2nd Annual ‘Afterlife Awareness Conference’
Feb 04
2012 conference presenters include some of of the field's leading luminaries, including Dr. Stuart Hameroff, Dr. Raymond Moody, and Dr. Melvin Morse...
Documentary: ‘Supernature: Esalen And The Human Potential’
Feb 02
SUPERNATURE: ESALEN AND THE HUMAN POTENTIAL is a documentary film about the influential Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, and The Human Potential Movement it spawned. At a time of unprecedented political, social and ideological conflict, we believe the world would benefit from a broad, beautiful, and sophisticated exposure to the ideas and practices fostered by Esalen, particularly those that move us beyond the present schizophrenic split between religion and science...
Historical Near-Death Experiences (Updated)
Jan 30
Looking back in the literature, there have... been many historical accounts of near death experiences in different cultures and throughout historical time. For example they are described in Plato's Republic. Here, an ordinary soldier, Er, suffers a near fatal injury on the battlefield, is revived on the funeral parlour and describes a journey from darkness to light accompanied by guides, a moment of judgement, feelings of peace and joy, and visions of extraordinary beauty and happiness. Hieronymus Bosch the Dutch painter who died in 1516 depicted a passage down a tunnel towards a bright light in a painting entitled "ascent to empyrean". Another case is that of Admiral Beaufort, an admiral with the Royal Navy who had narrowly escaped drowning in Portsmouth harbour in 1795. He had gone on to describe his experience...
Respected Neurosurgeon Describes Life-Changing NDE
Jan 29
Dr. Eben Alexander III has been an academic neurosurgeon for the last 25 years, including 15 years at the Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. Over those years he personally dealt with hundreds of patients suffering from severe alterations in their level of consciousness. Many of those patients were rendered comatose by trauma, brain tumors, ruptured aneurysms, infections, or stroke. While many comatose patients died, there were occasional ones who recovered. None of them was able to provide much insight concerning their experience. In the predawn hours of November 10, 2008, Dr. Alexander himself became a comatose patient. In the midst of his week in coma, he had a remarkable spiritual experience. The ramifications of his quest were life-changing! He has spent the last two years trying to solve the riddles from his journey. In analyzing his experience, including the scientific possibilities and grand implications, he envisions a profound reconciliation of modern science and spirituality as a natural product. He has been blessed with a complete recovery and is now writing a book about this most powerful, life-changing story.
‘NDE Take-Aways’ By David Sunfellow
Jan 29
Here's a summary of what David Sunfellow believes are the main "take-aways" provided by near-death experiences. This summary comes from a presentation that David gave in Sedona on January 27th called "How NDEs Are Changing The World"...
Retired Colonel Has Dealt With Near-Death Experiences Since Vietnam War
Jan 28
Diane Corcoran didn’t know what a Vietnam War soldier was trying to tell her in 1969 about his near-death experience on the battlefield. The term was unknown then, but Corcoran could see that what he had gone through was life-changing. “I recognized that it was profound, extremely emotional for him,” she said. “And he was so worried that I wouldn’t believe him. But I said: ‘No, no. I believe you.’” Since that day more than 40 years ago, Corcoran has made it her mission to learn more about those who report near-death experiences, especially war veterans...
NDE: Powerful, Life-Changing Near-Death Experience Quotes (Updated)
Jan 24
A collection of powerful, life-changing quotes from people who have had near-death experiences, as well as those who have researched this very important topic...
The Near-Death Experience Of Cami Elizabeth Renfrow
Jan 21
Excerpt: "I left my marriage as soon as I could walk again. I experienced ongoing mystical states of consciousness to the point of greatly disrupting my life. I began sensing other people's emotions and physical states. I dropped birth control and influenced my fertility instead through communicating with my unborn children. I experienced major, major neuroendocrine changes, major electrical disruption to the point I had to stop wearing a watch and many holistic medical tests that rely on the electricity of the body do not work on me. Healer after healer in various modalities said they had never seen what they saw was happening in my body (i.e. shaman, clairvoyant, naturopath...). I got stopped on the street more than once to be asked what the light was around my head, or from light healers who just wanted to make contact. I dropped western medicine -- despite a shattered pelvis my children were born at home because they made it clear to me ahead of time that's how it would be safest and healthiest for all of us. My sexuality/libido radically shifted and orgasms began to fill the room around me rather than my body. My family shifted from a middle class normal house to giving our belongings away and living on the road, following intuition rather than society's shoulds. I discovered I could heal with my hands (and we ALL have that ability). When I began going to professional holistic medical conferences without any previous training, the teachers called me aside for encouragement, praise of my questions (the most insightful in twenty years of teaching) etc. without any previous training -- I seemed to know about healing from the inside out. Everything I've learned since has seemed to be remembering rather than learning. We have handled *almost* all of our health challenges as a family with plant medicine, or with our hands. (My healthy five year old son has never needed a doctor -- we've handled all normal emergencies with energy/spirit/plants). I end up running into person after person who is experiencing difficulties with 'kundalini awakening' and I like to help them through."
