"The unconscious psyche believes in life after death" - Carl Jung MD

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Near-Death Newsletter                                November 1, 2004
www.near-death.com                            Vol. 03, No. 11, Ed. 01
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Table of Contents
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        (1)  NDEs in the news
        (2)  Events, Conferences, Workshops
        (3)  Q & A with Dr. PMH Atwater
        (4)  Books on the NDE
        (5)  Websites on the NDE
        (6)  Support the search for the afterlife
        (7)  Odds and ends

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(1)  NDEs in the news
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*** Clinton Tells of Death Visions During Operation
LONDON, UK  --  (Scotsman)
He told of the dreamy images he saw while surgeons
stopped his heart for 73 minutes to bypass arteries
which were 90% clogged. "I saw dark masks crushing,
like death masks being crushed, in series," he told the
ABC News PrimeTime Live programme, being shown
tonight. "Then I'd see these great circles of light. And
then, like, Hillary's picture or (daughter) Chelsea's face
would appear on the light, and then they'd fly off into the
dark, into the distance. And other people that I knew
and cared about. It was amazing."
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3685687


*** Stroke Survivor Uses Near-Death Experience as Fuel
For Charity Work With Abandoned Children
San Marcos, TX  --  (San Marcos Daily)
Donna Desoto is on a personal mission, one she's been
on for almost 15 years now. That's to save abandoned
babies that are found behind buildings, in trash bins or
even in a VCR box, but also to raise awareness and help
young expectant mothers.
http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/articles/2004/10/28/news/news5.txt
Visit Donna Desoto's website:  https://blossom.safe-order.net/savbaby/


*** Arizona Artist Died Three Times But Was Never Sick
CAMP VERDE, AZ  --  (PRWeb)
"It was as if I had to push myself back into my body, like pushing
toothpaste back in to the tube." He says of those frightening
moments. "My meditations were filled with tunnels of light, radiant
beings and indescribable places and feelings. I became aware
at some point that I had to get back to feed my beloved dogs,
who would have starved or frozen to death without me."
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/10/prweb165039.php


*** Dreams - What Are They Trying To Tell Us?
SAINT PAUL, MN  --  (Llewellyn Journal)
Dreaming is one of the best ways for the subconscious mind
to get your attention. Many people get psychic impressions
from their dreams. Others may only dream when being forewarned
about a situation. Some people think they never dream. They do,
but probably can't remember. In some dreams, our friends and
family members may make an appearance. Even loved ones who
have passed on can show up from time to time to say hello.
http://www.llewellynjournal.com/article/706


*** "Parting the Veil: A Novel of Life After Death," by Jay Davis
WICHITA, KS  --  (The Wichita Eagle)
"Parting the Veil" is a gripping page-turner of a novel. The main
character, John Creed, is killed in a traffic accident. After being
dead for several minutes, he comes back to life. The rest of the
book centers on his coming to terms with his near-death
experience and the gift he has been given. John has the ability
to "know" people. He "sees" their fears and failings. Then he
leads them to peace and serenity. The climax of the story is John's
heroic effort to save a family from their murderous father and husband.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/eagle/living/religion/9990808.htm
Read more about "Parting the Veil":
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0765309505/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** Election Special Article
*** A New Study Suggests a Relationship Between
Fear of Death and Political Preferences
TUCSON, AZ  --  (American Psychological Society)
Following a reminder of death, there was almost an 800 percent
increase in votes for the charismatic leader, but no increase for
the two other candidates. "At a theoretical level," the authors
wrote, "this study adds to the large body of empirical evidence
attesting to the pervasive influence of reminders of death on a
wide range of human activities. These findings fit particularly
well with prior studies showing how mortality salience leads
people toward individuals, groups, and actions that can help
enhance their self-esteem. People want to identify with special,
great things, and charismatic leaders typically offer the promise
of just that."
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/media/releases/2004/pr041025.cfm


*** Archive of NDEs in the News
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phenomenon from 1995 to current. This is a permanent archive to ensure
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(2)  Events, Conferences, Workshops
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*** NOV.  7, 2004 - 9:00-11:00 pm (Eastern)
Jan Holden Interview on WPARanormal Talk Radio
Jan Holden, Ed.D., President of the IANDS will be
interviewed about the association and about research
on the paranormal aspects of NDEs. This will be a
two-part series on NDEs.
http://www.wparanormal.com/

How To Hear The Show:
STEP 1:  Download and install the free WinAmp software
(if you don't have it already) to hear the show on the internet.
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STEP 2:
On Nov. 7, 9:00 pm (Eastern), visit the website located at
http://usa.rolo.net:8004/listen.pls to hear the show on WinAmp
- OR - Visit the WPARanormal Talk Radio website at
http://www.wparanormal.com/, then click on the link
"Listen (When Live)" or on the link "Archives," to hear the
show on WinAmp.


*** NOV.  14, 2004 - 9:00-11:00 pm (Eastern)
Jeff Long Interview on WPARanormal Talk Radio
Jeff Long, M.D. from http://www.nderf.org will discuss
his research findings associated with his NDE website.
http://www.wparanormal.com/
How To Hear The Show:
(See instructions previously described)


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

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(3)  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/ref=nosim/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/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


QUESTION:  "I have a question that I hope you can answer.
Recently, I choked on coffee in a restaurant and stopped
breathing. All I recall is that I was looking down on 2 or 3 people
walking towards me and 2 or 3 people walking towards the
door. I could hear voices but didn't hear what they were saying.
Then, I experienced a strange feeling. It wasn't like being
sucked back into my body. It was like being 'sucked' back
into consciousness. I then sat up and struggled for breath.
I coughed twice which cleared my airway and then I was fine.
My friend, who I was with, was standing at my side with her
hand on my shoulder. She told me that when I stopped breathing,
I collapsed on the table and against her as a dead weight,
definitely no consciousness. She said that a couple had
walked over to our table and talked to her while I was out,
so it had to be more than a couple of seconds. Would that
be an NDE, or simply an out-of-body experience? It took a
few days before I realized the significance of what I had
experienced. At the time, it just seemed like part of being
unconscious. Now, I am really curious. If I did, in fact, die for
a few seconds, it reaffirms my belief that I don't have to give
in to death before I'm finished raising my son. That is
something I've mentioned to you before. I am strongly determined
to be here until he is grown. I have managed to keep going
through stage four breast cancer several times when they
thought I was going to die. The coolest thing about this experience
I had is that, due to the tumor in my lung and how it has caused
breathing problems from time to time, I have been terrified of
being unable to breath. I thought it would be a torturous experience.
Now I know that it won't be. I'm no longer afraid. Thanks for your
time." -- Melissa


ANSWER by PMH ATWATER:  Out-of-body experiences
are extremely common; in childhood, they occur daily, sometimes
many times a day. We spend so much money as a country
researching insignificant things, when we could and should spend
that money for out-of-body research. We've also researched things
like coughing, scratching, humming, sneezing, the sounds we hear
and where we hear them, but not a penny goes to one of the
greatest phenomena of them all - the clear and coherent perception
of being able to leave one's body and then return to it. We
acknowledge the mystical, spiritual, psychic aspects of this trait -
never once admitting ... [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

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(4)  Books on the NDE
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*** The NDE Online Store includes NDE books, videos, movies,
documentaries, magazines, and other media.
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*** Trailing Clouds of Glory
by Harold A. Widdison, PH.D.
This book is the result of seven years of interviewing, researching
and collecting of first person accounts of NDEs. Dr. Widdison
became interested in the subject of death, grief, and bereavement
two months before his marriage when his father suddenly died in a
car a accident. He later created and taught one of the first courses
on these subjects in a university setting. He also had several family
members share their experiences with him— one uncle had a NDE
on the operating table and an adopted daughter had a visit from her
dead grandfather.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0882907727/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** Mastering Astral Projection
by Robert Bruce, Brian Mercer, Joanna Willis
Mastering Astral Projection is a hands-on, step-by-step manual
for learning how to have an out-of-body experience (OBE).  It
provides a systematic approach for astral projecting out of your
body in a fully awake state.  The exercises in the program are
largely based on the New Energy Ways (NEW) system of raising
and simulating personal energy.  This method uses body-awareness
movements for conscious and direct manipulation of one's energy
body.  The NEW system is easy to understand and learn.  Anyone
can do it.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0738704679/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** Out-Of-Body Exploring: A Beginner's Approach
by Preston Dennett
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. Dennett is
the author of five previous books including California Ghosts,
Extraterrestrial Visitations and UFO's over Topanga Canyon.
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


*** Book of Angels: Reflections on Angels Past and Present,
and True Stories of How They Touch Our Lives
by Sophy Burnham
A Book of Angels tells not only the extraordinary true stories of
present-day encounters with angels, but also traces the
understanding and study of angels through history and in
different cultures. Discover what angels look like, whom they
chose to visit, how they enter our lives, and so much more.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345476964/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20

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(5)  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

***  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 Newsletter                               October 15, 2004
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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) Coming attractions
	 (5) Odds and ends

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(1)  NDEs in the News
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*** Reverend George Rodonaia Passes Away
HOUSTON, TX -- (Near-Death Newsletter)
  Natia Rodonaia-Peleaez, the daughter of Rev. George Rodonaia,
has informed me that George passed away on October 12, 2004
due to heart failure. He suffered a massive heart attack in July and
it was thought that he had recovered. George was on his way to fly
to Dallas to tape an interview with Trinity Broadcasting about his
NDE when he had a final heart attack and God called him Home.
Natia would like to thank everyone who has shown an interest in
him and his NDE testimony. He will be deeply missed. George is
  survived by his wife Nino, his daughter Natia, his son Greg, his
son-in-law Martin, his grandson Levani, and his mother-in-law
Nadia. George Rodonaia's NDE is one of the most profound on
record. He was dead for three days but revived during his autopsy.
His NDE involved one of the most interesting examples of verified
perception while out of the body.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/evidence10.html


*** Vivid Dream Leads Searchers To Missing Girl
SEATTLE, WA -- (The Star)
Sha Nohr, a church member and mother of a friend of Hatch's, said
she had dreams of a wooded area and heard the message "Keep
going, keep going". On Sunday morning, Nohr and her daughter
drove to the area where the crash occurred, praying along the way.
"I just thought, 'Let her speak out to us'." Nohr told The Seattle
Times. Something drew her to stop and clamber over a concrete barrier
and more than 30m down a steep, densely vegetated embankment,
where she barely managed to spot the wrecked car in some trees.
http://www.thestar.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=132&fArticleId=2259296


*** Near-Death Patients Tell Nurse of Lights and Jesus-like Figure
  LONDON, UK -- (icWales)
She said, "What I found is incredible. One man, whose life signs
completely went, said he floated above his body and saw everything.
"He described our attempts to revive him in perfect detail, even
talking about a doctor who came in while off-duty then left. "The
patient's eyes were not even open when this happened and he
was not only unconscious he was clinically dead.
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=14726819&method=fu\
ll&siteid=50082&headline=near-death-patients-tell-nurse-of-lights-and-jesus-like\
-figure-name_page.html


***  Near-Death Drug Experience Changes German Director's Life
BERLIN, GERMANY -- (AFP)
Cult German film maker Wim Wenders said that a near-fatal experience
with drugs when he was a student completely changed his view of life
and death ... "It really changes you, to go right up to that barrier
or one step over it," he said, describing the experience as
wonderful. "Everything became unbelievably bright and white. Light.
The fear went away and it was wonderful," Wenders said.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20041007/lf_afp/afplifestyle_\
germany_041007144004


***  Surfer Dies; Lifeguards Bring Him Back To Life
SAN DIEGO, CA -- (TheSanDiegoChannel.com)
Ledwig said he had an out-of-body experience. "The first thing I
remember -- the only thing I remember after keeling over in the
surf -- is waking up, floating on the ceiling of the rescue
helicopter and looking down on myself. It was totally quiet," Ledwig
said. Ledwig is now healthy and has a new appreciation for his life
and the people who saved it. "I'm happy to be alive again," he told
Sacht and Bucher.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20041014/lo_kgtv/2411553


***  Could This Be A Picture From Beyond Death?
CAMP VERDE, AZ -- (PRWEB)
"Even in the bitter cold that reached 60 below and more, I was drawn
to deep meditation. I would be `gone' for hours, even days at
a time. When I came back to body awareness on a few occasions, my
body would not respond and it smelled of decomposition; I had to
willfully cram my awareness back into it. It was during this period
that I experienced the multitude of realms and states of being that
most people would call death. I perceived an `afterlife' that
was full of not only my Christian expectations, but my Buddhist and
Hindu belief structures as well."
Visit Devi Delavie's website:
http://www.epilogue.net/cgi/database/art/list.pl?gallery=6649


*** 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)  Notes from the Webmaster
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Kevin Williams writes:

Sorry for the short newsletter. I am getting over the flu.
I will be bringing new NDEs for the Forum next month.
Thanks.


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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 website:

*** The NDE and Mental Telepathy
Several years ago, I evaluated 50 NDEs on my website and found
that 65% of them contained a reference to mental telepathy. In the
physical world, you can say something while thinking something
entirely different. This is not possible in the realm where thoughts
are deeds and where we truly are what we think. Communication
in the NDE realm is by telepathy and travel is by thought. It is
virtually impossible in the NDE realm to communicate anything but
what you really think. This explains why so many NDErs report that
there are no secrets there. You cannot hide who you really are
inside. This is why St. Teresa of Avila once said, "After you die,
you wear what you are." Examples of mental telepathy during NDEs are
presented on this page. This page is not yet finished and will be an
on-going project of mine until I cover all examples on my website.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research26.html


  *** The NDE and Homecoming
Several years ago, I evaluated 50 NDEs on my website and found
that 21% of them described their NDE in terms of a "homecoming."
The concept of death as a "homecoming" appears frequently in NDE
reports and in other phenomenon such as deathbed visions and
after-death communications. In this sense, death is very much like
birth whereas people go through a tunnel connected to an umbilical
(silver cord in the case of death) which becomes severed and then
where we are received by loved ones. Death is frequently described
as "going home" to our true origins. This web page will present the
many examples of the homecoming motif which appears in NDEs.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research30.html


*** The NDE and Told Not Ready
One of the most remarkable aspects of NDEs is the large percentage
of people who are told "You are not ready" or "It is not time for
you to die" or some variation of this. When I evaluated 50 of the
NDEs on my website, I found that 46% of them involved the
experiencer being told this. This is remarkable because if the NDE
was merely "mental flatulence" produced by the brain as so many
skeptics claim, how do they explain using brain chemicals only how
so many experiencers are told the same thing? Suppose 46% of all
experiencers are told "Seize the day" instead of "It's not your
time." Would it be any more remarkable? I don't think so. What about
if 46% of experiencers are told "Did you have fun?" Such a
remark is just as cryptic as being told "It's not time." And it
should be apparent that brain chemistry cannot explain it.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research31.html


*** The NDE and Guides
There is a wealth of information from many NDEs on my website
concerning spirit guides and this web page will contain as much
as possible on the subject. This page is not yet finished and will
be an on-going project of mine until I cover all examples on my
website.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research34.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)  Coming Attractions
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The following articles are coming soon in the next newsletter
and/or following editions:


*** Q and A with Dr. PMH Atwater
PMH Atwater will answer questions submitted to her from
subscribers to this newsletter. Her latest books are entitled
We Live Forever: The Real Truth About Death and The New Children
and Near-Death Experiences. If you have a question which you
would like her to answer for this column, just email your
question to Kevin Williams at webmaster@... for
consideration. For more information about Dr. Atwater's
contribution to near-death studies, download her press kit here:
http://www.near-death.com/atwater.html


*** P.M.H. Atwater's "I Died Three Times"
I recently experienced a remarkable synchronistic event recently
when I was doing a regular MEGA-Search for NDE information
on the internet. I was going through my search results and
scanned through NDE testimony and read the ones I found
interesting. I found one particular NDE testimony which was
lengthy and very interesting. As I continued to read it, I realized
that this was an outstanding testimony which was filled with
remarkable insights. I come across such NDE testimonies
once in a great while. I didn't know who the woman was that
wrote what I was reading at that time, but she was describing
her NDE in a remarkably eloquent and very personal and
touching manner. It was so touching that I came very close to
tears. It was so remarkable. I continued reading and wondered
what this woman's name was. But I continued to read because
I decided I would find out after I read all of it. Then toward the
end of her testimony, I read the name "Phyllis". Phyllis is my
beloved mother's name. But it is also the name of P.M.H. Atwater.
So, when I saw the name I immediately realized that this was
probably P.H.H. Atwater's NDE. What was so surprising to me
was that I thought I had read her NDE testimony! If I did, it was
so long ago that I had forgotten about it. All I knew is that I
thought I knew all about P.M.H's NDEs but I obviously must have read
only a summary of it. Anyway, I had just read perhaps the best
NDE testimony I have ever read and it was P.M.H.'s! All these
years I have been seeking such NDEs to profile on my website
and Atwater's testimony should have been on my website many
years ago. I am not sure what it all means; but I plan to create
a wonderful series of web pages for people to read her outstanding
testimony.


*** More NDE Research Conclusions
The following research conclusions topics are coming soon:
Soul & Spirit, Told not ready, Spirit guides, Telepathy, Homecoming,
Animals, Art, and Angels.

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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\
6&rfi=6


*** 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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GOOGLE News concerning the "near-death experience."
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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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*** How can your usual online shopping raise funds for near-death
research without any extra cost to you? By joining the free charity
website called iGive.com. Then whenever you shop online and
make a purchase at eBay, Barnes & Noble, Land's End, Florist.com,
Amazon.com or over 500 other participating websites, iGive.com has
arranged to automatically direct up to 27% of the purchase price
near-death research (IANDS) as a contribution. Become a part of
the family of people who are working to bring proof of life after
death to this world! Just click on the link for more info.
http://www.near-death.com/iands_charity.html

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things concerning the NDE and related phenomena by promoting the
International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS), NDE
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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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*** Man Revives 22 Days After Being Killed and Buried
MOSCOW, RUSSIA -- (Pravda)
"Lumber-men incidentally uncovered the frozen body and took it to
the morgue. A local pathologist refused to do the autopsy - the body
was too hard. The next day the pathologist said that the man's eye
pupils did not look like dead. Furthermore, the man's nails turned
pink after the doctor pressed them in his fingers. The man spent
22 days lying under a thick layer of snow, but it appeared that he
was still alive. The pathologist diagnosed a deep lethargic sleep,
which had been caused with a blow on the head."
http://english.pravda.ru/science/19/94/378/14212_time.html


*** Dr. Near-Death: Greyson's Heart-Stopping Study
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA  --  (The Hook)
"This director of UVA's Division of Personality Studies began a
new project earlier this year designed to verify reports of out-of-
body NDEs. Greyson, in collaboration with UVA cardiologists, is
conducting an investigation that focuses on patients receiving
automatic heart defibrillators who must endure a brief cardiac
arrest to ensure that the units are functioning. Wearing a
conservative yellow tie as he leans back in his chair, Greyson says
there's nothing to report yet, but he smiles and mentions he's
considering extending the two-year study."
http://readthehook.com/stories/2004/09/08/facetimeDrNeardeathGreyson.html


*** Roy Horn Recalls Tiger Attack in Interview
LOS ANGELES, CA  --  (The Mercury News)
"A procedure was performed in which doctors removed part of Horn's
skull to allow the brain to swell. The section of skull was sewn
into his abdomen until it was replaced weeks later. On the operating
table, Horn told Shriver he had a near-death experience. "I saw a
bank of white light, and then I saw all my beloved animals," Horn
said. "For a moment I stepped out of my body."
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/counties\
/alameda_county/9674613.htm
(Note: You may have to subscribe to view this article. It is free.)


*** Chilling Accounts
NAIROBI, AFRICA  --  (The Nation)
"A very near-sighted woman was lying on an operating table with the
anesthesia medicine behind her head. When she experienced the OBE,
she felt detached from her body and could read the equipment
identification numbers which were out of her vision. She then
floated up to the top of the room and noted that the top of the
light fixtures were dirty. After she recovered from her illness, she
returned to the hospital and ascertained that the numbers she had
seen were correct and that the light fixtures were actually dirty."
http://allafrica.com/stories/200409080061.html


*** Stories of Moving From Darkness Toward Light
BOULDER, CO  --  (The Daily Camera)
"In his allegory, "The Divine Comedy," Dante described the soul's
ascent from hell's darkness to heaven's light. For the poet it was a
personal pilgrimage. "Midway this way of life we're bound upon," he
wrote, "I awoke to find myself in a dark wood, where the right road
was wholly lost and gone."
http://www.dailycamera.com/bdc/health_and_fitness/article/0,1713,BDC_2431_317834\
2,00.html


*** Yale Star Savors Second Chance at Life, Football
NEW HAVEN, CT  --  (USAToday.com)
"I took in some water, choked and just panicked," Carr recalls.
"I never experienced anything like it. I just kept taking in more
water, and then I remember trying to grab onto one of Don's
friends. He tried to hold me up, but I was fighting him because
I was panicking and scared. He started going down with me,
but he had to let me go or he would have been down there with me.
After he let me go, I was limp and feeling like this was the end.
This was it. It was a calming feeling that I really can't even
explain. I just quit fighting, and all I remember is sinking to the
bottom."
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/ivy/2004-09-15-focus-yale_x.htm


*** Denzel's Guardian Angel
DUBLIN, IRELAND  --  (Ireland On-Line)
"The Oscar-winning star had an encounter with the celestial being
when he was a little boy. "When I was a young child I saw an
angel," he said. "It looked like my sister but then I saw
wings. It was as real as you are in front of me now."
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=116069930&p=yy6x7x636


*** 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
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Kevin Williams writes: "How to Share Your NDE with the World"

Two new sections have been added to this web page and they are
(1) How to create a website and (2) How to advertise it. I am
continuing to share my secrets on how my website ranks # 1 on the
internet on the subject of near-death experiences and # 9 on the
subject of death. I have added links to tutorials, articles,
software, and online services to help you design, build, maintain,
and promote your website. I have also added my choices for the best
webmaster resources, tools, and guides on the internet. Nowadays,
you don't need any money to have a website or a business on your
website. You just have to know how to do it.
[Read more at this link: http://www.near-death.com/experiences/editorial05.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 website:

*** The Reincarnation of Paul Gauguin?
Peter Teekamp had an NDE and has experienced numerous synchronistic
coincidences connecting him to the famous 19th century artist
Paul Gauguin. His latest bit of synchronicity was stumbling across
a sketch that may actually be an authentic Paul Gauguin sketch
worth millions of dollars. Peter's NDE and past life connections
to Paul Gauguin are profiled here.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/art02.html


*** Medieval Otherworld Journeys
An excerpt from Carol Zaleski's excellent book entitled "Otherworld
Journeys: Accounts of Near-Death Experiences in Medieval and
Modern Times" is profiled.
http://www.near-death.com/medieval.html


*** Requests for NDE Participants
Several new requests have been added for NDErs to participate in
studies, interviews, television shows, and surveys.
http://www.near-death.com/studies.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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These are the latest NDE testimonies submitted by email to me
at webmaster@.... You can also post your NDE on
the NDE Forum web page at http://forums.near-death.com


*** Neil Primrose's NDE
"I saw a kind of slide show and there were hundreds of faces
flashing past me of people I knew at school who I hadn't thought
about for years. I saw images of family and friends and I realized
I was coming face-to-face with my death."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/41.html


*** Barbara Marie's NDE
"At that point I just started heading toward that light with my
being -- I don't know how -- and I was surrounded by what I would
describe as a tunnel. There were like rings of wind, like the funnel
of a tornado, and it was moving forward. Besides the light, which
was very bright, there was a prism within it and music unlike any
that there is on earth. I don't know how to explain it. The music
was so welcoming and it becomes a part of you."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/42.html


*** Heather Sloan's NDE
"I found myself lifted out of my body standing beside the bed,
looking down on what I eventually realized was myself. My spirit was
attached to my body by a thin wisp of cord which looked like it
could break apart at any time. I was encouraged not to keep looking
back but to move on towards the light."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/43.html


*** Carrie Sandberg's NDE
"The very instant I came to the conclusion I wanted to be home with
them, I was there in the room with them. I saw everything they did
and heard everything they said. Then I tried to make myself known
to them so as to assure them that I was not really "dead" but they
didn't know I was even there. They were talking about me coming
home for lunch, etc. They had no knowledge about me being drowned
at all."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/44.html


*** Search the NDE Forum archives at:
http://www.near-death.com/forum.html and
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/forum01.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:


*** Q and A with Dr. PMH Atwater
PMH Atwater will answer questions submitted to her from
subscribers to this newsletter.
http://www.near-death.com/atwater.html


*** NDE Book Reviews
Coming soon to my website is a section devoted solely to book reviews
of NDE and NDE-related books. My goal is to have reviews of every
book on these topics that was ever published.


*** More NDE Research Conclusions
The following research conclusions topics are coming soon:
Soul & Spirit, Told not ready, Spirit guides, Telepathy, Homecoming,
Animals, Art, and Angels.

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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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*** Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Dies; Famed for Work on Dying
PHOENIX, AZ  --  (Reuters)
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, a Swiss-born psychiatrist and author who
gained international fame for her landmark work on death and dying,
has died in her suburban Phoenix home. She was 78. Kubler-Ross,
who wrote the groundbreaking 1969 book "On Death and Dying,"
died Tuesday night of natural causes while surrounded by close
friends and family, colleague David Kessler said on Wednesday.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=6071424

* PMH Atwater's Tribute to Elisabeth:
http://www.near-death.com/news.html

* Public services will be held on Saturday, September 4th, at
Scottsdale Bible Church, 7601 E. Shea Blvd., 3PM in Scottsdale,
Arizona. See http://www.elisabethkublerross.com/pages/funeral/funeral.html
for more details. The burial will be the next morning, Sunday, Sept.
5th, 10am, Paradise memorial Gardens, 9300 East Shea Blvd.,
Scottsdale, AZ. (RSVP requested - see
http://www.elisabethkublerross.com/pages/funeral/rsvp.html
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to
those organizations listed on her website at http://www.elisabethkublerross.com/

* In 1999, Time magazine named Elisabeth Kubler-Ross as one of the
"100 Most Important Thinkers" of the past century. I might add that
she is also the "First Pioneer of the Final Frontier Called Death."

* Read an excerpt from "On Death and Dying":
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/excerpts/2004-08-25-on-death_x.htm

* Read more news articles about Elisabeth Kubler-Ross:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?
tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040825/ap_on_re_us/obit_kubler_ross_2
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0824ross-deathbox-ON.html
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/news/editorial/9514594.htm
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Southwest/08/25/obit.kublerross.ap/
http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3871190  (audio)
http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3154013  (audio)


*** New Atwater Presentation Available on DVD / VHS / CD
SACRAMENTO, CA  --  (Near-Death Newsletter)
"As You Die" is a unique audio/video experience from P.M.H. Atwater,
LhD because it is the only presentation on Earth that talks a person
through physical death as he or she is dying, and the soul's
separation. It has been field tested for over a decade with hundreds
of people, demonstrating that it really does help to alleviate the
fear of death, and makes it easier and quicker for someone to die
and die at peace. Ordering options: (1)  Phone:  (504) 840-9898
(2)  Email:  focus@...  (3)  Website:
http://www.cinemind.com/atwater/tapes2.html#AsYouDie


*** Psychic Healing Works
TUCSON, AZ  --  (UnknownCountry.com)
Scientists have proven that psychic healing works by having a healer
from India direct healing energy towards seeds in a petri dish.
The seeds that received the healer's attention grew faster than
those in a control group. And when healers directed energy towards
cultured brain cells, they grew faster. The healing affected random
number generators as well.
http://www.unknowncountry.com/news/?id=4059


*** Nature "Mankind's Gravest Threat"
LONDON, UK  --  (BBC News)
Giant tsunamis, super volcanoes and earthquakes could pose a
greater threat than terrorism, scientists claim. Global Geophysical
Events, or "Gee Gees", as they are nick-named, are not being
taken seriously enough, they say. The global community needs to
monitor these risks, and develop strategies to cope in the face
of a catastrophe.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3549812.stm


*** Asteroid Shaves Past Earth's Atmosphere
SOCORRO, NM  --  (NewScientist.com)
"This was an extraordinarily close encounter and so the orbital
change was quite extraordinary. 2004 FU162 was deflected by
about 20 degrees because of the Earth's gravity. I've never seen
anything like that before," Chesley told New Scientist. The previous
record for the closest asteroid approach to Earth was set on
18 March by an object called 2004 FH which missed the Earth
by about 40,000 kilometres."
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996307


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(2)  Events, Conferences, Workshops
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*** 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/


*** September 17 - 19, 2004 - "Science, Self and Meaning" - Eighth
Annual Conference of the Consciousness and Experiential Psychology
Section of the British Psychological Society - St Anne's College,
Oxford University, UK - In this conference, we will examine
different approaches to meeting the challenges from neuroscience to
social constructionism, philosophy and first-person explorations of
the self and meaningful action developed in different cultures. Key
speakers are Jaak Panksepp (neuroscience), Ciaran Benson
(psychology), and Galen Strawson (philosophy).
http://www.warwick.ac.uk/cep/latest_conference.html


*** 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


*** 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:

*** Barbara Harris Whitfield's NDEs
This page contains Chapter One of Barbara's book Final Passage
where she describes her extraordinary NDEs. Because Barbara
is also a well-known NDE researcher, I have added her page to
the NDE Experts section of my website.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/experts14.html
Barbara's book "Final Passage":
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1558745408/ref=nosim/whitfieldreco-20


*** Religious interpretations of NDEs
David San Filippo's doctoral candidacy essay contends that
religious interpretations combined with the contemporary research
of NDEs and the arguments against reductionism provide grounds
for the plausibility of the transpersonal theories concerning the NDE.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/articles013.html


*** A Tribute to Elisabeth Kubler-Ross by PMH Atwater
PMH Atwater pays tribute to one who started it all and paved the way
for everyone else.
http://www.near-death.com/news.html


*** Elisabeth Kubler-Ross quotes
Famous quotes by the late great Elisabeth Kubler-Ross have
been added in honor of her immense wisdom, heart, and soul.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/experts02.html


*** Requests for NDE Participants
This page contains all the NDE studies, requests for research
subjects, requests for interviews, and other activities for
experiencers and researchers to participate in. If you are a
researcher looking for experiencers, email your request to
webmaster@... and I will add it to this web page.
http://www.near-death.com/studies.html


*** Download my FREE 292 page Ebook "Nothing Better Than Death"
As a "Thank You" to all the wonderful people who visit my website,
I am giving away the ebook version of my paperback book entitled
"Nothing Better Than Death." The paperback version is still
available for purchase online. More ebooks are on the way. I also
plan on having a follow-up book published hopefully by the end of
this year.
http://www.near-death.com/nothing_better_than_death.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:  "I saw a news article on the Internet recently about a
monkey that had a near-death experience and afterward it would
no longer walk like a monkey, but, instead, would walk like a human.
It seems to me that this is a clear demonstration of how the NDE is
a catalyst for evolutionary change. I know that you have written
extensively about NDEs and their nature to produce evolutionary
change. I was wondering what you believe are the ramifications of
this news. Thanks a bunch, Mike."


PMH ATWATER'S ANSWER:  "News copy said the monkey had had a near-
death experience and that its sudden change in walking habits might
in fact be an example of the fabled "missing link" in evolution from
monkey to human. First of all, and I want to be very clear about
this - how could anyone, including the reporter, know whether or not
this monkey had a near-death experience?... "
[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
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\
6af


*** 90 Minutes In Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life
by Don Piper with Cecil Murphy
As he is driving home from a minister's conference, Baptist minister
Don Piper collides with a semi-truck that crosses into his lane. He
is pronounced dead at the scene. For the next 90 minutes, Piper
experiences heaven where he is greeted by those who had influenced
him spiritually. He hears beautiful music and feels true peace. Back
on earth, passing minister who has also been at the conference is
led to pray for Don even though he knows the man is dead. Piper
miraculously comes back to life and the bliss of heaven is replaced
by a long and painful recovery. For years Piper kept his heavenly
experience to himself. Finally, however, friends and family
convinced him to share his remarkable story.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0800759494/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** Near-Death Experiences Without the Flatlines: You Don't Have
to Die to See the Light  --  by Dr. Paul Schenk
What if you could have a NDE without any risk to your body's
well-being? For almost 20 years Dr. Schenk has used hypnosis to
help clients have "waking dreams." These interactive dreams,
in which the person is always someone else, enables the person
to safely experience many of the phenomena associated with a true
NDE, without any of the life-threatening risks. The varied case
studies in the book, together with extensive transcripts of actual
waking dreams, demonstrate a variety of ways that Dr. Schenk has
used them to help people resolve problems ranging from the specific
to the existential.
Chapter excerpts:  http://www.drpaulschenk.com/nde.htm
Order the book:  http://www.drpaulschenk.com/order_form.htm
Good articles:  http://www.drpaulschenk.com/articles.html


*** SynchroFile: Amazing Personal Encounters With Synchronicity
And Other Strange Phenomena  --  by Raymond E. Fowler
In SynchroFile, best-selling author Raymond E. Fowler (The
Andreasson Affair) applies the same kind of meticulous research
into the supernatural-like synchronistic experiences that permeate
his life. This book compiles the results of his research into
Jungian psychology, the New Physics and his study of a ten-year
diary of personal and family experiences of amazing coincidences and
paranormal experiences. His research leads to the incredulous
conclusion that time is an illusion and that reports of
synchronicity, ghosts, out of the body experiences, near death
experiences, UFOs, precognition, telepathy, and other extrasensory
experiences are all individual expressions of one intelligent-like
meta-phenomenon. Dr. Kenneth Ring wrote that Fowler's researched
book on Near-Death and UFO experiences "may well have deciphered the
ultimate nature and meaning" of these baffling phenomena.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595315895/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** Forever Ours: Real Stories of Immortality and Living From a
Forensic Pathologist  --  by Janis Amatuzio
Forensic pathologist Janis Amatuzio first began recording the
stories told to her by patients, police officers, and other doctors
because she felt that no one spoke for the dead. She believed the
real experience of death - namely, the spiritual and otherworldly
experiences of those near death and their loved ones - was ignored
by the medical professionals, who thought of death as simply the
cessation of breath. She knew there was more. From the first
experience of a patient in her care dying to the miraculous
"appearances" of loved ones after death, she began recording
these experiences. Dr. Amatuzio found that by telling the story
of their death to a loved one, she could help bring some sense
of completion to the grieving family and friends. Written by a
scientist in approachable, nonjudgmental language for anyone
who has lost someone they love, this book offers stories that
can't be explained in purely physical terms.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1577314816/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** Introduction to Parapsychology  --  by Harvey J. J. Irwin
This is a thoroughly updated and revised edition of our highly
acclaimed university textbook on the science of parapsychology.
The objective of this book is to provide an introductory survey
of parapsychologists' efforts to explore the authenticity and
bases of anomalous, apparently paranormal phenomena. Dr. Irwin
outlines the origins of parapsychological research and critically
reviews investigations of extrasensory perception, psychokinesis,
poltergeist phenomena, near-death and out-of-body experiences,
and the evaluation of parapsychology as a scientific enterprise.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786418338/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** After Life: Answers From The Other Side - by John Edward
Join John Edward (Crossing Over) and a documentary crew in
Australia and across the U.S., where he demonstrates once
again that grief, healing, and hope are eternally intertwined and
universal. John answers your most often-asked questions about
how the mediumship process works on the Other Side, while
taking you on the inside of his own personal life as a husband
and new father. He shares what he's learned through his own
recent, personal losses and demonstrates that you're never too
late to forgive -- and never too far away to love.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1932128085/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** Visits From the Afterlife  --  by Sylvia Browne
The famous psychic and NDEr journeys even deeper into the
Other Side, detailing stirring true encounters, describing
visitations with ghosts, in-transition spirits, and other troubled
souls seeking peace and closure. She travels to locations as diverse
as haunted homes and ships possessed by otherworldly forces. Through
these spiritual visits, she explains the reasons behind many of the
world's most bizarre and mysterious hauntings, and she shares her
own personal, face-to-face experiences with these inexplicable
phenomena. From surprising revelations about the spirit world to
moving reunions with those who have moved on, Visits from the
Afterlife once again illustrates spirits' profound and eternal
influence on our earthly lives.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0451213270/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


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(6)  Websites on the NDE
====================================================================

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 Death Clocks on the Net
The Internet's friendly reminder that life is slipping away. Just
answer a few questions and your time of death is immediately calculated.
http://www.deathclock.com/
http://community.sparknotes.com/death/
http://www.day4death.com/
http://www.findyourfate.com/deathmeter/deathmtr.html
For Optimists:  The Life Clock
http://www.bellaonline.com/misc/quiz/lifeclock.asp


*** Afterlife Telegrams
Terminally ill volunteers memorize the telegrams before passing
away, and then deliver the telegrams in heaven to your loved one.
The small fee can be given to a relative, donated to a charity or
used to pay for medical bills. The company does not keep any of
the fees from the sale of the telegrams.
http://www.afterlifetelegrams.com/AFTERLIFE/


*** Last Wishes
A service that lets you store private information and messages which
are then only distributed to the individuals you choose in the event
of your death.
http://www.lastwishes.com/


*** Afterlife.org
Got a website? What will happen to it after you die? Make it an
"eternal" website so that it will forever be on the internet.
http://www.afterlife.org/


*** Last Rites
How to discuss death and how to ensure that your wishes are
obeyed when you are dying and after you're gone.
http://www.last-rights.com/


*** Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)
Are you middle-aged? In the heart attack range? Buy a defibrillator
and carry it around. Then when the heart attack happens, someone
can easily resuscitate you. Then tell everyone about your NDE!
http://www.aedsuperstore.com/
Also:  http://aed4u.com/


*** Make a Wish
Help grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical
conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy.
http://www.wish.org/


*** The Compassionate Friends
A national nonprofit, self-help support organization that offers
friendship, understanding, and hope to bereaved parents, grandparents
and siblings.
http://www.compassionatefriends.org/


*** The Archive of Strange Deaths
The strange, unusual and weird deaths archive. You will find
articles dating from 1990/91 to the current. All the articles are
believed to be copyright of the publication given.
http://www.strange-deaths.info/


*** Celebrity Death Beeper
They will beep you when a celebrity or sports figure dies. Free.
Simple. Easy. Fun. No bull. Now checking for deaths every 10 minutes.
http://www.celebritydeathbeeper.com/


*** What Are The Odds Of Dying?
Learn what the odds are of being killed by lightning or automobile
or by plane crash ... etc..
http://www.nsc.org/lrs/statinfo/odds.htm


*** Amusement Park Ride Accidents and Deaths
This is the world's single most comprehensive, detailed, updated,
accurate, and complete source of amusement ride accident reports
and related news. A record of amusement ride fatalities in the U.S
since 1972.
http://www.rideaccidents.com/
Also:  Disneyland deaths:  http://www.snopes.com/disney/parks/deaths.htm


*** Live Ghost and UFO Cams
Watch the 15 live webcams for ghosts and UFOs.
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ghostcam/index.html


*** Funeral Cast
Unfortunately people cannot always attend a memorial service for
many reasons. Through this site you can watch your loved one's
funeral memorial and graveside service or view online death notices
and memorials from anywhere. Computers and internet access is
available. Participating funeral homes to the funeral-cast site are
leaders in their industry.
http://www.funeral-cast.com/
Also:  http://www.online-funeral.com/


*** Why Science and Medicine Wants Your Dead Body
An investigation of the points of controversy dealing with body
disposal and who has rights over your body and remains.  Issues
of body and organ donation were explored which included ethical
and religious views on the subject.
http://www.resnet.trinity.edu/cangulo/death.htm


*** Last Chapters
A website for sharing stories about people who are facing death,
dealing with grief; and learning how others have coped.
http://www.lastchapters.org/


*** Virtual Memorials
They will create a memorial web page which will celebrate the
lives and personalities of those you have lost and provide a place
where these cherished images and biographies will have a
permanent home.
http://virtual-memorials.com/
Also:   http://www.memorialwebsites.ca/
	 http://www.forevernetwork.com/


***  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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*** How can your usual online shopping raise funds for near-death
research without any extra cost to you? By joining the free charity
website called iGive.com. Then whenever you shop online and
make a purchase at eBay, Barnes & Noble, Land's End, Florist.com,
Amazon.com or over 500 other participating websites, iGive.com has
arranged to automatically direct up to 27% of the purchase price
near-death research (IANDS) as a contribution. Become a part of
the family of people who are working to bring proof of life after
death to this world! Just click on the link for more info.
http://www.near-death.com/iands_charity.html

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(8)  Odds and Ends
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"Death is nothing more than a doorway, something you walk
through." - Dr. George Ritchie (a near-death experiencer)

"Plan for this world as if you expect to live forever;
but plan for the hereafter as if you expect to die tomorrow." - Ibn Gabirol

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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

===============================================
(1)  NDEs in the news
===============================================

*** History Channel Documentary Seeking Hellish NDEs
LOS ANGELES, CA  --  (Near-Death Newsletter)
Deb Nelson, an Associate Producer with Bill Brummel Productions
in Los Angeles, CA, is gathering testimonials for an upcoming 2-hour
documentary entitled "The History of Hell" to be televised on the History
Channel
later this year. If you have had a hellish NDE, please contact Deb Nelson
at debnbbp@... for a possible interview. She is requesting the
following information: your name, your testimony, and your contact information.


