Elizabeth M. Carman, Ph.D.
and Neil J. Carman, Ph.D.


Elizabeth Carman, Ph.D. has enjoyed a life-long passion to study the human mind and the outer limits of human potential. Elizabeth holds degrees inPsychology and Consciousness Research studying at three universities and has spent more than thirty years investigating the field of consciousness, including long-term inner development courses in North America, Europe, and Asia. Elizabeth has taught meditation and personal growth workshops to hundreds of people.

Elizabeth began researching the spiritual side of birth in 1989. In early 2001 she and her husband Neil published their initial findings focusing on the pre-life state in Cosmic Cradle. Books II and III, to follow, focus on biological conception, pregnancy, and birth.

Neil Carman, Ph.D. has a love for nature, graduating with a BS and MS in botany from the State University of Iowa and a Ph.D. in botany from the University of Texas at Austin and served as an assistant professor teaching biology, botany, and comparative studies, including a course on the scientific basis of consciousness. He performed biological laboratory research at three major universities and conducted field studies in North America, South America, and Central America, leading to articles published in scientific journals. Environmental interests led him to serve as a state air pollution investigator with the Texas Air Control Board. Currently he is a state and national environmental policy leader working for the Sierra Club on air quality in Texas and as a technical adviser to Houston residents on air toxics and smog. He has spent more than thirty years investigating and speaking about consciousness.

Elizabeth Carman, Ph.D. and Neil Carman, Ph.D. have participated in International conferences, symposiums, and presented lectures, workshops, or sermons at -- International Association of Near Death Studies, International Institute of Integral Human Sciences, International Sivananda Yoga Ashram, Unity Church of Practical Christianity, First Church of Religious Science, Association of Research and Enlightenment, Ayurvedic Center for Well Being, and Mind Science Foundation on topics such as:

  • Journey of the Soul
  • Parallels between Near-Death Experiences and Pre-Life Experiences
  • Super Kids Coming to Earth
  • Our Superphysical Consciousness prior to Biological Conception
  • Relationship between Consciousness, Memory and the Brain
  • Spiritual Medicine, Stories to Awaken your Divine Nature
  • New Pre-Conception Paradigm
  • Links between Planetary Ecology and the Ladder of Consciousness
  • Pre-Conception Communications - Souls Lining up for Birth
  • Effects of Modernization on Australian Aborigines' Pre-Conception Dreams
  • Effects of Modernization on the Native American Spiritual Tradition
  • Ladder between Heaven and Earth, Bridge of Angel Hair: Cross-Cultural Parallels
  • Movies in Heaven: Previewing Earthly Life before Conception
  • Path of Thorns, Smell of Roses: Insights into Life's Traumas

For a presentation or workshop in your area, please contact Elizabeth and Neil Carman at: Carmans@CosmicCradle.com