Note: This document contains all the references and resources listed in Dr. Pitstick’s new book The Afterlife Evidence. (2022, Waterside Press) These were made public these for two reasons:
- People who listen to the audiobook can see the references since hearing them would be much less helpful.
- Anyone can see the references for evidence of life after death.
References
(1) Guggenheim, Bill and Guggenheim, Judy. Hello from Heaven. New York: Bantam Books, 1995. p. 12.
(2) Jung, Carl G. Memories, Dreams, Reflections. New York: Random House. 1963.
(3) Moody, Raymond. Reunions. New York: Ivy Books, 1993. p. 23
(4) Moody, Raymond and Pitstick, Mark. The Best of Soul- utions. Soul Proof Productions, 2000.
(5) quote from Michael Harner PhD on Shamanism.org home page
(6) personal communication from Don Schmidt
(7) Sightings: The Ghost Report. Documentary from Paramount Pictures. 1995.
(8) Sightings ibid
(9) Schwartz, Gary E. (2010). Possible application of silicon photomultiplier technology to detect the presence of spirit and intention: three proof-of-concept experiments. EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing 6, pages 166-171.
(10) Schwartz, Gary E. (2011). Photonic Measurement of Apparent Presence of Spirit Using a Computer Automated System. Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing (2011) 7(2) 100-109 DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2010.12.002
(11) Schwartz, Gary E. (2019). A computer-automated, multi-center, multi-blinded, randomized control trial evaluating hypothesized spirit presence and communication [published online ahead of print, 2019 Nov 16]. Explore (NY). 2019; S1550-8307(19)30552-X. doi:10.1016/j.explore.2019.11.007
(12) Schwartz, Gary E., Woollacott Marjorie H., eds. (2019) Is Consciousness Primary? Perspectives from the founding members of the Academy for the Advancement of Postmaterialist Sciences. 2019.
(13) Freeman, Sidney. Life After Death. Commack, NY: Kroshka Books, 1998. p. 227-228.
(14) Oyler, Chris. Go Toward the Light. New York: Harper & Row, 1988. p.237.
(15) Binder, Bettye and Hogshire, James. Fifty Amazing Stories of People Who Have Lived Before. Boca Raton, FL: Globe, 1992. p. 8.
(16) Wilber, Ken. No Boundary. Boulder: Shambhala, 1985. p. 143.
(17) Ring, Kenneth and Pitstick, Mark. The Best of Soul-utions. Soul Proof Productions, 2000.
(18) Weiss, Brian. Messages from The Masters. New York: Warner Books, 2000. p. 168-171.
(19) Moody, Raymond. The Light Beyond. Bantam: New York, 1988. p.173
(20) Morse, Melvin and Perry, Paul. Closer to the Light. Ballantine: New York, 1990. p. 123.
(21) Ring and Cooper, Mindsight. Palo Alto, CA: Wm. James Center for Consciousness Studies, 1999. p.xv.
(22) Ring, Kenneth and Pitstick, Mark. Best of Soul-utions
(23) Grof, Stanislav. Books of the Dead. London: Thames & Hudson, 1994. p. 31.
(24) von Lommell, Pim. Near-death experience in survivors of cardiac arrest: a prospective study in the Netherlands. Lancet. 2001 Dec 15;358(9298):2039-45.
(25) Cockell, Jenny. Across Time and Death. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993.
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(28) Weiss. Messages from The Masters, p. 171-173.
(29) Chopra, Deepak. How To Know God. Harmony Books: New York. 2000. p. 234.
(30) Weiss. Messages from The Masters. p. 82-85.
(31) Head, Joseph and Cranston, Sylvia. Reincarnation: The Phoenix Fire Mystery. Pasadena, CA: Theosophical University Press, 1994. p. 401-402.
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(33) Holzer, Hans. The Secret of Healing. Hillsboro, OR: Beyond Words, 1995. p 81.
(34) Newton, Michael. Journey of Souls. St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn, 1994. p. 2.
(35) Wade, Jenny. Changes of Mind. Albany, NY: State Univ. of NY Press, 1996. p. 111.
(36) Ring and Cooper. p.182.
