CC:
You did say that " If we need to soothe and calm them then the other side must not be a gateway to a higher existence."
That sounded like an assumption to me ie 'if one thing is true then it MUST be that..." :)
Anyhoo I accept your comment about my suspicions :).
violia: having ventured into this are once or twice already on this forum I would say the opinions expressed on the subject seem a pretty representative cross-section of society in general.