Last shot of the day on a film set, also the last name of the author of this blog. Martin - Latin singular, those soldiers who work for Mars, God of War. A smith. In this lifetime of words, music and film. AKA "The Afterlife Expert" (Coast to Coast AM) If you want to reach me, I can be found on FB, LinkedIn, or Gmail under MartiniProds (my youtube channel)
Some wonderful reviews for the books. I've learned quite clearly that the reviews are not about ME, but about the research inside of them. So I take no bows, break no legs (the Elizabethan version of bowing, one leg behind the other, hence the term "Break a leg") because it's not about my path, or my journey to this material. It's about your path, your journey to this material. I believe sincerely that those who are supposed to see your work will find it. Of course, you have to actually hit the "publish" key, and you have to talk to folks about the material, and you have to make it accessible to people. So a sincere "thanks" to those who have taken the time to write reviews of the books, or to share in some small way their experience reading them. I have a reader in another country who says they can't go to sleep unless they're listening to one of my "book talks." I found that amusing, and just a little bit odd. But it points to why I'm writing this post - it's not about me. It's about you. And in this person's case, they felt that somehow my voice in their ear was "reprogramming" their brain, or helping them to access "higher levels of consciousness." I have no idea if that's the case. But it's clear to me when I'm filming these sessions of people under deep hypnosis, or reporting on near death experiences, and sharing the salient points that are common in all "altered states" - whether speaking to "spirit guides" or consulting with our "elders" or "soul groups" - that I'm helping to facilitate this information to those who need to hear it. I'm helping to facilitate this information to those who need to hear it. That may not be you. That's okay. That may be someone you know who is suffering from the loss of a loved one, who can't seem to come back to the planet to continue on the path they've chosen. Perhaps you've found this material so you can pass it along to someone else, or to meditate on it. I've found a unique phenomenon in the reporting of these "afterlife" accounts. That when someone has the access to the spirit world, just like those who access the planet Earth from outer space have reported "the overview effect" - people who have visited or been to the spirit realm no longer see the Earth and their path here the same, and further, it's like they've lessened or alleviated the filters that keep them from accessing information back there. When I ask people direct questions about their travels into the spirit realm, and I take the time to really listen to their account, and tailor the questions to what they saw or heard or experienced - they're able to access the event again in real time. That's amazing. That's like having a car accident when you're five, and then 50 years later, through a series of questions, while fully conscious, you can access all of the information again. That's kind of mind boggling. Anyways, enough about me, how about some reviews of me? (Old Hollywood joke). THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO NOT ONLY READ THIS INFORMATION, BUT TO COMMENT ON IT!
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Rich Martini has written the perfect follow-up to Dr. Newton's books. Martini's humor and enthusiasm in pursuit of a first-person exploration into the existence and nature of the "afterlife" is spellbinding. If you've never heard of "Past Life Regression" or "Life Between Lives" or if you're a skeptic about reincarnation, by all means get this and read it!
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I have researched and read about reincarnation for many years including most of the titles that Mr Martini recommends at the end of this book. Thank you for a fresh take on a fascinating subject. Doesn't the author sound like like a wonderful guy to have as a friend? Such sweet remembrances of his friends both living and those who have crossed over. Love to all, Pamela.
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This review is from: FlipSide: A Tourist's Guide on How to Navigate the Afterlife (Paperback)
WOW. Just finished Flipside. Such a spiritual book! Loved every bit of it. I'm a licensed therapist and hypnotherapist and I've been reading everything I can get my hands on about life-between-lives hypnosis. What I loved most about Flipside is that Rich Martini is a natural story teller. He includes personal stories about himself and his hollywood pals and their connection to the afterlife. But, best of all -- he shares his own life-between-lives hypnosis sessions. You get to experience the sessions through his eyes and you get a sense of what it might be like to have a session -- to connect with your immortal soul and your reason for being who you are on the planet today. Life-changing. Inspiring. Brave. Thank-you Rich Martini.