(37) Chamberlain, David. Babies Remember Birth. Los Angeles: Tarcher, 1988. p. 103-104,106, 120.
(38) Grof, Stan. Beyond the Brain. Albany, NY: State Univ. of New York Press, 1985. p. 39.
(39) Newton, Michael and Pitstick, Mark. Soul Proof documentary film. Soul Proof Productions. 2008.
(40) Clark, Ann and Pitstick, Mark personal communication on April 2, 2021
(41) Moody. The Last Laugh. Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads, 1999. p. 4 – 5.
(42) Borysenko, Joan. Fire In the Soul. New York: Warner Books, 1993. p. 147.
(43) Nahm, Michael. Terminal Lucidity in People with Mental Illness and Other Mental Disability: An Overview and Implications for Possible Explanatory Models. Journal of Near-Death Studies. 2009.
(44) Betty, Stafford. Huffington Post blog: When Alzheimer’s Victims Suddenly ‘Perk Up’ Just Before Death – What’s Going On? https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-miracle-of-terminal-l_b_5863492. 2014.
(45) Bering, Jesse. One Last Goodbye: The Strange Case of Terminal Lucidity. https://blogs. scientificamerican.com/bering-in-mind/one-last-goodbye-the-strange-case-of-terminal-lucidity/. 2014.
(46) Division of Perceptual Studies at University of Virginia School of Medicine https://med. virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/our-research/types-of-cases/
(47) Wagner, Stephen. Deathbed Visions: Are Dying People Escorted to the Other Side by Loved Ones? ThoughtCo.com. 2017.
(48) Mendoza, Marilyn. Deathbed Visions: Experiences of the Dying – part 1 and 2. https://www. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/understanding-grief/201610/deathbed-visions-part-i. 2016.
(49) Wills-Brandon, Carla. One Last Hug Before I Go. New York: Simon & Schuster. 2010.
(50) Osis, Karlis and Haraldsson, Erlendur. At the Hour of Death. New York: Hastings House. 1997.
(51) https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/889.Phaedrus
(52) Chopra, Deepak. How To Know God. New York: Harmony Books. 2000. p. 234.
(53) Planck, Max. Interview in The Observer (January 25, 1931). p.17.
(54) Karger, Friedbert. Columbus Dispatch (October 8 1995)
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(60) Morse, Melvin from his foreword to The Other Side and Back by Sylvia Browne. 2000.
(61) LeShan, Lawrence. The Medium, the Mystic, and the Physicist. New York: Viking Press, 1966. p. 258-259.
(62) Schwartz, Gary and Pitstick, Mark. Greater Reality Living. CA: Waterside Productions. 2018. p.12
(63) Schwartz, Gary and Pitstick, Mark. Greater Reality Living. p.11
(64) Schwartz, Gary. The Afterlife Experiments. New York: Pocket Books, 2002. p. vii, xviii, xxii.
(65) Schwartz, Gary and Pitstick, Mark. Greater Reality Living. p. 44
(66) Martin, Joel and Birnes, William. Edison v. Tesla: The Battle Over Their Last Invention. New York: Simon & Schuster. 2017. from About the Book at https://www.simonandschuster. com/books/Edison-vs-Tesla/Joel-Martin/9781510718760
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Resources
(Note: articles cited are at SoulProof.com. These free articles provide my understandings about and holistic solutions for each topic. Also listed are transformational techniques as described at SoulProof.com/Shop. These digital audio-products cost only $15. Free products will be sent to anyone who needs but cannot afford them: email mark@soulproof.com)
A Board members for the Academy for Advancement of Postmaterialist Sciences include Drs. Larry Dossey, Dean Radin, Marjorie Woollacott, Gary Schwartz, Charles Tart, and other experts in the field of consciousness studies. AAPSGlobal.com
B How a wise and loving Creative Intelligence can coexist with suffering: articles 13, 29, 68, 78
In short, limited human perspectives and understandings cannot fathom the reasons life unfolds as it does. For example, from a myopic earthly view, Mikey and Stevie were just little children who died tragically. However, from a greater reality perspective, they may be evolved teaching souls who volunteered to temporarily suffer for the many potential positive ripples. The beneficial impacts from their brief time on earth are incalculable.
