From Our Viewpoint

Here we are in a new millennium. Face on we have met January 1^st, 2000, and except for some minor glitches, the world did not end. Armageddon wasn’t waiting in the wings to blow up Earth, dump it into non-existence, or swat it into unending nothingness. There were thousands gathered in Jerusalem, and other historic places around the world, waiting for the ‘bell to toll at midnight’, December 31^st. Most of them were praying that the ‘old Earth’ would keep on turning and since it did, may have laid its survival on their prayers and the thousands of others around them, also praying. No problem--positive thoughts and prayers are always welcomed.

So we look ahead now to the coming years and our own years that may be extensive or limited, and the years that stretch ahead into unknown centuries, millennium(s). Where will we be 5 years, 10 years, a hundred years, a thousand years from now? No one can say for certain. Perhaps that is for the best. Some might like to know what the future holds, but most people, especially the older and hopefully wiser ones feel it’s good we don’t really know what is around the corner. At times the other side seems to know what is going to happen, so I asked once while taping:

“How do you know what the future holds?” A clear, Class A voice replied: “We look down at it” That, if you think about it, is a significant message. There is the theory that the past, present and future are all one. In other words there is no such thing as time. I don’t accept completely that everything is going on at once, but the above message does tend to reinforce it. Gifted mediums are often able to say correctly what is going to happen in the near future.

Will we be back here in the year 3,000 celebrating the new millennium? If you believe in reincarnation you may think that’s a possibility. What will we find? A different kind of world with unimaginable inventions, different kinds of world governments, medicines, transportation? Will space travel be available for a few dollars, for those who want to go beyond to the moon, Mars, wherever? Will the physical body of man look the same, or might we look even a little different? That’s doubtful. What about evolution? Look at pictures drawn by cave men. Do we look very differently, physically? Not really. We stand a little taller, we’ve lost some of our hair, but basically we’re still the same. How about the world itself? Yes, that is where evolution takes place, constantly, for better or worse.

There is a Buddhist prayer that goes: “I will become enlightened for the sake of all living things.” Marcus Aurelius, a Stoic philosopher, writer and Emperor of Rome (161-180 AD) wrote: “Everything that exists is in a way the seed of what will be.” Then, Carl Jung wrote that he felt it was important to be sure that we did not stand at the end with empty hands. I accept completely all of these beliefs. In other words, the evolution of the future lies solely with us, as those in ages past brought us to the evolution of today. What we take to the ‘bridge’, as time here ends for us, will determine which way evolution will go. Have we shown love and compassion? Have we given joy and understanding? Have we been unselfish in sharing what we have to those in need? Is the latchstring to our heart always out?

About 30 years ago I wrote a book titled The Season of Being. It was a philosophical book, on 60 subjects and covered 60 pages. Quoting briefly from the subject: ‘Time’, I wrote: “Time cannot be controlled, it is ungovernable, the freest thing of earth it will never be mastered.... We must decide for ourselves how time is to be spent. With it we can walk through Dante’s hells or touch the stars of the spirit.” Let us never give up as we continue reaching for the stars.

Most Significant Messages Received

A number of people wrote to me after reading the autumn newsletter, and said how impressed they were. They liked what I said in the editorial (including NBC) and the three messages I mentioned as being some of the most meaningful contacts that I have taped over the last 23 years. I thought that perhaps some of our members and friends would also like to share with you/me what they regarded as their out standing messages. Going alphabetically, we read:

Lloyd Bradshaw, NJ, wrote: “It seems the spirits know our limitations and capabilities better than we do. They know I like taping and photographing them, but what pushed me toward more photo efforts was a question and answer session I had with them. One time I set up my Akai reel to reel with a sound source and I asked: ‘What am I better at, audio or photo?’ I did it three days in a row before they finally answered, in a nearly Class A voice: “FO-TOE!”

Lloyd is successful in taping as well as photos, but he stays mainly with their suggestions and has received outstanding photographs of spirit.

Jackie Colligan, NV, wrote: “I have selected some voice messages (out of many) that are mind provoking. “Our life’s much different than Earthlings” When Jackie first started to tape, she said she didn’t want to do it if it was a sin. A male voice replied: “Our Lord is gonna bless you.” Another time she asked if they see people leaving their bodies. A female voice answered: “I do.” Once Jackie told a contact they were “dead in the flesh” A male voice asked: “How are we dead?”

