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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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(1)
News of the NDE (2)
NDE Forum
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Info and Events
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Discussion
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P.M.H. Atwater's Q&A
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TV Listings
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Books
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Web Links
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Odds and Ends
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(1) NEWS OF THE NDE==============================================
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(2) NDE FORUM
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Alan McDougall's NDE
"While this omnipotent being was speaking, I could see a panoramic view of planet Earth, as if I was a space man observing the Earth, all the time, from the window of a space vehicle. The voice that I took as god, was not pleased with what was happening on our planet."
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Gwen's NDE
"I feel so changed now that the person before the car accident known as
me somehow died with my twin, and my twin (it seems) died and came
into a new life, a life that is shared with mine, in one body, in our body."
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Jessesmamma's NDE
"This being of light that I saw wasn't what I expected God to be like. I got the distinct impression that he has a sense of humor, and he wasn't
judgmental about my failures and shortcomings."
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Michael's NDE
"This 'force', for lack of a better word, then positioned itself in the corner
of the bathroom ceiling (the bathroom was in darkness) and I stared down on my own motionless body, skinny and frail and apparently lifeless."
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Naina's NDE
"I got a glimpse of hell which you cannot imagine. It's nothing like
what people say it is. It's all about repetition of your fears."
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Robert Tamer's NDE
"Now I have had pain for the last 8 years, and I remember thinking while
I was sitting there that for the first time there was no pain. Then it dawned on me that when I looked out in any direction that it was dark. Too dark."
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Sarfah's NDE
"So I was alone at the deep end, struggling to get to the surface. I swallowed so much water and my lung was about to burst. So many people talkabout seeing their whole life passing by as death nears."
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(3) WHAT'S NEW
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[These are new web pages recently added to near-death.com]
(1) Christian NDEs and Reincarnation
All the NDEs involving Jesus are here including reincarnation in NDEs
with Jesus, Biblical support for reincarnation, early Christian and Jewish
reincarnation history and theology, Biblical support for NDEs. Everything
you wanted to know about Jesus but were afraid to ask. (added 08/01/03)
(2)
Debunking the Debunkers of NDEs
An analysis of pseudo-skeptics who claim to be real skeptics of NDEs.
Examples of famous debunkers are debunked. Provides a clear distinction between true skepticism, pseudo-skepticism, magician-criticism, and scientism. (added 08/01/03)
(3) P.M.H. Atwater's Corner
Having had three NDEs and published some of the most important research findings to date, P.M.H. Atwater is perhaps the leading authority concerning the NDE. She has a wealth of free resources available for downloading such as online articles, research papers, NDE fliers from her workshops, NDE-related informative lists, media info, appearance schedule, talk and workshop info, consultation info, and links. You can also look over her ebooks, cyber-books (PDF), audio tapes, books, and NDE-related products. For the NDE connoisseur, this page is a gem. (added 07/17/03)
(4)
The NDE and the Future
Much more NDE visions of the future have been added. Redesigned for
easier reading. (added 07/15/03)
(5)
The NDE and Satan NDE
material concerning Satan and its relationship to the NDE and religious
traditions are profiled here. More will be added later this month.
(added 07/11/03)
(6)
The NDE and Afterlife Realms
Information on the various levels of the afterlife are profiled here. This is an ongoing project. (added 07/11/03)
(7)
The NDE and Tunnel
A large amount of information concerning the tunnel has been added.
This page is not in its final edited form. (add 07/11/03)
(8)
The NDE and Death
New material has been added to this page and more will be added
soon. (added 07/11/03)
(7)
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)
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(4) DISCUSSION
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Debunking the Debunkers of NDEs
An analysis of pseudo-skeptics who claim to be real skeptics of NDEs.
Examples of famous debunkers being debunked. Provides a clear
distinction between true skepticism, pseudo-skepticism,
magician-criticism, and scientism. (added 08/01/03)
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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 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
http://www.near-death.com/contact.html 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.
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:
"We often hear of how terminally ill children are a spiritual
inspiration to their families, friends, and even their communities. Upon
reading some of their stories, they most often seem to have a great maturity
and sense of self (a self-created personality), which is partly why people
are drawn to them. Typically, what is their purpose (and place) in the
afterlife realms, as well as during their very short time on Earth? I know
that it is probably different for each person, but, in general? Are some of
them spirit guides? Thank you for reading this".........Adam
ANSWER: "Adam, you asked a complicated question no one can really
answer, not even psychics and mediums - for there is always more to the story of our lives than anyone can know. But, there is a long and respected tradition in mystical teachings that addresses this. From this treasure of knowledge and from my own research and "witnessing" on the other side of death's door, I can offer you some ideas and suggestions you may want to consider.
