Near Death Experiences Books

I found this book in a terminally ill hospice library. Then I read this article in this book by Dr.Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and now I know why The Vestibule was there. Her own testimony tells it all:

"I just had a thrity-two year old man, an actor by profession, who died of a brain stem tumor. He was searching all over the literature for some accounts of what it is really like to be dying. I was able to send my last copy of The Vestibule, and his mother read it to him ten days prior to his death. It was a great consolation, not only to him, but to his family. I am using The Vestibule quite extensively because I have about two hundred workshops on death and dying throughout the country." Signed-Dr.Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, best selling author of Death and Dying.

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Dr. Guirdham didn't plan on studying reincarnation when he took the case of a woman who was having strange experiences. However, not only did he trace the origin of the woman's problems to the 13th century, but he found out he was there as well.

A book that tells his experiences in a matter of fact way. I recommend it to anyone who is interested in the impact of past lives.

This book moved me. I did not realize how much I knew and did not know as I went through the death of my mother. This book helped me realize what goes on in the death process. The information in this book helped me to heal the grief that I have felt and even made me realize what an inspiring and joyful event the death process can be.

Kira takes a complicated and convoluted subject like death and makes it seem simple. Her brilliant metaphors and engaging writing style, make reading this book fun and insightful.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is going through the death of a loved one. It gives the reader a brilliant prospective.

J. Darcy Dill DCBody Friendly Golf

This book will soon become my wife's favorite book. It is a life-changing, incredible book about the world of truth. Very well-written. Very moving. A must-read book as soon as you can get a copy in your hands.

This is an excellent book and truly opens the mind of the non-believer. It is well documented and easy to read. It will bring great comfort to those who have lost someone they love. I recommend it highly!!

Lately many Zolar books have been reprinted and I hope this one will be as well. It's written in that same down-to-earth manner as other Zolar metaphysical guides like Color Magick and makes for quite an engaging read. It also contains an interesting little exercise for anyone looking to discover their own past lives.

The most comforting message from this remarkable book may be its convincing evidence that we are not alone. First published in 1994 and now with the astonishingly small number of 300,000 copies sold, Journey of Souls probes the previous lives of 29 people who underwent regression hypnotherapy by Michael Newton, PhD, a certified master hypnotherapist.
These disclosures riveted my attention, because 15 years ago I was transported in a near-death asthmatic crisis to the edge of the realm Newton and his 29 subjects describe. See The Soul Factory on [...], for a description of what two churchmen have since told me was probably a "revelation."
That experience showed me, in fragments, what Newton has skillfully sewn together in Journey of Souls: Case Studies of Life Between Lives -- proof that we are not alone in the universe, that we all have souls, that we return again and again to chaotic Earth and to other worlds in an infinite scheme of evolving Creation, the elusive purpose of which is to build perfection. Even plants and animals have souls in this common, eternal quest, Newton reports -- albeit souls of a less-developed nature than ours.
This work is not anti-Christian or anti-religion. Indeed, it reinforces most of the main themes found in the main religions. But it does depart sharply from beliefs many live with, such as the coming of a Day of Judgment, and Eternal Hellfire and Damnation as punishment.
These are not true, Newton tells us. In the evolving eternity of time and space, our souls grow and develop, and are not judged or damned. Most of the Bible should not be read literally as a truthful record of actual events, but as a profoundly meaningful collection of moral, ethical and spiritual messages wrapped in stories or parables as their vehicles.
For an excellent, short, lay-language overview of Newton's discoveries and a portal to diverse other sites and experiences in the timeless realm of souls he discovered, visit [...]. It could take you a lifetime to explore everything that has been experienced and retold about this subject; indeed, it took Newton 10 years to produce his book.
Which leads me to an intriguing question: Why have only 300,000 copies been sold in five editions since 1994?
One answer may be Newton's choice of publisher -- Woodbury, Minnesota-based Llewellyn Publications, which its Website [...] reveals to be heavily invested in works about witchcraft, astrology, tarot, paganism, the paranormal and the like.
Mainstream publishers, fed on celebrity and "how-to" blockbuster titles, may have found Journey of Souls an unlikely candidate for mass appeal, thus pushing Newton into a smaller but friendlier, alternative publishing niche.
Another answer may be that not many people are open to "new" ideas, however well authenticated, to the question: "What happens to us when we die?" Since infancy, most have been satisfied with the comforting answers parents for centuries have given: "you go to Heaven to live with Jesus forever" -- an answer that every church reinforces in greater and lesser measure throughout our lives. It's repeated in every religious funeral service.
Newton's book doesn't debunk this idea, either -- rather, it gives a much more "scientific" and to me, believable version of it.
Since the first Sputnik and views of distant heavenly bodies and galaxies began appearing in every child's schoolbooks, the idea of Heaven as a place in the clouds populated by white-robed angels behind the Pearly Gates has long been unbelievable to modern minds.
And from that simple disillusionment to its grimmer next step -- that God is not seated on a throne there with Jesus at his right hand and the Holy Ghost at his left -- may seem a quantum leap to many.
So we shrink from it. This is something we don't spend a lot of time wondering about as we go about our daily lives and habits, including the rituals and liturgy of church on Sundays.
"Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy Kingdom come ..." We believe this prayer, even as we know the greater reality that there is no Heaven and no Kingdom -- at least, not above the clouds or anywhere else our telescopes can see. Jesus gave us the Lord's Prayer before there were any telescopes.
Although speculation persists, some Bible scholars even insisting they have found heaven physically located within our Solar System ([...]), the modern church does not teach us where Heaven and the Kingdom of God are located. Instead, it invites us to imagine them in a spiritual context, open to a vast array of future possibilities, including their joint establishment here on Planet Earth after Judgment Day -- to which I can only wonder: If we have to wait until then to see it, where is it now and where has it been since God, in the Book of Genesis, created Heaven and Earth?
These are difficult theological questions to which organized religion has no satisfactory answers. And since it has no satisfactory answers, most of us don't think about it. We either have faith in the unknowable, or we don't -- and increasingly large numbers of us don't.
That's where Newton's descriptions can fill a void, if you can be bothered looking for the answers to theological questions that you may have for so long given up asking in your faith. If you're like me, you have been "treading water" in this area for long time.
Michael Newton began his research as a self-admitted atheist. His research, he says, made him a believer in an infinitely evolving universal Creation and in its single Creator, who, he admits, might well be God.
Reading Journey of Souls reminded me not only of my own still-vivid encounter 15 years ago and the indelible impressions that left in me, but also of so many of the eternal themes of the Bible, and of the fundamental teaching of other religions.
The spirit world where souls eternally learn and strive to improve, revisiting Earth and joining new human lives in their quest as part of continuing Creation, is based on love, according to Newton and others whose own observations and experiences support his narratives. Vengeance, hatred, envy, greed, lust and other vices are -- like punishment and retribution -- all human deficiencies not found in the realm of souls that Newton and others describe.
Although Christianity and other religions do not directly address this, their positive teachings and the universal rules for living a good life in harmony with each other here on Earth, all broadly comport with what is found in the Journey of Souls.