Jacques Blanc-Garin, France replied to my letter with: “In 1988, my wife Annick took wing for the other world. Some months after, by time of snow and black ice, my car started slipping. It went over the protective rail and my car was completely out of use, but I came out not knowing how that was possible.

“Much later, my good friend Monique Laage, called Genevieve, a friend, on the phone to tell her about my accident. This friend had been working in EVP for some time, and she was recording during the phone call from Monique. Genevieve told Monique, ‘it’s a small miracle that Jacques didn’t get hurt.’ After the phone call ended, Genevieve listened to the taping she’d made during the call, and a very clear woman’s voice said: “But Monique, I was there.”

Jacques commented in his letter, that was the miracle. He listened to the tape, and ‘perfectly recognized the voice and intonations of my deceased wife Annick.’ Annick had been there and succeeded in protecting him during the accident

Clara Laughlin, VA State Coordinator, replied to my query with: “I consider even one whisper a miracle by the fact that it comes from a dead person. However, if I have to choose, I’d choose the following. It was the first lengthy message I received and came through shortly after I began taping, and was from my husband, Tom.” “After I died at Walter Reed I awakened.  I looked around for you and Barbara and you were not there. Then they took me to Pathology where they did research on me. You think of our beautiful life together. Don’t look back. Nothing has changed: It isn’t over yet.”

In the same letter, Clara wrote the following would be her second choice, but was very dear to her because it came from her sister Elsa. Ten minutes after she’d finished taping, a call came from her brother-hi-law, telling her that Elsa had died. When she played the recording back she heard Elsa’s voice speaking to her. The message was: “I sit beside you little sister. I see you writing with a pencil. The body has gone to the funeral.”

Dan McKee, IL & FL State Coordinator, sent me a number of messages that he feels are most significant. Some of them are: “Our Team is down there. They are real people. Help you living down there.” “We walk the Earth as you, once the life is through.” “Heal yourself I am yours.” “I know as fasl as you say it, we think of it”

Sonia Rinaldi, Brazil, wrote: “ I know many scientists don’t believe in the reality of ITC (taped voices, and instrumental transcommunication) because they say that we experimenters don’t work under laboratory control. I feel very disappointed with that, but have to admit I agree. Then, my friend, Zilda called and said she’d had a contact from her husband (who was an experimenter also) and had died a few months before. We had his voice on tape, before his death, and then after death, in the contact he’d made with his wife Zilda. We sent both voices (dead/alive) to a laboratory for analysis and they came back the same! We now have proof the voices really do speak to us from other dimensions!”

Monique Simonet, France, wrote that she observed her 20th anniversary working in the field of ITC, on April 4, 1999. She has received so many contacts over the years that it was difficult for her to choose one that was very significant. However, she included the following. “Once I made contact for Claudia, a woman who lost her husband. She loved him and was very sad. Raymond, her husband, had died when he was fifty, and had not been a very good man-- in fact he was a perverted person. Still, Claudia loved him. As soon as I called on him, he was with us. He said clearly: ‘I was waiting for your call.’  After that he said: ‘I love you; please forgive me. I am waiting here for you.’ After these messages, he was quiet, and another voice came in and said: ‘Contact ended. Pray for him.’ Monique wrote that she didn’t know when she made the taping that Raymond had been so bad, but when the messages came through, Claudia started crying and then explained what her husband had been like. Recently, Claudia had a vivid dream about him and he told her in his dream that he was cured, and was in a sort of paradise singing with children.

Monique also mentioned in her letter that she’d received many messages telling her she should: “Write a book.” Since the message was received 15 years ago, Monqiue has written 8 books, all of them very popular in France. She also is responsible for finding a French publisher for my book: Voices of Eternity (Du Rocher, Paris), one of her publishers.

My deepest appreciation to everyone who took the time to share with us, what holds deep meaning for them in the years they have been taping.

How About You?

On a number of membership renewals, members check the box: “Am a regular taper taping at least once a week.” Wonderful! Only rarely does some one say just what (s)he are taping, so I often wonder about that. If you would like to share with our readers, one or two of the messages you have received that you feel are most significant, please send them to me. I can’t promise to use everything that comes, but I’ll use as much as possible, and publish them in the spring newsletter.