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Selfie in Pelos di Cadore, Italy where my Italian family originated
What can five bucks get you? Hmm. Let's see. Triple Grande at Starbucks in Seattle with a muffin? $5 cooked chicken at Pavilions/Vons/Albertson's on Fridays in Santa Monica?
A brownie at a legalized marijuana store in Venice, CA? (I'm asking) A glass of Martini Bianco at a bar in Torino? A pint of Guinness at a pub in Dublin? Half a plate of spaghetti carbonara from La Tana Dei Noantri in Rome? A tip in the tip jar at the piano at Monteverdi's in Odeon in Paris?
Half a kir royale at the Ritz in Paris? A beer at the bar at the Hotel Du Cap? Shu Mai noodles at a noodle shop in Shanghai? A burger and fries at the the Indiana couple's cafe in Lhasa? A couple of flat whites at Carlucci's in Darlinghurst? A guided tour of the Taj Mahal in Agra? A flute from a green eyed flutist on the Great Wall of China? Five minutes on a T line at an internet cafe in Kerala? Pommes Frites with mayo from a street vendor in Amsterdam?
A tour of a museum in Mexico City? A toy bow and arrow set from native south american's in the Amazon? These are all things that I've purchased over the years with a measly five bucks. And then poured into these three books. Five bucks for seeing the world from a new perspective? (That's the red pill, right?) click away!
This view was free when I took this pic of the Potala Palace in Tibet, but worth 5 bucks anyways.
One of the great icons of our world has moved to the Flipside this week. Actor Leonard Nimoy
made his last transporter voyage, has dissolved into the ether, and
rejoined his beloved friends and family who've been keeping an eye on
him for years. I imagine he may even run into Gene Roddenberry,
who created this iconic character, that at first harangued Nimoy, and
later made him come to accept that the role was indeed, bigger than him.
Actress Luana Anders didn't do a Star Trek, but her pal Sally Kellerman did
An
amazing account of his journey with this role was posted online the
other day. It's the story of how after the show wrapped, he was not
part of any of the profit participation, and when his agent called to
ask him to be in the film version, he'd said "If you call me again about being in a Star Trek movie, you're fired." Pretty harsh words, but prophetic as well. He
tells the story of how the studio chief came to see him and tried his
best to talk him into the film, or at least hear out what his complaints
were, and at the end of the day a check arrived with profit
participation, and he did join the cast. But
then, later, he was thinking of directing one of the films, and the
studio thought that was a bad idea, and he thought it was a good one.
He bargained with them - "You need Spock, and I need to direct this
movie." He did direct it, it was so successful they had him direct the
next film, and then he went on to direct other films, equally fun and
enjoyable ("Three Men and a Baby" etc). So... from a Flipside perspective, was Nimoy destined to be Spock? His first autobiography was "I Am Not Spock" and yet his second one was "I Am Spock." As noted below Ed Sheeran, upon accepted his award at the Brit Awards, said in effect, "When I was a kid, I dreamt of this moment, and now it's happened." How often have we heard that phrase? Quite a bit. And does anyone stop to examine it? What does it mean? "I dreamed
something would happen" and it did. Those who adhere to the idea that
the things you wish for come to you, and that would appear to make sense
on a surface level - i.e., he spent his whole life thinking about how
to achieve his goal and he did... but that's not entirely what's being
said here. "I dreamed it. And then it happened." In
the world of mediums, psychics, they will adhere to the idea that
somehow he presaged what would happen. But then, if that's the case,
imagine all of the work involved to make that dream come true. Stuart Sharp
(mentioned in "It's a Wonderful Afterlife") was a cook at a pub in
England, and when his son died, the night before the funeral he had a
profound dream about music. And one of the characters in the dream said
"We will help you remember this" or words to that effect, and showed
him that he would eventually be conducting the very same music he was
hearing in front of an orchestra, that he would write the music and it
would be performed live. Never
mind that he was a cook, and had little or no experience writing
music. But he changed his life, became a musician, someone heard him
playing the song ON THE GUITAR and asked about it, and he told them. And within a few years, he actually conducted the symphony he'd written, his memory of that etheric, angelic symphony with the London Philharmonic. I'm not making this up.
