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Big Seance: My Paranormal World

Release Date: 04/27/2024

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In this episode we look back at highlights of two great interviews from 2017 and 2019. Roberta Grimes is an afterlife expert, author of The Fun of Dying: Find Out What Really Happens Next, and host of the Seek Reality podcast. Sandra Champlain is the author of We Don't Die - A Skeptic’s Discovery of Life After Death and host of We Don't Die Radio and Shades of the Afterlife. Visit BigSeance.com/250 for more info.

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In this episode:

Intro :00

A remastered look back at two afterlife experts! :49

Highlights from episode 83 with Roberta Grimes, afterlife expert and author of The Fun of Dying: Find Out What Really Happens Next. 2:28

Roberta has read a LOT of interesting books in her research. Check out the appendix in the back of most of her own books for recommendations. 5:58

A powerful experience and hearing a voice in 1955. 9:05

Writing books with the help of Roberta’s primary guide, Thomas Jefferson. 11:18

Reincarnation, growing up Christian, and simply listening to the words of Jesus. 15:30

Where does the dogma and false information in Christianity come from? 17:36

Jesus and the genuine God. 21:43

The importance of learning to forgive. 24:29

Why is communication between the dead and the living so difficult? Plus, the North American Station. 25:46

Roberta’s BIG TIP for what NOT to do when we die. 30:32

 

For more on Roberta Grimes 

RobertaGrimes.com

 

 

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

In the US, you can dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. For international resources, you can visit Befrienders.org. 36:55

 

Highlights from episode 144 with Sandra Champlain, author of We Don’t Die: A Skeptic’s Discovery of Life After Death. 37:48

Grief and the fear of dying. 39:15

When you realize that we don’t die, everyone makes it to the Other Side, and our loved ones will be there to greet us. 42:04

Sandra’s tipping point was a course in mediumship and discovering Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP). 45:03

In 2011, while sitting in her car after a movie, Sandra recorded a video of herself after realizing it was time to share her story. 51:08

Sandra shares more from experiences while studying mediumship at the Arthur Findlay College. 57:44

Sandra has been a part of many seances, and she recounts some of the more fascinating physical phenomena that she has witnessed while sitting with physical medium, Scott Milligan. 1:06:35

 

For more on Sandra Champlain

WeDontDieRadio.com

 

Outro 1:16:14

A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:17:32

 

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