43 - Apparitions: Are We Really Seeing the Dead? Ghosts, Consciousness & the Science of Seeing Spirits

The Margaret De-Petro Podcast · Aug 13, 2026 · 27m

Have you ever seen someone who couldn't possibly have been there?

Perhaps you've woken in the night and, just for a moment, seen someone standing in the room. Maybe you've felt somebody sit on the bed, caught a figure from the corner of your eye, sensed the presence of someone you love after they've died, or experienced something you simply couldn't explain.

In this episode, I'm exploring the fascinating world of apparitions, ghosts, spirits, consciousness and life after death.

I've been reading Alchemy and Mysticism by Alexander Roob, and its exploration of apparitions sent me down one of my…