The same story can be heard often and with detail from other people; Pete Townsend of The Who
had music appear in his ear which inspired him to become a musician.
There are many famous composers who claimed they "heard the music"
before they composed it. There are also people who walk and talk and
think, including Einstein who used to spend time walking and talking
with a colleague, and credits that time with the theory of relativity. Is it there in the ether? Or is it there in our destiny? Or what's happening? We
also have people who adhere to the idea that outside of this realm,
i.e, in the Flipside, that there's no time. That when we visualize
what's going to happen in our lifetime, it may be based on an accurate
reading of the tea leaves of our lives. There are numerous accounts (in
Near Death Experiences, and between life sessions, as reported in "Flipside" and "It's A Wonderful Afterlife") of people visiting "libraries" in the afterlife. I've
noted that there are no two accounts that are the same of these
"akashic record" libraries. I use the common term Akashic record, but
there aren't any during these sessions that call them that, unless of
course they're familiar with the term. They're just called "libary"
where all the records of people's lives reside, and are accessible to
examine. But
I've also had in depth discussions with people who claim to be speaking
on behalf of the librarian, or guides that are in the library, where
they explain that these records are "not set in stone" but that they're
"energetic records" of "likely outcomes" or memories of previous
lifetimes. And the reason to visit this place is the same reason we
visit any library - to open the books of knowledge and see what we can
learn from them. But back to Mr. Live Long and Prosper.
Posted on Twitter by William Shatner
I'd like to nominate this Gene Roddenberry phrase to replace R.I.P.
"Rest in Peace" comes from the Latin, or Roman term, which means
"resting" and in some kind of peaceful way, perhaps to avoid the wrath
or anger of those who might not be so happy about being sent to the
Flipside. In some ways it's a plea, or a devout wish that a troubled
person can actual "rest peacefully." "Requiēscat in Pāce" What
the research shows (and that's including accounts from Dr. Newton, Dr.
Greyson, Dr. Schwartz, Dr. Beauregard, Dr. Wambach and other scientists,
psychologists and first person accounts) is that we don't die when our
bodies cease functioning. Rather we find in these accounts that we move
into a realm that is "more lifelike" where we experience "unconditional
love" and resolution of a number of things. It may not happen
instantly - with violins and harps - it may take some time before we get
to a place of peacefullness, but eventually we all get there. Leonard Nimoy's last message on Twitter included 'LLAP' ..
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP"
So when Leonard Nimoy checked out this past week, he indeed go to a place, a garden, where indeed, he will LIVE LONG AND PROSPER. (Oddly enough, a bit like the "Genesis" aspect of the "Star Trek" films)
Because
its there that we prosper by reconnecting with our loved ones, we
prosper by studying and examining the lessons learned during our
lifetime, the love that we've given, the love that we've created, the
love we've made, and the love we've left behind. We continue to LIVE LONG because
that is the nature of what spirits do - continuing on their path and
journey through each lifetime, but also through learning and teaching
while over on the other side.
It's
a full and rich experience, according to the thousands of cases - and
the journey in the Afterlife is an experience that ennobles the human
spirit, underlines the path and journey we've all taken and indeed is
one that's powerful, resonant, and worth talking about.
