P.M.H. Atwater's Near-Death
Experience Research
P. M.
H. Atwater, L.H.D.,
Ph.D. (Hon)
(pmhatwater.hypermart.net
and
www.amazon.com)
is one of the original researchers in the field
of near-death studies, having begun her work in
1978. Visit
Atwater's Q & A Blog and her
NDE News Blog. Sign up for
her free online newsletter. P.M.H. Atwater is one of the
very few top NDE researchers who have actually had
an NDE. Her website is filled with very interesting
NDE research information and articles of hers. Her
contribution to near-death studies is considered
to be one of the most important as her first two
books,,
Beyond the Light (2009) and
Coming Back to Life
(2008),are deemed the Bibles of the near-death
experience by researchers and a multitude of
experiencers and enthusiasts. Using her firm
understanding of police investigative techniques
as a protocol, she has specialized in original
fieldwork and research that also included
sessions with significant others. Her findings
are contained in her books. Some of her findings
have now been clinically verified. Her research
is referenced in the distinguished
Lancet
medical journal, December 15, 2001 (the
landmark Dutch study by Pim van Lommel, M.D.).
She is the author of many more wonderful books
including:
The Forever Angels (2019),
The Animal Lights Series of Children's Books (2019),
A Manual for Developing Humans (2017),
The Big Book of NDEs (2014),
Dying to Know You (2014),
Future Memory (2013),
Children of the Fifth World (2012),
NDEs, The Rest of the Story (2011),
I Died Three Times in 1977 (2011),
Beyond the Indigo Children (2005),
We Live Forever (2004),
The New Children and NDEs (2003),
Children of the New Millennium (1999), and
Goddess Runes (1996).
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1. The Essential Works of P.M.H. Atwater |
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The Forever Angels: NDEs in
Childhood and Their Lifelong
Impact (2019) |
This
book is the product of P.M.H.
Atwater's major study of
near-death experiences with the
newly born, babies, toddlers,
and children up to age five.
Atwater reveals how those who
experience a near-death state or
other worlds at a very young age
are profoundly affected for the
rest of heir lives. Drawing on
interviews with nearly 400
childhood experiencers, both the
young and fully matured, Atwater
shows how in contrast to adult
experiencers, child and infant
experiencers cannot compare
"before" with "after" because
they do not have a "before."
Examining their memories of the
womb, birth, a "mature"
childhood, she reveals how the
memory of the life-continuum
never fades, nor does the desire
to go back. Special chapters
cover PTSD vs. NDES, Markers,
and Historical Cases. There is
praise for P.M.H. Atwater's book
by leading NDE researchers:
According to
Bruce Greyson, M.D., the
Carlson Professor Emeritus of
Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral
Sciences, at the University of
Virginia Health System, "In this
novel approach, Atwater
interviewed hundreds of people
before and near the end of life
who recalled having had an NDE
in their first years of life.
This strategy gives us an
unprecedented 'long view' of how
NDEs influence these children
over the entire course of their
lives. There is no other book
like this, nor is there likely
to be one." Also available in
Kindle eBook Edition and
Audiobook Edition.
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Animal Lights Series (2019) |
This
series of children's books is an
outgrowth of
The Forever Angels, a book
of new findings about the very
young that will affect the
entire field of near-death
studies. So many children
remember their birth, some being
in the womb, that it is now time
for this type of book to help
both parents and children.
Animal Lights are six children’s
books about animal babies who
remember being in the light,
being conceived, living in their
mommy’s "pocket place" (womb),
and being born. Available only
through Amazon.com, either as a
paperback or Kindle ebook; all
six as single books/ebooks or
all together as a single volume.
Their stories are about problems
and having fun, about nearly
dying, and about handicaps.
