Richard Martini

Sep 21

Mental Health and Meditation

White House seeks to put a spotlight on mental health "U.S. mental health is poor and getting worse," the headline said, noting the rising prevalence of depression and other…www.yahoo.com It’s rampant and its everywhere. It’s a topic no one likes to talk about, and few have answers to help. No, I’m not talking about politics, weather or sports — but about the research, data out of the University of Wisconsin that shows “symptoms of depression” can be “cured or…

Richard Davidson

3 min read

Sep 2

In Praise of Reservation Dogs flipside episode “Wanda”

Being someone who writes about, makes films about the Flipside, I can’t recommend any higher the film “Defending Your Life” by Albert Brooks. It’s like Albert made a funny documentary about the process that everyone reports. That we “return home” to the flipside (eat as much as we want, don’t…

Reservation Dogs

5 min read

Sep 1

BACK TO SCHOOL with Luana Anders, James Dean and Jennifer Shaffer on the Hacking the Afterlife podcast.

This is another example of the unusual work that Jennifer and I have been doing for seven years. In this podcast, I ask our moderator on the flipside, Luana Anders what she wants to talk about or if she has someone who wants to come forward to speak. …

Luana Anders

3 min read

Aug 19

AN HEIRLOOM FROM THE FLIPSIDE

A family heirloom rediscovered.

Flipside

25 min read

Aug 17

Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Olivia Newton John, brother Jeffry and Robin Williams

We’re back after a two week hiatus. In this podcast we chat with my dearly departed brother, for whom we had a memorial service this past week. Jennifer was there, as well as some fans of the podcast. In today’s podcast, Jennifer announces that Olivia Newton John wants to…

Olivia Newton John

2 min read

Aug 2

ELVIS and the FLIPSIDE

ELVIS and the FLIPSIDE Jennifer Shaffer and I have been meeting up weekly for seven years. The books that contain transcripts of our many chats are in BACKSTAGE PASS TO THE FLIPSIDE 1, 2, 3 or TUNING INTO THE AFTERLIFE. Podcast: HackingTheAfterlife.com We’ve had Elvis show up in the past…

Elvis Presley

42 min read

Jul 29

Hacking the Afterlife podcast with James Caan on the flipside

Another one of those mind bending sessions on the podcast Hacking The Afterlife. We open with a discussion about an unusual recent event, where my old friend Melinda Germann came through to give a climate warning to my friend Patrice. Patrice and Melinda were best pals and went to Santa…

James Caan

3 min read

Jul 2

CONTACT WITH CARL SAGAN ON THE FLIPSIDE

This essay, CONTACT WITH CARL SAGAN ON THE FLIPSIDE is in honor of the 25th anniversary of the film “CONTACT.” PUTTING THE ATOMS TOGETHER JUNE 29, 2022 ‘No Aliens, No Spaceships, No Invasion of Earth’ An oral history of Contact, the sci-fi movie that defied Hollywood norms and made it…

Contact

72 min read

Jun 25

HACKING THE AFTERLIFE PODCAST with Bob Saget

Today’s podcast with Bob Saget 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…

Bob Saget

3 min read

Jun 21

Father’s Day Meditation

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…

Yogananda

5 min read