"Seeing death as the end of life is like seeing the horizon
as the end of the ocean." - David Searls

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Near-Death Newsletter August 1, 2004
www.near-death.com Vol. 03, No. 07, Ed. 01
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Table of Contents
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(1) NDEs in the news
(2) Events, conferences, workshops
(3) Notes from the webmaster
(4) What's new on near-death.com
(5) Q & A with Dr. PMH Atwater
(6) Books on the NDE
(7) Websites on the NDE
(8) Support the search for the afterlife
(9) Odds and ends

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(1) NDEs in the news
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*** The NDE News Archive is back up with a new address!
http://neardeath.home.comcast.net/


*** An Apostle's Farewell
SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- (The Salt Lake City Tribune)
"In 1989, Haight gave a memorable speech about a near-death
experience he had after an aortic aneurysm. Struck with intense
pain, Haight said he leaned over the tub while his wife called the
doctor, praying to God for "a little more time to do his work."
As he lost consciousness, Haight said he had the sense of "being
in a holy presence and atmosphere" where he witnessed "a
panoramic view of [Christ's] earthly ministry: his baptism, his
teaching, his healing the sick and lame, the mock trial, his
Crucifixion, his Resurrection and Ascension."
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_2386011


*** Monkey At Zoo Walking On Two Legs After Near-Death Experience
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL -- (WFTV News)
"A young monkey at an Israeli zoo has started walking on its
hind legs only -- aping humans -- after a near death experience,
the zoo's veterinarian said Wednesday. Natasha, a 5-year-old
black macaque at the Safari Park near Tel Aviv, began walking
exclusively on her hind legs after a stomach ailment nearly killed
her, zookeepers said."
http://www.wftv.com/newsofthestrange/3559961/detail.html
See video here: http://www.local6.com/news/3582929/detail.html


*** Spielberg's "Nine Lives"
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (E! Online)
"Nine Lives is being produced for cable's Sci Fi Channel. It may
be beamed to TVs in 2005. Plot details are being guarded as closely
as Area 51. The network describes Nine Lives as "an epic story of
love, death and beyond." ("Love," "death" and "beyond" were the only
descriptors Spielberg allowed to be used in the network press
release.) (Note: This is an upcoming miniseries which focuses on
nine people who have had near-death experiences and their attempts
to bridge the gap between now and the afterlife. Don't miss this!)
http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,12657,00.html


*** Lightning Strike Puts Local Man Face to Face with Dead Relatives
PENSACOLA, FL -- (NBC15.com)
"Southern was struck by lightning. It was an indirect hit, but the
jolt knocked him out and seemingly threw him face to face with his
dearly departed. His sister, who died four years ago in a car
accident, came through the strongest. "She was looking at me
really weird like, 'What are you doing here?'"
http://wpmi.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=B16CB621-4F90-4D8C-B878-E1B915B\
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*** Seeing Lights, Seeing the Light
PHILADELPHIA, PA -- (Philadelphia Inquirer)
"Kitei began a four-year leave from her medical practice to research
UFOs, and to speak with people who saw the Phoenix Lights.
Many of the witnesses said that the lights had reminded them of
near-death experiences they had had earlier in their lives. Kitei
herself had experienced such an event while under ether during
a childhood operation. Somehow, Kitei says, the lights triggered
the memories. And, she adds, witnesses felt as though they had
been given a message: "If we don't wake up, we will destroy
ourselves and the Earth." (You may need to sign-up for free
to read this article)
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/9156047.htm?1c


*** The Third Eye
KERALA, INDIA -- (The Week)
"Two persons caught me and took me with them. I felt tired after
walking some distance; they started to drag me. My feet became
useless. There was a man sitting up. He looked dreadful and
was all black. He was not wearing any clothes. He said in a rage
[to the attendants who brought Vasudev, the narrator of this
near-death experience] `I had asked you to bring Vasudev the
gardener. Our garden is drying up. You have brought Vasudev
the student.'"
http://www.the-week.com/24jul18/currentevents_article10.htm


*** Cat Brings Solace to Gravely ill
DAVENPORT, IA -- (QCTimes.com)
"A pet tiger cat named Sissy Cat has seemed to know when a
patient is near death. "Sissy has sensed death with that many
patients that I know of. When a person is terminally ill —
I'd say actively dying — that psychic cat will plant herself
in the person's room and stay until the patient's death. That
can be for days and days, but she will climb on their bed, or
sit in the chair with them."
http://www.qctimes.com/internal.php?story_id=1030503&l=1&t=Columnists&c=47,10305\
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(2) Events, Conferences, Workshops
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*** August 5 - 8, 2004 - "47th Annual Convention of The
Parapsychological Association" - Hosted by the Austrian Society
for Parapsychology (ASP) and Border Areas of Science -
Vienna, Austria - The Parapsychological Association, Inc. (PA)
is the international professional organization of scientists and
scholars engaged in the study of "psi" (or "psychic") experiences,
such as telepathy, clairvoyance, remote viewing, psychokinesis,
psychic healing, and precognition.
http://parapsychologie.ac.at/pa-2004/convent.htm


