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Near-Death Newsletter................................October 1, 2004
www.near-death.com ..........................Vol. 03, No. 10, Ed. 01
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Table of Contents
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(1) NDEs in the news
(2) Events, conferences, workshops
(3) What's new on near-death.com
(4) Q & A with Dr. PMH Atwater
(5) Books on the NDE
(6) Websites on the NDE
(7) Support the search for the afterlife
(8) Odds and ends


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(1) NDEs in the news
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*** Will Aron Ralston Settle Down After His Vvivid Near-Death Experience?
BOULDER, CO -- (The Daily Camera)
Leaving his body, he walks through an imagined door in the
wall, into a living room and sees a blond 3-year-old boy, whom
he immediately recognizes as his future son. He scoops the
boy into his left arm, and using a handless right arm, balances
him up to his left shoulder, laughing.
http://www.dailycamera.com/bdc/books/article/0,1713,BDC_2516_3189818,00.html


*** Heaven Can Wait
SIOUX FALLS, SD -- (Keloland TV)
Weston says she had another near death-experience at twenty-nine,
when her heart gave out. Once again, her encounter with death
was bathed in soothing light. "As I got closer I could see globes
of light that were other people, not people in bodies, but people
in spirit."
http://www.keloland.com/NewsDetail2817.cfm?Id=22,34773


*** Hale Recounts Horror on Lake Huron
GODERICH, ONTARIO -- (Goderich Signal-Star)
Hale said he saw himself floating on soft clouds above the
lake and felt calm and had no more worries. He saw a vivid green
field and a curved wooden bridge with his deceased family
members and friends on the other side. An angel showed him
a book of his life's events and said, "let's see what
you've learned." He didn't feel judged or guilty, just
thoughtful as his life flashed before him.
http://www.goderichsignalstar.com/story.php?id=118417


*** Dale Jr. Says Dad Helped Him Out of Fiery Wreck
NEW YORK, NY -- (FoxSports.com)
Earnhardt told 60 Minutes he grabbed one of his representatives
by the collar, "screaming at him to find the guy that pulled me out
of the car. He was like, "Nobody helped you get out," and I was
like, "That's strange because I swear somebody ... had me
underneath ... my arms and was carrying me out of the car."
http://msn.foxsports.com/story/3043144


*** Forensic Pathologist Writes About Those Who Have Seen The Light
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- (TwinCities.com)
Three nights later, she awoke again to see him standing in a gentle
light, his grandmother at his side. He said, "Tell my mom I am fine;
tell her I love her and I am not alone." The next day, the woman
telephoned his mother in the Twin Cities. It was then the former
baby sitter learned that, three nights earlier, Greg Bare died in a
Minnesota car crash.
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/9774567.htm


*** Has Paul Gauguin Returned to Discover One of His Own
Previously Unknown Drawings?
BREMERTON, WA -- (PRWeb)
Peter Teekamp is a self-taught artist and near-death experiencer
living in Washington state who accidentally discovered a drawing
that might be worth millions. He believes the drawing to be an
original artwork by the famous 19th century post-impressionist
artist Paul Gauguin.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/9/prwebxml161161.php


*** Download FREE ebook "Tranceformers: Shamans of the
21st Century" by Dr. John Jay Harper
SACRAMENTO, CA -- (Near-Death Newsletter)
This is a limited time offer through the month of October.
All of us have an innate ability to bring our unconscious mind
into conscious focus through the lens of trance. Shamans,
such as those old "medicine men" or "doctors of
souls" are nothing more—or less—than new prototypes, role
models for mankind. Humanity's third eye is opening to
miracles, angelic visitations, and life after death. Find
out more about our evolution into beings of light. We are
the Shamans of the 21st Century.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/experts13.html


*** Resident Looks For Hospice Volunteers
BLOOMFIELD, CT -- (Bloomfield Journal)
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross died in August at the age of 78; her
book "On Death and Dying" helped people talk openly about
death and produced the hospice movement, which provides
comfort in life's last hours.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=13051386&BRD=1650&PAG=461&dept_id=1215\
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*** Film Review: The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
BELFAST, IRELAND -- (Belfast Telegraph)
Not even Sellers's long struggle with a heart condition can
salvage much pathos, and the razzle-dazzle pyrotechnics
that director Stephen Hopkins stages as Sellers undergoes
a near-death experience are brilliant but empty. It's rather
hard to care when that heart has been made to look, for
most of its owner's life, untouchable.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/story.jsp?story=567723
Peter Sellers' NDE: http://www.near-death.com/famous.html


