Across the Borderline (2009) documents an early research phase in which I sought to understand reported phenomena related to the survival of consciousness beyond physical death. The work belongs to a period of exploration and observation, prior to the later development of the Spirit ID framework.
The research was experiential in nature. I travelled internationally and attended a series of physical séances conducted under controlled conditions, with the explicit aim of observing phenomena rather than promoting belief. My approach was fundamentally empirical: to witness, assess, and document what took place, without assuming interpretations in advance.
This method has clear historical precedent. Early researchers such as Charles Richet, a Nobel laureate in physiology, adopted similar observational approaches when investigating metapsychical phenomena in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Like Richet, my work did not begin with conclusions, but with questions: What is being claimed? Under what conditions do reported phenomena occur? What can reasonably be documented?
The book therefore functions as a record of encounters, observations, reflections, and contextual analysis, rather than as a theoretical model or final explanation. It reflects a time when direct participation and first-hand observation were considered legitimate starting points for inquiry in frontier research domains.
Importantly, Across the Borderline does not present Spirit ID, nor does it attempt structured identification protocols or controlled verification methodologies. These elements emerged later, in response to the limitations inherent in experiential documentation alone.
Today, Across the Borderline is best understood as a historical research document: an early stage of inquiry that laid experiential groundwork, but does not represent the methodological standards or objectives of my current work.
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