Sedona Talk: ‘How Near-Death Experiences Are Changing The World’
Jan 20
I wanted to let all of you know that I will be giving a two-hour presentation at the Sedona Public Library on January 27th called "How Near-Death Experiences Are Changing The World". I've been preparing a KeyNote / PowerPoint presentation that will include summaries of some of the most amazing near-death experiences I am aware of. I'm expecting my talk to include about an hour's worth of these video clips, all hand-picked and tightly edited. Some of the NDErs I plan to include are Mary Jo Rapini, Mellen-Thomas Benedict, Nanci Danison, Jim Macartney, Colton Burpo, Elizabeth Taylor, Howard Storm, Beverly Brodsky, Ben Breedlove, and Anita Moorjani...
Dancing Past The Dark: Distressing Near-Death Experiences
Jan 20
Nancy Evans Bush writes: "I have... been for thirty years a researcher of distressing near-death experiences, working with the International Association for Near-Death Studies and publishing in their peer-reviewed, scholarly journal. My work bridges the gulfs between social science research, religious beliefs, secularism, and the sometimes loony world of public opinion, with occasional brushes with findings from the neurosciences. To the best of my knowledge, it is as close as anyone has come to publishing substantial scholarship specifically about the distressing end of the near-death spectrum. Exceptions: Theosophical scholar Gracia Fay Ellwood set a high standard for scholarship with The Uttermost Deep; however, the book’s objective was not to describe and investigate distressing NDEs themselves, but to consider their impact on the idea of survival after death. P.M.H. Atwater has for many years written thoughtfully about distressing NDEs. Her conclusions are based on her investigative findings and on her own considerable intuitive abilities..."
The Life, Near-Deaths & Death Of Ben Breedlove (Updated)
Jan 18
After cheating death three times, Ben Breedlove, 18, finally lost his life on Christmas night after suffering from a heart attack. But not before he recorded videos of his life and near-death experiences and how at peace he felt when he believed he was leaving the world...
NDE: Interview With 11-Year Old Colton Burpo (Heaven Is For Real) (Updated)
Jan 18
A burst appendix nearly cost 4-year-old Colton Burpo his life in 2003. Afterwards he began telling his parents about a very vivid trip to heaven, including sitting in Jesus’ lap, watching his parents while he lay seemingly near death, and meeting his great-grandfather. But most poignantly, Colton described meeting a sibling in heaven -- even though he had no way of knowing that his mother had miscarried two years before he was born, since his parents had never told him. Colton's father, Todd Burpo, began telling of his son’s heaven-sent visions from the pulpit of the Crossroads Wesleyan Church in Imperial, Neb., where he serves as pastor. Word of mouth spread, and the family landed a book deal. The book -- “Heaven Is for Real,” written by Todd with co-writer Lynn Vincent -- has become a best-seller, with some 1.5 million copies in print since its release in November. Here's an interview with Colton (and Colton's parents) who appeared on The Today Show with Matt Lauer...
Book: ‘Near-Death Experiences, The Rest of the Story…’
Jan 17
"Having undergone her own profound transformations in consciousness resulting from three successive Near-Death Experiences in 1977, P.M.H. Atwater set about on her distinguished career of careful, detective-like fieldwork and research into the mysteries of NDEs. Near-Death Experiences: the Rest of the Story is her crowning achievement. In it Atwater places the varied phenomena of NDEs into a broader setting of the natural 'ongoing process of transformative adaptation within the human family as a species'. This is P.M.H. Atwater at her very best, resetting the bar for all future NDE research. She is magnificent in her painstaking role as detective, observer, interrogator, advisor, empathizer, compiler & categorizer of data, and creative formulator of plausible hypotheses in the face of 43 years of research findings...This is Atwater's 10th book, and is an absolute must for anyone interested in how NDEs relate to the transformation of consciousness, spiritual awakening, and our true potential & that of the world. It is destined to become a classic in Near-Death Studies and Consciousness Research, and has my highest recommendation." -- Scott A. Olsen, Ph.D.
