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* NDEs in the news
* The Forum
* What's new
* NDE discussions
* From the webmaster
* Upcoming events
* New NDE TV listings
* New NDE books
* New NDE web links
* Odds and ends
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NDEs in the news
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The Forum
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Alm's NDE
"He jumped me from
behind, punched my face and the sides of my
head several times, then
strangled me way beyond my ability to
hold my breath, way beyond my body."
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Elizabeth's NDE
"Immediately, I
fell to my knees covering my head and eyes with my
arms tightly. My eyes
filled. 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."
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EP's NDE
"Then I prayed to God,
whatever or whoever God is, to help me not
hate my enemies so I could pray
for them with a genuine heart.
Suddenly, I was in the presence of light -
incredible, indescribable,
pure white light."
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Ian Nicholson's NDE
"I was cycling
with a friend. We were speeding downhill in our
neighborhood when a little
girl stepped out in front of me. I swerved
to avoid her and crashed into a
tree."
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Jeremy Andrews' NDE
"I coded on the
table and left my body - rising up into a fog. I came
into a garden (I know
this is real because I can see it in my mind's
eye as vivid as if it
happened last night). BUT, in this garden, there
was a tree."
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Lauren Zimmerman's NDE
"On the edge
of existence, looking back, these circles of universes
looked like strings
of pearls. The Voice explained to me that, within
each 'string,' the
universes were connected and accessible to each
other via what we now call
'black holes.'"
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Melanie's NDE
"Then suddenly this
bright light was in front of me. It was huge,
bright white light, but it did
not hurt to look at. In fact it was restful
to look at. It engulfed me with
calmness and love and yet it did not
touch me."
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Nightocean's NDE
"You should have
seen the face of that intern who came into the
morgue and saw my eyes open.
I could not move or speak as I
was stiff and cold."
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Stillhere's NDE
"The most
remarkable feature about him was his eyes. The thought
of his eyes brings me
to tears sometimes. They were very large and
very brown and he seemed to
speak through them of supreme
compassion, patience, indescribable love, joy
and a complete
acceptance of me just the way I was."
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Virgus Norman
"From that point on,
my life has not been the same. He showed
me so much and gave me special
knowledge which I cannot
recall to mind, although I have tried. I know it's
there. I just cannot
access it."
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Email your NDE to me for
possible inclusion into the Forum
Or:
Post your NDE on the NDE Forum
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What's new
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*** Major changes or additions to the near-death.com website:
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Lessons from NDEs about the fourth
dimension, by Jody Long
This article attempts to explain the fourth
dimension by analogizing
to one, two, and three-dimensional concepts to what
NDErs are
telling us about their fourth dimensional experiences. (added
02/01/03)
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Afterlife beliefs and phenomena
From
Egyptian to Voodoo and from Gilgamesh to the near-death
experience, you'll
find straightforward information on the topic of
the afterlife beliefs of
some of history's religious traditions. (added
02/01/03)
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NDE prophecy (An addition to
this page was added)
Scientific evidence supporting the ability to
successfully predict the futureis provided here. More info about NDE prophecy
concerning the
9/11 terrorist attacks.
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NDE discussions
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The Survivalist Interpretation of
Recent Studies Into the
Near-Death Experience - by Titus Rivas
http://www.near-death.com/discussions/0005.html
There is serious evidence for
veridical perceptions during the
stage of flat electroencephalogram (EEG) in
so-called near-death
experiences (NDEs). This paper addresses common
counter-hypotheses for a survivalist interpretation of these
experiences.
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Upcoming events
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*** March 7, 2003 -
"Counseling Approaches to Child and
Adult Near-Death Experiences"
Univ of North Texas, Denton, TX -
Featuring Debbie James, M.S.N.,
Pam Kircher, M.D., Jan Holden, Ed.D.
*** March 17, 2003 - 7 p.m. - St. James, Piccadilly, London SW1
"Near Death Experience
Alternatives"
Do NDEs point to consciousness beyond the brain? By Dr.
Peter
Fenwick, Institute of Psychiatry, University of London), President
of the Horizon Foundation (formerly the International Association
for
Near-Death Studies UK). Is our consciousness just a mass
of brain processes?
