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. 

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Messages from Plants

I love plants and have throughout my life.  In my youth, I thought of becoming a landscaper since it felt so good to get my hands in the dirt and help plants thrive.

I’ve always had ‘a green thumb’ and my many plants do well.  A number of people have given me their dying plants and I somehow help them bloom again.  My ‘secrets’ include:

  1. follow the watering, sunlight, and spacing recommendations for that plant
  2. observe them for signs of too much sun (burning of the leaf edges), too little sun (pale leaves), insufficient drainage (root rot and plant fails), too much water (soggy stems), or not enough water (dry leaves)
  3. I talk to them — either mentally / telepathically or aloud — and tell them how beautiful they are and how I appreciate their presence in our home.When they aren’t thriving, I ask them to communicate what they need.
  4. I fertilize them every two months and water weekly
  5. I make sure the pot size is appropriate for the plant since too little or too much space can cause problems

That’s about it.  We live on 5 acres with lots of trees, bushes, and flowers.  Caring for indoor and outdoor plants is one of my hobbies.  I get more out of it than they do.

Over the years, I’ve learned to greatly appreciate the healing power of plants.  My fiance Andy is a certified clinical aromatherapist as well as an RN, acupuncturist, yoga teacher, and evidential medium.  I’ve learned much and seen firsthand the extraordinary healing properties of the leaves, stem, and roots of plants.  I shudder when hearing that nearly 600 plant species have become extinct in the last few centuries.  What potential healing powers have been lost?  What common diseases might have been relieved or cured if we cherished instead of destroyed valuable plants?

One of the reasons I’m a vegetarian, and have been for most of my adult life, is the impact of meat eating on our environment.  Cattle require much grazing land that is created by destroying rainforests and trees.  They and pigs also produce much methane that depletes the ozone layer.  Excrement from chicken’s fouls nearby water.  A plant-based diet involves none of these major problem.

In this article, I’ll share a few of my favorite plant stories.  Those may validate your experiences and/or encourage you to increasing love and respect plants.

One of my favorite songs by Cat Steven’s is called ‘King of Trees’.  His music and lyrics really spoke to me in this song about a huge tree that was cut down in the name of progress.  A portion of the lyrics . . . “He was the king of trees, keeper of the glades.  The way he lightened my life, makes me so amazed.  We used to meet by him, many years ago.  I loved you, now they’ve come to lay the road. Oh, oh, oh!  Don’t lay the road.”

During a two-year period in my twenties, I prudently and occasionally used consciously altering plants.  The old three-story house I shared with two other college students had a window seat facing a huge oak tree.  After ingesting magic mushrooms, I experienced a long and soulful conversation with the tree.  I stared at its beauty and magnificence as lessons seemed to transfer in a deep, calm, and loving voice.  Forty-five years later, those lessons still resonate with the totality of my knowledge and experience.

Starting in the late 1990’s and for nearly 20 years, I gave many workshops to people around the country.  Those were primarily given at Unity Centers, Centers for Spiritual Living, and other New Thought / enlightened venues.  I learned as much as I taught from the real life stories that attendees share.  The following one still gives me goosebumps.

A woman who lived next to a large span of woods heard a beautiful melody one day.   It was at once flute-like and angelic — the most wonderful sound she had ever heard.  She hiked onto the private land even though she never had before.  As she walked, the sound became louder and clearer.  After nearly two miles, she found where the sound was emanating from . . . a huge stately tree.  She fell in love with this plant being, hugged, and thanked it profusely.  She considered it a personal miracle.

The next week, she took a friend with her to see the grand tree even though the music had stopped.  As they approached the area, they saw signs of forest clearing by machines.  The gigantic tree was gone.  In retrospect, the woman wondered if she may have heard the tree’s song that it sent out before being destroyed.  Hearing this was especially meaningful to me since my daily prayers include: ‘Thank you for helping me to share my greatest gifts, shine as brightly as possible, do all that I came here to do, and sing all my heart’s songs.’

I’ve lived on the same wooded 5 acre lot for 34 years.  Most recently, our neighbors huge oak tree had to be cut down.  Its dead limbs were larger than most trees and could kill someone if they fell.  The tree crew estimated that it was over 350 years old.  Just imagine all that tree has witnessed.  After the crew left, I walked up to the tree to thank it for all the beauty, shade, and inspiration it brought.

Initially, I felt sad as I saw the trunk that was too large to cut.  Everything else had been hauled away.  Then I sensed some messages from the tree (no mushrooms required):

  1. it had a great run, a super long life
  2. its life force / energy will be shared in other ways: the trunk a home for animals, its wood to warm homes, its branches and leaves to become new dirt
  3. it understood the cycle of life and considered it no big deal; perpetual change is part of life on earth
  4. the one that made me smile: don’t worry, there are lots of mini-oaks sprouting up all around here

Several neighbors agreed to find oak saplings and plant them in our yards so that tree lives on as new trees that will be appreciated by many people far after my earthly body has returned to the earth.

I hope this article encourages you to appreciate the plant world — different manifestations of consciousness to which we each are sacredly interconnected.

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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.

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– 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.