*** NDE Books Are Going Out-Of-Print
SACRAMENTO, CA  --  (Near-Death Newsletter)
I consider myself a connaisseur of NDE books and for some time now
I have been horrified at how many NDE books are going out-of-print.
For example, PMH Atwater's classic books "Beyond The Light" and
"The Complete Idiot's Guide to NDEs" will be discontinued this Fall.
So if you don't have these two books in your library, you better get a
copy now before it is too late. It is sad to see such good books become
no longer available or harder to find. This means the NDE researchers
and experiencers who author such books do not get financial
compensated for their hard work which lessens the incentive for
more NDE books to be published in the future. So, do not take it for
granted that these wonderful books will be available forever. Help
support NDE research by buying NDE books.


*** Mother Lives To Tell About Dying After Giving Birth
SAN DIEGO, CA  --  (TheSanDiegoChannel.com)
"It started to shut down my lungs, which then caused me to go into
cardiac arrest and that's when I was gone." Foster said she went
"somewhere else." "I was on the other side -- on a staircase that
went up very high into the sky ... It's indescribable, the color of the
sky. It's the deepest, purest blue you will ever see. It was the perfect
moment," Foster said. She was pronounced clinically dead.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20040805/lo_kgtv/2317458


*** Stab Victim Describes Out-Of-Body Experience
HUNTSVILLE, AL  --  (The Huntsville Times)
He flat-lined twice more on the operating table. "I saw most of it,"
he said, admitting that "sounds crazy." He said he saw the scene,
and his own body, from the corner of the room. Lee was tempted
not to "go back," he said. "I felt so good, and I felt so safe, and I
really didn't want to come back," he said. Lee said no one thought
he was going to live, and when he came out of a coma days later,
he was angry - not at his attacker, but at his helpless state.
http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/news/1091727987132670.xml


*** Summerall Is Back In Booth After Brush With Death
SOUTHLAKE, TX  --  (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
Pat Summerall isn't sure if what he experienced four months ago
was a stream of consciousness or just an anesthetized moment.
But he imagined himself, slowly and systematically, slipping into
death. "I remember feeling myself shrinking, getting smaller and
smaller, until I got down to where I was only the end of my backbone ...
the coccyx, I think it's called," said Summerall, forever the perfectionist
when it comes to commentary. He held his thumb and index finger
less than an inch apart. "That's all the bigger I was."
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/sports/9390576.htm?1c


*** The Social History of the Afterlife (audio)
WASHINGTON, DC  --  (NPR)
  From heavenly choirs to the circles of hell, from sitting shiva to
waiting for resurrection, the peoples of the book have evolved their
ideas of the afterlife as they traveled through history. Join NPR's
Neal Conan for a look at the social history of life after death.
http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3821112


*** Grace Episcopal rector draws on life experience to head congregation
VACAVILLE, CA  --  (The Reporter)
In her teens and 20s, she believed she was an atheist. But during
a near-death experience, she found herself bargaining with God,
promising to return to church if she survived. Rather than go back
to Catholicism, though, "I joined a fundamentalist Christian community,"
she said. The community was almost cult-like, she said. Tactics such
as sleep deprivation were employed on members, and rules, such as
those forbidding men to take care of their children, were common. "My
first marriage was an arranged marriage," Warwick-Sabino said.
http://www.thereporter.com/Stories/0,1413,295~30197~2335081,00.html


*** Paranormal Society helps Sci-Fi channel
GETTYSBURG, PA  --  (The Digital Collegian)
The network contacted the group and asked to carry out investigations
for a new series, "Proof Positive," set to debut in October. The show
will examine the paranormal not only by showing witnesses and
investigators, but by focusing on actual proof of ghosts and otherworldly
activity. Gettysburg was picked because it has several locations rumored
to be haunted.
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2004/08/08-04-04tdc/08-04-04dnews-03.asp


*** 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


*** Sign up to receive free news email alerts from
GOOGLE News concerning the "near-death experience."
http://www.google.com/newsalerts?q=%22near-death+experience%22


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(2)  Notes from the webmaster
===============================================

Kevin Williams writes:  How to Share Your NDE With the World

This article describes (1) how to create a website to share your NDE
on, (2) how to publish a book about your NDE and sell it on your
website, (3) how to transform your NDE book into an ebook and
sell it on your website, (4) how to create a newsletter to promote
your NDE, website, book and ebook, (5) how to get your NDE
testimony, your website, and your book noticed by the mass media,
and finally (6)  How to earn a living on the internet and maybe even
quit your job. Basically, I am going to share my secrets with the
whole world.
[Read more at this link:
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/editorial05.html ]


===============================================
(3)  What's new on near-death.com
===============================================

The following are the latest additions to near-death.com website:

*** Download my FREE 292 page Ebook "Nothing Better Than Death"
As a "Thank You" to all the wonderful people who visit this website,
I am giving away the ebook version of my paperback book entitled
"Nothing Better Than Death." The paperback version is still available
for purchase online. More ebooks are on the way. I also plan on
having a follow-up book published hopefully by the end of this year.
http://www.near-death.com/nothing_better_than_death.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

===============================================
(4)  NDE Forum
===============================================

These are the latest NDE testimonies submitted by email to me
at webmaster@.... You can also post your NDE on
the NDE Forum web page at http://forums.near-death.com


*** The Fourth NDE of Mr. M
"As we progressed, I could feel the weight of the world and its
density rapidly diminish. Darkness began falling away and,
gradually, we entered a realm which seemed to reside in the
deep reaches of an illuminated space. I could simultaneously
see in all directions at once and, in the distance, saw that our
destination was a Citadel of Light."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/32.html


*** Sixwings' NDEs
"Jesus spoke to me of Charlie Manson at this point. His loving
tenderness in speaking of him quite shocked me. Jesus knew
also that I had close relatives who were intimate with someone
who arrived on the Tate crime scene; therefore, we heard the
unpublished gruesome details within hours. I could not imagine
anyone doing such atrocities to another and "have a chance in hell,"
of escaping hell. Now, hearing Jesus speaking of "My, Charlie"????
With such tenderness??? He said this to me, "You wonder at my
love for him at how dear he is to me. It is because I know why he
did what he did. I knew Charlie from the beginning. I was there
when he was a child. I know the pain that his sin is rooted in.
I know his pain.""
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/33.html


*** Matthew Dovel's NDE
Returning to Earth after feeling the love and peace that pervades
heaven caused him to spend his teenage years filled with angst and
disgust over the ugliness in the world. He turned to drugs and alcohol
to escape the pain of being separated abruptly from paradise and
the Lord. Matthew spent 10 years addicted to drugs and alcohol.
Like many recovering addicts, he had to hit bottom before deciding
to quit using addictive substances. Dovel's unusual "bottom" was
a three-day trip to hell -- literally. Dovel eventually attempted suicide
to spur his reentry into heaven. To his shock, he spent three days
in hell, but returned to tell about the experience.
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/34.html


*** Donna Gotti's NDE
"They told me they were Escort Angels and had come to take me
Home. But before we could go, I had to look at the body I was leaving
behind. She was twenty-five years old and in perfect health, except
   for the loss of blood and spirit. I determined that the situation was
not serious enough, and in less than an instant I reentered my physical
body through the navel. I was back on Earth and suffering from
Homesickness."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/35.html


*** Addy's NDE
"I remember that I saw three monks who guided me through a sort
of a tunnel. I was a bit afraid but at the same time I also felt as if I
was meant to be there. The tunnel seemed to be never-ending but
finally I saw a beautiful golden light and I knew that I had reached
the end of the tunnel. After that, I reached a place that was like no
place on Earth."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/36.html


*** Kathleen Young's NDE
"I was extremely frightened. I opened my eyes and all I saw was pure
blackness. I was floating in this black void. It was as though I was
just floating there and the noise did not stop. The only way I can really
describe it is like being pulled by a vacuum. I was floating in this
darkness for only a second and I was aware that I was dead.
I remember just knowing I was dead."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/37.html


*** Jeanne Ciampa's NDE
"Then a huge wave of peace flew over me like right now as I write
this. I feel the presence of angels as I felt it then. Peace, no wanting,
no pain, no longing just bliss. Then I saw my past present and future
like a continuous roll of film and then ... I saw Jesus on the cross
taking his last breath. I saw my body in a heap on the ground. I was
above. There seemed to be no differentiation of time. It was all one."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/38.html


*** James T's NDE
"And before I took that breath of water, I simply abandoned my life,
psychologically, and in that letting go, was immediately embraced
with the most profound sense of peace and calm. I always thought
it must be like being in your mother's womb, the sense of weightlessness,
floating in this perfect fluid that had no sense of temperature, it simply
matched that of my whole being. And a comforting, quiet, dull white
hum of a noise. Every sense felt this perfect comfort of an absolute love
and belonging. I simply became this perfect white light."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/39.html


*** Michelle Dillon's NDE
"I knew I was going Home. Only then he turned to me and I saw
his face which was - not beautiful - way beyond beautiful. It was
way past perfect. It was - I don't really know, but I can still see him
and it's WAY beyond. It was love, LOVE, not (I'm very frustrated,
I can't explain it) worldly, but LOVE as it looks in the flesh. And
he smiled at me and I smiled back and knew I was loved. I KNEW
I was LOVED. I KNEW it. I can't explain that. It's more than thinking
someone loves you. It's more than loving your children. It is LOVE.
And I knew it."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/40.html


*** Sandy Lemke's OBE
"All of a sudden my body lifted up to the ceiling and my real body
was lying in bed yet. I was up above and he met me there. Took
my hands and merged with me. It was the most wonderful experience
I have ever had. It is indescribable. I just know after we separated
again he knew everything about me that would have took years to
tell someone and this took like a minute. I also knew everything he
ever wanted to tell me in seconds. It was so peaceful and relaxing,
so wonderful."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/obe/000/09.html


*** Search the NDE Forum archives at:
http://www.near-death.com/forum.html and
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/forum01.html

===============================================
(5)  Coming attractions
===============================================

The following articles are coming soon in the next newsletter
and/or following editions:


*** Q and A with Dr. PMH Atwater
PMH Atwater will answer questions submitted to her from
subscribers to this newsletter. Her next question is:
"I saw a news article on the Internet recently about a monkey
that had a near-death experience and afterward it would no
longer walk like a monkey, but, instead, would walk like a human.
It seems to me that this is a clear demonstration of how the NDE
is a catalyst for evolutionary change.  I know that you have written
extensively about NDEs and their nature to produce evolutionary
   change.  I was wonderfing what you believe are the ramifications
of this news.  Thanks a bunch, Mike."
http://www.near-death.com/atwater.html


*** Dr. David San Filippo's Doctorate Dissertation
"The Value of the Awareness of NDEs for Reducing Fears of Death
for Elderly Persons"
David's research examined the meaning of the awareness of reports of
NDEs for elderly individuals and whether such awareness may help
reduce their fears of death. The participants of this research were
40 dementia-free elderly people between the ages of 67 and 95
(28 women and 12 men) who were living in 2 independent living
facilities. The findings suggest that the sharing of accounts of NDEs
may help the elderly cope with fears of death, and may provide
counselors with an additional resource to use to help those elderly
individuals who fear death.
http://www.lutz-sanfilippo.com/library/index.html


*** Barbara Harris Whitfield's NDE
Barbara is a NDE researcher/experiencer and the author of the
NDE books Full Circle, Spiritual Awakenings, and Final Passage.
She was on the Board of Directors of IANDS and a faculty member
with Rutgers University for twelve years. She has spent six years
researching the aftereffects of the NDE at the University of Connecticut
Medical School and is a consulting editor and contributor for the
Journal of Near-Death Studies. Barbara and her husband Charles
are well-known for their timely and helpful information on recovery
from abuse, trauma, addiction, PTSD and other disabling core problems
which they provide on their website at http://www.barbarawhitfield.com.


*** NDE Book Reviews
Coming soon to my website is a section devoted solely to book reviews
of NDE and NDE-related books. My goal is to have reviews of every
book on these topics that was ever published.


*** More NDE Research Conclusions
The following research conclusions topics are coming soon:
Soul & Spirit, Told not ready, Spirit guides, Telepathy, Homecoming,
Animals, Art, and Angels.

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"Near-Death Experiences and the Afterlife"
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"Death is nothing more than a doorway, something you walk
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"Plan for this world as if you expect to live forever;
but plan for the hereafter as if you expect to die
tomorrow." - Ibn Gabirol

==============================================================
Near-Death Newsletter                          August 15, 2004
www.near-death.com                     Vol. 03, No. 08, Ed. 02
==============================================================

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is emailed to subscribers every 1st of the month and every 15th of
the month. The mission of this newsletter is to inform, enlighten,
entertain, and aid the public in understanding the latest in all
things concerning the NDE and related phenomena by promoting the
International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS), NDE
researchers, experiencers, multimedia resources, and events.
[Disclaimer: This newsletter is not affiliated with IANDS; but is
dedicated to the IANDS mission.]

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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

===============================================
(1)  NDEs in the news
===============================================

*** History Channel Documentary Seeking Hellish NDEs
LOS ANGELES, CA  --  (Near-Death Newsletter)
Deb Nelson, an Associate Producer with Bill Brummel Productions
in Los Angeles, CA, is gathering testimonials for an upcoming 2-hour
documentary entitled "The History of Hell" to be televised on the
History Channel later this year. If you have had a hellish NDE,
please contact Deb Nelson at debnbbp@... for a possible
interview. She is requesting the following information: your name,
your testimony, and your contact information.


*** NDE Books Are Going Out-Of-Print
SACRAMENTO, CA  --  (Near-Death Newsletter)
I consider myself a connaisseur of NDE books and for some time now
I have been horrified at how many NDE books are going out-of-print.
For example, PMH Atwater's classic books "Beyond The Light" and
"The Complete Idiot's Guide to NDEs" will be discontinued this Fall.
So if you don't have these two books in your library, you better get
a copy now before it is too late. It is sad to see such good books
become no longer available or harder to find. This means the NDE
researchers and experiencers who author such books do not get
financial compensated for their hard work which lessens the
incentive for more NDE books to be published in the future. So, do
not take it for granted that these wonderful books will be available
forever. Help support NDE research by buying NDE books.


*** Mother Lives To Tell About Dying After Giving Birth
SAN DIEGO, CA  --  (TheSanDiegoChannel.com)
"It started to shut down my lungs, which then caused me to go into
cardiac arrest and that's when I was gone." Foster said she went
"somewhere else." "I was on the other side -- on a staircase that
went up very high into the sky ... It's indescribable, the color of
the sky. It's the deepest, purest blue you will ever see. It was the
perfect moment," Foster said. She was pronounced clinically dead.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20040805/lo_kgtv/2317458


*** Stab Victim Describes Out-Of-Body Experience
HUNTSVILLE, AL  --  (The Huntsville Times)
He flat-lined twice more on the operating table. "I saw most of it,"
he said, admitting that "sounds crazy." He said he saw the scene,
and his own body, from the corner of the room. Lee was tempted
not to "go back," he said. "I felt so good, and I felt so safe, and
I really didn't want to come back," he said. Lee said no one thought
he was going to live, and when he came out of a coma days later,
he was angry - not at his attacker, but at his helpless state.
http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/news/1091727987132670.xml


*** Summerall Is Back In Booth After Brush With Death
SOUTHLAKE, TX  --  (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
Pat Summerall isn't sure if what he experienced four months ago
was a stream of consciousness or just an anesthetized moment.
But he imagined himself, slowly and systematically, slipping into
death. "I remember feeling myself shrinking, getting smaller and
smaller, until I got down to where I was only the end of my
backbone ... the coccyx, I think it's called," said Summerall,
forever the perfectionist when it comes to commentary. He held his
thumb and index finger less than an inch apart. "That's all the
bigger I was."
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/sports/9390576.htm?1c


*** The Social History of the Afterlife (audio)
WASHINGTON, DC  --  (NPR)
From heavenly choirs to the circles of hell, from sitting shiva to
waiting for resurrection, the peoples of the book have evolved their
ideas of the afterlife as they traveled through history. Join NPR's
Neal Conan for a look at the social history of life after death.
http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3821112


*** Grace Episcopal rector draws on life experience to head
congregation
VACAVILLE, CA  --  (The Reporter)
In her teens and 20s, she believed she was an atheist. But during
a near-death experience, she found herself bargaining with God,
promising to return to church if she survived. Rather than go back
to Catholicism, though, "I joined a fundamentalist Christian
community," she said. The community was almost cult-like, she said.
Tactics such as sleep deprivation were employed on members, and
rules, such as those forbidding men to take care of their children,
were common. "My first marriage was an arranged marriage," Warwick-
Sabino said.
http://www.thereporter.com/Stories/0,1413,295~30197~2335081,00.html


*** Paranormal Society helps Sci-Fi channel
GETTYSBURG, PA  --  (The Digital Collegian)
The network contacted the group and asked to carry out
investigations for a new series, "Proof Positive," set to debut in
October. The show will examine the paranormal not only by showing
witnesses and investigators, but by focusing on actual proof of
ghosts and otherworldly activity. Gettysburg was picked because it
has several locations rumored to be haunted.
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2004/08/08-04-04tdc/08-04-04dnews-03.asp


*** 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)  Notes from the webmaster
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Kevin Williams writes:  How to Share Your NDE With the World

This article describes (1) how to create a website to share your NDE
on, (2) how to publish a book about your NDE and sell it on your
website, (3) how to transform your NDE book into an ebook and
sell it on your website, (4) how to create a newsletter to promote
your NDE, website, book and ebook, (5) how to get your NDE
testimony, your website, and your book noticed by the mass media,
and finally (6)  How to earn a living on the internet and maybe even
quit your job. Basically, I am going to share my secrets with the
whole world.
[Read more at this link: http://www.near-death.com/experiences/editorial05.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 website:

*** Download my FREE 292 page Ebook "Nothing Better Than Death"
As a "Thank You" to all the wonderful people who visit this website,
I am giving away the ebook version of my paperback book entitled
"Nothing Better Than Death." The paperback version is still
available for purchase online. More ebooks are on the way. I also
plan on having a follow-up book published hopefully by the end of
this year.
http://www.near-death.com/nothing_better_than_death.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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These are the latest NDE testimonies submitted by email to me
at webmaster@.... You can also post your NDE on
the NDE Forum web page at http://forums.near-death.com


*** The Fourth NDE of Mr. M
"As we progressed, I could feel the weight of the world and its
density rapidly diminish. Darkness began falling away and,
gradually, we entered a realm which seemed to reside in the
deep reaches of an illuminated space. I could simultaneously
see in all directions at once and, in the distance, saw that our
destination was a Citadel of Light."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/32.html


*** Sixwings' NDEs
"Jesus spoke to me of Charlie Manson at this point. His loving
tenderness in speaking of him quite shocked me. Jesus knew
also that I had close relatives who were intimate with someone
who arrived on the Tate crime scene; therefore, we heard the
unpublished gruesome details within hours. I could not imagine
anyone doing such atrocities to another and "have a chance in hell,"
of escaping hell. Now, hearing Jesus speaking of "My, Charlie"????
With such tenderness??? He said this to me, "You wonder at my
love for him at how dear he is to me. It is because I know why he
did what he did. I knew Charlie from the beginning. I was there
when he was a child. I know the pain that his sin is rooted in.
I know his pain.""
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/33.html


*** Matthew Dovel's NDE
Returning to Earth after feeling the love and peace that pervades
heaven caused him to spend his teenage years filled with angst and
disgust over the ugliness in the world. He turned to drugs and
alcohol to escape the pain of being separated abruptly from paradise
and the Lord. Matthew spent 10 years addicted to drugs and alcohol.
Like many recovering addicts, he had to hit bottom before deciding
to quit using addictive substances. Dovel's unusual
"bottom" was
a three-day trip to hell -- literally. Dovel eventually attempted
suicide to spur his reentry into heaven. To his shock, he spent
three days in hell, but returned to tell about the experience.
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/34.html


*** Donna Gotti's NDE
"They told me they were Escort Angels and had come to take me
Home. But before we could go, I had to look at the body I was
leaving behind. She was twenty-five years old and in perfect health,
except for the loss of blood and spirit. I determined that the
situation was not serious enough, and in less than an instant I
reentered my physical body through the navel. I was back on Earth
and suffering from Homesickness."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/35.html


*** Addy's NDE
"I remember that I saw three monks who guided me through a sort
of a tunnel. I was a bit afraid but at the same time I also felt as
if I was meant to be there. The tunnel seemed to be never-ending but
finally I saw a beautiful golden light and I knew that I had reached
the end of the tunnel. After that, I reached a place that was like
no place on Earth."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/36.html


*** Kathleen Young's NDE
"I was extremely frightened. I opened my eyes and all I saw was pure
blackness. I was floating in this black void. It was as though I was
just floating there and the noise did not stop. The only way I can
really describe it is like being pulled by a vacuum. I was floating
in this darkness for only a second and I was aware that I was dead.
I remember just knowing I was dead."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/37.html


*** Jeanne Ciampa's NDE
"Then a huge wave of peace flew over me like right now as I write
this. I feel the presence of angels as I felt it then. Peace, no
wanting, no pain, no longing just bliss. Then I saw my past present
and future like a continuous roll of film and then ... I saw Jesus
on the cross taking his last breath. I saw my body in a heap on the
ground. I was above. There seemed to be no differentiation of time.
It was all one."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/38.html


*** James T's NDE
"And before I took that breath of water, I simply abandoned my life,
psychologically, and in that letting go, was immediately embraced
with the most profound sense of peace and calm. I always thought
it must be like being in your mother's womb, the sense of
weightlessness, floating in this perfect fluid that had no sense of
temperature, it simply matched that of my whole being. And a
comforting, quiet, dull white hum of a noise. Every sense felt this
perfect comfort of an absolute love and belonging. I simply became
this perfect white light."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/39.html


*** Michelle Dillon's NDE
"I knew I was going Home. Only then he turned to me and I saw
his face which was - not beautiful - way beyond beautiful. It was
way past perfect. It was - I don't really know, but I can still see
him and it's WAY beyond. It was love, LOVE, not (I'm very
frustrated, I can't explain it) worldly, but LOVE as it looks in the
flesh. And he smiled at me and I smiled back and knew I was loved. I
KNEW I was LOVED. I KNEW it. I can't explain that. It's more than
thinking someone loves you. It's more than loving your children. It
is LOVE. And I knew it."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/40.html


*** Sandy Lemke's OBE
"All of a sudden my body lifted up to the ceiling and my real body
was lying in bed yet. I was up above and he met me there. Took
my hands and merged with me. It was the most wonderful experience
I have ever had. It is indescribable. I just know after we separated
again he knew everything about me that would have took years to
tell someone and this took like a minute. I also knew everything he
ever wanted to tell me in seconds. It was so peaceful and relaxing,
so wonderful."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/obe/000/09.html


*** Search the NDE Forum archives at:
http://www.near-death.com/forum.html and
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/forum01.html

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(5)  Coming attractions
===============================================

The following articles are coming soon in the next newsletter
and/or following editions:


*** Q and A with Dr. PMH Atwater
PMH Atwater will answer questions submitted to her from
subscribers to this newsletter. Her next question is:
"I saw a news article on the Internet recently about a monkey
that had a near-death experience and afterward it would no
longer walk like a monkey, but, instead, would walk like a human.
It seems to me that this is a clear demonstration of how the NDE
is a catalyst for evolutionary change.  I know that you have written
extensively about NDEs and their nature to produce evolutionary
  change.  I was wonderfing what you believe are the ramifications
of this news.  Thanks a bunch, Mike."
http://www.near-death.com/atwater.html


*** Dr. David San Filippo's Doctorate Dissertation
"The Value of the Awareness of NDEs for Reducing Fears of Death
for Elderly Persons"
David's research examined the meaning of the awareness of reports of
NDEs for elderly individuals and whether such awareness may help
reduce their fears of death. The participants of this research were
40 dementia-free elderly people between the ages of 67 and 95
(28 women and 12 men) who were living in 2 independent living
facilities. The findings suggest that the sharing of accounts of NDEs
may help the elderly cope with fears of death, and may provide
counselors with an additional resource to use to help those elderly
individuals who fear death.


*** Barbara Harris Whitfield's NDE
Barbara is a NDE researcher/experiencer and the author of the
NDE books Full Circle, Spiritual Awakenings, and Final Passage.
She was on the Board of Directors of IANDS and a faculty member
with Rutgers University for twelve years. She has spent six years
researching the aftereffects of the NDE at the University of
Connecticut Medical School and is a consulting editor and
contributor for the Journal of Near-Death Studies. Barbara and her
husband Charles are well-known for their timely and helpful
information on recovery from abuse, trauma, addiction, PTSD and
other disabling core problems which they provide on their website at
http://www.barbarawhitfield.com


*** NDE Book Reviews
Coming soon to my website is a section devoted solely to book
reviews of NDE and NDE-related books. My goal is to have reviews of
every book on these topics that was ever published.


*** More NDE Research Conclusions
The following research conclusions topics are coming soon:
Soul & Spirit, Told not ready, Spirit guides, Telepathy, Homecoming,
Animals, Art, and Angels.

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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\
E7C10


*** 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\
03


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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
==============================================================

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\
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*** 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
==============================================================

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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"Death is nothing more than a doorway, something you walk
through." - Dr. George Ritchie (a near-death experiencer)

"What we call life is a journey to death. What we call death
is the gateway to life." - Anonymous

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This is an abbreviated newsletter due to events that are happening
this month which require a large amount of my time away from
the computer.

My beloved grandfather, Walter Williams, passed away recently at
the age of 94. I took care of him from 1995 to when he was placed
in a nursing home in 2003. He has finally joined his beloved wife,
Marie, my beloved grandmother who passed away in 2002. These two
people played a significant role in raising me as a child and I have
always considered them more as parents than grandparents. Together
we have come full-circle in many ways as they took care of me when
I was a child. Their loving influence on me was and will forever be immense.
You can view my on-line family album here: http://home.comcast.net/~williams.h/

Since 1995, I have been living in my grandparent's house. After my
grandmother died and after putting my grandfather in a nursing home,
I have been living in their home alone and waiting for public housing
to place me in an apartment to suit my disability. I have been on the
public housing list for years. Finally, this month they contacted me
and now I am in the process of relocating there. At the same time
as this happened, my grandfather died. This bit of synchronicity
means that I am not only leaving my grandparent's wonderful house; but
my grandfather is leaving for an even more wonderful house in heaven
at the same time. The synchronicity of this event is such that it is
very difficult for me to convey with words.

When my mother died in 2001, I learned just how connected we all
are. When she died, my immediate family began experiencing such
synchronisitic "coincidences" that go beyond mere coincidences.
As members of my family have passed on to the Other Side, the
synchronicity surrounding their passing demonstrates to me that my
connections to them remain unbroken. Indeed, the circle will never
be unbroken. -- Kevin Williams

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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)  Websites on the NDE
         (5)  Support the search for the afterlife
         (6)  Odds and ends

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(1)  NDEs in the news
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*** Everlasting Love
ATTLEBORO, MA  --  (TheSunChronicle)
Whether they are called extraordinary experiences, near-life events
or after-death communication, these types of occurrences are quite
common, experts say. People who are grieving see an everyday
happening as a sign from a deceased loved one that ends up comforting
them. A plant blooms unexpectedly, as it did for Britton. A bird lingers.
An animal visits. A butterfly hovers. A light goes on or off. A song comes
on the radio. A dream brings comfort. Yet people who have these
experiences are often reluctant to talk about them because of how
others might react.
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2004/07/13/reports/special10.txt


*** Elizabeth Kubler-Ross After "On Death and Dying"
WASHINGTON, DC  --  (NPR)
When Elizabeth Kubler-Ross's book "On Death and Dying" was first
published more than three decades ago, it spoke about the experience
of dying in a new way and made its author a celebrity. The book is
still read around the world, but its author has faded from the public
spotlight. John Biewen of American RadioWorks reports.
(AUDIO): http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3154013


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(2)  Notes from the webmaster
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Kevin Williams writes:  "When Does Death Mean Death?"

I had the following email debate with a skeptic who refused to believe
that anyone having a NDE is "dead". Here is the exchange:

SKEPTIC:  Doctors use to consider a person clinically dead when the
heart stopped. Now it is the brain and only up to a certain point of the
brain stem . What we call brain dead is legal brain dead. There is
without doubt brain activity after clinical brain deadness. Near death
is just that near death! Not death. When the brain is gone all we really
know is that is that. Doctors do not have the money or time to trace all
electrical brain activity to the end. I do not think we even have the ability
to do it yet. There is no one yet to come back from death yet, not even
Harry Houdini, that said if there is a way I will do it. He did believe in
an after life even though he went around exposing the fake spiritualists.
I still maintain that no one knows.

KEVIN WILLIAMS:  Here is a NDE by a woman who underwent a rare
surgical procedure. This woman was:

(1)  put unconscious using an anesthetic
(2)  then her body temperature was lowered to 60 degrees
(3)   then her heartbeat and breathing were stopped
(4)   then her brain waves flattened (brain death)
(5)   the blood was drained from her head
(6)  while in this condition, she floated out of her body
(7)  she observed the doctors operating on her body
(8)  then she had the most profound near-death experience documented
in Dr. Sabom's study

This woman met all the criteria for death - and more. This woman was
MORE than dead. She was beyond clinical and brain death. Yet she
was able to identify specific surgical procedures which proved correct.
It doesn't get any clearer than this.

SKEPTIC:  I question your facts. As I wrote, near death is not death.
Brain death is death when it reaches a legal stage. At such a point
no one has come back and if so then the person was not dead yet.
The sense of hearing is the last to go and can create the feelings of
floating like a dream. She says she observed the doctors that does
not prove she did. No one yet has proof. In China or Japan when people
have near death experiences they do not see Jesus at the end of the
tunnel. They see the figure of their faith. Death is like a doorway. Perhaps
it just is and the door is shut. Kevin, are you trying to sell your book?

KEVIN WILLIAMS:  The term "near-death" is misleading because it
is a misnomer as many researchers will tell you. Philosophically, it is
like saying a woman is "near-pregnant". Either a woman is pregnant
or they are not pregnant. Philosophically, either a person is dead or
they aren't.

But the medical definition of death has been debated for centuries
depending on the culture, social conditions, and the role of the medical
profession. The newest definition (i.e., "brain death") may not yet be
adequate for encompassing all of death's meanings. There is no
consensus within the scientific community concerning when conscious
life begins. In the same way, there is no consensus within the scientific
community concerning when physical life ends. Determining the precise
time of death is, in fact, medically and scientifically impossible according
to cardiologist Michael Sabom, M.D. who states: "It used to be thought
that the point of death was a single moment in time. But it is now thought
that death is a process, not a single moment."

But because doctors need something to go by, they have come up with
various legal and social definitions over the years for the sake of finality.
Here are the terms we're most familiar with:

(1)  HEART-LUNG FAILURE = the traditional definition of death until
advances in medical technology created problems for this definition

(2)  CLINICAL DEATH = breathing and heartbeat have stopped - a person
might still be able to be resuscitated with CPR or other means,  depending
on why the vital signs ceased and under what conditions.

(3)  LOWER BRAIN DEATH = the lower brain (i.e., brain stem) which
controls automatic body functions, stops working.  The length of time
which the brain stem must be inactive before a person is declared legally
dead varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Complicating the issue, the
same person can be considered legally dead if about to become an organ
donor, but legally alive if not.

(4)  HIGHER BRAIN DEATH = the brain stem still functions, keeping
the heart, lungs and digestive system working, but the sensing, thinking
part of the brain has shut down. When the "person" is dead, the body
might still be functioning. But for all practical intents and purposes, there
is no ethical reason to keep the body alive.

(5)  WHOLE BRAIN DEATH = both lower and higher brain functions have
ceased - This definition was first developed by the ad hoc committee at
Harvard Medical School in 1968. In 1980, hospitals were permitted to begin
using it as a determination of death in patients. But even though a person
might suffer from whole brain death, they can still have a heartbeat which
only ends due to the failure of the lungs. If the lungs are forced to keep
breathing, such people can continue to digest food, excrete waste, and
even bear children. Whether or not such people are "dead" is currently up
for political debate.

(6)  BIOLOGICAL DEATH = permanent cellular damage occurs due to
a lack of oxygen. This process is irreversible and final.

Whichever definition science ultimately agrees on will influence how
people are treated in hospitals, how people get organs for transplant,
whether women have abortions, and when doctors perform stem-cell
research - not to mention the implications within religious, philosophical
and metaphysical circles.

So, according to these definitions, the woman who had the NDE during
surgery met all the criteria for WHOLE BRAIN DEATH. What you are
talking about is BIOLOGICAL DEATH and, by definition, no one returns
from it.

SKEPTIC:  She says she observed the doctors but that does not prove
she did. No one yet has proof.

