘bins’ in our head? Some we eagerly listen to and some we don’t.

Do you reckon the brain is in charge of such things, rather than us choosing of our own free will?

(2020-06-24, 09:06 PM)Typoz Wrote: [ -> ]Do you reckon the brain is in charge of such things, rather than us choosing of our own free will?

I’ve no idea Typoz. For my own preferred theory to work, it ought to be our free will, but I’m not sure that it is totally free to make decisions. Our ego seems to be influenced by lots of things, so it’s never totally our own. Maybe we choose these challenges before coming here to see if we can make good choices in spite of our ego?

(2020-06-24, 09:30 PM)Stan Woolley Wrote: [ -> ]I’ve no idea Typoz. For my own preferred theory to work, it ought to be our free will, but I’m not sure that it is totally free to make decisions. Our ego seems to be influenced by lots of things, so it’s never totally our own. Maybe we choose these challenges before coming here to see if we can make good choices in spite of our ego?

Well, in my own case, I'm only able to go as far as saying my aim is to make different choices than last time. I'm not able to claim that I make good choices. Certainly I'd like to, but I'm wondering whether it is important simply to come to see the world from different angles.

It's funny, in my schooldays there was an idea of 'keeping to the straight and narrow path', which was presented to us as meaning to follow the flavour of Christianity which we were taught. But I don't feel I've in any usual sense followed a straight path, I've wandered all over the place (not in physical travel, but in ways of approaching life). On the other hand, I've tended to be led by my conscience - when I listen to it. Sometimes I've ignored it. Perhaps the only 'straight' path is one where we follow our conscience, even if it might mean wandering.

Edit: Apologies to the OP for wandering off the topic of this thread.

(2020-06-25, 07:49 AM)Typoz Wrote: [ -> ]Well, in my own case, I'm only able to go as far as saying my aim is to make different choices than last time. I'm not able to claim that I make good choices. Certainly I'd like to, but I'm wondering whether it is important simply to come to see the world from different angles.

It's funny, in my schooldays there was an idea of 'keeping to the straight and narrow path', which was presented to us as meaning to follow the flavour of Christianity which we were taught. But I don't feel I've in any usual sense followed a straight path, I've wandered all over the place (not in physical travel, but in ways of approaching life). On the other hand, I've tended to be led by my conscience - when I listen to it. Sometimes I've ignored it. Perhaps the only 'straight' path is one where we follow our conscience, even if it might mean wandering.

Edit: Apologies to the OP for wandering off the topic of this thread.

Perhaps, yes. Maybe it’s enough for some of us to experience as much as possible? I think some people believe that. If that’s true for everyone, then to me it feels like God is maybe bored, and I think there will be more to it than that.

I’m in a reflective, emotional mood this morning, having had an email from a man in Sydney that I hadn’t  even heard of before yesterday. I wrote my book in 2015 in memory of a friend and colleague (Hugh Brown) that was tragically killed in a flying accident in 1987. I hoped I could get a copy of it to his son, who at the time of his death was only four. Until now I had no luck, but this all changed yesterday, when Hugh’s brother emailed me.

This event has reinforced for me what’s really important in life - it’s love. 

Here is a thread which highlights how loved Hugh was, he had a huge influence on people that met him during his short life. He was 33 when he died, almost 33 years ago. 

https://www.pprune.org/biz-jets-ag-flyin...Hugh+brown

Stan, that must be quite something, to establish contact with someone like that.

From my instinctive feeling, I tend towards something rather more meaningful, purposeful than simply alleviating boredom. It seems to me that life does matter in some quite weighty way, but I don't have anything specific to add.

Not long ago I had a brush with a short illness, not in any way a 'near-death experience', but sufficient to cause me to reevaluate things. For one thing, though I'm quite well now, I was hit with the realisation that every day could be my last. During that time, the only thing which seemed to matter was the other people in my life. Not just friends or family, but literally everyone with whom I interact.