WTF Just Happened?!: All about the afterlife. No woo.

"So what I'm what I'm trying to get at here is that I love science. And I believe it's a wonderful way of gathering knowledge. And I think we should be very careful not to slip into dogma and make sure we are sharpening this beautiful tool all the time. And I also believe there is multiple ways of gathering knowledge beyond the scientific lens as well."

Cristina A. Moraru of Worthful Woman is a science communicator and podcaster focused on the intersection of science and spirituality. While Cristina was raised Christian, she went through multiple world views including atheism and materialism. She no longer identifies and Christian or as atheist. Her ideas are constantly evolving as she gathers more information.

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What we talk about in this episode:

- Cristina's evolution from being raised Orthodox Christian to where she is now

- How her beliefs and worldview are still developing

- While looking at the world in a very analytical way she discovered there is legitimate research being done on afterlife, telepathy and more

- Mark Gober's book, "An End to Upside Down Thinking," about research being done on afterlife evidence first opened her mind

- While we claim to investigate consciousness, we still don't really have an understanding of what it is

- Two people often don't realize they are talking about the same thing because they are using different wording

- Afterlife research can be emotionally charged - how do we navigate subjectivity in science

- The sheep goat effect in experiments

- Aspects of quantum physics

- Rupert Sheldrake: We sense we are being stared at

- Are psi and precognition evolutionary advantages

- Dreams Cristina and Liz had that predicted the future

- Was a medium reading Cristina had evidential?

... and more

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This episode is dedicated to listener questions. I answer one question each episode and this episode is a selection of them. If you have any questions, you can send them to [email protected].

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10 Questions:

1 - What is one book that changed your mind most about afterlife evidence?

2 - What are some tips when booking a medium reading to make sure that they are not cheating?

3 - Have you ever had any experiences before you began studying afterlife evidence that you now look back on differently?

4 - I thought genuine psychic mediums were never supposed to charge for their gifts?

5 - Is it true that we actually pick our parents before we are born? And if so, why do some people choose abusive parents?

6 - Have you ever gotten any signs from your dad on the other side?

7 - Is it true you bent a spoon? What was that like?

8 - How can consciousness be created without a brain?

9 - How is it being friends with psychic mediums? Do you ever feel weird and that they know all of your secrets?

10 - Have any psychic mediums ever told you things that you said were wrong but then later came true?

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When Krista asked her ex, who had recently passed, to prove to her that there is an afterlife, she was stunned by the level of evidence she got. As someone who has been researching evidence for the last 5 years, Liz has to admit this is one of the strongest, most remarkable signs she has ever heard of.

Krista is a "normal" person, who has had some inexplicable experiences. She is not a psychic medium. She is not involved in the afterlife or paranormal world at all, which makes you think that these things can happen to all of us.

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What we talk about in this Episode:

- Krista was always fairly skeptical and never thought much about afterlife or spirituality.

- Unfortunately, she lost her mom when she was young, so families would take her to church, but it never resonated. She would annoy the teacher by asking logical questions.

- She definitely did not expect what happened when "paranormal" things occurred as an adult

- Her phone kept behaving weirdly at a consistent time

- She heard a "voice" that once saved her life and another time saved her dog's life

- A "glitch" in a photo she took turned out to be prescient (see the photo here)

- She got an absolutely inexplicable message and sign from a "voice" that was most likely her deceased ex

... and more

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What if everything you thought you knew about how the world worked was challenged? Elizabeth "Liz" Entin considered herself a rational person who dismissed the concept of an afterlife as nothing more than wishful thinking. Shattered and lost after her dad's unexpected death, she was moved to investigate if there was any scientific evidence of an afterlife. This exploration shook her understanding of the world to the core. With a skeptical eye and a profound passion for understanding the inexplicable, Liz studies psychic mediums, takes classes on ghost hunting, attends a seance, attempts spoon bending and volunteers for an organization that scientifically researches mediums. When this organization holds a weekend conference, she finally gets a behind the scenes view into this world, where everything she has been studying culminates in one of the biggest WTF's Liz has encountered. But is there actually enough evidence to prove we survive . . . that her dad is still with her? Liz's hilarious and honest take on the evidence behind life's biggest mysteries is eye-opening for anyone who has ever wondered about the afterlife, but cannot be content with faith. This book will give you a reason to hope and leave you wondering what the f*ck just happened?!