An evolutionary by-product with no meaning
or purpose? Or is it something
beyond the brain - a bridge to
other powerful, hidden dimensions of reality?
*** April 25 - 30, 2003 -
Fifth International
Conference on Science
and Consciousness - Albuquerque, NM -
"Consciousness Exploring Itself" Presenters include, Ralph Metzner, Peter
Gorman, David Feinstein, Gregg Braden, and many others.
*** May 16 - 18, 2003 -
"Pure and
Convincing: Children's Near Death
Experiences & Past Lives" - A.R.E.
Conference, Virginia Beach, VA
From the innocent and fresh experiences of
children comes a fresh
understanding of what lies beyond this life:
fascinating research on the
innocent and pure experiences of children,
presented by the foremost
experts in this field. Melvin Morse, MD; Kimberly
Clark Sharp, LCSW;
Charles Thomas Cayce, PhD, Carol Bowman, MS; ; Robert J.
Grant;
*** June 23 - 26, 2003 -
The Academy of Religion and Psychical
Research
Annual Conference - Bloomfield, CT - "The Varieties of Religious
and
Psychic Experiences: Personal and Global"
The theme encompasses
mystical, near-death, and out-of-body experiences; all forms of
parapsychological experiences, including survival research, mediumship,
apparitions and electronic voice communication, etc.
*** July 16 - 20, 2003 -
Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship Intl Annual Conference
Philadelphia, PA -
"A Search for Peace: Inner Peace and Global Peace"
This is a wonderful
opportunity to hear informative and inspirational
lectures, take part in
useful workshops, and enjoy the company of
others also interested in psychic
topics, and spiritual life and service.
*** If you know of any events involving the NDE,
please email me
the information at
http://www.near-death.com/contact.html
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New NDE TV listings
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(Check your local TV listings for the correct time nearest you.)
*** Feb. 4, 5 - "Ultimate Ten Unexplained
Mysteries" - Documentary
(TLC) Unexplained phenomena are examined. Included:
spontaneous
human combustion; extraterrestrial life; the dead returning to
life;
legendary creatures. Also: psychics and ghosts.
*** Feb. 5, 16 - "Flatliners" - Movie - (A & E Channel)
Medical
students experiment with the afterlife by inducing near-death
experiences.
*** Feb. 5, 6, 10, 16 - "Dragonfly" - Movie (Satellite TV)
Kevin
Costner plays Dr. Joe Darrow, an ER physician who encounters
young cancer
patients who have had near-death experiences and claim
to have messages from
his dead wife.
*** Feb. 6, 7, 10, 19, 20 - "Heaven Sent" - Movie (Satellite TV)
A
young punk (Vincent Kartheiser) has a change of heart after a
near-death experience puts him in touch with a friendly angel.
*** Feb. 7, 10 - "MSNBC Investigates: Back From The Dead" - Documentary
(MSNBC) People who have had near-death experiences or have recovered from
long-term comas are the subject of this report.
*** Feb. 10 - "Critical Eye: The Death Zone" - Documentary (Sci Channel)
Scientific investigation and analysis of death include near-death
experiences, ghosts, reincarnation and spirit channeling.
*** Feb. 11 - "Sightings" - Documentary - (SciFi Channel)
An
examination of Bigfoot; a teen's near-death experience; people who
believe
they were abducted by aliens. Also: "future life progressions";
crop
circles.
*** Feb. 12 - "Sightings" - Documentary - (SciFi Channel)
A reported
turn-of-the-century UFO crash near Siberia; near-death
experiences; crop
circles. Also: a theory that sounds from the past can
be heard in the
present.
*** For television series featuring the
paranormal (including NDEs)
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New NDE books
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The Near-Death Experience: Problems, Prospects, Perspectives
edited by
Dr. Bruce Greyson and D. Charles P. Flynn. Charles C.
Thomas, Publisher. An
anthology of scholarly articles that probe
the nature, possible
explanations, and conjectures of and about
the meaning of the near-death
experience.
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Children Who Have Lived Before: Children from All over the World
Prove That
They Have Lived Before, by Trutz Hardo, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
(March
2002) Children from around the world share their past life
memories
including some insights on kids who've been born with
lost limbs and are
able to describe when and where they lost them
in a past life.
