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Induced After Death Communication Continued from page 44 "T feel I have a moral duty to bring it to Tombstone. . Mike Tymn currently serves as vice- the world " Rotkin saves "Mv nrimarv ioh Tombstone. Mike Tymn currently serves as vice- president of the Academy of Spirituality and Paranormal Studies, Inc., and is editor of the Academy's quarterly publication The Searchlight. He is also senior writer for Running Times magazine and con- tributing editor for National Masters News, a monthly publication for senior athletes. His book The Articulate Dead: Bringing the Spirit World Alive is being published by Galde Press (FATE Magazine) later this year or early next year. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Mike retired from his primary job as an insurance company claims manager in 2002. He is a resident of Honolulu, Hawaii, and can be contacted at MET- GAT@aol.com. "I feel I have a moral duty to bring it to the world," Botkin says. "My primary job at this point is to get help to those people who need it, such as combat veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and survivors of disasters." If the [ADC is what most patients and therapists believe it to be, Botkin may very well have made the greatest discovery of the past century, perhaps the millennium. report them to be very different from all other experiences," he explains. "Technically, hallucinations are perceptions without corresponding sensory input, which means that hallucinations are all in one's head and have nothing to do with any reality that exists separate from us. Hallucinations generally have a very negative content, vary considerably in content from person to person, and are thought to be a symptom of a severe psychological disorder. It is clear, however, that IADC content is uniformly positive, very consistent in content from person to person, and very healing psychologically." In addition, having shared experiences— as Stromberg has had with her patient— works against the hallucination theory, Botkin adds. He also mentions that scientifically controlled studies of [ADC are underway at the University of North Texas, and he is optimistic that they will confirm the several thousand clinical observations made by himself and other IADC-trained therapists. About the Author: A 1958 graduate of the San Jose State University School of Journalism (BA Public Relations), Mike Tymn has contributed more than 1,400 articles to some 35 news- papers, magazines, journals and books over the past 50 years. While most of his articles have dealt with subjects from the sports arena, Mike has done business, travel, metaphysical and human interest features. He won the 1999 Robert H. Ashby Memorial Award given by The Academy of Religion and Psychical Research for his essay on "Dying, Death, and After Death". Writing assignments have taken him to such diverse places as Bangkok, Panama, Glastonbury, Jerusalem, Hollywood, St Paul and References - For additional information on IADCs, visit Dr Allan Botkin's website http://induced-adc.com. + For further information on IADCs as well as forum discussions, see Dr Craig Hogan's website http://mindstudies.com. - For information on EMDR, see Dr Francine Shapiro's website http://www.emdr.com. 78 = NEXUS www.nexusmagazine.com AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2006