A Shamanistic Style of Rescuing Souls — Lingji and the Global Practice of Soul Healing

A Shamanistic Style of Rescuing Souls — Lingji and the Global Practice of Soul Healing

A Shamanistic Style of Rescuing Souls — Lingji and the Global Practice of Soul HealingJulia Assante, PhD

Across the world, people seek to heal and rescue troubled souls — in Taiwan through a grassroots shamanic practice called lingji, in which practitioners enter trance states to comfort lonely ghosts and assist the deceased. Dr. Julia Assante explores

A Link Between Suicide and High Altitudes — What New Research Reveals

A Link Between Suicide and High Altitudes — What New Research Reveals

A Link Between Suicide and High Altitudes — What New Research RevealsJulia Assante, PhD

Researchers from three major US medical institutions found a striking correlation between high altitude and increased suicide rates across 2,584 US counties over twenty years. Dr. Julia Assante examines these findings and reflects on what they — and

Raymond Moody on Robin Williams and Suicide — What Happens After Death by Choice

Raymond Moody on Robin Williams and Suicide — What Happens After Death by Choice

Raymond Moody on Robin Williams and Suicide — What Happens After Death by ChoiceJulia Assante, PhD

What does near-death experience research tell us about suicide? Dr. Julia Assante shares her own remote viewing impressions of Robin Williams' after-death experience alongside Raymond Moody's reflections — and explores what the afterlife perspective

Science and Spirituality — The Convergence That Will Define Our Future

Science and Spirituality — The Convergence That Will Define Our Future

Dylan Charles

Long before science emerged as a force in human thinking, spirituality guided our understanding of existence. Today, these two worldviews are converging — and this convergence, argues Dylan Charles in an essay shared by Dr. Julia Assante, may be the

A Breakthrough in Consciousness Research — What Autistic Savants Reveal About the Afterlife

A Breakthrough in Consciousness Research — What Autistic Savants Reveal About the Afterlife

A Breakthrough in Consciousness Research — What Autistic Savants Reveal About the AfterlifeJulia Assante, PhD

A scientist uses electrical brain stimulation to replicate the extraordinary abilities of autistic savants. Dr. Julia Assante draws a striking connection between these abilities — in mathematics, art, music, and language — and the dimensions she has

Death by Choice — One Woman's Decision to Die with Dignity Before Dementia

Death by Choice — One Woman's Decision to Die with Dignity Before Dementia

Death by Choice — One Woman's Decision to Die with Dignity Before DementiaJulia Assante, PhD

At 85, Gillian Bennett chose to end her life before dementia took her mind. Dr. Julia Assante reflects on death by choice, dignity, and what follows after death.

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