For example, when the bodies of Mikey and Stevie died in the ER, those were the only times I ever saw doctors and nurses openly weep and hug each other. The bodily deaths of those boys motivated me to search as long and hard as I have over the last 48 years. I assume they affected others as well.
C Continuing relationships with your postmaterial loved ones now: articles 3, 6, 9, 28
D Increasing chances of perceiving postmaterial loved ones: articles 9, 51, 70, 77, and 86; Facilitated After-Death Communication Technique, methods at Shamanism.org, and audio-technology at SacredAcoustics.com and Hemi-Sync.com
E Psychomanteum / Mirror Gazing Technique: Reunions book by Raymond Moody, MD, PhD.; article with ‘how to’ information at Gaia.com/article/psychomanteum-mirror-gazing
Induced ADCs: Induced After-Death Communications book by Allan Botkin, PsyD and Craig Hogan, PhD. Induced-ADC.com
Facilitated After-Death Communication Technique: article 9; Facilitated ADC Technique
F Spiritually Transformative Experiences: article 17; Ask Your Soul Technique
G Becoming a shining light versus deeply grieving person: article 82
H Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia’s School of Medicine: Med.Virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/
I The SoulPhone Project is directed by Gary E. Schwartz, PhD at the Laboratory for Advances in Consciousness and Health at the University of Arizona; LACH.arizona.edu and SoulPhone.org
J Root causes of disbelief in life after death after learning the collective evidence:
- Fear of a fiery eternal hell: nihilistic beliefs can stem from religious teachings about a fiery eternal hell. Some people understandably don’t want there to be an afterlife because it may be the fire-and-brimstone type. Learning more accurate and contemporary understanding about the nature of heaven and hell can help. (articles 14 and 45; Life Review Technique)
- Religious teachings about a vengeful God can also make people not want to believe in an afterlife designed by such a Creator. Learning contemporary understandings about the Ground of All Being can address related fears and blocks. (article 13)
- Not wanting to see an abuser again can make people hope there isn’t an afterlife. Many women have expressed concerns about having to confront an abusive father or other male relative in the afterlife. Learning that they can choose who to see or not see removes that concern. Also, knowing that abusers may – from a big picture of life perspective – really be teachers can also help. (articles #40, 49, 67)
- Unresolved emotional trauma can make an afterlife seem undesirable. People who have gone through severe and chronic suffering may think an afterlife is wishful thinking. Or they may long for cessation of consciousness. Releasing old wounds and stuck energy with breathwork methods can help. (articles #29, 48, 70; Holistic Breathing Technique; Heal and Transform Your Suffering Technique)
- Believing life is unfair, chaotic, and meaningless is another factor that can prevent people from seriously considering the afterlife evidence. Remember my angry shouts to God after Mikey’s body died? It’s helpful to learn that people may choose, for meaningful reasons, the possibility of difficulties. (article 25; Pre-Birth Planning Technique; Identify and Fulfill Your Purpose Technique)
- A superficial intellectual versus an internalized knowing of the afterlife evidence can make it seem false. The five factors above can contribute to this problem. Re-reading and discussing the afterlife evidence can help. However, I suspect that the level of a person’s soul development – older / advanced versus younger / beginner – affects how much people can ‘really get’ the great news of life after death.
If you can relate to one or more of these concerns, you have lots of company. To deepen your degree of certainty about the afterlife, I recommend using the resources listed above. If needed, seek psychological, psychiatric, and / or religious / spiritual counseling to address origins of your fears and blocks.
Some people have found that the following combination helps to internalize the great news of life after death:
- Read and re-read ‘The Afterlife Evidence’ book so you really own it
- discuss the information with trusted family members and friends
- share this book with others who can use it
Whatever it takes, I hope you find a way to seriously consider the wealth of evidence that proves life does not end when the human form does. You deserve to be happy, healthy, energetic, and peaceful. Knowing that you and your loved ones don’t really die is a huge key to that. In addition, the world needs your greatest gifts and talents. Those are difficult to identify and share if you are hobbled by needless fear and limiting beliefs.