"It has oft been said that terminally ill children can see through "the veils" of the spirit world. For this reason, people would gather at their bedside when death was near to hear anything they might say. The tradition for such gatherings is part of every culture known to have existed that recorded their spiritual/religious rituals. In many areas of our world, people still do this - even modern folk. Although bedside visitations and visions are equally common with teenagers and adults about to die, it is the innocence of children, their lack of worldly exposure and knowledge, that lends importance to whatever they might say. "Out-of-the-mouth-of-the-innocent" catches us, any one of us, and we listen....intently.....with our heart, not our head. There is no other source of information from the realms of spirit that is as pure, we are told, and, for that matter as true. (It is also true that anyone who "returns to life" from a sudden, impactual, transformation of consciousness, especially near-death states, and regardless of age, go through this "return to innocence," this touch-in with the purity of true wisdom, and remain there until they begin to readjust to the
Earth plane.)
"A dying child's incredible maturity is unique. Perhaps it is because of what the child witnesses, senses, or hears "from beyond" before he or she dies, that is the cause of this. But, maybe, there's another way to view this. Consider the following:
(1) "An unusual number of children today are being born with handicaps
and terminal illnesses that complicate their lives greatly and cause much
pain. Yet they behave and talk as if they chose their health problem as a
soul, so they could come to Earth to help others by providing them with
opportunities to serve and learn to be more forgiving and loving through
the act of service, or by being exposed to the inspiration they could
receive. These kids were born with a mature perspective that flowered early
and they died as if an "angel" to those lucky enough to hear what they had
to say. Thanks to our new technologies, many of these children are writing
books, composing poetry, and, in general, getting their message out to the
masses in ways unimaginable just five years ago.
(2) "Newborns, infants, and toddlers who undergo near-death states imprint, I believe, with otherworldly realities and go through long periods of confusion and/or curiosity about why where they are doesn't match "where
they were." These particular children simply grow up abstracting, are
highly intelligent and intuitive, and just "know" life is different than what they are forced to learn about in school or are told by their parents. Be sure to pre-order my book "The New Children and Near-Death Experiences" due
out this December from Inner Traditions. I dwell at length about this
puzzle and even more startling findings in the book.
(3) Esoteric traditions tell us what near-death experiencers of any age
are now confirming - that all children, in every culture and country, can
see the invisible. They can see and hear spirit beings, disincarnates,
angels, guides, demons, monsters, all manner of "invisible" things, as a
matter of course - automatically - simply because this ability is part of
childhood, part of what enables children to protect themselves or learn
faster or be guided and aided when in need. It is our job as adults to help
them handle this ability and not be misled or controlled by it. Poking fun
at children, saying "it's all your imagination," helps no one and can cause
the young to seriously doubt the integrity of their own perceptions.
(4) What impresses me, however, is the extent to which the dying of any
age can and oft times do merge into their own soul as they cast aside the
physical body in death. This merging, this becoming more of what we really
are, a soul, is one of the higher goals of any spiritual calling or religious ritual. It's what undergirds the practice of prayer and meditation. It's a large part of what makes the sacred, sacred. Our goal, as near as I can tell, is to link more with that perfect part of us, that Higher Self, True Self, that is still connected to God in the sense that it never separated from The Godhead, and to do this while alive and actively engaged with our fellows. As we become more spiritual in our lives, make better choices, are more responsible and caring and loving, we open ourselves to the energy of the soul - its reality and its power - and its goal of carrying out God's Greater Plan. The soul, our soul, encourages us to become more of what we really are in the truer sense, divine beings here to learn, grow, discover, experience, and transform - so what we project (who we think we are) matches more closely with our true identity (what we really
are). Again and again, near-death experiencers, when describing their scenario, actually depict that mergence, and they certainly talk long and lovingly about their true self, their true identity, their soul. At the deathbed, merging
into our soul, joining with the divine, becomes primary.
"There is the clear sense, when you spend as much time as I have at
the edge of death (either as an experiencer, witness, or
researcher), that
"the way of things" is quite different than what most of us were taught or
have come to believe. Time has no meaning to the soul; only to us as human
beings. So the idea of a child coming here for a short time and then
leaving has a very different connotation. The soul is ongoing, eternal.
For the soul to choose or be guided to take on form in the Earth
plane seems
never to address a single lifetime, or what we earthly folks consider "the
new kid on the block." The soul's reasons appear to be much broader and
bigger than that, formed around a purpose or goal. If this is true, and I
feel it is, then we all must pay more attention to those near-death
experiencers, and others like them, who tell us that they chose to be born
and that they chose their genes, their parents, and the major events that
would occur in their life - so that they could accomplish a specific goal or
mission.
