Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Preface ix
1 Spiritualism: The Birth of a Movement 1
The history of mediums, mediumship, and spiritualism
2 Science and the Unseen World 19
Einstein, Kaku, quantum physics, string theory: we're moving fast today toward proof that psychic work and mediumship are scientifically possible
3 The Spiritual around the World 29
4 The Sleeping Prophet: Edgar Cayce 43
5 When We Reach Out: Mediums Back When 49
A historical review of mediumship and spiritualism in America
6 When We Reach Out: Mediums Today 69
Thumbnail sketches of some of the mediums who are at work today both in and out of the limelight
7 When the Spirits Reach Out 81
The natural world seems to be a major bridge between the afterlife and this one: birds, insects …
8 Devices and Methods 93
Tools that mediums and psychics have used to pierce the "veil" between here and beyond
9 Pop Culture Paving the Way 111
Movies, TV shows, and books are starting to proliferate-which tells us the culture is ready; we are ready
10 The Near-Death Experience 117
11 Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories 125
I went online searching for people with stories to tell about connecting with the deceased; they called, we spoke, and their stories are here
12 Pets and Love 139
The creatures we care about can and do come back
13 Amedeo Modigliani Then … and Now 143
In early 2017, this man showed up at my bedside in the middle of the night. I didn't believe. Not for weeks. Not for about eight months, as a matter of fact.
14 Dreams and Hypnosis 159
15 The Times They Are a'Changin 167
A look at how belief systems are turning upside down now, and what I believe is the genesis of bias, ridicule, disbelief fear, ostracism, and shunning
Reading List And References 173
Appendix 181
Groups and Publications 181
Organizations and journals devoted to parapsychological and metaphysical phenomena