KEVIN WILLIAMS:  You need to be more precise with words. Like death,
there are many definitions of the word "proof". Here they are:

(1)  CIRCUMSTANTIAL PROOF = evidence supported by surrounding
                                                    circumstances

(2)  CONCLUSIVE PROOF = evidence that is irrefutable

(3)  DIRECT EVIDENCE = proof that directly proves

(4)  EXTRINSIC PROOF = evidence that indirectly proves

(5)  ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE = proof that consists of informal personal
                                                 responses

(6)  STATISTICAL EVIDENCE = mathematical proof

(7)  ANALOGICAL EVIDENCE = metaphorical proof

(8)  CORROBORATING EVIDENCE = evidence that supports other evidence

(9)  REAL EVIDENCE = tangible evidence

(10)  DEMONSTRATIVE EVIDENCE = evidence that is reproducible in
                                                           the laboratory

The kind of proof you are referring to is REAL EVIDENCE. In other words,
an example of the evidence which would satisfy your criteria would be
if the woman brought back the sandal of Jesus or something like that.
In fact, the kind of evidence you are looking for cannot be obtained using
the scientific method because science does not yet have the ability to
quantify what would constitute REAL EVIDENCE of consciousness surviving
biological death. In essence, you are trying to find REAL EVIDENCE for
something that may not even be quantifiably real - like trying to capture
a dream in a bottle.

But don't be fooled into thinking that you do not have a burden of proof
for the claim you make that there is no proof of the survival of consciousness
after biological death; because there is a mountain of CIRCUMSTANTIAL
PROOF, ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE, STATISTICAL EVIDENCE, CORROBORATING EVIDENCE,
and even DEMONSTRATIVE EVIDENCE that consciousness survives biological death.
And it is YOU who has the burden of proof to explain this evidence. I do not.
This evidence fills my entire website. Where is your proof to back up your
claim and refute my evidence? When you claim that there is no proof of
survival, you offer no proof yourself to support your claim that there is no
proof. And you probably think you don't have to provide such a lofty thing
as "proof". The ball is in your court.

Read what I emailed you thoroughly and examine the evidence on my
website. Then come back to me with (1) rebuttals against my claims, and
(2) your proof that there is no proof of the survival of consciousness after
death.

SKEPTIC:  In China or Japan when people have near death experiences
they do not see Jesus at the end of the tunnel - they see the figure of
their faith.

KEVIN WILLIAMS:  Again, you make a claim without any proof. Not only
that, your claim is false. Your statements only show me that you have not
done your homework.

According to PMH Atwater:
             http://www.near-death.com/experiences/evidence04.html
             Initial Greeters met in near-death states:
             Religious figures (usually conform to the predominant
             religion the experiencer was exposed to, but not always -
             Jesus has appeared in near-death scenarios of Jewish people,
             for stance; a Muslim man once told me he was met by Buddha.

According to Jeanie Dicus:
             http://www.near-death.com/experiences/reincarnation05.html
             She is a Jew who was greeted by Jesus during her NDE.

According to Mellen-Thomas Benedict:
             http://www.near-death.com/experiences/reincarnation04.html
             He was greeted by a being who transformed into Jesus, Buddha,
             Krishna, and other personalities. Before his NDE he had no
             specific religious belief.

According to May Eulitt:
             http://www.near-death.com/group.html
             She saw the being as Buddha although she is not a Buddhist.

According to George Rodonaia:
              http://www.near-death.com/experiences/evidence10.html
              He was an atheist who had a NDE and had an experience
              with Jesus and his disciples.

According to a study by Dr. Jeff and Jody Long:
              http://www.near-death.com/experiences/experts102.html
              Of the 302 people who responded to the survey, 29% (88) saw
              familiar beings and 25.8% (78) saw unfamiliar beings. Of the
              166 people who saw beings, 53% saw familiar beings, while
              47% saw unfamiliar beings. The highest percentage of familiar
              beings seen were blood relatives (25.9%), followed by religious
              figures (22.9%).

SKEPTIC:  Death is like a doorway .. perhaps it just is and the door is shut.

KEVIN WILLIAMS:  Again, you make a claim and think you do not need
to deal with such lofty ideas as "burden of proof". Where is your proof
that death is the blessed end of everything? You must refute my
evidence and provide me the proof for your claim.

SKEPTIC:  Kevin, are you trying to sell your book?

KEVIN WILLIAMS:  I am not trying to sell a book. I AM selling a book.
And I maintain this website. Is there something wrong with selling books
or is it that you are against capitalism? Is this a great country or what?

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:

***  Emanuel Swedenborg's Map of the Heavens and Hells
I have added a large graphic representing the structure of the many
heaven and hell realms as described by the great mystic Emanuel
Swedenborg. This is certainly worth a look.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/triggers141.html


*** Edgar Cayce and UFOs
The great out-of-body traveler and psychic had some interesting
things to say about extraterrestrials. I have included a list of them
on Betty Andreasson's alien abduction NDE page.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/triggers19.html


*** Events concerning the NDE
New conferences and events have been added to this page to fill
through the year 2004. More events coming.
http://www.near-death.com/conferences.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

==========================================================
(4)  Websites on the NDE
==========================================================

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


***  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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"Death is nothing more than a doorway, something you walk
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"To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven." - Karen Sunde

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Near-Death Newsletter                                     	   July 1, 2004
www.near-death.com                            Vol. 03, No. 07, Ed. 01
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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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*** A Famous Skeptic Recants Her Prior Conclusions
INTERNET  --  (SkepticalInvestigations.org)
In a recent article Susan Blackmore claims to have given up. “At last,
I’ve done it. I’ve thrown in the towel”, she wrote. "Come to think of it,
I feel slightly sad. It was just over thirty years ago that I had the dramatic
out-of-body experience that convinced me of the reality of psychic
phenomena … But perhaps the real reason is that I am just too tired -
and tired above all of working to maintain an open mind. I couldn’t
dismiss all those extraordinary claims out of hand. After all, they just
might be true..."
http://www.skepticalinvestigations.org/anomalistics/skeptic_research.htm


*** Woman's Near Death Experience
LAFAYETTE, LA  --  (KPLC TV)
Ezora is 88 years old and has always been deeply religious. During
her near death experience she believes Jesus spoke to her: "I was
traveling. I traveled, I was trying, I was trying so hard to get to the end.
I wanted to see what was behind that beautiful light. That light was
big as this house. And when it opened up it said i had more work
to do and that's when I come back."
http://www.kplctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1958038&nav=0nqxO5Nw


*** Larry Hagman Rejects Liver Transplant
OJAI, CA  --  (UPI)
Actor Larry Hagman has told TV Guide Online he prefers death to
a second liver transplant. Hagman, best known as the star of TV's
Dallas, said he told his doctors not to put him on a transplant list
after an infection struck his liver late last year. Don't bother. I'm
72 years old. I don't want to deprive somebody of a new liver just
because I'm greedy.
http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=cfeacc9b69801297
Read Larry Hagman's NDE testimony:
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/triggers04.html


*** Taking Life's Final Exit
PHILADELPHIA, PA  --  (Los Angeles Times)
Authors Patricia Kelley and Maggie Callanan, longtime Washington,
D.C.-area hospice nurses, had heard similar talk so often from their
dying patients -- conveying this sense of moving from one place to
another, of being in transition -- that they concluded it must be a
special language the dying have to communicate what is happening
to them ... The authors termed the phenomenon "nearing death
awareness" -- a state they think reveals what dying might be like
and what a person needs to die peacefully.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2026&e=8&u=/latimests/takinglife\
sfinalexit
"Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs and
Communications of the Dying."
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0553378767/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** New Age Religion Emphasizes Personal Spiritual Development
SALT LAKE CITY, UT  --  (The Salt Lake City Tribune)
The first time Karen Bezoski left her body she was sitting in a
parapsychology class at Weber State University in 1971. It was like
the frequent stories of near-death experiences, weightless floating
and walking into the light, she recalls. Except she wasn't dying.
That experience, coached by meditation experts from Berkeley,
Calif., led Bezoski toward a belief in reincarnation and "soul travel,"
which eventually led her to Eckankar, a New Age religion emphasizing
the importance of personal spiritual development.
http://166.70.44.66/2004/Jun/06192004/saturday/saturday.asp

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(2)  Events, Conferences, Workshops
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*** July 1 - 4, 2004 - Annual Reincarnation Conference
The International Association for Regression Research and Therapies
(IARRT) will present its 24th annual conference in Colorado Springs,
Colorado. The conference theme: “Spiritual Revolutionaries: Evidence
of Reincarnation” will present such notable researchers as: Walter
Semkiw, Raymond Moody, and Peter Novak.
http://www.iarrt.org/pressroom/052404.htm


*** July 9 - 11, 2004 - "Living Fully: Preparing for the End of Life and
Beyond"
Presented by the Spiritual Paths Foundation and Aspen Cancer Guides -
Aspen Institute, Aspen Chapel, 77 Meadowood Drive, Aspen, Colorado,
USA - Presented by: Rabbi Zalman Schachter, Tsoknyi Rimpoche, Eve
Ilsen, Dr Ira Byock, Dr Marilyn Schlitz, Mother Tessa Bielecki, William
Cathers, Dr Ed Bastian, Tina Staley - This 3-day program brings together
renowned experts from medicine, science, philosophy, and spirituality to
explore how our lives can be made richer by embracing the challenge of
understanding and preparing for the end of life and beyond.
http://www.spiritualpaths.net/seminars/page/304001/


*** July 23, 2004 - Rev. George Rodonaia Lecture
Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.), Edgar Cayce
Virginia Beach Conference - Virginia Beach, VA, USA - Charles Thomas
Cayce, PhD, President, presents an evening lecture series. Four lectures
deliver leading-edge professionals from a variety of disciplines. George
Rodonaia, M.D., Ph.D., holds an M.D. and a Ph.D. in neuropathology,
and a Ph.D. in the psychology of religion. He underwent one of the most
extended cases of a “clinical near-death experience” ever recorded.
Today he is on sabbatical as associate pastor of a Methodist church in Texas.
http://www.edgarcayce.org/conferences/clickthru/presidents_series/speakers.asp#g\
_rodonaia


*** 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


*** 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:  Do We Have The Right To Die?

If we assume that every human being born into this world has a
"right to life," then it logically follows that every human being has a
right to end their life (or a "right to die"). Because death is a part of
life,
a person's right to life logically assumes a right to not have that life.
Thus, any law upholding a person's right to life has inherent within
that same law a person's right to die, otherwise it would not be a
right to life in the proper sense of the term. But there is a legal battle
going on in America right now over whether or not a person has a
right to die (i.e., a right to life). In the case of Terri Schiavo, a woman
who has been kept alive artificially for the past 13 years even though
she is in a "persistent vegetative state" (i.e., a condition in which a
person is technically alive but brain dead), the government stepped in
to deny Terri the "death with dignity" sought by her husband in
accordance with Terri's wishes. Does the government have the right
to prolong your life by artificial means whether you desire it or not?
The following is an article by Josh Patashnik entitled "Life or Death:
A controversial Florida case reignites the debate over right-to-die laws"
published on January 1, 2004, which clarifies the current debate.
[Read more here: http://www.near-death.com/notes/notes006.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:

***  The NDE of Susan Blackmore
Susan Blackmore is a senior lecturer in psychology at the University
of the West of England, a parapsychologist, a Zen Buddhist, and a
formidable skeptic of the Afterlife Hypothesis surrounding the NDE
phenomenon. Blackmore is also one of the few leading NDE researchers
who have actually had a NDE. You can read the detailed account of
her NDE on this web page.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/experts09.html


*** Events concerning the NDE
New conferences and events have been added to this page to fill
through the year 2004. More events coming.
http://www.near-death.com/conferences.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
===============================================

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/ref=nosim/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/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


QUESTION:  "Ponder this. I work and care for people in a large
Alzheimer unit. I have seen some die, and be full code for a good
thirty minutes. Before death they were totally comatose, even for
a year or more. Then after they were prepped to be sent to the
funeral home, they sat up and spoke for the first time in years.
Their first words were "I am alive! Why are you doing this?'

"The first time it happened, I was in total shock wondering what in
the world happened? They wanted a shower and asked for special
meals, which I provided. They asked for family and I got on the
phone and called, but most didn't come because they had already
given up hope. They all had an air of peace about them.

"One family did come because this man had passed six times in
a month's time. Every time he came back he was more outspoken.
He told his boys the mistakes they were making and told them
to mend their ways. The last time was the last time. But the family
was so unsure, they asked that we hold the body until it was for
sure. We held him for 24 hours and they stayed until the final end.

"Two days ago, we sent one to the funeral home and after two hours
she came to. She is hospitalized, entertaining everyone. If their
minds were more clear when they passed, could they tell us more?
Everyone of them came back lecturing family with total grace. When
I had my experience, I didn't want to come back but was allowed to
stay for a while. Maybe they had unfinished business that was very
important to them. Guess I did, too.

"Any ideas? This still continues to baffle me." Love, Pat

ANSWER by PMH ATWATER:  "Determining that moment of final
death is always a puzzle. Just because vital signs have ceased
doesn't mean the soul cannot return. I have a section in my book
"The Complete Idiot's Guide to Near-Death Experiences" that talks
about this and what the medical community now uses to make
that judgment call..." [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


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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


*** We Live Forever: The Truth About Death - by P.M.H. Atwater
This book gives details and deep insights into what really happens
when you die and what it truly means. Atwater also explores such
mysteries as heaven and hell, the souls’ existence after death, the
power of prayer, and delves into the truths and myths about death
that may shed new light on the real truth about life and living.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0876044925/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** Exploring Reincarnation: The Classic Guide to the Evidence
for Past-Life Recall - Hans TenDam
Written by one of the world’s leading authorities, this examines
the full range of explanations for past–life recall. This definitive
study includes case histories from around the world, as well as
intriguing theories about the relationship between body and soul
- from general social beliefs about past lives to detailed questions
about karma and past–life regression therapy. An outstanding
introduction to reincarnation from a historical, scientific, and
philosophical point of view.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0712660208/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


***   I Believe There Is No Death - by Joseph D. Ross
Joseph D. Ross, Jr., M.D. explores the supernatural which reveals
how love can transcend from beyond the grave. The author invites
readers to share an incredible journey into the world of dreams,
paranormal experiences, and psychic discernments. Through a
variety of unexplained phenomenon, the author delivers a sensitive
message of hope to the bereaved, giving cause to view life and death
in a new way. It provides comfort and solace to those who need help
in accepting their own grief and loss of a loved one.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1561678449/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


***  The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell - by Aldous Huxley
As only he can, Aldous Huxley explores the mind's remote frontiers
and the unmapped areas of human consciousness. These two
astounding essays are among the most profound studies of the effects
of mind-expanding drugs written in this century. His later works reflect
an interest in mysticism and the effect of the consciousness-expanding
drugs.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060595183/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


   *** Beyond Death: Empirical Evidence for the Human Soul
- by Timothy Owe - Can science demonstrate the existence of
the soul? In the wake of the revolution of quantum physics, an
increasing number of scientists have acknowledged the very real
possibility of the existence of the soul. Beyond Death sets out
to prove the existence of spirit and its survival after death from
empirical evidence gathered by qualified researchers from a number
of scientific disciplines. Mind-matter interaction, research into
healing and remote viewing, consciousness at the cellular level,
near-death experiences and biological evidence of reincarnation
are among the many perspectives from which this crucial subject
is explored.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1561841617/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


*** Spirituality and The Brain
Todd Murphy is a behavioral neuroscientist whose website focuses
on how understanding the brain can help us understand life after death,
visions of God, romantic love, enlightenment, deja vu, out-of-body
experiences and other phenomenon.
http://www.innerworlds.50megs.com/index.htm


*** Near-Death Experiences Without the Flatlines
Paul Schenk, Psy.D. states that you don't have to die to see the light.
He asks, "What if you could have a near-death experience without any
risk to your body’s well-being? For almost 20 years I have used hypnosis
to help clients have "waking dreams." These interactive dreams, in
which the person is always someone else, enable the person to safely
experience many of the phenomena associated with a true near-death
experience, without any of the life-threatening risks."
http://www.drpaulschenk.com/nde.htm


*** Soul Travel Magazine
An article by Kevin Williams on near-death experiences and the dark
side of non-physical reality. Everyone talks about the light and being
embraced by the light and how God is light. This is great. But what
about darkness? What do near-death experiences have to say about
darkness?
http://www.soultravel.nu/2004/040124-darkness/darkness.asp


*** What The Bleep Do We Know
This website is affiliated with the documentary of the same title which
plunges the viewer into a world where quantum uncertainty is demonstrated,
where everything is alive and reality is changed by every thought. This film
has been called by some theater goers “The Handbook to ‘The Matrix.’”
Like “The Matrix” it shows you a greater reality behind the one we all
accept as true, and you have the ability to create absolutely anything
from your own thought.
http://www.whatthebleep.com/home/


*** Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona
The Center promotes open, rigorous discussion of all phenomena
related to conscious experience and organizes conferences, on-campus
lectures, web courses, and hosts visiting researchers.
http://consciousness.arizona.edu/
Check out David Chalmers' online papers on consciousness:
http://jamaica.u.arizona.edu/~chalmers/online.html


*** Global Psychics Presents Sir Martin Brofman
Brofman describes his NDE and provides links to many interesting
articles concerning prophecy, psychic development, spirituality,
and much more.
http://www.globalpsychics.com/lp/SpiritWays/nde.htm


***  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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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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*** Reagan Rose From Coma for Last Look at Nancy
SANTA BARBARA, CA  --  (Times Online)
"At the last moment, when his breathing told us this was it, he opened
his eyes and looked straight at my mother. Eyes that hadn't opened for
days did, and they weren't chalky or vague. They were clear and blue
and full of love. And they closed with his last breath. If a death can be
lovely, his was."
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,14489-1138386,00.html


*** Did Angels Intercede to Save Reagan's Life? (Repeat article from March
11, 2004)
A Book Details Two Encounters in Near-Death Experiences
GRANTS PASS, OR - (WorldNetDaily)
"Twice President Reagan faced life-threatening experiences and
twice he had encounters with angelic beings who comforted him and
helped pull him through his medical crises, says a new book, "Hand
of Providence: The Strong and Quiet Faith of Ronald Reagan," by
Mary Beth Brown.
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=37509


*** Beyond The Grave
DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX  --  (CBS 11 News)
Jan Holden, a near-death researcher, said "I think the near-death
experience is really a unique view into death. There's nothing like hearing
from somebody who's been there. The experiences are so profound and
they're hyper-real. People who have near death experiences say it's realer
than here." (See Jan Holden on streaming video here)
http://cbs11tv.com/features/local_story_141102337.html


*** Perez Takes Another Stab at Boxing!
PHOENIX, AZ  --  (FightNews.copm)
"The light I saw was the light at the end of the tunnel that people see
when they die," he said of his near -death experience and his resurrection.
"I was there, right there at the end of the tunnel. was ready to go to the
other side. They (paramedics) said I was dead for a few seconds but
somehow came back to life. Now I feel blessed, like God gave me a second
chance. All I could say is thank God for letting me live and continue with
my career."  http://www.fightnews.com/acosta007.htm


*** Taking Life's Final Exit
PHILADELPHIA, PA  --  (LA Times)
The authors termed the phenomenon "nearing death awareness" - a state
they think reveals what dying might be like and what a person needs to die
peacefully ... Patients commonly reported deathbed visions of movement
toward something and of being greeted by deceased loved ones who were
helping them to "cross over" in their last moments.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/latimests/20040614/ts_latimes/takinglif\
esfinalexit


*** Sleeper Hit Film Stars Local Doctor
TUCSON, AZ  --  (Fox11AZ.com)
Dr. Stuart Hameroff is also expected to be on the silver screen sharing
his knowledge about alternate universes, human consciousness and the
mind in two more upcoming flicks - a film about about mysticism produced
by Madonna and in an upcoming boxed-set DVD edition of "The Matrix"
trilogy of movies. He has already appeared in a BBC special about
near-death experiences called "The Day I Died."
http://www.fox11az.com/news/local/stories/061304cckkFOX11azdoctor.2599c52cf.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://home.comcast.net/~neardeath/


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GOOGLE News concerning the "near-death experience."
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(2)  Notes from the webmaster
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Kevin Williams writes:  It's Time For Volunteer "Flatliner" Experiments!

QUESTION:  Is there any research that has been done where a human
becomes clinically dead and is then brought back to life?

ANSWER:  I will assume you are referring to so-called "Flatliner"
experiments of the kind seen in the excellent movie "Flatliners" with
Kiefer Sutherland. By the way, Kiefer's father (Donald Sutherland)
had an actual NDE which I describe in my Hollywood NDE page.
"Flatliner" experiments are not going on as far as I know, but there
are medical procedures and studies which come very close. Here is a list:
[Read more at this link: http://www.near-death.com/notes/notes005.html ]


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

*** Astrology and the Presidential Death Cycle
The death of former President Ronald Reagan coincided with a rare
and important astronomical event called the "Transit of Venus." The
Reagan Administration's dependence on astrology during the 1980's
may have helped Reagan from being killed in the assassination attempt
on his life in 1981 and from succumbing to the so-called "Presidential
Death Cycle" - a 20-year cycle Jupiter and Saturn conjunctions believed
to be partly responsible for the assassination or death while in office
of every U.S. President since William Harrison in 1840. Evidence will
also be presented which validates astrology scientifically, Biblically,
and in NDE research. http://www.near-death.com/articles/0023.html


*** Forum NDE Facelift
The NDE testimonials which I receive by email from people are now
categorized based on the catalyst that triggered the NDE. Besides the
trigger of experiencing clinical death, other categories include NDEs
triggered by coma, seizure, hallucinogens, meditation, hypnosis, dreams,
extreme stress, and others.
Death related:  http://www.near-death.com/forum.html
Trigger related: http://www.near-death.com/experiences/forum01.html


*** Home Page Facelift
I decided to redesign my home page to look more like my site map
to make navigating around this website much easier.
http://www.near-death.com


*** 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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These are the latest NDE testimonies submitted by email to me
at webmaster@.... You can also post your NDE on
the NDE Forum web page at http://forums.near-death.com


*** Steve's suicide attempt NDE
"I could see a number of what appeared to me as mysteriously strange
beings roaming about. Some laughing and giggling while others were
weeping, moaning, groaning or making strange noises. I somehow
gained the impression that most if not all of these beings were being
taunted, either by themselves or by some sort of external force. I also
heard the most extraordinarily spellbinding music."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/suicide/000/08.html


*** MaryJane's drug overdose NDE
"I shot out of the top of my head and lingered only moments while
everyone freaked out. Then I was in a dark cobblestone tunnel that
seemed wet. I was a sphere illuminating everything around me. It felt
to me like a completely natural state. I was flying so fast through the
tunnel excited to reach the end. As I came closer to a bright light I
noticed that the tunnel veered to my left."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/chemical/000/04.html


*** Lion Goodman's attempted murder NDE
"Love and light flowed through me, spreading out like a lighthouse
beam, illuminating everything around me. The light grew inside me,
and I expanded like a huge balloon until the van and its contents
seemed small. A sense of peace and acceptance filled me. I knew
I was close to leaving my body. I could sense the timeline of my life,
both backward and forward."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/29.html


*** Amy Waller's car accident NDE
"I felt like I was entirely separate from my body. I felt confused,
because at first I felt like I was in my subconscious thoughts and
they were going around on a big wheel and I could not place where
I was. I began seeing people - no names - and what looked like a city."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/30.html


*** Tina Spearing's heart attack NDE
"Suddenly, standing before me in a dark, cool place was the Virgin
Mary. There was a star or stars above her head, and she was pregnant.
Her face was a young girl's but she had knowing in her liquid black
eyes. Her hands were extended, her fingers stretched down to me.
Her gown was yellow in color."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/31.html


*** Michael S.'s pneumonia NDE
"I was taken to a place called the "Intergalactic Library of Light" and
met a group of beings called the "Intergalactic Council of Five." I was
telempathied a lot of information regarding a "Creator Level Mandate"
that was bringing what has been called the "Luciferian Rebellion"
to an end."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/nde/001/32.html


*** Anthony Iannini's meditation NDE
"At the climax of my meditational experience, a tunnel or vortex
became visible and it took all of my concentration to "focus it" ... then,
I could feel it "attach" to my mind and I was able to enter it. While
there, I began to weep and feel the presence of God even though I
never before actually believed in it."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/meditation/000/02.html


*** Nick Gabaly's dream NDE
"I recognized a beautiful looking figure glowing the most intense
blue I've ever seen. Eventually he allowed me to see him as how
I'd always imagined him. It was Jesus. Directly behind him I saw
God, but only as a ball of the most brilliant bright light. The sun
is only a pale yellow shadow compared to his brilliance. Yet it
didn't hurt to look at him."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/dream/000/06.html


*** Peter Little's dream NDE
"I felt myself in a state of bliss and remember looking at the sides
of the tunnel which was enveloping me. Then telepathically, I heard
a voice say, "We are very happy with you," which I have attributed
to my parents who had both died of cancer a few years before."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/dream/000/07.html


*** Tina Andersen's after-death communication
"My grandmother looked good, healthy and concerned for me and
my mother. She told me that if I ever wanted to talk to her that all I
had to do was pray to Jesus and she will get the message. She told
me that she was happy and that she loved both me and my mother.
She told me to tell my mother that her death was not her fault and
that we both needed to stop feeling guilty for her death."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/adc/000/05.html


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


*** Q and A with Dr. PMH Atwater
PMH Atwater will answer questions submitted to her from
subscribers to this newsletter. Her next question is:
"I work and care for people in a large Alzheimer unit. I have seen some
die, and be full code for a good thirty minutes. Before death they were
totally comatose, even for a year or more. Then after they were prepped
to be sent to the funeral home, they sat up and spoke for the first time
in years. Their first words were "I am alive! Why are you doing this?"
If their minds were more clear when they passed, could they tell us more?
http://www.near-death.com/atwater.html


*** Cindi Welch's Dream and DRE research
Cindi is the author of "The Dream Seer: Exploring Precognitive,
Telepathic and Instructive Dreams" and "The Final Chapter:
Unraveling Death's Deeper Meaning." Her book "The Final Chapter"
expands on the NDE by providing more insight into its
psycho-spiritual cousin, the DRE (the "Death-Related experience").
It also broadens the work of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross to more fully
address the spiritual aspect of the grieving process; and,
delineates the transitional stages that one can encounter as
a result of the transformational power of the DRE. More about this
can be found at her website: www.dragonflypublications.com


*** Dr. David San Filippo's Doctorate Dissertation
"The Value of the Awareness of NDEs for Reducing Fears of Death
for Elderly Persons"
David's research examined the meaning of the awareness of reports of
NDEs for elderly individuals and whether such awareness may help
reduce their fears of death. The participants of this research were
40 dementia-free elderly people between the ages of 67 and 95
(28 women and 12 men) who were living in 2 independent living
facilities. The findings suggest that the sharing of accounts of NDEs
may help the elderly cope with fears of death, and may provide
counselors with an additional resource to use to help those elderly
individuals who fear death.


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         (1)   NDEs in the news
         (2)   Events concerning the NDE
         (3)   Notes from the webmaster
         (4)   What's new on near-death.com
         (5)   Article on the NDE
         (6)   Q & A with Dr. PMH Atwater
         (7)   Books on the NDE
         (8)   Websites on the NDE
         (9)  Support the search for the afterlife
         (10)  Odds and ends

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(1)  NDEs in the news
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*** Child Pronounced Dead Shows Vital Signs
BOISE, ID - (Associated Press)
A hospital worker preparing a drowned toddler for a funeral home
noticed the boy was breathing - more than an hour after he had been
pronounced dead.
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0504/149980.html


*** Sex That Makes The Earth Move
SAN JOSE, CA - (Mercury News)
But what could be better than sex? How about sex that takes you to
heavenly realms that is a thousand times more powerful than the most
earth-shattering orgasm? This is not about Tantric sex. It is about lovers
who engaged in sex as usual and suddenly found the veil between the
worlds torn open. Jenny Wade states that it is about the best-kept secret
in human history: that ordinary people, with no special training, can find
themselves in different spiritual realms while having sex.
http://home.comcast.net/~neardeath/news/040523.html
Jenny Wade's new book:  "Transcendent Sex: When Lovemaking Opens the Veil'':
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743482174/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20
Read about Margaret Birkin's sexual NDE:
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/triggers21.html


***  Near-Death Survivors Show Brain-Wave Abnormality, Study Finds
TUCSON, AZ - (Arizona Daily Star)
The finding does not prove or disprove that near-death experiences are
actual encounters with a heavenly afterlife, but it may help explain why
lives and attitudes are often dramatically changed by such experiences.
"This is the first study ever to find neurophysiologic differences in people
who have had these experiences," said Willoughby B. Britton, the
UA researcher who led the study, published last month in the journal
Psychological Science.
http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/dailystar/24289.php


*** Prophetic Notes of a Movie, a Storm Warning, and Those Swerves
in Climate
LATHAM, NY - (SpiritDaily)
The "prophetic pulse" also seems to be registering in Hollywood, which
has just premiered a new movie called "The Day After Tomorrow" that
focuses on massive storms and floods due to a climate shift. This is
fascinating because it nearly perfectly fits a prophecy granted to a
Long Island man named Ned Dougherty who claims prophetic visions
during a famous near-death experience.
http://www.spiritdaily.org/Quickhive%20articles/dayaftertomorrow.htm
Also:  http://www.spiritdaily.org/Prophecy-seers/ned_dougherty1.htm


*** Guardian Angel
MEMPHIS, TN - (WMC-TV News 5)
Ever since a near-death experience at age five, Tina Michelle says
she's been able to see angels. Ones, she claims, are with ALL of us,
ALL the time. Not only does she speak to them now; but, as Action
News Five's Carrie McClure found out, she draws them too. Tina Michelle
says she doesn't feel she chose to see angels ... she just does.
http://www.wmcstations.com/Global/story.asp?S=1867217
Read about Tina Michelle's NDE:  http://www.tinamichelle.com/info-bio.html


*** On The Town With Scary Gary Busey
TORONTO, CANADA - (GlobeAndMail.com)
What did he learn on the "the other side"? Hey, in a celebrity interview,
you go with the flow. "That's a personal conversation. Not now," he says,
waving his hand in the air. "I want to settle down with you heart to heart,
eye to eye, spirit to spirit, and let you know the feeling that I had doing
it, because if I don't do that, it will be like explaining an orgasm to a
10-year-old. You won't get it."
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040508/HAMPSON0\
8/TPEntertainment/Columnists


*** 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://home.comcast.net/~neardeath/

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(2)  Events concerning the NDE
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*** Dr. Raymond Moody to Present Theories of the Paranormal
The Scientific and Medical Network in London, UK, is having a special
weekend on June 19 - 20, 2004 in association with the Natural
Death Centre. The main presentations will be made by Dr. Moody
and there will be special dialogue sessions with David Lorimer as
well as exploratory dialogue with the audience.
http://www.datadiwan.de/SciMedNet/home.htm


*** Annual Near-Death Conference to be Held June 24 - 26, 2004
The International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) will
present its annual conference in Evanston, Illinois north of Chicago.
The conference theme: "Creativity in the Light" will present such
notable researchers as: Peter Fenwick, PMH Atwater, Paul Bernstein,
Allan Botkin, Neal Grossman, Jan Holden, Jeff & Jody Long, Kimberly
Clark Sharp, and many others.
http://www.iands.org/conf.html


*** Annual Reincarnation Conference to be Held July 1 - 4, 2004
The International Association for Regression Research and Therapies
(IARRT) will present its 24th annual conference in Colorado Springs,
Colorado. The conference theme: "Spiritual Revolutionaries:
Evidence of Reincarnation" will present such notable researchers as:
Walter Semkiw, Raymond Moody, and Peter Novak.
http://www.iarrt.org/pressroom/052404.htm


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

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(3)  Notes from the webmaster
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Kevin Williams writes:  "Why I Am in Love With Osama Bin Laden"

The simple message of all higher religions is that we are one with
the Whole. Separation is an illusion. "Evil" is merely being ignorant
of these realities. Jesus said to not be so stupid as to hate your
enemies (paraphrase). Instead, love those who persecute you.
Osama Bin Laden is an "arm of God" in the same way that we all
are "arms of God." One might even say that Bin Laden is a "tool"
of God in the same way that some people believe that Satan is a
"tool" of God meting out divine justice to "sinners." If a Satan really
does exist (which I don't believe he does), I am sure that we are
obligated to love even him unconditionally as well. According to Jesus,
God loves all his so-called "enemies." So the horrible terrorism that
Bin Laden is causing, must have a higher purpose for it - even if
Bin Laden is completely ignorant of it. For example, the Bible reveals
that the people who killed Jesus were only doing God's will and their
actions were predestined by God before they were even born. Many
Christians believe that the unjustified killing of Jesus was the greatest
atrocity ever committed. But, at the same time, Christians also believe
his death resulted the greatest good of all - the redemption of humanity.
Is it possible that the greatest "sin" can also be the greatest "good"
at the same time? It appears that way. The Bible even states that Jesus
was made perfect because of what he suffered. [Read more at this link
http://www.near-death.com/newsletters/notes/notes004.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:

*** Ian McCormack's near-death experience
Ian was stung by five deadly box jellyfish in 1982 and died for 15 minutes.
During this time he had a remarkable near-death experience involving
Jesus and the dark void.
http://www.near-death.com/mccormack.html


***  What's new on near-death.com 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)  Articles on the NDE
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*** Near-Death and UFO Encounters as Shamanic Initiations:
Some Conceptual and Evolutionary Implications
With the May 11th UFO sighting reported by the Mexican Air Force,
(see http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4955164/ )
I thought this excellent article by Dr. Kenneth Ring would be timely.
Ken Ring wrote this article concerning the overlap between NDEs
and the journeys of the "shaman" - a spiritual teacher who induces
altered states of consciousness for the purpose of entering different
dimensions and realities to transcend the illusionary, rational world
in order to obtain spiritual wisdom. Dr. Ring makes the case that
NDErs are modern shamans.
http://www.near-death.com/articles/0022.html


***  Search the NDE articles archive
http://www.near-death.com/articles.html


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(6)  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 are:

"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:  I came across your web page recently and found it very
interesting. Years ago I watched you on the Geraldo Show, and as a
result bought your book, Beyond the Light. In my lifetime, so far, I've
experienced a few interesting events concerning the afterlife (the next
realm), or things related. Years ago I had an interesting experience,
not a near-death experience for me, but from a famous person who had
just died. The actor Michael Landon (Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie)
was in a hospital in the Los Angeles area, and he had just passed away.
I perceived his spirit (because I wasn't really seeing him in a physical sense)
coming to me. He got very near and said, "Thanks for being such a great Fan."
Then he moved toward the sun, then around it into the (outer) space behind it
and kept going. Years later my brother-in-law told me that two of his
friends had the same experience at the time Mr. Landon passed away.
I hope this intrigues you. I have never mentioned this to anyone outside
of my immediate circle of friends or relatives. I never knew  where to go
with such information. You are the first "celebrity" that I have given this
to." - George R. Zadravec

Answer:  Thank you so much, George, for sharing your story and allowing
me to reprint it. Michael Landon had quite a reputation for being a caring
individual. Besides any short-comings he might have had (and we all have
them), he loved his family and his children and was exceptionally kind to
his fans. You can look back on his career and note that he appeared
only in family fare, shows he could be proud of and allow his own children
to see. I am not surprised that people in far flung places "saw" him leave
this earth and "heard" him bid a fond farewell. He was a Catholic; his
religion and the spiritual meant a great deal to him. [Read more at this
web page: http://www.near-death.com/newsletters/atwater/ ]

P. M. H. Atwater, L.H.D.
http://www.cinemind.com/atwater/
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(7)  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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*** Seven Steps to Heaven: How to Communicate with Your Departed
Loved Ones in Seven Easy Steps - by Joyce Keller
This book clears up misconceptions about the afterlife and reveals the
various ways in which those who have crossed over make contact with
us. With clarity and compassion she shares for the first time her successful
Connection Technique that makes it possible for anyone to bridge the
divide between the living and the dead. Developed over a period of twenty
years, Keller's Connection Technique involves seven simple and safe tools:
angels and spirit teachers, prayer and affirmations, meditation, dreams,
a spirit space, sound, and a labyrinth.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743225600/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** Exploring Reincarnation: The Classic Guide to the Evidence for
Past-Life Experiences - by Hans Tendam, Colin Wilson
This is the classic guide to past-life recall, written by one of the world's
leading experts. Hans Tendam's definitive study includes fascinating
stories and case histories from around the world, as well as intriguing
theories about the relationship between body and soul. It looks at all
the issues concerning reincarnation, including: the most recent research,
the relationship between past-life memories and paranormal abilities,
cases of sudden recall of past lives, karma, events prior to birth and
beyond death, and counseling techniques for past-life therapy.On
the strength of the evidence in this fascinating book, it becomes clear
that the subject of reincarnation holds great implications for us all today.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0712660208/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** If Morning Never Comes - by Bill Vandenbush
This is the powerful story of Bill VandenBush's NDE during combat
in Vietnam and how it affected his life. A tragedy of war nearly destroyed
his life, but a spiritual force intervened and guided him on an incredible
lifelong journey. Learn how the Spirit taught him to overcome overwhelming
odds and find his purpose in life. Bill shares the insights and lessons
learned from his excursion into a dimension of enlightenment, and his
return form the hell of combat.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0972161341/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** Experiencing the Next World Now - by Michael Grosso
  From the scientific underground of psychic research comes a stunning
report on the evidence for life after death. But all the proof in the world
is nothing when compared to actual experience with the place beyond.
This book takes the reader to the next level -- and offers a more personal
kind of journey. If there is a "next world," it must be nearby, and the path
leads through the gateways of our own minds. Philosopher Michael Grosso
shows us how to open these passages -- or at least peek through a
keyhole -- and glimpse what may lie beyond. This is the guidebook
for an adventure that nobody can refuse.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743471059/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** Life Between Lives: Hypnotherapy for Spiritual Regression
by Michael Newton - Over many years, Dr. Newton developed his
own intensive age regression techniques in order to effectively take
hypnosis subjects beyond their past life memories to a more
meaningful soul experience between lives. With his blockbuster
books "Journey of Souls" and "Destiny of Souls," Newton is considered
to be a pioneer in uncovering the mysteries about life after death
through the use of spiritual hypnotic regression. In this long awaited
follow-up book, Newton now trains other advanced hypnotherapists
in his techniques which gave him the international reputation for being
the regressionist who has mapped out much of our life in heaven
between reincarnations.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0738704652/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


