by Mark Pitstick MA, DC

Note: If you already know the following information scroll down to the article title in maroon below the seven asterisks.  However, I strongly recommend reading this introduction until you really ‘own’ it.  In addition, post The Great News where you’ll see it every day.  

Over the last 15 years, and especially during 2019 – 2024, data from a series of experiments at the University of Arizona have definitively demonstrated scientifically that life continues after physical death.  This research was conducted by Gary E. Schwartz PhD, former professor at Harvard and Yale, and pioneer in the fields of behavioral medicine and energy healing.  

Dr. Schwartz is assisted in this work by a team of electrical engineers, software developers, research assistants, evidential mediums, and postmaterial luminaries at the Laboratory for Advances in Consciousness and Health.  (To learn more about the SoulPhone Project and lab, visit LACH.Arizona.edu.  To learn about postmaterial luminaries, see article #31 at SoulProof.com) 

The Demo SoulSwitch is a binary (Yes / No) SoulSwitch device that postmaterial persons (the so-called ‘deceased’) can use to answer questions, verify their identity, and begin providing information to help many people and our planet.  This device should be ready for beta testing by the summer of 2024.  After sessions with project volunteers and larger donors, we will share data that scientifically demonstrates life continues after bodily death.  However, this ‘reveal’ will initially occur as an ‘incremental trickle’ versus a ‘sudden splash’.   Over time and under optimal conditions, we will gradually amplify how widely this news is shared. 

Likewise, demonstrations of this technology will occur in a stepwise fashion.  We anticipate, but cannot guarantee, that full announcements and demonstrations will occur by spring 2025.  These decisions were made in April 2024 after many strategic planning discussions with core project team members.  The many factors involved are much more complex than you might imagine. 

See articles #1, 60, and 115 for an overview of the scientific, clinical, and experiential evidence that indicates – with 99.9% certainty – that consciousness survives bodily death.  This collective evidence also shows – with very high degrees of certainty – The Great News that you and everyone else:

  1. continue to live after your earthly body dies.
  2. can interact with ‘departed’ loved ones now and after you pass on.
  3. are integral, infinite, eternal, and beloved parts of Source Energy now and always.
  4. receive guidance and support from angels, guides, master teachers, etc.
  5. are sacredly interconnected with all people, animals, and nature.
  6. have special purposes for having this earthly experience now.
  7. may manifest in other simultaneous time / space realities now and after bodily death.
  8. have everything you need to enjoy an optimal earthly experience – no matter what your past or current circumstances.
  9. can find meaning, as well as opportunities for growth and service, amidst your toughest changes and challenges.
  10. co-create how heavenly your life feels – whether living on earth or elsewhere – by your predominant thoughts, words and actions.
  11. can likely use SoulPhone technology in the future to communicate with postmaterial loved ones and access wisdom from luminaries who can help us heal our world.  

Statements #1, 2, and 11 are based on definitive scientific research.  The other statements are based on: (a) clinical research: near-death experiences, past life memories and regressions, perinatal experiences, life between lives sessions, shared crossings, terminal lucidity cases, and deathbed visions; and (b) evidencefrom firsthand experiences: after-death communications, out-of-body experiences, spiritually transformative experiences, electronic voice projection / instrumental transcommunication, and other ways of knowing.

This is, obviously, a new and exciting era for humanity.  When understood and internalized – even just a bit – The Great News can help you make the shift:         

  • FROM thinking, believing, and acting as if your time on earth is unfair, meaningless, cruel, and ends with cessation of consciousness or the possibility of endless suffering.
  • TO thinking, believing, and acting as if this earthly experience is a totally meaningful, safe, and magnificent adventure amidst forever.

