"God conceals from people the happiness of death
that they may endure life." - anonymous

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Near-Death Newsletter February 15, 2004
www.near-death.com Vol. 03, No. 02, Ed, 2
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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) NDE Forum
(5) Coming attractions
(6) Odds and ends

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(1) NDEs in the news
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*** Ex-Atheist Describes Near-Death Experience
DARTMOUTH, MA - (The Standard Times)
"Howard Storm went on to earn a master's degree
from the University of California, Berkeley, and
for 20 years was an arts professor at Northern
Kentucky University. An avowed atheist, he
believed that there was no such thing as life
after death -- until the day in 1985 when he
died and went to hell."
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/01-04/01-31-04/c04rg223.htm


*** A Place of White and Gold
NEW YORK, NY - (About.com)
"He wore a long, flowing white robe, and he
was tall and very well built. As I followed
the outline of his clothing, suddenly, I
realized that what I at first thought was some
kind of hood on his robe was actually wings. The
thought crossed my mind that I was seeing a real
angel, a beautiful creature so much like a man,
yet physically perfect."
http://paranormal.about.com/library/blstory_february04_20.htm


*** Execution Debate Continues
GRASS VALLEY, CA - (The Union)
"Citing the 1990 movie "Flatliners," he said
convicted murderers should be taken to a legally
dead stage and then brought back. "(Executions)
should be replaced by medically supervised
near-death experiences," he said. "Let us make
it into a correctional activity instead of an
act of vengeance."
http://www.theunion.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040210/NEWS/102100036


*** Paradise Lite
REDMOND, WA - (MSN)
"Heaven means a chance to get our inner lives
right at last. The same principle is at work
in the Bill Murray movie Groundhog Day, which
in its relentless focus on self-improvement,
rather than self-sacrifice, updates It's a
Wonderful Life for the 1990s.Instead of angelic
choirs, it now seems, we will be greeted in
heaven by the sound of a billion voices, all
talking about themselves."
http://slate.msn.com/id/2095002/


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(2) Notes from the webmaster
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Kevin Williams writes:

On supporting near-death research

The big publishing companies can't make enough
money from NDE books anymore. This is why NDE
books are hard to get published these days through
the big publishers. Unless you're a Stephen King
or an Anne Rice, you might as well forget getting
published through the big publishers. This situation
contributes to current NDE books on the market
going out-of-print and this is what horrifies me.
It means less incentive for NDE research because
of the lack of financial support. And I have come
to realize that I am part of the problem by providing
excerpts of NDE books and possibly creating the
impression that you don't need to buy the book and
therefore support NDE research. But there is hope!
I have a plan for this website to promote NDE
research on a greater scale. Read more about it here:
http://www.near-death.com/newsletters/notes/notes001.html


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

(1) NDEs and Universal Salvation
Ken R. Vincent, the author of "Visions of God from
the Near-Death Experience" explores the NDE in the
context of the theology of Christian Universalism
and shows how universal salvation is the most
compatible doctrine with NDEs. Restorative
Universalism is the belief of a judgment (the life
review) after death which is followed by punishment
for some but eventual universal salvation for all
and is based upon two predominant teachings of
Jesus in the gospels.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/origen021.html


(2) Juliet Nightingale's NDE
Read about Juliet's NDE which she had while in a
coma from a battle with cancer. Her NDE had a
profound and lasting effect on her life but,
initially, she rarely spoke about it because of
being judged and misunderstood when she did. But
thanks to her joining the International Association
for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) - the organization
of NDE research and support - she's been able to
share her experiences firsthand and generate great
interest and deepening awareness of the profundity
of the near-death and similar experiences in recent
years.Today, she chairs the membership committee
on the IANDS Board of Directors and facilitates
the Friends of IANDS (FOI) in Maine.
http://www.near-death.com/nightingale.html


(3) Become a Member of the International Association
for Near-Death Studies
This page has information for people interested in
becoming a member of IANDS. If you haven't yet
joined this wonderful organization, I encourage you
to do so.There are many benefits for being a member.
Their quarterly newsletter Vital Signs alone is
worth becoming a member. You will also be receiving
the only scholarly journal in NDE studies, the
Journal of Near-Death Studies.
http://www.near-death.com/iands_member.html


*** What's New 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) NDE Forum
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The following are the latest NDE testimonies
submitted by email to me at webmaster@....
Anyone can submit their NDE testimony to me for
possible inclusion into this forum. You can also
post your NDE testimony at the NDE Bulletin Board at
http://forums.near-death.com


*** Search the NDE Forum archives at:
http://www.near-death.com/forum.html


*** Duane Beitmen's NDE
"I was one with a creation of my own making that
I was now living and walking in. I went down this
pebbled road and stopped to examine a pebble. Even
the small pebble was more beautiful than anything
I had ever seen. It was like it emitted Glory
and Love."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0174.html


*** Peristero's NDE
"What is truly staggering is that I saw it from
the spirit's point-of-view (be it death or Hades)
and through all the darkness I saw as Hades, my
body, the only source of brilliant light,
illuminating the whole place, while the core of
this celestial, pure light was my heart."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0175.html


*** Agape070703's NDE
"I found myself drawn to this overbearing bright
light. The moment I was in it I fell to my face
and began to cry. On my knees I could reason in
my mind that I was surrounded by an entity that
was so powerful and so unconditionally loving
that I could not stand up in its presence because
at the same time I was feeling burdened with guilt
because of my life and all the sin that was in it."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0176.html


*** Chris Suchecki's NDE
"Then I looked back up and there was the white
light and a hand. It looked like a human hand.
All I had to do, I think, is just grab it. I
don't know what would have happened. I felt like
I would leave to another place. Thinking about
it now, it's like a place where I would learn
so much."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0177.html


*** Michelle Richardson's NDE
"Anyway, the "void" I was taken to was grayish
and foggy, almost cave-like. There was a being
somewhere to the side or in back of me that I
could not see that informed me that I needed
to undergo "purification".
'http://www.near-death.com/forum/0179.html


*** Ken Merriman's NDE
"I was just within moments of realizing that I
wasn't on "Earth" when the feelings of joy,
happiness, love, glee, everything that is tied
to "all that's good" rushed over me and I can
absolutely say I have never felt this way before.
It was truly an amazing experience. If everyone
in the world could feel the way I did at that
moment, wars would be a thing of the past. The
Earth would unite."
'http://www.near-death.com/forum/0180.html


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(5) Coming attractions
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The following articles are coming soon in the next
newsletter and/or following editions:


(1) Q and A with Dr. PMH Atwater
PMH Atwater will answer questions submitted to her
from subscribers to this newsletter.


(2) The NDE and Out-of-the-body
My research conclusions concerning one of the most
interesting aspects of NDEs. Many experiencers
discover themselves outside of their body and
observe events going on around their lifeless
physical body or even around locations at great
distances from their physical body.


(3) The NDE and God
I created this page a long time ago as one of my
NDE research conclusions pages. It is next in
line for acomplete update. I am saving my best
research conclusions for last.


(4) The next NDE research conclusion pages to do
The following are the next research conclusion pages
I am going to start creating or updating:
The NDE and ------
Soul/Spirit, Telepathy, Homecoming, Told Not Ready,
Guides, Angels, Animals, Physics, Suicide, Dreams,
After-effects, Barriers, Return to body, Prayer, Sex


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