"To not think of dying, is to not think of living." - Jann Arden
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NEAR-DEATH NEWSLETTER Vol. 02, No. 05 May 1, 2003
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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(1) News of the NDE
(2) NDE Forum
(3) What's New
(4) Discussion
(5) Dr. PMH Atwater's Q&A
(6) TV Listings
(7) Books
(8) Web Links
(9) Odds and Ends

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(1) NEWS OF THE NDE
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*** IANDS Releases Bibliography on CD-ROM
EAST WINDSOR HILL, CT - (Vital Signs)
If you want to research a topic related to NDEs, you can locate
every article on that topic ever published in the Journal for
Near-Death Studies. https://www.iands.org/bibcd.html


*** Change Your Life, Boost Your Aura
NEW YORK, NY - (The New York Times)
A near-death experience left Carmen with the gift for intuiting
the sixth sense and seeing into the invisible world.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/27/magazine/27STYLE.html?ex=1052020800&en=4bc66d6\
fb7dffa57&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE


*** Talented Teen Sings "To Those People"
CORDELE, FL - (Cordele Dispatch)
Ashley Huckaby, 15, was brought back to life after choking on a
piece of gum at the age of three. "When Ashley got her breath
back, she said, 'I want to sing to those people'," said Ashley's
mother, Jennifer, who had no idea who 'those people' were. "So
Ashley began to sing 'Jesus Loves Me.'"
http://www.cordeledispatch.com/articles/2003/04/25/news/n.cd4%3A2f25.txt


*** Twenty Years With Tolstoy
SHANGHAI, CHINA - (Shanghai Daily News)
Hospitalized and near-death after an accident while laboring in
the countryside, he says that being bedridden gave him the chance
to do a lot of thinking. "The art of living lies in a fine
mingling of letting go and holding on. Here is the test to find
whether your mission on Earth is finished: If you're alive, it
isn't," he says.
http://english.eastday.com/epublish/gb/paper1/875/class000100006/hwz128790.htm


*** Are Humans "Hard-wired" To Believe In God?
SANTA CLARA, CA - (Religion News Service)
"There are creatures living in caves who don't have eyes," he
said, "because there's nothing for them to see. But we have a
visual cortex and an auditory cortex, because there are things we
were made to see and hear. You don't develop a brain structure to
help you experience something that doesn't exist." In other
words, humans are hard-wired for God because there is a real God
to experience.
http://www.baptiststandard.com/2003/4_28/pages/hardwired.html


*** Near-Death, Woman Pulled Back To Life
PITTSBURGH, PA - (Post Gazette News)
"When she came to shore, she was dead," he said. "She was not
breathing, her lips were cyanotic - the blue discoloration - she
didn't have a heartbeat. Clinically, she was gone."
http://www.post-gazette.com/localnews/20030427rescuereg5p5.asp


*** The Body Closes Down
LONDON, UK - (BBC News)
The best way to get an insight into what happens when the brain
dies is to talk to people who have had near-death experiences.
Almost all say they saw a tunnel of light and felt elated when
they lost consciousness.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/health/120409.stm


*** Ordeal Alters Father's Outlook
SAN JOSE, CA - (The Mercury News)
"Now, they liken Matsumoto's near-death experience to a kind of
metamorphosis, and joke they don't know what to expect when he
comes home. What's next, they wonder? Hugs and kisses?"
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5734262.htm


*** High-Flyers Quit The City In The Quest For Satisfaction
LONDON, UK - (The Times Online)
Mary Fleming fell seriously ill and had what she now describes as
a near-death experience. It set her on a path that would lead to
the foothills of the Himalayas, to change her name and to find a
new religion.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,630-651458,00.html


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(2) NDE FORUM
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*** Caroline Sharp
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0092.html
"Then I began to float upwards and I realized I was having to
make a decision. It was almost a physical two-way pull. There
seemed to be no ceiling above me, just a black hole into which I
was being compelled by a very strong force."


*** Vicki Moyer
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0093.html
"I was standing in a beautiful garden and saw Jesus. He was
sitting on a stone bench. We both were dressed in biblical gown
and wore sandals."


*** Post your NDE at: http://forums.near-death.com
or email it to me at: neardeathexperience@... for
possible inclusion in this newsletter and website.


