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(Originally published in 2000. Now called The Big Book of Near-Death Experiences: What Happens When We Die)
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We all want to know, or maybe we don't: Just what happens to us when we die -- what do we see, experience, feel? Through the years, many people who have been resuscitated after what seemed like certain death (or even after a pronunciation of death) have claimed that the first moments of death aren't nothingness, but an intense sense of being -- of walking down a dark tunnel toward a light, of falling, or other physical or spiritual sensations. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Near-Death Experiences is a fascinating, balanced look at these otherworldly happenings, from what they are like and how they feel to their aftereffects, the differences between the near-death experiences of adults and children, the near-death experience throughout history and various cultures, and much more. Incorporating the views of both deep believers and hardcore debunkers, it's a thrilling look at a strange and hotly-debated phenomenon.
"The Idiot's Guide to Near-Death-Experiences" encompasses every aspect of the near-death phenomenon: the experience, aftereffects, and implications. P.M.H. Atwater's simple, appealing format includes drawings and cartoons by Spirit Painter and Chuck Vadun and sidebars from experts. She investigates and reports on the power of changed lives, the reality of deceased who come back, visitors at death's edge, out-of-body travel, the expansion of normal faculties, the awesome presence of Deity and the importance of spirituality.
The book examines near-death studies from the "Moody Miracle" early days, through the myths of "the light at the end of the tunnel" and "the religion of the resuscitated," to 2007. After 32 years of work with clinical prospective studies in several countries, the reality of the near-death experience has been verified, confirming its importance in the study of consciousness.
(Originally published in 2000. Now called The Big Book of Near-Death Experiences: What Happens When We Die)
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