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Personal Statement #7
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November 8, 2008
We met Elmere at a church we were attending while living in Toronto during the 1980s. Elmere was a feisty, but very good-hearted, 88 year-old lady. The tone of her voice was weakening, had become quite high-pitched, almost a screech. Her hearing was mostly gone, so we had to speak up for her. She complained about voices in her apartment late at night, but we determined that this was only her hearing aid malfunctioning. Elmere loved to be hospitable and would invite small groups of young people to her place for snacks and fun - I thought this was unusually outgoing for one of advanced age. One time at her apartment, Anita noticed, on a shelf, an old and faded framed photograph of a young soldier. Elmere began to explain that this handsome young man had once been her fiance. They had promised each other that they would marry as soon as he returned from "The Great War." At that time, a kind of proverb circulated, warning lovers, that to become engaged, before his being sent to the front, was a veritable death sentence. Franklin never returned home to her. Elmere remained single for her lifetime.
Our hearts easily go out to Elmere. We cannot pretend to understand the grief that only she would have known - the years, the multiple decades, of lonely nights and dark rooms filled with tears. Elmere has passed on now, having yearned for her lover for nearly 75 years. For Franklin, waiting in the Spirit World, 75 years might have seemed like a short time - as time there does not unfold in the same way as it does here; unfortunately, for our dear Elmere, 75 years was 75 years...
Dear friends, I want you to think about this. Is there another question of more compelling interest to so many in this life? here, in this "vale of suffering." Everyone's situation is different, but, in a sense, everyone's situation is the same, as no one gets a free-pass when they come to this world; every sensitive soul has a story of suffering to tell - and that story is frequently about another person who was lost by one who loved him. I hope that you have read my article, An Introduction To The Scientific Evidence For The AfterLife . It's best if you begin to familiarize yourself with that information before reading more here; meaning, I'd like for you to have a substantial basis for knowing that what I say here is true - the way it really is. It is my pleasure to share with you my research of the past 12 years. I will present to you a synopsis of a large body of information, a summary of which will go a long way toward answering the question posed above. Elsewhere on this website you will find quotes, excerpts from AfterLife testimonies, that support what I will bring to you below. Elmere and Franklin will meet in a place often referred to as ...
Summerland When I attended law school I learned that one had done enough research if the same data kept popping up over a variety of sources. So it is with the well-substantiated information presented here about that "port-of-entry" to the Spirit Realms, Summerland. These findings are well attested to by a large number of AfterLife testimonies; and, just as the untraveled among us can know what life in Moscow is like from those who have been there, so, too, we can know something about the life that awaits us over there from numerous reports sent from that realm. The Afterlife is no monolithic place. It is, in fact, comprised of regions, or worlds, or levels, independent of each other. Numerous psychic reports reveal that there are seven major divisions to the Other Side. The first two levels are places that you will want to steer clear of - very unpleasant, but temporary, levels of existence inhabited by souls who have pathological issues needing to be addressed and worked out before they can move on to better planes. You will be happy to know that there is no eternally-burning hell. This folklore from the Middle Ages was designed as a propaganda piece to control and manipulate the uneducated masses. We will speak more of this in future articles. But the third level of of the Spirit Realm isSummerland, the place where good things begin to happen; and even this provocative title will begin to tell you something about this wonderful destination.
Summerland is the "first home" for the "average good person" from our world. Lucky for most of us, we don't have to be sainted like Mother Theresa to live in Summerland. I will briefly recap here some things I have written on this subject in other articles: First of all, let me say, you must forget about all of the myths of "heaven." So much of this, like the subject of hell, is pure mythology, a propaganda designed by history's ecclesiastical demagogues as a device to control the fearful. You must let go of images of floating on pink clouds, of wispy figures, of harps, and pearly gates, and similar tales. AfterLife entities are very adamant for you to know that Summerland is a most substantial world - a solid world. There, they walk on solid ground; they touch solid tables and handle real flowers; and they have solid bodies, ones that love and are filled with passion. They often say that their world is the "real world" and ours is merely a world of forms and shadows. Summerland is very earth-like; in fact, it is an idealized earth! Summerland is a world of wide, foamy oceans, resort white-sandy beaches, shimmering, placid lakes, and rushing, bubbling streams; of vast forests, open prairies, and fortress mountains; a world of universities, study, research, and visiting lecturers; of running and laughing children, and gurgling babies; of beautiful, spacious homes filled with all variety of fine things and artwork, and small hide-away lake cottages; of farms, horses, cattle, and crops; of glittering, bustling, clean cities with imposing architecture; of sweet-natured animals of every sort, including the ones from your earth-life, waiting to see you; a place of all manner of recreational activity, of sports, all of the arts, libraries, social events, galas of every kind, music, concerts - every good thing that your aching heart desires - Summerland is purposefully designed by your Advisors to be all of that for you; even, just for you.