Conscious language can help you adopt a greater reality perspective and live based on the second bulleted worldview.  And that, in turn, can help you create the greatest life YOU have envisioned, fulfill your purposes for being on earth, serve others, and enjoy a magnificent journey.  In the pursuit of using more conscious / accurate terms, l:   

  1. Will use the term ‘YOU’ to describe the totality of your energy / being. Your real self may manifest in different spacetime ways simultaneously since only approximately 50% of your consciousness is needed to have an earthly experience. The term ‘YOU’ recognizes both of these possibilities.
  2. Won’t use the terms ‘die, departed, deceased, or dead’ without single quotation marks since those have strongly entrenched and erroneous meanings indicating an end of life.
  3. Will use the terms ‘bodily death’ and ‘death of the earthly form’ to remind you that only the earth-suit dies. The rest – all the intelligence, love, personality, memories, preferences, sense of humor, and much more – continues living in other parts of the field of all possibilities.
  4. Will use the terms changed worlds, passed on, transitioned and others that aptly describe a continuation of consciousness after bodily death.
  5. Will primarily refer to those who have passed on as postmaterial persons. That term recognizes the points in #3. I also will use soul, consciousness, essence, and awareness.
  6. Will primarily refer to ‘physical humans living on earth’ as material persons. Why? Because those terms within single quotation marks may apply to postmaterial persons.  That is, they can have physicality, visit earth, and are still human in meaningful ways.
  7. Will use the terms lower versus higher energies, emotions, and ways of being. These descriptors are not critical, judgmental, or subjective; rather, they are based on objective measures by, for example, David Hawkins PhD, MD author of Power Versus Force. He and other researchers found that higher-energy emotions of peace, joy, and love calibrate at 600, 540, and 500 respectively.  Conversely, lower-energy emotions of anger, fear, and guilt calibrate at 150, 100, and 30.  To be clear, energy / consciousness is who and what you really are, not just how you are feeling.  Your predominant energies create the quality of your life and the nature of your earthly or other time-space experience.
  8. Will use single quotations marks with words such as ‘lose and fail’.  The Great News and collective afterlife evidence can expand your worldview about what seem to be losses and failures.  We can’t accurately judge the big picture of life – what is lost or how we failed – with our limited human senses.   

Note: To recognize and respect different genders and sexual identifications, I will alternate using ‘he’ or ‘she’ and related pronouns.  Depending on a person’s orientation, one, both, or neither of those may apply.

The free articles and radio shows mentioned are available at SoulProof.com.  To learn more about the collective afterlife evidence and The Great News, read Soul Proof, The Afterlife Evidence, Greater Reality Living (co-authored with Dr. Schwartz) and The Big Picture of Life (for ages 10 – 16 written with Schwartz and Katta Mapes MA, MEd).  To experience expanded states of consciousness to optimally heal and transform your life, use audio sessions under Shop at SoulProof.com. 

Introduction
Many people worldwide have asked me the ultra-important question in the title above.  Their motivations for wanting to know – without a doubt – if life really continues after bodily death include . . .

  • deeply grieving persons who fear their ‘departed’ loved ones cease to exist
  • aging persons who wonder what is in store for them
  • those whose beloved pets passed on from this world
  • truth seekers who want know more about the nature of reality

My search for the evidence to this question began in 1972 when I worked part-time for six years as a respiratory therapy technician in two different hospitals.  I was involved in many ‘Code 4’ resuscitations and saw many adults and children suffer horribly.  Sometimes their bodies did not survive the illness or accident and they passed on.

(Please note that my terms might initially sound cumbersome.  The patients themselves didn’t die; only their earthly bodies did.  The other 99.9% of who and what they are transitioned to the next stage of life.  Understanding that distinction, and using more accurate language that reflects it, can make a huge difference in knowing that life doesn’t end.)

Seeing all that close-up brought me to my knees.  It made me question everything I had been taught about a Creator who supposedly was all knowing, loving, and powerful.  I attended theology school and earned a masters’ degree in clinical psychology in an attempt to find good evidence one way or the other.

