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Apparently alien-built structure detected on Mars


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NDEs & the Afterlife through history & across cultures...


Near-death experience (NDE) forum    No Replies

Sci, 2025-02-13, 09:55 PM



Quote:Gregory Shushan is the world's leading authority on near-death experiences and the afterlife across cultures and throughout history. He's an award-winning author and a research Fellow of the Parapsychological Foundation. He holds multiple degrees including in Religious Studies, and Egyptian Archeology. Gregory's latest book is called 'The Next World: Extraordinary Experiences of the Afterlife'.

"I think there's plenty of reasons to not have that [fear of death] based on the cross-cultural evidence and based on my research in general..." - Gregory Shushan

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[00:00:00] Hope you enjoy the episode 

[00:00:25] Gregory's background

[00:08:35] Near-Death Experiences (NDEs): earliest NDE, precognitive NDEs, religion, karma, heaven & hell, universal elements, similarities, & differences

[01:17:24] End of Life Experiences (ELEs)

[01:19:40] After-Death Communications (ADCs)

[01:20:56] Intermission Memories (reincarnation)

[01:34:27] Out of Body Experiences (OBEs)

[01:37:57] Gregory's books

[01:40:00] Psi phenomena & dreams

[01:48:11] NDE terminology

[01:54:47] Mediumship

[02:03:22] Survival of consciousness & the afterlife

[02:25:04] Negative NDEs & evil

[02:27:23] UFOs / UAP

[02:31:05] Gregory's experiences

[02:39:18] Last words...
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🟣 William Peters' links: 🟡 Other relevant links: 📚 Reading list:
  • The Girl Who Saw Heaven: A Fateful Tornado and a Journey of Faith Lisa Reburn: [url=https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGF5SmZ5bTl0ckdraHBSSHIwUm95WjRQaVRfd3xBQ3Jtc0trU09xNTZTbnZrSW43RHJXejRYc2tJOGJBbXZxNkVHajd6Z2V2UmtrSlpJdk1KZEhSNkQ2dHFPWmxXZ3hRTjkyS25aUEdSVzFuOVMyT0QzMXRObmFMMUlGNzI1X2ZJbzRsXzBxSVNIT05SNmNzQ1JZaw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Fbook%2Fshow%2F62919851-the-girl-who-saw-heaven&v=kujrosJX_XU] [Image: goodreads_1x.png] / the-girl


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Shared Death, Near-Death, & End of Life Experiences, the Afterlife, & more with Will


Afterlife contact forum (deathbed visions, ADC, mediumship)    No Replies

Sci, 2025-02-13, 05:23 PM

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online symposium - Sunday 16th Feb 2025


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Max_B, 2025-02-12, 09:38 AM

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What do we mean by “cease to exist”?


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Sci, 2025-02-12, 09:35 AM

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Consciousness, Rogue Phenomena & History of Psi Research with Edward Kelly


Psi research forum (ESP and psychokinesis)    2 Replies

Sci, 2025-02-10, 10:33 PM



Quote: Edward Kelly is a Professor at the University of Virginia Division of Perceptual Studies. His major research interests include the mind/brain relationship and cognitive neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on phenomena that challenge current neuroscientific dogma. He's published several books including 'Irreducible Mind: Toward a Psychology for the 21st Century', and 'Beyond Physicalism: Toward Reconciliation of Science and Spirituality'.

Quote:[00:00:00] Hope you enjoy the episode 

[00:00:28] Ed Kelly's story & psi phenomena

[00:35:50] Irreducible Mind (Evidence for Psi, Hypnosis, Memory, NDEs, Creativity, Genius, Mystical Experiences, + more)

[01:16:45] Beyond Physicalism (Science & Spirituality, Panentheism, God, Consciousness, and more)

[01:35:38] Consciousness Unbound (Theories of Consciousness, Cosmopsychism, Reincarnation, Precognition, Panpsychism, + more)

[01:49:30] Ed's message


Quote:▶️ Dean Radin, PhD (Scientific Truth of Psi Phenomena):   • The Scientific Truth of Psychic Pheno...  

▶️ Dr. Kim Penberthy (End of Life Psychology):    • After-Death Communications, End of Li...  

▶️ Leslie Kean (Surviving Death):    • Surviving Death with Leslie Kean: Evi...  

▶️ Stewart Alexander (Physical Mediumship):    • Video  

▶️ Loyd Auerbach (Apparitions & Psi):    • Apparitions (Ghosts), Consciousness, ...  

▶️ Prof. M. Woollacott (Neuroscience + Parapsychology):    • Neuroscientist on Meditation, Conscio...  

▶️ David Lorimer (Death as a transition):    • The Afterlife, NDEs, Consciousness, E...  

▶️ Prof. Avi Loeb (Harvard Scientist on UFOs):    • Avi Loeb talks UFOs, Galileo Project,...  

▶️ Prof. Stanley Krippner (Is ESP Real?):    • Do PSYCHIC Phenomena Exist? Conscious...  

▶️ Dr. Bruce Greyson (Near-Death Experiences):    • What Happens When We Die, or Nearly D...  

▶️ Bruce Leininger ("My son’s past-life memories"):    • Reincarnation & Past Life Memories: J...  

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 Ed Kelly's links:
 Ed's books:

Irreducible Mind: Toward a Psychology for the 21st Century: https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-s...

Beyond Physicalism: Toward Reconciliation of Science and Spirituality: https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-s...

Consciousness Unbound: Liberating Mind from the Tyranny of Materialism: https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-s... 📖

Reading list:
Mindful Universe: Quantum Mechanics and the Participating Observer by Henry Stapp:  [Image: goodreads_1x.png] / mindful-universe   

Relevant links:
  • Peer-reviewed journal articles about psi phenomena: [url=https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&


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Retrocausality & The Transactional Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics|Ruth Kastner


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    1 Replies

Sci, 2025-02-10, 03:27 PM



Quote:Ruth Kastner joins Curt Jaimungal to discuss her transactional interpretation (TI) of quantum mechanics, addressing the measurement problem, retrocausality, and the integration of quantum mechanics and gravity. Kastner advocates for a paradigm shift in physics, urging researchers to embrace complexity and nuance in understanding quantum phenomena and reality.

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Links Mentioned:

Ruth Kastner’s blog: https://transactionalinterpretation.o...

Ruth Kastner’s books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ruth-E....

Ruth Kastner’s papers: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/...

Ruth’s paper on the Afshar experiment: https://arxiv.org/pdf/quant-ph/0502021

Ruth’s talk with Jeffrey Mishlove: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6NNWdVCQZU&t=0s]  [Image: yt_favicon_ringo2.png] • The Trans

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Talk Origins Archive


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Sci, 2025-02-09, 08:38 PM

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Herald of a Restless World: On the Life and Philosophy of Henri Bergson


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Sci, 2025-02-08, 09:38 PM

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Are OBEs the same as Lucid Dreams? By Bob Peterson


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Raimo, 2025-02-07, 08:46 PM

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