Summerland was designed by our Advisors and Guides to address the questions and fears of hurting hearts upon their arrival in the Next Life. It is a place specifically designed to "fill in the gaps," of every kind, left by the earth experience; to help the emotionally injured of this life to move beyond their sense of loss regarding so many issues. And who would deny that the greatest loss in this life, for many, is the loss of an Only Beloved! And injured hearts will not allow any beguilement, any artifice of mere words, or platitudes, or any spiritual-talk, to distract them from that most pressing cold reality, that giant hole in the deepest part of themselves which has suffered loss! All of this must be addressed in practical terms, of the kind that grieving ones can and will accept; it must be addressed lest suffering ones become trapped in their grief and tears, unable to move on toward spiritual perfection.
Natural Law As you learn about the Other Side, you will find that it is governed by a principle that the "locals" call natural law. This is a big subject but here's a small example of it. Upon our arrival over there, we are not suddenly "made perfect"; we are not subjected to an "instant make-over" so that we will not recognize ourselves; we are not suddenly jerked into a higher plane of thinking. And while we will spend eternity slowly improving and growing toward ever higher levels of goodness and perfection, our initial mode of thinking will be exactly the same as it was here in this world. This means that, if Franklin left this world with Elmere in his heart, if he was in love with her then, he will be in love with her still when he arrives on the Other Side; and the same is true for Elmere. The most likely scenario for these two is that they shall love each other, in a physical way, a long time, as long as they need and want to. This initial process of love, for them, could take multiple decades, even a hundred years or more - whatever they want, and decide upon; and they shall live their lives, possibly have children under their care, travel the universe, experience all manner of adventure and pleasures, and love each other with utmost passionate intensity throughout it all.
The Worlds of Love There are sub-sections of Summerland called "Spheres" or "Worlds" dedicated to various unfulfilled interests. These places are devoted to every kind of loss that people experience while on earth - but we can safely assume that Elmere and Franklin will not be confused about what they need and want - and they will want to make their way to a particular place, "The Worlds of Love"!
The French Revelation features select testimonies from the OtherSide via direct-voice medium Emily French - thousands of spirit-interviews were recorded over a 20-year period. We are told that many souls upon entering the next life are in need of rest and healing. And each of these hurting hearts harbors a private definition and "special need of happiness," and it would appear that there is a quite solid world waiting to address each person's unique unfulfilled aspirations. More than hedonism is at stake here. This experience of personal fulfillment seems to be necessary before it is possible for one, from a sense of greater inner wholeness, to progress toward higher states of being. We know that a most common form of suffering in our world is that of the loss of love or unexpressed love. And we are informed by AfterLife entities that there is a special world designed to address this human tragedy; a world uniquely and particularly devoted to recuperation for lovers! There is, in fact, a happy ending for every unfulfilled "Splendor In the Grass" couple!
But notice the word "until." While lovers will eventually find healing and devote time to the "broader aspirations" of humanitarian service, nothing happens until these hurting hearts have had their therapeutic fill of clinging to each other, of loving one another! Imagine a place arranged only to satisfy a private and particular definition of happiness! Imagine what, essentially, is a prolonged honeymoon! lasting for months, years, decades - as long as you want or need it to last! We presume that Elmere and Franklin will have a lot of catching up to do for awhile - maybe a long while. Their phone will be off the hook so don't bother calling them right now, they'll call you.
The testimonies suggest that they will have missed out on nothing. I will discuss this in greater detail in forthcoming articles.