*** Archive of NDEs in the News
Read all the major news articles concerning the NDE and related
phenomenon from 1995 to current. This is a permanent archive to
ensure that these news articles will always be available on
the internet.
http://neardeath.home.comcast.net


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(2) Events, Conferences, Workshops
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*** October 7 - 10, 2004 - 2nd Annual North American Conference
on Children's Spirituality - Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific
Grove, California, USA - Plan to attend this groundbreaking
conference – bringing together world-renown scholars,
researchers, teachers, religious educators, counselors, community
leaders, parents, grandparents and others interested in exploring
the remarkable richness of children's spiritual life. Small and
large group presentations and discussions on numerous topics focus
on educating the whole child, innovative spiritual and religious
curriculum, research and theory, intuitive and imaginative
development, and spiritual parenting, counseling and community. A
partial list of workshops and topics include: Children's Mystical
Experiences: Implications for Human Development, Neurobiology
and Spirituality, Children's Past Life: Revealing the Souls of
Children, Psychic Experiences of Children: Blessing or Curse?, The
Sixth Sense of Children, Transcendent Consciousness and the Cultures
that Inspire It.
http://www.noetic.org/events/childspirit_04/index.html


*** October 9 - 10, 2004 - "The Marriage of Science and Spirituality" -
Living The Field Conference 2004 - The Logan Hall,
Bedford Way, London, UK - Among the speakers which include Edgar
Mitchell, Karl Pribram, Raymond Moody and Stanley Krippner, Cleve
Backster, Craig Webb, Skip Atwater, and Joe McMoneagle. It will be
two days packed with insights and revelations, and a full workshop
programme will also give you the chance to put theory into practice.
It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see and hear some of the
world¹s leading physicists, psychics and spiritual pioneers - all
in one insight-packed weekend.
http://www.wddty.co.uk/thefield/conference_main.asp


*** 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.gtameetings.com/ParaWorld/paraworld_expo.htm


*** October 23 - 24, 2004 - New Science Ancient Wisdom Conference
DoubleTree, 6120 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., Atlanta, GA
Presenters: Dannion Brinkley, Claude Swanson, Tricia McCannon,
Ray Dodd, and Lisa VanderBoom. Includes musical entertainment and
banquet. Sponsored by The Institute of Noetic Sciences, Oracle 20/20
Magazine, The Twilight Brigade, LightStream Productions, Lisa Iris,
and the White Wolf Gallery.
http://www.newscienceancientwisdom.com/


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


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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:

*** The NDE and Told Not Ready
Many experiencers are told that they are not ready to die and
that they must return to life. Sometimes they are told some
variation of this such as, "Your mission is not complete." So
many experiencers are told this that it makes one wonder
how could so many people be hallucinating the same thing
if indeed the NDE is just a hallucination?
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research31.html


*** Critique of Susan Blackmore's Dying Brain Hypothesis
I previously had Greg Stone's old version of his outstanding
critique on my website for a long time. This is the much newer
and updated version which includes feedback from skeptic
Susan Blackmore.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/articles001.html


*** Circumstantial Evidence for Survival
This page was given a much needed update to include all the
latest evidence supporting the Afterlife Hypothesis. Recommended
sources were added including links to new phenomena such as
reincarnation evidence, astrological evidence, evidence from
consciousness studies, prayer studies, and paranormal evidence.
http://www.near-death.com/evidence.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) 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: "Watching and listening to Reagan's demise due
to Alzheimer's, I heard two things that glued me ... (1) At a
point early in his illness it is reported that someone showed
Reagan a picture of the White House, and he said that he
recognized it and knew it was important in his life but he
didn't know how or why. And, of course, in the running of the
illness, he eventually lost all touch with this realm from all
appearances. (2) Just before making the transition, he
looked into the eyes of Nancy in apparent full recognition.
She reportedly made the remark that it was the best gift he
could have given her. I don't doubt any of this. When one
has lost all apparent contact with this reality, is it because
that essence is gone partly away and is no longer close
enough to stimulate the physical brain? And would there
be a final coming close enough of essence just before final
departure to stimulate the brain to allow it to transmit a message,
verbal or other, to those nearby? Thanks for your thoughts, Gerry"

PMH ATWATER'S ANSWER: "Gerry, no one knows for certain
how this works, but here is what I have seen and sensed. During
the dying process, the soul of the individual goes in and out.
I have yet to be around someone whose essence, as you called
it, stayed intact within the body the whole time ... "
[Read more at: http://www.near-death.com/atwater/index.html ]


