Evidence of Shamanic practices have been found in many great civilisations throughout history. Egyptian hieroglyphs indicate the use by Shamen of a highly hallucinogenic blue Nile Lily's to transcend the physical body and commune with beings on a higher plane to receive specific information - potentially obtaining information which may explain their highly advanced technological and astronomical understanding.
Re-Incarnation
There are many, well documented cases which appear to provide irrefutable evidence of the reality of re-incarnation, a high number of these relate to children who somehow, are aware, in minute detail, of every aspect of a deceased person's life - details that they could not possibly know from their own life experiences.
In the case of Cameron McCauley, born in Glasgow in Scotland, from the age of two, Cameron began to talk about his life on the tiny island of Barra - some 220 miles away from Glasgow. He explained that his father on Barra was called Shane Robertson and had been killed when he was hit by a car. He talked about his home in detail and described its location, where he used to play with his dog - a black and white Border Collie.
He missed his old life very much and became so distressed that his family, along with a psychiatrist, made the trip to the Isle of Barr in an attempt to settle him. They located the house and found that it was exactly as described by Cameron, although the house had been modernised and the interior was not familiar to the boy.
Through a genealogist, a Gillian Robertson was traced, who remembered the house and the black and white Border Collie - but they have been unable to trace Shane Robertson.
Many believe that the essence of the individual - the soul, remains intact after death, to be re-born into a new body. Usually, the memories of past lives are not tangible, but may remain as shadows of the mind, the causation of irrational or unusual fears, passions and interests, drawn from the experiences of one soul as it moves through many lives.
Spiritual Paranormal Events
Paranormal investigation, over recent years, has become a hugely popular, multi million pound industry, a new genre of popular media entertainment- the accompanying hysteria and over dramatic effect of presentation styles, in many ways, detracts from genuinely interesting events - and makes it difficult for the observer to determine reality from artistic license.
The “industry” also contains many charlatans who feed upon people's natural curiosity and use it as an opportunity to make a quick buck.
The intense interest in the topic stems from the fact that a large number of individuals, have at some time in their lives, seen, heard or felt something cannot be rationally explained.
There are many areas of paranormal investigation, but some revolve around the theory that spirits or souls remain in periodic and diverse contact with the living after death.
Conscious Universe Theories
There are a number of growing theories regarding our universe.
Some believe that the universe is a conscious entity, and that the universe only burst into life as a result of conscious thought.
These ideas are supported by some current areas of theory investigation in quantum physics.
Doctor Gerald Schroeder has put forward a theory that the human brain acts as a “radio” - picking up the data of the mind, the mind which is external to the body, and adding individual experiences and feelings back into the collective.
This is supported by experiments conducted by the David Lynch Foundation - whereby where a large collective focus and meditate upon peace and love, the crime level is statistically and dramatically reduced for a short time in that locality.
Quantum Physics
In the realm of quantum physics, the human body, taken down to its most basic atomic level, is energy.
All matter is energy - energy in the form of light waves, part of the electro-magnetic spectrum.
No matter is truly solid, as under the most powerful scrutiny, all matter is composed of electrons whirling around a nucleus and proton.
Einstein's famous equation E = MC2 (E is energy and M is matter C is the velocity of light) shows that matter and energy are actually one and the same thing.
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy can be transformed from one form to another - but energy cannot be created or destroyed. The total amount of energy in the universe always stays the same.
Based upon this law, the energy from the human body has been in existence for at least 15 billion years (since the big bang) and this universe was created (according to current scientific thinking) and will continue to be in existence until the universe ceases to exist.
The interesting question therefore is if energy can retain information in respect of its previous forms.
In conclusion, the above list is by no means definitive, but outlines a number of interesting events and theories which may point to life beyond the physical.
This is a topic which will continue to be debated for many years to come and a burning question that we will all know the answer to - some day!
