Paranormal evidence points to the fact of reincarnation. Near-death experiences, reputable psychics and mediums, the seer Edgar Cayce, out-of-body experiences, electronic voice phenomena, past life regressions in psychotherapy, and instrumental transcommunication together combine to show that most human beings have lived multiple lives on earth – some estimates suggest in the neighborhood of 85-100. Given […]
“To sleep, perchance to dream” – Shakespeare’s Hamlet Many people who have lost loved ones to death report having vivid dreams of the loved one. The deceased seems so real to the dreamer, and the experience is often so joyful, that the dreamer is very upset upon awakening, feeling cheated that she no longer has […]
You may wonder why a blog post entitled “Past Lives” is listed under the Future category! That’s because the related topics of past lives, reincarnation, karma and pre-birth decisions are explored in my book, Paranormal, and are intimately related to the survival of our souls after death. The evidence from scientific instruments and investigations, reputable […]
About a year ago, Pope Francis was purported to comfort a child on the death of his pet by saying that animals go to heaven. While the report may be apocryphal (and may or may not actually have been attributed to Pope Paul VI), the survival of animals’ souls after death is a persistent question, […]
Welcome to my website and blog! For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Valerie A. Abrahamsen, a Harvard-trained New Testament scholar, and I’ll be writing generally about three topics – words of wisdom, as it were, from the Past, the Present and the Future. Among my primary principles is that I do not […]
These are posts on topics related to the afterlife, the survival of the soul after death, and how afterlife research helps answer life’s difficult questions, primarily taken from my 2015 evidence-based book, Paranormal: A New Testament Scholar Looks at the Afterlife. Upcoming Events: Past Events: Adult education program, “Exploring the Afterlife: Learning from Experts and Personal Experiences,” […]
My profile for Westar Institute (home of the Jesus Seminar) VA select publications Order my book on the afterlife here Organizations Westar Institute Society of St. Margaret St. Joseph’s Dwelling Place, Vermont Rock Point Commons, Burlington, Vermont Episcopal Church in Vermont The Episcopal Church – The Episcopal Branch of the Jesus Movement The Monroe Institute Eternea […]
Welcome to Wisdom Words — Past, Present, and Future. Blog posts are scheduled for the second and fourth Fridays of the month at 6:00 am Eastern Time. Thank you for being an engaged citizen with intellectual curiosity! Indexes to past posts: October 2015 to October 2016, October 2016 to October 2017, October 2017 to October […]