Richard Martini

Ever Near illuminates the remarkable bond between the author and his wife, Mari Lynn. The narrative takes an emotional turn as the couple faces the unrelenting challenge of Mari Lynn's illness. Their unwavering determination to fight against all odds is truly inspiring. The story continues to tug at the heartstrings, as his wife's passing becomes an inevitable reality. The author's tender portrayal of grief and loss is both poignant and deeply moving. He takes us on a journey of mourning and healing, allowing us to experience the raw emotions that accompany such profound loss. Despite the pain, the author's unwavering love for his wife remains steadfast, serving as an enduring testament to the power of their connection. In the aftermath of Mari Lynn's passing, Tim's story takes an unexpected turn. He shares how their love continues to guide him in his life's journey. The profound impact of their love is felt long after her physical presence has departed. It is a beautiful reminder that love transcends time and space, never truly ending.

This book is recorded conversations (on film, via skype, zoom) with people who spontaneously claim to be "seeing" "hearing" or otherwise getting information from someone they identify as Jesus. Some claim to have "seen him before" "never seen him before" or "they don't believe in him" but are somehow accessing him. People who've never considered his story, people who had a firm belief in what they thought was his story - reporting (consistently) an "alternate version of events." People who "used to believe in religion" but no longer do, people who go to church weekly who claim to be startled at hearing something different than they've been told ("I always felt this to be the case, but I've never heard it before"). His story doesn't change, but the people who tell it do. That's why it's a story that has never been told. I'm a writer/director of theatrical motion pictures. I've written and/or directed eight feature films, including "Limit Up" and "You Can't Hurry Love." I've written 10 "best-selling books" (kindle in their genre) about the research of what people say under hypnosis about the afterlife, and recently books with the help of a medium talking directly to folks I knew no longer on the planet, ("Backstage Pass to the Flipside" 1, 2 and 3 with Jennifer Shaffer). I've written miniseries for HBO ("The De Medicis" - unproduced) and other film companies. I've written scripts for major film studios (including David Kirkpatrick, our trusty foreword fellow) worked on the feature films of Robert Towne ("Personal Best") and Phillip Noyce ("Salt.") It's not like I'm seeking this line of investigation... it literally fell into my lap. While filming people under hypnosis or not under hypnosis, "seeing" or "hearing" from Jesus started to become more frequent in the footage. At first it was disconcerting. People not under hypnosis saying "I'm seeing Jesus. I don't know why I'm seeing him because I don't believe in him " Eventually I took the leap; "Well, can we ask him a question?" To my chagrin the answers "he gave" weaved a different story of his life. A story that had echoes of "The Life of St. Issa" as well as other tales of his "survival" from the crucifixion. These consistent yet contrary stories challenged my conception of who he was, challenged my ideas of what consciousness might be, and basically challenge my existence in more ways than one. I published a number of those interviews in "Hacking the Afterlife" but recently while writing "Architecture of the Afterlife" I've had more people claim he was "showing up." And the more he showed up, the more stories he told about his path and journey that mirrored the previous ones. And finally, the author, former studio exec David Kirkpatrick suggested "letting him speak." Needless to say, there's no way to prove they are his words or it's him speaking. However, what he says is consistent, what he says is contrary to the mythology of him. Allow me to say that again; every time he shows up, he recounts the same contrary story about his life, which is an alternate version of the "Greatest Story Ever Told." When asked why he was interested in "telling an alternate version of his life" he's reportedly said on more than one occasion: "It's not alternate if it's true." In this book you'll hear a linear story about the alpha and omega as told by him and those who reportedly knew him. I've been reluctant to share this story for years; I offer these pages to help people make a DIRECT connection with him. He's not gone; he's just not here. I encourage everyone to ask him on their own.