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(3) WHAT'S NEW
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(These are new web pages recently added to near-death.com)

(1) NDE Conclusions: The NDE and Earth (added 04/15/03)
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research02.html


(2) The Reincarnation of Jeffrey Keene (added 04/27/03)
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/reincarnation07.html
Perhaps the strongest evidence in favor of the reality
of reincarnation comes from the unusual account of
Jeffrey Keene and his past-life connection with a Civil
War general.


(3) New NDE documentaries (added 04/29/30)
http://www.near-death.com/documentaries.html
Many new NDE videos have been added to this page
including a brand new one by Dr. Ken Ring.


(4) More NDE newsletters from other sites (added 04/27/03)
http://www.near-death.com/newsletters.html
Links to other NDE websites' newsletters have been
added at this page. Includes newsletters from Dannion
Brinkley, Betty Eadie, Dr. Melvin Morse, Elisabeth
Kubler-Ross, and others.


(5) Events of the NDE (added 04/25/03)
http://www.near-death.com/events.html
This is a listing of conferences, seminars, workshops,
lectures and other activities around the world
concerning near-death experiences.


(6) New research study seeking NDErs (added 05/01/03)
http://www.near-death.com/studies.html
Seeking people who had an NDE and who had an encounter
with a divine being and/or experienced some form of
judgment process. A researcher is gathering information
for a book for publication entitled "Immortal Now: A
Theological Perspective of the Near-Death Experience"
which will embrace all mainstream religions.
Email: johnspooner@...


(7) Home page facelift (added 04/23/03)
http://www.near-death.com/
This website is undergoing a whole new professional
look. It started with a new look to the home page and
will, in time, finish with all the pages of this
website.


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(4) DISCUSSION
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*** The NDE and Orbs of Light (added 04/27/03)
http://www.near-death.com/discussions/0009.html
Many NDErs see orbs of light and learn that they are the souls of
individuals. This web page analyzes many NDEs and their
references to orbs.


*** Search NDE Discussions Archive
http://www.near-death.com/discussions.html


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(5) AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE NEAR-DEATH PHENOMENON
Q and A with Dr. PMH Atwater
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Beginning in June, in this new section of the newsletter, Dr. PMH
Atwater will answer questions submitted to her from subscribers
to this newsletter. She may also, on occasion, provide an
editorial on matters concerning the NDE. If you have a question
that you would like her to answer, just email your question to
neardeathexperience@... for consideration. She will
select one or two of these questions to answer which will be
reprinted here.

Dr. PMH Atwater is one of the foremost researchers of the
NDE phenomenon. IANDS considers her books, "Coming Back to Life"
and "Beyond the Light", the "Bibles" of the NDE. She is one of
the foremost researchers who actually experienced an NDE (three of
them within three months time). Stay tuned!

Atwater's Website:
http://www.cinemind.com/atwater/
Atwater's Marketplace:
http://www.cinemind.com/atwater/goddessrunes.html
Atwater's Research:
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/experts05.html


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(6) TV LISTINGS
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(Check your local TV listings for the correct time near you)

*** May 2,4,5,7,9,12,15 - "Flatliners" - Drama
Medical students experiment with the afterlife by inducing near-
death experiences that have strange aftereffects.


*** May 4,5 - "Ghost" - Drama
A murdered New York banker is killed and becomes an earthbound
spirit to protect his girlfriend from danger. A beautiful death
experience with NDE aspects is included.


*** May 4,8,9 - "Dragonfly" - Drama
A doctor encounters young cancer patients who have had near-death
experiences and claim to have messages from his deceased wife.


*** May 4 - "In the Name of Heaven" - Documentary
An examination of how different cultures and religions view the
afterlife, and the effect it has on their society. Included:
Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam and Buddhism. Also
similarities among the religions.


*** May 5,6,11 - "Heaven Sent" - Drama
A young punk has a change of heart after a near-death experience
puts him in touch with a friendly angel.


*** May 11 - "Heart and Souls" - Drama
In 1959, a bus accident claims the lives of four passengers. To
their surprise, they become guardian angels for a baby boy whose
destiny is connected with theirs.


*** Television series featuring the paranormal (including NDEs)
http://www.near-death.com/tv.html


*** Search cable TV listings for NDE programs aired from May 15
through May 30. http://www.tvguide.com/listings/search/Search.asp


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(7) BOOKS
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*** "Near-Death Experiences Without the Flatlines: You Don't Have
to Die to See the Light" - by Paul W. Schenk, Psy.D. (Available:
Now) Paul Schenk is a clinical psychologist who describes his
research into NDEs induced by psychotherapy.
http://www.drpaulschenk.com/nde.htm


*** "Someone Else's Yesterday: The Confederate General and
Connecticut Yankee, a Past Life Revealed - by Jeffrey J. Keene
(Available: Now) - This is the true story of a Fire Chief who,
without using hypnotic regression, experienced a series of
uncanny synchronistic events that resulted in his research which
provides abundant proof of his past life as a Civil War general.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0972802800/neardeathexpe-20


*** "Return From Heaven : Beloved Relatives Reincarnated Within
Your Family" - by Carol Bowman - (Available: Now) - Based on in-
depth research and direct observation of very young children, she
shows in this groundbreaking book how common it is for beloved
relatives to reincarnate into the same family.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0061030449/neardeathexpe-20


*** "The Lost Secret of Death: Our Divided Souls and the Afterlife" -
by Peter Novak, Colin Wilson. (Available: July 2003)
Peter Novak, author of "Division of Consciousness", discusses
his very interesting theories concerning the soul and it's
connection with the afterlife.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1571743243/neardeathexpe-20


*** "Immortal Remains: The Evidence for Life After Death"
by Stephen E. Braude (Available: June) - Strong circumstantial
evidence affirming the afterlife is profiled.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0742514722/neardeathexpe-20


*** "European Cases of the Reincarnation Type"
by Ian Stevenson, MD. (Available: May 2003)
The leading research in the field of reincarnation profiles
European cases of reincarnation.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786414588/neardeathexpe-20


*** "Return of the Revolutionaries: Evidence of Reincarnation and
Creation of a New World" - by Walter Semkiw. (Available: May 2003)
Walter Semkiw provides compelling evidence for reality of
reincarnation.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1571743421/neardeathexpe-20


*** "Children's Near-Death Experiences and the Evolution of
humankind" - by Dr. PMH Atwater (Available: In the Fall)
This book is a remake of the original; same basic style, but new
cases and new research never before published, especially as
concerns our tiniest near-death experiencers (newborns and
toddlers). http://www.cinemind.com/atwater/


*** Search for NDE books at Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=neardeathexpe-20&keyword=n\
ear%20death%20experience&mode=books


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(8) WEB LINKS
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*** The Final Frontier website: The NDE of Jeanette Mitchell-
Meadows - Jeanette had an NDE during a spinal fusion operation on
her back, and, whilst in heaven, met her daughter, Annette, who
had been killed two years previously in a road traffic accident.
http://www.finalfrontier.org.uk/mitchell.htm


*** Siobhan McQuaile's WingedWolf's NDE website
During his life review, he saw words, both on a printed page and
flicking quickly across a screen. It took him a while to realize
that he was looking at a heavenly computer screen and a printed
book. http://www.geocities.com/lakemedicine_com/introduction.html


*** Of Spirit website - Death and Life After Death
Many wonderful articles on death and near-death are profiled
here. http://www.ofspirit.com/death.htm


*** Bible Probe - Near-Death Experiences website
The Christian website profiles many NDEs without a heavy
Christian bias. http://feistymama.com/bp/nde.htm


*** Toward the Light: Returning Back to the Source website
The most profound aspect of her NDE was being completely
enveloped in divine Love and also being totally free of fear.
There was no question that Love was everywhere and that she was
completely protected, safe and that everything would work out
just as it should.
http://www.towardthelight.org/pages/2/page2.html?refresh=1051240873999


*** Praize.com NDE website
This website has many NDEs involving an appearance of Jesus.
http://www.praize.com/engine/Jesus_Christ/Near_Death_Experience_Encounters_With_\
Jesus/


*** 17 Near-Death Experience Accounts from Beyond the Light
Dr. PMH Atwater profiles 17 NDEs from her book Beyond the Light
http://www.iands.org/pmh17.html


*** Search for all the NDE websites on the internet
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=near-death


*** If you know of any new NDE website or web article you would
like to see profiled, email me the address of the website at:
neardeathexperience@... Thank you!


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(9) ODDS AND ENDS
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think about life. Why reflect on death? When you start preparing
for death you soon realize that you must look into your life...
now...and come to face the truth of your self. Death is like a mirror
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