610. Julie Beischel - a podcast by Rick Archer

Julie Beischel, Ph.D., is the co-founder and Director of Research at the Windbridge Research Center. She received her Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology with a minor in Microbiology and Immunology. Her current research mainly focuses on mediums: individuals who experience communication with the deceased. Dr. Beischel has published research examining mediums’ accuracy and their experiences, psychology, and physiology, and the potential therapeutic application of mediumship readings during bereavement. Her research interests also include spontaneous, facilitated, assisted, and requested after-death communication experiences. She lives in Arizona with her husband and research partner, Mark Boccuzzi, and their two dogs.Books:

Investigating Mediums: A Windbridge Institute CollectionAmong Mediums: A Scientist's Quest for Answers
Meaningful Messages: Making the Most of Your Mediumship ReadingFrom the Mouths of Mediums Vol. 1: Experiencing Communication (From the Mouths of Mediums: Conversations with Windbridge Certified Research Mediums)

Website: windbridge.orgDiscussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group.

Transcript of this interview.Interview recorded August 7, 2021

Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.YouTube Video Chapters:


00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump00:02:42 - The Afterlife and Mediumship
00:05:08 - Exploring Mediumship and the Afterlife00:07:24 - Fear of Death and Its Impact on Psychology and Worldviews
00:09:53 - Investigating Medium Readings00:12:31 - Medium Screening and Certification Procedure
00:15:37 - Disproving the Hypothesis of Medium Fraudulent Behavior00:18:33 - Mediumship and Psychic Abilities
00:21:16 - Paradigms and Scientific Closed-Mindedness00:26:37 - The Limitations of Medium Abilities
00:32:35 - Psychic Abilities and Predicting the Future00:35:40 - The Continuation of Consciousness After Death
00:38:54 - The Possibility of an Afterlife00:41:59 - Communication with Deceased Spirits
00:45:04 - The Five People Involved in the Protocol00:47:58 - Autoimmune Diseases and Mediumship
00:51:01 - The Connection Between Mediumship and Autoimmune Diseases00:54:06 - Different Levels of Trance Consciousness in Mediumship
00:57:10 - Physical Mediumship and Table Tipping01:00:25 - Emotional Impact of Animal Loss
01:03:49 - Normalizing After-Death Communication Experiences01:09:16 - Incorporating Afterlife Beliefs into Mental Health Practices
01:13:36 - The Fascination with Non-Local Consciousness01:16:23 - The interconnectedness of the universe
01:19:10 - Quality of Life over Quantity of Days01:21:48 - Terminal Lucidity and Mediumship
01:24:30 - Alleviating Suffering through Mediumship01:28:14 - Studying Mediumship in its Natural Environment
01:31:13 - Peer-reviewed papers and replication difficulties01:33:57 - Mediumship Readings and Being Open-Minded
01:36:10 - Farewell and Thanks

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