Dr. Raymond Moody On Coast To Coast
Jan 14
Dr. Raymond Moody is interviewed on Coast to Coast AM on September 25, 2011. Among other things, Moody discusses how he got involved in near-death experience studies, his meeting of NDEr Dr. George Ritchie, NDEs in general, and his new book, Glimpses of Eternity, which explores shared-death experiences...
The Seventh Annual Spiritual Retreat For Near-Death Experiencers
Jan 14
The Seventh Annual Spiritual Retreat For Near-Death Experiencers...
2002 BBC Documentary: ‘The Day I Died’
Jan 14
Studies of cardiac arrest survivors suggest that near-death experiences may occur at times when the brain has actually stopped functioning. Drawing conclusions from that research, this 2002 documentary suggests that the mind is not dependent on the brain -- and that NDEs may confirm it. Accounts of NDEs, shared by the people who experienced them, are analyzed by researchers and skeptics alike...
Medical Doctor Describes His Near-Death Experience
Dec 29
A medical doctor shares his near-death experience on 'Beyond and Back'...
Raymond Moody: ‘On Matters Of Life & Death’
Dec 26
Since 1965, Dr. Raymond Moody has interviewed thousands of people from all over the world who were revived from close calls with death. These people had profound visions, perhaps a glimpse of life after death-which changed their lives forever, and in turn, the lives of us all. In this 2008 workshop, Dr. Moody will present his work with near-death experiences, as well as other spiritual experiences. He describes in detail what these experiences mean to those who have them and he will give an in depth review of the latest research findings on life after death. Dr. Moody will discuss the significance of spiritual experiences for all humankind, unraveling life's deepest mystery, ‘What happens when we die?
One Of The First Public Talks Given By NDEr Howard Storm
Dec 23
Edward A. Riess recorded the following talk by Howard Storm which reportedly took place in the fall of 1987. It is one of the first public talks given by Howard in which he describes his now famous near-death experience. Special thanks to Ed for providing this important audio recording...
TED: Peter Finwick: ‘Preparing For A Good Death’
Dec 18
Peter Finwick talks about how to prepare for a good death...
Bob Olson Interviews Anita Moorjani (& Related News)
Dec 12
Bob Olson of AfterLifeTV just posted a new interview Anita Moorjani. The hour-and-a-half long discussion includes Anita describing, in detail, her struggle with cancer -- which ended with the death of her body. While her broken, wasted-away body lay dead, Anita had a near-death experience that helped her understand how and why she contracted cancer, as well as many of the forces of life that shape our waking realities. When she returned to her body, Anita's doctors were astonished at the miraculous healing that took place. After struggling with cancer for four agonizing years, and then slipping into a comma and dying from it, all traces of cancer vanished. Anita's story is one of the most comprehensively documented medical miracles involving a near-death experience that I am aware of...
One Of The Most Remarkable Near-Death Experiences Ever (Updated)
Dec 12
This special report contains three parts: In part one Anita Moorjani describes her near-death experience; in part two, Anita is interviewed by NDERF; in part three, Anita responds to a question posted on the NDERF website. Taken together, this is an exceptionally interesting, informative, and inspiring overview of not just the NDE experience, but how the profound insights gleaned from such an experience can be applied to every day life...
Ray, Kathy, & Robert Share Their NDEs On ‘I Survived…’
Nov 24
Ray, Kathy, & Robert share their near-death experiences on "I Survived: Beyond and back..."
Documentary: Bible-Believing Christians Explore NDEs
Nov 23
A documentary examining the near-death experience from a mainstream Christian perspective. Along with featuring interviews with such notable NDE researchers as Raymond Moody, Kenneth Ring, and Melvin Morse, this documentary also describes some of the most remarkable NDEs on record...
Now Available: New Book Explores, In Part, How Justice Always Prevails
Nov 22
As you read this chapter, you may wonder how this information applies to the Casey Anthony case. Bear with me while I describe academic research and my own experience through which I will bring together all this seemingly unrelated material and give us a different and new hope for justice for Caylee, and countless other abused children. As a researcher and author of near-death studies for more than 35 years, and as a person who had my own near-death experience (NDE), I have been engaged in a powerful Life Review that has percolated for decades. This is my first opportunity, and maybe even the first time in the literature that someone is applying the consequences of a Life Review to a murder case to show how justice can prevail in the end...
NHNE NDE Now On Google+
Nov 16
NHNE NDE is now on Google+ If you are looking for fast-breaking news, information, and links to NDE-related books, videos, television shows, websites and other resources, this is the place to go...
