Society for Scientific Exploration Simeon Hein | Bias in Witness Reports of Anomalous Experiences & Abductions SSE-PA members define terms, introduce concepts, and discuss phenomena that may be encountered in the presentations in the upcoming Breakthrough 2022 meeting. Published on June 12, 2022 Share
Afterlife ResearchwithOliver Lazar December 22, 2023Here he tells his life story and describes the details of his research study.
Healing and DyingwithDale Borglum December 23, 2023Serious illness provides an opportunity for individuals to get in touch with the part of themselves that is not dependent upon social status, wealth or physical appearance. Dale Borglum, PhD, is founder and director of the Living/Dying Center in Fairfax, California. He suggests that healing is most possible when one does not deny the possibility [...]
Spirituality and DeathwithJulie Anderson February 5, 2024Following up on her previous two interviews in which she shared details of life in the household of Adi Da Samraj, she describes her experiences surrounding the death of her mother, the near-death and then death of her guru, Adi Da, and other major life changes that could be thought of as ego deaths.
#Reincarnation Part 2: The Man Who Studied 2500 Cases December 28, 2023In this excerpt (part 2 of 4, part 1 posted, parts 3 & 4 to follow) Semkiw describes the pioneering research of Dr. Ian Stevenson at the University of Virginia who established the discipline of reincarnation research by focusing on investigations of young children who remember past lives. For the full interview on New Thinking [...]
What is Channeling?withArthur Hastings (1935-2014) December 30, 2023Trances and visions have long been recognized in various religious traditions and have been the basis of much valued art, music and literature. A distinguished psychologist and former dean of faculty at the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology, Arthur Hastings, Ph.D., explores the phenomenon known variously as spirit communication, trance mediumship or “channelling.”
The Soul’s Journey: Karma and ReincarnationwithDena Merriam February 19, 2024Here she describes the process by which her memories came to her and how she elaborates upon them to write her books. She emphasizes the karmic patterns that recur from lifetime to lifetime.
Levitation and BilocationwithCarlos Eire January 1, 2024Here he focuses on accounts from the 16th and 17th century of individuals who were reported to either fly (i.e., levitate) or bilocate.
An Open-Ended ConversationwithKaren Newell & Eben Alexander May 24, 2021Here they review scientific developments relating to the concept of “objective idealism” and “top-down causality” – the idea that the universe is not dead matter, but is mindlike at its very essence. They share how one can experience this directly through meditation and other spiritual practices. One can even attain states of consciousness akin to [...]