Psychic Twins Terry and Linda Jamison recently appeared on The View and gave Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar a reading on live TV. They told Whoopi Goldberg she was a nun in a previous lifetime. Terry and Linda Jamison were the only psychics to predict Sept. 11, have worked for the Pentagon and were recently featured on ABC’s Beyond Belief: The Miracle Mysteries TV show. You can watch the video of their appearance on The View below.
Beyond Belief: The Miracle Mysteries will air on ABC’s Primetime Nightline on Wed June 29 at 10/9 c.
“Sometimes the most interesting trips are the ones that take you places you never thought you’d go. These are mysteries in the most profound sense…Stories that defy proof and perception are the ultimate adventure – and perfect for summer – to kick off our 13 specials.”explains “Nightline” executive producer Jeanmarie Condon.
This Wednesday’s episode will feature people from around the world who believe the Virgin Mary has appeared and communicated with them.
July 13th’s episode will feature psychic phenomenon and on the July 20 episode, Bob Woodruff will try to unlock the mysteries of what he remembers in the terrible minutes after his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device and he saw his body floating below in a kind of whiteness. He speaks with others who report the same type of out-of-body experience and with theologians, preachers, neurologists, psychologists and anthropologists for “The Other Side.”
James Van Praagh’s reading on live TV was particularly fascinating because the message he received was for a woman to let go of the guilt she was holding onto…Interesting that the woman’s loved one who had passed away had a chance to communicate with her and focused the message on something as seemingly intangible as letting go of unnecessary guilt. It makes me wonder how often we put ourselves through unnecessary worry, guilt or anxiety and what our life would be like if we let go of that.
Watched a hilarious yoga video this morning posted below. Thank you Scott Brandon Hoffman for sharing it on Facebook today. I started my day off with a great laugh.
The Secret Millionaire is a new reality series on ABC where rich people go undercover to the most impoverished neighborhoods in America. They spend a week living, working and interacting with the community — while also lying about their identity. Then, the Secret Millionaire gives away a large sum of money, normally around hundreds of thousands of dollars.
This show has generated some controversy. On one hand, wealthy individuals are giving away their own money to help change other people’s lives for the better. Critics, however, say that ABC may be exploiting the poor people’s circumstances just for the sake of creating a hit TV show and that the Secret Millionaires don’t really care about the people they are helping. They are giving away their money just to create good PR and generate publicity.
Although there are some character flaws that go into the making of The Secret Millionaire and almost any reality TV show, I think this show is a step in the right direction for television. The Secret Millionaires — even if they might not have completely altruistic motivations — are making a positive impact in people’s lives who really do need a break. The recipients are also grateful to receive the help. Additionally, in order for any show to get viewers, it has to be somewhat dramatic and resonate with an audience. The show’s unique concept, especially during a turbulent economy, is touching upon a lot of people’s anxieties about finances and more importantly a hope that there are genuinely good people in the world who are willing to reach out to those in need. It also demonstrates that are financial circumstances, no matter how dire they appear, can change overnight.
One of my all-time favorite TV shows is Joan of Arcadia. The series is available on DVD. I recently watched the first season again and found it just as touching, funny and insightful as I did when it first debuted on television.
In this sweet, divinely inspired show, the main character Joan (Amber Tamblyn), a high school student, keeps meeting God in many different guises: an old woman at a bookstore; the telephone line repairman; the lunch lady in the school cafeteria; the rebellious peer at school. In each instance, God asks something of Joan, always something Joan does not want to do. When the request is first made, Joan cannot see the workings of the Divine Mind. God’s request appears – and is – completely illogical to her. Yet, as Joan consciously chooses trust over fear, she allows God to work in and through her. And as she does, she brings light into the world.
This is, indeed, the way the Universe works. Divine Will arises within us as an impulse, a feeling that we want to do something, a sense (often illogical) of what steps we need to take. Unaware that these impulses have a Divine origin, most of us then reason ourselves out of the impulse, deferring instead to the voice of the fear-based ego that seeks to protect us.
The intelligent story lines in Joan of Arcadia make clear just how intimately connected all lives are. As Joan listens to and follows the suggestions of God, she touches one life, which then touches another, which then touches another . . . until
an intricate, elaborate web of connection is revealed for all to see. Joan is then blessed with something most of us will see only in our life review: the profound impact we had on others.
Joan of Arcadia beautifully illustrates how Divine Will wants to and will work through us to enlighten the world – if only we will allow.
This post was written by Robert Schwartz. Robert is the author of Your Soul’s Plan: Discovering the Real Meaning of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born. A free PDF with a large sample of the book is available on Mr. Schwartz’s web site at www.yoursoulsplan.com.
You can purchase Joan of Arcadia on DVD on Amazon if you Click Here
Do miracles really exist? Or is there a logical explanation to the seemingly inexplicable? Two investigators; one a believer, the other a scientist will travel the globe to uncover answers to mysterious incidents that transcend logic in Miracle Detectives, a new one hour documentary series for OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.