I first heard about "a council of elders" in Michael Newton's books and in his interview for my film "Flipside." Michael was a therapist who had thousands of reports about the afterlife.. Since his interview I've found other accounts of "divine councils" in the work of psychologist Dr. Helen Wambach ("Reliving Past Lives") to descriptions of "wise beings" and in the near death accounts from Dr. Bruce Greyson (from his book "After"). It sounds like some sci-fi concept based on legal courts; etheric judges in robes passing sentences in the afterlife? My use of the word "court" is tongue in cheek. In the over 100 examples I've filmed of people accessing their "councils" they report wise teachers who don't "pass judgment" per se, but act as ombudsmen, like professors conducting a doctoral thesis; asking pointed questions about what a person learned during their lifetime versus what they said they'd planned to learn. Newton observed people report "two visits" to their council, one prior to incarnation, a kind of "preproduction meeting" where individuals go over what they have in mind or planned to learn, then a "return visit" after the lifetime, where they experience a "past life review" of what they did or did not accomplish. During the "life review" people report they experience first-hand all the good or bad they did in their previous lifetime. This can be disconcerting for some, making the experience feel like a "courtroom" where they're being judged. All those in attendance report seeing them experience the pain, suffering or trauma they inflicted upon others. People report experiencing these events first hand, while the council - sometimes an entire auditorium of participants - watches the person squirm for the mistakes they've made. In essence, it is a "judgement day" as the person experiencing the life review gets the benefit of seeing how these events were part of a person's overall journey over many lifetimes. It could include events that had a genesis in a previous lifetime, a story point being paid off in this one - or for some to realize events had been "requested" by others asking for help. In these "past life reviews" one could argue that it's akin to experiencing "hell" because the person feels the pain and trauma and suffering they inflicted, but from the perspective of their victims. But this book isn't about judgments. I was more interested in exploring and demonstrating "everyone has a council" or that "anyone can visit their council." One doesn't have to have a special ticket, doesn't have to have a near death experience to get in - doing simple guided meditation can allow access to one's council. It's easier for a person to visit their council with the benefit of a hypnotherapy session; in the multi-hour sessions done by Newton Institute therapists, often include visits to their "council" for advice that can help them on their journey. But people who can meditate, visualize or comment on things in their minds, are capable of visiting their councils as well. Hypnosis is not required, but helps. It's not opinion, theory or belief people visit their councils - in this experiment, the majority of people had never visited their council before. (The documentaries "Flipside" and "Hacking The Afterlife" Films both include trips to a council.. (available on Gaia)In this book you will read about various people chatting with their councils. The first part includes people not aware councils exist, the second part people who asked to access their councils, the third part is a compendium of previous visits from all my books. Praise for FLIPSIDE ""Richard has written a terrific book." Robert Thurman "The kind of book where once you have read it, you will no longer be able to see the world in the same way again." Gary Schwartz PhD. "Mind bending information. But when you know, you know." Robert Towne, writer/director. --This text refers to the hardcover editio

This is the Ninth Book of Richard Martini's Journey into the Flipside. Starting with "Flipside: A tourist's guide on how to Navigate the afterlife" Richard has been filming people under hypnosis talking about the afterlife, as well as filming people not under hypnosis talking about the afterlife. He's done interviews with mediums who work with law enforcement agencies nationwide on missing person cases ("Backstage Pass to the Flipside" with Jennifer Shaffer books 1, 2 and 3). He and Jennifer have a podcast where they weekly speak directly to folks no longer on the planet. (HackingTheAfterlife.com) The last book was "Architecture of the Afterlife" where he used the example of his father, R. Charles Martini, an architect in Chicago who taught him how to read a blueprint. In this book, he focuses on the knowledge his mother gave him, a concert pianist who used to perform regularly in Washington during WWII, who often invited the first chairs of the Chicago Symphony to their home. That began a lifetime in music, including performing with bands in LA ("Imminent Disaster") composing music for feature films ("Point of Betrayal" "Cannes Man"). In his interviews with mediums (Jennifer Shaffer, Kimberly Babcock, Raylene Nuanes) different musicians would come through to discuss what it was like for them on the flipside. By realizing he could ask more detailed questions from people who are no longer were on the planet, he took this musical journey into the "the afterlife." As Gary Schwartz PhD said about "Flipside" - "Once you've read this book, you'll never see the world in the same way again." A best selling author, he's an award winning filmmaker who has written and/or directed 9 films, documentaries "Flipside" and "Hacking the Afterlife" are available online.

The third book in our ongoing discussions with people no longer on the planet. Books one and two include numerous interviews with friends, pals, friends of friends with the help of Luana Anders, actress and conduit for medium intuitive Jennifer Shaffer, who accesses information directly from the flipside as the author Richard Martini asks questions. In this book, there are wide ranging interviews with people considered "celebrities" people who were "scientists" in their lifetime, actors and friends the author knew in their lifetime (so he can verify the details of what they're saying) as well as icons and people that would appear to be impossible to speak with. Some interviews were engendered by the subjects themselves, with the idea of "passing along information to their loved ones." In some cases, the loved ones here said the "interviews" were amazingly accurate, others said that they didn't believe their relatives were reaching out to them. In all cases, the author tries to forensically verify whatever details possible. (Note: No one can claim to converse with the afterlife. However, when possible, the author uses second sources, or family members to verify the details.) The "conversations" are with everyone from Aretha Franklin, Prince, Robin Williams to scientists like Stephen Hawking, Carl Sagan, Nikola Tesla, Albert Einstein, interviews with friends like Bill Paxton, Howard Schultz, politicians like John McCain, Presidents Lincoln, Kennedy, Nixon - and avatars that appear to be accessible, as if they were outside of time. From Guru Rinpoche, to Buddha, Jesus to Krishna, to asking questions to the 13th Dalai Lama - from general questions to specific questions about their path and journey. None of these interviews proves that life goes on - but when one compares the multiple interviews to other interviews where the same questions are asked, it does prove that there's a lot more than meets the eye when it comes to the nature of consciousness. The same quotes from "Hacking the Afterlife" apply - as all of these people make appearances in this book. *"This book will have people questioning their own disbeliefs and belief paradigms. It's a translation of the ethers." Edgar Cayce via medium JenniferShaffer.com*"Good luck to you for making the unbelievable claim that there even is an afterlife. " Howard Schultz, Lighthearted entertainment; a friend who passed away recently.*"They should read your book if they want to fly. It makes the reader open up. It's beautiful written music, Rich." The Artist formerly known as Prince Rogers Nelson.*"Two words; "Love, Love." The key ingredient for happiness is to love the love; love love, and then send it to everything." Robin Williams via Jennifer Shaffer.* "Lift this book to your soul. And see what your soul has to say. Hearing the words from the book; don't judge it, just listen to your spirit. It will guide you and tell you that the "unthinkable" is real. Laughing is the best medicine. Don't waste time trying to dig up things." Amelia Earhart (who discusses her death in Saipan during the war)*"More people will be changed by your words than the ones who can't hear what you're saying. It is a challenge frequency that always hurts initally." From the person known as the Alpha and the Omega

