Adorable and remarkable: in a diner, as the help stares, baffled, a toddler runs up to a man who is a total stranger, and gestures with his upraised arms to be picked up and hugged…. How or when did they know (and love) each other?
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This Englishman, Carl Edon, was born a few hundred yards from where this German, Heinrich Richter, a decorated Luftwaffe gunner, died when his bomber crashed. As a schoolboy, he was ridiculed for saying he had been a German airman in his last life. (This story went all around the world.) https://paranormalglobe.com/2018/01/30/the-story-of-carl-edon-the-most-compelling-evidence-of-reincarnation/
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Founded in 1967 by Dr. Ian Stevenson, the Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS) is a highly productive university-based research group devoted to the investigation of phenomena that challenge mainstream scientific paradigms regarding the nature of the mind/brain relationship. Researchers at DOPS are particularly interested in studying phenomena related to consciousness functioning beyond the confines of the physical body, and phenomena that suggest continuation of consciousness after physical death.
DOPS researchers objectively document and rigorously analyze empirical data collected regarding human experiences which suggest that mind and brain may be distinct and separable, and that consciousness may persist in detectable ways beyond bodily death.
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After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond
Dr. Bruce Greyson, leading expert on near-death experiences, reveals his journey toward rethinking the nature of death, life, and the continuity of consciousness.
What happens when we die? Approximately 10% of people whose hearts stop report near-death experiences (NDEs). Stories of lights, tunnels and loved ones have been relayed — and dismissed — since ancient times. But when Dr. Bruce Greyson’s patients started describing events that he could not just dismiss, he began to investigate. In After, he shares the transformative lessons he has learned over four decades of research.
In this book, Dr. Greyson challenges us to consider what NDEs can teach us about the relationship between our brain and our mind, expanding our understanding of consciousness, and of what it means to be human.
“This very captivating book by Dr. Bruce Greyson chronicles his personal, spiritual and professional quest to understand the meaning of near-death experiences. His long-awaited and amazing book is a major contribution to the study of what happens when we die, and will quickly prove to be a classic in near-death studies.”
~Raymond Moody, MD, PhD, Author of Life After Life
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In this Medical Center Hour, faculty from the Division of Perceptual Studies highlight the unit’s work since its founding. As the division enters its second half-century, what are its research priorities and partnerships?
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Is There Life After Death?
At the 2018 Tom Tom Founders Festival, John Cleese moderated a discussion amongst the UVA DOPS research faculty regarding the nature of consciousness and the evidence for survival of consciousness after physical death.
John Cleese is a friend and supporter of the research being done at UVA DOPS into the nature of consciousness. Mr. Cleese has a long history of personal interest in this important area of inquiry.
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John Cleese Interviews Dr. Jim Tucker re: DOPS Research into Children’s Past Life Memories
John Cleese interviews pediatric psychiatrist and director of UVA DOPS, Dr. Jim Tucker regarding his research into the memories of young children who appear to recall specific facts of a previous life. In this interview, Dr. Tucker presents some details in the case of ‘Ryan’ who made statements that were discovered to match people, places and events in the life of a man name ‘Marty Martin’.
Ed Kelly interviewed by John Cleese @ Science, Skeptics and the Study of Consciousness
John Cleese interviews UVA DOPS research faculty member and author Dr. Edward F. Kelly, about current issues regarding scientific inquiry into the nature of consciousness. They discuss science, skeptics and the study of consciousness.
Ed Kelly writes about these ideas in his books “Irreducible Mind” and “Beyond Physicalism”.
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John Cleese and Ed Kelly discuss survival of consciousness beyond death
John Cleese and DOPS research faculty member Dr. Edward F. Kelly exchange ideas about current issues regarding scientific inquiry into the nature of consciousness. They discuss ideas and concepts related to survival of consciousness beyond the physical.
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Dear John,
The man and the child who instantly reunite in the restaurant are authentic. Maybe they already were together as a mother and her son in their last lives, or were relatives, or a couple of very close friends. In any case, they must have known each other from before, in another life, to connect instantly like that.
In “Seth Speaks”, Seth says that in the future, people will not only greet as those who they are in their respective incarnation but also as those personalities, who they were and knew of in other incarnations. They will recognize each other, which means that the knowledge of their other incarnations will be present and accessible. And you and Margi will continue your common work during your next incarnation(s); you will consciously meet again.
The interviews presented in this article of yours give us so much insights. And it truly is amazing to know that there are institutions, though only a few, which research the true nature of inner reality. There is a parallel scientific world out there of which the majority/the public knows little or nothing.
Over the years, by studying your website, I learned so much on the subject reincarnation, including so many basic aspects and the presentation of so many convincing cases, individuals and authorities.
The pace may still be slow during the next centuries, but the breakthroughs are coming more and more frequently. Materialism is fighting its last battles, and is slowly fading.
Physiognomy: Again and again, the basic facial traits reappear/remain during the incarnations. John, you have given us so many fascinating and convincing cases. Have you viewed this Donahue Show with Jenny Cockell? It is especially interesting as it considers so many aspects of all the persons involved, including the son of Cockell (this incarnation’s child) who feels uncomfortable with the situation. The audience is also very interested and open to the subject.
It truly is a highlight and a perfect introduction into the subject of reincarnation:
“The Phil Donahue Show episode featuring Jenny Cockell (1994)”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRhXea9p6rY
Thank you very much!
I did a complete workup of this show and reincarnation case! 🙂
https://johndenugent.com/spiritual-reading-english-woman-reincarnation-irish-mother-8-donahue-1994-this-site-end-25th/
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