Just wanted to weigh in on some recent news stories that point to the research in "Flipside" and "It's A Wonderful Afterlife." (On SALE AT AMAZON) Let's start with the Brit Awards. While winning his award, the amazing singer and musician Ed Sheeran said: "Since I was a little kid I dreamed of people all over the world singing my songs and although I've got a long way to go, this shows that I'm stepping in the right direction." Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran, photo: Daily Mail UK
I've asked a number of people "their first conscious thought they'd be doing what they're doing" and often hear of recurring dreams, visions, or "always knew" as if the future lies somewhere under the surface of our reality. Not that we're destined, as free will reportedly dictates our path (to accomplish or screw up), but the dreams or visions appear to have little or nothing to do with nature or nurture. Genetics or environment seem to only support the outcome, but its the consciousness of knowing your path that puts one in the "right" direction.(Sheeran quote is buried after Madge's tumble) I've come across many accounts of people who had profound dreams, recurring dreams or visions of what or who they were to become. It was also in their behavior in the school yard. I asked one FBI agent when she first became conscious of what she might want to do in her life. She said in preschool, because "I started keeping lists on what people did in school every day. What they wore, what they ate." (As quoted in "It's a Wonderful Afterlife") Was she seeing into the future? Or seeing the path that she'd already chosen for her to be on? Does it matter? It does if you're a parent or guardian, and your child says something silly like "When I grow up I'm going to sing music to millions of people." The answer is, "Cool! Let me get a camera and I want you to say that on camera, because in 20 years, it will be very valuable." Just like Dave Schultz (the Olympic wrestler, whose story is told in "Foxcatcher") told his father when he was 5 that he "wasn't going to be here very long," but that he had come here to "teach a lesson in love." (A conversation the father didn't remember until he said it at the eulogy.) That's a hard pill to swallow - but when you consider the growing mountain of evidence that shows that we don't die - that we are here on stage temporarily, and that those we love have not disappeared, or gone into oblivion, it can be a source of comfort to those who would like to know there is data that backs that up.
Dave Schultz told his dad he wouldn't be here long.
Then, I found this clip, on the anniversary of George Harrison choosing to be on the planet (his birthday), an old friend of mine posted this link to his speaking about death. George says in the clip:
"What happens when you die? That, to me, is the only thing that's of any importance. The rest is just secondary." "If you want to know anything in this life, you just need to knock on the door. Which I found through meditation. It's all within." (At the end a live version of "All Things Must Pass.")
"What happens when we die, is the most important thing for us to know while we are on the planet." Why is that? Because the answer will inform how you live your life, how you relate to people, how you relate to fear, to stress, to other people behaving badly. And finally, a "Near Death Story" with a different outcome: In the Independent Newspaper in the UK, there's this story about a fellow who "died twice" and both times didn't see or experience anything (consciously) and they use it to report that "nothing happens after we die." No light, no tunnel. Nada. Zip.
Tunnel? Doorway? Different planes of existence? Pixels on a page? All of the above.
Au contraire. One person had that experience - an unconscious one - but thousands have had the opposite experience. We all have different dreams, different experiences of being awake, widely divergent concepts of what being alive is. Or consciousness is. This fella experienced being dead and nothing came to mind. No tunnel of light. Just blankness. Never mind thousands have the opposite experience; scientists like Dr. Bruce Greyson at UVA studying cases for decades, Dr. Sam Parnia's published results of the extensive 7 year Aware Study showing consciousness existing outside of dead people, or the 100 cases Mario Beauregard PhD cites in his neuroscience research where people had no blood to the brain for minutes, and yet saw, heard new information from their "out of body" perspective.
I got pals all over the planet. These fellas are in Kashmir. Made me a rug.
Some people are actually convinced nothing happens after we die. Sorry to say, it's just not in the data. Finally, if you want proof of the afterlife, I suggest you watch this clip. In it, author David Bennett ("Voyage of Purpose") recounts his near death experience where he saw into the future and saw that he would be diagnosed with cancer that would only give him months to live, and then survive it (knowing he would survive it, because he'd already seen that he would). His case has been examined by science: Dr. Greyson at UVA. I'll let him describe his experience in his own words: My two cents. "Flipside" and "It's A Wonderful Afterlife." (On SALE AT AMAZON)
"I'd like to thank the members of the Academy... and everyone who ever left a message on my phone machine....." Congratulations to all the winners at the Oscars!
In my film classes, on the first day I require the students to write their Oscar speech and then deliver it. It's a very different kettle of fish that you thank when you're starting then when you're ending... except in some cases. As J.K. Simmons eloquently put it, mom and pop always deserve our thanks. But from a Flipside perspective, reaching this perceived pinnacle is a bit like crossing over into the afterlife - who is going to greet us in our own ceremony? Will it be a resounding echo of crickets? Or will thousands applaud us for our hard work and "job well done"? Well... according to the research in "Flipside" and "It's a Wonderful Afterlife" there's loved ones and friends and family... and a host of others that we've influenced who greet us to applaud our performance on this stage.
