Janice Miner Holden shares that near-death experiencers frequently share that the reason we’re here on earth is to love and learn, but primarily learn to love.

Janice Miner Holden, EdD, is president of the International Association for Near-Death Studies, a near-death experience & transpersonal researcher, and is the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies. She has a doctorate in education and is professor emerita of Counseling at the University of North Texas. Her primary research focus has been counseling implications [...]

Lynne McTaggart is an award-winning journalist, investigator of intention experiments, and the author of seven books, including The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World, The Bond: How to Fix Your Falling Down World, The Power of Eight: Harnessing [...]

Robert Thurman, PhD, is professor emeritus at Columbia University where he was a teaching professor for 50 years on Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies. He was the first Westerner Tibetan Buddhist monk, ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, for a short time and became a Tibetan Buddhist lay teacher. Robert is a close friend with His [...]

Edi Bilimoria, DPhil, FIMechE, CEng, is a Consultant Engineer and has been Project Manager and Head of Design for major projects such as the Channel Tunnel. He is a Trustee of the Scientific and Medical Network, Adviser to the Galileo Commission of the Network, a Trustee and a Council Member of the Francis Bacon Society, [...]

Henry Shukman, MA, is the Spiritual Director Emeritus of Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is a teacher in the Sanbo Zen lineage and has trained in various other meditation schools and practices. He has been authorized to teach Mindfulness by Shinzen Young and is a certified dreamwork therapist. Henry is [...]

Marguerite Mary Rigoglioso, PhD, holds a doctorate in humanities and master’s degree in philosophy and religion. She has taught courses on the sacred feminine and women’s spiritual leadership at various universities in the San Francisco Bay Area and in the UK. She is the founder of Seven Sisters Mystery School and a teacher of sacred [...]

Matthew McKay, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, professor of psychology at the Wright Institute, co-founder of Haight Ashbury Psychological Services, founder of the Berkeley CBT Clinic, and co-founder of the Bay Area Trauma Recovery Clinic, which serves low-income clients. He has authored and co-authored more than 40 books, including Seeking Jordan: How I Learned the [...]

Annika and Tristan are two distinct persons occupying a single body. To our knowledge, their case is unique and neither understood nor even described in the psychiatric and psychological literature. They believe that their case sheds light on the nature of consciousness and mind-body interaction.

Friedemann Schaub, MD, PhD, is a physician, molecular biologist, researcher, and personal development coach. He is author of The Fear and Anxiety Solution: A Breakthrough Process for Healing and Empowerment with Your Subconscious Mind and The Empowerment Solution: Six Keys to Unlocking Your Full Potential with the Subconscious Mind. His website is drfriedemann.com. His YouTube [...]

Rod Chelberg, MD, practiced General Internal Medicine and Emergency Room Medicine for over 25 years. He was the medical director at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Beacon Hospice, and nursing homes in the Bangor, Maine area. He lectures on topics of mysticism and A Course in Miracles. He is author of When God Calls, Say “Yes!”: A [...]

David Hanscom, MD, is author of, Back in Control: A Surgeon’s Roadmap Out of Chronic Pain and Do You Really Need Spine Surgery?: Take Control with a Spine Surgeon’s Advice. Dr. Hanscom is an orthopedic complex spinal deformity surgeon who quit his surgical practice in 2019 to focus on teaching people how to break loose [...]

Matthew McKay, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, professor of psychology at the Wright Institute, co-founder of Haight Ashbury Psychological Services, founder of the Berkeley CBT Clinic, and co-founder of the Bay Area Trauma Recovery Clinic, which serves low-income clients. He has authored and co-authored more than 40 books, including The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, [...]

RJ Spina is author of Supercharged Self-Healing: A Revolution Guide to Access High-Frequency States of Consciousness that Rejuvinate and Repair. You can watch his short video documenting how he healed himself after a diagnosis of permanent paraplegia. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crV8Z6eOIdw His website is www.ascendthe frequencies.com.

Jeffrey Long, a radiation oncologist, is author of Evidence of the Afterlife: The Science of Near-Death Experience. Also, God and the Afterlife: The Groundbreaking New Evidence for God and Near-Death Experience. He is the founder of the Near-Death Experience Research Foundation (NDERF). His website is https://www.nderf.org/.

Rabbi Wayne Dosick, PhD, is spiritual guide of the Elijah Minyan in San Diego, California. He is the author of The Real Name of God, Living Judaism, Dancing with God, Soul Judaism, Empowering Your Indigo Child, Golden Rules, and Radical Loving.

David Lorimer is the Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network. He has edited several books, including The Spirit of Science: From Experiment to Experience, Thinking Beyond the Brain: A Wider Science of Consciousness, and The Circle of Sacred Dance: Peter Deunov’s Paneurythmy. He has also authored a number of books including Survival: Death [...]

James Tunney, LLM, is an Irish Barrister who has lectured on legal matters throughout the world. He is a poet, a visual artist, and author of The Mystery of the Trapped Light: Mystical Thoughts in the Dark Age of Scientism plus The Mystical Accord: Sutras to Suit Our Times, Lines for Spiritual Evolution. His website [...]