Apparition Visit From An Aunt

Grace, a wonderful, intelligent woman comes and cleans my house several times a month. She is well aware of what I do, but because of her religious background she has mixed feelings about talking to spirits. Grace has shared with me several things that have happened to her and it shows (which she admits) that she has special precognitive gifts. Several weeks ago, she was here, and told me that six months earlier, when she was in my office cleaning, she came face to face with her beloved aunt, Edith. The two of them had been very close, although they lived in different states. “I didn’t know what to think”, Grace said. “It kind of scared me, and then in two or three seconds, Aunt Edith just disappeared.” The next day, Edith’s husband called Grace and said her aunt bad died at 2:30 the afternoon before. That was the exact time Grace had seen her, because she looked at the wall clock hanging above my desk. Grace and Edith had their encounter in the corner of my office, with Edith standing right in front of my tape recorder.

I told Grace her gift for being able to see this, was a gift from God, and I hoped she sent Edith her love and prayed for her. Grace assured me she had, and now feels much better about contacts from spirits.

Automatic Writing

As most of you know, I prefer objective evidence for survival over subjective. There are different kinds of subjective evidence, some stronger than others, like Grace’s visit from her aunt. I don’t dismiss subjective evidence, but give it extra thought--accepting it more or less.

Hans Heckmann,, PA AA-EVP member, recently sent me a translated portion from the German Journal:  “Transkommunication”, a semi-annual publication published by AA-EVP member, Dr. Ernst Senkowski. In it he quotes from the automatic writing contacts that Dr. Vladimir Delavre, his co-pubisher, has had with Aaron, who reports from the viewpoint of his sphere of life, which he describes as a “matrix level.” Writing through Dr. Delavre he discusses mankind’s possibilities in their process of learning, and says it will lead men from their material restriction to an understanding and total integration with a multiple existence. Aaron discusses transcommunication equipment, which should hold special interest for our readers. Unfortunately, the 8 pages are too long to go into any depth here, but quoting briefly from it, he talks about how the ‘mental influence’ on the basic- fundamental system leads to a change of all known physical fields and their actions. Among external factors of electronic communication of modulation are light, sound magnetism and electricity. Included with this are also feelings and passions, to be absorbed with spiritual things and the blocking of all “Signals of the first kind” such as openly perceptible signals.

“Singles of the second kind” are another aspect. In this Aaron says they are known as physical fields, which as a rule cannot be perceived by us, with the possible exception of gravitation, but we have not yet learned to turn it into signals. Further comments in his paper fall within this category.

“Signals of the third kind” are of a purely spiritual nature and are being emitted by the so-called living, the so-called dead and by much more which you consider inanimate matter. Aaron says these signals permeate us constantly.

I have quoted just part from the first page of this fascinating paper. If you would like to receive the entire 8 pages, please send me a self-addressed stamped envelope, and I will mail a copy to you.

Coincidence/Synchronism

“The reality of the universe must be nonlocated in other words, all objects and events in the cosmos are inter-connected with one another and respond to one another’s changes of state.” (Bell’s theorem, Irish physicist in 1965).

Does synchronism indicate survival? In some cases it may, but it does show that someone, somewhere, is aware of us as an individual. It knows our concerns, our needs, and frequently steps in, taking a physical action to help us. All of us experience synchronism frequently. The pity is that we seldom recognize it for what it is. It has always been dear to my heart. It proves to me that I, that everyone, are not isolated motes of dust swirling alone in the vast cosmos. Carl Jung, mentioned on page 1, and one of the pioneers of psychiatric research, described synchronism as a meaningful coincidence in which two otherwise unrelated events are linked inexplicably to one another

There have been dozens of these incidences that re main in my mind, even after many years. Two of them happened during Christmas week. My son, Bob, is very fond of candy Clark Bars that are almost impossible to find in the Annapolis area. I’d looked everywhere futilely for several weeks, so I could put a few into his Christmas stocking. Then I stopped at the gasoline station at the foot of the hill, a station I’ve visited at least 50 times in the last two years without a problem. On December 23rd, it refused to accept my credit card. The attendant told me I’d have to bring it inside, get it checked, before I could fill up. I did, and as I was leaving, looked at the shelves of food they also sell. There was a huge box of Clark Bars. Needless to say, Bob’s stocking was filled with them. I’m sure skeptics will say it was a coincidence, but I can’t help but think the invisibles knew of my frustrated search, and how I wanted to make Bob smile, when he found them in his stocking. In order to do this they had to make my credit card inoperable for the first time. In my stops at the same station since then, there have been no problems.