They’re all about "coming into
this world from the spirit
world." The purpose of the six
children’s books is to enable
parents to have something fun to
do with their children, to help
kids remember their own time in
their mother’s womb, remember
birth, and discover the words to
talk about this, words to talk
about anything they might want
to talk about. For instance,
parents might ask their child,
"Do you have any memories like
Busy Betty Wiggles?" Volume 1:
Busy Betty
Wiggles (book
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ebook) is about a monkey baby who loves
to wiggle and see light. Volume 2: Winnie
Rolls Around (book,
ebook) is about a horse baby who learns
how to handle a handicap. Volume 3: Oops
A Baby (book,
ebook) is about a skunk baby who has a big
tail and learns how to accept it. Volume
4: Tommy Two Toes (book,
ebook) is about a fawn baby taught to walk
by his miscarried twin. Volume 5: Wee
Willy Kins (book,
ebook) is about a very small hedgehog baby
who learns self-acceptance. Volume 6:
Sally Suzy Q (book,
ebook) is about a kitten who almost suffocates
but is saved by angels. Volume 7: Animal
Lights Series (book,
ebook) containing all Volumes, 1 through
6.
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A Manual for Developing Humans
(2017) |
A
Guide to Living for This Life and Beyond,
this is the third book P.M.H.
Atwater was told to write during
her third near-death
experience. Based entirely on
threes, there are no chapters --
only the development of
conscious, subconscious, and
superconscious aspects to each
topic -- every topic – this book contains
the basics on every level of life -- from how
to use your mind, develop and use intuition,
understand color, sex, relationships, children,
how to take out-of-body trips, interact with
spirit beings, meditate, bend time, and rethink
money. Aliveness jumps from every page -- of
soil, rocks, mountains, vegetation, the air
we breathe, our planet, our solar system, our
universe -- even electricity and energy itself,
along with The Void (the ultimate cradle of
creation). Each of six main parts is separated
by thoughtform drawings done by the author.
Filled with what she has learned from 80 years
of living. Many surprises. There is also
praise for P.M.H. Atwater's
book. According to
Barry Eaton, broadcaster and author of
Afterlife and
No Goodbyes: "I have read many thousands
of books in my lifetime, and interviewed hundreds
of authors. However, A Manual for Developing
Humans is one of the most absorbing and important
books I have ever read. I was informed, fascinated,
and uplifted by its huge range of topics. When
I finished reading this wonderful book I just
wanted to go back and read it again. Brilliant!”Also available in
Kindle eBook Edition.
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The Big Book of NDEs: The
Ultimate Guide to the NDE and
Its Aftereffects (2014) |
This 450-page book covers every
aspect of the near-death phenomenon:
the experience, the aftereffects,
the implications. It is written
in an easy-to-read format for busy
people on the go - drawings, cartoons
by Spirit Painter and Chuck Vadun,
lots of sidebars, snappy headers
- with the latest and best in the
field. The Sourcebook takes near-death
studies from the early days of the
"Moody Miracle," through the myths
of "the light at the end of the
tunnel" and "the religion of the
resuscitated," to where it is after
32 years of work. . . with clinical
prospective studies in several countries
verifying the reality of the experience
and its many aspects, and establishing
its importance in the study of consciousness
itself!
There is also praise for P.M.H.
Atwater's book.
According to the
late
Robert L. Van de Castle, Ph.D., Professor
Emeritus of University of Virginia; and author
of
Our Dreaming Mind: "This book’s clarity
of writing style and amazing collection of mind-bending
accounts of extraordinary experiences makes
for riveting reading."
Also available in Kindle
eBook Edition.
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Dying to Know You: Proof of God
in the Near-Death Experience
(2014) |
P.M.H.
