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June 1, 2004
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NEWSLETTER |
Vol. 03 No. 06
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The
Near-Death Newsletter
is a free semi-monthly newsletter which is emailed to subscribers every 1st of
the month and on 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
IANDS
(International Association for Near-Death Studies),
NDE researchers,
experiencers,
multimedia resources, and
events. [Disclaimer: This newsletter is not affiliated with IANDS; but the
creator of this newsletter,
Kevin Williams, is a member of IANDS who is dedicated to the IANDS mission.]
IANDS is the premier organization for NDE research. Membership gives you access
to subscribe to their prestigious
Journal
of Near-Death Studies and their newsletter
Vital Signs. You can
join online right from their website. Get connected with the people and
organization which will likely provide the world with the evidence of our
survival after death. |
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NDEs in the news |
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Events concerning the NDE |
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Notes from the webmaster |
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What's new at near-death.com |
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Article on the NDE |
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Q & A with P.M.H. Atwater, L.H.D., Ph.D. (Hon.) |
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Books on the NDE |
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Websites on the NDE |
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Support the search for the afterlife |
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Odds and ends |
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BOISE, ID - (Associated Press) |
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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. |
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SAN JOSE, CA - (Mercury News) |
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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. |
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Jenny Wade's new book: "Transcendent
Sex: When Lovemaking Opens the Veil'' |
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Read about
Margaret Birkins sexual NDE. |
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TUCSON, AZ - (Arizona Daily Star) |
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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. |
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LATHAM, NY - (SpiritDaily) |
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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. |
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Read another article about
Ned Dougherty's NDE prophecies. |
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MEMPHIS, TN - (WMC-TV News 5) |
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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. |
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Read about
Tina Michelle's NDE. |
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TORONTO, CANADA - (GlobeAndMail.com) |
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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." |
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Events concerning the NDE |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Notes from the webmaster |
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Kevin Williams writes on:
"Why I love Osama Bin Laden" |
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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 people. And if a Satan really does exist (which I
believe he doesn't), then 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.
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more at this link]
Peace and Light, Kevin Williams |
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What's new at near-death.com |
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The following are the latest
additions to near-death.com website: |
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Ian McCormack's near-death experience |
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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. |
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What's New page |
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Recent additions and updates to
near-death.com are also listed on this What's New page. |
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Q & A with P.M.H. Atwater,
L.H.D., Ph.D. (Hon.)
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An in-depth look at the near-death
phenomenon |
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 In
this section of the newsletter,
P.M.H. Atwater will answer questions
submitted to her from subscribers to this newsletter.
Atwater's contribution to near-death studies is considered to be one of the most
important as her first two books,
Beyond the Light
and
Coming Back to Life, are
considered to be the "Bibles" of the NDE by researchers and enthusiasts.
Here 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
http://www.near-death.com/contact.html for consideration.
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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
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P.M.H.
Atwater's reply:
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 link]
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PMH Atwater, L.H.D. |
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PMH Atwater's website |
Marketplace
(a public service)
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Her research profiled on this website | |
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At
the
NDE Online Store you can find NDE products such as books, documentaries,
movies, music, magazines, and journals. More NDE media products are coming. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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exceptionally outstanding: |
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Soul Travel Magazine |
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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. |
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A Heavenly Paradise website |
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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? |
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The Website of P.M.H. Atwater |
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I was pleasantly surprised this
month when I visited P.M.H. 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. |
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Near-Death Experience Research Foundation (NDERF) |
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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. |
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The Campaign for Philosophical Freedom |
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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! |
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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:
neardeathexperience@earthlink.net Thank you! |
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Support the search for the
afterlife |
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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
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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
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