Reincarnation research
Referenced in 2 episodes
Definition
Studies that investigate claims of individuals who have memories of past lives, suggesting that consciousness may persist beyond death.
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InPresence 0161: Jung’s Underworld Journey – Further Reflections on Peter Kingsley’s Catafalque
New Thinking AllowedOct 16, 2026
Psychologist Jeffrey Mishlove revisits Peter Kingsley's book Catafalque and its account of Carl Jung's perilous journey into the underworld, framed by an ancient 'sacred contract' between the living and the dead. He argues this idea splits parapsychology into two camps: physicalist researchers focused on psychic abilities among the living, and those who study survival of consciousness after death. Drawing on near-death experiences, mediumship, reincarnation research and psychic healing, he suggests that living only for ourselves may be driving humanity toward self-destruction.
The Case for the Afterlife with Chris Carter
New Thinking AllowedAug 28, 2026
Oxford-educated physics teacher Chris Carter joins psychologist Jeffrey Mishlove to argue that science, done properly, does not rule out life after death and may actually support it. Carter lays out five independent lines of evidence, namely deathbed visions, near-death experiences, apparitions, children who remember past lives, and communication through mediums, which he says all point to the survival of consciousness. Highlights include a chess match allegedly played between a living grandmaster and a dead one through a medium, and a dying woman who 'saw' a sister whose death had been kept from her.