Don said:

'If channeling is like a telephone hook-up to other worlds, then why wouldn't the dead ROUTINELY contact us convincingly in other ways (e. g. waking visions, audible voices)?'.

How would we be able to function in our physical world if the deceased routinely contacted us ? Can you imagine the cacophony of relative's voices impinging on our ability to make everyday decisions ? If, as I believe, our physical earth time is important I thinks its important that we are able to give it our fullest attention without worrying what Grandma feels about our choice of curtain colour !

D

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In light of the problems you mention, we'd have to wonder why Bruce is spending so much time and energy developing his afterlife communication device (ADC).

Remember, Bruce describes this device as a telephone system to the afterlife.  And he has a team of folks, both living and deceased, working with him on the project.

Per Bruce, the device will allow any of us to dial-up a deceased friend or loved one just as easily as we now call a neighbor across the street.

If the problems are as great as you describe, wouldn't you think that those folks in the afterlife would be well aware of them and would advise Bruce not to continue with his efforts?

Ed Carter, a deceased engineer friend of Bruce's, is one of the key developers of this device.  I doubt Ed would be doing this unless he were convinced it would be of benefit.

R

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Speaking of overload, can you imagine the millions of "calls" folks like Abraham Lincoln or Bill Shakespeare would receive?

(of course, if reincarnation is real, they probably wouldn't be around to answer the phone anyway.....)   

R

Either that or let's hope that there's a call forwarding device that finds them in their new bodies.

But then, if we really are multi-dimensional spirits, the device would have to be able to call not only Abraham Lincoln but all of his other identities as well.

(I think it's time for a drink).

R

I think they do contact us. Mostly at our request. Not like they are giving us a phone call or something like that mind you. Communication from those "over there" is mostly NVC, which for some can be difficult to understand or interpret. Rarely are you going to end up in a conversation like" hey, hows your day going?" or can " tell me what its like to be dead", sort of a thing. But communication we still do engage in. You might see them in a hospital setting soon after the die. I have seen this in two instances. No, I wasn't dreaming. I was in a meditative state mind you. I would think that communication instantly after you die is also rarely going to happen unless your pretty well together. First, most likly its going to be a bit of a shock realising that you didn't die after-all. Your going to possibly understand more of the reasoning behind your life. You will want to communicate with those you love and who are still here engaged in the phyical. Some wont be able to communicate with those left behind. Their beliefs wont allow for it. They might think that when your dead ,your dead. So it wont happen or will be difficult or delayed. But communication with some who have died happens all the time. Remember what communication is. I see it as "the movement or exchange of information or ideas, between two or more objects, over a distance." Understanding it not a part of the equation or nessassary for communication to take place. Nor are words.
(If you believe that there is no communication when you pass on, then you would have to presume that getting messages from Jesus would not be possible. He did die.)    

Oh and one other thing no time was sent on the e-mail but the date of the previous date when I sent it in March was there but no time.....there is always a time with an email

george stone wrote on Mar 18^th, 2010 at 4:50pm:


Hi dear George

What an amazing experience to swim against the flow of the arrow of time and revise your youth again 

People should take you more seriously because you are so open to the spiritual side of life

Blessings and Light

Alan

Don, you are sounding a lot like a Tom Campbell follower.