The other recent event took place Christmas day about two hours before my family arrived. I was sitting in my office quietly thinking about Christmases past and looking at the pictures on my walls, especially the ones I took on my first visit to Egypt. During the two weeks I was there, with tour leader Lynn Gardner and my daughter, Becky, I taped over 100 messages on my small portable tape recorder. In a Coptic Christian cemetery, dating back almost 2,000 years, I had one of the greatest experiences of peace I have ever felt in my life. I didn’t want to leave, and Becky almost had to drag me onto the bus. Later that evening I discovered that when I had taped in one of the partially destroyed tombs, a clear Class A female voice told me: “I buried you.” The picture of that tomb is on my office wall, and I frequently glance at it. I then left my office and continued preparing for the arrival of my family. About twenty minutes later, I heard a loud crash coming from my office. Going in there, I discovered the undamaged picture of the tomb lying on the carpet. Its position was strange. In falling, it had somehow avoided the other two Egyptian pictures hanging with it, as well as the file cabinet, below all of them. It had ‘spun’ out avoiding every thing, and landed with its loud noise about three feet away on a thick padded carpet. Never before had there been a problem with any of the pictures. When Bob came later, he checked it out carefully, and the hanger was in perfect condition. He re-hung it, and there it hangs. What caused it to crash? Some will say it was my psychokinetic energies that caused it. Perhaps, but if so, they took a rather long time to be come activated and besides, I have never felt especially gifted in that area. My thought is that ‘someone’ somewhere, knowing how I feel, wanted to let me know they are with me irregardless of time and space.

TV Experiment

In Jacques Blanc-Garin’s letter mentioned on page 2, he wrote about an experiment he’d done for TV. He wrote: “We recently made this for a broadcast for TV, and a mother spoke to her deceased son and asked: ‘Can you say something for your girl?’ We received the following answer, ‘My girl, I will help you in your life.’

“No one thought that this message could be important, and yet when the mother told her daughter about the message her brother had given, she immediately understood its meaning. It is in the last verse of a song a well-known French singer, had sung a long time ago, and the girl’s father had often sung it to her when she was younger. The final line sung by the ‘hero’ of the song came after he died, and it was: “My girl, I will help you in your life.”

Interesting Web Sites To Visit

More and more people are buying computers and more and more individuals are then starting web sites. This includes our AA-EVP members. Going alphabetically, as usual, these are some of them. Tom and Lisa Butler, NM have just begun one and it is excellent. I don’t have much time to surf the Internet, but I have visited their site several times. They offer in formation about EVP, metaphysical training resources, and you can down load books and essays by Tom.

Pascal Jouini, France, has an excellent site also, that offers spirit photographs, taped messages, explanations about how he is able to have TV contact and so on. Fortunately, you will be able to read most of the articles posted in English.

Sonia Rinaldi, Brazil, has had her site in operation for some time. I read about her site, when I’m visiting other sites, and it is always recommended as a place to visit. There is much to fascinate everyone, such as spirit photographs, taped messages, and many comments from Sonia. Address: http://www.geocities.com/ant-tci/

Victor Zammit, Australia, has an extremely busy site. In a recent letter from him, he said: “I get thousands of hits a week, from people around the world.” I’ve also seen it mentioned on various other web sites. That, in itself, tells us it’s a good place to visit Address: http://www.victorzammit.com/

Do you have a web site that you would like mentioned? If so, please let me know, and also tell me something about it. Can’t promise, but I’ll try to mention at least some of them in the next newsletter.

A Bit Of This. A Bit Of That

Now a person can make their mark on the ultimate personal statement: death. Gone are the days of the somber, wooden coffin. A Dallas company called WhiteLight (www.artcasket.com) offers the “Art Casket”, which is a casket specially designed for you or the one you love. The company spokesman claims they have sold over 200 caskets in less than a year and said: “Nobody’s life was a blank. This is the last opportunity to make a final statement”

In a personal letter from Vanderlei Marques, President of the United States Spiritist Council, he wrote that their yearly conference would be held in Miami, FL from October 5-8^th. The central theme of the Congress will be “Spiritism: Science, Philosophy and Religion.” They are inviting “renowned spiritist lecturers who will speak about topics originating from these themes, and are of interest to all of us.” If you would like more information and a complete program for the upcoming conference, write to United States Spiritist Council-P.O. Box 14026-Washington, D.C. 20044.