Fifty years later, I KNOW WITHOUT A DOUBT – based on a vast amount of scientific, clinical, and firsthand experience evidence – that life continues after bodily death.  However, as a mother whose 16 year-old son passed on after an auto accident stated, ‘I need to experience that life continues, not just read about it.’  A dad whose son changed worlds said, ‘I miss my son so much and am struggling to find proof he is alive.  I’m terrified that he is not OK or has simply ceased to exist.’

I get it.  The thought of never seeing a dear one again is horrifying.  The pain and hopelessness generated by this fear can hobble and haunt you for the rest of your time on earth.  OR, it can motivate you to investigate the evidence and make an informed decision about this question.  You can discover for yourself that who you, and everyone else, really are cannot be destroyed and does not die.

7 Keys to Knowing FOR SURE That Life Continues After Death
The path to deeply knowing that death is NOT an end is usually a holistic one.  Embarking on this journey can result in an unshakeable faith, resolute knowledge based on the evidence, and heightened personal experiences.  This transformation has been variously described as seeing the light, enlightenment, and gaining a greater reality perspective.

Each person is unique and, as such, may need different information and resources to reach a high degree of certainty that death is not an end.  For example, the final piece of the puzzle for absolute certainty may be the scientific research, firsthand experiences, and/or and a deeper relationship with The Ground of All Being.

As you read the information below, don’t feel like you have to learn and apply all of it right away.  Relax, take your time, and start with what calls you.  Total and sudden awakenings occur on rare occasions but, for most people, it’s a gradual and incremental process.

(Note: the free articles cited (by #) are on the home page of SoulProof.com.  The books and audio products described are available at SoulProof.com/Shop.  In addition, I’ve created many videos on these topics; search my name on YouTube to find them.)

1. Learn the Scientific and Clinical Evidence
Many people don’t yet know about the vast amount of evidence collected by scientists and clinicians. True scientific research must occur at a university or institute and incorporate the following: double-blind conditions, controlled studies, multi-center replication, and results published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. Existing scientific research now definitely demonstrates that life continues after bodily death.  Official announcements about this proof are anticipated for 2023 during a press conference at a major university.  (1 See some of the published research listed at the end of this article.)

Clinical research is defined as that conducted by university professors, physicians, and psychologists in hospitals or other clinical settings.

            #1 Scientific Evidence That Bodily Death Is NOT the End of Life

            #60 Clinical Evidence That Life Continues After Physical Death

            #72 Greater Reality Living

            #115 Firsthand Experience Evidence for Life After Death

            The Afterlife Evidence book

2. Consider Your Firsthand Experiences and Those of Others
Many people have tremendous glimpses of ‘deceased’ loved ones and afterlife realms. However, they often don’t share those experiences with others for fear of being considered weird or crazy. Over time, their personal perceptions can morph and seem imaginary or like just a daydream.  Personal experiences, combined with the research under #1, constitute major evidence that life continues after the earthly form perishes.

             #17 Internalizing Your Spiritually Transformative Experiences

            #20 Revisit Your ‘Mystical’ Experiences

            #28 After Death Communications

            #49 When You Have Been Abused

            #56 Are You ‘the Weird One’ In Your Family?

            Soul Proof book

3. Internalize the Great News That No One Really Dies
Despite the wealth of scientific, clinical, and experiential evidence, some people are blocked from deeply knowing that life continues after the earth suit dies.  In my experience, the primary causes of this include:

a. Old wounds from abuse, judgment, major disappointments, and suffering

b. Needless fears and anxiety

c. Past limiting / erroneous teachings from their religion, family, or culture

Fortunately, these can be addressed so you can think for yourself more clearly about the nature of reality.

            #29 Suffering

            #70 Holistic Breathing Technique

            #77 Centering Practices

            Ask Your Soul, G.O.D. and Angels audio product

            Greater Reality Living book

4. Sense the Living Presence of Your ‘Deceased’ Loved Ones
Postmaterial persons (PMPs) – those whose earthly bodies have died and are now living elsewhere – can, and often do, visit their dear ones who are still living on earth.  PMPs may be able to multilocate, that is, be in more than one place at the same time.  As such, they can hang out with loved ones and, simultaneously, enjoy being in their new abode.  You can likely experience their presence more after using the information and techniques below.

