Here are a few other examples of ESP :
I experienced a powerful case of precognition about thirty years ago when I dreamed every night for several weeks that my home had been robbed, and then my home was robbed soon after the dreams stopped. This was not just coincidence: My home has not been robbed since then, nor have I had those dreams again.
Mark Twain, the great American novelist, experienced precognition when he dreamed about his younger brother Henry’s death and funeral several weeks before Henry died in a steamboat accident. Details of the funeral in the dream matched details in real life.
I experienced a case of precognition or clairvoyance—it is sometimes hard to tell them apart—about 10 years ago when I came to Seoul, South Korea from a city to the south, where I live. I was walking on a crowded pedestrian shopping street when I suddenly saw a picture in my mind of a friend from the city where I lived. A few seconds later, my friend walked up to me.
A classic case of clairvoyance occurred to the Swedish scientist and psychic Emanuel Swedenborg in 1759 when he told people in Gothenburg of a fire in Stockholm, which was 400 kilometers away. He gave information about the fire that later was found to be correct.
4. The main reason I believe in a spiritual or non-physical reality, however, is the Seth philosophy, which I think is the most comprehensive and most beautiful philosophy the world has ever known. It was presented to us by the mystic-philosopher Jane Roberts.
The Seth Philosophy teaches that a portion of God, or All That Is, is within each one of us and that “All That Is loves all that it has created.” It teaches that we should accept responsibility for our lives because we, as individuals and en masse, form our reality through our thoughts, desires, intents, beliefs, and the emotions which flow from our beliefs, including love, fear, and anger.
If I had to reduce this philosophy to one sentence, I would use these words of Seth, the non-physical being who spoke through Jane Roberts for more than twenty years: “You get what you concentrate on.” I think Jesus was talking about this idea when he said, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”
In an example from my own life, I have observed that when I am in a bad mood, a lot of “bad” things happen: things break, stuff doesn’t work, and, in general, life is not fun. On the other hand, when I am in a good mood, “good” things happen: stuff works, problems seem to solve themselves, and people are helpful and courteous.
I can also see the truth of the Seth philosophy in other people. People who believe in evil, or that men are naturally evil, encounter a lot of selfish, greedy, violent people in their daily lives. And the opposite is true for people who believe the world is good and that other people are generally good: They meet a lot of kind, generous, loving people.
The Seth Philosophy teaches that we are here to learn to use our energy wisely and that we have lived before and will live again. It teaches that all species are connected, that everything is conscious, and that consciousness created and continues to create the universe. And it teaches that the universe is naturally inclined toward the good—that it is easier to create something that is positive or fulfilling than it is to create something that is negative or destructive.
The Seth Philosophy is the philosophy best suited for the Aquarian Age, for a world that is at peace and that offers everyone opportunities for lives of quality and fulfillment. It is not too late for us to create that world.
Appendix
Israel in Gaza: Self-Defense or Aggression?
This is an open letter to supporters of Israel’s 2014 Gaza war:
Many of you say that Israel has the right to defend itself. Maybe you could explain that to the mothers and fathers of the dead children in Gaza. I don’t think they know that their sons and daughters were firing rockets into Israel.
Everyone has the right to defend themselves, but that is not the real issue here. When I look at the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, I see that the real issue behind this war and the two previous Gaza wars is whether Israel has the right to occupy Palestine and to deprive the Palestinian people of their human rights.
And the answer is obvious: No nation has the right to take away the rights of the people of another nation to live in safety, dignity, and freedom. Israel is not defending itself in Gaza; Israel is defending its occupation of Palestine. Israel is not the victim but the oppressor, and whatever Israel does should be seen in that light.
This Gaza war is part of the war for the liberation of the Palestinian people from Israeli rule, just as the American Revolution was a war for the liberation of the American people from British rule.
Some of you say that criticism of Israel encourages anti-Semitism. Israel doesn’t need any help encouraging anti-Semitism; it is doing very well all by itself. What could inspire anti-Semitism better than Israel’s killing of hundreds of children in Gaza?
And some of you say that people who complain about Palestinian deaths are supporting Hamas, a terrorist organization. We complain about Palestinian deaths because there are so many. Whatever happened to an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth? In terms of civilian casualties, Israel is taking 300 eyes for one eye, 300 teeth for one tooth.
I have even heard some people argue that Hamas is responsible for the deaths of children in Gaza. I want to know what planet those people are living on! On planet Earth, Israel is dropping bombs on children in Gaza, not Hamas! Let me repeat: Dropping bombs on children in Gaza is the choice Israel has made. No one has forced Israel to make that choice.
Of course, Israel says it tries very hard to avoid civilian casualties, but it says Hamas is using civilians as human shields. That is an old excuse for killing civilians and its truth cannot be verified at this time. But human rights observers say they have seen homes that had been bombed where there was no evidence that they had been used for military purposes. Israel has also bombed UN facilities and schools and caused a lot of damage to the infrastructure in Gaza. Clearly, both sides have committed war crimes, but from the body count and the destruction, it is obvious Israel has committed most of the war crimes.
I agree that Hamas is a terrorist organization. But if Hamas is a terrorist organization, then what is Israel? As I write these words in August 2014, Hamas had killed three Israeli civilians while Israel, according to UN estimates, had killed over a thousand Palestinian civilians.
I have a lot of sympathy for the Jewish people because of all the abuse they have suffered at the hands of Christians for more than a thousand years. But because Jews have suffered greatly doesn’t mean the world should turn a blind eye to Israel’s crimes against the Palestinian people. As my father taught me many years ago, two wrongs don’t make a right.
The world community demands that Hamas stop building tunnels and firing rockets into Israel. The world community demands that Israel get its military out of Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem, and its police and settlers off of Palestinian land. The world community also demands that Israel rebuild the homes, schools, and infrastructure it has destroyed; release all Palestinian prisoners; end the Gaza blockade and the fishing zone; allow the Gaza airport and seaport to reopen; and give the Palestinian people back their corridor between the West Bank and Gaza so that they can travel freely within Palestine.
(Signed)
Lawrence John Brown,
A self-appointed representative of the world community and a lover of truth, justice, and peace
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