Let's examine the recent Academy awards from the Flipside view of things. That would be the observation of what was said during the Oscars from a spiritual point of view, or the rare evidence that what happened during the Oscars wasn't just about glitz and pomp. Beneath the fancy frocks, some profound spiritual lessons were revealed.
Another era. My grandparents meeting the King of England in 1933.
Begin with revelation of the producer/mom Dana Perry who made a film about the suicide of her son. She said "We should speak about suicide." (Forgetting for a moment Neil Patrick Harris' "takes balls to wear that dress" comment. It took "balls" for NPH to come out of the closet, and to do this show.) Then just a few moments later, a young man gets up for winning the script award for ''The Imitation Game" and talks about suicide. His own. Graham Moore shared with billions how he had tried it because he didn't fit in. Because he felt "weird." And he said "to all you who feel weird look where I am today." He said it's okay to feel weird. It's what makes us human. Coincidence?
What are the odds that a woman would say moments prior while accepting the Oscar that "we should talk about suicide" and a few seconds later a man stands up and does EXACTLY THAT?
Doors of perception, or gateway between realms?
Then take the song for "Selma." The set of the Pettis bridge, that iconic bridge that became a focal point for the Dr. Martin Luther King's journey in this lifetime. It was the bridge you cross to get to vote. People were gassed and beaten to stop them from crossing the bridge. Dr. King led the march - and it finally took the national guard to ensure their trip across that bridge. And then the artist known as Common actually used the metaphor of the bridge to show that it's a bridge that connects us all. That the bridge from ignorance to enlightenment exists. That the song that has inspired many people comes from the same source. The actor who played Dr. King (David Oyelowo) had tears streaming down his face. He channeled Dr. King in his performance. It's pretty unusual for a fellow from England to so accurately find a voice and gestures of someone so foreign to his background.. and yet, he was clearly channeling Dr. King in his performance. Certainly Dr. King enjoyed that performance last night as well. And John Legend and Common were clearly channeling Dr. King, or the energy behind Dr. King's message of nonviolence change in their song. And in their speech. The reason it resonates is that it is spiritual. It is of the spirit.
Isaac Newton "The great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." photo from "It's a Wonderful Afterlife"
Then the lessons of playing roles of people with issues or problems in our society. "The Imitation Game" deals with the powerful story of a man who signed up for a lifetime where he could not only solve the enigma code, but also a lifetime where he could demonstrate that being gay should never have been a crime. I would venture to say that he SUCCEEDED IN HIS ENDEAVOR.
This Einstein quote is often heard from people under deep hypnosis or who have experienced a near death experience
We have the story of a man who signed up to live a life in a wheelchair, using only his mind to wrestle with the most complex problems of the universe. I would argue that he chose that lifetime because if he had lived his life normally, he never would have gone as far or gotten as deep as he has. That the lifetime that Stephen Hawking chose, is dramatically proven that he SUCCEEDED IN HIS ENDEAVOR. (And would argue that he can find the theory of everything in examining how it came to be that he chose a lifetime like his own.) And the actors who played these roles - Eddie Redmayne and Benny Cumberbatch - are doing exactly the SAME THING that these souls are doing - signing up to play a role, one that is difficult, one that represents deeper truths, deeper spiritual lessons - and they got awards for them at the Oscars. Because that's what we do when our fellow beings choose difficult lifetimes - when we greet them in the afterlife we APPLAUD THEM just as these people were applauded last night. As noted in "It's a Wonderful Afterlife," the film FOXCATCHER also has a powerful Flipside element to it. When the father of slain Olympian Dave Schultz gave his eulogy, he remembered when Dave was a little boy, he'd taken him outside to "tell him a secret." His father recounted that Dave said "Dad, I spoke to a council about coming here to teach a lesson in love. But I won't be here very long." He had forgotten that conversation until the tragic events around the death of his son. However, the powerful story is REPEATED OFTEN in cases cited in both "Flipside" and "It's a Wonderful Afterlife." People under deep hypnosis often claim that we have a "council of elders" who advise us on our mission BEFORE we come to the planet, and advise us on our SUCCESS after we've left it. Dave Schultz succeeded in his endeavor, and Mark Ruffalo succeeded in bringing him back to life - or more precisely, Dave still exists, but Mark brought his memory back onto our stage with great eloquence. I've filmed 25 individual cases, and examined MANY MORE cited in the works of Michael Newton, Dr. Helen Wambach and others, including in near death accounts about the journey we take on the planet. So I'm merely reporting what's been said during an NDE or a between life hypnotherapy session. According to these cases, sometimes we COME HERE KNOWING what our mission is going to be, but for some reason, the memory of it is blocked, or hard to access while we are here. But THERE IS A MISSION, and often we do accomplish it (with the help and guidance from above.)
