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This is a continuation of our conversation with Robert Towne, my old boss who left the stage last week.  Jennifer mentions how she was walking on the beach the other day and Robert (and his dog Hira) appeared walking next to her... Jennifer did a number of sessions with Robert and so she's used to communicating with him.
In this episode, I'm continuing with my list of questions to ask him about - people that we spoke with before, people offstage and if he has messages for people onstage.
In this case, Robert was doing a rewrite or polish for a script about Napoleon (I don't know if it was his own, or it was for someone else, like Ridley Scott as Robert wrote "Days of Thunder" for his brother Tony.
Comes to mind - when his brother Tony passed, we were doing this research, and Robert asked me about his passing, so we did a session asking Tony what happened.  It's in the book BACKSTAGE PASS TO THE FLIPSIDE.
Either way - I want to point something out. We accessed Napoleon and his friend Betsy Balcombe in a previous session - it might be in print instead of in the podcast list - that would be in BACKSTAGE PASS TO THE FLIPSIDE 1, 2 or 3 - and in that instance, she identified herself as Napoleon's friend, and when asked whether he died of natural causes or was "poisoned" we heard her say it was poison. (or not from natural causes).
In this episode, I ask Robert if he's had a chance to ask Napoleon about the accuracy of that, and the answer is the word "wife."
For those paying attention, that could be the wife of Napoleon (who was having an affair back in Paris, had two children with that fellow and married him) that could be the wife of Balcombe, but his family left St. Helena before Napoleon died, it could be "Fanny" the wife of one of his lieutenants he made a pass at, and nearly jumped off a ship at the thought of being stuck on St. Helena with him - or it could have been any number of wives on the island, as apparently, he'd have flings with quite a few.
Wild and crazy guy.
But in reading the A. Robert's autobiography of him, it's clear that he died of stomach cancer. The doctors did an autopsy, it's the same disease his father died of - and it's clear to me that is what he died of. "It was a miracle he didn't die from it earlier."
In terms of this kind of research, asking questions and getting answers, because I've been doing this for 8 years weekly, I have to allow that it's possible I was asking the wrong question, it's possible that Napoleon was trying to steer the conversation to another topic (like "It was my wife Josephine that caused me to have agita which turned into stomach cancer") or it could be that the word "wife" meant something else altogether. 
It's important to note this - because I'm asking leading questions and I could be leading the medium into an area where they are trying to answer my questions based on what they're getting from the flipside. (I've seen people do this, and likely I have done it before as well.)
Jennifer says what she hears, senses, or visualizes.  Why he answered "wife" is subject to more questions - because I could revisit the conversation and point out that it was cancer that took his life, so what's he pointing to a wife or his wife, or someone else's wife?
Either way - this is one of those things that make people say "well it's all subject to conjecture" so therefore it's pointless to ask questions.
But clearly Robert was able to express who Rudy the Rank was, and Charles Grodin is able to express his opinions about the movie we were watching.
Either way - we do this work to encourage people to explore on their own - to ask questions

This is one of those podcasts that I can't really begin to comprehend, understand, other than to allow that the over four decades I knew Robert Towne, it was like I was put in his path so I could do this interview.
Robert was a prolific writer, some consider to be the greatest screenwriter who put pen to paper (or pages in a Selectric.)  Robert asked me to do this interview before he passed, made me promise.  I have sent the unedited version to his friends and family (without some pauses and spaces) and this version is slightly shorter - but not by much.
Where to begin? I spent three years walking his dog Hira - and when I told him I wanted to direct, he said "I think that would be a good idea, but you'll make mild comedies."  He was right. I've written and or directed 8 of them that most haven't seen or are aware of.
But while working for him, I got to know many of his closest pals - some who are offstage, some who are onstage - and in this interview I asked for his opinion about some of them.
I introduced him to Jennifer about five years ago - he was a skeptic until we did a session and he was able to learn new information from people offstage.  He learned new information from his dog Hira. He learned new information from people I didn't know, never met - nor could Jennifer.
I use first names in this interview, because that's all Jennifer needs. She doesn't recall the contents of our sessions - and she did a couple with Robert, but has done sessions with me weekly for 8 years.  She does sessions with law enforcement daily - and like an "Etch a Sketch" wipes her awareness clear each time.
But for whatever reason, we can bypass the filters, talk to people offstage together. We do this podcast to demonstrated that anyone can.  I recommend watching this on the HACKING THE AFTERLIFE podcast because in the video version I put up subtitles as to who was being referenced.  Not hard to figure out - but Fred Roos, Warren Beatty, Goldie Hawn are mentioned. John Shaner. These folks were friends of his.  In some cases I didn't mention their names - and referred to them in Italian, because I know that Robert knows who I'm referring to, even if Jennifer does not. In the case of Eddie Taylor, we put to bed the idea he was the person who wrote Chinatown.
It's a live demonstration of how people can speak to their loved ones offstage. Learn new information.  You don't need Jennifer (but it helps.)  We've been doing this weekly for 8 years. Jennifer did a number of sessions with Robert, and I filmed at least two. 
Love is all there is. We come to the planet to have an experience with our loved ones, friends, animals. "It's over in the blink of an eye."  If one takes away anything from this session it's to realize that it's possible they still exist, that it's possible that we can communicate with them, it's possible that our pets, animals, loved ones still exist, are able to help us, reach out to us - keep an eye on us.
Two things: the reference to the "monkey scene" in the film "Five Easy Pieces" (written by Robert's friend Carol Eastman (listed as Adrien Joyce) and directed by his pal Bob Rafelson.  It's possible he's referring to favorite dialogue, instead of "favorite lines he wrote" - because I have no awareness of his writing scenes for this movie (even though he did it for so many others, sometimes without credit like Bonnie and Clyde, Godfather and others).  But here's the dialog that he's referencing:
Excerpt from “Five Easy Pieces” : Helena Kallianiotes is an over talkative hitchhiker:  Jack Nicholson is driving. (Just after the infamous table clearing scene)  Helena: (Palm) “Fantastic! .. I would have just punched her out... People... oof  (shakes her head) Animals are not like that... always cleaning themselves.  Pigeons! Always picking bugs out of their hair. Monkeys too. Except  monkeys do things out in the open that I don’t go for.”  Bobby’s eyes glazed over as he stares out through the windshie