WTF Just Happened?! A sciencey-skeptic explores grief, healing, and evidence of an afterlife eBook is available for preorder HERE.

It will officially publish October 28th.

If you prefer to read paper books, they will be available when it publishes on October 28th. For some reason you can't preorder paper books.

Share with a friend.

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What if everything you thought you knew about how the world worked was challenged?

Elizabeth "Liz" Entin considered herself a rational person who dismissed the concept of an afterlife as nothing more than wishful thinking. Shattered and lost after her dad's unexpected death, she was moved to investigate if there was any scientific evidence of an afterlife. This exploration shook her understanding of the world to the core.

With a skeptical eye and a profound passion for understanding the inexplicable, Liz studies psychic mediums, takes classes on ghost hunting, attends a seance, attempts spoon bending and volunteers for an organization that scientifically researches mediums. When this organization holds a weekend conference, she finally gets a behind the scenes view into this world, where everything she has been studying culminates in one of the biggest WTF's Liz has encountered. But is there actually enough evidence to prove we survive . . . that her dad is still with her?

Liz's hilarious and honest take on the evidence behind life's biggest mysteries is eye-opening for anyone who has ever wondered about the afterlife, but cannot be content with faith. This book will give you a reason to hope and leave you wondering what the f*ck just happened?!

Psychic medium Deborah (Deb) Freeman always knew she was not alone. Since she was a child she felt a loving "presence" that cared for her. After having an NDE (Near Death Experience) and later another, as she puts it, she should be dead, but believes this presence saved her. She always "knew" things, such as inexplicably knowing her healthy dentist was going to pass away before her next appointment. She was confused by what she understood to be a message for a friend of hers from someone who had passed away, and learned that this friend had lost a son many years ago. This message was from this woman's son. A son of a woman who worked as a cashier made sure Deb let his grieving mom know he was still around when this woman happened to be ringing up Deb's purchases at TJ Maxx. As these inexplicable messages kept getting verified, Deb realized she was a psychic medium. But she didn't only get messages for other people. After her husband Dan sadly passed, he made sure to let Deb, her kids, and grandkids know he was still there.

Along is a psychic medium, certified by the Psychic Institute in Glastonbury, CT. She also does Reiki. She has been giving readings publicly since 2019, but has been receiving messages for over 30 years. She does both group and private readings, benefit readings for charities, fairs, and runs workshops.

Full Show Notes on Evidential Messages from the Other Side with Psychic Medium Deborah Freeman

What we talk about in this Episode:

- Deb always sensed a loving "presence"

- Deb had two NDEs where she should have died and two OBEs where she left her body

- She saw "spirits" which didn't look exactly like a person

- She inexplicably knew her dentist would die soon

- She got messages for friends and strangers from their loved ones that were verified

- Her husband let Deb and family know he was with them after he passed

And much more . . .

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Introducing the Seeking I podcast. Host Darren McEnaney has Liz as a guest on this podcast. As a fellow skeptic who began to examine the evidence of an afterlife, Liz and Darren have had a similar path. Liz shares her story as a guest on Darren's podcast.

Darren McEnaney is the host of Seeking i, a podcast that speaks with the top researchers of afterlife evidence, psi, and consciousness. Darren is a self described "lay researcher of consciousness focused on anomalous experience and life beyond physical death." In each episode, Darren has insightful conversations with many of the people who helped convince Liz there was actually valid evidence of an afterlife.

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What we talk about in this Episode:

- What first convinced Liz there could be an afterlife

- The research of Dr. Jim Tucker on kids with past life memories

- NDE's - Near Death Experiences

- What do Darren and Liz consider the most compelling evidence of an afterlife

- Why are so many scientists and skeptics closed to afterlife evidence

- What do they think about mediumship and what makes a medium reading seem genuine

- What do they think of Netflix Surviving Death Series

And More . . .

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There is an amazing phenomena when someone dies and their loved ones "accompany" them on the first part of their dying journey into the afterlife. This is called the Shared Death Experience (SDE) and William J. Peters is the leading researcher. How are these similar and different from Near Death Experiences - NDE's? Some SDE's are not only transformative emotionally, but are shockingly evidential of an afterlife. Most likely would all love to have one, so who does report having SDE's and how can we increase our chances?

