About this episode
Julie Beischel, Ph.D., is the co-founder and Director of Research at the Windbridge Research Center. She received her Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology with a minor in Microbiology and Immunology. Her current research mainly focuses on mediums: individuals who experience communication with the deceased. Dr. Beischel has published research examining mediums’ accuracy and their experiences, psychology, and physiology, and the potential therapeutic application of mediumship readings during bereavement. Her research interests also include spontaneous, facilitated, assisted, and requested after-death communication experiences. She lives in Arizona with her husband and research partner, Mark Boccuzzi, and their two dogs. Books: Investigating Mediums: A Windbridge Institute Collection Among Mediums: A Scientist's Quest for Answers Meaningful Messages: Making the Most of Your Mediumship Reading From the Mouths of Mediums Vol. 1: Experiencing Communication (From the Mouths of Mediums: Conversations with Windbridge Certified Research Mediums) Website: windbridge.org Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Summary and Transcript of this interview. Interview recorded August 7, 2021 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:02:42 - The Afterlife and Mediumship 00:05:08 - Exploring Mediumship and the Afterlife 00:07:24 - Fear of Death and Its Impact on Psychology and Worldviews 00:09:53 - Investigating Medium Readings 00:12:31 - Medium Screening and Certification Procedure 00:15:37 - Disproving the Hypothesis of Medium Fraudulent Behavior 00:18:33 - Mediumship and Psychic Abilities 00:21:16 - Paradigms and Scientific Closed-Mindedness 00:26:37 - The Limitations of Medium Abilities 00:32:35 - Psychic Abilities and Predicting the Future 00:35:40 - The Continuation of Consciousness After Death 00:38:54 - The Possibility of an Afterlife 00:41:59 - Communication with Deceased Spirits 00:45:04 - The Five People Involved in the Protocol 00:47:58 - Autoimmune Diseases and Mediumship 00:51:01 - The Connection Between Mediumship and Autoimmune Diseases 00:54:06 - Different Levels of Trance Consciousness in Mediumship 00:57:10 - Physical Mediumship and Table Tipping 01:00:25 - Emotional Impact of Animal Loss 01:03:49 - Normalizing After-Death Communication Experiences 01:09:16 - Incorporating Afterlife Beliefs into Mental Health Practices 01:13:36 - The Fascination with Non-Local Consciousness 01:16:23 - The interconnectedness of the universe 01:19:10 - Quality of Life over Quantity of Days 01:21:48 - Terminal Lucidity and Mediumship 01:24:30 - Alleviating Suffering through Mediumship 01:28:14 - Studying Mediumship in its Natural Environment 01:31:13 - Peer-reviewed papers and replication difficulties 01:33:57 - Mediumship Readings and Being Open-Minded 01:36:10 - Farewell and Thanks