P. M. H. Atwater, L.H.D.
http://www.cinemind.com/atwater/ or http://www.pmhatwater.com
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
Book of Columns: http://www.iands.org/pmh_columns.html

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(5) 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\
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*** The Mystic Mind-Science and the Supernatural
by Crystal Love (Availability: Now)
The author provides scientific, religious, and metaphysical
evidence support for phenomena such as near-death and
out-of body experiences, reincarnation, astrology, telepathy,
hypnosis, and hands-on healing. Appealing to both believers
and the skeptics, the evidence forces a rethinking of supernatural
phenomena and offers research the mainstream scientific
community cannot deny.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1904132510/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** Out-of-Body Exploring: A Beginner's Approach
by Preston Dennett (Availability: Now)
Dennett began his own out-of-body exploring decades ago in
a quest to contact his deceased mother. He shares the
techniques he used to go out-of-body, as well as the tricks
that helped him maintain that state for longer periods of time,
gaining more clarity and confidence all the while. This book
is a perfect primer for anyone wanting to try astral projection.
It takes a step-by-step approach to the techniques for mastering
out-of-body experiences and includes the author's tricks which
help him maintain this fragile state of consciousness.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1571744096/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** Dream Finder: Discovering the Divine through Your Dreams
by Philip Dunn, Sangeet Duchane (Availability: Now)
It is generally understood in metaphysical circles that dreams
are similar in nature to NDEs in that they are out-of-body
journeys to other dimensions. In his book, Philip Dunn presents
four distinct meditation techniques to try before sleep in
preparation for dreaming (called dream incubation). Instructions
include specific methods of entering a lucid dream, recognizing
the dream state, remaining in or returning to the lucid dream,
performing tasks in and controlling the direction of the dream,
neutralizing nightmares, and waking from a dream. Dunn also
provides techniques to use after waking to remember, record,
and understand dreams, gives helpful guidelines for interpretation.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0740741756/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** Forever Ours: Real Stories of Immortality and Living From
a Forensic Pathologist - by Janis Amatuzio (Availability: Now)
Forensic pathologist Janis Amatuzio knows from experience
that there is more to death than simply the cessation of breath.
From her first experience of a patient dying in her care to the
miraculous "appearances" of loved ones after death, she began
recording these experiences which cannot be explained in
purely physical terms.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1577314816/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** Letters from the Afterlife: A Guide to the Other Side
by Katherine Hart, Elsa Barker (Availability: Now)
This book is a reprint of the 1914 classic originally published as
"Letters from a Living Dead Man" which gained widespread
popularity and was hailed for helping remove the fear of dying.
It is the true story of after-death communication recorded by a
woman who discovered that, through a process called "automatic
writing," she could be an instrument for communication with a
deceased attorney named David Hatch. The book is the record
of Hatch's experience after death in minute detail, including how
loved ones find each other and the relationship with higher beings.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1582701210/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** Under The Tree
by Greg Stone (Availability: Now)
Readers are transported into the post mortem state in this
novel of the near death experience. Under the Tree follows in
the tradition of The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Death, dying
and the afterlife are explored from the point of view of characters
entangled in a life-and-death crisis.
http://www.visitunderthetree.com/book/index.html


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(6) 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


The Outstanding Websites of Jeff Long, M.D. and Jody Long, J.D.

If you haven't yet checked out all three of the Long's research
websites, you are missing out on a wealth of information.
See the remarkable changes going on by Jody, the webmaster
extraordinaire, who has created perhaps the most awe-
inspiring and most comprehensive metaphysical database on
the net and in the world. Kudos!


*** Near Death Experience Research Foundation
NDERF is devoted to the study of NDE and support of those
experiencing NDE and related experiences. NDERF has the
largest selection of published NDE accounts in the world!
http://www.nderf.org/


*** After Death Communication Research Foundation
ADCRF is devoted to the study of after death communication
and support of those experiencing an ADC, or provides a
message of hope to those in grieving from loss of a loved one.
ADCRF has extensive information and resources regarding
after death communication (ADC), bereavement, grief, and
life after death.
http://www.adcrf.org/


*** Out of Body Experience Research Foundation
OBERF is devoted to studying the spiritual spectrum events
that do not fit into the categories of NDE or ADC. These
include NDE-like experiences, out of body experiences, and
spiritually transformative events. OBERF Out of Body
Experience (OBE) spiritually transformative events,
consciousness studies, extensive information and research.
People share their stories and learn more about different
states of consciousness.
http://www.oberf.org/


*** 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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(7) Support the search for the afterlife
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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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