Complex sentence: She developed an interest in psychic phenomena and past-life regression in the 1940s; these pursuits led to her 1954 introduction to Ernest Norman, who stated that he channeled historical figures, received communications from extraterrestrials, and told of people's past lives.
Split into simpler sentences: She developed an interest in psychic phenomena and past-life regression in the 1940s; through these pursuits, she was introduced to Ernest Norman in 1954. He stated that he channeled historical figures, received communications from extraterrestrials, and told of people's past lives.