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(8)  Websites on the NDE
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These websites are exceptionally outstanding:

*** International Association for Near-Death Studies
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
JUNE 24 - 26, 2004 - IANDS Annual Conference in Evanston, IL
near Chicago at the Best Western Hotel. Visit this web page
for conference information: http://www.iands.org/conf.html


*** Soul Travel Magazine
This site is my personal favorite because it has everything! It is filled
with fascinating articles, links, video, news, and it is beautiful to look
at. You will find yourself lurking around this site time after time. It covers
not only NDEs, but OBEs, remote viewing, lucid dreaming, and
everything related to being outside of your body.
http://www.soultravel.nu/index-ENG.asp


*** A Heavenly Paradise website
What is heaven really like? Is paradise a crystal city? Is there sex
in heaven? What will we be like there? Will we ever see our departed
loved ones again? Does a celestial paradise of comfort exist?
Is it like Shangrila? Walhalla? Nirvana? The Garden of Eden?
http://www.heavenlyparadise.cjb.net/


*** The Website of P.M.H. Atwater
I was pleasantly surprised this month when I visited Dr. Atwater's
website and discovered that it had been redesigned. All the excellent
articles and documents on her site are at your fingertips directly from
her home page using pull-down menus. If the wealth of information
doesn't knock you out - the beautiful color scheme will. Five stars.
http://www.cinemind.com/atwater/


*** Near-Death Experience Research Foundation (NDERF)
Jeff and Jody Long has put together a vast database of NDEs for
which they research and profile on their outstanding site. They
probably have the largest collection of NDE testimony on the net
(over 300 of them) for which to read online. Check out their excellent
book review section.
http://www.nderf.org/


*** The Campaign for Philosophical Freedom
Michael Roll developed this outstanding website to achieve a
philosophical balance in the media which is often dismissive of
the paranormal and to increase public awareness of the existence
of scientific proof that everyone survives death. This website is
overflowing with goodies!
http://www.cfpf.org.uk/


***  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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Dear Group,

The online edition of the May 1 Near-Death Newsletter is here:

http://www.near-death.com/newsletters/2004/0501.html

Peace and Light,

Kevin Williams

"From an endless dream we have come.
In an endless dream we are living.
To an endless dream we shall return." - Kushi

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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)  Support the search for the afterlife
        (8)  Odds and ends

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(1)  NDEs in the news
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*** Is There Life After Death?
PHILADELPHIA, PA - (NBC Channel 10 News)
After the 7-year-old girl was resuscitated, she started drawing
pictures. "What she described to me was not a hallucination.
It was a blow-by-blow accurate description of her own resuscitation,
but from a bird's eye point of view," said Dr. Morse.
http://www.nbc10.com/news/3253894/detail.html


*** Between life and death
LUBBOCK, TX - (University Daily)
"It wasn't your conventional near-death experience," he said,
"with the light at the end of the tunnel and the family member
spirit guide." Smith said the only "conventional" aspect he
can think of in relation to his experience is the feeling he was
connected to his body by a kite string."
http://www.universitydaily.net/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/04/08/4074c6eb0404f


*** Following a Bright Light to a Calmer Tomorrow
SPARTANBURG, SC - (Herald Journal)
Carlene Huesgen is not afraid of death, she says. Not since she
felt herself slip from her body, float to a hospital ceiling and move
toward a bright light three decades ago. "I feel assured that there
is life after death," said Ms. Huesgen, 61, who lives in Tucson.
"There really isn't such a thing as dying."
http://www.goupstate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?
AID=/20040413/ZNYT04/404130420/1051/NEWS01


*** Tales from the other side: Woman shares prophecies
in near-death society
LEWISVILLE, TX - (Coppell Gazette)
"I went out to see what she wanted, and I looked up and the angels
were pulling the clouds apart," Loter said. "Jesus came out and I
wanted to see his face, but it was just a light. I said to him, 'I'm
not ready.' I felt love - so much more than romantically, when you
fall in love," she said. "In that moment I felt integrated, I became
a different person. After that...I'm not religious, but I wanted to
go help people."
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=11362486&BRD=1426&PAG=461&dept_id=5281\
93&rfi=6


*** Final value of all spirituality is what we are and what we do
TORONTO, CANADA - (Toronto Star)
"For example, the would-be debunkers of the near-death experiences
so familiar to everyone and witnessed to by millions of people
everywhere of all religions and of none, never cease to amaze me with
the lengths to which they're prepared to go in their debunking
attempts."
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_T\
ype1&c=Article&cid=1081420330687&call_pageid=991479973472&col=991929131147


*** The long road to justice
LONDON, UK - (footymad.net)
Peter passed out and found himself placed where several of the dead
had been laid by the back wall of the terrace. People around him
thought he was dead. "I had what is called a near-death experience.
The last thought I had before passing out was that I was lifting
myself up above the crowd. I think I was just tilting my head to get
more air, but I was looking down from the clouds on the crowd below
and there is a perfect circle of people all closing in on me."
http://www.footymad.net/leagues/loadfnws.asp?id=154049&teamno=342

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(2)  Notes from the webmaster
==============================================================

Kevin Williams writes:  "The NDE of Mary Magdalene"

The popularity of the book "The Da Vinci Code" led me to create
this profile of Mary Magdalene. The Church has given her the title
of "the apostle to the apostles" because of her status as the first
disciple to see the risen Christ. The controversy concerns evidence
which reveals her to be "the disciple whom Jesus loved", the true
author of the Gospel of John, and the wife of Jesus Christ. I also
document the NDE attributed to her in a little known document
associated with the early Christians described in the ancient texts
discovered in 1945. [Read more at the link below]
http://www.near-death.com/newsletters/notes/notes003.html

Peace and Light,
Kevin Williams


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(3)  What's new on near-death.com
==============================================================

The following are the latest additions to near-death.com:

*** Archive of Near-Death Experiences in the News
All the major news articles concerning the NDE from 1995 to current
are archived here.
http://home.comcast.net/~neardeath/


*** The NDE and the Out-of-Body Experience
Three of the most exceptional out-of-body experiences from three
NDEs are profiled. Veridical out-of-body examples are provided as
well as evidence of consciousness expansion outside of the body.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research11.html


*** Real events are witnessed far away from their body
Dr. Raymond Moody's veridical (verified) near-death experiences
from his book "Life After Life" is profiled. This web page is part of
the NDE evidence for the existence of a transcendental consciousness
and survival of consciousness after death.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/evidence02.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)  Articles on the NDE
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*** Grieving from the loss of a loved one
This is an article I wrote for a national non-profit grief
organization. I discuss the evidence for life after death; what is it
like to die; what experiencers say about God, heaven, and religion;
how a person can contact their loved one on the Other Side through
dreams, prayer, meditation, after-death communications, and a
psychic; how a person can best cope with grief and loss.
http://www.near-death.com/articles/0021.html


***  Search NDE Articles archive
http://www.near-death.com/articles.html


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(5)  Q and A with Dr. P.M.H. Atwater
       An in-depth look at the near-death phenomenon
==============================================================

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 are:

"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:  "Please take a look at these atheism pages -
www.ebonmusings.org/atheism/ghost. Here, Adam describes the
amazing story of how your personality can dramatically alter after
a certain brain disease or terrible accident. He even uses this fact
as evidence that God does not exist. But as I disagree with him,
I'll not go into detail but I haveanother question.

"As you explained a few months ago in the near-death newsletter,
we can talk about our spirit, soul, and mind. Spirit = divine life
energy, our 'life fuel.' Soul = our personality, or just the pure
core of ourself? If it is just the pure core of our being, it means
that we are all the same, and after death, we don't have our
personality and character anymore. We will be just identical balls,
clones of the same divine energy.

"This is the conclusion I draw, reading the amazing and true story
from the website of ebonmusings. Until today, I can be a loving
husband and a social, intelligent business man. Tomorrow I can be
a nervous, disoriented and more violent man who doesn't care about
his wife anymore. This is absolutely stunning, a scary and
embarassing idea that this can happen any time!

"I understand that after brain damage, the interface between soul and
behavior is disturbed.  But you also can say, if I would have a much
bigger, more perfect brain, I would have been much more clever and
with more abilities.

"So, who are you and who am I really? Thanks for answering." - Arjan

Answer:  "You've asked a big question, one that no one can really
answer in an evidential way except to present data and discoveries
that suggest that there is more to us than our body and our
personality. Nonetheless, I will try.

"Millions of near-death experiencers, testimony from deathbeds,
children who remember past lives, and from various other sources
- all of this - and it is an impressive collection of voices - says
that we are not our bodies nor are we our personalities. We are
divine beings, a soul, currently resident in human form to learn and
grow, help others, and make the world a better place for our being
here. We can check the verdical reports from these people, what they
saw in the out-of-body component of their experience, what they
were told from beings on the other side of death's curtain that
turned out to be accurate (information they could not possibly have
known before), but we cannot check nor verify their philosophical
statements, at least not with our mind. Only our heart can do that ...
[Read more here:  http://www.near-death.com/newsletters/atwater/ ]

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


*** Life Between Lives: Hypnotherapy for Spiritual Regression
by Michael Newton - Over many years, Dr. Newton developed his
own intensive age regression techniques in order to effectively take
hypnosis subjects beyond their past life memories to a more
meaningful soul experience between lives. With his blockbuster
books "Journey of Souls" and "Destiny of Souls," Newton is considered
to be a pioneer in uncovering the mysteries about life after death
through the use of spiritual hypnotic regression. In this long awaited
follow-up book, Newton now trains other advanced hypnotherapists
in his techniques which gave him the international reputation for
being the regressionist who has mapped out much of our life in heaven
between reincarnations.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0738704652/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** Experiencing the Next World Now - by Michael Grosso
From the scientific underground of psychic research comes a stunning
report on the evidence for life after death. But all the proof in the
world is nothing when compared to actual experience with the place
beyond. This book takes the reader to the next level -- and offers a
more personal kind of journey. If there is a "next world," it must be
nearby, and the path leads through the gateways of our own minds.
Philosopher Michael Grosso shows us how to open these passages -- or
at least peek through a keyhole -- and glimpse what may lie beyond.
This is the guidebook for an adventure that nobody can refuse.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743471059/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** If Morning Never Comes - by Bill Vandenbush
This is the powerful story of Bill VandenBush's NDE during combat
in Vietnam and how it affected his life. A tragedy of war nearly
destroyed his life, but a spiritual force intervened and guided him
on an incredible lifelong journey. Learn how the Spirit taught him to
overcome overwhelming odds and find his purpose in life. Bill shares
the insights and lessons learned from his excursion into a dimension
of enlightenment, and his return form the hell of combat.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0972161341/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** Beyond Death: Empirical Evidence of the Human Soul
by Timothy Owe - In the wake of the revolution of quantum physics,
an increasing number of scientists have acknowledged the very real
possibility of the existence of spirit or soul. Beyond Death sets out
to prove the existence of spirit and its survival after death. Mind-
matter interaction, research into healing and remote viewing,
consciousness at the cellular level, near-death experiences and
biological evidence of reincarnation are among the many perspectives
from which this crucial subject is explored.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1561841617/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** A Christian Book of the Dead: Accompanying Their Journey
After Death - by Margarete Van Den Brink, Hans Stolp, Margarete
Den Brink - What happens when you die? If there is life beyond
death, what paths open up? And how do the living stay connected
with their loved ones? While many people have near-death experiences
of the world of Light, others recount stories of their profound
encounters with deceased friends and family. The authors draw on
personal experiences to describe the seven steps on the way into the
world of Light.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1903458315/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


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(7)  Websites on the NDE
==============================================================

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

JUNE 24 - 26, 2004 - IANDS Annual Conference
Evanston, IL (near Chicago) at the Best Western
Check out the IANDS Conference information page.
http://www.iands.org/conf.html


*** Pam Kircher's website
Pam is a family physician and hospice doctor, an expert on NDEs,
a near-death experiencer, and the author of the book "Love is the
Link: A Hospice Doctor Shares her Experience of Near-death and Dying."
Her website has articles on the NDE, hospice and end-of-life issues.
http://www.pamkircher.com/
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0943914760/ref=nosim/neardeathexpe-20


*** Spiritual Pre-Existence: The Pre-Birth Experience
This website provides information regarding pre-birth experiences
such as pre-birth memories and pre-birth communication. The website
also contains cases of near-death experiences, after-death
communication, reincarnation, and other similar phenomenon, but it is
the main purpose of the website to study specifically the soul's
existence and spiritual life before physical birth.
http://prebirthexperience.com/


*** Death is an illusion
This website provides evidence for survival as well as information
about the philosophy and work of the Danish 20th century intuitive
and mystic Martinus. Dr. Ken Ring had this to say about the
man: "Martinus' work as a whole offers readers a complete "world
picture" that accurately forecast the development of the kind of
spiritual science that has lately come into being. As such, his so-
called "Third Testament" may prove to be the definite spiritual
vision of our age."
http://www.deathisanillusion.com/


*** Near-Death Dialogues
The webmaster of this site is a near-death experiencer who has some
very interesting information on the NDE on his website. This comment
on his site stood out to me: "I've never been completely satisfied
with the term Near Death Experience. It's always felt like being a
"little bit pregnant" and it seems to me one either is or isn't…just
abouts don't count." I couldn't agree more.
http://www.neardeathdialogues.com/


***  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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*** How can your usual online shopping raise funds for near-death
research without any extra cost to you? By joining the free charity
website called iGive.com. Then whenever you shop online and
make a purchase at eBay, Barnes & Noble, Land's End, Florist.com,
Amazon.com or over 500 other participating websites, iGive.com has
arranged to automatically direct up to 27% of the purchase price
near-death research (IANDS) as a contribution. Become a part of
the family of people who are working to bring proof of life after
death to this world! Just click on the link for more info.
http://www.near-death.com/iands_charity.html


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Dear NDE enthusiasts,


There will be no April 15 newsletter due to computer problems I am
having right now. The next newsletter will be on May 1, 2004.

Here are some interesting freebie links I have found lately:

(1)  Consciousness Studies articles to download for free:
http://www.nidsci.org/articles/articles4.html

(2)  Journal of Scientific Explorations articles to download for free:
http://www.scientificexploration.org/jse/articles.html

(3)  Journal of Consciousness Studies articles to download for free:
http://www.imprint.co.uk/jcs.html

(4)  Princeton Universitity's Engineering Anomalies Research articles
to download for free:
http://www.princeton.edu/~pear/publist.html

(5)  David Chalmer's online papers on consciousness
http://jamaica.u.arizona.edu/~chalmers/mind.html#metaphysics

(6)  Science Within Consciousness articles:
http://www.swcp.com/~hswift/swc/backiss.htm

(7)  Charles Tart's Consciousness Library Online:
http://www.paradigm-sys.com/display/ctt_articles1.cfm

(8)  Quantum Mind articles:
http://www.sonoran-sunsets.com/quantummind.html

(9)  Esolibris Metaphysical articles:
http://www.esolibris.com/articles/index.php

(10)  Parapsychological Association articles:
http://www.parapsych.org/journal_abstracts.html

(11)  Michael Grosso's Death and Consciousness articles
http://www.parapsi.com/consciousness.htm

Enjoy!

Peace and Light,

Kevin R. Williams
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only at a distance." - Oliver Goldsmith

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15th of the month. The mission of this newsletter is to inform,
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latest in all things concerning the NDE and related phenomena
by promoting the International Association for Near-Death
Studies (IANDS), NDE researchers, experiencers, multimedia
resources, and events.

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dedicated to the IANDS mission.]

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         (1)  NDEs in the news
         (2)  Notes from the webmaster
         (3)  What's new on near-death.com
         (4)  Article on the NDE
         (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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*** Towards the Light
MELBOURNE, AU - (The Age)
"I remember looking down on my body on the operating table. It was
a very hot day and the doctors were in their shorts and sandals with
their aprons over them," says Cameron. "I was surprised at all the
blood everywhere and slightly horrified at the conversation going on
between the staff. The gynaecologist was giving me a heart massage,
thumping my chest and saying: 'Don't you die on me now you bitch.'
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/03/22/1079939578423.html

***  What Happened to the Research on Out-of-Body Experiences?
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - (Soul Travel Magazine)
Torbjorn Sassersson of Soul Travel Magazine interviewed F. Holmes
"Skip" Atwater, the Research Director at The Monroe Institute, and
Charles Tart, researcher in parapsychology and one of the founders
of the field of transpersonal psychology. The answers are pessimistic.
Almost nothing is being done at the universities in the West.
http://www.soultravel.nu/2004/040326-OBE-research/

*** Near-Death Experience Has Changed My Life
SHEFFIELD, UK - (Sheffield Today)
"I've changed as a person. I stopped being materialistic and I started
to realise that life is about people not about places. You don't need a
posh house as long as you've got a place to stay. It's the people
inside who count. For the first time in my life I'm completely happy."
Now Matthew says he appreciates being able to do ordinary things
in life, like being able to see, get dressed, get to work and to have
been able to resume his job as a financial adviser.
http://www.sheffieldtoday.net/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=58&ArticleID=752465

*** I Was Close to God - Blast Man
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - (news24.com)
Four days after he was admitted, Ackerman had an out-of-body
experience. He said that while he was in theatre for a skin graft, he left
his body and viewed it and the doctors from above. "I felt very close to
God," he said. A week after the explosion he developed a high fever and
doctors feared for his life. Ackerman said: "That day I saw a pure white
light with the most beautiful colours inside - it was orange, light blue and
yellow."
http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,6119,2-7-1442_1505761,00.html

*** A Mystical Union
LONDON, UK - (The Economist)
Whether the Unio Mystica has anything in common with out-of-body
experiences, or even phantom limbs, remains to be seen - though all are
certainly mediated by the brain. According to Dr Blanke, this is only just
starting to become an accepted topic of research in neuroscience. Perhaps
its acceptance will depend ultimately on how the knowledge is used.
http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2478148

*** Fast Action, Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Save Man's Life
PITTSBURGH, PA - (Pittsuburgh Post-Gazette)
"If he'd been anywhere else, he wouldn't be here today," Pat Snyder said.
"I don't know who runs that mall, but it's wonderful they put those
AEDs in there." There are six AEDs at the mall designed to help revive
people undergoing cardiac emergencies. One is in a mobile van that
security guards use to patrol the parking lot 24 hours a day in case
someone needs medical assistance.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04070/283474.stm

*** King's "Hospital" is Unafraid, And That is a Problem
CHICAGO, IL - (Chicago Tribune)
In "Kingdom Hospital," the best-selling author's alter ego is in the titular
medical facility, recovering from being run down by a van -- sound familiar?
The hospital, of course, is haunted, the result of a 19th Century industrial
fire on the site that killed child employees. King himself wrote all 15 hours
of the series as he recuperated from the van crash that nearly killed him
and affects him still.
http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/tv/mmx-0403030037mar03,0,3421050.story?coll=m\
mx-television_heds

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(2)  Notes from the webmaster
===============================================

Kevin Williams writes on:  Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy

For April Fool's Day, I thought I would give everyone a good chuckle by
presenting my favorite "Deep Thoughts" by Jack Handy of Saturday
Night Live television show fame. Lord knows we need a good chuckle
these days. Here they are:

We tend to scoff at the beliefs of the ancients. But we can't scoff at
them personally, to their faces, and this is what annoys me.

When you die, if you get a choice between going to regular heaven or
pie heaven, choose pie heaven. It might be a trick, but if it's not,
mmmmmmm, boy.

If you go parachuting, and your parachute doesn't open, and your friends
are all watching you fall, I think a funny joke would be to pretend you
were swimming.

If you go flying back through time, and you see somebody else flying
forward into the future, it's probably best to avoid eye contact.

If we could just get everyone to close their eyes and visualize
world peace for an hour, imagine how serene and quiet it would be until
the looting started.

I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate.
And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.

Higher beings from outer space may not want to tell us the secrets of life,
because we're not ready. But maybe they'll change their tune after a
little torture.

If higher beings from outer space ever come and we show them our
civilization and they make fun of it, we should say we were just kidding,
that this isn't our real civilization, but a joke we hoped they would like.
Then we tell them to come back in twenty years to see our real civilization.
After that, we start a crash program of coming up with a new civilization.

There are many stages to a man's life. In the first stage, he is young
and eager, like a beaver. In the second stage, he wants to build things,
like dams, and maybe chew down some trees. In the third stage, he
feels trapped, and then "skinned."  I'm not sure what the fourth stage is.

If God dwells within us like some people say He does, I sure hope
He likes the food I'm eating because that's what He's getting.

My young son asked me what happens after we die. I told him we get
buried under a bunch of dirt and worms eat our bodies. I guess I should
have told him the truth - that most of us go to hell and burn eternally - but
I didn't want to upset him.

Whenever you read a good book, it's like the author is right there in the
room talking to you - which is why I don't like to read good books.

I believe you should live each day as if it is your last, which is why I don't
have any clean laundry because, come on, who wants to wash clothes
on the last day of their life?

My wife was watching the football game with me when she said,
"You know, most of these sports are based on the idea of men protecting
their territory."  "Yeah," I said while trying not to laugh. Girls are funny.

Instead of putting a quarter under a kid's pillow, how about a pinecone?
That way, he learns that "wishing" isn't going to save our national forests.

If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down?
We might if they screamed all the time for no good reason.

Once I wept for I had no shoes. Then I came upon a man who had no feet.
So I took his shoes. I mean, it's not like he really needed them, right?

Children need encouragement. If a kid gets an answer right, tell him it
was a lucky guess. That way he will develop a good, lucky feeling.

If a child asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him
is that "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute
thing to tell him is that "It's probably because of something you did."

I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices
and just laugh at people.

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:

*** Added more prophecies to The NDE and Future web page
More of Howard Storm's NDE prophecies of the coming "purification"
of America. I discovered yet another article on Howard Storm's NDE
visions of the future. I hate to be a messenger of "gloom and doom"
but it would be irresponsible of me if I did not share this with everyone.
Remember, the future is not cast in stone. The future is constantly
changing based upon our actions, current trends, and probabilities
at any given moment. In a Spirit Daily.com online newspaper article
on August 18, 2003 by Michael H. Brown entitled Near-Death Prophecy:
Man was shown Failure of Infrastructure, Power Grid, Reverend Howard
Storm discussed America's future as shown to him during his NDE.
He stated:

"They made it very clear to me that God had given this country the
greatest blessing of any people in the history of the world. We have
more of God's blessing. Everything that we have comes from God.
We didn't deserve it, we didn't earn it, but we happen to be the wealthiest,
most powerful nation in the world. And God gave us all this so that we
could be the instruments of God's light in this world, and we are not
instruments of light. In other countries people see us as purveyors of
exploitation, military might, and pornography. They see us as completely
hedonistic and amoral -- we have no morality. People can do whatever
they want wherever they want with whatever they want. Our amorality
is a cancer on the rest of the world, and God created us to be just the
opposite.

"People get mad at me for saying it," Storm continues, "but God is very
unhappy with what we're doing. When I came back from the experience
I was almost out of my mind trying to convert people. God wanted a
worldwide conversion thousands of years ago. God pulled out all the
stops 2,000 years ago with Jesus. From God's view, that was the definitive
moment in human history. And the impact of the prophets and teachers
and the Messiah has been a big disappointment to God because people
have by and large rejected it. I was told that God wants this conversion.
And if we don't get with the program fairly soon, He is going to have to
intervene in some ways that from a human point of view are going to seem
cataclysmic. God is really tired of what we're doing to one another and
the planet and to His Creation. We were put in this world to be stewards
and live in harmony with His creation and one another and we don't realize
the important spiritual consequences of what we do when we raise a child
in a faithless society."

Storm continued, "I asked how [America's purification] would come about,
and they said it would be simple, that our society is very dependent on
a lot of very fragile things -- energy grid, transportation. In each
geographical area of the United States people used to be relatively
self-sufficient as far as agricultural products. Now, how long would any
state survive without the transport of food and energy?

"What would happen is these very complex and delicate grids of our
economic system would begin to break down. We've created a society
of such cruel and self-centered people that the very nature of civilization
would begin to break down. The angels showed me that what would
happen is that people would begin robbing the grocery stores, hording
goods, and killing one another for gasoline and tires, and as a consequence
everything would break down and would end up in chaos."
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research32.html

*** Tiffany Snow's NDE - Healer by Lightning Strike
Read about an amazing woman who was struck by lightning and taken
to heaven to meet Jesus. She returned with a heavenly gift to heal
others, a psychic ability, and a mission to teach and help others
manifest their God-given gifts.
http://www.near-death.com/snow.html

*** The Past Lives of Jesus According to Edgar Cayce
I added more information concerning Edgar Cayce's identification of some
of the past lives of Jesus. Below are links to some of them:
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/origen049.html

(1)  Amilius - A higher being who was the "logos" from Atlantis
http://ascension2000.com/Shift-of-the-Ages/shift15.htm

(2)  Adam - the first "son of man" and "son of God"
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/origen041.html

(3)  Enoch - the Biblical patriarch who journeyed to heaven
http://philologos.org/bpr/files/e009.htm

(4)  Hermes/Thoth - the architect of the Great Pyramid and the Hermetism
http://www.mystae.com/restricted/streams/scripts/hermes.html

(5)  Melchizedek - the mystical High Priest and king of Jerusalem
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/origen042.html

(6)  Joseph - the son of Israel who became the Prince of Egypt
[the page on Joseph is a new page which can be found here:
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/origen043.html

(7)  Joshua - the warrior who led the Israelites into the Promised Land
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/origen044.html

(8)  Asaph - the music director and seer who served under David
http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/asaph.html

(9)  Jeshua - the high priest of Israel who helped organize the return
from exile and the rebuilding of the temple        
http://bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Def.show/RTD/ISBE/Topic/Joshua%20(3)

(10)  Zend - the father of Zoroaster who founded the Magi's religion
http://www.avesta.org/avesta.html

(11)  Jesus - the man who attained "at-one-ment" with God - the final
evolutionary transition for human beings to attain a perfect
human-divine unity also known as "Christhood".
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/origen04.html

(12)  ????? - the entity who will return to Earth to usher in the kingdom
of heaven on Earth
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/cayce10.html

*** Added more to The NDE and Pre-Birth research conclusions
I added my article "Life is a River" and included more information
about pre-birth knowledge which we forget when we are born.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research01.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)  Article on the NDE
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*** NDEs: Brain Physiology or Transcendental Consciousness?
Or both?  Are NDEs merely the product of brain physiology or are
they experiences involving consciousness transcending matter?
Or could they be both? This article discusses these issues and
presents all sides. This article is the result of an email discussion
I had with an anesthesiologist named Gerald Woerlee, author of
the book "Mortal Minds: A Biology of the Soul and the Dying
Experience" who takes the physiology position. I, of course,
disagree with the purely materialistic view but I agree that there
is certainly a biological component involved. I believe there may
well be a happy medium.
http://www.near-death.com/articles/0020.html

***  Search "Articles on the NDE" archive
http://www.near-death.com/articles.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:  "I sincerely believe that I am receiving advice from my
higher self. I ask questions and receive answers, analogies,
things that I could never come up with; if I could I wouldn't ask.
I was, at a point, a totally atheistic material-oriented skeptic.
After several after-death events when my parents died, I did
thousands of hours of research into science, and found to my
amazement that survival was supported by two Nobel prize winning
physicists; and research done by Pribram, Aspect, Tiller, etc.
confirmed much of this. I have a problem with an addiction to two
substances. It's not important which ones. My higher self informs
me repeatedly that until I conquer this, I am virtually "stuck."
I cannot proceed to whatever other aspects of my life's lessons
I am supposed to be learning.

"My questions are twofold. Do you believe that our higher selves
offer guidance in this form, and do you believe that what I am
being told is accurate?

"Every other bit of information on questions I have asked has been
extremely logical, not always what I wanted to hear, but exactly
correct nonetheless. There appears to be a strong sense of urgency
to my facing this problem, as if time were running "short." Any
input you can offer would be greatly appreciated." - David

ANSWER:  "Information from such sources as Divine Guidance,
Holy Spirit, our Higher Self, freely flows to one and all. I can't
imagine anyone cut off from this flow, unless, because of his or
her own foolishness or carelessness or belief in separation from
God, the connection was severed. We are one with The One -
always have been and always will be. Most near-death experiencers
return from their "journey" convinced of this, even if their episode ...
[read more here: http://www.near-death.com/newsletters/atwater/index.html ]

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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\
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******************** COMING MAY 1 ****************************

Life Between Lives: Hypnotherapy for Spiritual Regression
by Michael Newton - Over many years, Dr. Newton developed his
own intensive age regression techniques in order to effectively take
hypnosis subjects beyond their past life memories to a more
meaningful soul experience between lives. With his blockbuster
books "Journey of Souls" and "Destiny of Souls," Newton is considered
to be a pioneer in uncovering the mysteries about life after death
through the use of spiritual hypnotic regression. In this long awaited
follow-up book, Newton now trains other advanced hypnotherapists
in his techniques which gave him the international reputation for being
the regressionist who has mapped out much of our life in heaven
between reincarnations.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0738704652/neardeathexpe-20

Visit my web page profiling Dr. Newton's research:
http://www.near-death.com/newton.html

Visit Dr. Newton's website to learn more about his latest book:
http://www.lifebetweenlife.com

Journey of Souls:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1567184855/neardeathexpe-20
Destiny of Souls:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1567184995/neardeathexpe-20

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*** The Birth Called Death: The Remarkable Story of One Woman's
Journey to the Other Side of Life - by Kathie Jordan (Available: Now)
  From the age of 7 to the age of 22, Kathie Jordan's deceased brother
came to her at nighttime, pulled her from her body, and guided her
to heaven. In these nighttime journeys, she was taught about the
purpose of life in the body, the meaning of death, and about the soul's
progress in the afterlife. In these moments out of her body, Kathie is
taken to higher and higher levels of heaven, where she meets and
learns from spiritual teachers, including Jesus.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1883991773/neardeathexpe-20

*** My Last Breath - by Matthew D. Dovel (Available: Now)
This book is a very interesting and intense story of someone who had
two NDEs which resulted in him first going to heaven and then hell
the other. This makes his NDEs unique in that one was heavenly
and the other was hellish. Most NDEs involving a person experiencing
both heaven and hell are within the same NDE. It is refreshing to
read the comparison between the two destinations from someone
who experienced both but at separate times. "My Last Breath" is
easy to read and thought-provoking at the same time. As it is with
many NDEs, many of his profound insights requires time to fully
digest as you reflect more and more on his wonderful message.
Undoubtedly, such insights require the rest of your life to fully
appreciate. In essence, "My Last Breath" is not only a fascinating
read, it is also a guide on how spirituality can be applied in everyday life.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1413701949/neardeathexpe-20

*** My Proof of Survival: Personal Accounts of Contact With the Hereafter
by Andrew Honigman (Available: Now)
For the past fifty years, "My Proof of Survival" has been one of FATE
magazine's most popular features. Now the best of these stories
are presented in book form for the first time-true accounts from
ordinary people who have had extraordinary encounters with the
hereafter. These firsthand reports of messages, gifts, and assistance
from the spirit world.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0738702641/neardeathexpe-20

*** Limitless Mind: A Guide to Remote Viewing and Transformation of
Consciousness - by Russell Targ - (Available: Now)
The psychic abilities of most humans are dampened by the clatter of
our conscious minds. The author draws on the work of ancient mystics
and traditions to show readers how to quiet this noise and see into the
far reaches of time and space through remote viewing. This psychic ability
offers a path of self-inquiry and self-realization and expands each person's
limited awareness of the consciousness shared by all humans. Targ
explores its scientific as well as spiritual implications and offers
techniques and exercises to nurture this universal but mostly untapped skill.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1577314131/neardeathexpe-20

*** The Lost Secret of Death: Our Divided Souls and the Afterlife
by Peter Novak (Available: Now)
Do the dead resurrect or reincarnate? These apparent contradictory
concepts of reincarnation and resurrection can be resolved by a very
interesting theory developed by Peter Novak. His compelling theory,
which he calls the "Division of Consciousness Theory," is based both
on modern science and ancient scripture. It explains for the first time
how each of these ancient perspectives might be true simultaneously.
Novak ingeniously reconciles the West with the East, the right-brain
with the left-brain, the rational soul with the emotional spirit, the male
and the female, the darkness and the light, the yin and yang, to
explain the unity of the Whole. This is one of the best books you'll
ever read in my opinion.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1571743243/neardeathexpe-20

*** Psychic Gifts in the Christian Life - Tools to Connect
by Tiffany Snow (Available: Now)
Tiffany was a successful songwriter and record producer in Nashville
when lightning struck her and almost took her life. It resulted in a
profound NDE where she received the gifts of healing and psychic
ability. She discovered her mission in life is to heal, teach, and help
others manifest their God-given gifts with power and love in their own lives.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0972962301/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

JUNE 24 - 26, 2004 - IANDS Annual Conference
Evanston, IL (near Chicago) at the Best Western
Check out the IANDS Conference information page.
http://www.iands.org/conf.html

*** World Scriptures Website
This web page has links to every religious traditions sacred texts
online - some of which you can actually download to your PC.
http://www.storytellingmonk.org/info/downloads-scriptures.htm

*** Early Church Fathers Collection Website and Early Christian
Writings Website
Download for free all the writings from the first 800 years of the
Christian Church! If you are into early Christian history, you got
to check these websites out!
http://www.redbay.com/newbies/mag/ecfwh.htm
http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/

*** Scrolls from the Dead Sea Website
Read the sacred writings of the Essenes online including historical
information. This is an outstanding website! Read about the "Teacher
of Righteousness" and the struggle between "The Wicked Priest"
and "The Liar". Then read about the compelling theory that the Essenes
where referring to the historical break in early Christian history between
James and Paul which led to the victory of Pauline Christianity in Rome
over Jerusalem Christianity.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/scrolls/toc.html
http://www.sharif.org.uk/paulianity.htm#James%20The%20Righteous

Also visit the Center for the Advancement of First Century Christianity's
articles about "The Two Ways of the First Century Church" to learn
what REALLY happened after Jesus' death before this information
became suppressed by Rome.
http://my.en.com/~anders/intro.html

*** The Essene Nasorean Church of Mount Carmel Website
The Essene Nasorean Church of Mount Carmel follows the esoteric
spiritual Order of the early Christian sect called "Nasorean" (the "Way")
described in the Book of Acts of the New Testament of which Peter
and James belonged. The Essene Nasorean Church consists of men
and women dedicated to studying and teaching the ancient mysteries
of the higher teachings of Jesus.
http://www.essene.com/Church/Paulianity.html

Also visit the "Jesus Betrayed" website to read more about the struggle
between the Christianity established by Paul and the Christianity
established by James and the Jerusalem apostles.
http://www.sullivan-county.com/news/mine/index.htm

*** The Kabbala Online Website
The Kabbala is often referred to as the "soul" of the Torah. It is an
ancient Jewish tradition which teaches the higher mysteries of Judaism
such as reincarnation and the cosmic plan for the universe as well as
a detailed understanding of ourselves. NDE testimony can be found in
the Kabbala.
http://www.kabbalaonline.org/

*** Holy Qur'an Resources on the Internet Website
The holy text of Islam is a message given to Muhammed from God by
the angel Gabriel. According to the Islamic legend called "Miraj,"
Muhammad had an experience very similar to an NDE where it is said
he ascended through seven heavens in the company of Gabriel. In the
Qur'an, Muhammad's enemies are quoted as saying that they would
not believe him unless he ascended to heaven and brings down a book.
Despite the bad actions of fanatics who are giving Islam a bad name,
understanding the true peaceful nature of the Muslim faith may go a
long way bringing understanding and peace to the world.
http://www.quran.org.uk/

*** The Bhagavad Gita Online Website
The Gita is considered to be among the greatest spiritual texts ever
written. The Hindu Lord Krishna beautifully describes the way to
self-realization and the process by which a human being can become
one with God. Its primary purpose is to enlighten humanity to the
the true nature of divinity within all things.
http://www.bhagavad-gita.org/

*** The Tibetan Book of the Dead Online Website
This Buddhist text is a book describing what happens at the moment
of death and the intermediate phase after death which is followed by
rebirth into the world. The ancient Tibetan lamas cloaked their mystical
teachings with heavy symbolism and its esoteric meaning to show that
it is the death and rebirth of the ego that is described, not of the body,
which makes this text a book for the living as well as the dead.
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/exhibits/dead/index2.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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         (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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*** PMH Atwater to be Interviewed on "Mysteries of the Mind"

RANCHO CORDOVA, CA - (Near-Death Newsletter)
On March 18th from 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM Mountain Time,
Dr. Atwater will be interviewed on Alex Merklinger's totally unique
talk radio program, "Mysteries of the Mind." See his website here:
http://www.mysteriesofthemind.com/index.html
The show will be on The Age of Meaning (with a new emphasis on
spiritual movies). http://www.cinemind.com/atwater/talk.html#mean
For more info on listening to an archived interview via a Windows
Media Player: http://www.mysteriesofthemind.com/archives.htm


