Hacking the Afterlife podcast with Elvis

 ELVIS

In honor of the film out in theaters, here's the last time that Elvis showed up in our podcast "Hacking the Afterlife"

He showed up more in "Tuning Into the Afterlife"

available here:

https://www.amazon.com/TUNING-INTO-AFTERLIFE-TOUCH-FLIPSIDE/dp/1732485097

https://youtu.be/xR-QxqNbFlw

It's our 40th episode!  How about that?  Well, this is no different than the others - mind bending and just about as out there as we can get.

Last night I happened to catch Tom Hanks talking about his movie he's doing with Baz Luhrmann in Australia, where he plays Colonel Tom Parker. Went to sleep without a thought about it, and had the impression that Luana told me we'd have a "surprise guest" in today's episode.

To be clear, we've seen Elvis before in our class - and we did invite him into the chair and interviewed him extensively.  Who was there to greet him when he crossed over (his mom) and other important things in his life.  It's in "Backstage Pass to the Flipside" - and we also interview Colonel Parker (not a Colonel, and according to Tom's interview a rather shady character) - but aside from the public perception of who his manager was, both the interview in the book and this interview paint a different portrait.


It's not opinion being expressed here. This is live, off the cuff, improvised, whatever happens happens kind of reporting. I had no idea, zero idea what we'd find in today's episode and even forgot what last week's was until she mentions it.

Elvis said he was "introduced to our class by John Lennon" - which is repeated in the book.  It's not like "all the celebrities hang out together" - it's a frequency issue, and those artists or musicians hang out with other folks who are using the same frequency.  If one looks at the Backstage Pass books they'll find quite a few musicians there.

I directed Ray Charles in the film "Limit Up" which Luana and I cowrote, so Ray has introduced us to quite a few of his friends because he knew ... well... everyone.  And through one we can know the other.

I know this interview might ruffle some feathers - but again, it's live, none of it planned, and Jennifer works with law enforcement agencies nationwide on missing person cases. She even helped NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton with a case (solved, ask him about it sometime.)

We are demonstrating that anyone can do this - don't need a medium, but it helps.  However, as noted, anyone can speak to their loved ones on the flipside, and apparently anyone they'd like to chat with.  Stick around to the end, where Elvis sums up his relationship with Tom Parker. Insightful.

HACKING THE AFTERLIFE PODCAST WITH JENNIFER SHAFFER AND BOB SAGET

HACKING THE AFTERLIFE PODCAST

 This is one of those podcasts where after it's done, I think "that's it. We've finally shown beyond a shadow of doubt that people can talk to the flipside."  Then I format the show, listen to it - listen to myself make mistakes (often) and listen to Jennifer channel people no longer on the planet.

Let's start with the stuff that will stop people in their tracks. Bob was not 67 years old.  I am 67 years old. Bill Paxton (who shows up later on,) is 67 years old, and both he and Bob Saget share a birthday of May 17th.  I asked Bob to tell her what age he passed and she said "67."  She reported the number accurately that she heard - for those who don't want to believe that she can communicate with people off the planet, Bob is 66. (After this recent birthday.)

So if you want to jump off the flipside boat, reject the Hacking the Afterlife premise, now is your chance.  Again - she reports "what she's getting."  I don't know why he reported a year off - maybe like Luana he always "shaved a year off the bio."

I know that Luana did because I discovered it one day when she got a ticket and I had to hand the driver's license to the cop.  There is was in print. A year shy of the actual date.  Officially (but not officially.)  Somehow she got them to accept the date she preferred.

But I digress.

The podcast started off with a general discussion of Pride month - this was filmed before the Supreme Court announced they were tossing out 50 years of women's rights - so the reference to "abortion" is not because of the decision. I filmed this on Thursday, and for the record, the decision came out on Friday.

But the folks on the flipside wanted to reference it.  Human rights. Love your neighbor as yourself - it's really the most important thing said in the bible, or in any book of scripture. If you don't love your neighbor - UNCONDITIONALLY then you're missing the point of being on the planet.

There's an angry diatribe in here, coming from yours truly about the hypocrisy of a church I grew up in.  But that aside - people are going to watch this for mainly one reason.

