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September 12, 1997: Psychic Ability & Life After Death - James Van Praagh
Published 2 years, 3 months ago
Description
Art Bell welcomes medium James Van Praagh for a wide-ranging conversation about psychic ability, life after death, and communication with the spirit world. The episode opens with a replay of the previous night's extraordinary moment when a frantic Area 51 caller was cut off as the broadcast satellite lost Earth lock, an event GE AmeriCom confirmed had never occurred before.
Van Praagh describes how his mediumistic abilities emerged in his early twenties and explains his work as a survival evidence medium, bringing through specific names, places, and details from the deceased that he could not otherwise know. He discusses the nature of the soul, reincarnation, different spiritual levels, and what happens during a life review after death. He shares his view that the fear of death is humanity's greatest obstacle and that understanding the spirit world would transform how people treat one another.
The conversation touches on ghosts, suicide, electronic communication with the dead through instrumental transcommunication, and Van Praagh's personal encounter with non-human intelligences near Sedona, Arizona. Callers ask about trapped spirits, the afterlife, and whether prayer truly reaches the other side.
Van Praagh describes how his mediumistic abilities emerged in his early twenties and explains his work as a survival evidence medium, bringing through specific names, places, and details from the deceased that he could not otherwise know. He discusses the nature of the soul, reincarnation, different spiritual levels, and what happens during a life review after death. He shares his view that the fear of death is humanity's greatest obstacle and that understanding the spirit world would transform how people treat one another.
The conversation touches on ghosts, suicide, electronic communication with the dead through instrumental transcommunication, and Van Praagh's personal encounter with non-human intelligences near Sedona, Arizona. Callers ask about trapped spirits, the afterlife, and whether prayer truly reaches the other side.