*** Did Angels Intercede to Save Ronald Reagan's Life?

A Book Details Two Encounters in Near-Death Experiences
GRANTS PASS, OR - (WorldNetDaily)
"Twice President Reagan faced life-threatening experiences and
twice he had encounters with angelic beings who comforted him and
helped pull him through his medical crises, says a new book, "Hand
of Providence: The Strong and Quiet Faith of Ronald Reagan," by
Mary Beth Brown.
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=37509


*** Scientist Claims Proof Of Afterlife

CLEVELAND, OH - (NewsNet5.com)
Research Finds Accuracy Of Mediums Channeling Dead People.
Scientists at the University of Arizona have done extensive research,
and say that they have the proof that when we die we continue to live
beyond our physical bodies. "Almost anyone who sees the data says
there's something real here," said one of the researchers. Allison
Dubois is a spiritual medium, or someone thought to be able to
communicate with the dead.
http://www.newsnet5.com/station/2893543/detail.html


*** Game Leads to Near Death, Mother Says

LAWRENCE, KS - (Journal-World)
"A woman says her 12-year-old daughter almost died while in a
Lawrence foster care facility last week. "She and some of the other
girls were playing a game called ‘pass out,'" said Raquel Jordan,
who asked that her daughter not be identified. In "pass out," one
person positions their fingers under another person's chin and presses
down in a way that cuts off the flow of blood to the second person's
brain. Soon, the second person, who's lying down, loses
consciousness."
http://www.ljworld.com/section/citynews/story/163284


*** Near-Death Experience Has Changed My Life

SHEFFIELD, UK - (Johnston Press News Media)
"I've changed as a person. I stopped being materialistic and I started
to realize that life is about people not about places. You don't need a
posh house as long as you've got a place to stay. It's the people
inside who count. For the first time in my life I'm completely happy."
Now Matthew says he appreciates being able to do ordinary things
in life, like being able to see, get dressed, get to work and to have
been able to resume his job as a financial adviser."
http://www.sheffieldtoday.net/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=58&ArticleID=752465


*** "Go Towards The Light"

LONDON, UK - (Independent)
"One in ten cardiac-arrest patients report 'near-death experiences'.
Now a large-scale study aims to find out what's going on. When
Jeanette Atkinson was 18 years old she was admitted to hospital
with deep-vein thrombosis and seven pulmonary embolisms (blood
clots on the lungs). At 9 pm, Jeanette remembers the light changing,
and she had the sensation of floating out of her body, down the ward
and past the nurse station."
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health/story.jsp?story=499073


***  What happened to the Research on Near-Death-Experiences?

Will there be a break-through? An Interview with P.M.H. Atwater
SOUL TRAVEL MAGAZINE - (http://www.soultravel.nu/index-ENG.asp)
"The last poll done was conducted by U. S. News & World Report,
March 1997, and they estimate 15 million people in the U.S. believe
that they had a near-death experience. This figures out to be, roughly,
1/3 of those who died or nearly died in an emergency or medical
setting. This figure DOES NOT address child experiencers--only adults.
The closest we can come to children, is the estimation from Melvin
Morse, M.D. of about 70 to 75%. That implies that children are twice
as likely as adults to experience the near-death phenomenon when
threatened with death or near death."
http://www.soultravel.nu/2004/040315-NDE-state/


*** Planet X is discovered! Prepare for the Pole Shift!

LONDON, UK - (PoleShiftPrepare.com)
"Astronomers operating the Spitzer satellite infrared telescope have
confidently confirmed the sighting of another similar sized object that
might potentially be classified as a planet. Dubbed 'Sedna', it is
presently 8 billion miles away from Earth in a 'highly elliptical orbit,
taking 10,000 years to orbit the Sun."
http://www.poleshiftprepare.com/editorial150304.htm


*** Dr. X  No More: Physician Open About Mystery Lights

PHOENIX, AZ - (The Arizona Republic)
"Kitei told me that speaking to others about the Phoenix Lights, and
other unexplained phenomenon, has been rewarding. Her book
mentions that most people who experience an unexplained
phenomenon, like a near-death experience, or an alien abduction,
come away with a sense of tranquility and peace. "Maybe these
phenomenon are touching one person at a time," she said.
"Whatever it takes to wake a person up to the spiritual beings
we are and the goodness we can put forth during this short time
we're on Earth."
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0315ruelas15.html


*** Now The Pentagon Tells Bush: Climate Change Will Destroy Us

(Feb. 22, 2004) LONDON, UK - (Guardian Unlimited)
"The document predicts that abrupt climate change could bring the
planet to the edge of anarchy as countries develop a nuclear threat
to defend and secure dwindling food, water and energy supplies.
The threat to global stability vastly eclipses that of terrorism, say
the few experts privy to its contents. 'Disruption and conflict will be
endemic features of life,' concludes the Pentagon analysis. 'Once
again, warfare would define human life.'"
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4864237-102275,00.html


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(2)  Notes from the webmaster
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Kevin Williams writes:  The Real X Files

For the last couple of months now, it seems that my website has
a life of its own. Sometimes a theme develops in a particular
month. And when I begin to put it all together, it seems that a
common theme comes sometimes. This month's theme seems
to be about prophecies of earth changes and the coming new era
of enlightenment. Here is what I mean:

During the 1980's, scientists were searching for a 10th planet in
our solar system because of the discovery of irregularities in the
orbits of the planets Uranus and Neptune. The evidence for the
existence of a 10th planet was there, but nobody has been able to
locate it - until March 15, 2004. The planet (or "planetoid") was
named "Sedna" (for the Inuit goddess of the ocean) and it is
roughly 8 billion miles away. Before it was discovered, it was
named simply "Planet X" because its location was unknown. But
according to some researchers, a 10th planet has always existed
in ancient history, folklore and religious prophecy in many cultures
and civilizations. Zecharia Sitchin proposed the existence of Planet X
in his controversial book "The 12th Planet." See http://sitchin.com/

Sitchin examined the writings of the ancient Sumerians and theorized
that they had advanced knowledge concerning the solar system.
They wrote about a planet with a comet-like orbit which enters the
earth's area of the solar system roughly every 3600 years. His book
presents evidence for the theory that the Sumerians were in contact
with extraterrestrials. Sitchin theorized that the Sumerians believed
these extraterrestrials to be gods and that they are the ones the
Bible in Genesis refers to as "the Nefilim" - mistranslated to be
"giants" but correctly translated as "the Watchers." To ancient
Sumerians, this mysterious Planet X was known as "Nibiru"
(translation; planet of passing). The Babylonians and Mesopotamians
had three names for it: "Marduk," "The King of The Heavens," and
The "Great Heavenly Body." The early Hebrews called it the "Winged
Globe" because of its long orbit high among the stars. The Egyptians
called it "Apep" or "Seth." The Phoenicians referred to it as "The
Great Phoenix." The Mayans called it "Celestial Quetzalcoatl.

Sitchin theorized that this astronomical and extraterrestrial event
in ancient Sumeria was the source of the many of the worlds myths
and legends about the periodic destruction's of great civilizations
in the past by earthquakes, volcanoes, tidal waves, as described
in many ancient texts, including the Bible, by Immanuel Velikovsky,
Edgar Cayce, and others. The discovery of Planet X (now "Sedna")
could be of significance to the students of ancient prophecies
and the Cayce readings as part of the signs in the sun, moon,
and stars which herald the dawn of global changes, the so-called
"pole shift," and even the return of Christ and the new era of
enlightenment.

Pole shift was a big part of Immanuel Velikovsky's theories of how
large objects in space have influenced the evolution of life on this
planet. See http://www.knowledge.co.uk/velikovsky/

Charles Hapgood also proposed a pole shift due to the weight of
the polar ice caps. See http://www.survive2012.com/poleshift4.html

Cayce predicted changes to the earth surface to BEGIN some time
between 1958 and 1998. The cause of these dramatic earth changes
will be the shift in the world's magnetic poles around the year 2000.
Cayce predicted that when this pole shift occurs it would begin
reversals in the world's climate so that:

"... where there has been a frigid or semi-tropical climate, there will
be a more tropical one, and moss and fern will grow."

Cayce's prediction of a pole shift occurred in 1998. According to
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, in 1998 something changed
the earth's gravitational field which moved the magnetic poles closer
together. See this website:
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/20020801gravityfield.html

The NASA article explained that as the ice on the poles melted,
ocean currents moved water toward the equator, which factors
researchers believe to be partly responsible, in conjunction with
shifts in atmospheric patterns, for this ongoing shift in the earth's
   magnetic field. This NASA finding is confirmation of Cayce's
prediction of a pole shift. More about Cayce's prophecies here:
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/cayce11.html

March 15th, 2004 has been an extraordinary day in many ways.
The discovery of the 10th "planet" in our solar system should be
significant to anyone familiar with prophecies both ancient and
modern, and NDE prophecies, because it has more than just
scientific significance, but metaphysical significance as well.

More about Planet X here:
http://www.planetxvideo.com/quotes.htm

More about Pole Shift here:
http://www.wealth4freedom.com/new/POLE_SHIFT.htm

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 website:

(1)  The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce?

A new book has been released by Wynn Free which provides
astonishing evidence that Edgar Cayce has indeed reincarnated
and is alive today and giving readings, lectures, and is getting
national attention.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/reincarnation09.html


(2)  The Reincarnation of Abraham Lincoln

An enormous amount of evidence suggests a strong correlation
between President Abraham Lincoln and President John F.
Kennedy which may very well be karmic.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/reincarnation08.html


(3)  The Reincarnation of Jesus Christ

I have greatly updated the Jesus/Buddha, Jesus/Krishna,
Jesus/Mithra reincarnation connection pages.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/origen04.html


(4)  Ozzy Osbourne's NDE

The self-proclaimed "Prince of Darkness's" NDE was added
to the NDEs of the Rich and Famous page.
http://www.near-death.com/famous.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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These are the latest NDE testimonies submitted by email to me
at webmaster@.... You can also post your NDE on
the NDE Forum web page at http://forums.near-death.com


*** Jessica Jaramillo's NDE

"Then I saw this very tall man that had eyes like a rainbow. His
skin was tan. He wore a white long robe. He stood behind all my
family members. They all, including "HIM," were shinning with a
GOLD BEAM of LIGHT around them."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0181.html


*** Daniel Ekechukwu's NDE

Daniel saw two large angels inside the ambulance, they were
completely white, even the pupils of their eyes. Daniel tried to talk
to the angels, but one motioned for his silence. They lifted him
from his broken body, holding him under each arm of his spirit,
which was uninjured. As soon as they left the ambulance, Daniel
became oblivious of this world, and of time itself. To him the
42 hours he was clinically dead, seemed like only 15 minutes.
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0182.html


*** Sford1103's NDE

"In June 2002, while undergoing angioplasty, I drifted to a white
room where both of my sons meet me. They appeared to be
happy and was rolling me around in an office chair. After they
assured me that they were all right, they then told me I had to
go back."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0183.html


*** JR's NDE

"It was if I was being picked up by a large hand I couldn't see.
I was amazed how supported and warm I felt - like when you
pick up a small puppy ­ completely cradled and comfortable.
The force pulled me along an invisible path, like I was flying
through a bright blue summer sky. It reminded me of Scuba
diving, even breathing felt different. It wasn't a tunnel as such
but a three dimensional road system, with blocks and roads
going off to each side - I knew they were there but I could not
see them."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0184.html


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


***  Q and A with Dr. PMH Atwater

PMH Atwater will answer questions submitted to her from
subscribers to this newsletter. The next question has to do with
addictions such as cigarettes.
http://www.near-death.com/atwater.html


***  Cindi Welch's Dream and DRE research

Cindi is the author of "The Dream Seer: Exploring Precognitive,
Telepathic and Instructive Dreams" and "The Final Chapter:
Unraveling Death's Deeper Meaning." Her book "The Final Chapter"
expands on the NDE by providing more insight into its
psycho-spiritual cousin, the DRE (the "Death-Related experience").
It also broadens the work of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross to more fully
address the spiritual aspect of the grieving process; and,
delineates the transitional stages that one can encounter as
a result of the transformational power of the DRE. More about this
can be found at her website: www.dragonflypublications.com


*** 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.


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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)  Television on the NDE
         (7)  Books on the NDE
         (8)  Websites on the NDE
         (9)  Odds and ends

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(1)  NDEs in the news
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*** Two Former IANDS Board Members Return to the Light.

*** Barbara Rommer, NDE Research, Dies
FT LAUDERDALE, FL - (Sun Sentinel)
PMH Atwater eulogizes Barbara:
"Barbara had the ability to light up a room just with her
presence. No, she was not a near-death experiencer
herself, yet evidenced all the signs of someone who
had been transformed by the healing power of love..."
Eulogy to Barbara: http://www.near-death.com/news.html
Barbara's obituary:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/obituaries/sfl-orommer25feb25,0,939634.story?co\
ll=sfla-news-obituaries


*** Joanne Marnie, Former IANDS Board Member Dies
RANCHO CORDOVA, CA - (Near-Death Newsletter)
PMH Atwater eulogizes Joanne:
"She was gifted with the ability to facilitate healings after
her near-death experience. Yet, she knew in her heart
this was not enough, that she must refine and develop
the gifts she was given. This she did. As a result, her healing
abilities skyrocketed and she became well-known.
Eulogy to Joanne: http://www.near-death.com/news.html


*** Divine Light? A New Book Seeks God in the Details
of Quantum Physics
BIRMINGHAM, AL - (al.com City Magazine)
Dr. T. Lee Baumann states, "Light has been proven
to be omnipresent, which means it's everywhere in
the universe at once. And as an entity for which time
doesn't exist, light is omniscient because it's aware
of everything in past, present and future. For the third
part, light's omnipotence, I have to take physicists
at their word because it's a very complex concept.
But basically, when scientists try to measure the
energy levels of electrons or atoms, they come up
with infinities, which makes the equation meaningless."
http://www.al.com/news/citymagazine/index.ssf?/base/news/1077966928214300.xml


*** Professor Sees Light at End of Death's Tunnel
TUCSON, AZ - (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (Feb. 23, 2004)
Dr. Gary Schwartz states, "When you look at the totality
of the data, the simplest and most parsimonious
explanation that accounts for the largest amount of
data is the survival of consciousness hypothesis."
http://wildcat.arizona.edu/papers/97/102/01_3.html


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(2)  Notes from the webmaster
=======================================

Kevin Williams writes:

"Everything I Learned About The World I Learned From
The Movie "The Planet of the Apes""


After I saw this movie, it made me imagine what it would
be like if evolution were true (I didn't know that evolution
was true at that time) but more than anything it made
me realize how fragile this world appears to be and how
the wars over religion and material things could easily
destroy this planet. And the threat comes not only from
this planet, but from outer space. Just two months ago,
there was a "nine-hour crisis" where astronomers were
very concerned that a devastating asteroid was about
to hit the planet within 36 hours. And the odds of Earth
actually being hit by an asteroid of the kind that killed
off the dinosaurs is ... [read more at the link below]
http://www.near-death.com/newsletters/notes/notes002.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:


*** NDE News page make-over
Instead of a simple links page of recent NDE news, I
re-vamped the entire NDE New page on my website by
adding the news history of NDE and Consciousness
studies research as it is leading to proving scientific
evidence for the survival of consciousness after death.
http://www.near-death.com/news.html


*** NDEs of the Rich and Famous added
I have added the NDE testimony of famous crooner
Tony Bennett and CSI television show star William
Petersen of the show CSI. (added 02/26/04)
http://www.near-death.com/famous.html


*** The NDE and the Future
I added another vision of the future given to Howard
Storm which he received during his NDE which I
wasn't aware of before and am now including. It is a
very dire vision of America's immediate future which
will occur before the year 2185 if American doesn't
change its ways. When I read about the prophecy,
my heart became very saddened for America because
it is not a good picture. Just remember that all such
apocalyptic NDE visions will be following by a new era
of human enlightenment and the "heaven on earth."
Howard Storm was told by beings of light that because

America is the primary merchant of war and culture
of violence which is exported to the rest of the world.
This exploitation will come to an end because American
society has the seeds of its own destruction within
them. America will either destroy themselves or God
will bring it to an end if there isn't a change. America
exploits the rest of the world by greedily consuming
the world's resources and if this doesn't stop, God's
blessing upon America will be withdrawn. The American
economy will collapse and civil chaos will occur.
People will be killing each other over a cup of gasoline.
The world will watch in horror as America is obliterated
by strife. The rest of the world will not intervene because
they have been victims of American exploitation.

[Kevin Williams' note: More can be read about this on
the NDE and Future page. This vision cuts to my heart
that such a thing is even possible to happen to America.
I only pray that enough of my fellow Americans will
seek to change the way America exploits the world for
profit, and help change our country away from a culture
of violence, and prevent this prophecy from happening.]
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research32.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)  Articles on the NDE
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A Critique of Mary Baxter's Hellish NDE and Her Book
"A Divine Revelation of Hell"
I received an email concerning a reported NDE by
Mary Baxter which she describes in her book "A Divine
Revelation of Hell" where she describes being given a
   tour of hell by Jesus. The person who emailed me this
information was concerned about my statements that
there is no "real" Biblical, historical, or NDE evidence
for the existence of a being known as "Satan." He
claimed that Mary Baxter's NDE had a reference to Satan
and that I should check it out. I was being witnessed to
through email to attempt to get me to accept Satan
as my personal tormentor. So I researched Mary Baxter's
NDE and had a very interesting email debate about this topic.
Read more about it here:
http://www.near-death.com/articles/0019.html


***  Search NDE Articles Archive
http://www.near-death.com/articles.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 Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1591430208/neardeathexpe-20


In the Summer of 2004, PMH's book entitled:
"The Real Truth About Death" is scheduled for release.
Reserve copies can be ordered at Amazon as well:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0876044925/neardeathexpe-20


QUESTION:  "Whether you have the time to reply to
this I have no idea, but it's worth a go. I live in Dunedin,
New Zealand. This year my daughter Krysha Helen
Hansen was killed whilst water skiing on the Waikato
River near Auckland. She hit a log and died within seconds.
My daughter was a born again Christian; devout to an
extreme in her religion. I am not of that faith, having been
to India four times and am a disciple of a 'perfect living master.'

"I am concerned about my daughter's spiritual state -
Krysha enjoyed an especially happy marriage, three
children. There was absolutely nothing in her life that
would make her want to leave it. A very happy person,
vibrant and bubbly. I have no belief in Jesus but do
understand, in a sense, that we go to where our mind is
focused. She would be shocked at leaving her husband
and young children, and I believe she would be in a
confused, shocked, and surprised state; looking
hopelessly for her family, not finding them, and wondering
what on earth is going on.

"If you can find the time, Dr. Atwater, to send your
opinion on such a meaningless death, would be more
than appreciated. For myself, I blame the driver of the
boat and see the whole event as an avoidable accident
and not pre-destined in any way. What is your opinion
of accidents versus destiny?  I send you love." ....Isha


PMH Atwater's answer: "Goodness, you ask a question
that has been asked for thousands of years by millions
of people, who receive just as many answers from just
as many others. Since you narrowed the field to "my
opinion," I'll respond.

"Near-death research is replete with stories and
observations that address this head-on: Why would a
nine-day baby have a hellish experience? Why would a
female toddler suffer a terrible rape at the hands of her
father, die, then revive, only to endure having to live with
her murderer until she reached adulthood? Why would
two brothers drown while swimming in a river - yet only
one revive? Why would an accident wipe out an entire
family, except for one small child?

"We all ask why. Life does not seem fair to us, or even
rational. God seems not to hear our pleas yet another's
prayers are answered and miracles occur. Why for them
and not us? Does God even exist? Are our lives little
more than happenstance - fated - or do we have a destiny,
a purpose?

"I have said many times that with child experiencers of
near-death states, reasons for the child's death and later
revival may not always be what we might expect. A
child's experience, although important for the child once
mature, seems rather to happen, at least initially, more
for benefit of the child's parents, caregivers, relatives, or
friends than for the child. I have observed this with adult
experiencers, as well. I saw the same thing during all
those years I was researching fatal accidents - why some
lived and others died. Let me share a few paragraphs from
the book that will come out April 2004 (A.R.E. Press)
about this very thing:

"During the days when my former husband John and I
leased 160 acres near Filer, Idaho, there were many
farm tragedies. We were privy to all of them. This situation
intensified once he became a crop-duster pilot. He
specialized in flying night jobs barely inches above the
soil of tree-lined farm fields. A number of gruesome and
horrible accidents snuffed out innocent lives. We both
stared death in the face at moments of personal risk
because of auto accidents and serious illness, so did
our loved ones and each of our three children. This kind
of thing happened so often that for a time I used to set
a place for 'death' at the kitchen table, replete with dishes
and chair, so our children wouldn't be frightened of our
family's familiar consort.

"Among what caught my attention then was the
incredible number of people who, far from having a
brief hunch or scary feeling, actually exhibited
pre-knowledge of their coming death. Conversations
my husband and I had with survivors and next of kin
revealed intriguing stories about how the deceased
must have known what was coming because of the
way he or she behaved before the tragedy occurred,
shifting routines about three to six months before his
or her death.

"After a while, I noticed that these changes centered
around a need to wrap up business and personal
affairs as if there existed some unspoken reason for
expediency. Insurance policies took on importance,
as did the need to visit loved ones and to be more
intimate or philosophical than usual. One last 'fling'
was often enjoyed before the individual relaxed and
was at peace. Just before the death event, the victim
seemed to 'glow' as if something important were about
to happen; something the individual had prepared for."

"You can find an article that goes more in-depth about
this and gives the full pattern of how people tend to
behave before they die on my website.

"A mistake most people make in trying to make sense
of life and death issues, is - we view the occurrence
from the point of view of our personality, which is
wrapped up in the here and now, things eternal to us.
We miss the soul's point of view, which is internal to
us, the larger picture.

"Here is another quote, from the chapter called "The
Thought Which Stirred," in my book Future Memory.
This particular quote comes from that section where
I attempt to convey in words what was revealed to me
during my third near-death experience:

"'Fate' is a term used to describe those specific
and planned events encountered during specific
and planned cycles of the soul. These seem fixed
in the cycles because of choices made previously
by the soul, and they usually remain as planned until
met (fulfilled) or completed to whatever extent. But
that which seems fixed still carries within it an open
range of responsive choices.  Variations of response
can alter events or change entire scenarios. This is
because choice is inviolate. As the soul has free will,
so, too, does any embodiment (personality). And with
that freedom of choice, the embodiment can choose
to cooperate with or deny its soul, oppose or deviate
from any plan its soul has made. Life experiences
tend to run smoother or at least be more effective
and satisfying if the life-form cooperates with its soul
and accepts the plan of the cycle. The choice factor,
however, is layered with possibilities and is not
restricted to any particular result or concept of
sequential timing."

"Really, anyone who wishes to tackle the weightier
issues of life should read Future Memory. Be advised,
though, that it is a labyrinth, not a regular book, per se.
You must read it as you would walk through a site
labyrinth - follow the path, no skipping around (or the
book will not make sense to you).

"You might examine your daughter's life for the six
months before she died to see if she left any clues that
imply she might have "known" what was about to
happen to her. You may be surprised with what you
find. Life has taught me that we all know when we are
going to die; some know subconsciously, others with
full awareness ... but somehow, someway, we know.

"Can there be real accidents? Can soul plans change
suddenly? Can there be interference or intervention?
Yes, I believe so. Yet even that tends to serve a purpose
sooner or later.

"I cannot say that your daughter's untimely death was
fated or destined. But I can say that there is more to
life and death than what any religion or "perfect master"
teaches us. Do not judge the impact of your daughter's
death solely on the basis of how it appeared or what
you or anyone else might think. Embrace possibility,
and allow love to heal your grief and kiss your soul.

Blessings to all, 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


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(6)  Television on the NDE
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*** John Edward's TV program "Crossing Over" was cancelled.
It is unfortunate that Crossing Over ultimately lost out in
the ratings game, especially when there is such a hard-core
group of viewers who are dedicated fans of his. But I am
sure we have not heard the last of John Edward. Visit his
website but you will not find that it has been updated yet.
http://www.johnedward.net/after_life_.htm


*** Check out my remodeled NDE TV web page.
I hope to expand this web page even further soon.
http://www.near-death.com/tv.html


*** I did an internet search for NDE documentaries and
movies and came up with these:

(1)   "Flatliners" (Drama)
The movie about medical students secretly inducing
their own NDEs but not being about to handle the
after-effects. Although this movie is well done, I was
disappointed that it only focused on hellish NDEs.
Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon.


(2)   "Dragonfly" (Drama)
Kevin Costner plays Dr. Joe Darrow, an ER physician who's
married to a pediatrician named Emily (Susanna Thompson).
While on a Red Cross mission in Venezuela, Emily is killed
in a bus crash. Six months later, Joe sees dragonflies - Emily's
good luck "totem" - everywhere and begins to wonder if his
wife is trying to contact him from the Other Side. He also
encounters young cancer patients who have had near-death
experiences and claim to have messages from Emily. Is his
wife really trying to reach him, or is he simply consumed
with unresolved grief? I recommend this movie because of
the many references to NDEs and the actual NDE scenes
they have in the movie.


(3)   "Defending Your Life" (Drama)
Albert Brooks and Meryl Streep find love in an afterlife
way station where fates are determined. This movie
is based around Brook's life review in heaven which is
done extremely well in dealing with the life review as
self-evaluation. This movie is actually almost a tear-jerker
and very funny. Well worth seeing if you haven't seen it
already. Two thumbs very enthusiastically up!


(4)  "CSI: Crime Scene Investigations" (TV show)
In case your a fan of this show, I recently added Michael
Petersen's NDE on my NDEs of the Rich and Famous.
http://www.near-death.com/famous.html


(5)  "Penn & Teller: Bull! Ouija Boards; Near-Death Experiences"
The skeptical magicians (why are they all magicians instead
of brain surgens?) get their sleight of hands-on experience
dealing with Ouija boards, and kill time discussing
near-death experiences. It is always good to hear the skeptics
opinion to understand your own position better. I am sure
we will not hear about brain surgery or anything too in
depth here. Check your TV listings for the time nearest you.


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(7)  Books on the NDE
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*** The NDE Online Store includes NDE books, videos,
documentaries, movies, magazines, and other media.
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*** "Life Between Lives: Hypnotherapy for Spiritual Regression"
by Dr. Michael Newton (Release: May 2004)
Dr. Newton's next books is soon to be released!
Newton is world-famous for his spiritual regression techniques
which take hypnotic subjects back into the past when they were
lived in heaven in between Earth lives. His two best-selling books,
Journey of Souls and Destiny of Souls, have left thousands of
readers eager to discover their own afterlife adventures, their
soul companions and guides, and their purpose in this lifetime.
Now, for the first time in print, Dr. Newton reveals his step-by-step
methods. His experiential approach to the spiritual realms
sheds light on the age-old questions of who we are, where we
came from, and why we are here. This groundbreaking guidebook,
designed for both hypnosis professionals and the general public,
completes the afterlife trilogy by Dr. Newton. And it is remarkable
how well his research compliments NDE research. I get more
email from people wanting to know about Dr. Newton. So now
your wait will soon last no more! Also visit his website
which I recently discovered at:  http://www.lifebetweenlife.com/
For many years I have been trying to find his website or contact
him. Judging my the name of the above internet address, I
believe that Dr. Newton probably has the rights to that website
address.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0738704652/neardeathexpe-20


*** "We Live Forever: The Real Truth About Death"
by Dr. PMH Atwater (Available: April 2004)
Whatever you thought you knew about life and death,
be prepared for some surprises. This material is based
on PMH Atwater's 25 years of researching the near-death
phenomenon with thousands of experiencers, other
personal stories, plus what she herself witnessed on
the Inner Planes when she died in 1977.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0876044925/neardeathexpe-20


*** "Experiencing the Next World Now"
by Dr. Michael Grosso (Available: Now)
Grosso covers some of the best cases supporting survival
of consciousness after death from the vast body of
paranormal research from a wide variety of anomalies.
Larry Dossey, M.D. says this about the book:  "A daring
new vision of consciousness is currently taking shape, in
which the mind transcends the physical brain and body.
This new picture of the mind holds the promise of survival
of bodily death - immortality... Dr. Michael Grosso is one of
the leading architects of this new paradigm, as this book shows."
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743471059/neardeathexpe-20


***  "The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce: Interdimensional
Communication and Global Transformation" (Available: Now)
by Wynn Free, David Wilcock (Contributor)
This book provides very compelling evidence that Edgar
Cayce is back and now lives in America as David Wilcock!
I must say that after examining only a portion of the evidence
it was very difficult to keep an open mind and not become a
full-blown believer! Cayce said he would reincarnate in the
year 1998. Without having examined all the evidence yet,
I know that this is possible for a number of reasons.

Cayce stated babies are born with their souls not fully
"seated" into the body. Through various phases of growth
toward adulthood, the soul becomes further and further
manifested within the physical body. Through the endocrine
glands, the phase from childhood, through puberty, then
through the teenage years and on through adulthood, by
the time a person reaches their late twenties or early 30's
their soul is fully "seated" in the body. And because David
Wilcock was already an adult in the year 1998, it is still
possible to make a case that Cayce's soul fully manifested
in David Wilcox at that time thereby Cayce's reincarnation
through David Wilcock is possible. And if that theory doesn't
fly yet and all the evidence still points to David, then there
is always the so-called "walk-in" phenomenon first described
by Ruth Montgomery.

So, I am still evaluating this claim and slowly going
through this book. Because physical features carry
over from one life to the next, just by examining the following
web page of photographs is enough to get you to seriously
think about the real possibility:
http://ascension2000.com/reincarnation.htm

Here is more info: David Wilcock has the gift of channeling
that Cayce had. David's parallels to Cayce include not just
a remarkable physical resemblance, but also astrological
charts, personality traits, correlations in the development
and awareness of their psychic abilities, and the apparent
connections of Wilcock's close friends to Cayce's intimate
associates. Wilcock also examines Cayce's many predictions
about global health issues and Earth changes, and gives
guidance to those who want to understand the significance
of these changes now taking place. So far, I only see one
candidate for Cayce's reincarnation since 1998. It is David
Wilcock.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1583940839/neardeathexpe-20
More about Cayce: http://www.near-death.com/cayce.html
David's website:  http://www.ascension2000.com/
A.R.E. website:  http://www.are-cayce.com/
[Note:  The ARE has not endorced David. My understanding
is that ARE is extremely careful about such claims due to
the large number of Cayce "reincarnates" or Cayce associate
"reincarnates" that the ARE has had to deal with for over
50 years since Cayce's death. You have not heard the last from
me on this issue, nor do I believe have we heard the last of
David Wilcox. My advice is to keep an open mind but not so
open that your brains fall out!   8>)


*** "The New Children and Near-Death Experiences"
by Dr. PMH Atwater (Available: Now)
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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(8)  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

JUNE 24 - 26, 2004 - IANDS Annual Conference
Evanston, IL (near Chicago) at the Best Western
Check out the IANDS Conference information page.
http://www.iands.org/conf.html


*** Journal of Scientific Exploration Website
You will find the abstracts to some of the most important
studies conducted concerning survival science by the
top researchers in various fields.
http://www.scientificexploration.org/jse/abstracts.html


*** Fortean Times Website
This is one of the best websites dealing with everything
weird. It has been around for over 30 years and they
have an excellent archive.
http://www.forteantimes.com/


*** Fast Forward: Links to Sites for the Case of Reincarnation
This is Ellen Mogensen is with the Past & Now Forward
Holistic Counseling with a very nice website on reincarnation.
http://www.healpastlives.com/aboutus/links/caserein.htm


*** SaveJohnEdwardTV.com
This is a John Edward fan site who is petitioning to have
his show back on TV. Worth a look.
http://www.savejohnedwardtv.com/


*** Esolibris Website
This is a large site containing many different articles dealing
with survival after death, reincarnation, meditation, and healing.
http://www.esolibris.com/articles/reincarnation/index.php


***  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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wide unto the body of life. For life and death are one, even as
the river and the sea are one." - Kahlil Gibran

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

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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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*** Support Near-Death Research by Shopping Online!
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can shop online at over 500 participating stores
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Fund-raising for near-death research has never
been easier! Even if you'd rather not fund-raise
for near-death research, you're going to want to
read the information on this web page just to
learn how to fund-raise for any favorite cause
of yours!
http://www.near-death.com/iands_charity.html


*** 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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melting and vanishing." - Jules Renard

CORRECTION:
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Near-Death Newsletter  February 1, 2004
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Peace and Light,

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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.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/variety/20040127/va_ne_al/greenfield_se\
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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


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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
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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.
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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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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

JUNE 24 - 26, 2004 - IANDS Annual Conference
Evanston, IL (near Chicago) at the Best Western
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/


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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)  Odds and ends

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(1)  NDEs in the news
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*** "I Died Twice" - Ozzy Osbourne
BIRMINGHAM, UK (icBirmingham.co.uk)
"I didn't know where I was or how long I'd been there.
I would drift in and out of consciousness. Other times
there would be a white light shining through the
darkness, but no f---king angels, no one blowing
trumpets and no man in a white beard."
http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100localnews/content_objectid=1378\
1765_method=full_siteid=50002_headline=--I--died--twice----Ozzy-name_page.html


*** Hammond Man Tells How Near-Death Experience
Changed His Life
NORTHWEST, IN - (NWItimes.com)
"Suddenly, he felt cold and dizzy and the next thing
he remembers is seeing what he believes was God's
face. "He was waiting for me. He touched my forehead
and said, 'Go back. It's not your time. Do your best,'"
Gutierrez says."
http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2004/01/01/features/lifestyles_and_living\
/aa0577ba5fe98a8c86256e06002181be.txt


*** Victim Took Trip To Heaven and Back
CAPE CORAL, FL - (news-press.com)
"What I experienced was a complete union with God -
complete, unconditional love," she said. "All of the
burdens I had on Earth dissolved into nothing." Then
she had to make a decision.
http://www.news-press.com/news/lifestyle/040110heaven.html
"The Blue Cord" by Laurel Duran
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/096469090X/neardeathexpe-20


*** Ultimate Survivor: RIT Coach Had Near-Death
Experience
ROCHESTER, NY (DemocratandChronicle.com)
"I died for 30 seconds,'' he says. "I didn't see a light
at the end of the tunnel, but I remember watching
everything from above. The surgical team was working
on me. There were seven people in the room, and
my doctor was sitting in the back, with her hand
to her mouth as if to say 'Oh, no.'''
http://www.rochesterdandc.com/sports/general/1227J02P8BS_sports.shtml


*** Author Hopes For Acceptance of Mysticism
GALVESTON, TX - (The Daily News)
"Some involve deathbed visions of already deceased
loved ones that calm the fears of someone about to die.
Others tell of out-of-body and near death experiences."
(You may have to take a moment to register to access
this paper. It's free.)
http://www.galvnews.com/story.lasso?wcd=16418
"A Glimpse of Heaven" by Dr. Carla Wills-Brandon
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1580629474/neardeathexpe-20


*** Spirited Suspension
TUSCON, AZ (Tuscon Weekly)
"When I got out of the hospital after that near-death
asthma experience in 1986, I had this epiphany about
the universe that has changed my life," Carter says. "I
went from being a typical cynical comic to being
someone who had a strong sense of God."
http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Arts/Content?oid=oid:52412


*** Donations Put Defibrillators In 11 Schools
LOUISVILLE, KY - (Courier-Journal.com)
"Oldham school leaders had talked about buying
the machines, but they didn't think the community
would support spending school money to do it. One
South Oldham High student's near-death experience
last spring proved otherwise."
http://www.courier-journal.com/nabes/2004/01/07/C1-defib0107mc-9704.html


*** Dream Interpretation Offers Insight
MILL VALLEY, CA (WebMD)
"Ancient cultures attached great significance to
dreams as communication with God or prophecy or
out-of-body travel. Much of twentieth century dream
theory was influenced by three approaches: Freudian,
Jungian and gestalt."
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/79/96212.htm?lastselectedguid=%7B5FE84E90-BC\
77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348%7D


*** The Largest Ice Shelf in the Arctic Has Fractured
LONDON, UK - (BBC)
"The huge mass of floating ice, which has been in
place for at least 3,000 years, is now in two major
pieces. The scientists who report the break-up in
the journal Geophysical Research Letters (GRL)
say it is further evidence of ongoing and accelerated
climate change in the north polar region."
http://news.softpedia.com/news/2/2003/September/4895.shtml


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(2)  Notes from the webmaster
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Kevin Williams writes:

Everyone talks about the light and being embraced
by the light and how God is light. This is great. But
what about darkness? What do NDEs have to say
about darkness?

In this section of my newsletter, I want to share my
thoughts and opinions on a variety of NDE related things.
Recently, someone emailed me and wanted to know
how the darkness fits in to all this.

Although it may not be spelled out in so many words
on this website, but the darkness is just as important
as the light. To qualify this, I will need to define some
terms. In NDE terminology, "light" is defined as: God,
divinity, spiritual knowledge, and spiritual understanding.
There are probably more ways to define it, but this will
do for now. "Darkness" is defined as: nothing, void,
ignorance, but especially spiritual ignorance. People
have traditionally associated light and darkness with
the moral values of right and wrong, or good and evil,
or God and Satan.