Bob Saget has messages for his friends and family.

Honestly, for whatever reason, I was aware of Bob through his pals - people who talked about him, his generosity. Jeff Ross talking about him, John Stamos and John Mayer telling stories about how generous he was with spirit and love - and that inspired me to watch the special on Netflix.

But I had no desire to interview him. 

As stated in the podcast, he "showed up" as a voice in my head, saying his name, and I said to him what I've said to others before (in the books "Backstage Pass to the Flipside.") "I don't talk to people on the other side, but Luana Anders does.  So find Luana and she can facilitate a conversation." I was going out of town the next day, so I promptly forgot about it - then Jennifer was unavailable last week, so I didn't bring it up. And then a few days ago - he showed up again.  As you can see and hear in the podcast.

I won't belabor the point here. Your loved ones exist.  You can communicate with them using hypnotherapy, mediumship or meditation. All three work. Clearly. Bob can testify to that. And Jennifer really does pro bono work with law enforcement agencies nationwide, and she really does help people. 

To those who knew and loved him - I apologize in advance for something that may seem treading on toes. I don't know what else to say then, it's not that folks on the flipside want to speak to Jennifer or me - they want to speak to YOU and they're showing you how simple it is.  

Say their name. Ask them questions. When you get a response before you can ask the question you'll know you've made a connection.  He has direct messages for his wife, for his children and for Jim Carrey, someone I met over drinks at the "Little Door" and we talked about Andy Kaufman, because his sister lived across from my parents in Northbrook.

Not hard. Simple. They are NOT GONE. They are just NOT HERE. Give them the opportunity to connect, to let you know life does go on, and they're happy to talk if it's something desired. Hope this helps.

Meditation on Father's Day

 An unusual event on Father’s Day. My daughter and I stopped by the Lake Shrine near Malibu. This was the property given to Yogananda, the great meditation scientist, and it’s a lake with swans and roses. Above the lake is a temple where they hold weekly meditation services.

My daughter and I just thought it would be fun to stop by — and since they’re now requiring reservations, we signed up for the meditation session. Not something we’d planned to do, but were happy to participate in.

The Father’s Day service was presided over by one of the monastics that is part of the teachers at the Lake Shrine. He noted that the last time he spoke, was at Mother’s Day, and he was happy to share insight into both — as the lessons and teachings and observations apply to both.

He quoted Yogananda on the topic, as well as Jesus, Krishna and others — it’s an all inclusive place, where they “teach the science of meditation.”

Now for those familiar with “Hacking the Afterlife” research, they know I’ve mentioned often how people on the flipside claim that “If they could have done anything different in their lifetime” the topic comes up.

Anthony Bourdain was the first one who mentioned it — Jennifer Shaffer, the medium I work with on our podcast HackingTheAfterlife.com said “Anthony is here.” I said “What does he want to talk about?” And I proceeded to ask him some questions that Jennifer couldn’t have known the answer to, but I was able to research. I asked him who “greeted him on the flipside.” He described Bernard Loiseau, his chef friend who had also taken his own life.

Anthony made a joke about his friend “drinking alot” and I asked him if there was anything that might have helped him to stay on the planet. Jennifer said “I’m seeing monks chanting.” I said “Oh, Anthony did you used to meditate? Is that why you’re showing her that?”

He said “No, you idiot, if I knew how to meditate I’d still be on the f*&cking planet.” In that way that only Mr. Bourdain could have said it.

I’ve heard it often — meditation can heal people.

Richard Davidson’s work at the University of Wisconsin proves scientifically that meditation can “cure or alleviate symptoms of depression.” That’s not opinion, theory or belief — and has zero to do with religion or philosophy — or even yoga — but Davidson’s research shows that a single session can “change the shape of the amygdala.”

Which of course is the regulator of emotion, the regulator of Serotonin — and something that people would benefit from “making work better.” Davidson’s “Healthy Minds” should be a must visit location for anyone concerned with depression or mental health. Not to circumvent or prevent a doctor’s desires or wishes — but to supplement. As any doctor I’ve ever heard — who has no idea of the science behind the research say “If it doesn’t harm the patient, I have no problem with them using alternative methods.”

