In 2001 Jim began studying esoteric subjects and has sought personal experiences as a means of validating his understanding of the breadth of reality. What began as an interest in near-death experiences expanded to include other spiritually transformative subjects.

Jim has attended four residential programs at The Monroe Institute (TMI), participated in numerous programs sponsored by the Rhine Center, spent 2 weeks at an ayahuasca retreat in Peru, and has engaged in multiple holotropic breathwork sessions.

He currently serves on the finance and ethics committees for the International Association for Near-death Studies (IANDS). A 'chance' encounter with a prince from Togo, Africa has evolved into a joint effort to create a regenerative, organic farming operation in Togo. Jim had an opportunity to see how societal belief in voodoo could be used to benefit the health condition of an individual.

After learning about a Consciousness Café meetup group in Charlotte, NC headed by Mark Brooks, Jim formed a similar meetup group in Greensboro, NC. As of this writing there are over 1,200 members of the two groups. Mark and Jim recognized the latent interest in the subjects they presented and decided to recruit a team of people with similar interests to create a website – www.consciousness-cafe.com. The group encourages others anywhere on their spiritual journey to visit the site and become members.

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