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Neuroscience Expert Dr. Tara Swart on Evidence We Can Communicate After Death and Her Experience Speaking to the Dead!

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Aug 14, 2025
Dr. Tara Swart, a world-leading neuroscientist and author, dives into the intriguing intersection of neuroscience and spirituality. She reveals we have 34 senses, not just five, and how grief expanded her consciousness to communicate with her deceased husband daily. The fascinating concept of decoding signs from beyond challenges skeptics, while exploring the science behind intuition and near-death experiences. Dr. Swart also discusses the healing power of creativity, the gut-brain connection, and how spirituality can aid in overcoming grief.
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Personal Trigger For The Investigation

  • Dr Tara Swart lost her husband to leukaemia and began seeing signs and visions after his death.
  • She used those experiences to investigate whether communication with the dead is possible and train herself to receive signs.
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Brain Filters Limit Mind's Potential

  • Tara argues the brain filters down the mind's capability to survive in the material world.
  • She hypothesises we have far more senses and capacities than commonly believed.
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First Vivid Vision After Loss

  • Tara described waking at 4am feeling a thump and seeing a hazy figure of her husband become clearer.
  • That vision dissolved and propelled her to explore mediums and then her own training to receive signs.
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