IADC

Brief History of IADC

Induced After Death Communication, or IADC, is a modified EMDR type therapy designed by Allan L Botkin while working with War Veterans in the mid 1990s. Using EMDR based psychotherapy, Botkin had his clients focus on the feelings of sadness associated with the passing of a loved one and while doing so he was able to, in fact, induce an ADC (after-death communication) completely by accident. This particular client had been suffering for close to 30 years from grief over the death of a young Vietnamese child he had befriended while serving in the Vietnam War. His client had stated during the ADC, that; “When I closed my eyes, I saw (the child) as a beautiful woman with long black hair in a white gown surrounded by a radiant light. She seemed genuinely happier and more content than anyone I have ever known.”  (1)

It was assumed by Botkin that his client had only experienced a hallucination, but his client was adamant that it was the girl’s actual spirit visiting him, and had never experienced hallucinations before. 

In fact, this was not an isolated event. As the weeks passed, Botkin had been witness to more after-death communications with several of his other clients. All of which claimed to have been visited by passed loved ones, resolving their deep onset grief from their loved one’s death. Through practice and time, Bolkin was able to purposely induce an ADC, all of which had favorable outcomes. He shared his methods and research with fellow colleagues, and they, too, were able to induce after-death communications in the majority of their clients dealing with grief of a passed loved one. 

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If you would like to learn more about IADC, we recommend visiting the websites listed below. 

You can also learn more about IADC by reading “Induced After Death Communication: A Miraculous Therapy for Grief and Loss” by Dr. Allan L Botkin, PsyD and Dr. Raymond Moody, MD PhD which can be purchased on Amazon by clicking the link here .

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Sources

Botkin, A.L., with Hogan, R.C. (2014). Induced After-Death Communication: A Miraculous Therapy for Grief and Loss. Charlottesville, Virginia, USA: Hampton Roads. [First published in 2005.]

Wehrstein, KM (2018). ‘Induced After-Death Communication (IADC) Therapy’. Psi Encyclopedia. London: The Society for Psychical Research. <https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/induced-after-death-communication-iadc-therapy>. Retrieved 27 May 2023.