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This Day in Paradise: Contemporary and Historical Evidence of
Life After
Death, by Tim Ward - (August 2002)
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I Remember Choosing My Life
by Jonathan Lippe - (September 2002)
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Death and Dying (Opposing Viewpoints)
by James Haley (Editor) (January
2003)
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Prospects for Immortality: A Sensible Search for Life After
Death
(Death, Value, and Meaning Series)
by J. Robert Adams (January 2003)
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The Afterlife Experiments: Breakthrough Scientific Evidence of
Life After
Death, by Gary Schwartz, William Simon, Deepak Chopra
(March 2003) Dr.
Gary Schwartz asked some of the most prominent
mediums in America --
including John Edward, Suzanne Northrup, and
George Anderson -- to become
part of a series of extraordinary
experiments to prove, or disprove, the
existence of an afterlife.
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The Phenomenology of Past-Life Experiences
by Diane S. Winn - (March
2003) This book explores the
hypnotically-induced past life experiences of
five women as being
one of a family of transpersonal experiences (including
near-death,
alien abduction, and shamanic journey experiences) that involve
that
transcendence of the usual boundaries of body, ego, three-dimensional
space, and linear time.
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God, What Happens When We Die
by Kay Arthur (March 2003)
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In the Service of Life: A Wiccan Perspective on Death
by Ashleen O'Gaea
(April 2003)
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Return of the Revolutionaries: Evidence of Reincarnation and Creation of a New
World, by Walter Semkiw - (May 2003)
*** If you know of any new NDE
website or web article you would
like to see profiled,
email me the address of the
website. Thanks!
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New NDE web links
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Experiences of Previously
Unconscious Patients
by Madelaine Lawrence, RN, PhD - This is an online
course
to provide nurses, and other health professionals, with
information about experiences patients have when they are
unconscious.
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One World Healing: The Website of
Lauren Zimmerman
Lauren had a life-after-death experience that changed her
life
dramatically. Since that time she's been in contact with UFOs
and
other-dimensional beings. The alien contact and encounters
that she's had
led her to create the "Other Worlds" series.
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Reality Center
Soul, Spirit and Science of the near-death experience, spiritually
transforming experiences, after-death communication,
transpersonal
psychology, spiritual emergence and emergency,
consciousness research and
more!
*** The Pre-Birth Experience
Men and women from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds
are contacted by
an unborn child before he or she was conceived.
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Beyond Indigo
- Changing the way you feel about grief and loss
When my father-in-law
died, I dreamed that I was he and that I was
dying. I saw everything through
his eyes, including all the classic NDE
experiences. I feel that now his
consciousness is inside this body,
combined with mine. I feel that this
transference of consciousness
has gone on for a long time, through many
bodies. What do you think
about this? Is it an NDE or a dream?
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My NDE Experiences and Other
Things
Tom Repasky fell off a cliff and certainly lost consciousness. He
was
attending a seminary to become a catholic priest. His experience is
different than most NDEs. He did not leave his body and then return.
Instead
he entered the body, walked in and took up residence.
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The Natural Death
Handbook - NDEs from Past Centuries
The earliest English account comes
from the Venerable Bede in the
eighth century, who tells the story of a man
who was thought to be dead.
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University of Virginia, Division of Perceptual Studies
They are
particularly interested in studying NDEs that may bear on
the question of
whether the mind can function outside the physical
body, and on whether we
may survive bodily death.
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Final
Gifts: An interview with Maggie Callanan on Nearing-Death
Awareness -
These experiences seem to occur as people dying slowly
of illness get nearer
or as they are approaching death.
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My Spiritual Story: The Day
I Died
The happiest day of my life was the day I died. I was three years
old
and living in Richmond, Indiana. It was a sunny day and my dad
decided to take me fishing.
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Did I Really Die?
Jim
Davis witnessed life after death. On July 6, 1997, eleven days
after his
appendix ruptured, life threatening toxins rushed through
his body attacking
his vital organs. As Jim's body shut down, he
would embark on a journey only
the dead could imagine.
*** If you know of any new NDE website or web article you would
like to
see profiled,
email me the address of the
website. Thanks!
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