NDEs generally reveal that one of the reasons why
a person commits injustices is because of the
existence in this world of a false illusion that we are
separate from everyone else and everything else and
not a part of everyone and everything around them.
It is an illusion that fools people into thinking they
can hurt other people without hurting themselves.
This is the nature which humans are born into:
ignorance. This is the darkness. Through education
and enlightenment, people are brought out of this
condition. It is not "evil". It is just the
absence of spiritual understanding. It is not "sin".
It is just making mistakes out of ignorance. But
why do souls leave their heavenly home of light
and enter this world of darkness in the first place?

There are two main reasons that I know of.

(1)  We come here to bring the light into this dark
realm.

(2)  We come here for soul growth and bodily
evolution through experience in the physical realm.

As spirits, we are one with God. As souls, we are
autonomous entities experiencing free will. As humans,
we are individuals subjected to physical evolution
and soul evolution. Why? Because we are learning
to attain that perfect balance between being one with
God and autonomous at the same. Jesus taught
in John 10:30-36 that "Ye are gods." What did he
mean by this? He meant that we are like "children"
of God who are growing up to be our Father.

This is a tall order. But in order to become like "Daddy"
we have to go to a special school for on-the-job-training
and experience. It means learning about ignorance and
darkness in the "School of Hard Knocks" because the
only way to learn is through experience. Book knowledge
is not enough.

So, life on earth is a test. It is an examination for which
you will be graded on when you die and go through
various stages of self-realization. The first stage which
many people go through is a place called the "void". It is
a place of complete darkness and nothingness. People
experience this void for the purpose of self-realization -
to experience yourself without any force exerted on you.
It is the perfect place to decide where you want to go
without any external influence. For this reason, the void
experience has been described in many ways ranging
from the hellish extreme to the heavenly extreme and
a multitude of degrees in between. It is the light of love
within you that draws you out of the void, through the
tunnel and toward the light. Those who have not realized
the light within them need more soul and physical
evolution.

Everyone is born into the world with a spiritual and
intellectual void (ignorance, "darkness") within them for
which the challenge, as students, is fill that void.
Because life is a school where undergoing a test, we
are not given the answers to the test beforehand.
Knowing the answers before you take a test is not
a good way to learn. It is during the test, that the
questions are given so that they can be answered.

So, we go through life filling this void within us -
preferably with the spirit. Then at death, we "step into"
this void within us and experience what we have put
there. If in life, we were able to become aware of
our spirit within our void and bring our spirit into our
conscious awareness through love, then we will see
the light of our spirit in the void. Otherwise, more
soul growth is needed and that means reincarnation.

Darkness is the state of ignorance that humanity
has been evolving away from. A case can be made
that without the darkness, we wouldn't be able to
fully experience or understand the light. God is light,
but is God also darkness? I think the answer has
to be "yes." Otherwise, we have a dualistic system.

In conclusion, there is a very good reason for the
darkness and why we are born into it. The darkness
is nothing except whatever we put into it. And
whatever we put in there, we inhabit after death.
The goal is to find the divine light of love within
you now before you die and enter the void. Let that
light of love shine from within you to everyone. Let
the light of everyone within you become the greatest
thing in your void.

Here are my main pages that deal with darkness:

Void: http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research15.html
War:  http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research09.html
Satan: http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research23.html
Hell: http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research14.html
Humanity: http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research04.html
Spirituality: http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research07.html

Cayce on the dark realms and spirit realms:
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/cayce05.html

Pre-birth - why we are born into the darkness:
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research01.html

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
website:


(1)  Christian NDEs and Reincarnation
I added much more material to this main page to give
people a better high-level overview of how NDEs,
Christianity and reincarnation are tied together. This
helps when trying to see the forest when in the middle
of so many trees.
http://www.near-death.com/origen.html


(2)  The Gospel According to Kevin
A lot of people email me to get my opinion on various
Christian doctrines and sometimes how these doctrines
relate to NDEs. I don't know why I haven't done this
until now, but I have added a short summation of my
brand of Christianity that encompasses all of life and
death, metaphysics, science, and religion. You will
find it in the box entitled "The Gospel according to Kevin."
http://www.near-death.com/about.html


(3)  The NDE Online Store is open!
I have built a better NDE online store which is easier
to navigate, find the NDE products you are looking for,
and buy them online very easily. Included are NDE
books, NDE documentaries in VHS and DVD, NDE
music on CD, NDE-related movies on DVD, and
NDE-related magazines and journals. This will be
an ongoing project as I intend to add other products
having to do with everything NDE.
http://associatesshop.filzhut.de/shop/index.php?ID=62ed2010a2e86954f2f1f2020e105\
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*** 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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These are the latest NDE testimonies submitted by
email to me at webmaster@.... You can
also post your NDE on the NDE Forum web page
at http://forums.near-death.com


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


*** Norma H's NDE
"I passed slowly down a tunnel towards a beautiful
golden glow, I didn't pass anyone, but when I was
halfway I could hear my Dad's voice calling me and
the voice got more and more urgent until it brought
me right back."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0160.html


*** Anthony Sammarco's NDE
"The next thing I realize is my vantage point is about
ten feet above the water and I see my mother and
her friends talking while sitting in their chairs. I then
see my mother's friend, Mrs. M., look over in the
direction of the water were I was and suddenly dash
from her chair towards the water."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0161.html


*** George's NDE
"As she came closer, I got the shock of my life. When
I looked at her face, I knew who she was. It was my
little playmate who died 58 years ago at the age of 10.
I could not speak as I tried to understand what was
happening."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0162.html


*** Dayne Mohlin's NDE
"Beauty before me, beauty all around me, beauty. But
that's a limiting thought because it was so much more
than that. I had no body. I was nothing but everything!
I felt this great sensation like I was a high vibrating spirit,
like I was energy, like I was something out of this world,
and words just can't even do it justice!!!"
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0163.html


*** William Harris' NDE
"Life here pales in comparison to what awaits us. But I
was told: "It is not Your time!" ... and like a rebellious
child I rebuked this and wanted to remain in this realm
of "completeness" but found that it was an effort in vain ...
and I can recall returning to my body like a hand in a
glove and bouncing on the floor beneath my hospital bed
and up back into my body."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0164.html


*** Skrzynski's NDE
"In this lovely place, people were telling me that this
was the 'next level' higher than earth. I went to a lovely
quaint church (like an English country church) where
I met people who continually prayed for children on
earth. They were male and female but with ageless
faces full of wisdom and compassion."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0165.html


*** Robert Young's NDE
"As she approached the burning pit, a tremendous
effort was made to draw her into it; but she felt
herself under the protection of her guardian angel.
She recognized many in the place of torment whom
she had known on earth, and even some who had
been thought to be Christians."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0166.html


*** Bernada Fernandez's NDE
This testimony appears on several websites and
was submitted to me for inclusion to this forum.
While I was reading it, it became obvious to me
that it was a fake. It was written by someone whose
only afterlife knowledge comes from the Book of
Revelation. I wasn't going to include it in the forum,
but I thought this would be a good opportunity for
people too see how I evaluate hellfire-and-brimstone
testimonies posing as real NDE testimonies.
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0167.html


*** SybreSiphen's NDE
"During this time that I was clinically dead, I saw
no lights, saw nothing but a lot of images of various
things flashing through my head. These images
were what I could only guess as "life flashing
before my eyes."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0168.html


*** C. David Johnson's NDE
"I then heard a voice that sounded like a Catholic
mass of a million plus people say "Not yet". It
sounded a lot like fast flowing water. Very cool.
Then in an instant I was back on the motorcycle."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0169.html


*** Jack Marcellous Ward's NDE
"I do not have any visual perception at all during
this time. I can only say that I feel the most
wonderful peace in which nothing material matters
at all (not even physical perceptions), and that I
feel myself in the presence of someone with whom
I am very comfortable."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0170.html


*** Roberta Misikin's NDE
"All of the sudden the room exploded with millions
upon millions of diamond like objects, each with
a rainbow inside each of them, and the most
incredible love, a love beyond any description I can
think of, it filled the room."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0171.html


*** Kenny's NDE
"Approximately 10 seconds after being ejected
(so to speak) from my body, a MASSIVE white
light gently ascended. It was about 40 feet wide
and then started to recede until a pencil beam
size only the width of my own shoulders remained.
I was then lifted upwards up and into this light beam."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0172.html


*** Carie A. Dean's NDE
"They told me that my suicide would only pass my
pain along to others, and that the sum of pain would
actually be greater. They also told me that I would
eventually have to go back anyway, and live through
all the traumas I had already been through. It would
be a little easier the second time around since I had
already learned some of my lessons in this life, but
wouldn't it be better just to go back now and finish
what I started?"
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0173.html


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a hand and finding it God's, of breathing new air and finding it
celestial, of waking up in glory and finding it home." - Don Wyrtzen

"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                                  January 1, 2004
www.near-death.com                       Vol. 03, No. 01, Edition
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The Near-Death Newsletter is a free bi-monthly newsletter
which is emailed to subscribers on every 1st of the month
and every 15th of the month. The purpose for this newsletter
is to provide timely information to the general public concerning
the latest in everything having to do with near-death experiences
and related phenomenon. The newsletter's mission is to inform,
educate, enlighten, stimulate, entertain, aid, promote, and bring
people together who share a common love for near-death
experiences, near-death research, and near-death related
phenomenon. If you have not yet become a member of IANDS,
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Table of Contents
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         (1)  News about the NDE
         (2)  Notes from the webmaster
         (3)  What's new on near-death.com
         (4)  Discussion about the NDE
         (5)  Q & A with Dr. P.M.H. Atwater
         (6)  Television on the NDE
         (7)  Books on the NDE
         (8)  Web links on the NDE
         (9)  Odds and ends

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(1)  News about the NDE
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*** Janice Holden is the new president of IANDS
NORTH TEXAS, TX - (NTDaily.com)
Holden was elected president by the board of IANDS directors
to serve a one-year term, ending in October 2004. The nonprofit
organization was established in 1978 and incorporated in 1982
as the first in the world to foster research in near-death studies.
http://www.ntdaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/11/26/3fc44a790c412


*** Ozzy Osbourne's near-death experience
HOLLYWOOD, CA - (E! Online)
Sharon Osbourne has revealed in a newspaper interview that
Ozzy had stopped breathing and had no pulse after crashing his
ATV Monday.
http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,13094,00.html?tnews


*** Toddler's miracle survival
FULLERTON, CA - (Orange County Register)
A toddler thought to have drowned in her family's pool was revived
40 minutes after doctors pronounced her dead.
http://www.paramedic.org.uk/Members/rspencer/toddler


*** Alarm bells
MELBOURNE, AUS - (The Age)
Recovering from her brush with death heralded the start of a new life
for her. "It changed everything," Cherie Sutherland says. She
immediately became a vegetarian, split with her husband, enrolled
in university and began studying others' near-death experiences.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/11/23/1069522469230.html


*** "I felt as if I had left my body"
QUEENSLAND, AUS - (The Sunday Mail)
When tennis player Mark Philippoussis described "watching"
himself winning the Davis Cup for Australia during his final-set
victory over Spain's Juan-Carlos Ferrero, another former
sportsman knew exactly what he was talking about.
http://www.thesundaymail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,8083062^2764,00.ht\
ml


*** IANDS Bibliography on CD-ROM now available
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


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(2)  Notes from the webmaster
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*** Kevin Williams writes:

"Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all! May this next
year bring much happiness and love to you and yours.

Announcing:  Two Near-Death Newsletters per month starting in
January 2004!

"This newsletter is expanding and beginning in January, this newsletter
will be a bi-monthly newsletter instead of just one. You will be
receiving a newsletter on the 1st of every month and another on
the 15th of the month. By breaking the newsletter into two separate
ones, more space will be available for new information on the NDE.
There are many more benefits for this. Subscribers, such as yourself,
will receive more information every month more often. And those
of us who put this newsletter together, such as myself, can spread
the work throughout the month instead of facing a big end-of-the-
month deadline. And this means more "on time" newsletters which
is one of my New Year's resolutions. I also plan very soon to
purchase software to create a more professional newsletter which
will include graphics, photos, and designs. A plain text newsletter
will also always be available. So, everyone will be offered both
to choose from.

"As you may have read from my previous newsletter, I was in the
middle of preparing this December issue of the newsletter when
my family experienced several synchronistic messages around
the day of my mother's 2nd anniversary of her death. This was
a major event in my life because it resembled the same events
that occurred around my mother's memorial and around the day
she died. Only something like this, after-death communications
from my mother, can cause me to delay getting a newsletter out
on time. And it was this delay which made me realize that two
newsletters are better than one - to divide up the labor necessary
to get it out on time.

"I expect some good things to happen next year in the field of
NDEs and I will do my best to get to you the information you
need to stay current with what is happening. May everyone have
a most blessed Holiday Season!"

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 website:

(1)  The Twelve Beings of the NDE Zodiac
There is an astrological connection between the twelve soul patterns
of the zodiac, the twelve apostles of Christ, and the twelve Elders
of the Council of whom near-death experiencers are often brought
before to have a life review. This connection is supported by such
well known experiencers as Dannion Brinkley, Betty Eadie,
Edgar Cayce, Lynnclaire Dennis, and others.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research33.html


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


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(4)  Discussion about the NDE
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(1)  Are NDEs merely hallucinations?

When studies show that psychedelic drugs, Hemi-Sync and
other methods can induce non-ordinary states such as an NDE,
this does not negate the afterlife theory. It only shows that
there is a biological component involved in the brain. Top
researchers investigating this question give their opinions. Also
included are links to related articles.
http://www.near-death.com/discussions/0017.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 new section of the newsletter, P.M.H. Atwater, L.H.D.
will answer questions submitted to her from subscribers to this
newsletter. If you have a question that you would like her
to answer, just email your question to Kevin Williams at
webmaster@... for consideration.


P.M.H. Atwater's latest books, entitled "We Live Forever:
The Real Truth About Death," and "The New Children and Near-Death
Experiences" have now been released. You can purchase copies
online at Amazon at these links:

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

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

Dr. Atwater has this to say about "The New Children and Near-Death
Experiences":  The publisher is Inner Traditions. I am very proud
of this book, and very grateful to Inner Traditions for allowing me
to do it - to enlarge and expand my previous work on child
experiencers of near-death states. This version has nearly 100 pages
more than the last, new cases, new research, plus an extensive
Resource Section.  I think you will be quite surprised once you
begin reading it, to see how much is really there.


DEBRA WRITES:  "I finally found myself in your book
"Coming Back to Life."  I have not had a near-death experience,
butnonetheless have an enlightenment story you might be interested
in.


"In 2000, I became sick and underwent a very taxing chemotherapy
course.  As far as a time line, this began in November, but worsened
considerably early in the next year.  I had always been a disappointed
former Christian.  I had been very angry with God for taking the lives
of my baby son and my mother. I raved at God.


"Then, amazingly, I began to have signs of psychic ability. I knew
what people were saying or doing when I wasn't in the same room.
Soon after I felt a totally compelling urge to search spirituality.  This
was something I had never felt or done before.  I am still studying
psychology, and I was getting my degree in science.


"A non-spiritual person suddenly became different.  I felt love for
everyone.  I began sending money to charities.  Although I have
a very good job as Manager of Operations for a transportation
company, I went back to finish school in psychology; and my goal
is to help others.  I told my husband that I would help those who
could not pay, for free.  Everyone said that I glowed, and people
are attracted to me, as well as animals.


"Last week I faced a fear of spiders in my bathroom. I was readying
myself for work, and a black spider made its way across my floor,
then stayed perfectly still.  I talked softly to it, and bent to touch it,
stroking its back lightly. Then, the spider followed me everywhere
I went until I had to leave for work.


"I don't consider myself anything special at all, but I am a changed
person. Is this possibly an enlightenment?"


ANSWER:  "Your question, Debra, is so important, I've decided to
carry your entire e-mail.  Thank you for giving me permission to
do this.


"According to most mystical and spiritual traditions, what you went
through and are continuing to experience is called an "awakening"
- an awakening to the reality of spirit, the reality of other worlds
and other ways of living that are better and more satisfying than
what you experienced previously. That need, that hunger for
something more in life, a greater reality, is instilled in all of us. It
is part of our core being, and is the key component to why food,
sex, gifts, power plays, accomplishments, relationships, fail to
provide that sense of completeness we seek. True satisfaction,
true peace, cannot be found in such endeavors.


"And therein lies the "rub."


"When things don't go right, when we feel victimized, hurt, betrayed,
confused, depressed, angry, or at odds with the world, we rail
against God, against life and the way it works, against ourselves
or others. Sooner or later, though, a moment comes when we relax
or let go or are somehow "distracted" enough that our state of
mind alters. Once this occurs, awakenings pop up.  Seldom
dramatic but always uniquely special, awakenings are moments
when our perception expands. We see more, hear more, feel
more, sense more. We become fully alive.  We feel loved and
loving - if only for a brief period of time.  The spiritual truth of life
"visits" us and we suddenly "know" things that once seemed
beyond our knowing. Our hearts expands, as well, to embrace all
creatures, all beings, all life. An awakening is a shift of perception
that introduces you to a greater reality and a better way of living.


"Awakenings are experiences of enlightenment in the sense that
an "opening" has occurred - you have slipped through an invisible
portal of the mind and heart and discovered "summerland," the
existence of spirit.


"Back in the sixties and early seventies I was very active exploring
altered states of consciousness and psychic phenomena. This
led me to found Idaho's first non-profit metaphysical corporation
called "Inner Forum" (which was later run by a Board of Directors).
Every month I produced an event of some kind - talks, experiments,
demonstrations, gatherings of varied types - sometimes even twice
a month. These activities involved hundreds of people, eventually
thousands. I never did do anything "small" or half-hearted.  I wanted
to know more about life, about human beings and what we were
capable of doing. Always, what was presented was done in a non-judgmental,
360-degree-fashion, so all sides of any given question or possibility
could be examined and explored. Those were heady times.


"Once I began my research of the near-death phenomenon, I had
this previous work to draw on.  I could compare near-death events
with awakenings and the process of enlightenment.  I could
compare "before" with "after". . . what was common; what was
different.  This font of information proved to be invaluable.  And it
is what enabled me to recognize that the aftereffects and how
individuals were affected by them were very similar, sometimes
virtually the same, from any type of transformative experience that
encompassed the spiritual, that unitive sense of belonging to a
greater reality filled with truth and love and joy.  It just didn't
matter how it happened. What mattered was - that it happened!
To be healthy and whole, we need to open up to the spiritual.


"I no longer consider the near-death phenomenon to be a separate
or unique anomaly, but, rather, one of many types of the larger
genre called "transformations of consciousness."


"I suspect that the reason many near-death experiencers are so
challenged by the aftereffects is because of how the incident
occurs - suddenly and to a population that is unprepared,
uninformed, uninterested, and mostly unwilling.  Transformations
that happen to those who are spiritually prepared, where some
sense of choice is present, are often easier to handle and adjust
to. Consider, too, that near-death cases come from people of
any age - including babies, toddlers, even pre-born. And, that
such cases often are medically monitored in a hospital setting
and can later be studied scientifically.  The near-death phenomenon,
then, because its aftereffects are so similar to the transformative
process, offers the modern world a way to examine the mystical
realm of spirit in a logical, objective fashion - searching for evidence,
some kind of proof that spirit even exists, that we as human beings
might indeed be capable of abilities and awarenesses beyond
what science has decreed.


"The spiritual will not be denied.  It is an integral part of what
constitutes our humanhood.  We consist of and operate through
four levels or modes of existence:  physical, emotional, mental,
and spiritual. Irrespective of belief, ours or anyone else's, there
is a God, an Allness, Isness, or Oneness, The Source of All Being,
that undergirds and empowers Creation.


"This One Mind, this Intelligence, does not behave or operate as
we do, but in larger more expansive manners.  As has oft been
said, "What we consider a tragedy, The Master considers a
butterfly."  Debra, this directly applies to your experience, your
anger at losing a son and a mother, your sense of feeling betrayed
and cheated; yet, suddenly, and without any clear choice or
decision on your part, feeling more loving and charitable, more
open, grateful, as if you had awakened from the "sleepfulness"
of living life unfulfilled and unknowing. You are now more alive
and vital, more responsive, happier.


"Learn everything you can about how to manage and control
your new psychic abilities, so they will have a positive and
enriching effect on your life. Learn everything you can about
spirituality and the mystical components to a healthy and more
satisfying way of living.  Such study will lead you to the power
of meditation and prayer, and the grace of forgiveness and joy.


"To update you on my progress in dealing with a broken left wrist,
I am healing rapidly - which is amazing my doctor and therapist.
I fell at the Pittsburgh airport October 27th trying to catch my
flight (I missed it). My left wrist was broken in a complicated way
that necessitated surgery and the insertion of a steel plate. Surgery
was November 7th - 2 hours, but 3 hours in recovery. I guess they
had trouble "bringing me back."  There were many other injuries,
but they were minor to the break. One week after the surgery I
could grasp, had nearly full use of all fingers, and could move my
arm in a fashion that surprised everyone.  What accounts for this?
All your prayers for me, the power of positive thinking, and that
incredible orgone blanket I have that I wrapped my arm in daily.
If you want to know more about orgone blankets, be certain to
visit my website and specifically that section in The Marketplace
that talks about them and how to have one made for you.


ADDENDUM:  On October 27, 2003, while hurrying to catch her connecting
flight at the Pittsburgh Airport, PMH took a nasty fall.  She broke
her left wrist, dislocated the hand from the arm, injured four teeth,
and sustained numerous other injuries.  It wasn't until November
7th that surgery could be performed and a steel plate inserted.
According to the hand surgeon, Dr. Michael Devine, "It was a
complicated break, the kind I seldom see or hear about."  The
surgery lasted two hours but it took doctors three hours to bring
her back from the anesthesia.


Steff, the webmaster for her website, literally took over for awhile,
as PMH was unable to do much in the way of e-mail or writing,
prayer sessions or readings, travel or talk shows.  Almost everything
ground to a halt.  As of December 19th, six weeks after the
surgery, more x-rays were taken.  The result:  full, complete
healing of the bone, straight alignment between hand and arm,
with no evidence (other than the steel plate) that the bone was
ever broken!!!!!!!!!  PMH is back in business.  Yes, there's more
healing to do, range of motion to increase, and the challenge with
her teeth, but all in all what we have here is a miracle!


The doctor kept saying "this is extraordinary, unbelievable,
perfect.  You see rapid healing like this with children and young
people, but almost never with a woman who is 66 years old.
Extraordinary!"  To say PMH is elated would be an understatement.


"To all of you out there who prayed for me, thank you, thank you,
thank you!  I am living proof of the power of prayer.  Prayer works
miracles, maybe not our way but always the best way, that way
that honors what is for the highest good of all concerned.  Please
keep those prayers going. On January 7th I find out about my
teeth.  My grandson, who was also injured the same day I was
and in a similar manner, is remarkably recovered, although his
mother still suffers from the accident she was in. I know many are
hurting now, not just in our family.  That is why I have included a
section in The Marketplace on Steve Anderson, a most incredible
healer, and on the Orgone Blankets made by Philip Knopp (I used
ours for pain control and it worked better than anything else I tried).


I wish in my Update that I recently sent out, that I had mentioned
the three healers who made the most important difference in my
own case. Primary is Dr. William G. Reimer.  He is of advanced
age now and seldom takes on new patients.  He is the one who
saved my life in 1977 when I died three times, and he has since
been ever at my side, as he puts it: "To make certain you live
long enough to get your work done." Bill is the finest healer I have
ever met, and I feel privileged to know him.  The other two are
holistic/spiritual healers, also among the best I have ever known.
They are:  Ellen Louise Kahne and Steve Anderson.  Since they
are both still active in the healing arts, I will do my best to let
others know about them.  Steve is already in The Marketplace on
my website at http://www.cinemind.com/atwater  I hope Ellen will
soon be, too.


People call what happened to me a miracle. And it was. Yet
because of what happened to me I now have a different appreciation
of miracles. Certainly, a number of aspects were in place that
led up to my healing. A lot of people were praying for me; I was
often in prayer; my attitude was very positive and upbeat - even
when I was in pain; the three healers I mentioned above were busy
doing what they could; I had a wonderful surgeon and hand
therapist; I exercised my arm and hand as often as I could each
day; I had the support of a loving husband; and I ate right.


We all know aspects like these can lead to healing miracles.
Still, something quite different from all of this is what I believe
made the biggest difference in my case.  I SLIPPED INTO JOY!
Just that.  I didn't decide anything, nor did I move in consciousness.
I slipped, glided, really, into pure joy and I remained there and
I'm still there.  Almost immediately after impact, after blood
spilled all over, after I screamed "Oh, No" when I saw my deformed
left hand and arm - almost immediately I slipped into a sense, a
feeling, a reality of pure joy that simply took over.  I became joy
and joy became me.  The pain spikes came.  Sometimes I was
almost delirious with the pain.  Language escaped me.  All I could
say was simple disconnected words, when I could remember what
things were called.  There were moments when the thoughts came
that I might lose the teeth that were injured, that I could never
write again or travel again or give talks again or share again or ...
Still, there was that joy, sparkling all over my nose and in my eyes
and up and down my body and in and out the injury and sometimes
tickling my ears.  There it was. . . joy!  And it wouldn't leave me
alone.  I embraced the gift that was mine from the experience,
what I could learn from it, but the joy.  How can I describe that?


I knew, just knew, that at each and every moment all was well.
It didn't matter if I was injured or deformed or would ever write
again.  I was absolutely okay and all was well.  Each second I
was exactly where I needed to be doing exactly what I needed
to be doing.  I was joy and joy was me, and there was laughter.
Laughter!  And everything I needed "appeared" or came to me
or I was led to ask for it at the right time in the right way. There
was Bill and Ellen and Steve and a host of others, and they were
my angels and I am so grateful to know them and to have
benefited from their loving care.  Overlaying this, always, was
that joy, and still is.


Time and space have altered for me now.  I have always "been"
joyful.  Now I am joy.  And in my joy I feel a sense of power I
have never felt before.  I am sharing this with you because you
are my friends and because you are open to hearing about this
experience. Maybe you, too, have experienced the same thing,
or have an idea about it.  In the sense of sharing, thank you for
listening. And thank you for being the joy you are, what we all
are.  Maybe that's what God is....JOY!


"Happy Holidays to everyone. 2004 will be a tumultuous year
for good or ill.  Focus on joy and be surprised!"  PMH

P. M. H. Atwater, L.H.D.
www.cinemind.com/atwater

Website: http://www.cinemind.com/atwater/
Marketplace (a public service): http://www.cinemind.com/atwater/rosen.html
Research: http://www.near-death.com/experiences/experts05.html


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(6)  Television on the NDE
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[Check your local TV listings for the correct time near you.]

*** December 25 - "Heaven Can Wait" (Drama)
An athlete dies and is granted by God to return to Earth in another
body. Warren Beatty, Buck Henry, James Mason, Charles Grodin


*** December 25,26 - Ancient Mysteries: "Heaven and Hell"
(Documentary) History Channel - The origin of angels and devils,
and heaven and hell are explored. Also: the influence of these
images throughout history.


*** December 28 - "Dragonfly" (Drama)
A doctor encounters young cancer patients who have had near-death
experiences and claim to have messages from his deceased wife.


***  December 28,29 - "Flatliners" (Drama)
Medical students experiment with the afterlife by inducing near-death
experiences that have strange aftereffects.


***  Find the TV series on cable that feature the paranormal (including NDEs)
http://www.near-death.com/tv.html


***  Search cable TV listings for NDE programs aired from Jan. 1
through Jan 15.
http://www.tvguide.com/listings/


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(7)  Books on the NDE
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*** "The New Children and Near-Death Experiences" by Dr. PMH
Atwater (Available: Now)
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


*** "We Live Forever: The Real Truth About Death" by Dr. PMH
Atwater (Available: Now)
Whatever you thought you knew about life and death, be prepared
for some surprises. This material is based on Dr. Atwater's 25 years
of researching the near-death phenomenon with thousands of
experiencers, other personal stories, plus what she herself witnessed
on the Inner Planes when she died in 1977.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0876044925/neardeathexpe-20


*** "The Birth Called Death: The Remarkable Story of One Woman's
Journey to the Other Side of Life" by Kathie Jordan (Available: Now)
  From the age of 7 to the age of 22, Kathie Jordan's deceased
brother came to her at nighttime, pulled her from her body, and
guided her to heaven. In these nighttime journeys, she was taught
about the purpose of life in the body, the meaning of death, and
about the soul's progress in the afterlife. In these moments out of
her body, Kathie is taken to higher and higher levels of heaven,
where she meets and learns from spiritual teachers, including Jesus.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1883991773/neardeathexpe-20


*** "My Proof of Survival: Personal Accounts of Contact With the
Hereafter" by Andrew Honigman (Available: Now)  For the past 50
years, "My Proof of Survival" has been one of FATE magazine's most
popular features. Now the best of these stories are presented in book
form for the first time-true accounts from ordinary people who have
had extraordinary encounters with the hereafter.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0738702641/neardeathexpe-20


*** "After Life: Answers from the Other Side" by John Edward, Natasha
Stoynoff (Contributor) (Available: Now) John Edward is the real deal.
He was tested in a recent university study by Dr. Gary Schwarz and
proven genuine. In "After Life," John answers your most often-asked
questions about how the mediumship process works on the Other Side,
while taking you on the inside of his own personal life as a husband
and new father. He shares what he's learned through his own recent,
personal losses and demonstrates that you're never too late to forgive -
and never too far away to love.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1932128069/neardeathexpe-20


*** View a complete list of the NDE books profiled on this website.
http://www.near-death.com/books.html


***  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 on the NDE
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*** International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS)
IANDS is the premier informational and networking organization
in the field of near-death studies which is devoted to exploring
near-death and similar experiences. Members are experiencers
and non-experiencers, professionals and the general public,
from every continent but the Antarctic. IANDS goals are to
encourage thoughtful exploration of all facets of near-death and
similar experiences; provide reliable information about near-death
and similar experiences to experiencers, caregivers, researchers,
and the public; and to serve as a contact point and community
for people with particular interest in near-death and similar
experiences. 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 alone is worth becoming a member. You will also be
receiving the only scholarly journal in NDE studies, the Journal
of Near-Death Studies. Visit their website by checking out the
excellent links below. Visit the foremost NDE website for reliable
information about NDEs, along with excellent resources and support.

Home page:        http://www.iands.org
Site map:            http://www.iands.org/toc.html
Join IANDS:        https://www.iands.org/joincard.html
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Plan on attending the IANDS Annual Conference... JUNE 24-26, 2004,
Evanston (near Chicago), Illinois at the Best Western.


*** The Living Well:  Near Death Experiences. Afterlife. Ghosts.
Out of Body Experiences.  Reincarnation.  Communicating with
the Dead.  Past Life Regressions. This is a very interesting web
page that I just came across and has lots of links to very interesting
NDE and NDE-related information.
http://www.thelivingweb.net/near_death_experiences_afterlife_ghosts.html


*** Is There a Hell?
This web page is a reprint of an article in the Spring 1992 Journal
of Near-Death Studies Vol.10, No.3 written by Dr. PMH Atwater
Dr. Atwater discusses current research into what are now termed
"distressing" or "unpleasant" NDEs, and her own findings from
interviews of over a hundred such cases. Atwater compares this
information with earlier reports from Maurice Rawlings (1978, 1980),
mythological traditions about the concept of hell, and renderings
from The Tibetan Book of the Dead (Evans-Wentz, 1957).
[Note: This is a fundamentalist Christian website that has some
misinformation about hell. I am only recommending this particular
web page to study.]
http://www.yourgoingtohell.com/doctor.html


***  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 me the address of the website at:
neardeathexperience@... Thank you!


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melting and vanishing." - Jules Renard

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.
It is the source of all true art and science." - Albert Einstein
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          (1)  A Christmas Carol Ghost Story
          (2)  Overview of my After-Death Contact with my Mother
          (3)  The Definition of Synchronicity
          (4)  Why Synchronicity Works
          (5)  Summary of my After-Death Contact with my Mother
          (6)  Conclusions and Analysis
          (7)  After-Death Communications Resources
          (8)  Odds and Ends

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(1)  A Christmas Carol Ghost Story
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The December newsletter was delayed because of events that
occurred recently which I describe in this newsletter. My family
has been having after-death communications with my mother
since her death a little over two years ago. It is a wonderful thing
when you receive absolute proof that a loved one on the Other
Side is sending you a powerful message that they still exist and
are helping you understand your grief. This newsletter is the short
version of my family's after-death communications experience
with my mother limited to email size. The full version can be
read at: http://www.near-death.com/visions.html

While I am on the subject of Christmas, ghosts, and after-death
communications, did you know that one man's after-death
experience saved Christmas from fading away? It's true. Of course,
I am talking about Charles Dickens' 1843 classic "A Christmas
Carol." It is the best known example of a fictional after-death
communication in English literature. Dicken's ghost story is
credited for saving Christmas during a time when observing
Christmas in many places was dying out. Dickens was a major
social critic of his day. He grew up in poverty and went to work
in a factory at the age of 12. His father had been in debtors' prison
twice. Dickens was angry at the way Victorian society dealt with
the problems of the poor and how the labor conditions were so
unjust. His anger is reflected in his ghost story. It reinforced
the secular view of Christmas which is the idea that people
are supposed to be generous at Christmas time and have goodwill
toward all. In "A Christmas Carol," cold-hearted Ebenezer Scrooge
is visited by his former business partner, Jacob Marley, who died
seven years earlier. Marley's body is chained to money boxes
and other valuables. He must wander through the world, earthbound,
for having valued money more than mankind. Marley returns to tell
Scrooge that he has a chance to escape a similar fate, and will
be visited by three spirits, the Ghosts of Christmas' past, present,
and future, who will help him. Ultimately, Ebenezer is given an
intense spiritual "reality check" to rock him from his heartless
materialism. The three ghosts give him a life review which is similar
in its intensive effect as a near-death life review. Dickens ghost
story demonstrates how human hearts can be softened by a
life-changing life review and prophetic warning. And this is how
Charles Dickens' saved Christmas.

Although my family's after-death communications with my mother
won't save Christmas, it is a true story and it has changed people
such as myself, just as much as Scrooge's life review. So, with
this in mind, I present my family's story. And I wish you all a
very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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(2)  Overview of my After-Death Contact with my Mother
=============================================

I dedicate this true story of my family's after-death communications
experience to my beloved mother Phyllis Scofield. After her death,
her loving spirit moved heaven and earth to contact my family and give
us indications of her continued survival. It is my wish that her successful
efforts and my family's successful detective work and experience will
benefit other families seeking reassurance after a tragic loss.

Since my mother's death in November 2001, my family has received
many wonderful indications of her continued existence. We've had
incidents of suddenly sensing her presence in a room, having lucid
dreams which she appeared in to tell us she's still alive, an experience
involving a profound spiritual visitation by her, and many meaningful
and highly unusual coincidences around the times of having very
special significance to my mother and centered around a favorite
song of hers called Moon River. After her death and beginning with
her memorial gathering when Moon River was sung in her memory,
Moon River has appeared by pure coincidence on several television
programs, on the radio, on the internet, in a music store, and all at
times of very special significance regarding my mother. Many of
these coincidences were so unlikely to occur by mere chance that
it became obvious that something supernatural was going on. The
odds of one coincidence that occurred in particular, of randomly
turning on the TV and having Moon River immediately play from the
beginning, was calculated to have the odds of occurring at random
at over 1 in 18 trillion chance. Virtually all of these incidents involve
facts that can be verified through such sources as cable television
listings, telephone records, radio program logs, email archives,
internet news articles, website update logs, and hospital records,
but more importantly, personal testimony from family members.
Altogether, this evidence does not meet the high standard of being
scientific proof of life after death, the circumstantial evidence is
strong enough to be upheld in a court of law.

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(3)  The Definition of Synchronicity
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The actual term "synchronicity", was coined by psychologist
Carl Jung whose near-death experience I profile on my website.
His NDE was instrumental in his research in the phenomenon.
Synchronicity is defined as: "An occurrence of events which
have the following characteristics:

(1) The events are simultaneous -- The events can be either
internal (e.g., two people having a corresponding thought at the
same moment) or external (e.g., two people doing a corresponding
act at the same time.) or a combination of both.

(2)  The events are very meaningful -- If we do not receive any
particular importance to the concurrence, then it was merely
a coincidence.

(3)  The events are not connected by cause-and-effect.
(i.e., one event does not cause the other.)

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(4)  Why Synchronicity Works
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Carl Jung theorized that synchronicity is a universal force,
like gravity, which somehow presents parallel occurrences
due to a quirk in the time-space continuum. This agrees
with the near-death concept concerning how all things are
connected together. There is an invisible network of connections
between everything which has been seen by many people during
a near-death experience. Here are some examples of those
descriptions:

(1)  An invisible matrix that connects all human souls in a sacred
circle around a gigantic living entity called Earth of which humans
are the self-conscious part. (Mellen-Thomas Benedict's NDE)

(2)  Everything is united by a transparent net, or web, and each
thread shines with great radiance. Everything pulses with the same
luminosity - a magnificent light of unparalleled brilliance.
(Josiane Antonette's NDE)

(3)  A network or grid of light and love existing on the earth
connecting everyone's higher self to each other and to higher
beings of light through love. (Linda Stewart's NDE)

(4)  Humans are globally linked which makes each of us
a part of a whole entity.  (Rev. Howard Storm's NDE)

(5)  We are all divinely connected with everything - the earth,
the planets, our solar system, our galaxy, etc. (Edgar
Cayce's NDE)

(6)  I believe that in the future, the internet will become a
physical representation of this invisible matrix of light existing
around the earth. It will someday connect everyone to each
other in ways that we can only imagine today. Spiritual reality
will then become virtual reality. (Kevin Williams)

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(5)  Summary of my After-Death Contact with my Mother
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On November 24, 2001, members of my family were involved
in a car accident which left several of them severely injured
and my mother dead.