Atwater calls
this book "The People’s Book," as it contains
a summary of over 4,000 adult and child near-death
experiencers -- their wisdom, their words, their
story. There is no other book like it in the
world. The people's book: a collective of what
thousands saw, heard, felt, and suddenly, absolutely,
knew. It is nothing less than proof that everyone
on planet Earth, in their own heart, seeks to
have: that God exists. They describe a God that
in ways is beyond description, a Source, an
all-encompassing Oneness. Perhaps it makes sense
that so many who share the same experience are
getting to the core of the world’s longing for
the truth about God. Dying To Know You will
shake your beliefs about humanity’s relationship
to the nature of God and the universe in which
we live.
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is also praise for P.M.H.
Atwater's book. According to
Sidney Kirkpatrick, award-winning
documentary filmmaker and
best-selling author, "Atwater
makes a compelling case for the
existence of God, going where
few researchers have gone
before: meeting God while in the
midst of a near-death
experience. Her many insights
into the realm beyond, and those
of others whom she has
interviewed, provide what may
well be a picture window into a
soul’s journey back to its
maker. Her writing is clear, her
reporting thorough, her
arguments crisp, her message
compelling. Life has value, life
has reason, life has meaning."
Also available in
Kindle eBook Edition.
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Future Memory (2013) |
There
are different paths to future memory.
P.M.H. Atwater says the future memory
allows people to "live" life in
advance and remember the experience
in detail when something triggers
that memory. Atwater says the unifying,
and permanent, effect of that experience
is a brain a "brain shift" which
she believes "may be at the very
core of existence itself." In Future
Memory, Atwater shows that structural
and chemical changes are occurring
in our brains, changes indicative
of higher evolutionary development.
In January of 2013, an announcement
was made of a scientific study that
verified the premise of future memory.
Unbeknownst to the author, that
scientific study was originally
inspired by an earlier edition of
her book, "Future Memory."
There is praise for P.M.H.
Atwater's book:
"This is a book whose
time is appropriate for the close of the century
and for the type of consciousness exploration
we are involved in today. As we continue to
be receptive to and involved in the unfoldment
of quantum physics we see more clearly that
consciousness is the foundation of what we know
and perceive." --
International Association for Near-Death Studies,
Vital Signs Magazine. Also available in
Kindle
eBook Edition.
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Children of the Fifth World: A
Guide to the Coming Changes in
Human Consciousness (2012) |
Connecting recent events and cultural
shifts with creation myths, evolutionary
calendars, and historical records
from every culture as well as predictions
by Teilhard de Chardin, Sri Aurobindo,
Edgar Cayce, and other visionary
seers, Atwater shows how the genetic
shift now occurring follows the
"Rule of Thirds" in its progression.
Exploring timelines for the next
several hundred years, she explains
that the coming new world will be
tailored specifically for the new
kids, who will lead the way in the
Great Shift from old world to new.
There is praise for P.M.H.
Atwater's book:
"If you believe that
major changes are coming and the children coming
into the world are harbingers of those changes
-- and this has antecedents reaching back thousands
of years -- then once you pick up this book
you won’t put it down. I suggest you be careful
when you pick it up, because your thinking,
and your world, will never be the same." --
Ervin Laszlo, founder of The Club of Budapest
Think Tank, author of more than 80 books, and
two-time nominee for The Nobel Peace Prize.
Also available in
Kindle
eBook Edition.
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NDEs, The Rest of the Story:
What They Teach Us About Living,
Dying, and Our True Purpose
(2011) |
Out-of-body experiences, encountering
a special light, greeters from the
afterlife, life reviews, tunnels,
and 360-degree vision - are all
part of P.M.H. Atwater's intriguing
look at NDEs by one of the world's
noted authorities. Atwater shares
her amazing findings, based on her
sessions with more than 4,000 adults
and children, and over 40 years
of research; a breathtaking culmination
to a successful and controversial
career. There is praise for
P.M.H. Atwater's book:
"This book is an
absolute must for anyone interested in how NDEs
relate to the transformation of consciousness,
spiritual awakening, and our true potential
and that of the world ... Destined to become
a classic in near-death studies and consciousness
research, it has my highest recommendation."