The Near-Death Of A Child
Nov 15
In March of 1990, while vacationing in Florida, our family was involved in a serious car accident: a head-on collision with a drunk driver. After the impact, my husband was pinned inside the wreckage and writhing in pain beside me. As I turned and looked into the back of the car, I could see Rose Marie was not seriously hurt. But, to my horror, Kayla was no where to be seen. Her side of the car had been obliterated by the crash. I thought at first that she might be tangled within the wreckage, but seconds later discovered she had been thrown out of the seat and into the hatchback of the car. A bystander hurried to our aid, wrapped Rose Marie in a jacket, and carried her to a bench some yards from the car so that I could attend to Kayla. Kayla's eyes were closed, her face was an ashen white, and her body was still and motionless. I was sure she had died. To spare my husband from this knowledge, I gathered Kayla's limp body in my arms, lifted her out of the car, and stepped a short distance away. The moments that followed are forever imprinted on my memory...
Joseph Shore: My NDE & Meeting Jesus
Nov 15
He said, "JOE, JOE...." I immediately popped out of the body and hovered about two feet above my sleeping body. Into this London Hotel room came the most amazing Being I have ever been in the presence of. This was a man made all out of white and golden Light. He was shaped as a man, but white and gold Light pulsated from Him in dashes, as thought he were wearing a million Christmas Tree Lights. A soon as I saw Him, I knew many things about Him. I knew this was Jesus. I knew that he knew everything about me and was all powerful. There is no way to describe the Power that emanated from this Man of Light. Three angels appeared with Him and stayed in the back of the room. They were oval shaped beings and clearly under subjection to the Man of Light. He spoke to me sharply. His Love was not sentimental. It was strong and objective. He said...
NDE: Howard Storm Describes His Encounter With Jesus
Nov 15
In this moving interview, former atheist Howard Storm describes his encounter with Jesus during his near-death experience. Must watch...
Kathy, Martin, Lisa Share Their NDEs On ‘I Survived…’
Nov 10
A woman dies when a charging bull causes her horse to rear, throwing her head first onto concrete. A teenager commits suicide overdosing on prescription pills. On Christmas Eve a young mother has a heart attack and dies. Watch Kathy, Martin, and Lisa share their NDE's on "I Survived... Beyond and Back"...
What Do Steve Jobs’s Final Words Mean?
Nov 04
Steve Jobs's last words, his sister revealed in the New York Times Sunday, were “OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW,” an unexplained final phrase that many are trying to decipher today...
Nanci Danison’s Near-Death Experience
Nov 04
Nanci L. Danison holds a BS in Biology, with a concentration in Anatomy and Physiology, a BA in Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Jurisprudence. Until 1994, she was living the life of a successful trial lawyer in a large midwestern law firm. She often lectured on a national level and wrote on legal topics for the health care industry. Nanci, at one time, appeared on the news for local TV stations in public service spots for the Bar Association, one of the activities that earned her a Jaycees Ten Outstanding Citizens Award for community service. After a near death experience, Nanci left the security of her big law firm and started a successful solo practice in health law, where she continues to be recognized for her legal abilities. Nanci’s has started a local chapter of the International Association for Near-Death Studies, Inc.; earning a pilot’s license in 2000 and Private Investigator’s license in 2001; and sharing her near-death experience memories publicly. Nanci still practices law and writes books on what she remembers from her experiences in the Light...
Dale, Margaret & Cindy Share Their Near-Death Experiences
Nov 02
Dale, Margaret and Cindy share their near-death experiences...
The Purpose of Life, Jesus & NDEs
Oct 31
I would like to list a few things that I believe are true that, as far as I can tell, are not only NOT common knowledge, but also have the potential to upend some deeply engrained ways of viewing the spiritual path, spiritual experiences, and, ultimately, the purpose of life...
A Sister’s Eulogy For Steve Jobs
Oct 30
I grew up as an only child, with a single mother. Because we were poor and because I knew my father had emigrated from Syria, I imagined he looked like Omar Sharif. I hoped he would be rich and kind and would come into our lives (and our not yet furnished apartment) and help us. Later, after I’d met my father, I tried to believe he’d changed his number and left no forwarding address because he was an idealistic revolutionary, plotting a new world for the Arab people. Even as a feminist, my whole life I’d been waiting for a man to love, who could love me. For decades, I’d thought that man would be my father. When I was 25, I met that man and he was my brother...
New Book: “Making Sense Of Near-Death Experiences: A Handbook for Clinicians”
Oct 29
An Interview with Anthony Peake, co-editor of "Making Sense of Near-Death Experiences: A Handbook for Clinicians" - an accessible guide to the theory and evidence underlying the phenomenon of NDEs. With contributions from leading international experts in the field, it provides an overview of the research into NDEs, the nature of NDEs and how they have been experienced around the world, and the physiological, psychological and medical bases of the phenomenon...
