Sunday, December 23, 2012

Two new events coming up in January

Glad to see the earth has survived the dawn of the "new era."  More fun to come!

Here's some pix from the shell sculpture in the Palisades in Santa Monica. Once a year it becomes our "Stonehenge" and on the solstice the sun lines up with the crevice in the shell. Quite stunning. Here's a pic:

Winter Solstice 2012 Santa Monica Palisades

A thought about this "new millenia" or "the shift." Recently I filmed a deep hypnosis session with a skeptic who found herself in a place where she was speaking with her spirit guide or guardian. She asked him what "the shift" was about, the new age concept that there is a shift in consciousness upon us. The guide said "You humans always feel the need to name things so you can get a handle on them. Here, we refer to it as "the quickening." 
In terms of the cosmos, it isn't that big of a deal. 
However, if you want to understand it, imagine yourself a crab walking on the ocean floor and suddenly you open your eyes and realize... you're in an ocean. 
That's a shift in consciousness." 

Welcome to the Ocean my fellow Paralithodes camtschaticus - are we Kings or Hermits or Horseshoes?

What.. me worry?
Mine. All mine. Oh, Ok, you can have some.
You decide.

Two new "Flipside" events. 

One in Santa Monica, Friday Jan 25th at 7 pm. 
Book signing and talk at First Pres Church, 1220 2nd street, 90401.

Probably in the Renaissance room.  I love this church, love the people here, many friends, so this should be a lot of fun.

The other is in Fullerton,

The Owl's Lantern, 801 S Euclid, 92832 Jan 26th at 7 pm. 

Donations welcome, not required. Books and dvds (of the 90 minute doc "Flipside: a Journey into the Afterlife" are for sale. C'mon down to have your reality altered (in a good way).

And Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays to you all!!!!

Monday, December 17, 2012

Flipside now through PDP

Ta-daaaa..

 Premier Digital Publishing has taken over the sale of "Flipside: a Tourist's Guide on How to Navigate the Afterlife" - here are some links to find the book... same price, just a few more copies in the earthly realm.... 


FlipSide: A Tourists Guide On How To Navigate The Afterlife – Coming Soon

What happens after we die? Author and award winning filmmaker Richard Martini explores startling new evidence for life after death, via the “life between lives,” where we reportedly return to find our loved ones, soul mates and spiritual teachers.  Based on the evidence of thousands of people who claim that under deep hypnosis, they saw and experienced the same basic things about the Afterlife, the book interviews hypnotherapists around the world trained in the method pioneered by Dr. Michael Newton, as well as examining actual between life sessions.  The author agrees to go on the same journey himself, with startling and candid results, learning we are fully conscious between our various incarnations, and return to connect with loved ones and spiritual soul mates, and together choose how and when and with whom we’ll reincarnate. The author examines how  “Karmic law” is trumped by “Free will,” with souls choosing difficult lives in order to learn from their spiritually; no matter how difficult, strange or complex a life choice appears to be, it was made in advance, consciously, with the help of loved ones, soul mates and wise elders. Extensively researched, breathtaking in scope, “Flipside” takes the reader into new territory, boldly going where no author has gone before to tie up the various disciplines of past life regression. near death experiences, and between life exploration.
In the words of author Gary Schwartz, PhD, once you’ve read “Flipside”, “you’ll never see the world in the same way again.”



Sunday, December 9, 2012

Flipside: Virginia Beach and Orange County IANDS

Here's the Orange County IANDS talk - careful, my hands have seem to be telling a tale of their own. I dedicated this talk to the Near Death Studies group in Orange County to my cousin Matt who passed away last week - and his first word on the planet was "Sunset." I was invited to speak about "Flipside" in Virginia Beach this summer.  Here are the two clips from the event.  One is at the Edgar Cayce Center A.R.E. in Virginia Beach, speaking to the IANDS (International Association of Near Death Studies) group in Virginia Beach and the other is at the Fellowship of the Light Church in Virginia Beach the next day.

A couple of errata: I mention that I was asked by Charles Grodin to produce his show in NYC; he asked me to come and produce comic segments for the show, not the show itself.  The other is that when I refer to myself in Angelina Jolie's trailer while working on the movie "Salt" it's a metaphor; I was only in her trailer once to take notes for her and the Director of the film, when I refer to it here, it's to describe the variety of work someone does on a film.

That being said one is 90 minutes long with 30 minutes of questions, the other is 30 minutes long and I'm addressing people who had all come to the church to share their prayers and intentions for the health and well being of loved ones - and hence why I shared the "Tonglen" Meditation. This meditation can be found online, it was used by Richard Davidson at the University of Wisconsin in studies that showed that this form of meditation can help with depression.  Here they are:


And here is the half hour in the Fellowship Church the following day:

Friday, December 7, 2012

Speaking of Flipside...

I've been invited to speak on Sat. Dec 8th to the Orange County chapter of IANDS - the Near Death Study group.

The details are here:

Spent a couple of days with Gary E Schwartz Ph.D.

Gary has written numerous books on spirituality from a science point of view - he got a Ph.D at Harvard, and then another one at Yale - ran one of their medical programs, and was the youngest tenured professor in Yale history.  He's now in Arizona where he's been researching, studying and mastering the science that revolves around psychics, mediums etc.


He has a fascinating lab, a fascinating journey to the lab, and a fascinating mind all wrapped in one.

Together we're working on a project that as he puts it, "If it turns out to be true, and we are able to use science to prove it, we will be making history."

A noble endeavor indeed.

For all of you folks who've watched my clips on youtube, or have read the book, or have watched the documentary, thanks for tuning in, thanks for finding me on Facebook, thanks for the wonderful emails and stories of your lives.  I'm just a reporter in this research, and I continue to film and question and document what people say about the afterlife - either under deep hypnosis, or through dreams, visions or near death experiences.  Somehow it all makes sense to me, and I'm doing my best to impart that to the rest of the planet. I hold no special place in the pantheon of those who've researched and written and experimented - again, I'm just a reporter who happens to own a camera.

Thanks for checking in, and hope to see you in Tustin!

Rich


Guest Speaker Richard Martini, Filmmaker of Afterlife Documentary

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Do you have questions about an afterlife?
Do we really plan and choose the people and circumstances for our next life?
When does the soul enter our body?

Richard Martini, author and award winning filmmaker, will talk about his most recent book and documentary of the same name, “Flipside: A Journey Into the Afterlife.”  They’re based on new evidence for life after death, via the “life between lives,” where we reportedly return to find our loved ones, soul mates and spiritual teachers, that life choices appear to be made in advance, and why souls choose difficult lives. 

Saturday, December 8, 2012
1:00pm – 4:00 pm
$10 donation encouraged, but no one is turned away.

Journey Into Tibet

I spent a few weeks with Robert Thurman in Tibet, documenting his journey there. There are clips avail on youtube, but here is the complete documentary "Journey Into Tibet."

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