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Scott A. Olsen, Ph.D., author of award-winning
The Golden Section. Also available in
Kindle
eBook Edition and in
Audible Audioobook Edition.
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I Died Three Times in 1977 --
The Complete Story (2011) |
According to
Bruce Greyson, M.D.,
UVA Former Editor, Journal of Near-Death
Studies, "Atwater's is the most honest
book about near-death experiences
I have ever read. It is brutally
honest with P.M.H. Atwater, laying
bare her soul. And it is equally
honest with the reader, laying out
Atwater's remarkable experiences
and equally remarkable aftereffects
without any hidden agenda. This
latest book by one of the most prolific
authors on NDEs is not a memoir,
not a scientific study, not a religious
treatise, but may be best described
as a work of love. Whether or not
you feel this book helps you understand
NDEs intellectually, "from the outside
in," it will undoubtedly help you
to understand what it feels like
from the inside out." Some
comments from the Forward to
this book made by
Pim van Lommel, M.D., head
of the prospective study of
near-death experiences in
Holland: "By doing all the
research about near-death
experiences that she did, and by
writing about it, she was a
great help for breaking the
taboo about the subject, not
only for those who were
confronted with someone who was
trying to describe his/her
experience, like physicians,
nurses, but also family members
and friends. She especially
helped those men and women who
had an NDE and did not know what
to think of it, or how to accept
it, or what to do about the
associated transformational
changes in life-insights and the
loss of the fear of death." Also
available in
Kindle eBook Edition.
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Coming Back to Life: Examining
the After-Effects of the
Near-Death Experience
(2008) |
This
book is the first book about the
near-death phenomenon to look at
all aspects of both the
experience and its aftereffects
- including the hellish
experience, suicides, possible
changes in brain structure and
chemistry because of what
happened, plus how the
phenomenon really affects those
who experience it - and compares
all of this to what a person
goes through after a
transformation of consciousness,
no matter how caused. This
revised edition explores the
after-effects using both
research relative to case
histories and the authors own
near-death story. Chapter Two
contains a brief description of
P.M.H. Atwater's three
near-death experiences and how
she initially dealt with them.
There is much praise for P.M.H.
Atwater's book by NDE experts:
"Anyone interested in the
personality changes which affect
persons with an NDE, and this
includes relatives and friends
of such persons, will find this
very interesting reading ...
compelling." --
Raymond E. Moody, Jr., M.D "An
extraordinary piece of work ...
There is nothing to equal it
anywhere in the literature for
sheer abundance of information,
sensitivity, and readability.
Atwater is one of the foremost
authorities on the aftereffects
of a near-death experience." --
Kenneth Ring, Ph.D. Also available in
Kindle eBook Edition.
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Beyond the Indigo Children: The
New Children and the Coming of
the Fifth World (2005) |
Author
P.M.H. Atwater illuminates the characteristics
of the fifth root race, the capstone
being the extraordinary "new children,"
those brilliant and irreverent kids
born since 1982. She explores the
relationship of the new children
to the prophecies in the Mayan calendar
and other traditions, providing
extensive background information
about the seven root races (the
sixth and seventh of which haven't
yet appeared) and the great
shifting of consciousness already
underway.
"Beyond
the Indigo Children"
is the first major study of today's
children, and their place in our
rapidly changing world, that combines
objective research with mystical
revelation and prophecy.
Praise for P.M.H. Atwater's
book: Betty Maxwell, Associate
Editor,
Advanced Development Journal says about
the book, "Takes the
new children -- those often termed 'Indigos'
and places them in a context whose scope boggles
the mind. Weaving together metaphysics, legends,
new physics, sociology, child development, gifted
education, near-death experiences and transformations,
Beyond The Indigo Children explains why such
children are making waves on the planet and
why this is happening now." Also available in
Kindle
eBook Edition.