"Few of us have any memory of anything so lofty, and as children we
haven't yet the language skills we need to say anything meaningful. By the
time we've reached kindergarten, most of our memory of the realities beyond
the Earth plane, are gone. Thus begins the challenge of first being taught
to follow your head and then later on learning it is our heart that is the
truer guide. When asked about our "mission," the job we each have come to
Earth to accomplish (why we are here), most kids in my research of child
experiencers of near-death states said something like: "Well, if you just
ask God to help you and say your prayers, you'll be shown what to do. God
has a job for us. We don't have to know what it is. We just have to trust
and follow our heart. That's 'cause our heart knows more than our head
does."
"Are some children spirit guides or angels in disguise? I know a lot of
people who would give you a resounding yes to that question. I rather
suspect that anyone who inspires you, lifts your spirit, and speaks directly
to your heart, is indeed an angel. That means we all have the capacity to
become angels, once we "awaken" to that greater truth of our divine nature -
and then act accordingly.
Blessings to all, P. M. H. Atwater, L.H.D.
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(6) TV LISTINGS
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(Check your local TV listings for the correct time near you)
*** August 10,11,13,21,25 - "Dragonfly" - Drama
A doctor encounters young cancer patients who have had near-death
experiences and claim to have messages from his deceased wife.
*** August 12,13,15,16,18,23,24 - "Flatliners" - Drama
Medical students experiment with the afterlife by inducing near-death
experiences that have strange aftereffects.
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Television series featuring the paranormal (including
NDEs)
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XXXX 15
through XXXXXX 30.
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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).
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"Visits from the Afterlife: The Truth About
Hauntings, Spirits,
and Reunions With Lost Loved Ones" - by Sylvia Brown
(Available: October 2003) Sylvia describes true encounters with
earthbound souls seeking peace and closure. 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.
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"The Birth Called Death"
by Kathie Jordan (Available: March 2004)
From the time she was seven years old until she was twenty-two,
Kathie Jordan's deceased brother came to her at nighttime, pulled
her from her body and guided her to heaven. In these nightime
journeys, she was taught the meaning of bodily death, and the
afterlife. She was taken to higher and higher levels of heaven,
where she meets a few great spiritual teachers, including Jesus.
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"We Are Eternal: What the Spirits Tell Me About Life After Death"
by Robert Brown (Available: March 2004)
Robert Brown is a psychic investigator and medium to the stars who
shares his experiences with the spirit world and his belief system
concerning the afterlife which his spirit guide taught him.
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"DMT: The Spirit Molecule: A Doctor's Revolutionary Research
into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical Experiences"
by Rick Strassman MD (Available: Now)
Dr. Strassman a model of how the hallucinogen, DMT, which is naturally
produced in our bodies, could be the active agent behind a broad variety of mystical experiences. Dr. Strassman describes how several subjects compared the DMT state to a disembodied death-like condition. One woman describes the near-death state triggered by DMT to the same as the NDEs described in popular books. One man had a deeply moving experience on DMT where he "died," and in the process of being reborn, reconstituted the entire universe as its creator.
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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.
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Children's Near-Death Experiences and the Evolution of
humankind - by P.M.H. Atwater (Available: In the Fall)
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).
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(8) WEB LINKS
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Note: The website profile for this month is the IANDS website.
Don't let the humble look of this website fool you. It is filled with
valuable info on NDEs and related subjects.
*** International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS)
Visit the foremost NDE website for reliable information about NDEs,
along with excellent resources and support.
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Ken Mullen's NDE page
Ken was clinically dead for more than 10 minutes as doctors brought
him back to several times. He describes his NDE as the happiest
event of his life.
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Body Death NDE page
This web page is dedicated to those who have either had experiences
separate from their bodies and have realized that they are not their bodies
and to those who have experienced death and who have yet returned to
tell the tale.
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Atlantis Rising article from P.M.H. Atwater
"It is a million suns of compressed love dissolving everything unto itself,
annihilating thought and cell, vaporizing humanness and history into the
one great brilliance of all that is and all that ever was and all that ever will be."
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David Bennett's NDE page
David's near-death experience changed his life turning it upside-down
and inside-out. His NDE continues to unfold as he remembesr more clearly
his NDE and all the changes within him that happened. The Spirit promised
him a better understanding of why everything is happening as it is.
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(9) ODDS AND ENDS
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