613. Christian Sundberg

Christian SundbergWhen Christian Sundberg was a young child, he remembered his existence before coming to Earth. While that memory left him completely for his early adult life, it spontaneously returned at the age of 30 as Christian took up a meditation practice and went through a personal awakening journey. He also began to have Out of Body Experiences (OBEs). Christian has worked for over 15 years as a professional project manager for complex nuclear pump and valve manufacturing projects. Christian has also presented at over 80 public speaking events, as he now seeks to remind others in at least a small part of who we all really are beneath the human “play”.

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Website: awalkinthephysical.com

Email Christian at: [email protected]

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Transcript of this interview.

Interview recorded August 28, 2021

Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.

YouTube Video Chapters:

  • 00:00:00 – Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
  • 00:04:56 – Transcending Physical Reality
  • 00:09:03 – The Challenge of Expressing Subtle Experiences
  • 00:13:12 – A Deep Healing Experience
  • 00:17:27 – Meeting a Highly Evolved Being and Past Lives
  • 00:21:41 – Integrating Fear for Expansion
  • 00:25:58 – The Fear of Being Unable to Escape Pain
  • 00:30:28 – The Evolutionary Purpose of Challenges
  • 00:34:57 – The Plunge into Physical Existence
  • 00:39:21 – The Flowchart of Life Possibilities
  • 00:43:30 – A Holy Moment of Connectedness
  • 00:47:23 – Remembering Our True Existence
  • 00:51:38 – The Experience of Different Realities
  • 00:55:40 – Perspectives on Reincarnation in Different Traditions
  • 00:59:42 – Experiential Learning and the Purpose of Veiling
  • 01:04:03 – The Purpose of Every Experience
  • 01:08:44 – The Play is Not Scripted
  • 01:12:59 – Organizing and Collaborating on the Other Side
  • 01:16:52 – The Evolving Soul and the Imperfect Government
  • 01:21:23 – Evolution and the Manifestation of Love and Joy
  • 01:25:54 – The Curiosity of Creation
  • 01:30:16 – Unbounded Awareness and Unique Experiences
  • 01:34:21 – Investigating Consciousness with Meditation
  • 01:38:45 – Living in a Dense Dimension: An Opportunity for Evolution
  • 01:43:22 – Unconditional Love and Personal Responsibility
  • 01:48:06 – The Thickness of the Veil
  • 01:52:39 – Letting go of the story and rising up to the surface
  • 01:56:57 – Connecting with Inner Reality
  • 02:01:10 – Effect on Closest Relationships
  • 02:05:26 – The Importance of Making Distance
  • 02:09:23 – One-on-One Consultations and Webinars

610. Julie Beischel

Julie BeischelJulie Beischel, Ph.D., is the co-founder and Director of Research at the Windbridge Research Center. She received her Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology with a minor in Microbiology and Immunology. Her current research mainly focuses on mediums: individuals who experience communication with the deceased. Dr. Beischel has published research examining mediums’ accuracy and their experiences, psychology, and physiology, and the potential therapeutic application of mediumship readings during bereavement. Her research interests also include spontaneous, facilitated, assisted, and requested after-death communication experiences. She lives in Arizona with her husband and research partner, Mark Boccuzzi, and their two dogs.

Books:

Website: windbridge.org

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Transcript of this interview.

Interview recorded August 7, 2021

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YouTube Video Chapters:

  • 00:00:00 – Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
  • 00:02:42 – The Afterlife and Mediumship
  • 00:05:08 – Exploring Mediumship and the Afterlife
  • 00:07:24 – Fear of Death and Its Impact on Psychology and Worldviews
  • 00:09:53 – Investigating Medium Readings
  • 00:12:31 – Medium Screening and Certification Procedure
  • 00:15:37 – Disproving the Hypothesis of Medium Fraudulent Behavior
  • 00:18:33 – Mediumship and Psychic Abilities
  • 00:21:16 – Paradigms and Scientific Closed-Mindedness
  • 00:26:37 – The Limitations of Medium Abilities
  • 00:32:35 – Psychic Abilities and Predicting the Future
  • 00:35:40 – The Continuation of Consciousness After Death
  • 00:38:54 – The Possibility of an Afterlife
  • 00:41:59 – Communication with Deceased Spirits
  • 00:45:04 – The Five People Involved in the Protocol
  • 00:47:58 – Autoimmune Diseases and Mediumship
  • 00:51:01 – The Connection Between Mediumship and Autoimmune Diseases
  • 00:54:06 – Different Levels of Trance Consciousness in Mediumship
  • 00:57:10 – Physical Mediumship and Table Tipping
  • 01:00:25 – Emotional Impact of Animal Loss
  • 01:03:49 – Normalizing After-Death Communication Experiences
  • 01:09:16 – Incorporating Afterlife Beliefs into Mental Health Practices
  • 01:13:36 – The Fascination with Non-Local Consciousness
  • 01:16:23 – The interconnectedness of the universe
  • 01:19:10 – Quality of Life over Quantity of Days
  • 01:21:48 – Terminal Lucidity and Mediumship
  • 01:24:30 – Alleviating Suffering through Mediumship
  • 01:28:14 – Studying Mediumship in its Natural Environment
  • 01:31:13 – Peer-reviewed papers and replication difficulties
  • 01:33:57 – Mediumship Readings and Being Open-Minded
  • 01:36:10 – Farewell and Thanks

609. Jim Tucker

Jim TuckerDr. Jim Tucker is the Bonner-Lowry Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia. He is Director of the UVA Division of Perceptual Studies, where he is continuing the work of Ian Stevenson with children who report memories of previous lives. He is the author of Before: Children’s Memories of Previous Lives, a new 2-in-1 edition of his books Life Before Life: A Scientific Investigation of Children’s Memories of Previous Lives and Return to Life: Extraordinary Cases of Children Who Remember Past Lives, which together have been translated into twenty languages.

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Transcript of this interview.

Interview recorded July 31, 2021.

Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.

YouTube Video Chapters:

  • 00:00:00 – Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
  • 00:02:48 – Motivation for Research
  • 00:05:44 – Challenging the Physical Understanding of Reality
  • 00:10:10 – The Evolution of Spiritual Beings
  • 00:14:57 – The Middle Ages and Beliefs
  • 00:22:17 – The Fascinating Case of James Houston
  • 00:25:50 – Paradigm Shift and Understanding the Deeper Nature of Reality
  • 00:29:37 – The Value of Consciousness and Past Life Memories
  • 00:34:09 – Hypnotic Regression and Past Lives Experiences
  • 00:38:17 – Reincarnation stories and choosing parents
  • 00:43:14 – Children’s Memories of Past and Future Lives
  • 00:47:06 – Indicators of Past Life Skills
  • 00:50:24 – Birthmarks and Reincarnation
  • 00:53:56 – The Five Sheaths in Sanskrit Tradition
  • 00:57:10 – Hypnotic Regression and Dr. Brian Weiss’s Work
  • 01:00:11 – The Potential for Harm and Benefit in Past Life Research
  • 01:03:21 – Disincarnate Entities and Incarnation
  • 01:06:35 – Recent Lives and Intact Memories
  • 01:09:22 – Unfinished Business and Emotional Ties
  • 01:11:59 – Skepticism and Debating Past Life Cases
  • 01:15:08 – Unusual Behaviors in Children with Past Life Memories
  • 01:18:13 – Impact of Past Lives on Gender Development
  • 01:21:25 – Reincarnation and Transmigration across Species
  • 01:24:13 – The Possibility of Consciousness on Other Planets
  • 01:27:51 – The Hollywood Case and Past Life Memories
  • 01:31:21 – Verifying Ryan’s Statements and the Impacts of Past Life Memories
  • 01:34:54 – Possibilities of Past Lives and Sequential Reincarnation
  • 01:38:16 – The Malleability of Time
  • 01:41:39 – The Pursuit of Inner Happiness
  • 01:45:56 – A Potential Shift Ahead
  • 01:48:11 – Next episode preview and introduction