It was Jennifer's birthday week, she tells the story of how her daughter sent a message in the sand from Malta, shows it to the audience and how her son magically found the exact same birthday card for her - that she was going to give her mom before she passed.  Jennifer sends her love and thanks to everyone who sent her birthday wishes.
Then a conversation with Fred Roos, Luana Anders' friend whose memorial was this week.  I went to the memorial, a number of very unusual conversations were had. 
As noted in the podcast, people who know Fred will know how accurate this interview is - people who don't know him will hear references to friends of his both on and off the planet. I can verify that Jennifer doesn't know any of these people, and doesn't know who I'm referring to (except in some instances where I concur what who she is seeing or hearing from.)  If one compares the previous conversation with him prior to this one - everyone that was mentioned (first names only) in the last podcast who was at the memorial, I was able to pass along Fred's messages to them.
It was uncanny that I was able to do so.  One in person, another a message for a relative.
Luana Anders knew Fred for 60 years. She spoke to him on her last day on the planet, and was the person who introduced me to him 40 years ago.  Luana left in 1996, but over the years Fred and I spoke often, not only about Luana's script "Real Feelings" but also when his close friend Harry Dean Stanton passed away, and had private messages for his closest pals including Fred - which I dutifully passed along.
Harry passed in 2017, and as noted in the podcast, those private, personal messages, along with Harry Dean's recollection of driving to the Monterey Pop festival with Fred and Luana (something I didn't know, never heard, but Fred confirmed when I asked him about it) allowed him to believe in the possibility of the idea that life goes on.
As I point out - in the future, more people will do something like this. That is - a loved one leaves the stage, and the family gets together with some of the best mediums (anyone whose filters are askew, or are not properly in place, because it's an issue of "filters on the brain that block information not conducive to survival" (see pg 125 of Dr. Greyson's book AFTER for a science discussion of those filters) - and then - comparing the dreams, messages, conversations with their loved one - at the memorial they share them, bringing all those messages of love, of observation, or insight from the flipside. 
They are not gone. They just aren't here.
I have been filming people bypassing those filters for over fifteen years. it's how I met Jennifer 8 years ago, and why we have been meeting up like this weekly to talk to people offstage. Anyone can do it.  It helps if you have someone like Jennifer who works with law enforcement agencies nationwide. (Flipside, Talking to Bill Paxton, Hacking the Afterlife films have examples.)
In this podcast, I did edit out some of the more personal commentary, and have passed those details along to his loved ones.  That doesn't mean people I pass messages along to are suddenly "going to believe" their loved ones still exist... as I've noted before, we spoke directly to someone offstage, passed a transcript to the family members which we were asked to pass along, the message came back; "I wish every day that I could speak to my relative, but I don't believe you guys are."
That's fine. That's logical.  But the reason we do this work is to show people the process, the way to access them on their own. One doesn't need a medium - it helps - but one does need to allow for the possibility.  We've been at this weekly for 8 years.
One method we got from hypnotherapist Michael Newton on the flipside - he came to tell us (it's in on camera in the film HACKING THE AFTERLIFE on Amazon or Gaia) "1. Say their name. 2. Ask them questions (you don't know the answers to).  Don't judge the replies. 3. When they answe

It's Jennifer Shaffer's birthday week. Today's podcast had a number of people on the flipside show up to wish her happy birthday.  Her mom and da, Prince, who told her he had written a song called "Happy Birthday" - one that neither of us knew, but then looked up online while during the podcast.A number of old friends stopped by Howard Schultz, Charles Grodin, people who didn't meet Jennifer in life, but who know her from our conversations with them on the flipside. There's a discussion of how they celebrate us from over there, and how frequency works to keep us in touch.  Another mind bending podcast from Hacking the Afterlife.#CharlesGrodin, #Prince, #BillPaxton, #HackingTheAfterlife #Martinizone Martinizone.com, RichMartini.com HackingtheAfterlife.com