Read about my transition through loss and grief here:
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/visions01.html

Two days after my mother's death, my sister and I had a
dream on the same night where our mother suddenly appeared
in our dream to let us know she was still alive. In my dream,
I entered a room and discovered her sitting on a couch. It
was like a waiting room and sat there smiling and waiting for
me. The instant I saw her, I immediately became lucid. I exclaimed,
"Mom, you're not dead!" Her reply was, "I haven't told Glenn yet."
I immediately awoke and was elated because I knew that I
just had an after-death contact with my mother in a dream.
  From her reply, I understood that she was going to contact
my younger brother Glenn the same way. A few days later,
I phoned my sister Debbie to tell her about my dream. To
our pleasant surprise, we had both had similar dreams on
the same night. In her dream, upon seeing our mother, her
response was the same as mine: "Oh Mom, you're not dead!"
This initial contact with my mother was a factor in helping
me cope with my grief. But, at the time, I didn't know
that this dream would play a significant part of solving this mystery.

My mother's memorial and internment of her ashes was
planned for June of 2002, about seven months after her death.
A few days before the memorial, my sister spontaneously
remembered Moon River as a song she used to hear as a child
being raised by our mother. It was unusual in that she hadn't
thought about that song since then. She couldn't remember
the lyrics to the song and could only remember the tune. By
coincidence, the lyrics would come to her a few days later at
my mother's memorial, when Glenn sang Moon River in our
mother's memory. Debbie noted the meaningful coincidence
which I would learn about later after having my own meaningful
coincidence with Moon River nine days later. Days after the
memorial, a meaningful coincidence occurred when my father
heard a news item on the car radio by Paul Harvey about the
real Moon River, the inspiration for the song, near Savannah,
Georgia.

As for myself, I decided not to attend my mother's memorial
because I had just gotten over a bout of depression and was afraid
of what attending such an emotional event would do to my mental
health. However, five days later, I watched the memorial on
videotape and saw my brother sing Moon River. It was the first
time that I had heard that wonderful song since my childhood.
Watching the memorial on videotape helped to remove me far
enough from the actual event that I was able to enjoy it. Then,
four days later, something happened to me that changed my life.
I was watching TV alone in my room one night when I suddenly
and strongly felt her presence in my room. None of my five senses
were involved. It was completely a spiritual and emotional reunion
with my mother's spirit which lasted around an hour. I felt her
presence and love magnified hundreds of times within me. She
filled the whole room and my heart with a level of love and
happiness that I have never experienced before or since. She
came to visit me and she brought heaven with her. Although it
was a reunion, I knew it was also a goodbye - until we meet again.

Read the full details of my after-death visitation with my
mother at this page:
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/visions02.html

The very next morning, only hours after my visitation with my
mother, I awoke still ecstatic about my mother's visit. I got out
of bed and turned on the TV as I sometimes do. Then, it
seems that a real miracle happened. By pure coincidence,
when I turned on the TV, an old movie came on and immediately
began to play the song Moon River from the very beginning. I
was completely stunned. Time stood still for a moment it
seemed. It was a sign from heaven. I knew it was a physical
validation of a spiritual experience I had only hours ago. It was
synchronicity - a very meaningful coincidence of metaphysical
proportions. It was measurable circumstantial evidence of my
mother's continued existence. To me, it was the equivalent of
having an hour-long lucid dream with my mother and then waking
up and discovering she left her purse there.

Later, I calculated the odds of turning on a TV at random and
having Moon River begin playing on it. The odds are over 1 in a 18
trillion. You can look over the calculations at this page:
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/visions03.html

It was at this point that I began documenting these
unusual meaningful coincidences happening in our family. I also
shared this experience with the rest of the family. At this time,
I learned about the other Moon River coincidences that happened
at the time of the memorial by my sister and father. Then, there
were no unusual meaningful Moon River coincidences reported
for about a year and a half. I assumed that it was over. I was wrong.

On November 5, 2003, I published this story on my website - the
events around the time of my mother's memorial. November is
the anniversary month of my mother's death. November 24th is
the day of the second anniversary of her death. I decided I was
going make her anniversary special by having our experience
on my website and letting everyone know about it. After I had
the pages up on the internet, I emailed my family to let them
know about it. The next day, I received a reply from Glenn
telling me about a new Moon River coincidence that had just
happened to him. The night before he received my email, he
and his wife were watching a cable TV program called "Sex and
the City." On that episode, the show highlighted the song
Moon River. Now, at this point in time, hearing Moon River on
TV is a coincidence - a rare sighting - but it was not synchronicity.
The synchronicity came the following morning when he checked
his email and read my message about our memorial Moon River
coincidences being on my website.

Then, he went to my website and read all about them. This
was tremendous synchronicity for him at the time. And it was
synchronicity for me as well. It made me begin to suspect
that something wonderful was going to happen again.

November 24th passed on a quiet and reflective note for me.
I had been working the whole month on this story for my
website, my newsletter, and my family. The next day,
November 25th, I discovered that I needed some information
from Debbie about the memorial coincidences. I phoned her
up and she gave me the information I needed to know. Then,
she told me that an A&E Biography of Andy Williams was
on cable TV on the anniversary day of our mother's death.
Andy Williams sang his signature song - Moon River. And
it was a coincidence that she even happened to see it. And
it was a coincidence that I even phoned her to begin with.
I was in complete shock and awe. I immediately phoned
my twin brother Steve to tell him about it. By coincidence,
he told me that only hours before I called, his wife Sandy
was shopping for music CDs in a music store. She selected
one of the CDs on the shelf to see who the artist was. It
was a new CD by Barbara Streisand. Out of curiosity, she
looked on the back of it to see the songs listed. By coincidence,
she saw that Moon River was listed on it. [Note: Sandy was
almost killed along with my mother during the accident two
years ago.]

After talking with Steve, I was so excited, I told me father
that I felt like a man sitting on a rocket ready to be shot into
space. The same kind of Moon River coincidences which
occurred around the time of my mother's memorial were
now happening again - only this time on the second anniversary
of her death. It felt like pieces of a giant puzzle were finally
coming together and there was only one piece to the puzzle
missing and I knew Glenn had it. I already knew it was an
old special song of our family's and especially our mother's.
But now, with another round of Moon River synchronicity, it
seemed as though there was something more I needed to
know about Moon River which was missing in this puzzle.
Moon River seems to be more meaningful than I ever thought.
And there were only two things of importance that I didn't know
about Moon River that I believed would solve it.

(1) What exactly inspired Glenn to sing Moon River at the
memorial.

(2) When was he was inspired to sing it or at what point did
he decide to sing it. I could sense that I was in for a big surprise.
I wasn't disappointed. Glenn replied to my inquiry by email
and filled me in on - the rest of the story (as Paul Harvey would say).

A few days after our mother's death, Glenn had a favorite
childhood memory of her that was helping him with his grief.
It was a memory of him as a child sitting together with our
mother on the living room couch. She would have her arm
around him and together they would sing Moon River. This
childhood memory has always stayed with Glenn his whole
life. Music has always been a very important part of his life.
Music has always been an outlet for him to express his emotions.
He developed a very beautiful voice for song at an early age.
In high school, he won the state championship title as a vocalist.
He eventually went on to become a professional stage performer,
actor and director. Our mother was very proud of him and
his talent. When she died, Glenn would find emotional release
by singing Moon River out loud to himself, at work, in the car,
and everywhere. He would sing Moon River out loud to our
mother to feel her presence and ease his grief. It was only
a few days after our mother died, that he decided he would
sing Moon River at her memorial. This fond memory of singing
Moon River with her as a child, combined with the tragic loss
of our mother, rekindled a love for the music he used to with
our mother. He bought an entire music collection of Andy Williams
songs so that he could hear all those beautiful childhood
songs again - but especially Moon River - the song he used
to sing as a child with our mother while sitting together on the
living room couch in our childhood home in Monrovia, California.

When I was finished reading his email, I could easily picture
him in my mind as a child in my mother's arms sitting on the
living room couch on Ivy Street singing Moon River with her
gently rocking him. Now, all the pieces of the puzzle were
in place and the connection was made. Here is the connection:

(1)  Glenn's childhood memory -- Glenn as a child sitting on
a couch with my mother and singing Moon River.

(2)  Kevin's dream two days after our mother died -- My mother
sitting on a couch waiting to give Glenn a message that she
is still alive.

This was a clear case of inner (mental) synchronicity. It is
also the message behind our synchronistic Moon River
coincidences. I have no doubt in my mind that the message
came through loud and clear.

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(6)  Conclusion and Analysis
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By analyzing these events, one can see how interesting
it is that a seemingly minor family link, such as a song,
can be used by the powers-that-be to create extraordinary
meaning and to deliver a message. This use of a such a
link may lead us to wonder, "Why a song?" Every family
has a vast multitude of links connecting family members.
Why would our loved ones on the Other Side use what
appears on the surface to be a relatively minor link to
contact us, when an even more major link might be better
to create an even more meaningful message? For example,
a major link such as her name "Phyllis" or her nickname
"Sugar"? Such a question assumes that a relatively minor
link cannot create as meaningful of a message. Although
Moon River is certainly not the strongest connection my
family shares, it is not the weakest. Moon River connected
with our family when a special bond of love was established
between a mother and her children. I believe Glenn was
inspired to bring to my family's memory that special bond
of love from the past to the present, from our subconscious
mind to our conscious awareness, where that special bond
was made even more stronger - perhaps strong enough to
cause reverberations in the spiritual network that connects
my family.

Even if we assume that Moon River is a relatively minor link
compared to the rest of my family's connections, for the
Other Side to use a relatively minor link instead of a bigger
one to send a meaningful message, doesn't necessarily
mean that using the minor link will necessarily result in a
less meaningful message. For example, the Bible describes
how Jesus had an usually heightened awareness of how
things were connected. He told Peter that, before the rooster
crows, Peter would deny him three times. And according
to the gospel account, Peter did deny Jesus three times
just before a rooster crowed. Hearing the rooster crow reminded
him of what Jesus said previously and this synchronistic
event of denial-rooster-Jesus' words created the message
that Jesus intended to send. Thus, a stupid rooster, a minor
link in the chain, was able to create such a meaning message,
that it is recorded in the Bible. Jesus' psychic connective
powers have been compared to the powers which near-death
experiencers bring back with them from clinical death. During
clinical death, experiencers have reported having a clear
understanding of these connections on earth while on the
Other Side.

So, my point is that less can be more. A lesser link can be
used to create a very meaningful message. I believe another
reason this is true can be found in a basic principle I learned
in the Army:

"A chain is only as strong as its weakest link."

Using the analogy of a chain, suppose we want to
demonstrate that a chain remains unbroken when we
apply sufficient stress on it when we attempt to break
the chain apart. For the analogy, let the chain represent
a family (mine). A stress test is applied to the chain
(the death of my mother). We want to see if the chain
remains unbroken after the test (if my family's link
to my deceased mother is intact). If a family link
(Moon River) to my deceased mother remains intact
(Moon River synchronicity), to know if my mother is
still connected (exists after death). When a chain is
subjected to a stress test, one doesn't focus on the
strong links. It is the weakest link that breaks first. So, all
that is necessary is to demonstrate that the weakest
link remain intact. In other words, any family link that
survives death, whether weak or strong, is sufficient to
show that the family chain is unbroken. And because my
family's Moon River link passed the stress test when my
mother died through Moon River synchronicity, this
means that my mother is still linked to us in spirit.
And this truth does not just apply to my family. If my
family's connection to my mother remains intact after
her death, then this means there is life after death; and
this truth applies to everyone. So, in conclusion, we can
intuit this important message:

Our loved ones never die because our love for them never
dies. And love is the strongest link there is. Because
love is God.

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(7)  After-Death Communications Resources
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(a)  Bill and Judy Guggenheim's After-Death Communications website:
http://www.after-death.com/about/adc.htm

(b)  Their excellent book "Hello From Heaven":
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0553576348/neardeathexpe-20

(c)  Examples from "Hello From Heaven" of their more unusual ADCs
http://www.near-death.com/guggenheim.html

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Copyright (c) 2003 Near-Death Experiences and the Afterlife
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Peace and Light,

Kevin R. Williams
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"We are ignorant of the Beyond because this ignorance is the
condition of our own life. Just as ice cannot know fire except by
melting and vanishing." - Jules Renard

Dear NDE Enthusiasts,


This month's newsletter will be delayed because the holidays and
the busy schedule. In several days, the newsletter will be ready
and emailed to you. It will be worth the wait.

Just for your information, we now have a new Board of Directors
International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS).
More info here: http://www.iands.org/board.html

For those who don't know about IANDS, it is an organization that
everyone can join. At IANDS, you can connect with those who will
probably be the ones providing the scientific evidence for the
survival of consciousness after death. Already, a mountain of circumstantial
evidence available. For more about this, visit my NDE and Science page
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research08.html


Juliet Nightingale is the Chairperson of the Membership Committee of IANDS
and she invites everyone to become a member. You don't need to have had
a NDE to join. Here is her open invitation letter:


Dear Friend & Fellow NDEr,

Until recent years, the near-death experience (NDE) was rarely documented,
much less talked about. It was something one could only share with certain
individuals, who were already spiritually aware, open-minded … or, at least,
receptive. If you’ve ever had a near-death or similar experience, perhaps you,
too, have felt isolated or alone … with no one you could turn to, who could
understand what you’ve been through … for fear of being misunderstood, judged
or even ridiculed. This is primarily due to the fact that ignorance
surrounding
the NDE has been so prevalent … until recently. This has been a common theme,
shared by countless individuals throughout the world, including myself, who
have had NDEs or similar experiences.

The good news is that, in recent years, the NDE has not only been talked
about, but has also been documented and has received widespread media
interest ­ both in broadcast & print media. A good example of this is my
having seen articles in the US, Canada, the UK and Australia in past
few weeks … including a column that I appeared in. Scientists, physicians,
psychologists, ministers, mystics and others, have all congregated together
to obtain a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of the NDE. It is
something that many of us have been through; and we have been called
back to teach and to share our experiences with others.

As an experiencer, you’ll find it comforting to know, now, that indeed you
are not alone … and you can share your experiences openly ... in a place
where you will find an abundance of support, resources and amity with
kindred spirits through the International Association for Near-Death Studies,
(IANDS). By joining IANDS, you contribute to the maintenance of IANDS'
informational and support services worldwide, which are provided directly
or indirectly to the public through media consulting, publication of
informational and resource materials ­ both in print and on line -- referrals,
and telephone consulting and more... IANDS offers local support/discussion
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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)  Books
          (7)  Web Links
          (8)  Odds and Ends

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(1)  News of the NDE
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*** TV Episode to Feature Exploits of Norwich Psychic
NORWICH, CT - (NorwichBulletin)
"A near-death experience due to surgery complications while she
was in her 20s might have been "the spark," she said. Pat
Gagliardo 's to be featured on an upcoming series on Court TV,
titled "Psychic Detectives," due to air at the beginning of the year.
http://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/stories/20031020/localnews/485113.html


*** Soul Survivor... Conference Keynoter Talks About What Happens
When the Mystic Meets the Scientific
MENOMONIE, WI - (Dunn County News) - "She began with her
own story of a clinical near-death experience at 29 years old and
losing a child. "I saw myself looking down and saying 'you don't
want to go back into that body. That body's had it,'" she recalled.
http://www.dunnconnect.com/articles/2003/10/15/news/news03.txt


*** Death Has No Sting: The Resurrection Story of Connie Davis
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA - (CBN)
And at several points, Connie began to describe watching the doctors
treat her from "outside" her body. Could this have been an "out of
body experience?" Connie says she's not sure. "I just knew I saw
myself shaking really hard back and forth, and how that happened
I don't know, and foam was coming out my mouth," says Connie.
http://www.cbn.com/living/amazingstories/connie_davis.asp


*** Terrifying Near-Death Experience Inspires Thrilling New Novel
NEW YORK, NY - (PRNewswire)
"I was not floating in a tunnel of light with a feeling of peace. My
experience was silent, dark and terrifying. I had this ominous feeling
that I had crossed into the realm of death, and it was not a place I
wanted to go."
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030903/dawfns1_1.html


*** Light at the End of the Tunnel
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - (Wired News)
This article affirms Mellen-Thomas Benedict's NDE revelation
about the nature of light: "Tiny flashes of infrared light can play a
role in healing wounds, building muscle, turning back the worst
effects of diabetes and repairing blinded eyes."
http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,60786,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1


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(2)  NDE Forum
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*** James Browning's NDE
"Everything was exceptionally pretty and colorful. Especially the sunshine,
sky, leaves, grass, and tiny oranges. I wasn't frightened. Just about the
time I figured out that it was me down there, I fell and slammed in the
ground."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0154.html


*** Raymond Bradley's NDE
"I was so content with the absolute tranquility that was in the air and all
around.
It was as if I spent EONS in this place. I felt 'at home', so relaxed and
happy
to be wherever I was. I never wanted to leave this place."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0155.html


*** Macam's NDE
"Piece by piece, every facet of me was shown to me and then God put the
truth of all my actions and thoughts for me to see until nothing of me was
left
but my soul. Bare naked soul. Excuses and reasons mean nothing."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0156.html


*** Kurt Kawohl's NDE
"I sensed great peace, tranquility and ecstasy -- a rapture that was beyond
a person's imagination. I felt as if I was a part of ALL, a part of God. I was
mentally communicating and in sync with everyone, including not only some
of my deceased acquaintances and relatives, but many of the prophets of the
Bible, and historical people I had read about."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0157.html


*** Linda Robinson's NDE
"But I was floating and the warmth and love and kindness I was going into
was something I've never experienced. James was there saying, "See, see
where I'm at? I'm okay now."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0158.html


*** Donna Anzaldi's NDE
"I was in a weird room of what seemed like molten silver. I was looking at a
wheel of very bright colors, circular smoky patterns like the center of a
dahlia."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0159.html


*** Elizabeth's NDE
"Then the tears began to fall uncontrollably, yet I was filled with such joy.
They were tears of happiness. I had remembered. I knew this being in front of
me. It all had returned to my memory."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0160.html


***  Post your NDE at: http://forums.near-death.com
or email it to me at: neardeathexperience@... for
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(3)  What's New
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[These are new web pages recently added to near-death.com]

(1)  My After-Death Visitation of my Mother
I have decided to permanently post on my website the visit I had with
my mother after she died. I call it my near-life experience because it
felt like a near-death experience only on this side of life.
http://www.near-death.com/vision.html


(2)  The NDE and Heaven
My research conclusions on how our lives on earth are related to
heavenly lives; what heaven is like; and why we choose to come
back to earth.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research18.html


(3)  The NDE and Orbs
A very interesting true story related to the September 11th terrorist
attack has been added to this page. It involves a woman who saw a
multitude of orbs leaving the plane before it slammed into the building
and learning they were the souls of the victims rising to heaven.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research17.html


(4)  Emanuel Swedenborg's NDEs
Dr. Raymond Moody discusses the remarkable similarities between
Swedenborg's afterlife experiences and the near-death experience
in his ground-breaking book "Life After Life." Moody's observations
have been added on this page.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/triggers14.html


(5)  Sylvia Browne's NDE
The popular psychic's near-death account has been added to a
summary of her view of what life is like on the Other Side.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/paranormal07.html


(6)  Betty Bethards' NDE
Betty's near-death account has been added to her page along with
new information concerning life after death.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/paranormal02.html


(7)  The Trigger of Drugs
Actor Larry Hagman's LSD near-death experience and his NDE
from his liver failure has been added to this website.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/triggers04.html


(8)  Suicide and the NDE
The sections on assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia have
been updated and the case in favor of a person's right to die with
dignity and to live an autonomous life and a good death have been
strengthened.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/suicide08.html
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/suicide09.html


(9)  About us
I updated this page about my website and I because it really
needed it. I included my story of how I went from a hell-raiser to
a fundamentalist to a universalist. I also updated my explanation
and my mission for near-death insights.
http://www.near-death.com/about.html


(10)  Links page
I finally updated this page which needed it badly. I have added links
to websites that I believe are more worth visiting concerning the
NDE and related material.
http://www.near-death.com/links.html


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(4)  Discussion
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*** A Fate Worse Than Death
Several courts allow a man to permit his vegetative brain-damaged
wife to die. But her parents fight it. The governor saves the day by
passing a highly unusual and probably unconstitutional law to deny
the woman to die with dignity. Is the government now starting to
play God and doctor by determining who lives and who dies? This
is a true story happening right now in Florida.
http://www.near-death.com/discussions/0016.html


***  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 P.M.H. Atwater, L.H.D.
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In this new section of the newsletter, P.M.H. Atwater, L.H.D. will answer
questions submitted to her from subscribers to this free newsletter. If you
have a question that you would like her to answer, just email your question
to webmaster@... for consideration.

P.M.H. Atwater's next book, entitled "We Live Forever: The Real Truth
About Death," will be released on December of 2003. You can order your copy
now through Amazon. Order your copy at:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1591430208/neardeathexpe-20

Dr. Ken Ring had this to say about her book: "This book is the richest,
most probing, and most comprehensive available of NDEs in children."

QUESTION:   "Why is it that so many near-death experiencers
are drawn to divination afterwards?  I noticed this again and again
and have puzzled about it. Doesn't seem to matter what form of
divination - any type.".....Tom

ANSWER:  "One of the after-effects of near-death states (and of
transformations of consciousness) is an enhancement of intuitive/psychic
skills. And you're not the only one this has puzzled. All of the early
researchers in the field had trouble understanding this; so did Richard
Maurice Bucke, M.D. in his marvelous book about the after-effects of
consciousness transformations called Cosmic Consciousness
(Citadel Press, New York City, continuous printings--a classic).
Still today, few professionals are comfortable discussing any of this.

"During my early years of near-death research, I was heavily
criticized, even threatened, for daring to state that: "If you weren't
psychic before your experience, you became psychic after. If you
were psychic before, you became very psychic afterward." I was
most open about this because I felt I had to be. If I couched my
words, "beat around the bush," or ignored the subject, in my mind
I would be lying. My job, as I saw it, was to report as objectively
and clearly as possible all my observations and findings in the
fieldwork that I had conducted. Anything else or less was unacceptable
to me. Fortunately enough research eventually surfaced that, what
was once considered risque, became almost "expected."

"You cannot talk about near-death experiences without talking about
issues polite society would like to avoid. It isn't possible. And, one of
those "taboos" is psychism: expansive abilities, unlimited landscapes,
otherworldly occurrences, things future oriented, and, dare I say it ...
the paranormal ... and, all of this, absolutely all of this, becomes
perfectly normal!

"Forget 'paranormal'.  Think 'normal'.

"We human beings are electromagnetic by nature and natural
transmitter/receivers of signals, subtle and otherwise. It is no wonder
we are dubbed "psychic" when we become increasingly sensitive
and open to faster, higher frequencies after a near-death or related
experience. The episode we went through does this to us - it lessens
or dissolves the barrier that separates us from the existence of multiple
realities. Fuller access to the electromagnetic spectrum opens up
and we become privy to what was once invisible or unimaginable.

"The higher the frequency we are exposed to, the more pure its source
of light and sound. Traditionally, this is said to be more positive and
"heaven-like." The lower the frequency, the more diffused and dense its
light source and the more distorted its signals. This is said to be more
negative and "hell-like." There is nothing mysterious about the world of
psychism unless in our fear and ignorance we claim it to be something
it is not.

"Based on my own past experiences and on my research, I have found
there are physical and mental components to psychic skill. Physically, I
believe the endocrine system is most directly involved along with spinal
fluid, brainstem and limbic, temporal lobes, blood pressure, nerve and skin
sensitivity. Mentally, the subconscious mind. In its regular duties, the
subconscious processes over a billion pieces of information per second,
far surpassing what any computer can do. When expanded further during
an altered state, the subconscious is capable of accessing greater and
greater sources. During transformative experiences, where the brain
evidences the possibility of structural change and access to the
supersubconscious, limitless expansions can occur.

"Look around you.

"Notice how many psychics develop health problems that are
endocrine-related such as diabetes, hypoglycemia, thyroidism, immune
deficiencies, adrenal problems. Notice how many psychics ingest
stimulants and/or drugs to "increase" their abilities. Wine, salt, sugar,
spices, vinegar, as well as cigarettes and alcohol, are known to "artificially"
expand the psychic if used in excess. Now, notice how quickly many
psychics age or begin to look somehow "drained." Notice also how early
in life many of them die, or become mentally unstable.

"The more sensitive the psychic the more sensitive and vulnerable the
psychic's body.

"Developing such abilities out of context from a balanced and healthy
life is not wise. Perhaps the reason there are so many warnings against
psychism is because the price for misuse and abuse is so high.

"Psychism is easily perverted - but it is just as easily converted into
helpful, constructive abilities which enliven and enrich life. Psychic
abilities are not by nature positive or negative, destructive or constructive,
spiritual or demonic. They simply are. How used and for what purpose
determines worth.

"I once heard Reverend Carol Parrish-Harra say: "The psychic is God's
Fishhook. It is how many of us get introduced to spirituality. The trick is -
don't get stuck on the Fishhook. It's just a bait to get you started on the
spiritual path." Carol is a fellow near-death survivor (check that section
in The Marketplace on my website for Santa Sophia Seminary - Carol
was its founder). I agree with her wholeheartedly.

"From the pen of the late Paul Brunton, noted journalist, editor,
philosopher, and writer, comes the following statement:

"Scientific, psychical and psychological research is changing the Western
world's attitude towards matters which were once dismissed as fanciful
nonsense. Such research is lifting the ideas of the ancients out of the
undeserved contempt in which they have lain while younger notions sprang
to lusty manhood ... Our best scientists and foremost thinkers are joining
the ranks of those who believe there is a psychic basis to life. What they
think today, the masses will think tomorrow. We have begun - and perhaps
rightly - as complete skeptics; we shall end as complete believers:  such
is my positive prediction."

"Psychic ability, if truth be known, is merely an extension of faculties
native
to our existence, providing us with a healthy "extra." Direct that extension
toward the spiritual and those same abilities become "Gifts of the Spirit,"
treasured components to spiritual discipleship. By the way, the word "psychic"
literally translates "of the soul," the inference being that psychic
abilities are
really soul abilities, part of our inheritance as Children of God.

"There is nothing wrong with intuitive/psychic skills. They are neither
supernatural, abnormal, or paranormal. But neither are they a key to any
kind of "Golden Door." There is no magic in their use, only skill.

"As concerns your specific question, divination itself is a universal
experience as ancient as it is timely. Most board games, card games,
gambling systems, and dice games rely on acts of divination, as do feng shui
(geomancy), dowsing, pendulums, tarot, I Ching, and Ouija, to name but a
few. Anything that depends upon elements of chance is a type of divination.
Any object can be used as a tool in the divinatory process. A stone that is
fairly two-sided will do. Just dub one side "yes" and the other side "no"
and toss it. The side that lands straight up is your answer, like when you
flip a coin.

"Practice makes perfect; the more you do it, the more skilled you will
become.  This practice, by the way, is called "sacred play." Our inner
child, that innocent and trusting part of our nature that most of us have
tucked away inside our deepest self, easily surfaces when we make a
game of learning, when we play. Actually, any type of divination is really
no more than a simple, direct, and childlike way of asking for help or
seeking assistance from a "parent-like" source of universal or higher
knowledge.

"Why then would near-death experiencers, especially child experiencers,
be drawn to divination and divinatory systems more so than any other route
to the world of psychism? Simple. It's fast and easy, perfectly natural, and
fun! Yes, there are divinatory systems that are complex and highly detailed,
requiring a lifetime of study. Yet even these are easier for experiencers. I
consider interest in divination to be a typical response to that urge within
you to connect, or should I say, "reconnect" with the Truth of Your Being.
You flow into it and, suddenly, you just know.

"In my own case, along with all the other enhancements I had, I found
myself drawn to Goddess Runes and the art of free-form casting. These are
not oracle runes (like the Germanic "Futhark"), but are much older, tracing
their lineage back to the matriarchal societies of Old Europe (Crimea,
Ukraine, Georgia, along the Danube). Never had I heard of them, nor had I
seen them before, yet on first glance I knew them as if I had been their
creator. Past life? Maybe.

"What I know for certain is that they're a part of me, in me, as genetic
memory.
Still, what amazes me is that most people respond in the same fashion once
introduced to them. It's as if these ancient Goddess Runes are encoded in our
primordial essence as human beings on the earthplane, male or female. People
catch on to their use quickly, whether or not they are an experiencer. Using
them for me was like therapy after my episodes. That's because my brain/mind
assembly worked differently than before. My challenge was to find a way to
relearn how to use my own brain. "The Way of a Cast" (the artform of casting
with Goddess Runes) requires that one become whole brained, not just adept
at using the right hemisphere of the brain, but balancing both right and
left brain
hemispheres together. This was a godsend for me, and I wrote a book about it
to pass along the skill and what I had learned from using the runic glyphs.

"I first wrote The Magical Language of Runes. Then I did more research and
wrote, Goddess Runes. Both books have been out-of-print for years. I am
happy to announce that the book, Goddess Runes, will be coming back into
print in a few more months, thanks to A. Merklinger Publishing in New Mexico.
You may want to explore my website, that section on Goddess Runes, as the
brief instruction booklet and audio presentation are available now, and so too
several services I can provide in that regard.

"Yup!  I'm a typical near-death experiencer. And the divinatory option I
chose,
or, I should say, the one that chose me, was Goddess Runes. It's interesting
how things work after you've experienced the near-death phenomenon or
undergone a transformative state, you tend to respond to life in a happier,
freer
way, that embraces "otherworldly" realities as typical aspects to everyday
living ... and as expressions of the spirit we truly are.  PMH

P. M. H. Atwater, L.H.D.
www.cinemind.com/atwater

Website: http://www.cinemind.com/atwater/
Marketplace (a public service): http://www.cinemind.com/atwater/rosen.html
Research: http://www.near-death.com/experiences/experts05.html


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(6)  Books
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*** "The Phaselock Code: Through Time, Death and Reality, The Metaphysical
Adventures of the Man Who Fell Off Everest" by Roger Hart (Available: Now)
Professor Roger Hart was a member of the first American expedition to
Mount Everest. During one of his climbs he fell and almost lost his life.
It also resulted in an NDE that sparked a desire in him to devote his studies
to the nature of consciousness. In his book he describes in detail his own
metaphysical journey.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743477251/neardeathexpe-20


*** "My Proof of Survival: Personal Accounts of Contact With the Hereafter"
by Andrew Honigman  (Available: December 2003)
This book is a remarkable collection of personal accounts concerned with
contact with the hereafter. These accounts are taken from the case files of
FATE Magazine. A nonfiction work rich in theme and substance, this book
will greatly interest readers of the paranormal.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0738702641/neardeathexpe-20


***  "The New Children and Near-Death Experiences"
by P.M.H. Atwater, L.H.D. (Available: December 2003)
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.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1591430208/neardeathexpe-20


*** "My Last Breath" by Matthew D. Dovel (Available: Now)
This is the interesting near-death account of Matthew Dovel whose death
experience led him to spend three days in hell and enter into the presence
of Jesus. Matthew has learned that nothing he has ever said has been more
interesting to people than his NDE account of dying and what happened
afterwards.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1413701949/neardeathexpe-20


*** "Give God a Chance: Christian Spirituality from the Edgar Cayce Readings"
by: James Kyle Brown  (Available: Now)
What did Edgar Cayce say about: Christianity? Spirituality? Jesus? The Bible?
Creation? Meditation? Prayer? Dream Interpretation? Karma? Grace? Healing?
Psychology? Science and Religion? Global Transformation? Learn about all this
and much more from the man who had more NDEs than anyone in history.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0759621691/neardeathexpe-20


*** Check out a complete list of the NDE books profiled on this website.
http://www.near-death.com/books.html

***  Search for NDE books at Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=neardeathexpe-20&keyword=n\
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(7)  Web Links
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Note:  My website is dedicated to promoting IANDS, its website, and its
scientific
research into the NDE. Their website is filled with a wealth of valuable
info on NDEs
and related subjects. Here are links to just some of their material.

*** International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS)
Visit the foremost NDE website for reliable information about NDEs,
along with excellent resources and support.
Home page: http://www.iands.org
Site map: http://www.iands.org/toc.html
NDE Revelations: http://www.iands.org/revelations.html
Message Boards: http://www.iands.org/msgboards/messages/board-topics.html
Register your NDE: https://www.iands.org/archives.html
CD-ROM: https://www.iands.org/bibcd.html
Summaries of 17 NDEs: http://www.iands.org/pmh17.html
Plan on attending the IANDS Annual Conference... JUNE 24-26, 2004,
Evanston (near Chicago), Illinois at the Best Western.


