Bill is a pioneer in the field of After-Death Communication (ADC) experiences. He is considered to be the “father of ADC research” and has written and spoken on this subject for more than 25 years. A native of Long Island, New York City, and New Jersey, Bill did not always embrace the beliefs he has now. During his first 35 years, he regarded himself as an agnostic, choosing to see life through the lens of “rational materialism”. During this time, Bill was a stockbroker and a securities analyst on Wall Street and had no interest in spiritual matters. He compared human bodies to flashlight batteries – “When the juice runs out, you throw the battery away. When you’re dead, you’re dead.” Little did he know, he was about to experience a profound transformation.
In May of 1974, Bill experienced a spiritual awakening that would shape the rest of his life. Over the course of four months, he received messages from the “other side” that challenged all of his beliefs. These messages (writings) consisted of short stories, philosophy, parables, and poetry – all of which affirmed life after death – something he literally did not believe in.
“I also received messages from people who had already made their transition – many of whom I did not know personally,” Bill says. “They asked me to share their messages with their family members and friends who were living. Frankly, I thought I was having a nervous breakdown.” However, with the steady support of his former wife, Judy Guggenheim, Bill was able to navigate through this transformation, and came to see his experiences as a “spiritual breakthrough”.
Over the coming years, Bill immersed himself in spiritual teachings from a wide variety of sources, both Eastern and Western. He studied for a year with Reverend Anne Gehman, a psychic, medium, healer, and teacher, who helped him to expand his concept of reality. And Paul Fransella introduced him to Silva Mind Control and English spirituality.
In 1977, he attended a five-day “Life, Death, and Transition Workshop” with Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. “This workshop was really about life and living, and they were the five most joyous consecutive days of my life,” Bill says.
It was at this workshop that he was exposed to experiences of After-Death Communication. First, a nurse who was attending the workshop shared two powerful experiences she had with her deceased daughter. Then, Elisabeth narrated a detailed account in which she was visited by a patient of hers who had died ten months earlier. “Elisabeth’s account defied everything I knew and understood to be true about death and life after death, and it forced me to re-examine all of my beliefs,” Bill recalls.
During the years that followed Elisabeth’s workshop, Bill sought personal answers to some of mankind’s oldest and most profound questions: Is there life after death? Do we enter a new dimension or level of existence when our physical life is over? Will we be reunited with our family members and friends who have already died? Is it possible for our deceased loved ones to communicate with us now?