After filming 50 cases of people under hypnosis saying the same things about the afterlife, ("Flipside" "It's a Wonderful Afterlife" and "Hacking the Afterlife") and working with medium Jennifer Shaffer talking to people directly ("Backstage Pass to the Flipside: Talking to the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer") I began to focus my research on people who were NOT under hypnosis, but who could recall a vivid event; a dream, a near death experience or something that was consciousness altered. By asking simple questions to them about their experience, I found that I could "ask them" to invite "people on the flipside" into the conversation, including loved ones no longer on the planet, including guides, teachers and council members that are aware of all of their lifetimes, as well as have answers to key questions about the nature of reality, about consciousness about how things work. By asking nearly 50 people not under any form of hypnosis "the same questions" to these "people on the flipside" - I was startled to see that they said the same things about the journey that the people under hypnosis have said. Within these pages, people are going to read or here things that will upset their paradigm, that will challenge their belief system, that will force them to rethink (or at least consider rethinking) everything they've ever been told about the journey. As one science based author wrote to me in an email "Your experiments, which I have tried on my own and replicated, have "shaken me to my core." I am a filmmaker and author, I have been filming people talking about the afterlife for over a decade, and have reported extensively how I came to this line of questioning. These reports have been gathered over the past two years; some remain anonymous, some are not - either way, they're people fully conscious, eyes open, staring into the distance over my shoulder (or speaking live on the radio) accessing vistas and worlds I've heard about from other people. The reports are consistent and they are reproducible. We apparently choose our lifetimes, bring "about a third" of our conscious energy to any given performance, when the play is over, we "return home" to connect with our loved ones, teachers, and guides. These accounts point to another reality altogether - one that does not include fear, does not include attachment to worry, an understanding of why we each chose our lifetime and what we are here to learn. As Gary Schwartz PhD wrote in the Introduction to Flipside "As you read Richard's journey of personal discovery in the context of these great questions, you will awaken to a vision of mind and the universe which is filled with opportunity and awe. This is the kind of the book where once you have read it, you will no longer be able to see the world in the same way again." This book is no different.

"Everyone who has ever lived continues to exist on the Flipside and if possible, can be asked direct questions." This is the startling premise of "Hacking the Afterlife" which argues it's possible to obtain "new information" from people no longer on the planet. These "afterlife interviews" are conducted via various mediums, with people under deep hypnosis, or with people fully conscious yet able to access and remember details of previous lifetimes. The reports offer practical advice ("afterlife hacks") on how to navigate our lives and improve our planet. Best selling author of '"Flipside: A Tourist's Guide on How to Navigate the Afterlife" (also a film) and "It's a Wonderful Afterlife," (both went to #1 at Amazon kindle) frequent guest on "Coast to Coast," explores the Flipside via mediums and other methods, "interviews" a variety of people who are no longer on the planet. Interviews with someone who claims to be Edgar Cayce "sleeping prophet," three different mediums who claim to be able to speak to Amelia Earhart, "conversations" with Robin Williams, the Artist formerly known as Prince, and a number of people who claim to have known the person known worldwide as the "Alpha and the Omega." The Author explores these accounts with an open mind, and invites the reader to do the same. Quotes for the book from the people who were interviewed: *"This book will have people questioning their own disbeliefs and belief paradigms. It's a translation of the ethers." Edgar Cayce via medium JenniferShaffer.com *"Good luck to you for making the unbelievable claim that there even is an afterlife. " Howard Schultz, friend who passed away recently. *"They should read your book if they want to fly. It makes the reader open up. It's beautiful written music, Rich." The Artist formerly known as Prince Rogers Nelson. *"Two words; "Love, Love." The key ingredient for happiness is to love the love; love love, and then send it to everything." Robin Williams via Jennifer Shaffer. * "Lift this book to your soul. And see what your soul has to say. Hearing the words from the book; don't judge it, just listen to your spirit. It will guide you and tell you that the "unthinkable" is real. Laughing is the best medicine. Don't waste time trying to dig up things." Amelia Earhart (who proves in this book that she died in Saipan during the war) *"More people will be changed by your words than the ones who can't hear what you're saying. It is a challenge frequency that always hurts initally." From the person known as the Alpha and the Omega.