*** August 13 - 15, 2004 - "Experience Sacred Inner Realms"
Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.) - Edgar Cayce
Virginia Beach Conference - Virginia Beach, VA - Cutting-edge
researchers show you how to safely enter expansive internal
states, erasing fear of death, enabling deep peace. Speakers
include Dr. Raymond Moody, Gilles Bedard, Robert J. Grant, Carol
Bush, L.C.S.W.
http://www.edgarcayce.org/conferences/hq_va_beach.html


*** August 14 - 20, 2004 - "Monroe Institute Gateway Voyage" -
IONS Retreat Center, 101 San Antonio Rd, Petaluma, California,
USA - Take a five-day voyage into the farther reaches of your own
consciousness. With the aid of Hemi-Sync (Hemispheric
Synchronization) sounds through stereo headphones, the guidance
of senior trainers, feedback and the group sharing of in-depth
experiences, you will find yourself carried gently into four
progressively deeper altered states of consciousness. Voyagers
learn how to return to these deep states easily at home so that
they can explore each one further and find their own uses for
them on their own path toward wisdom. After passing through this
gateway, graduates are certified to take the more advanced
trainings at the Monroe Institute TMI) in Virginia.
http://www.monroeinstitute.org/


*** September 10 - 12, 2004 - "Soul Survival: A Conference Exploring
the Evidence for Life After Death" - Omega Institute for Holistic
Studies, Rhinebeck, New York, USA - Featuring with Dr Raymond Moody,
Brian Weiss, John Holland and Suzanne Northrop - This special
gathering - a favorite at Omega the past several years - is an
extraordinary opportunity to explore the evidence for life after
death with some of the leaders in soul survival, past-life therapy,
reincarnation, communication with the deceased, and the afterlife.
http://www.eomega.org/omega/workshops/515197a74ca5895c00f0c9293d6e7b1a/


*** October 21 - 24, 2004 - ParaWorldExpo 2004
Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, USA - If
it's outside of the box, it's all under one roof exclusively at the
ParaWorldExpo - Over fifty internationally recognized experts in
parapsychology including Dr. PMH Atwater (NDEs), Dr. Stanton
Friedman (UFOs), Dr. David Morehouse (Remote Viewing), Dr. Walter
Semkiw (Reincarnation), Carol Bowman, MS (Children's past lives),
and Dr. Hans Holzer (Parapsychology).
http://www.paraworldexpo.com/home.htm


*** Visit the NDE Conferences page for more upcoming events
http://www.near-death.com/conferences.html

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(3) Notes from the webmaster
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Kevin Williams writes: Why God Doesn't Know The Future

QUESTION: I am disturbed by the visions of future events that
a number of near-death experiencers report being shown. They
always seem to be so catastrophic in nature. No doubt, Dannion
Brinkley was correct in his NDE-given visions of the first Gulf War
and the fall of Communism. But when experiencers report being
shown visions of future events, and these events do not happen
in the timeframe suggested, one cannot blame the skeptical for
believing that they are discredited. Please tell me how I could be
mistaken.

ANSWER: This may sound like a cop-out but there is a valid
reason why prophecies from reliable sources do not come to
pass. On the face of it, when a specific prophecy does not happen,
it would appear that it becomes a "false prophecy" from a "false
prophet". In the Bible, false prophets are especially damnable.
[Read more here: http://www.near-death.com/experiences/editorial04.html ]

Peace and Light,
Kevin Williams


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

*** Christian Andréason's NDE
This NDE testimonial is about the most fascinating NDE I have
ever read. For reasons that you will discover for yourself, I
consider his experience as the most inspirational I've ever read.
His testimony is filled with new insights - new "pieces" to fit
into your NDE cosmology puzzle. I have included his testimony
in my Notable NDE section. Don't miss this one!
http://www.near-death.com/andreason.html


*** P.M.H. Atwater's "A Book of Columns" ebook
From June of 1981 until 2004, Dr. Atwater has written a column
for the prestigious IANDS newsletter "Vital Signs". Now you can
read all of them in a single ebook which you can download for
only $15. All profits go to IANDS for the continuance of their
important service as a clearinghouse of information about the NDE.
Topics include: The Moment of Death, The Out-of-Body Aspect
of NDEs, Case Studies That Suggest the Survival of Consciousness
After Death, NDEs in Children, Heavenly Justice, and many others.
http://www.iands.org/pmh_columns.html


*** Editorial pages
All my editorial articles from my monthly newsletters are archived
here. These articles contain personal commentaries and opinions
of mine on a variety of subjects related to the NDE.
http://www.near-death.com/editorial.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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(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 books:

"The New Children and Near-Death Experiences"
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1591430208/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20

"We Live Forever: The Real Truth About Death"
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0876044925/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


QUESTION: On a page in a section of the Dallas paper was a
story about a woman's near-death experience. It caught my eye,
and simply out of bored curiosity and the fact that time allowed,
I read. And as I read, I had a sensation like I'd never had before
but have had many times since and have come to welcome. In
short, the woman had been caught under a waterfall and 'died'
only to be returned to her body. She recounted the story and
changes in her life since the experience. Suddenly, as if struck
by lightning, I "knew" the truth. How from reading the article I
knew, what at that particular time I suddenly knew, who seemed
determined for me to know - I can't begin to explain or understand.
But I knew. And with a passion, I knew. I tried to tell my husband
who smiled and nodded in a very condescending way, as if to
say: "She needs something to believe, to hold on to." However,
I knew this went far beyond a need. It was a divine epiphany.
That day my entire life changed...

PMH ATWATER: More people are changed from reading about
near-death experiences than people who have them. It never
ceases to amaze me how interconnected we all are, how what
affects one person affects all persons...
[Read more from the link provided below]
http://www.near-death.com/atwater/index.html

P. M. H. Atwater, L.H.D.
http://www.cinemind.com/atwater/
http://www.near-death.com/atwater.html
Marketplace (a public service):
http://www.cinemind.com/atwater/rosen.html
P.M.H. Atwater's Press kit:
http://www.cinemind.com/atwater/pmh%20atwater%20press%20kit.pdf

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(6) Books on the NDE
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*** The NDE Online Store includes NDE books, videos, movies,
documentaries, magazines, and other media.
http://associatesshop.filzhut.de/shop/index.php?ID=62ed2010a2e86954f2f1f2020e105\
6af


*** The Buried Soul: How Humans Invented Death - by Timothy Taylor
This book presents evidence of how the ancients saw their universe
and asks how we came to have not only a sense of the afterlife but
also an image of the soul. It is a groundbreaking investigation of
the human soul that encompasses phenomena such as near-death
experiences.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0807046728/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** From the Other Side of the Door - by Jo Devlin
This book is a collection of true stories of spiritual encounters
that stem from near-death experiences to visions of departed souls
to a remarkable coincidence that saved the author's mother's life.
These are moving accounts that will inspire even skeptics.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1413723497/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** The Weird 100: A Collection of the Strange and the Unexplained
- by Stephen J. Spignesi - This book presents 100 of the strangest,
most mystifying riddles on earth including: angels, near-death
experiences, crop circles, poltergeists, Nostradamus, reincarnation,
time travel, mythological creatures, and more. Filled with dramatic
photos and drawings, as well as "pro" and "con" evidence.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0806525231/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** Soul Bared - by David Oakford
David's near-death experience begins with a description of his
state of mind and life directly before his accidental drug overdose.
While near-death, he meets a being of light who guides him through
the solar system. David is then taken to a place near our planet
which is the equivalent of heaven where he has a life review. After
the review he becomes aware he must decide to remain in the spirit
city or return to his physical form. He is shown future events in
his life and is able to ask questions.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1413723071/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


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(7) Websites on the NDE
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IANDS is the premier research organization in the field of
near-death studies. If you haven't yet joined this wonderful
organization, I encourage you to join online at their membership
page. There are many benefits for being a member. Their quarterly
newsletter Vital Signs is alone worth becoming a member.

Home page: http://www.iands.org
Join IANDS: https://www.iands.org/joincard.html

SEPTEMBER 8 - 10, 2005 - IANDS Annual Conference
A.R.E. Conference, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Check out the IANDS Conference information page.
http://www.iands.org/conf.html


*** Death Is An Illusion website
This wonderful website presents the scientific, philosophical and
metaphysical evidence supporting life after death including
NDEs, reincarnation, and after-death communications.
http://www.deathisanillusion.com/


*** In Another Life: Reincarnation in America
This is one of the best websites on the subject of reincarnation
and is the home of the "In Another Life" documentary. It contains
interviews, articles, book reviews, and a stories section.
http://www.ial.goldthread.com


*** Possible Fatal
Joanie Thurston's website contains information concerning her
NDE including documentation of the automobile accident that
almost claimed her life and gave her the NDE. The documentation
includes the police report and photos of the accident.
http://www.possiblefatal.com.


*** Association For Research And Enlightenment
This is the official Edgar Cayce foundation website and it recently
underwent an excellent facelft. Tons of information about Cayce
and his revelations can be found here.
http://www.are-cayce.com
Unfortunately, their website does not have a good site map, but
you can find a limited one on my own Cayce web page at:
http://www.near-death.com/cayce.html


*** 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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near-death research (IANDS) as a contribution. Become a part of
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death to this world! Just click on the link for more info.
http://www.near-death.com/iands_charity.html


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