*** An NDE from a Tiger Attack
"I looked down upon a scene wherein a tiger dragged me toward a
dense bush. He lay down on all fours and then prepared to devour
my left buttock."
http://www.britains-smallwars.com/malaya/Frank/attack.html


*** A Glimpse of Eternity
This is a beautiful new website created for people to buy Ian McCormack's
book about his NDE. Just the graphics on this site alone is worth the
visit. Ian was skin diving when he was stung multiple times by the deadly
Box Jellyfish - one of the most venomous creatures in the world. He was
declared dead during which he journeyed to heaven had encountered Jesus.
http://www.aglimpseofeternity.com/


*** Love without End
Nationally acclaimed artist and former university professor Glenda Green
shares her life transforming experience of face to face "Conversations
with Jesus" while painting the miraculous portrait of Him. From this divine
manifestation came a privileged glimpse of eternity. He talked -- she took
notes. He gave her the "secrets of the universe" and answered more than
400 important questions including who we are, how we came to be, how
the universe was created, and how to live a joyous and successful life.
Although this was not an NDE you will find her story just as inspiring.
http://www.lovewithoutend.com/portrait.htm


***  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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          (1)  News of the NDE
          (2)  NDE Forum
          (3)  What's New
          (4)  P.M.H. Atwater's Q&A
          (5)  Books
          (6)  Web Links
          (7)  Requests for Studies
          (7)  Odds and Ends

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(1)  NEWS OF THE NDE
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*** *** "Life Afterlife" Documentary Video may be Available by HBO
RANCHO CORDOVA, CA (Near-Death Newsletter)
The HBO documentary "Life Afterlife" that profiles near-death experiences
and Dr. Gary Schwartz's ground-breaking study on psychic mediums may
be available to the public according to Bill Chase, an HBO documentary
executive, if enough people demand it. He told me that if I could generate
enough interest in the documentary then HBO might make it available.
So everyone let the producers and HBO know you want this out!
Links about the documentary "Life Afterlife"
http://www.openmindsciences.com/garys.htm
http://www.cinequest.org/2000/guide/lifeafter.html
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&safe=off&q=%22life+afte\
rlife%22+documentary
Producers and HBO info:
HBO:          Bill Chase    general@...     (212) 512-1758
Lucky Duck Productions  lisa@...  (212) 463-0029  ext. 112


*** New NDE Documentary Released Entitled :The Near Death Chronicles"
This brand new documentary (DVD) deals with the stories of three
extraordinary men whom I profile on my website. One is a former Soviet
scientist (Dr. George Rodonaia), another a former night club owner
(Ned Dougherty) and the third a former art professor (Rev. Howard Storm).
This documentary by Red River Productions is the first in a series of films
concerning life after death. I highly recommend this. If you haven't seen
these men in a video yet, this is the documentary for you. You can order
it online right here. (added 09/28/03)
http://www.near-death.com/documentaries.html


*** Study into Near-Death Experiences Supports Theory of a 'Sixth Sense'
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - (The Scotsman)
"There is now convincing evidence to challenge the current theory that
consciousness can only exist inside the brain - and if you can have
consciousness without associated brain function, that is enormously
important for our understanding of the mind."
NOTE: You may have to register to view this (it's free and easy) and woir
http://www.news.scotsman.com/archive.cfm?id=999952003


*** Test for Near-Death Visions
LONDON, UK (BBC Online)
"Scientists have devised an experiment to test whether out-of-body
experiences close to death are a real phenomenon or just a trick
being played by the brain."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/science/nature/3098230.stm


*** Quest to Unravel Mystery of "Out-Of-Body" Experiences
DELHI, INDIA - (Hindustan Times)
"According to Dr. Peter Fenwick, if cardiac arrest patients can recall items
left around the room, out of view of people on the ground, that could prove
the mind exists in some way independently of the brain."
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_371245,0050.htm


*** Scientists to Probe Near Death Experiences
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - (Reuters)
"Scientists probing the paranormal said on Wednesday they hoped to
set up a major experiment in Britain trying to find out once and for all
whether the mind can step outside the body at the brink of death."
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=570&ncid=753&e=2&u=/nm/20030910/\
sc_nm/science_death_dc


*** Terrifying Near-Death Experience Inspires Thrilling New Novel
NEW YORK, NY - (PRNewswire)
"This was not your typical near-death experience," Schilling recalls.
"I was not floating in a tunnel of light with a feeling of peace. My
experience was silent, dark and terrifying."
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030903/dawfns1_1.html


*** Sharon Stone: Scary is Sexy
LOS ANGELES, CA - (CBSNews)
"A lot of people who have had near-death experiences say that it
changes their life and their outlook on what they do. In Stone's case,
she says she now cherishes every moment."
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/09/12/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main573034\
.shtml
Read her near-death account on the NDEs of the Rich and Famous page at
http://www.near-death.com/famous.html


***  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


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(2)  NDE FORUM
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*** M. L. Gordon's NDE
"Now I've always told Linda that when I get to heaven, the first thing I
want to do is walk the dusty road that Christ walked. As I stood with my
hand on the gate, I looked off toward the right, and there was my dusty road."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0148.html


*** Lynn Russell's NDE
"Without warning, my vision changed. I was now viewing our solar system
with the sun in the center and the planets spinning around. Again, I found
myself concentrating on the deliberate order, rhythm and planning of what
I was viewing."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0149.html


***  Jean Harmon's NDE
"But I want to go with you, I want to go home!" I cried. And again he said
with such kindness - "No, Jesus sent me to tell you, now is not your time."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0150.html


*** Dove Song's NDE
"My sister died and my spirit left my body. I was held in the arms of a
being wearing a shroud of light and who, with the voice of pure love, said
she was the Comforter, sent by God."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0151.html


*** Ella Day's daughter's NDE
After she came back from surgery she said to me, "I have two guardian angels.
One is wearing a purple dress and one is wearing a green dress."
She said, "And one's name is George and one's name is Fred."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0152.html


*** Victor Borras's NDE
"When the cloud covered my body, from toe to top of my head, I felt the
most enormous and immense sensation of LOVE. It was so beautiful that
I began laughing out of the joy this gave me."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0153.html


***  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)  The NDE Trigger of Mental illness
The near-death experience of Dr. Kay Jamison is profiled. She is one of the
leading
authorities on manic depression and as a sufferer she had experiences that are
identical to the consciousness expanding near-death experience. Some info on
mental illness is also included. (added 09/28)
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/triggers22.html


(2)  Dr. George Rodonaia's NDE
I stumbled across the part of Dr. Rodonaia's NDE where he is out of his body
and communicates with an injured baby. This is good stuff. (added 09.30)
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/evidence10.html


(3)  NDEs of the Rich and Famous
Four more celebrity NDEs have been added: Chevy Chase, Sally Kirkland,
James Cromwell, and the NDE of a school teacher who was greeted by
Elvis Presley during her NDE. Find out why those who are rich and famous
have nothing to gain and everything to lose by telling the world that they
came back from the dead. (added 09/20/03)
http://www.near-death.com/famous.html


(4)  Dr. PMH Atwater's Research Paper - Subjective Light
Atwater's latest paper in PDF format is now available online. It's full
title is "Subjective Light: Different Types and a New View." In wrapping
up her current research on child experiencers of near-death states, it
was necessary that she reevaluate her previous work with adult experiencers.
Doing this brought her into focus with three very different types of
subjective
light that are consistently reported, regardless of a person's age when
   the episode occurred. What this implies may call for a reconsideration
of "light" and "dark" in accounts of near-death experiences. Download of 17
page 133K available online for $1.95 (added 09/28/03)
http://www.near-death.com/atwater.html


(5)  The NDE and Religion
More insights have been added including a section on harmful religious
beliefs that negatively affect the quality of a person's NDE such as:
religious
bigotry, soul sleep, faulty religious doctrines, atheism, and fundamentalism.
(added 09/20/03)
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research06.html


(6)  The Near Death Chronicles
This brand new documentary (DVD) deals with the stories of three
extraordinary men Dr. George Rodonaia, Ned Dougherty and
Rev. Howard Storm. (added 09/28/03)
http://www.near-death.com/documentaries.html


(7)  New NDE Documentaries
Four NDE documentaries have been added. They are "Conscious
Dying: Preparing Now For a Healing Passage," "Walking After
Midnight," "Life After Death," and "Mysterious Forces Beyond -
Vol. 2: Death and Paranormal." (added 09/20/03)
http://www.near-death.com/documentaries.html


(8)  New search engine for website
A new and better search engine (Google) has been added to the home
page for doing searches on this entire website. This new search engine is
   the best on the market because it works, acts, and looks just like the
number one search engine on the internet. (added 09/20/03)
http://www.near-death.com/index.html


(10)  Nora Spurgin's NDE research
Much more of Nora's NDE research conclusions have been added.
They are based on the top NDE researchers in the field and are
beautifully compiled. (added 09/20/03)
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/paranormal03.html


(11)  Margaret Tweddell's after-death communications
More of her insights have been added and more are yet to come.
Her ability to connect with the Other Side ranks up there with
Edgar Cayce. (added 09/20/03)
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/paranormal08.html


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(4)  AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE NEAR-DEATH PHENOMENON
       Q and A with P.M.H. Atwater, L.H.D.
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In this new section of the newsletter, P.M.H. Atwater, L.H.D. will answer
questions submitted to her from subscribers to this free newsletter. If you
have a question that you would like her to answer, just email your question
to webmaster@... for consideration.

P.M.H. Atwater's next book, entitled "The New Children and Near-Death
Experiences," will be released on December of 2003. You can order your copy
now through Amazon. Order your copy at:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1591430208/neardeathexpe-20

Dr. Ken Ring had this to say about her book: "This book is the richest,
most probing, and most comprehensive available of NDEs in children."

QUESTION:  "What happens to people who are in prison for committing a
violent crime?" ...anonymous

ANSWER: "This question leaves me a little confused as I am not certain what
the individual means. People in prison serve out whatever term they were
given. Some choose to take advantage of the time they have to educate
themselves, read, study, grow in understanding and self-knowledge. Others
become bitter or angry or simply resign themselves to their fate and endure.
Should they die in prison, there is no definitive way to be certain what
comes next for them - be it heavenly or hellish or ?. My reply reflects
near-death research. We know from the various reports given so far
worldwide (and there are millions of them), that what seems like it should
be a criminal's "end," is not necessarily what occurs.

"Near-death research highlights the existence of a Higher Source or Higher
Will. We do not know what is going on at the soul level of any individual.
We can know people on the personality level:  what they did, how they acted,
what were the mitigating factors in their life that contributed to what they
became. And, we judge them on that basis, but we do not know nor can we,
"who" they really are and what this life really means to their overall
development as a soul. Because there is such a gap between the personality
level and the soul level, we are cautioned in our churches and by our
spiritual groups to judge the deed but not the person. Jesus said, "Judge
not, lest ye be judged also." You get a heavy dose of just such a reality
in cases of people who died, then came back to life with a different
perspective, a greater sense of truth.

"I would refer you to the case of Nathan Kyles III on pages 94-96 in Children
of the New Millennium (Three Rivers Press, New York City, 1999), for the
opposite view. He returned from his childhood near-death experience as
transformed as any, but, because of how he was treated when he tried to
share what happened to him, he turned to a life of crime. You see? We
cannot be certain how anyone will respond or what is true for that
individual at deeper levels of his or her being. There are no absolutes.
The more you know about near-death research, the more convinced of that you
will become.

Question Two:  "What happens to people who do horrible things such as rape
and murder? What about Hitler and tyrants and such, did they choose to be
that way before being born?"  ....Todd.

Answer:  "This question sounds a lot like the first one. I wonder if
"anonymous" is really Todd. Still, the question is a reasonable one, and
one we all grapple with. Although no one can really answer this question,
nor does near-death research address the subject directly, there are
findings that convey some pertinent ideas I would like to share."

"Reviewing the thousands of sessions I've had with near-death experiencers in
a quarter century of research, there is a description about the spiritual
realms that is consistent across ages and cultures and it goes something
like this:  there are levels to what we call "heaven" and "hell" and they
are stacked atop each other like a "layer cake," separated only by rates of
vibration.  After you die, you usually go to where you "fit" according to
your vibratory resonance at the time you passed over.  Some souls, however,
wind up in shadowlands or border areas for awhile and for various reasons.
Those who go there seem to be the ones who are the most confused, regretful,
curious, lost, or the most passionate about sticking around to help or
hinder the living.  These individuals are invisible to those alive, but can
appear on occasion as if "ghosts."

"Apparently, we stay in the realm where we "fit" until we learn and grow
beyond the thoughts, feelings, and beliefs that sent us there.  Neither
heaven nor hell are end-points.  We are never "stuck" unless we think we
are.  Advancement seems to depend on our willingness to learn and grow, to
awaken to the greater realization of who we are and the responsibilities we
have as souls, as spiritual beings.  For some, that is a big "call," and is
tough for them to handle.  Those more fixed or confused in their thinking
have a more difficult time and can take longer in their development.  We are
not punished "for" our sins (mistakes) but, rather, "by" them. . . for we
must face the consequences of whatever we think, say, and do.  Yet how this
works, how the soul plans its missions and growth patterns, is different
than what a human being (ego-personality) does.

"The soul has no concept of time and space, neither does it respond like a
personality.  Near-death experiencers are crystal clear on this.  There is
no "black and white" fact sheet that outlines how things should or must
occur.  What happens to any given individual depends entirely on his or her
choices, the life as actually lived, and how that compares to the will of
the soul.  There really are spiritual laws and these laws apply to everyone,
irrespective of religion or belief.

"How someone like Hitler is dealt with and what becomes of him after death is
not for my knowing. What I do know from my own near-death experiences
is that once you begin to awaken, to know your real self, your Higher Self,
and have a better sense of spirituality and of God, the puzzle pieces of life
begin to fall in place and a knowing comes - a peace.  There is justice; it
just
doesn't work on The Other Side like we think it might or should."  (For a more
in-depth rendering on these matters, be alert to the publication in March,
2004,
of my book Not Here, Present Elsewhere:  The Real Truth About Death and
Dying, due out from A.R.E. Press.)

P. M. H. Atwater, L.H.D.
www.cinemind.com/atwater

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Research: http://www.near-death.com/experiences/experts05.html

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(5)  BOOKS
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*** After the Light: What I Discovered on the Other Side of Life
That Can Change Your World by Kimberly Clark Sharp (Available: Now)
Kimberly's excellent book has been released. It is the message from her
extraordinary near-death experience and how it changed her life. Kimberly
is associated with the Seattle IANDS Chapter.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595280285/neardeathexpe-20


*** Return From Heaven : Beloved Relatives Reincarnated Within Your Family
by Carol Bowman (Available: Now)
Carol shows in this groundbreaking book how common it is for beloved
relatives to reincarnate into the same family. Each tale is stranger than the
next: a grandfather returned as a grandson, miscarried twins were transferred
from their mother to her sister-in-law and were reborn years apart.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0061030449/neardeathexpe-20


***  "The New Children and Near-Death Experiences"
by P.M.H. Atwater, L.H.D. (Available: December 2003)
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/


*** While Out of My Body, I Saw God, Hell and the Living Dead!
by Dr. Roger Rogelio Shankle Mills (Available: Now)
Pastor Mills died and was taken back in time to see Jesus before and after
his crucifixion and resurrection. God told him to warn the ungodly,
non-believers
and backsliding Christians about outer darkness. Mills was given a tour
of outer darkness, pits of fire, the demonic spirits, Beelzebub, the Room
of the
Future Dead, the Old Paradise Garden of Eden, the punishments for the
hypocrite preachers and much more!  (Note: heavy fundamentalist interpretation)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1589393546/neardeathexpe-20


***  The Lost Secret of Death: Our Divided Souls and the Afterlife
by Peter Novak, Colin Wilson. (Available: Now)
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


*** When Petals Fall  by Wallen Yep (Available: Now)
Brother Wallen Yep shares the account of his wife's near-death experience
and his ministry of performing deliverances. Yep discovered that earthbound
spirits can cause physical and mental illnesses that can be cured by performing
deliverance (i.e., exorcisms) which he has been doing for years.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1930586981/neardeathexpe-20


*** Check out a complete list of the NDE books profiled on this website.
http://www.near-death.com/books.html


***  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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(6)  WEB LINKS
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Note:  My website is dedicated to promoting IANDS, its website, and its
scientific
research into the NDE. Their website is filled with a wealth of valuable
info on NDEs
and related subjects. Here are links to just some of their material.

*** International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS)
Visit the foremost NDE website for reliable information about NDEs,
along with excellent resources and support.
Home page: http://www.iands.org
Site map: http://www.iands.org/toc.html
NDE Revelations: http://www.iands.org/revelations.html
Message Boards: http://www.iands.org/msgboards/messages/board-topics.html
Register your NDE: https://www.iands.org/archives.html
CD-ROM: https://www.iands.org/bibcd.html
Summaries of 17 NDEs: http://www.iands.org/pmh17.html
Plan on attending the IANDS Annual Conference... JUNE 24-26, 2004,
Evanston (near Chicago), Illinois at the Best Western.


*** Christian Andreason's NDE and home page
This is guy's NDE is awesome. He is a musician/composer who
composed a show for Betty Eadie. His website is a very commercial
website for his many business ventures but he has his NDE also posted
on it. His NDE is one of the best I've ever read and he filled some "pieces"
I had of my NDE cosmology puzzle. Don't miss this one!!!!!
We haven't heard the last from this guy, that's for sure.
http://www.allaboutchristian.com/spirituality/index.html


*** Abouts: Paranormal Phenomenon: Near-Death Experiences
This is the NDE section of "What You Need To Know About"
website. Articles and links on NDEs, OBEs, after-death, deathbed
visions, theories, and everything afterlife.
http://paranormal.about.com/cs/neardeathexp/


*** DSM-IV Religious and Spiritual Problems - Near-Death Experience
In the proposal to the Task Force on DSM-IV for the new diagnostic
category, Religious or Spiritual Problem, the NDE was used as an
example of a spiritual problem that warrants clinical attention, but is
not a mental disorder.
http://www.virtualcs.com/dsm4/lesson3_4.html


*** Keith Favis' NDE site
Nice NDE site from the UK with links to NDE research in the UK.
http://www.keithfarvis.co.uk/research/nde.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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(7)  REQUESTS FOR STUDIES
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*** Jewish People Needed Who had a Mystical Encounter
Dr. Carla Wills Brandon, the deathbed vision researcher and experiencer,
has upcoming projects involving mystical Jewish experiences including
ADCs and deathbed visions. If you are Jewish and have had a mystical
encounter, she'd love to hear from you. Contact info:
glimpseofheaven@... / (281) 338-2992 / www.carlawillsbrandon.com


*** Request for Interviewees Who Have Pre-Birth Knowledge
Rob Schwartz is a writer and currently writing about the spirit realm where
souls design their lives before they incarnate and choose specific life
challenges
in order to learn certain spiritual lessons. He would like to interview people
who meet this criteria:

(1) Are facing or have faced a challenging but common problem in life
(such as obesity, homosexuality, a life as an immigrant, alcoholism, drug
addiction, mental illness, homelessness, or criminal or violent behavior).

(2) Know why their soul chose to experience the problem on a conscious level.

A specific example is a woman who was in contact with spiritual beings on
the other side. This woman has always been bothered by the fact that she
is short and has an unusually large nose.  The spiritual beings with whom
she spoke told her that her soul had intentionally selected a short body
with a large nose. They explained that she had been a very judgmental person
in a previous life, and that her soul wanted to learn what it's like to be on
the other end of judgments. This is a wonderful opportunity for people who
experienced an NDE (or who acquired insight through another means) to help
others with life challenges similar to their own. You can remain anonymous
and real names not required. Contact into:
reachme834@... / (847) 864-5216 / www.ahiredpen.com


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          (1)  News of the NDE
          (2)  NDE Forum
          (3)  What's New
          (4)  Discussion
          (5)  P.M.H. 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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*** Sue Storm Interview
"Sue Storm, known as "The Angel Lady," had a near-death experience at
18 months old and realized she could communicate with angels.
http://www.post-gazette.com/seen/breakfast/20030728break0728fnp1.asp


*** Crossing Over: Those Near-Death Recall Experiences on the Other Side.
"This life we lead here is so short, it’s just the blink of an eye and there’s
nothing I can say to comprehend that feeling I had when I was there, it
was just fantastic."
http://www.gmtoday.com/content/LSW/2003/May/66.asp


*** Fairs and Expos Calendar for 2003
This web page lists the Holistic Health, Psychic Fairs, Natural Healing,
Conscious Living, Spirituality, Metaphysical events around the country.
http://members.nuvox.net/~on.source/FindExpos.html


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(2)  NDE FORUM
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*** An Accountant's NDE
"As we walked along together to find Jesus, I noticed there was one building
larger than all the others. It looked like a football stadium with an open
end to
the building where a blinding light radiated from it."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0137.html


*** Cheryl Powell's NDE
“I was losing my consciousness and I was completely aware of it. But I was
not afraid. I thought ‘so this is what it is like to die. This isn’t that bad!’
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0138.html


*** Pam Barrett's NDE
She was amazed that she seemed to be in two places at once, like a split
screen. When she slipped seamlessly back into her body, she felt as if she
was punched in her solar plexus by God and told, “Get on a new path.”
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0139.html


*** Sandra's NDE
"I was slipping into this pink cloud and it felt warm and peaceful. I wanted
to just slip into the warm cloud when a voice from somewhere said,
"What about your kids"?
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0140.html


*** Dave Nelson's NDE
"I went into a sort of spinning, swirling wrestling match with it. Fast and
furious. Suddenly, it all stopped. A realization had come to me. I was dead.
It was all over. From a stupid accident."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0141.html


*** W. Knorr's NDE
"He reached out His hand toward me and smiled and said, "Do you want
to come with me now or do you want to stay?" This frightened me and
I screamed. The nurse came running into the hospital room and I was
crying saying get him out, get him out, I want to stay."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0142.html


*** Mihbond's NDE
"I knew that this PURE WHITE Sun was from God the Father. I saw the
world as in physical form, but it was lit up, illuminated, but not to the
point of blinding light. The world was a bit brighter, from That WHITE Sun."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0143.html


*** Idalia Aguilar's NDE
"Things I knew somewhere else returned to me. I knew everything. And
I realized how right I had been all along believing that God isn't a being.
It is the love that feels so blissful. It is what holds humans together."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0144.html


*** Bruce Budden's NDE
"The next thing I remember is floating out of a tunnel. It was kind of like
coming out the other side of a black hole. I am in my true self of spiritual
form which is like a cloud of electrical energy. As I looked around it was
like the night sky, black background. I was greeted by spirits which looked
like streaks of lights."
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0145.html


*** Malcolm Gilbert's NDE
"I never saw a long dark tunnel or a brilliant light as many NDErs do but
I began to sense an unseen presence with me and the most purest, unearthly,
overwhelmingly tremendous love embraced me. It's simply impossible to
describe it in words.
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0146.html


*** LaSpirit's NDE
"I remember an angel appearing who had the most beautiful eyes filled
with sparkling light. The angel was trying to push me back into my body
and inside the car. I put up a pretty big fight with him as I really didn't
   want to go back into the car and my body.
http://www.near-death.com/forum/0147.html


***  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)  PMH Atwater's Marketplace
New research papers in PDF ebook format are available by Dr. Atwater.
(a)  Adults' Near-Death States: A Transformation of Consciousness.
        http://www.cinemind.com/atwater/AdltNDE.html
(b)  Children's Near-Death States: New Research, A New Model
        http://www.cinemind.com/atwater/ChildNDS.html
You can also find a link on my website at "Atwater's Marketplace" at
http://www.near-death.com/atwater.html  (added 08/25/03)


(2)  Site Map
Finally! One web page containing links to all the web pages on this
website. See the whole website at one glance. (added 08/25/03)
http://www.near-death.com/sitemap.html


(3)  The NDE and Spirituality
A large amount of information from near-death accounts concerning spirituality
has been added to this page. (added 08/31/03)
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research07.html


(4)  The NDE and God
I added my own attempt to describe the nature of God based on near-death
accounts. You can find it at the bottom of this page. (added 08/31/03)
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research21.html


(5)  The NDE and Death
Scientific theories explaining near-death experiences have been added.
More will be added to this page in the future. (added 08/25/03)
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/research10.html


(6)  Buddhism and NDE correlations
Near-death accounts and the Tibetan Book of the Dead describe death
as floating out of your body, encountering with a divine light, judgment,
ego-loss and merging into the light, visions of heaven and hell, seeing
"angels" and "demons", a journey through many realms, and reincarnation.
(added 08/25/03)
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/buddhism04.html


(7)  Newsletter Help page
Some people get an error message when they try to subscribe to the
newsletter. It is because they have a firewall installed on their computer.
This web page provides instructions on how to subscribe with a firewall.
Other problems are addressed as well. (added 08/25/03)
http://www.near-death.com/help.html


(8)  Daniel Rosenblit's NDE
Daniel's NDE has been expanded and some of his writtings have been added.
He is a man on a mission and he has some very interesting things to say.
(added 08/31/03)
http://www.near-death.com/rosenblit.html


(9)  Events of the NDE
New events have been added to this listing of conferences,
seminars, workshops, lectures and other activities around
the world concerning near-death experiences. (added 09/01/03)
http://www.near-death.com/events.html

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(4)  DISCUSSION
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*** Dealing with the Fear of Death
How to deal with "death anxiety" from the point of view of NDErs, science,
philosophy and religion. Includes excellent links to excellent resources on
the internet. (added 09/01/03)
http://www.near-death.com/discussions/0015.html


***  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 P.M.H. Atwater, L.H.D.
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In this new section of the newsletter, P.M.H. Atwater, L.H.D. will answer
questions submitted to her from subscribers to this free newsletter. If you
have a question that you would like her to answer, just email your question
to webmaster@... for consideration.

P.M.H. Atwater's next book, entitled "The New Children and Near-Death
Experiences," will be released on December of 2003. You can order your copy
now through Amazon. Order your copy at:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1591430208/neardeathexpe-20

Dr. Ken Ring had this to say about her book: "This book is the richest,
most probing, and most comprehensive available of NDEs in children."

QUESTION:  "What is the difference between the soul and the spirit?"
........ Jerome

ANSWER:  "The answer to this question depends entirely on who you ask.
Different religious traditions, different spiritual leaders, all seem to
have their
own special way of delineating soul and spirit. What I can share with you
is the majority view from near-death experiencers, which, interestingly
enough, matches what I have seen myself while on The Other Side of death.

"Soul:  appears to be our essence, our core, that part of us still connected
to God, still perfect and in that perfection still knowing and powerful. Many
claim that we are linked or held to our soul by a "silver cord," an umbillical
cord of sorts, that enables a continuous channel to exist between the two -
the individual and his or her soul. Some call the soul the Higher Self, or
Greater Me, or Self (with a capital "S"). Soul is divinity, that part of us
that is One With God, now and always.

"And the soul is huge - too big and too powerful to inhabit any one body.
Remember, almost invariably, when near-death experiencers return to their
body they report having to shrink to fit back in. Once they are out of their
body, they are much larger and far more capable than while in it. . .faculties
are sharper, the mind function more expansive and multi-dimensional in its
scope, capable of 360-degree, instantaneous
vision/sound/smell/action/response.

"The soul is featureless and sexless and consists of a type of light. Some
see the soul as having a somewhat human form; others see it as more of a
globe or sphere, pulsating or radiating with energy. Where it says in the
Christian Bible that we are made in the image of God, the majority view
amongst near-death experiencers is, that is absolutely right, the real us,
our full/complete/total Self, our soul self, really is like God - in shape,
mass,
energy functioning, potential, and creativity. We are Co-Creators with the
Creator, made in that image and likeness, enjoined by our very existence
to discover our identity and live according to our discovery, to be all that
we can be, to honor the gift of life, to uphold our part in A Greater Plan.

"In psychological circles and in cases of multiple personalities existent
within a single body, it was found that always there is one central source,
one particular personality-being that was all-knowing and all loving, and
would often assist the professional in his or her therapy with the patient.
This central, organizing core came to be known as the "Inner Self Helper."
All of the professionals that I have spoken with who have dealt with multiple
personality syndrome sense or think that the Inner Self Helper is the same
thing as the soul - our central place/source/force/core. I teach a shamanic-
style guided visualization that enables an individual to find and to recognize
their Holy of Holies, their Center where the True Self resides. This goes
for everyone; we all have that conduit, that channel, that "launch-pad,"
that place from which we touch the "Hand of God" (in the sense of how we
are affected once we align and/or merge with our soul. (The shamanic-style
guided visualization I teach can soon be purchased over my website as
an addition to my forthcoming book, GODDESS RUNES. Check my
website in late September for "Goddess Runes: The Adventure Begins." This
is a one-hour audio presentation, available in either audio cassette or CD
format. The visualization is on Track Two.)

"I truly believe that soul discovery is the over-riding reason or purpose
behind spiritual development. . . so we, in this lifetime, can be more
mindful of who we really are and can align our will with God's Will. When
this occurs, we can merge more and more with the power of our own soul.
You see this in cases of near-death experiences and deathbed visions,
NOT that there is a split-off at death (the personality self sluffing off
with the
body or as an egoic being having some sort of existence by itself - as
some researchers claim); but, rather, that at death the soul and the ego
(personality) merge into each other and become one again. It's like at
birth, a "finger" of the soul drops down into the body, to properly animate
it so the ego personality can develop and grow. It's the ego that seems to
"feed" the soul, in the sense of what can be learned, experienced, given,
and received during a lifetime. It is the soul that seems to be the major
"player" in the outworking of God's Greater Plan. To use an analogy, we
humans are like worker bees, the soul that guiding intelligence which keeps
us on track, and God that which provides the environment and the power
source in which we can not only learn and grow - but transcend that which
seems to limit us, so we can "awaken" to a higher reality and a grander
view. We can then realize there really is no separation, no distinction of
three in one, but One - All in One. You could look at this situation yet
another way: One Mind, many thinkers.

"No matter how you regard the soul, it is awesome, simply awesome,
when you see it, when you're there and you see your own soul. I saw mine
and I was stunned at its beauty and its power and the love it possessed.
Most near-death experiencers feel the same way.

"Spirit:  appears to be as an invisible emissary of the Divine, like the
stirring within and around us of a "breath," a zephyr of fresh air and clear
thought, an essence. Some use "spirit" to depict a disincarnate (one who
has passed on) or any manner of invisible spirit beings - those beings or
thought-forms or airy residue made of a gaseous, filmy substance substance,
a vapor-like ectoplasm. I talk about this living breath, this airy substance,
this helpful and ever present guidance system ever at our disposal, at
length in my book that will be published March 2004 from the A.R.E. Press.
The book is called NOT HERE, PRESENT ELSEWHERE: THE REAL
TRUTH ABOUT DEATH AND DYING. Here are some excerpts from the
book that should be helpful to you in coming to terms with the reality of
"spirit" and what it might be.

"Many adult experiencers of near-death states claimed that during their
episode it seemed as though the whole universe and all of Creation were
breathing - expansion/contraction. To them, "breathing" came to represent
the stirring of God's Thought as it reverberated throughout an ever-expanding
field of conscious awareness, what we would call "Creation," and
sustaining as it did the "stage" where our dramas, our roles, our endeavors,
our dreams of who we are, are arranged and played out. Comments child
experiencers gave during sessions I had with them included this offering:
"Spirit is everywhere, like air, and it breathes, but not like our nose does.
That means everything breathes. I do. You do. So does God. God's
Breath is what keeps the universe alive."

"There is precedence for what modern-day near-death experiencers report.
That precedence can be found, oddly enough, in the historical concept behind
the evolution of certain word meanings from various cultures, particularly
as relates to the word "spirit."

"Originally "spirit" meant "essence" or "breath." Yet, all three words have
been used interchangeably as if they each referred to the same thing. This
makes a tremendous difference concept-wise with interpretations of meaning.
For instance, when we say we're being "spiritual," the inference is that we
have chosen to live in "the fullness of breath's essence." When we speak of
"spirituality," we are actually describing "the source from whence the
pureness of breath comes." "Spirit realms," if we continue further with
this line of thinking, exist as "source places of pure essence," while "spirit
beings" become "visitors or emissaries from source places of pure essence."

"See what happens? If you regard "spirit" in light of its original meaning,
everything alters: our view of ourselves, our beliefs and emotions, the
breath we breathe, and reality itself.

"It intrigues me to reinterpret "Holy Spirit" in this manner. Numerous
Biblical
scholars have and they have come up with: "The Breath of God Breathing."
When I discovered this it triggered all kinds of memories and associations
for me. Mainly because, during my near-death experiences, I had the
distinct sensation that the universe and everything therein was alive and
breathing, and that breath was what moved the creative fire, and that which
existed in-between the motion of God's Breath - the Centerpoint of Truth -
ever hidden, yet ever exposed.

"But there's more. Native peoples the world over emphasize verbs over nouns
in their speech, placing the emphasis on relationship rather than on object.
If you keep this in mind, the various Native American names for Deity or God
actually translate to something like "Thinks Breath Creates" or "Dwells
Above Great Breathing." Our notion that tribal terms for "God" always mean
"The Great Spirit" bypasses entirely the truth these people seek to convey.
To a native speaker, "God" is a verb that denotes the relationship between
the essence of breath (Sourcing) and the act of breathing (connecting with
Sourcing). Accordingly, then, all kingdoms and all worlds spiral around the
same "great breathing."

"The link then between spirit and breath and essence weaves together into one
fabric the tapestry we call "existence," a tapestry we can better
appreciate if
we reduce its scope to the basic function of. . . breathing in, breathing out.

"Do that. Take a deep breath right now."

"Notice that a deep breath calms your nerves and perks up your brain. It's
not just the added oxygen we take into our lungs that does that, but the
circulation of that oxygen. Breath movement is the most common criterion
we have for determining aliveness, perhaps on The Other Side as well.

"Have you ever noticed that the air is alive. The air hears you, watches
you, senses. And it responds if you need help, ask for help. Yes, there
are guides and guardians who do this. But the air, this mixture of
substances we live in, this environment that cradles us and holds us close
and puts up with how we pollute it and abuse it, is so alive that it shimmers
and pulsates. We breathe it, exist within it, and learn (if we're wise) to
recognize its movements and signals and moods.

"Spirit is what permeates air, it is what enables life to move. It is what
we live in, God's Breath, but more than that, The Breath of God Breathing.
It is an active force, movement, ever ready to respond, ever ready to assist.
Enjoy that sense of spirit, that aliveness that caresses you and cares
about you, and knows you."

"Oh, by the way, I turn 66 on September 19th. I enjoy birthdays and invite
all of you to have a big laugh when September 19th rolls around. Envision
me laughing with you. What a wonderful gift that will be.....all of us
enjoying ourselves and opening up to - spirit!

Blessings to all, P. M. H. Atwater, L.H.D.

Website: http://www.cinemind.com/atwater/
Marketplace (a public service): http://www.cinemind.com/atwater/rosen.html
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)


*** September 6,9,12,13,14,16,18,20 - "Flatliners" (Drama)
Medical students experiment with the afterlife by inducing near-death
experiences that have strange aftereffects.


*** September 7 - "Heaven and Hell" (Documentary) - History Channel
The origin of angels and devils, and heaven and hell are explored.
Also: the influence of these images throughout history.


*** September 7 - "End of the World" (Documentary) - History Channel
Ancient prophecies that have come true and other predictions of the future.


*** September 7,8,11,12,17,18 - "Heaven Can Wait" (Drama)
An athete dies and is granted by God to return to Earth in another body.
Warren Beatty, Buck Henry, James Mason, Charles Grodin


*** September 7 - "Ghost" (Drama)
A murdered man refuses to go into the light and becomes a temporary
earthbound spirit in order to protect his girlfriend from danger. This
movie has outstanding special effects of the NDE as well as sound
NDE principles. Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore


*** September 10 - "Hideaway" (Drama) -  TNT Channel
After a near-death experience, an antiques dealer (Jeff Goldblum) is
horrified to discover that he's seeing visions linked to a serial killer.
Based on the novel by Dean R. Koontz. Alicia Silverstone,
Rae Dawn Chong.


*** September 13,14,15,16,17,18,19 - "Dragonfly" (Drama)
A doctor encounters young cancer patients who have had near-death
experiences and claim to have messages from his deceased wife.


*** September 16 - "Ghost Stories V" (Documentary) - SciFi Channel
Experts exorcise a house of poltergeists; how to find and get rid of
unfriendly spirits; a visit to a haunted graveyard.


*** September 16 - "Ghost Stories IV" (Documentary) - SciFi Channel
Spine-tingling tales of documented hauntings.


*** September 16 - "Ghosts: The Best Evidence Caught on Tape"
(Documentary) - SciFi Channel - Film shows ghostly phenomenon.


***  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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***  "The New Children and Near-Death Experiences"
by P.M.H. Atwater, L.H.D. (Available: December 2003)
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/


***  "The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce: Interdimensional Communication
and Global Transformation, (Available: Now) by Wynn Free and David
Wilcock - "The true story of a young man who was discovered to actually
qualify for the title of the reincarnation of Cayce. 1998 was the year that
Cayce learned he would incarnate again. Along with a myriad of correspondences
that connect the boy with Cayce, the book is filled with revelations
concerning what's happening in the world over the next 20 years from
the very deep perspective of an interdimensional being.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1583940839/neardeathexpe-20


*** The Afterlife Connection : A Therapist Reveals How to Communicate
with Departed Loved Ones, (Available: October 2003) by Jane Greer
Dr. Jane Greer, a classically trained therapist, explores the spiritual
aspects of the bond that exists between the living and the dead. She began
with the belief that this bond was not purely a psychological one but
was, in fact, much more dynamic and empowering. It was only in the
shattering aftermath of her own mother's death, however--a turning point
that, Dr. Greer admits, challenged her own ability to cope--that she began
to explore and understand how to recognize and even initiate an ongoing
communication that can have a profound impact on the ways we grieve and heal.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312306520/neardeathexpe-20


*** Journey Through the Dying Process - by Fairview Health Services,
Fairview-University Medical Center, (Available: Now)
This booklet describes what to expect during the dying process, including
the physical, psychological, and spiritual changes that your loved one is
   likely to experience. You will also find suggestions for helping your loved
one cope with these changes, advice for taking care of yourself, tips for
responding to the concerns of family members, and practical steps for
working with your healthcare team.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1577491343/neardeathexpe-20


*** Death, Society, and Human Experience, Eighth Edition, by Robert
Kastenbaum, (Available: Now)
This landmark text in death education draws on contributions from the social
and behavioral sciences as well as the humanities, such as history, religion,
philosophy, literature, and the arts, to provide thorough coverage of
understanding
death and the dying process. Kastenbaum is a renowned scholar in the field
who developed one of the world's first death education courses and introduced
the first text for this market.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0205381936/neardeathexpe-20


*** Check out a complete list of the NDE books profiled on this website.
http://www.near-death.com/books.html


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


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(8)  WEB LINKS
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Note:  My website is dedicated to promoting IANDS, its website, and its
scientific research into the NDE. Don't let the humble look of their website
fool you. It is filled with a wealth of valuable info on NDEs and related
subjects. Here are
links to just some of their material.

*** International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS)
Visit the foremost NDE website for reliable information about NDEs,
along with excellent resources and support.
Home page: http://www.iands.org
Site map: http://www.iands.org/toc.html
NDE Revelations: http://www.iands.org/revelations.html
Message Boards: http://www.iands.org/msgboards/messages/board-topics.html
Register your NDE: https://www.iands.org/archives.html
CD-ROM: https://www.iands.org/bibcd.html
Summaries of 17 NDEs: http://www.iands.org/pmh17.html


*** Near-Death Experiences in Quotations website
An excellent NDE website!  It is categorized according to various
aspects of the NDE such as the life review and reincarnation. All the
quotes from these NDEs come from the leading NDE researchers.
http://www.near-death-experiences.info/


*** Larry Hagman's Life-Enhancing NDE website
The famous actor had a several very interesting NDEs resulting from
an LSD trip he had when he was younger and a recent battle with severe
liver disease. Well worth reading.
http://www.worldu.edu/library/larry_hagman.htm

*** The Transpersonal Model of Death as Presented in Theosophy
This website gives much information about the religious/philosophical
organizations view of death and the near-death experience. It is a nineteenth
century explanatory scheme for the interpretation of near-death experience.
http://www.blavatsky.net/topics/near-death-experiences/siemons.htm


*** The Juxtamortal Dream: The Near-Death Experience and Evolutionary
Epistemology - This website deals with NDEs, self-revelations (such as
"seeing one's life flash before one's eyes") as well as face to face
encounters
with the dead or otherworldly beings, and frequently reports paranormal
cognitive abilites (precognition, thought-reading, etc.
http://www.harbornet.com/folks/theedrich/hive/ND_Dream.htm


*** The Society of Scientific Exploration Young Investigators Program
This website has some excellent links to websites on scientific paradigms,
consciousness studies, near-death experiences, parapsychology,
reincarnation, alternative medicine and healing, and more.
http://www.webcom.com/sturrock/young_investigators/links.html


*** Beyond Indigo: Changing the Way You Feel About Grief and Loss
I stumbled across this website and discovered that it has a large amount
of information about death and dying. I wish I would have found this
website when my mother died two years ago.
http://%20www.beyondindigo.com/


*** Paranormal Websites and Newsgroups
This website has an incredible number of links on a variety of
paranormal phenomenon.
http://www.borleyrectory.com/links/paralinks.htm


***  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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