            #6 Evidential Mediums

            #9 Visiting ‘Departed’ Loved Ones Now

            #12 Fine Tuning Yourself

            #104 Ghosts / Interim Postmaterial Persons

            #108 Higher Energies, Emotions, and Ways of Being

            Facilitated After Death Contact audio product

5. Deepen Your Relationship with G.O.D. / Life Itself
Much clinical evidence indicates that you are an integral and beloved part of the Creator and Sustainer of All Life right now.  In addition, this research indicates that you and everyone else receives guidance and assistance from higher energy beings: angels, guides, master teachers, and soulmates.

However, for various reasons, you may think this is wishful thinking.  You may feel that you are undeserving of or hopelessly separated from The Light.  Accompanying feelings of alienation, fear, shame, and abandonment can cause you to mistakenly conclude that life is a cruel and chaotic experience that ends after bodily death.  However, whenever you are ready, you can develop a greater reality perspective that reveals you are one with The One.  You can know and show just how safe, meaningful, and magnificent life – whether or earth or beyond – really is.

            #13 What Is G.O.D. Really Like?

            #51 Meditation

            #68 The Big Picture of Life

            #73 Angels and Higher Energy Assistance

            #89 My Prayers

            Your Life Review audio product

In addition, favorite songs or chants can help you remember who you are, why you’re here, and Who walks beside you always.  Mine range from old Christian hymns – This Is My Father’s World and His Eye Is on the Sparrow – to this Hindu prayer: Lead us from unreal to real, lead us from darkness to The Light, lead us from fear of death and change, to knowledge of immortality. 

6. Expand Your Circle of Kindred Spirits
It’s very important to have close family and friends with whom you can discuss your greatest hopes and fears.  You can share the information in this article and talk about it with them.  If you don’t have people like this in your life, make a priority of meeting others with open hearts and minds.  You can share your personal experiences and knowledge of research that clearly shows death is not an end.

Articles below discuss how to meet such people.  I recommend attending local and on-line meetings at organizations such as IANDS.org, IONS.org, HelpingParentsHeal.org, Unity Centers, Unitarian-Universalist churches, and Centers for Spiritual Living.  Other places that focus on the big picture of life often involve meditation and yoga classes, drum circles, kirtan, and sound healing.

            #16 Sensible and Evidence-Based Spiritual Teachings

            #23 Are You More Evolved and Sensitive / Empathic?

            #66 Optimal Relationships for More Evolved People

            #100 Enlightenment

The Big Picture of Life book that I co-authored discusses this topic further.  It is designed for ages 10 – 16 but has helped many adults as well.

7. Stay Updated About the SoulPhone Project
This project, and the anticipated technology for communication with postmaterial loved ones, provides much hope and excitement. Research on survival of consciousness has been done for over 20 years at the Laboratory for Advances in Consciousness and Health at the University of Arizona and other universities and institutes. As mentioned under #1 above, life after death has now been definitively demonstrated scientifically and will likely be announced for the public and demonstrated in 2023.

            #35 The SoulPhone Project

            #44 SoulPhone Project Updates

            #85 Will the SoulPhone EVER Be Ready?

            SoulPhone.com/Research

            LACH.Arizona.edu

 

1 Gary E. Schwartz Ph.D. is a senior professor at the University of Arizona where he directs the SoulPhone Project at the Laboratory for Advancements in Consciousness and Health.  Dr. Schwartz was previously an assistant professor at Harvard and tenured professor at Yale where he was instrumental in founding the field of behavioral medicine.

He and a team of electrical engineers, software programmers, evidential mediums, and others have worked on this project for twelve years.  In addition, a team of postmaterial (‘deceased’) inventors, scientists, and other luminaries have assisted the research and development.   I will share advancements that have occurred since the 2019 and 2020 Updates (see below).