Meditation is one of those methods. I’ve had numerous people reach out to me to report that it has helped their PTSD, or other mental issues — and I’m just a filmmaker reporting about it.

So back to the Lake Shrine.

Yogananda was someone who came to the US to pass along the good news, nearly a century ago, that meditation can help and heal. Going within. Med means measure in Latin — so measuring one’s thoughts.

But as I was at the Lake Shrine, listening to the speaker talk about meditation, I thought I’d try one. I focused on my father, an architect, who has spoken to me in the past from the flipside. But here it was father’s day and I just put him in my mind and asked him “What are you up?”

And I heard him say “Designing” and saw some incredible structures in the Prairie School of Architecture (which was a part of in the 1940’s at Holabird and Root in Chicago.) He showed me structures I’ve never seen before — but someone might find in a Frank Lloyd Wright kind of catalogue.

Then I remembered that during one of our sessions, Jennifer had said “Your father is telling me that he has met the famous architects and is working with them.” He was referring to Brunelleschi — and if one isn’t aware of his work, it’s in a number of Florentine buildings. I was seeing hallways and buttresses in my mind.

At that point, I turned to my daughter and asked how she was doing. She said “It’s strange, I had my eyes closed, not thinking about anything, and suddenly these images of Italian architecture came into my mind. Hallways and structures.”

For those who are fans of the book “Flipside” they’ll know that it was our daughter who ran into from the kitchen at age three to say “Grandpa’s in the kitchen!” Resisting the urge to jump up and run in — I said “That’s nice. Why is he here?” She looked at her baby brother in her mom’s arms and said “He came to see the baby.”

I said “Does he want to tell us anything?” She looked around at our crowded apartment and said “He says “You guys need a bigger house” and then “He loves you very much.”

So the idea that my dad would project the same images to me and my daughter at the same time during this meditation doesn’t surprise me. It’s not her focus, never has been — and she’s never been to Italy.

But I have. And so has he.

And here we are, a decade after his passing, on Father’s day, getting a direct message from him.

It’s not hard, but worth exploring.

Hacking the Afterlife with Mick and the Psychic in Oz

Mick and Xzavia

Did this fun podcast a few weeks ago with Mick and the Psychic.  I'm rebroadcasting it with their permission on our podcast "Hacking the Afterlife."  What makes it dovetail with the work Jennifer and I are doing is that at some point, two of the people that Jennifer and I interview showed up on this podcast.

Here's the link:

One is Luana Anders, who fans of our podcast know to be my pal on the flipside who moderates our forum. Imagine my chagrin, when the host of their podcast said "Your friend Luana is here."

She brought with her none other than Marlon Brando.  What I didn't mention on the podcast, but am now, is that I have some of "Marlon Brando's ashes" - because close friends who went to the service were given packets of him, and one of his close friends gave me a packet. (How could I turn it down?)

Anyways, a packet of ashes is a packet of ashes - not claiming it's a cellphone or a calling card in any fashion, but I might have mentioned that on this podcast and did not.

Plus because they gave me "all the time in the world" I decided to do an example of "guided meditation" with each of them. With Mick, who is a licensed practicing hypnotherapist, I took him on a short visit with his guide to visit his council.  It's the same method I employed in the podcast with Simon Bown (and others, like Heather Wade) where I demonstrate how simple it is to ask questions and get answers the person doesn't realize they have access to.

In Xzavia's case, because she's a medium, I assumed she's had a few trips to visit her guide and council, but not so many trips to view her "life planning process."  By doing so, we have a lively discussion about a topic she wasn't aware of before the podcast.  Her description of a 360 view of her life and the possibilities isn't something I've heard before - but the idea that we can access this kind of an event is something that appears in the film "Hacking the Afterlife" - hackingtheafterlifefilm.com - where a therapist from Ventura CA recounts the incredible memory of his own life planning session on camera. 

This is about the continuing research.  It's similar to what Jennifer and I do, and since she's going to be celebrating her daughter's graduation next week, I'll use this podcast to replace that one she'll miss.  I'm posting it now so I don't forget, and on Thursday will switch it over to the main podcast.

Enjoy!