In what may be a sign of our culture’s attempt to make sense of the chaos that 2020 imposed on us, 2 major news events point to the search for meaning in life by proving that there is life after death. As I was working on my review of the Netflix documentary series “Surviving Death,” this article from the New York Times came across my news feed.
“Can Robert Bigelow (and the Rest of Us) Survive Death?”*
As a dedicated follower of the UFO topic who is mourning the demise of 2021’s Contact in the Desert, which is cancelling its June conference and moving online in July, I am well aware of Robert Bigelow’s prominence in the field of UFO research. Bigelow has used his wealth from establishing the Budget Suites empire to explore multiple areas of the paranormal —from buying the Skinwalker Ranch and doing research there for 20 years to answering Lara Logan from CBS’ 60 Minutes question about the existence of aliens: “I’m absolutely convinced. That’s all there is to it.”
So it was a surprise to read of his offer of $850,000 in prizes for what the Times calls:
“his new afterlife contest, seeking the best available evidence of survival of consciousness.”
Judged by luminaries such as religious scholar Jeffrey Kripal and Leslie Kean whose book inspired the Netflix series, this promises to keep the search for the existence of what the Soul Phone Foundation calls “post- material persons” in the news in 2021. Couple that with the fact that interviews with 2 physical mediums have appeared in my Podcast feed and I’m hearing whispers of an interest in seances among the younger generation. 2021 seems to be compelling us to look beyond the veil.
Stay tuned for my review/rant about Netflix’s “Surviving Death.” Here’s the link to the Times article.
*https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/style/robert-bigelow-UFOs-life-after-death.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage