"Birth in the physical is death in the spiritual.
Death in the physical is the birth in the spiritual."
- Edgar Cayce

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Near-Death Newsletter February 1, 2004
www.near-death.com Vol. 03, No. 02, Edition
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Table of Contents
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(1) NDEs in the news
(2) Notes from the webmaster
(3) What's new on near-death.com
(4) Discussion on the NDE
(5) Q & A with Dr. PMH Atwater
(6) Books on the NDE
(7) Websites on the NDE
(8) Odds and ends

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(1) NDEs in the news
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*** Dead Man Comes Back to Life in New Mexico
SANTA FE, NM - (Reuters)
A New Mexico funeral home owner received the surprise
of his career when a man pronounced dead at a hospital
came back to life just before he was to be embalmed.
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040104/world.htm#6


*** Dead Man Comes Back to Life in India
NEW DELHI, INDIA - (APF)
A man declared "dead" by doctors returned to life after
being kept for some hours in a hospital mortuary in the
northern Indian state of Haryana, a report said on Sunday.
http://www.dawn.com/2004/01/19/top20.htm


*** Show Me Heaven
LONDON, UK - (BBC)
In March Dr. Sam Parnia and Professor Peter Fenwick
will begin a year-long study, looking at patients who have
had cardiac arrests to find out if they have had any
experiences or memories whilst their heart stopped beating.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3429619.stm


*** Computer Creativity Machine Simulates the Human Brain
ST LOUIS, MO - (Post-Dispatch)
Supporters say the technology is the best simulation
of what goes on in human brains, and the first truly
thinking machine. Thaler's technology was born from
near-death experiences of dying computer programs.
Its foundation is the discovery that great ideas are the
result of noisy neurons and faulty memories.
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/News/Science+%26+Medicine/E981\
DA33F2CF718986256E250061FFF6?Open

Document&Headline=The+machine+that+invents&tetl=1


*** Lecture to Explore Statistical Support for Psychic Powers
LEWISTON-AUBURN, ME - (Bates College)
A professor of statistics from the University of California,
Davis, discussed the surprising degree that scientific
testing corroborates the existence of remote viewing ability.
[Note: Although the lecture already occurred a week ago,
read the panel's conclusion that the experiments had shown
statistically significant evidence that could support the
existence of remote viewing abilities. Skip the mathematics
part if you have math anxiety and just read the findings.]
http://www.bates.edu/x47357.xml


*** Fourth International Symposium on Coma and Death
HAVANA, CUBA - (World Health Organization)
The International Conference Center in Havana, Cuba
is hosting a world conference to discuss all topics related
to death and coma. March 9-12, 2004.
http://www.who.int/ethics/events/date/2004/03/coma/en/


*** ABC Hopes Stephen King Can Cure Its Misery
ORLANDO, FL - (Orlando Sentinel)
ABC is banking on Stephen King to pull it out of a dramatic
slump. He's going about it in his own horrifying way. In
Stephen King's "Kingdom Hospital," he will put viewers
through his ordeal of being hit by a van in 1999. "What
you're seeing here is Lars von Trier as interpreted by
Stephen King, who went through a near-death experience,"
Carliner says.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/orl-livhal17011704jan17,0,5299290.s\
tory?coll=orl-caltop


*** Greenfield Sees "Destiny"
HOLLYWOOD, CA - (Variety)
"Destiny Project" centers on an anxious young man who
faces a near-death experience that gives him the power
to see and remember his future. New Regency is looking
for a writer to work from Greenfield's story.
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(2) Notes from the webmaster
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Kevin Williams writes:

Oneness, Synchronicity, and Love

My major experience with synchronicity (meaningful
coincidence) after my mother's death made me more
interested in how we are all connected and the illusion
of separation. It also made me think back to when I
first experienced it. It happened before my manic
depressive illness began to throw me into cycles of
depression and mania. My reaction to synchronicity
when it first happen to me was not fascination, but
more like terror. It happened when I fell in love for the
first time while I was in college. For years, I was a
just a normal guy playing the field and lots of one-night
stands. I convinced myself that I would never do anything
so stupid as to having a steady relationship. Forget
about marriage. I played aggressively and didn't care
how many hearts I broke. I even had a reputation.

But then I dated a girl who was attending the same
class I was. She was different than the others I went
out with. She was on the same level as I was and we
shared many of the same interests. I was finding it
difficult to do what I normally do in such a situation -
keep from developing an emotional bond with her.
She was difficult to ignore. I was entering uncharted
territory I began feeling insecure. I was losing control.
The tables were turning on me. Now I was becoming
the one who couldn't walk away. Infatuation melt-down.
I wanted to walk away but I couldn't stop thinking about
her. One night I had dreamt of her and saw her in a way
that I now know was meeting her "higher self." I woke
up and it seemed so real, I strongly suspected that I had
really met her in the dream. I wanted to ask her but kept
chickening out. I felt like it was foolish to ask her such
a question. It would blow my cover and expose the fact
that I had a feeling for her. But I was even more concerned
about what answer I would receive. If it was true, it would
confirm my worse nightmare. It would affirm that it wasn't
just my imagination. There was something crazy going on here.

My life as a player was at stake. But my defensive
mechanisms were not working properly. My tough
facade as a uncaring heartbreaker was crumbling away
and revealing my true identity as a quaking bowl of Jello.
I couldn't concentrate on anything but her and had trouble
sleeping. Finally, I remember thinking something like,
"If this is what love is, then I don't want any part of it."

Little synchronistic things would happen that would
drive me crazy. I thought about calling her on the phone
and the phone rang and it's her. I bumped into her by
coincidence at a location I rarely visited. It was the
metaphysical equivalent of randomly reaching into a
haystack and finding a needle on your first try. My
studies began to suffer and I was out of control.

And because I was raised in Christian environment,
I suspected that all supernatural things and paranormal
occurrences were "of the devil." With these strange
"magical" and seemingly "mechanical" things happening
to me, and the turmoil going on within me, I feared what
was happening was not entirely good.

What made it even worse was the fact that I could
tell she was experiencing the same things too. But
she seemed more confident than I was or at least
she was able to conceal it better than I. But I knew
without words, that she would be willing to plunge into
the sea of love with me. But I was like a little boy too
afraid to jump in. I knew I would disappear if I did. I
would fall completely head over heals in love with her
and then she would become my only world. Everything
else would become irrelevant to me in comparison. But
I walked away from her as if I had nearly been killed. It
was a near-love experience. I realized later, that I had
lost someone special. I wondered if she my soul mate.

Over time, I have been able to put my fears of commitment,
intimacy, and surrender, into a growing perspective.
Surrendering to love is surrendering to death; but in a
metaphysical way.

I once read the NDE account of a woman who succumbed
to death and found herself in the tunnel and being drawn
toward the loving light. Usually this is a very peaceful and
wonderful experience. But this particular woman was
hysterical. She obviously didn't know what was happening
to her. Because of this, she was terrified and struggled to
avoid what was happening. She even tried grabbing ahold
of the walls of the tunnel to prevent being sucked into what
she perceived to be the fires of hell. I had to chuckle when
I read this because it was, "There but by the grace of God go I."

I believe falling in love and falling in death means surrendering
to the One-ness of the light which can be terrifying if we
have never experienced it before or don't understand it.
Being born into relative darkness can foster an illusion
of separation. Falling in love or falling in death means
discovering One-ness. The light we bring into life is the
same light we realize at death. And this is why a better
understanding of death will helps us better understand
love. Synchronicity is a reminder that our separation is
an illusion. It is love letter from heaven.


Peace and Light,
Kevin Williams


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(3) What's new on near-death.com
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The following are the latest additions to near-death.com:


(1) NDE and Science addition
I have added new information concerning scientific discoveries
which suggests that the universe is built on consciousness
rather than matter. Consciousness seems to behave much
like a magnetic field. Recent scientific discoveries in NDE
research suggests that consciousness can transcend the
physical body. From our quantum consciousness we are
creating our own reality which is a holistic synthesis of
science, philosophy, and religion.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research08.html


(2) NDE and the Temple
My research conclusions on this page focuses on a heavenly
structure resembling a temple or a library which people see
during an NDE. This structure has different names such as:
the Temple of Knowledge, the Temple of Wisdom, and the
Hall of Records.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research28.html


(3) Real Events Can Be Observed While Outside of Your Body
Near-death researchers are particularly interested in studying
those NDEs which may provide an answer to the question of
whether the mind can function outside the physical body.
This is the first step in determining whether consciousness
can survive bodily death. This page describes some of the
scientific evidence.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/evidence02.html


(4) Discovering the Lost Teachings of Jesus Thru NDEs
I added a section to my "About" web page concerning
my experience as a follower of Jesus in using NDE insights,
the archeological discoveries of the early Christian writings
in 1945 and the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947, and my own
personal experience, to shed light upon which Christian
doctrines to accept and which to reject. And how I
concluded with many other researchers that the original
teachings of Jesus and the early Christians resembled
Buddhism rather than the modern Christianity of
Jerry Falwell and the Catholicism of Madonna.
And how the light of modern NDEs is moving science,
religion, and the world toward a new paradigm - the final
stage in human evolution - a world full of Christs, Buddhas,
Abrahams, Muhammads, Zoroasters, Krishnas, etc.
A world full of spiritually awake and spiritually united people.
The resurrection of humanity from death and darkness.
http://www.near-death.com/about.html


*** What's New on near-death.com web page
All the recent additions to this website are also listed
on the "What's New" page on my website.
http://www.near-death.com/whatsnew.html


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(4) Discussion on the NDE
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(1) The River of Life
In many religions and many cultures, life has been compared
to a river. This comparison also appears in near-death
experiences and dreams. The "river" we are currently
traveling on is the course of our life in this world as a
human being. It can be an adventurous journey or a
horrible catastrophe. A river is a good metaphor and
archetype to use to help us understand where we came
from, where we're going, who we are, why we're here,
and what it is all about.
http://www.near-death.com/discussions/0018.html


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


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(5) Q and A with Dr. P.M.H. Atwater
An in-depth look at the near-death phenomenon
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In this section of the newsletter, PMH Atwater will
answer a question submitted to her from subscribers
to this newsletter. If you have a question that you
would like her to answer for this column, just email
your question to me at webmaster@...
for consideration.


P.M.H. Atwater's latest book is entitled "The New
Children and Near-Death Experiences" and you can
purchase a copy online at this Amazon web page:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1591430208/neardeathexpe-20


In the Summer of 2004, her book entitled "We Live Forever:
The Real Truth About Death" is scheduled for release.
Reserve copies can be ordered at this Amazon web page:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0876044925/neardeathexpe-20


QUESTION: My husband and myself are both near-death
experiencers. I wish to give you our deepest gratitude
for your research on NDEs and the aftereffects. We have
been spared much despair as a result. We also have a
daughter, born in 1986 ... she's one of the Millennium
Kids. We also deeply thank you for researching these
kids. Our own NDEs could not fully prepare us for this
incredible child! Who is now 17 years and the apple of
our eye! Your research helped us not only to understand
what we were going through, but also our daughter's
unique characteristics.

I have thought to write you in the past. Now, I feel
I need qualified advice. Both my husband and I have
experienced, for lack of better words, people from the
darkside? literally zeroing in on us. This has gone on
since our NDEs. I realize it seems to be a taboo topic.
Are we unique in this? I will say we have learned a lot
over the past 23 years since this first began. We have
been psychically attacked ... our family members have,
etc. We have even been verbally told by a couple of
them, face to face. It isn't that we're afraid. Oh, we were,
but that was some time back. We just would like to
know if others encounter this also? Is this an unspoken
aftereffect? I realize your reputation is at stake to write
me back, or to even enter into this. I would not desire
to place that burden on you. It you have the time, then
perhaps you could just write back that others have
reported this occurrence? Would that help? It sure would
help us to know that we are not the only ones, as this
has attempted to occur again through a deceptive
association, and ill discernment on my part.

With much gratitude, Cynthia.


ANSWER: People mean different things when they
talk about "the dark side." Some refer to psychic
residue they feel around them that is uncomfortable
or cold or irritating. Some refer to etheric forms,
beings, or disincarnates of the more threatening
type who are invisible to our physical eyes, yet are
sometimes seen or heard by those more sensitive
and with the ability to do so. Still others refer to
people in their environment who seem negative or
hurtful, even folks far away whom they have never
met or heard of who attack them without provocation
and for the express purpose of harm.

We don't have "spam blockers" for this, like those
we can install in our computers, yet in a way we
do indeed have forms of protection that can work
like a spam blocker.

Before I talk about how we can protect ourselves, I first
want to say a few things. Anyone who has undergone
a near-death experience, or any type of transformation
of consciousness that changed them in substantial
ways - is more sensitive that ever before to the vast
array of sensations and imput we can receive - and
from greater frequencies of the electromagnetic
spectrum - than they were used to, even multiple
transmissions. This can be confusing. It can also
be frightening, depending on the individual.

What we in research term "increased psychic abilities"
and more "psychic phenomena," often are simply
words used to indicate that the faculties of experiencers
have expanded and enlarged. These people pick up
more because they are now more open and receptive.
Some people are born with this sensitivity.

I have always recommended that classes in how to
develop and control psychic ability are helpful, the more
the better IF from qualified teachers who are moral,
ethical, and with a strong spiritual dedicated to service.
The A.R.E. (Association For Research and Enlightenment,
215 - 67th Street, Virginia Beach, VA 23451-2061;
1-800-333-4499) is a wonderful place to begin. Everything
they offer is tested, positive, and uplifting. There are
many other places to "plug in." As in the business
world, "buyer beware." That means it is up to you to
check these people out, investigate resumes and
testimonials. Then use the "heart test." If you feel
uncomfortable around any teacher, have warning dreams
about attending that class, or for any reason feel that
being there is not right for you - leave! Don't allow peer
pressure or guilt to keep you there. Don't put yourself
in a position to be "sold" by a charismatic personality.
If being there does feel right, stay and learn all that
you can. It takes years. One class will not do the
job. The subject is a big one and you want a good
introduction and ample opportunity to test and experiment.
What works for others in not enough. You want to learn
what will work for you. (There are many good books out
now and audio tapes that will be helpful in your quest.)

When it comes to psychic attacks, well, that's another
matter. The old saying, "No one can hurt you unless
you let them" has a lot of truth in it. But, perhaps not
in the way we think it does. The truth lies in your own
sense of self: how self-confidant and assured you feel,
how willing you are to always check your own inner
guidance before you commit to anything, your dedication
to always put God first in "ordering" your day, affirming
and knowing that Divine Guidance is always available
and that you can use that Guidance by invoking its
reality. The best protection a sensitive person has, in
my opinion, is a lifetime dedicated to the highest and
best they are capable of attaining, based on Divine Order
- maintained, nourished, and refined through daily
meditation and prayer. Develop the inner life by choosing
the inner journey, to the wellspring of wisdom within
you, your heart of hearts, the core of your Holy of Holies,
God. There is no substitute for the maturity and joy and
peace this brings.

In saying this, I want to be fully honest and state that
anyone can be brought down; anyone can be tricked,
anyone an be felled by those who are dedicated to the
"darkness" of ego and the lesser mind of thinking their
religion or their belief demands that they judge others
who do not conform to their idea of "perfection" or "perfect
action/response." I have been personally attacked by
such people and with such psychic force that I instantly
developed the worst case of flu I have ever had and was
sick abed for three weeks before the cause could be
isolated and removed. Pure possession, plain and simple.
Cursing another, rituals or "spells" to destroy or hurt
another, praying for another's ill-fortune, causing a series
of circumstances to occur that will harm, planting the
intention of accident or illness in another's mind or life path.
... all of this sets up the stage for possession ... either
via an invisible "intruder" or through the intervention of an
individual who lies or curses on purpose. When anything
like this occurs, call on others for help. I did. I called on
my doctor because he is knowledgeable about such things,
and I notified every prayer group and got on every prayer
list I could. This did the job.

What came next for me was a step that was mine to
take. I asked myself, what can I learn from this? Where
is the gift? Always, always, always, we must take that
next step - otherwise we are vulnerable to something
like this happening again. You are in charge. It is your
life. And nothing and no one can hurt you without your
permission. In my own case, I was very tired when
the psychic attack occurred. That weakened me and
made me more vulnerable than usual. I wasn't paying
attention to my own inner growth or inner status, and
was taking for granted that daily prayer and meditation
was enough. I was in essence "zoning off" and becoming
lazy and over-confidant. The attack incident was an
incredible gift to me, and I thank the people who did it.
I forgive them and myself. I forgive the situation and
what I went through. The incident enabled me to
reassess my sense of spirituality and how I felt about
people who thought differently than I do. It enabled me
to "wake up" in how I felt about my life and my dedication
to service. Was I coming from ego or spirit? Was I
willing to continue speaking up, taking a stand, or cower
into retirement and non-involvement? and at what range
of vibration, what intention level, was I willing to
encompass and embrace my own inner journey?

The psychic attack for me became a rich and rewarding
opportunity to "look again" at where I was versus where
I wanted to be. From that incident came a understanding
for me on the power of surrender and what it really meant
spiritually and in my life.

I invite all of you to begin your inner journey, take
classes taught by mature and honest teachers on inner
development, and include in your learning "package"
many opportunities to explore spirituality, what Deity
means to you, your sense of "Self" and the life you
have been given. The more you embrace what is
possible for you to attain, the less you will be bothered
by those who prefer to have someone else do their thinking for
them. Remember, a follower will never learn. Take the
best you can find and apply it. God can do no more for
you than through you. I love that old saying that offers
this advice: "Do not follow where the path leads.
Rather go where there is no path, and blaze a trail."

The "dark side" is just the reverse of the "light side."
Real lasting power lies in the fulcrum, the middle - the
third way. (To read up about Third Way principles, I invite
you to obtain a copy of my book, FUTURE MEMORY.
Don't forget, though, that FUTURE MEMORY is actually
a labyrinth - the only book I have ever written that is
mathematically calculated on the format of a labyrinth.
Every sentence, every paragraph, every page is part
of the math. And, like with a site labyrinth, you journey
through its pages by staying "on the path" - no skipping
around or reading the last first. The material will constantly
enfold on you. Reading it straight through will allow you
to move up in consciousness to the next highest level
possible for you at that time. That is what a laybrinth does
... that is why it heals.)

P. M. H. Atwater, L.H.D.
http://www.cinemind.com/atwater/
http://www.near-death.com/atwater.html
Marketplace (a public service):
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(6) Books on the NDE
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*** Visit the NDE Online Store for NDE books, videos,
documentaries, movies, magazines, and other media.
http://associatesshop.filzhut.de/shop/index.php?ID=62ed2010a2e86954f2f1f2020e105\
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*** "Holographic Universe" - by Michael Talbot
Two of the world's most eminent thinkers - physicists
David Bohm, a former protege of Einstein's and one of
the world's most respected quantum physicists, and
Stanford neurophysiologist Karl Pribram, one of the
architects of our modern understanding of the brain --
believe that the universe itself may be a giant hologram,
quite literally an image constructed, at least in part,
by the human mind. This remarkable new way of looking
at the universe explains now only many of the unsolved
puzzles of physics, but also such mysterious occurrences
as telepathy, out-of-body and near-death experiences,
lucid dreams, and even religious and mystical experiences
such as feelings of cosmic unity and miraculous healings.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060922583/neardeathexpe-20


*** "From Science to God: A Physicist's Journey into the
Mystery of Consciousness" - by Peter Russell
In Peter Russell's worldview, science and spirit are not
in conflict. The bridge between them is light. From
science to God invites the reader to cross that bridge
to a radically different, and ultimately healing, view of
ourselves and the universe - one in which God takes
on new meaning, and spiritual practice a deeper significance.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1577314093/neardeathexpe-20


*** "Chaos, Creativity, and Cosmic Consciousness"
by Rupert Sheldrake, Terence McKenna, Ralph Abraham,
Jean Houston - Among the provocative questions the
authors raise are: Is Armageddon a self-fulfilling prophecy?
Are we humans the imaginers or the imagined? Are the
eternal laws of nature still evolving? What is the connection
between physical light and the light of consciousness?
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0892819774/neardeathexpe-20


*** "Unified Reality Theory: The Evolution of Existence
into Experience" - by Steven Kaufman
Unified Reality Theory describes how all reality evolves
from an absolute existence. It also demonstrates that
this absolute existence must have consciousness as
an attribute that's intrinsic to its being. Thus, Unified Reality
Theory shows that consciousness, rather than being a
product of the evolution of physical reality, is itself the
source of what we experience as physical reality, and
that physical reality is itself but one aspect of an evolving
universal consciousness.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0970655010/neardeathexpe-20


*** "No Boundary : Eastern and Western Approaches to
Personal Growth" - by Ken Wilber - Where are the edges
of the universe? Where are the edges of the self? Our lives,
he observes, are largely spent drawing boundaries between
life and death, good and bad, pleasure and pain, heaven and
hell, success and failure. We "live a life of opposites," and
we are "bewitched by boundaries" But "the ultimate
metaphysical secret," Wilber writes, "is that there are no
boundaries in the universe." Seeing through the illusion of
opposites is liberation - "the discovery of the Kingdom of
Heaven on earth."
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1570627436/neardeathexpe-20


*** "The Spiritual Universe: One Physicists Vision of Spirit,
Soul, Matter, and Self" - by Fred Alan Wolf - The author
brings the most modern perspective of quantum physics to
the most ancient questions of religion and philosophy.
Taking the reader on a fascinating tour of both Western and
Eastern thought, Wolf explains the differing view of the soul
in the works of Plato, Aristotle, and St. Thomas; the ancient
Egyptian's believe in the nine forms of the soul; the Qabalistic
idea of the soul acting in secret to bring spiritual order to a
chaotic universe of matter and energy; and the Buddhist vision
of a "nonsoul." And, Wolf mounts a defense of the soul
against its modern critics who see it as nothing more than
the physical body.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0966132718/neardeathexpe-20


*** "Parallel Universes" - by Fred Alan Wolf
Wolf explains how the new physics predicts the existence
of universes that are similar to and perhaps even
duplicates of our own universe. He describes what it
would be like to travel through a black hole to a parallel
universe and claims that the future must communicate
with the present. He answers the question of whether
the universe had a radius before we started to measure
it and argues that schizophrenics may be in touch with
parallel universes. Physics is becoming metaphysics.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0671696017/neardeathexpe-20


*** "The New Children and Near-Death Experiences"
by Dr. PMH Atwater - This book is an expansion of
her original book, "Children of the New Millennium"
and it goes much further in examining children's cases;
a large and detailed Resource Section and Appendices.
Included in the material is the story of the youngest
hellish case she has found, that of a nine-day-old infant.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1591430208/neardeathexpe-20


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(7) Websites on the NDE
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JUNE 24 - 26, 2004 - IANDS Annual Conference
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Check out the IANDS Conference information page.
http://www.iands.org/conf.html


*** "Visions of a Dying Brain or Visions of a New
Science of Consciousness" Website
A review by Peter McCarthy of a lecture given by
Drs. Sam Parnia and Peter Fenwick at the University
of Southampton on 15th May 2001
http://www.damaris.org/dcscs/readingroom/2001/neardeathexperiences.htm


*** "National Institute for Discovery Sciences" Website
Check out all the articles on their Consciousness Studies
section. Such as the world famous astronaut Dr. Edgar
Mitchell's article "Nature's Mind: the Quantum Hologram."
Dr. Ken Ring's article "Near-Death and UFO Encounters
As Shamanic Initiations: Some Conceptual and Evolutionary
Implications." Dr. Melvin Morse's article "Spiritual Visions
and Nonlocal Reality." And Dr. Michael Grosso's article
"Revising the Survival Research Paradigm"
http://www.nidsci.org/articles/articles4.html


*** "Esalen Center for Theory and Research" Website
This website has summaries for all the "Survival of
Bodily Death" Conferences from 1998 to 2002.
http://www.esalenctr.org/display/survival.cfm
And check out their links page here:
http://www.esalenctr.org/display/linksbytopic1.cfm?conference=Survival


*** "Laws of Wisdom - A Holistic Synthesis of Science
and Religion" Website - I stumbled onto this excellent
website not long ago and I was really impressed with
the amount of interesting information on it. You can even
download the entire site as an ebook or Power Point
presentation file for free! The webmaster is a lawyer
named Ralph and his website confirmed what I suspected
all along. Science and religion can fail us when they
become belief systems instead of a method. Perhaps
its time to take another look at a method we are already
using to find truth - the legal system. By using specific
analytical and analogical tools used in courts, testimonial
and other evidence which science and religion cannot
quantify (such as some aspects of NDEs) can be
evaluated to discover truth. When science discovers
that there are no real laws and everything is quantum
relativity, then perhaps these tools should begin to
be considered when evaluating subjective and relative
experiences, testimony, and evidence.
http://www.lawsofwisdom.com/LawsofWisdom/


*** "The Society for Spiritual Regression"
This is the website of the professional organization
dedicated to furthering research and advances in the
practice of Life-Between-Lives Hypnotherapy (LBL).
LBL, also known as Spiritual Regression, was first
developed by Dr. Michael Newton, author of the
best-selling Journey of Souls and Destiny of Souls.
LBL is a method to explore the journey of the soul
between incarnated lives on earth; it is an extension
and evolution beyond Past Life Regression.
http://www.spiritualregression.org/


*** "Chaos Theory - Chaos Consciousness and
Healing" Website - This is Iona Miller and Graywolf
Swinney excellent work. Chaos theory has revolutionized
science and has profound implications. It is only
a relatively recent discovery in nature and mathematics
that out of complete chaos you can find order. From
the creation of a fractal we can understand ourselves
and the world. A fractal is an aspect of the Whole
that is also the Whole itself. Kind of like a drop of
water from the sea, but not exactly. Fractals can
be seen, for example, as a snowflake, a computer
program, and even our very soul.
http://www.geocities.com/iona_m/ChaosTheory/chaostheory.html


*** Tiffany Snow's "Worker for the Big Guy" Website
Tiffany Snow was struck by lightning, had an NDE
and returned with a gift of healing and a mission.
Now she teaches others how to activate their spiritual
gifts without having to be struck by lightning themselves!
http://www.tiffanysnow.com/


*** Do a Google 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 to me the address
of the website at: webmaster@...

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