Papparazzi in our alley, looking for celebrity.
CITIZENFOUR is a film about a fellow who made a difficult choice in this life - to go into data collection, and then seeing what he'd seen - to reveal it to the world at great risk to his life and family.
The soldier Chelsea Manning did the same kind of revelation - and she credited looking at the planet Earth from outer space - the "PALE BLUE DOT" of Carl Sagan fame's photo - (as cited in Alex Gibney's film "We Steal Secrets") where she observed that everyone on Earth is the same, and doesn't deserve to be tortured or killed without reason. And decided to speak up about it (and took the consequences). This effect on humans is cited in the film "The Overview Effect." It's about how astronauts return from space with a different perspective of the planet. In like form, Snowden sees the planet from this bigger perspective - not us versus them, but us versus us. Watch the film yourself, but warning: you may no longer see the planet the same.
Who are we if we use information that's private against fellow human beings? Crime prevention is one thing, but as he notes in Post Oscar REDDIT SESSION with Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras, the act of giving up our privacy is about losing our inalienable rights... you know, those rights that someone long ago cited as a reason to start a new country. Still - who among us could give up their lives for what they believe in? Certainly one day he will have the applause and accolades he deserves - whether it be future generations, or directly from his soul group.
Luana Anders starred in "Board and Care" an oscar winning film. Producer Sarah Pillsbury neglected to thank her. I don't think Luana cared. But Jack Nicholson mentioned her in his Oscar speech for "As Good As It Gets." She's the inspiration for "Flipside" after visiting the author after her passing in 1996.
The same goes for BIRDMAN, a film about ego, and the variations of what it does to control our lives, to drive us down avenues we wouldn't normally go... the film is variations on that theme - what lengths will we go for love? what lengths will we go for ego? are there metaphors that follow us around in our lifetime? that going on stage is a bit like jumping off the edge of a building? that allowing creativity to soar off the edge of a cliff, not knowing where we will land is worth praising? that the good that we do reverberates through all those who experience it? The film examines the "darkside" of EGO, but it's also a film about courage and daring - and when all is lost to actually allow our inner voice to champion who we really are .. even if it means pulling a gun on stage - after all, we're just actors upon the stage, and there is nothing that can happen to us that we can't examine later with the help of our friends and soul group...
And I would argue that by forcing us into streets we normally wouldn't traverse, the ego does a yeoman's job of getting us to live lives that are beyond what he might have imagined them to be, and that we are all SUCCEEDING IN THAT ENDEAVOR. Hence we are all Oscar winners when we get to our final bow.
Author with Charles Grodin, who wrote the forward
to "It's a Wonderful Afterlife"
After all that's why you've been drawn to this page, this blog, this research. Because you know on some level, that we really don't die. That we really are here to celebrate life in all its forms. So please, take a bow for the path and journey you've chosen. And as Mike Myers would say: "End scene."
Richard Martini is a writer/director of 8 theatrical features you've never heard of and some obscure documentaries, including "Flipside: My Journey into the Afterlife." He's also the author of "Flipside: A Tourist's Guide on How to Navigate the Afterlife," and it's follow up "It's a Wonderful Afterlife: Further Adventures into the Flipside" both went to #1 on Amazon in its genre in Kindle after his appearances on "Coast to Coast" with George Noory. He also wrote freelance for Variety, Premiere and Inc.com.
