Former policeman Robert Bare joined guest host Connie Willis (info) to reveal details of his near-death experiences (NDEs) and how they impacted his life, fundamentally changing his outlook and setting him on a new spiritual path. The first NDE occurred when Bare suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while boarding a plane. He described a vivid, profound experience of moving into a radiant light, surrounded by other souls and encountering a higher power. During his "life review," he re-experienced significant moments from his life—feeling not only his emotions but also the thoughts and feelings of those he had affected. These experiences revealed to him the deep impact of his actions, both positive and negative.
His second NDE occurred shortly after being briefly revived. In this one, Bare hovered over the hospital room, observing staff sorting his belongings. He later validated those observations with the people involved, further affirming the reality of his experience. These events ultimately led Bare to co-found Spiritual Awakenings International, an organization now present in over 100 countries that explores various spiritually transformative experiences. Though not spiritual before, Bare now sees his role in sharing these experiences as part of a greater purpose, including facilitating global understanding of phenomena like near-death experiences, mystical encounters, and other metaphysical events.
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During the latter half of the program, psychic medium and UFO researcher Philip Kinsella shared his abduction experience in 1989 and his evolving understanding of the phenomena. He recalled being taken through walls and doors, suggesting the encounter had both physical and non-physical, possibly interdimensional, elements. At the time, he interpreted it within a physical framework, but over the years his understanding evolved to include theories of consciousness and multidimensionality.
Kinsella reflected on the evolution of belief in the paranormal and how individual experiences with UFOs and abductions can fundamentally shift one's worldview. He explained that such encounters often lead people to reevaluate reality, consciousness, and their place in the universe. Kinsella critiqued the entertainment industry's distortion of these phenomena, which misleads the public and trivializes legitimate experiences. He also touched on the nature of The Greys and other entities, suggesting they may operate through collective consciousness and interdimensional means. The phenomenon, he argued, is both physical and metaphysical, affecting experiencers on deeply personal and psychological levels.
Kinsella discussed the theory that alien beings may have had a hand in humanity's origins and may still be manipulating or monitoring us through hybridization and consciousness-related experiments. He supported the idea that the system—government, military, academia—actively suppresses this information to maintain control. He further speculated that the isolation of remote, untouched areas like forests or mountains may allow for more direct interaction with unexplained entities, as these places are less saturated by human psychic noise.