Dr. Schwartz has written the following papers for peer-reviewed scientific journals:

Schwartz G.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.

Schwartz, GE. (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

Schwartz GE. (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

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. Copyright 2019 AAPSGlobal.com 

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Your life, and that of others around you, will be more enriched when you:  

  1. read this article again within a few days so you really own it.
  2. discuss it with trusted family members and friends.
  3. take recommended action steps that seem right for you.
  4. share it with others who can use it.

Let it shine,
Mark

Mark Pitstick MA, DC is an author, master’s level clinical psychologist, holistic chiropractic physician, frequent media guest, and webinar / workshop facilitator.  He has also helped others in pastoral counseling and suicide prevention / education settings.  Mark directs The Soul Phone Foundation, founded Greater Reality Living Groups, and assists research on the SoulPhone Project.  To learn more about how Dr. Pitstick might help you, visit SoulProof.com/About.

Dr. Pitstick’s goal is to help you know and show– no matter what is happening to or around you – that this earthly experience is a totally safe, meaningful, and magnificent adventure amidst eternity.  Visit SoulProof.com for free articles, newsletters, and radio interviews with top consciousness experts.  Other resources include his very reasonably priced books, audio-products, and documentary film.

Note: Because of his many outreaches, Dr. Pitstick can no longer answer complex and/or multiple questions.  However, he has created many resources to answer your biggest questions and provide holistic solutions for your toughest challenges . . .  

FREE ARTICLES, RADIO SHOW, AND E-NEWSLETTERS

– Articles for Transformation and Healing (top tab Articles at SoulProof.com) address the most common questions, concerns, and challenges about life, death, and afterlife.

– Radio Shows (top tab Radio Shows at SoulProof.com) share his and top experts’ answers to life’s biggest questions: “Who am I? Why am I here?  What happens after I die?  Is there a God?  Why is there so much suffering?  Why do children die?” and others.

– E-Newsletters (sign up on any page at SoulProof.com)

AUDIO-PRODUCTS, BOOKS, AND DOCUMENTARY FILM

– Transformational Audio Products  (see Shop at SoulProof.com) provide quality sessions at home for a fraction of the cost of an office visit.  These CDs and digital audios use deep relaxation, visualization, breathwork, and/or other techniques to: access your inner wisdom, visit with “departed” loved ones, release old wounds and lower energy emotions, evaluate your pre-birth planning, have past life regressions, and other goals.

– Books and Documentary (Shop at SoulProof.com) provide information and strategies to help you more deeply realize and demonstrate:

  • you are a forever being of energy / consciousness
  • the many wonderful benefits of realizing this
  • how to reflect this great news in every aspect of your life — even when confronted with big challenges and changes

Webinars and Workshops: to learn about these, subscribe to newsletters at SoulProof.com and SoulPhone.org (Classes & Interviews at SoulProof.com)

Greater Reality Living Groups: these local and online groups share information from Dr. Pitstick, Dr. Gary Schwartz, and other experts on consciousness and holistic wellness topics.  (Visit Greater Reality Living at SoulProof.com)

Coaching / Counseling Session: meet with Dr. Pitstick by Zoom to gain answers to your toughest questions and holistic solutions to your biggest challenges.  (Shop at SoulProof.com)

Disclaimer: This information is not designed to replace medical or psychological care.  Dr. Pitstick’s remarks are based on his personal and professional training and experience during forty-eight years of helping many thousands of people.  Collective clinical, scientific, and experiential evidence supports some, but not all, of what he shares.  Mark’s views may change over time, and he does not claim to have all the answers or the only answers. 

Dr. Pitstick encourages you to consider this information and decide for yourself what makes the most sense.  Note: the articles and other resources at his SoulProof.com site are NOT purely based on scientific research as is the SoulPhone Project.