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We Live Forever: The Real Truth
About Death (2004) |
Author
P. M. H. Atwater was born
in Twin Falls, Idaho, and died three
times in Boise, Idaho. Since those
experiences, she has traveled, studied,
spoken and written about what happened
to her and others when they died.
Considered an authority on death,
near death, and the afterlife, Atwater
has written a book that gives details
and deep insights into what really
happens when you die and what it
truly means. She 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.
There is praise for her book: "P.M.H. Atwater
- the renowned researcher of near-death experiences,
future memory, and children of the new millennium
-- has written her most personal book. This
true story is rich in both philosophical insight
and in emotional subtlety. It shows us the glorious
beauty that lies hidden within even the most
terrible tragedies. Perhaps the greatest recommendation
I can offer is that this is a book written with
care and tenderness by a loving heart." --
Jeffrey Mishlove, Ph.D., host of the "Thinking
Allowed" television series, and author of many
books. Also available inn
Kindle
eBook Edition.
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The New Children and Near-Death
Experiences (2003) |
This is the first book to provide
an in-depth study of children who
have experienced the near-death
phenomenon and its aftereffects.
Atwater notes how child who returns
from an NDE are not the same child
as before, but are a "remodeled,
rewired, reconfigured, refined version
of the original." Presenting data
to support her contention that these
children have experienced structural,
chemical, and functional changes
in the brain, she also shows how
their greater empathic abilities
as well as dramatically higher intelligence
are qualities that are also present
in children born since 1982 - enhanced
abilities that cannot be tied to
simple genetics. Atwater shows that
understanding the near-death experiences
of children can help us prepare
for a quantum leap in the evolution
of humanity.
There is much praise for P.M.H.
Atwater's book:
Kenneth Ring, Ph.D., co-author of
Lessons from the Light, says: "This book
is the richest, most probing,
and most comprehensive available
on NDEs in children, and a major
contribution to the field of
near-death studies. It is also a
truly seminal exploration of the
possible evolutionary
significance of NDEs." Also available in
Kindle
eBook Edition.
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Beyond the Light: The Mysteries
and Revelations of Near-Death
Experiences (2009) |
One of the
Bibles of the
NDE, this is an in-depth study of
adult experiencers of near-death
states, based on sessions with over
3,000 adult experiencers. It is
all original work. It includes a
large Resource Section that is aimed
at assisting experiencers learn
how to integrate what happened to
them. It also includes a special
section on electrical sensitivity;
several chapters on the full pattern
of aftereffects, both physiological
and psychological. From her own
encounter with life-after-death
and from interviews with hundreds
of others, she presents this remarkable
and reassuring vision into a world
beyond the one we know: What it
feels like to die; What awaits us
after we see the light; Why many
who are rescued from death don't
want to come back; Why some people
encounter hellish experiences; How
life changes after an NDE. There
is praise for P.M.H. Atwater's
book: "Atwater's insights and predictions about
the nature of the near-death experience came
years before the hard medical research that
backed them up. She is among this field's best
researchers. She skillfully combines science,
religion, metaphysics, and her own observations;
synthesizing the entire field." --
Melvin Morse, M.D., author of
Closer to the Light: Learning from the Near-Death
Experiences of Children
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Goddess Runes: A Comprehensive
Guide to Casting and Divination
With One of the Oldest Known
Rune Sets (1996) |
This comprehensive guide to the
casting and divination of rune
stones invites readers to
explore the profound power of
their own feminine inner wisdom
and intuition. This book by
P.M.H. Atwater clearly explains
how to create and care for one's
own set of runes, as well
as how
to cast, read, and interpret the
stones. "Goddess Runes" are
magic in the way they enable you
to glimpse yourself and
the living of life from another
angle, an angle unfettered and free,
filled with love and joy. To learn
of them is to become as a child
again, rediscovering the true magic
of sacredness. All books
currently written on runes are
about oracle or yang runes and
the masculine approach to rune
use. Atwater is the first to
write about the elder runes,
which are used only for casting
and are yin or of the feminine.