Randall Sullivan is an author and journalist who, while travelling as a war correspondent in Bosnia, saw an inexplicable vision during a violent thunder and lightning storm. He is convinced it was a miracle. Now he travels the globe investigating other miracles, along with Indre Viskontas, a gifted scientist with a Ph.D. in neuroscience, who approaches the supernatural with a skeptical point of view.
In season one, the Miracle Detectives travel throughout the United States investigating such bizarre cases as a man who claims to have x-ray vision and the ability to diagnose illnesses, a young boy whose parents believe is the reincarnated soul of a World War II pilot, and a suburban home where mysterious oil inexplicably oozes from walls and religious statues. Randall and Indre visit the sites of each incident to hear first-hand accounts of these incredible stories. Then, after interviewing numerous experts and conducting experiments, they gather the critical information they need to try and answer the ultimate question: is it a miracle?
Miracle Detectives is on Wednesday at 10/9 c on the OWN network. For more information about the show you can visit the program’s web site by clicking here. This synopsis was reprinted from the show’s web site.
Oprah launched her own TV network, OWN on Saturday Jan 1st at 12:00 p.m. You can find OWN TV network on your TV and see a schedule of the TV shows by visiting http://www.oprah.com/own.
The network is going to feature television shows dedicated to Oprah’s theme of living your best life.
Breakthrough with Tony Robbins is a TV series of inspirational, hour-long specials starring Robbins and his team of experts who will help participants and their families overcome complex challenges and personal obstacles, and turn their lives around.
Millions of people dream of making changes that will be for the better; Robbins will help to make this dream a reality for six people and their families around the country. In his first network television series, Robbins, who has dedicated himself to giving through both his work and philanthropic endeavors, will inspire people to find the tools to change their own lives, and also to reach out and help others as well. Guiding the participants through a series of tough challenges that will bring them to the precipice of change, Robbins will help empower each of them to reach their personal goals.
Past Life is a TV show about an unlikely pair of past-life detectives who investigate whether what is happening today is the result of who you were before. It was inspired by M.J. Rose’s book, “The Reincarnationist” and aired on Fox last night.
I had a chance to interview M.J. Rose about the Past Life TV series and the challenges of turning her book, “The Reincarnationist,” into a TV show. You can read highlights of our interview below or listen to our 15 minute interview by clicking the play button.
Matt Welsh: So tell us a little bit about Past Life. What’s the TV show about?
M.J. Rose: Well, the novel, The Reincarnationist, has at its heart an institute called the Phoenix Foundation where a group of reincarnationists work mostly with children helping them work with their present day crises that are based on past life problems…Warner Brothers found the book and read it. They were very interested in the idea of the foundation that studied past lives and saw that as a potential jumping off point for a TV show. So, they optioned the book and they wrote a script….They took that foundation and changed it a little so it would work for TV and added some different characters for it and that’s what the show is about. So every week…the people at the foundation work on a different case with a different person who has present day issues that really have past life roots.
Matt Welsh: What were some of the challenges of turning your book into a TV show?
M.J. Rose: The executive producer and I worked for a little while on a list of all different past life stories. In all the research I did, what were some of the great stories I heard. You know, somebody who felt like they were being suffocated in their present life and did a past life regression and found out they had been buried in a tomb in Ancient Egypt. Just like a really long list of that to show the people at Warner Brothers just how rich a field it was. Basically you could find any problem in the present and come up with a past life reason for it existing. But (Warner Brothers) was interested in focusing on crimes and crisis problems. So, we did that list and (Warner Brothers) was excited by the potential.
Then (Warner Brothers) found this brilliant writer, David Hudgins, who had been a writer for Friday Night Lights and for Everwood. They gave David the book and they said we are interested in developing this. Would this be something you would be interested in?… And, David told me the story. It was very synchronistic or karmic because he really didn’t know much about reincarnation at the time, but his wife had just seen the show on Oprah and had just become really fascinated by it. So, when he showed her the book, she was like all “…I’m really into reincarnation and that’s so interesting.” So, he read the book and saw the potential and he became the writer and the executive producer. So, he and Lou Pitt went to work on creating the show.
In general, the challenge is that you can’t turn a book into a TV show. You can turn a book into a movie more likely, but a TV show has its own requirements. It’s going to be week after week…What was exciting was that David really took the issues at the heart of the book and was really inspired by it, but turned it into something that is very much his own and his own vision.
And, I love it. It’s really a great show. The pilot episode is something that television usually isn’t. It’s fast paced and a tear jerker and very emotional. There aren’t a lot of shows on TV that are very emotional that are dramas and that have action in them. So, I think that even if viewers are not interested in reincarnation, they are going to be really excited by the format and the quality of the writing and the acting and the story.
Matt Welsh: Where can we go for more information on the show?
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