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.
In 2019 – 2020, a series of studies at the University of Arizona definitively demonstrated scientifically that life continues after physical death. This research was conducted by Gary E. Schwartz PhD and a team of electrical engineers, software specialists, evidential mediums, and postmaterial (so-called ‘deceased’) luminaries at the Laboratory for Advances in Consciousness and Health.
See articles #1 and 60 at SoulProof.com for an overview of the scientific and clinical evidence indicating – with 99.9% certainty – that consciousness survives bodily death. This collective evidence, along with many firsthand experiences, also shows – with very high degrees of certainty – The Great News that you and everyone else:
- continue to live after bodily death.
- do not really lose ‘departed’ people and pets and can interact with them again.
- are integral, infinite, eternal, and beloved parts of Source Energy / Creator.
- receive assistance / guidance from angels, guides, master teachers, evolved energies.
- are sacredly interconnected with all people, animals, and nature.
- have special purposes for being on this planet at this time.
- have everything you need to survive and thrive during this earthly adventure.
- possess a magnificent, self-healing body that can optimize your earthly experience.
- can find meaning and trust the timing behind life’s biggest changes such as death.
- co-create how heavenly / hellish your life feels by your thoughts, words and deeds.
- can find silver linings and opportunities for growth and service amidst challenges.
- can likely use SoulPhone technology in the future for communication with postmaterial loved ones and luminaries who can help us heal our world.
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.
Upgrading your language can help you adopt a greater reality perspective and live based on the second worldview. That, in turn, can help you create the greatest life YOU have envisioned, fulfill your purposes for being on earth, serve others, and enjoy the journey. In my articles, l:
- Will use the term ‘YOU’ to describe the totality of your energy / being. The real you may manifest in different spacetime ways simultaneously. Only 20% of your consciousness may be needed for an earthly experience. The term ‘YOU’ recognizes both of these possibilities.
- Will not 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.
- 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.
- Will use the terms changed worlds, passed on, transitioned and others that aptly describe a continuation of consciousness after bodily death.
- 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.
- 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: they can have physicality, visit earth, and are still human in meaningful ways.
- The terms lower versus higher energy emotions / ways of being, are not judgmental or subjective. They are based on well-established observations that ‘as you think, so shall you be.’ Those terms are also based on objective measurements 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. Lower-energy emotions of anger, fear, and guilt calibrate at 150, 100, and 30.
- I 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.
- 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 (with Schwartz and Katta Mapes MA, MEd). To experience expanded states of consciousness to heal and transform your life, use the audio programs under Shop at SoulProof.com.
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The Life Review: How Would Yours Feel Today?
If your human form died today, what would your life review be like?
(Please notice that I didn’t ask ‘if YOU died today’ since your real self doesn’t die, just the earthly shell.)
You can find out with the Life Review technique. You can identify how you could have done better and make amends to improve your life now. Doing that now will make your life review feel much more heavenly when you do pass on.
What is a life review? You’ve no doubt heard about people who nearly died and came back to tell about it. These near-death experiences (NDEs) have been reported by approximately 20 million people in the U.S. alone. Ken Ring Ph.D. estimates that about ten thousand documented NDEs exist.
A documented NDE means that clinically dead persons have perceived events that occurred while their body was being resuscitated. During clinical death, one or more of the following occur: the heart stops beating in a regular rhythm as measured by electrocardiogram, the lungs quit breathing, and/or the brain no longer functions in a normal way as demonstrated by electro-encephalogram. During that time, patients have their eyes closed and are often in an emergency room or intensive care unit.
Despite all of the above, many people considered clinically dead have been aware of events occurring in the resuscitation room, adjacent areas, outside, and even on top of the hospital. After patients are revived – and before they can learn any information from family – they correctly describe detailed events that occurred during the NDE. What’s more, some documented NDEs have been reported by blind persons!
As such, strong evidence indicates that NDEs are not just imaginary or wishful thinking. Nor can they be explained by lack of oxygen as some misinformed critics maintain. How could lack of oxygen allow a dying person to see an auto accident that occurred outside the hospital and later accurately describe details of the wreck?
Common components of a NDE include: going through a tunnel; seeing bright light; hearing heavenly music; encountering angelic figures; being greeting by beloved ‘departed’ family, friends, and pets; receiving a healing shower; and having a life review.
The life review is not a passive observation of your life but, rather, an active experience in which you see, hear and feel the immediate and long-term results of every thought, word, and deed. For example, if you beat up someone when you were younger, you may choose to experience how bad that felt to the person you hurt. This is not a punishment from a vengeful God; it is a great way to learn how you can best live and treat yourself and others.
It’s been said that, during your final moments on earth, what you planned to do while on earth flashes before your eyes. Then what you actually did appears as a review. Finally, you—not someone else—judge how you did. Did you accomplish your goals? And, most importantly, what changes can you make now to improve your life review when you actually pass on?
The Aramaic language was commonly used during the time when three major religions – Judaism, Christianity, and Islam – formed in the Middle East. Aramaic words for ‘heaven’ and ‘hell’ meant, in part, how you feel after you die and look back on your life.