William J. Peters is an end-of-life therapist who had a remarkable experience while volunteering at Hospice where he floated out of his own body and accompanied a dying patient as the patient crossed over. Having had two NDE's in his past, William recognized the similarity. He was so enthralled by this experience that he began to research if others had experienced anything similar. Spoiler alert - many people have. William spent the next 20 years gathering reports from others who had experienced what is now called a shared death experience. He founded The Shared Crossing Project in 2011 with the goal of positively transforming our relationship to death. Here people can discuss, share, and learn more about people's personal "Shared Crossing" experiences and the current research. He then wrote a book on his extensive research sharing some of the astounding stories called At Heaven's Door: What Shared Journeys to the Afterlife Teach About Dying Well and Living Better.

Full Show Notes on The Shared Death Experience with William J. Peters, Founder of The Shared Crossing Project Including Upcoming Courses

What we talk about in this Episode:

- What are SDE's - Shared Death Experiences

- How are they different from NDEs

- Who has SDE's

- What are some highly evidential and verified SDE's: How do we know they aren't like a dream

- How can we all increase our chances of having an SDE

and more...

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Want some amazing evidence that mediums are really communicating with people who have died? Firefighter Andrew Radziewicz, has some amazing stories and abilities - he is a psychic medium able to evidentially speak with people who have died. In his "normal" life as a firefighter, he was stunned when a psychic medium he did not know approached him with very specific information about Andrew's recently passed grandmother. Later, this same medium gave him a message that didn't make sense at first but turned out to be profound (and shockingly evidential) when he happened to share it on a first date. Why is it so hard for mediums to solve crimes? That is something Andrew would ideally like to do. Andrew also shares some interesting possible UFO stories, details of how he became a medium and some remarkable readings he has given that proved to be accurate.

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Andrew Radziewicz aka The Psychic Firefighter, is an expert at communicating (and showing he has) with our loved ones who have passed. His experiences and psychic abilities are being studied by leading scientists and PhDs at Stanford, and The University of Dublin. He was a "normal" firefighter in New York, and is now a funeral director, arranger and embalmer in Australia. He trained with renown medium Robert Hansen, has possibly connected with Extraterrestrials (some interesting stuff there!). He has been covered by the New York Post as well as other media publications. This is not the last you will hear of him.

What we talk about in this Episode:

- When he was young, he made is grandma promise when she passed, she would show him she was around.

- When he was in the US Coast Guard he and his crew witnessed some intriguing occurrences.

- Dr. Stephen Greer who researches extraterrestrials

- Renown psychic medium Robert Hansen gives Andrew evidential information about himself and others. Andrew trains with Robert Hansen.

- He has some inexplicable experiences with UFOs.

+ a lot more

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What happens when a horror and fiction writer becomes interested in Near Death Experiences and has some genuine paranormal experiences? Does she find these experiences scary? Do they influence any of her fiction writing?

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JC Bratton is a young adult horror/thriller short story writer. In 2020 she released three short stories and one collection (Things That Go Bump in the Night) under her publishing company, Blue Milk Publishing. Her latest short story, "Dollhouse," peaked at #1 on Amazon's 45-minute Teen & Young Adult Short Reads. JC's stories pay homage to the Point Horror novels she would read as a kid, such as Slumber Party by Christopher Pike and Twisted by RL Stine. Some of her biggest influences are Alfred Hitchcock, Lois Duncan, Stephen King, and Richard Matheson. JC lives in the heart of Silicon Valley: San Jose, California.

You can also check out her interview on her podcast with Liz of WTF Just Happened?! here.

What we talk about in this Episode:

- JC Bratton's interest in Sci-Fi and horror which made her inclined to think about paranormal, but she's science-minded.

- A college class about NDE's and weird things that happened after her dad died made her consider paranormal as more than fiction.

- JC Bratton and Liz analyze some of her experiences and what they could have meant scientifically and "paranormally."

- JC Bratton shares an experience she had with her dad while he was in hospice.

- Near Death Experiences (NDE's): They discuss more on NDE's, the work of Dr. Bruce Greyson and Kenneth Ring's research on blind people who see during NDE's

- JC Bratton shares the NDE's she has learned about that amaze her the most.

- Being a horror writer focused on the "scary" does JC Bratton still see paranormal as "scary" now that she's had experiences

- How does she approach evil in her writing. Is there evil in the spirit world?

- The Annabelle Doll horror story. Could aspects of it be real?

- What do NDE's teach us about evil?

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