Bike Riding in Summerland Allow me to close with a story. I have several friends in the psychic community, and I was recently speaking to David. He's one of the most gifted mediums I know. Psychics, you might say, are a kind of "radio receiver," able to tune into the higher waveband, higher vibrational energy-frequencies, of the Spirit Realm. Whereas the "average" psychic is able to access and receive only singular impressions from the Other Side - images, scents, a word here or there - David, a much more sensitive receiver, can actually hear his Spirit Guide speaking in his ear! David told me of a reading he gave to one who desired to know about his father who had passed on. David was able to receive information about this dad and was told that he was very much enjoying riding a bicycle in the New World. This information seemed unremarkable to David, but, in any case, he offered it to the son - who found such message most comforting. "My dad had a club foot, and, as a kid, he always wanted to ride a bike, but he never could. So what you're telling me about dad makes all the sense in the world to me!" This man was riding a bike in Summerland! For him, this boyhood loss was a most personal grief in his heart that needed healing! and he will ride that bike as long as he wants to, or needs to - until he's ready to ask the question, "What's next?" To each hurting heart, there awaits a particular happiness! That's what Summerland is about.
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December 28, 2008 Editor's Special Note:
I finished this article almost two months ago; but, just today, I felt this sense that more needs to be said; that what I presented above might sound too fantastic to be credible. Therefore, allow me to restate and offer some additional thoughts for your consideration. Regarding the scientific evidence for the existence of Summerland: I will just say that the volume of such is overwhelming. Summerland exists, and we can be confident of this, just as we accept the existence of Mars. But, many still have questions; so I will appeal to your reason and good judgment, as we consider some of the testimonies from the Other Side once again. Summerland is very earth-like; but this alone makes many feel uncomfortable because you thought "heaven" was going to be different. You will eventually be right in your assessment. The higher levels of heaven, where the most advanced soul-persons live, are utterly unlike Summerland. I have read many reports of persons who inhabit these higher realms, and they always say something like this: "Summerland is a great place, but it is nothing compared to the next realms. Life here is so wonderful that we have no words to describe it." They all say this, and it gets a little monotonous hearing how we cannot grasp what they have. But I will accept that. The point is this: the higher levels of heaven are not earth-like... they are not like Summerland. In a sense, I see Summerland as more of an extension of this earth life, rather than truly part of the AfterLife. And maybe this is a more helpful way of viewing Summerland.
AfterLife researcher, Michael Tymn, reports:
illusion-land! THE ROAD TO IMMORTALITY, a
description of the AfterLife communicated by F.W.H.
Myers through Geraldine Cummins: Myers discusses the first planes of
existence through which soul-persons will pass as they
evolve: "Secondly, the
transition period known as Hades. "Thirdly, existence within an image or reflection
of the earth known to some as Summerland; I prefer to call it
Illusion-land."
Allow me to restate this in a different way. Summerland will be a temporary residence for us - even though we might be there longer than our time on earth. It is not designed to be our final destination, nor is it designed to be focused upon for its own sake. Again, let not your heart be troubled by the word "temporary," as you can stay there as long as you want to. Summerland is a place where we will grow beyond our narrow, provincial earth-attachments; and, sort of like deep-sea divers who need to acclimate to surface pressures gradually, we will need to acclimate ourselves to what lies beyond Summerland. I say "narrow" because there is a big universe out there... other dimensions... things and places, life forms, of which we have no present understanding... and we need to expand our horizons a bit in order to negotiate these new vistas.
And we will do this by getting rid of our parochial earth-views and earth-concepts ... and we'll do that by entering into them... fully... and satisfying ourselves, convincing ourselves, that, in moving on, we will not have missed anything important... been there, done that... got the video, t-shirt, and commemorative plate... what's next? Summerland is the place where we can do all of the things that we missed out on while here and begin to heal our grief and heartache due to lost opportunities. And from this sense of peace and greater inner wholeness, we will be able to move on to new frontiers.
Summerland, as Myers says, is "illusion-land," not because the ground is not solid; it's as solid there as here; but because some - not all, but some - of the issues to be dealt with there concern the Ego and our temporary earth-attachments!
Yes, I know... if I'm gonna put it that way... well, you promise to be good from now on. Regarding Elmere and Franklin, I cannot, of course, know whether they might still want to be together; but, we can know that untold millions and millions will require this experience of love. I am thinking of something that Mortimor Adler once said, as he quoted Theodore Reik, psychiatrist:
That's very interesting isn't it? what these psychiatrists say... you cannot be truly in love without bodies coming together. Well, we know that physical love does not always happen in our world, even between those well-matched ones who love each other deeply. But, the point is, such failed consummation will cause them profound grief; such overwhelming sorrow, that... no, they won't die, not right away... they'll only wish that they were dead. These two have a very real psychological need to come together; and they will die every day in their failure to do so. Every one of those days spent in our world, will be lived in mental anguish, distraction, and grief, during separation from the Beloved.