In original teachings, heaven and hell were not considered to be separate places – one way up in the sky, the other deep down in the earth. Rather they represented what your life review was like. When your thoughts, words, and deeds were mostly good – no one is perfect – you experienced a more heavenly state of consciousness. When you ‘missed the mark’ – an original meaning of the word ‘sin’ – you felt disappointed in yourself and ashamed about the pain you caused others. When you saw and felt their suffering, it seemed like hell for awhile.
The Life Review Technique (LRT) is a potentially transformative approach that combines insights from near-death experiences and university-based clinical research. The LRT uses very deep relaxation and visual imagery to simulate dying and how it might feel when you replay your time on earth. This process can shape your life for the better now. It can help you focus on your priorities and purposes for being on earth at this time.
This technique was originally developed by Ken Ring Ph.D., professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut, and author of Lessons from the Light. Dr. Ring interviewed many people who had near-death experiences and found that the life-review was one of the most impactful aspects of the NDE. Further, he found that you do not have to nearly die to benefit from a life-review. That is, visualizing your life’s events during a deeply relaxed state can create powerful positive changes. Dr. Ring, now retired, gave me permission to share this technique.
There are two ways you can review your life now:
Mini-Life Review
This can be done just before going to sleep. Breathe deeply and relax your mind for a few moments. Say a prayer or state the intention to clearly review:
- Significant events of the day
- how you could have done better
- how you made others feel – for better or worse
- what amends you can make and how
- what you commit to doing better tomorrow
The Life Review Technique
(Click here to learn more and/or purchase this $15 audio-product)
Disclaimer: Discuss using this technique with your doctor or therapist beforehand if you have a history of significant mental illness.
The LRT can transcend usual human conceptions of time and space. For example, you may see your life unfold all at once and, at the same time, in a chronological order. Likewise, you may experience your past actions as though you are back in time and reliving it. Or, you may view it impassively, as though you are watching a virtual reality movie.
During a NDE, clinically dead persons are attended to by higher energy beings that comfort and assist the life-review. With this support team, souls can watch their life as though watching it on a DVD player. They can fast-forward through humiliating or gory scenes; they can replay scenes for further study; they can stop the viewing to take a break or get recharged before proceeding.
If you are truly sorry for inappropriate actions in the past, those can be erased and reformatted in the way you could have acted (not should have, for there is no outside judgment here). One original Aramaic meaning of the word ‘repent’ was: say you are sorry, make amends, and do better the next time.
The life-review technique can help you more deeply realize your inter-connectedness with all life and why the Golden Rule makes obvious sense.
During the session, don’t be attached to my words if you have a different sensory orientation. I will alternately use descriptive verbs of see, feel, or hear; use whatever sense modality works best for you.
The nature of the after-death journey can vary greatly depending on your beliefs, state of awareness/consciousness at the time of physical death, how many times you’ve gone through the process of dying, and other factors. I’ll describe a generic sequence of events, but feel free to experience other possibilities that pop up.
Remember that making amends and positive changes now can have major benefits for your life in the future and when you really pass on.
The audio-product allows you to enjoy the session at home and share with others. You also can record your responses if that doesn’t interfere with deep relaxation.
Recommendations before using the Life Review Technique
– Be completely rested since deep relaxation is very conducive to sleep. For that reason, I recommend sitting up instead of lying down during the session.
– Eat a light, healthy meal beforehand so you aren’t hungry or have low blood sugar.
– Avoid all but minimal caffeine or sugar for 24 hours before the sessions.
– Don’t use alcohol or recreational drugs for at least three days beforehand.
– Get as relaxed as possible before the experience.
– Wear comfortable clothing that will not bind as you sit still for 45 minutes.
– Bring lip salve to prevent dry lips during the open-mouth breathing.
– Drink some water and use the bathroom just before your session.
– Turn off any phones, pagers, or other potentially interrupting devices
– Don’t worry about coughing, sneezing, or clearing your throat. These noises need not interfere with your deeply relaxed state. Similarly, shift in your chair or scratch if you need to. That doesn’t mean you’re not deeply relaxed.
– Set an intention to learn just what you need at this time to greatly improve your life.
– Remember that your experiences may be subtle or dramatic. Suspend judgment by your analytical brain—there are no wrong answers.
Recommendations after the session
– Enjoy some quiet time to internalize your lessons, insights, and inner peace.
– Be careful and really focus if you drive soon afterwards.
– Keep a journal to note any additional insights that arrive in dream or waking states.
Note: You will only need to listen to the introduction track once or twice. After that, you can proceed directly to track 2 for the Life Review Technique session.
I encourage you to use the Life Review Technique on a regular basis until you feel you’ve processed the past, then occasionally as a maintenance practice. You deserve to experience heaven here and hereafter, and the world needs your best and brightest self.
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Your life, and that of others around you, will be more enriched when you:
- read this article again within a few days so you really own it.
- discuss it with trusted family members and friends.
- take recommended action steps that seem right for you.
- 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 . . .
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- you are a forever being of energy / consciousness
- the many wonderful benefits of realizing this
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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.