This excerpt was filmed with the permission of Ron Janix; for the full video and other clips from this amazing event, please visit CONTACTINTHEDESERT.COM - This is a bit long for our podcast, but it includes a guided meditation, so please don't do the guided meditation while driving a car or using heavy equipment.
Basically, filming people accessing this information for over fifteen years, and visiting the University of Virginia Lab DOPS, where they explore how consciousness is not confined to the brain, I've heard from Dr. Greyson about the "filters on the brain" that seem to be bypassed during the near death event. (See pg 125 of his book AFTER)   Dr. Helen Wambach also talks about "the filters on the brain" in her book RELIVING PAST LIVES.  She also called them "filters that block information not conducive to survival."
Two scientists who talk about the same filters but 50 years apart from different disciplines.  There's also a reference to Viola Pettit-Neal, whom I was turned on to by Harvard neuroscientist Akeera Weerasakera PhD.  She did some trance sessions where she accessed a classroom on the flipside where they talked about the filters on the brain.
People can bypass them using hypnotherapy, mediumship or guided meditation (also with hallucinogens like DMT, in dreams, during near death events, out of body experiences etc.  I recommend using a Newton Institute hypnotherapist, as their four to six hour sessions are like the ones that Dr. Wambach used. (And one can listen to a 2 hour hypnosis session given by Dr. Wambach on this page). 
The point is - anyone can bypass their filters. Mediums don't have the same ones that other folks have, some children don't have them until the 8th year, see people others cannot, recall previous lifetimes.  Some elderly people lose them prior to passing. According to Dr. Greyson's talk IS CONSCIOUSNESS PRODUCED BY THE BRAIN (also reproduced on this page) refers to the data that 70% of the hospice care workers in the UK report dementia patients who spontaneously recall memories - as Greyson notes "It's as if the filters on the brain are dying with the atrophied brain."
In this talk, courtesy of Contact in the Desert, courtesy of Ron Janix who allowed me to film and share this excerpt, this is a simple method of how to bypass those filters. It includes a guided meditation. 
This information is based on fifteen years of filming people accessing the afterlife, accessing their loved ones via hypnotherapy, mediumship and guided meditation.  I was happy to see that the event was standing room only - people lined up along the walls to get some insight into this research.
The reason it's at Contact in the Desert is when people use guided meditation to access their guides (as reported in DIVINE COUNCILS IN THE AFTERLIFE and CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE FLIPSIDE KIND) is because during these simple meditations, sometimes people access beings on their council who have never incarnated on the planet. Further, as noted, in the podcast with Simon Bown (see his podcast #119 ) he accessed a "gray alien" who allowed me to ask him a raft of unusual questions with mind bending answers. (Like: "have you ever donated blood to the Red Cross? The people we visit and extract DNA from are people who offered to donate before they incarnated on the planet.)
I offer this as the kind of research anyone can do - people should see if they get different answers or results from their own experiments... people who do this kind of work can be skeptics, disbelievers, doubters, or religions folks who belief their belief system is sacrosanct.  Data needs to be reproducible and consistent to become data.
In fifteen years of filming people accessing this information - it doesn't change, but keeps getting more interesting, deeper, and mind bending. We have a forum at Quora called "Hacking the Afterlife" - it's a place to share data, research or personal experiences with the flipside.
Jennifer is at a family event this

This is an excerpt from our Workshop at Contact in the Desert.  For a full edition, please visit ContactInTheDesert.com - and choose the workshop version.
The video for this excerpt can be found at the Hacking the Afterlife page on Youtube - MartiniZone or MartiniProds on Youtube... to see what photos I'm referring to.
Over the course of three days, people gathered near Palm Springs to share research, data, about non human consciousness. 
For those familiar with the podcast, Jennifer and I are sitting next to each other onstage and I'm showing some slides from the presentation. Those pictures can be found at the above mentioned page.
What makes this session worth putting onto our podcast, is that in the middle I do a guided meditation for about 20 minutes.
Anyone can follow along, but I recommend not doing a guided meditation while one is driving... who knows where one might go.
Find someplace comfortable to allow images, thoughts, even sounds to appear while doing that kind of meditation.  Med means measure in Latin - one is measuring thoughts.
The last portion is Jennifer answering questions from random members of the audience - their names are in a box, and Jennifer answers direct questions to people on the flipside - if it's a question about process, I try to field it.
Either way - it's an insight into how the podcast comes together. For eight years Jennifer and I have been meeting weekly - she says "so and so is here" and I then supply the questions.
For the entire session, about 90 minutes, or for other panels at the conference, please visit the website Contact In The Desert.  This excerpt is filmed and used with the permission of Ron Janix who runs the event.  Some amazing speakers this time around.
Check it out!
Hope this helps.