ConnectIONS Live Videos

Recorded on September 4, 2020

A special joint webinar between IONS and the Scientific and Medical Network with three extraordinary panelists who have all spent decades working in the field of consciousness, dying and death. Panelists Peter Fenwick, MD, Marilyn Schlitz, PhD, and Karen Wyatt, MD, discuss essential issues about life and death that we all face. What are your key values and priorities? Are you living these now? If not are there any changes you might decide to make? Tune in for a valuable and engaging session that may well provide you with fresh hope and inspiration.

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We are pleased to share the following resources from the webinar:

• Scientific and Medical Network
• Beyond the Brain 2020
• Mystics and Scientists Extra 2020
• Galileo Commission

From the presenters in order of appearance:

David Lorimer

• Website for David Lorimer
• Thinking Beyond the Brain by David Lorimer [Book]
• Resonant Mind by David Lorimer [Book]
• Death as Transition by David Lorimer [Book]
• A Quest for Wisdom by David Lorimer [Forthcoming Book]

Marilyn Schlitz, PhD

• Website for Marilyn Schlitz, PhD
• Death Makes Life Possible [Book & Film]

Peter Fenwick, MD

• Dr. Fenwick’s YouTube Channel
• The Worm at the Core: On the Role of Death in Life by Jeff Greenberg, Sheldon Solomon, and Tom Pyszczynski [Book]
• The Truth in the Light by Peter Fenwick and Elizabeth Fenwick [Book]
• The Art of Dying by Peter Fenwick and Elizabeth Fenwick [Book]

Karen Wyatt, MD

• Website for Karen Wyatt, MD
• End-of-Life University
• 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying by Karen Wyatt, MD [Book]
• End-of-Life University Podcast
• End-of-Life University YouTube Channel
• Daily A.W.E. Practice

What is the evidence, what survives, and how do our beliefs about it affect us?

Recorded on September 11, 2020

In both media and scientific research, much attention has been paid to the questions, “Is there life after death?” and, “What do people believe about the possibility of life after death?” Several studies about Near Death Experiences (NDEs), apparitions and hauntings, mediumship, and reincarnation suggest that consciousness does persist in some form after someone dies.

In this webinar, three expert panelists explore the current evidence on survival of consciousness research, how it is beginning to gain acceptance in clinical settings, and why people often don’t share that they’ve had an NDE.

While research evidence is strong that some aspect of our consciousness may exist beyond physical death, the ideas about exactly what persists are varied. Do our personalities—with memories, thoughts, and emotions—remain intact indefinitely, or does our consciousness merge with something larger, or something else entirely? World religions certainly have much to say about this topic, but what do people believe? IONS is conducting a study to assess people’s beliefs on what survives physical death. The preliminary results are in and Dr. Wahbeh will share those results.

We are pleased to share the following resources from the webinar in order of presenter appearance:

Helané Wahbeh, ND, MCR

• What Survives Death? [IONS Study]
• Presentation slides for Helané Wahbeh [PDF]
• Characteristics of English-speaking Trance Channelers [Research]
• A Physiological Examination of Perceived Incorporation During Trance [Research]
• A Mixed Methods Phenomenological and Exploratory Study of Channeling [Research]
• People Reporting Experiences of Mediumship Have Higher Dissociation Symptom Scores than Non-mediums, but Below Thresholds for Pathological Dissociation [Research]
• Electrocortical Activity Associated with Subjective Communication with the Deceased [Research]
• A Physiological Examination of Full-Trance Channeling [Research]
• Accuracy and Neural Correlates of Blinded Mediumship Compared to Controls [Research]
• Participate in IONS Research

Leslie Kean

• Website for Leslie Kean
• The Division of Perceptual Studies, University of Virginia [Research]
• The Windbridge Research Center [Research]
• The Forever Family Foundation
• Lectures by Physical Medium Stewart Alexander [Videos]
• James Leininger, ABC Primetime [Video]
• Why Would a Journalist Cover the Paranormal? [Article]

Terri Daniel, CT, CCTP

• Website for Terri Daniel
• Embracing Death: A New Look at Grief, Gratitude and God by Terri Daniel [Book]
• Grief and God: When Religion Does More Harm Than Healing by Terri Daniel [Book]
• The Afterlife Conference

Recorded on September 18, 2020

In a celebration of IONS founder Dr. Edgar Mitchell’s 90th birthday, Board Chair Claudia Welss hosted a conversation with the filmmakers of the upcoming documentary, The Space Less Traveled. You’ll get a rare look into Edgar’s incredible life story through the eyes of Antares Davis (his goddaughter) and Cameron Jutte, and even hear from the man himself via clips from the feature-length film.

From personal stories about Edgar’s childhood in New Mexico to his revelation in space that led to the formation of IONS, we’ll explore what drove the Apollo 14 lunar module pilot, moonwalker, and American Hero of the space movement to inspire a movement in consciousness.

We are pleased to share the following resources from the webinar:

• The Space Less Traveled Facebook page
• The Space Less Traveled Documentary Website
• Contact Email for the Filmmakers
• The Space Less Traveled on Instagram
• The Space Less Traveled on Twitter