When two, such as these, finally make their way to Summerland, they will be in no condition to think about lofty humanitarian service projects, philanthropic higher development, or anything of that sort, so traumatized will they be from their sufferings on earth. And, as the psychiatrists tell us - but we don't need psychiatrists to tell us this, do we? - these two will need to make love to each other, for a long time, to find healing for their grieving hearts. In Summerland they will be able to make love - because Summerland is very earth-like - and designed to be such, for just these situations. We still have solid bodies there, and lovers make love to each other there.
Editor's note: "One more sunset, Baby!" The grief of separation from a Dearly Beloved is addressed squarely, unequivocally, in Summerland. Two willing hearts will not need to "pray for time to crawl," as they will enjoy as many days together as they'll require; as many sunsets together as needed, to heal those holes in their hearts. And, to augment that healing, they will make love in Summerland. Psychic Sylvia Browne tells us that in Summerland orgasms might last, not seconds, but hours! and with greater intensity! yes, I know... you promise to be good from now on...
And in Summerland, two lovers, if their grief so requires, can, for a time, as long as they want to, live a somewhat traditional existence. They won't have to go to work to pay the mortgage, but they can have that house in the country; with fireplace, bookshelves, fine furniture, and artwork; with horses and meadow nearby; whatever they like, whatever their aching hearts require; and they can raise kids, too; and they can travel, and explore every adventure, every recreation and passion, every interesting activity concerning the arts... all of this and more... together.
Some of the AfterLife testimonies speak of the great classical composers still working, still producing their magic. From this, I think, we can safely extrapolate to know that other entertainers, too, will still be bringing down the house. I'll be there, ready to see Bobby Darin at the Copa... better make that two tickets... and a bottle of red wine...
Everything that a couple would normally like to have, or do, or experience, or share, or thrill to, is all there in Summerland, waiting to heal hurting hearts; indeed, in more abundant quantities than here.
And in this wonderful experience, lovers will heal themselves of their grief concerning missed opportunities... and, over time, as the terrors of past separation subside, in this increasing state of mental well-being, they will one day be ready to embark upon that life of service... but not right away... not until they have made love to each other for as long as they need to, or want to... and this honeymoon world might last for years or decades, a hundred years or more... as long as they want it, or need it, to last...
The Real World Soul persons on the Other Side always speak of their world as the "real" world, with ours as the world of shadows. Michael Tymn, again:
Raymond confirms, as I suggested above, that Summerland is an extension of the earth; that neither is the "real" world! These more wonderful, more substantial worlds still awaits us... beyond Summerland! I think I'm starting to understand what they mean with this talk of "real"; for one thing, in our world, every good thing is so temporary - things change, people die, stuff happens; but, in Summerland, and especially beyond, there are no threats, no invasions, no wars, no corruption, no generalissimos, no growing old, no death, no loss. In Summerland, things come to an end only when we want things to end, and are ready to move on to better opportunities. And how wonderful to do all of this with a soulmate lover! As souls advance, and move to the higher levels of heaven - a process which might take many tens of thousands of years - maybe they will not engage in physical love. But this does not mean that soulmates will not continue to enjoy each other - because we also know, as we move to those better realms, that we lose nothing in terms of joy and love as we advance, but only gain; because, on the higher levels, soul entities have other ways of sharing love and passion. There's no need to worry about this. To grieving hearts, however, the thought of moving to a realm where there might not be physical love with a Darling One can be very threatening. Such sentiment merely means that one is not yet ready to leave Summerland... and no one will move you out... until you, with your cosmic lover, say, "hey, Baby, let's go and check out what comes next!" A general principle that I've distilled from all of the AfterLife literature is this:
Some of you reading this are already service-minded and might be fit for the higher realms beyond Summerland; but, you also, likely, have heartaches from your earth-trip to be addressed. This means that you and your lover will probably want to spend some time in Summerland before advancing... a little R&R on your own white-sand Kokomo beach somewhere might not be too hard to take... do what you like... and maybe the two of you might decide not to stay too long... that's up to you... your inner-selves will tell you when it's time to move on. But it's good to know that healing, wish fulfillment, and therapeutic recovery is what Summerland is all about. Peace to you.
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