These "group" runes are cast as
a single unit, freely, without
the need for either layout or
format. Illustrative, they
create picture patterns that
stir the deepest recesses of our
heart. P.M.H. Atwater will
be available for "Rune Casting Playshops,"
so plan now to sponsor one. Contact
her directly: e-mail::
atwater@cinemind.com or postal at P. O. Box 7691, Charlottesville,
VA 22906-7691.or postal at P. O. Box 7691, Charlottesville,
VA 22906-7691.
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2. P.M.H. Atwater
Articles on Near-Death.com
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3. P.M.H. Atwater Research
Papers (Download in PDF
format)
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Talks
and Workshops page |
There's
nothing quite like a session with
P.M.H. Atwater. Her talks and workshops
are always lively, joyful, practical
and inspirational. Any individual
or group may sponsor P.M.H. Atwater's
Talks and Workshops. Many of her
sessions are designed to meet the
criteria for Continuing Education
Credits for health care givers/counselors.
See the
suggested
fee structure.
Discuss schedules and possible CEU
credits for professionals by writing
to: You Can Change Your Life, P.O.
Box 7691, Charlottesville, VA 22906-7691
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"Wonderfully orchestrated
and life-affirming, P.M.H.
Atwater teaches you to grow
through life, rather than
go through it." - John Harricharan,
award-winning author of
When You Can Walk on Water,
Take the Boat
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"Deepening
into Spirit"
- A New Workshop Intensive |
This workshop is
a six-hour opportunity
to encounter and
share in the wonder
and the passion
of Truth, soul-to-soul,
heart-to-heart,
with the goal of
remembering what
we already know
- but have forgotten
- that we truly
are Divine Beings,
One with The One.
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Morning
Session
is part
lecture,
part questions/comments.
Covers material
gained from
P.M.H. Atwater's
three near-death
experiences,
and from
over 25
years of
researching
the near-death
phenomenon
with thousands
of experiencers.
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Afternoon
Session
utilizes
prayer
states,
altered
states,
visioning,
questions,
comments,
sharing,
reconnecting
with
spirit.
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"The
Age of Meaning" |
This talk is an
overview of the
present energy pattern,
pros and con, plus
a reminder: the
Age of Meaning returns
to us the legitimacy
and importance of
the arts, spiritual
technologies, and
all things sacred
and true. Quite
literally, the unresolved
issues, the unfinished
business of the
last 2,000 years
is surfacing now.
The quest at hand
is a search for
meaning. Making
meaning will require
all of us to step
back, take a deep
breath, and seek
a different answer.
Energy merges and
diffuses in the
sign of Pisces:
borders, boundaries,
laws, rules, even
traditions lose
definition. We must
be the change we
want to see happen,
become the peace
we seek, or we could
be lost as well.
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A
New Talk / Workshop is now
available |
The talk is 1 1/2 hour "What
Things May Come - America's
9-11 Emergency and Beyond,
as Viewed from the Inner
Planes of Spirit." The workshop
is 3 hours "Healing Helpers
- Soul to Soul Through Prayer
and Deathbed Journeys."
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The following
FREE
flyers are given away at P.M.H.
Atwater's talks and workshops. Please
download as they appear (with copyright
credits).
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7. P.M.H.
Atwater's Online Marketplace
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The
Marketplace of NDE-Related Items
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This section of P.M.H. Atwater's
website is devoted to promoting
the products and services offered
by near-death experiencers or those
like them to the general public.
You will be pleasantly surprised
by what is there. The Marketplace
is operated as a public service
- without cost to anyone so listed.
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"We cannot
keep the life we have on the Earth realm, not our possessions
or attachments or relationships. What we can keep is our
memories and our feelings of what we have integrated into
our heart of hearts from the experience of being here, plus
the love we have shared with others."
- P.M.H. Atwater
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