Thanks to Dan McKee for informing me that the AA EVP and I are listed in Harper’s Encyclopedia of Mystical & Paranormal Experiences by Rosemary Ellen Guiley. You’ll find us on pages 179 &180. Dan bought the book but it’s also probably in local libraries. Haven’t had time to look me up, but I will one of these days. Dan said the Association (and I) follow Mary Baker Eddy, in sequence. She’s an interesting person to follow...

Tapers Report 

Edna Drake, Canada, wrote that she still finds time to tape and uses a wire connected to ELF. Also uses a diode that her husband Jim built for her, short wave radio, crystals, and a mirror. Recently she taped two voices, when no one was around, that sounded like two children. Carol Barron-Karajohn, MA State Coordinator, wrote that a good friend had died recently. He knew about her taping, and they agreed that he’d try to speak to her once he passed on. Carol wrote:   “I’ve had whispers, such as: ‘I’m over here.’ ‘Still living!’ ‘I’m very happy!’” Tina Laurent, Wales, continues to have many contacts. Some are:  “There’s steady contact” “Keep your faith.” “We’re heading for perfection.” “A call from heaven.” In her Christmas card, Gerda Sister, FL, wrote: “I am still taping often, getting good messages.” Geoffrey Tilga, NY, wrote that he’d gone to the Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, NY, and taped in front of a 19 century mausoleum. He asked for someone to speak. The ‘haughty’ answer came back: “I do not answer.” Bill Weber, FL, wrote that he’d tried to have contact with victims of the Egypt Air crash. He said: “A bass tone is heard and a male voice says: ‘Egypt Air.’ A minute later, another male voice is heard saying something like ‘Jose’ but not quite.” He thinks it may be an Egyptian word.

News From And About Members

Jackie Colligan & Michele Hardison, NV, were inter viewed for sixty minutes by the local Pahrump TV station on October 14^th.  They played taped voices and showed spirit photographs. It was an excellent show. The AA-EVP was mentioned several times.

Gerry Connelly, England, sent a note with his membership renewal, that he’d had several articles about EVP published in various British magazines.

Eli Feldman continues to send me frequent, appreciated articles about survival found in various tabloids.

‘John’ of CA, sent me a clipping from the November 16^th  Sun tabloid. The topic was: “New Proof There’s Life After Death!” The article focuses on Robin Foy and his Scole group in England, and contacts they have had through their tape recorders with the unseen. I met Robin at the Psychotronics Conference in Columbus, OH last summer.

Dale Kaczmarek, IL, was seen on the Discovery Channel  January 5^th.  The work focused on the objective research his team of ghost-hunters are involved in as they investigate possible haunted homes. The show was outstanding. Dale is the president and co-founder of the Ghost Research Society.

Siyoh Tomiyama, Japan, wrote that although he’s not a taper, he’s a “spreader”. He writes many articles about the phenomena of EVP (or EDP—electronic disturbance phenomena). He has also placed me on his web site, with my picture and voice samples.

NBC Web Site-”The Others”

Several months ago NBC, located at Rockefeller Center, NY, called. They’d heard about me, and said they were starting a new web site. It is to reinforce Steven Spielberg’s weekly show called, “The Others” that will begin airing in February. Basically, it will focus on contacts the stars of the show have with ‘others’ in different dimensions. At their request, I sent them the first page of the autumn newsletter, and a demonstration tape. Part of my editorial, and some of the voice samples from the tape I sent, are now on the site. When Spielberg’s show begins airing, viewers will be encouraged to bring the web site up on their computers.

New Computer-New E-mail

On November 5^th I bought a new computer, and also got a new e-mail address.  Still a bit of a struggle, and it seems to love to crash.  Guess I should look for a crash helmet!

A Book By George Meek

Before his death a little over a year ago, my dear friend, George Meek, completed the book: Enjoy Your Own Funeral.  It focuses on logical arguments and evidence of life after death, and then discusses experimental, scientific proof. It also brings out the many contacts George had with his wife, Jeannette, after her death. George, as most of you know, was the developer of Spiricom, and I was greatly honored when he and Jeannette brought it to my home to have me do experiments before he introduced it to the rest of the world. It is a book I know many of you will treasure.

Odds And Ends

Many thanks to all of you who sent Holiday cards, pictures of your family, and even books you’ve written. I hung each one on my office door, and many people read them. Deadline for the spring newsletter is March 31^st.

Wherever you are a thousand years from now, may you be happy and still reaching for the stars beyond the horizon...

Always my best wishes, Sarah Estep

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