Rene Jorgensen Speaking In Syracuse, NY About NDEs
Oct 29
Rene Jorgensen talking about himself and his research of near-death experiences in Syracuse, NY on September 9, 2011...
Science & The NDE: Chris Carter On Skeptiko
Oct 24
Alex Tsakiris of Skeptiko interviews Chris Carter, author of "Science and the Near Death Experience" and "Parapsychology and the Skeptics"...
Dr. Susan Blackmore Challenged On NDE’s & Afterlife
Oct 23
It's been many years since Dr. Susan Blackmore wrote her book, "Dying to Live" which argued that NDE's were not evidence of an afterlife. Since then, she's dropped out of NDE research, while NDE skeptics have continually used her research to argue their position. Now, Dr. Susan Blackmore returns for an interview on Skeptiko, where host Alex Tsakiris challenges her with the latest NDE research and findings...
Neale Donald Walsch’s Near-Death Experience
Oct 16
Neale Donald Walsch, author of the Conversations with God books, tells the story of his near-death like experience...
Robert Perry’s Blog On Mary Jo Rapini’s NDE
Oct 11
Mary Jo Rapini writes: "As many of you know, several years ago I had a near death experience (NDE), and my story has been featured several times lately in the national media. I received an email this morning from a gentlemen, named Robert Perry, who was familiar with my experience and blogged about it today. As I read his blog post, I was instantly struck by his understanding of God's love for us and how God made me feel during my own personal encounter with Him. I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to share Mr. Perry's blog post with my readers..."
NDE: Anita Moorjani Describes Her Fight With Cancer
Oct 09
Jackie Roberge, cancer coach, interviews Anita Moorjani on her cancer healing journey from deep-seated fear to living her purpose. Anita shares her near-death experience during which she opened up to some amazing insights that allowed her to come back and heal from stage 4 cancer in a matter of days. She shares very meaningful and heartfelt advice for other cancer patients and for anyone interested in living a more joyful, fulfilling life...
NDE: Ellen Burstyn In ‘Resurrection’ (A Fabulous 1980 Movie)
Oct 04
Resurrection is a 1980 film which tells the story of a woman who survives the car accident and discovers that a near-death experience has given her the power to heal other people. Ellen Burstyn delivers a tour-de-force performance as the modern-day miracle in this unforgettable story. It stars Ellen Burstyn, Sam Shepard, Richard Farnsworth, Roberts Blossom and Eva LeGallienne. The movie was nominated for two Academy Awards; one for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Ellen Burstyn) and another for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Eva LeGallienne)....
Near-Death Experiences: 30 Years of Research
Sep 28
Stephanie Lam of The Epoch Times reports on 30 years of near-death research. Her article includes information shared at this year's IANDS conference in Durham, N.C...
Suicidal Woman Describes Life-Changing NDE
Sep 26
A suicidal woman describes her life-changing near-death experience...
Walter Dembiczak & Sarah Murray Describe Their NDEs
Sep 23
Walter Dembiczak and Sarah Murray describe their near-death experiences...
Actor Clint Walker Talks About His Near-Death Experience
Sep 18
Actor Clint Walker, while being interviewed for the Extraordinary TV series, shares how an inner voice has guided and protected him his whole life. He also describes a near-death experience he had that was precipitated by ignoring his inner voice...
Raymond Moody On Shared-Death Experiences
Sep 11
Raymond Moody discusses his research into shared-death experiences. Presented at the IANDS 2011 Conference, September 2-4, in Durham, North Carolina...
What Happens When We Die – From An Experiencer’s Perspective
Sep 07
What happens to us when we die? This is a compelling question that plagues everyone throughout one's life. I have been on multiple deathbeds and have actually died a few times -- having flatlined and lost all vital signs -- commonly known as a near-death experience (NDE). Herein, I will share what one goes through as one dies, and everything involved with the dying process, from an experiencer’s perspective...
NDE: Juliet Nightingale: Toward The Light Radio Show
Sep 07
The Rev. Juliet Nightingale, a multiple NDEr, hosted a groundbreaking programme, TowardThe Light from March 6, 2006 - January 25, 2009 focusing primarily on the nature of consciousness and life continuum as revealed through near-death and similar spiritually transformative experiences. The programme archives feature a stellar roster of special guests who are both experiencers and researchers in the realm of NDEs and related topics. This post also includes Juliet Nightingale's near-death experience...
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