August 1, 2004

  NEWSLETTER

Vol. 03 No. 08 Ed. 1


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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 Table of contents

(1) NDEs in the news
  (2) Events concerning the NDE
(3) Notes from the webmaster
(4) What's new at near-death.com
(5) Q & A with P.M.H. Atwater, L.H.D., Ph.D. (Hon.)
(6) Books on the NDE
(7) Websites on the NDE
(8) Support the search for the afterlife
(9) Odds and ends

(1) NDEs in the news

Archive of Near-Death Experiences in the News website 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.

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."

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."

 
  See the video here: http://www.local6.com/news/3582929/detail.html
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!)

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?'"

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)

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.'"

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.”

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(2) Events, Conferences, Workshops

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

Visit the NDE Conferences page for more upcoming events

(3) Notes from the webmaster

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.

KEVIN WILLIAMS' REPLY:  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 at this link ]


Peace and Light, Kevin Williams


(4) What's new at near-death.com

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

P.M.H. Atwater's "A Book of Columns" ebook

From June of 1981 until 2004, P.M.H. 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. Also, download P.M.H. Atwater's press kit here.

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.

Events concerning the NDE

New conferences and events have been added to this page to fill through the year 2004. More events coming.

What's New page

Recent additions and updates to near-death.com are also listed on this What's New page.


(5) Q & A with P.M.H. Atwater, L.H.D., Ph.D. (Hon.)
An in-depth look at the near-death phenomenon

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 webmaster@near-death.com for consideration.

For more information about P.M.H. Atwater's contribution to near-death studies, download her press kit here in PDF format. You will need the Adobe PDF Reader installed on your computer to read the PDF file. If you don't have the Reader, download it by pressing the Adobe Reader icon provided on the right.

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...

P.M.H. Atwater'S REPLY:  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 at this link ]

          Blessings to all,  PMH Atwater, L.H.D.

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(6) Books on the NDE

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.

The Buried Soul: How Humans Invented Death - by Timothy Taylor  (Available: Now)

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.

From the Other Side of the Door - by Jo Devlin  (Available: Now)

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.

The Weird 100: A Collection of the Strange and the Unexplained
by Stephen J. Spignesi  (Available: Now)

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.

 
Soul Bared
by David Oakford  (Available: Now)

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.


(7) Web links on the NDE

These websites are exceptionally outstanding:
International Association of Near-Death Studies website

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 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. Also, learn how you can raise funds for IANDS near-death research by merely doing your usual online shopping (and at no extra cost to you - but you get many benefits).

SEPTEMBER 8 - 10, 2005 - IANDS Annual Conference
Check out the IANDS Conference information page.

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.

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.

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.

Association For Research And Enlightenment

This is the official Edgar Cayce foundation website and it recently underwent an excellent facelift. Tons of information about Cayce and his revelations can be found here.

Unfortunately, their website does not have a good site map, but you can find a limited one on my own Cayce web page.

(8) Support the search for the afterlife

  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 graphic for more info.


(9) Odds and ends

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