I've read hundreds of spiritual books and this one is "by far" my favorite. My second favorite book is Destiny of Souls... there are a lot of good spiritual books on the market but there are not a lot of great ones. These books are GREAT! I've purchased and given away hundreds of these books over the years... Don't miss this one... this book answers many questions left unanswered by organized religion and it will help you live a rich and meaningful life.

I've never read anything about where we go between lives. Now the question is answered and it is astounding!!! This book will give you answers, hope, and will make you really think about how you are doing in your life. Read the next one too.

Perhaps more than any other book I have read in the spiritual/self help genre, Journey of The Souls has made me stop and ponder each chapter. This book was recommended by a dear friend of mine who told me it would take a lot longer than usual to read and he was right.

The most powerful effect the book has had with me is to remind me of those passing moments and relationships that seemed "ordinary" but were anything but. For example, the topic of soul mates is rather interesting and really makes you re-consider every relationship in your life.

If you take the time to read this book and really digest what it has to say, I believe it will help you see your everyday experiences not only clearer but with more purpose that you otherwise thought.

This is what it did for me. This is perhaps the greatest gift of this book: to give one a better understanding and alternative perspective of what we consider ordinary moments. You learn as Dan Millman wrote: there are no ordinary moments. I would add, there are no ordinary relationships.

If you`ve been thinking, "There has to be more..." consider reading this book. There is more! Discover it for yourself in this book. That "hunch" you had to read this review... thats your soul speaking... listen to it. Peace.

A good friend recommended this book to me and I ordered it in high anticipation of its arrival.
Unfortunately, as I read along, I found myself doubting the conclusions/opinions of the author regarding his clinical experience with a variety of patients and individuals. In other words, the author did not supply any empirical evidence that his conclusions were correct. Too much was left to the unproven veracity of the patients and his subjective opinion.
Otherwise, its not a bad read as it does open you up to a pretty comforting belief about death and the aftermath.

A warm and reassuring look at death and life. Perhaps not quite up to her previous works in depth and subtlety, but still a delight. I do wish the author would not play so fast and loose with basic facts about characters from book to book, though. It just jars you out of your suspension of disbelief a bit. Norma an Macky should be in their seventies, not sixties, based on their ages inStanding in the Rainbow, and Linda, born in the late 1940's, would be in her fifties, not 34. Other character ages and circumstances don't always match up, either, which readers do notice. Still, a wonderful book, like all Flagg's work.

This little book is a wonderfully humorous view into the everyday lives of people living in a close-knit small town. It was uplifting and wise and gave a warm and meaningful perspective of life and death. Not only do I highly recommend it, I have bought several copies so far to give as gifts to friends.

MM - Latham NY

Fannie Flagg's "Can't Wait to Get to Heaven" was such a pleasure to read! It was uplifting (to say the least) and very amusing. Elner Shimfissle is so simplistic in her ways, but very wise and endearing. This is a must read for anybody wanting to be uplifted. You will find yourself immersed in the Elmwood Springs community anticipating what will happen next. It is refreshing to see the world through such innocent eyes as Mrs. Shimfissle.

First of all, for anyone who has not yet read Fannie Flagg, just what are you waiting for?! She is one of my favorite authors - I was hooked after reading Redbird Christmas also written by her, a couple of years ago. Since then, I have yet to be disappointed with any of Fannie Flagg's books and Can't Wait to Get to Heaven is no exception.

Can't Wait to Get to Heaven focuses on elderly Mrs. Elner Shimfissle. Though her true age is not known, her niece, Norma, guesses her to be eighty-nine. Elner is a delightful and uproariously fun character. Full of spunk and fire, no one is a stranger to Elner. When she is not busy chatting up someone, she is trying to puzzle out such mysteries as what came first - the chicken or the egg?

One fateful morning, Elner decides to climb her ladder to pick a few figs from her fig tree. Little does she know that wasps have taken over the tree and are very unhappy to find someone butting in on their home. Next thing, Elner falls to the ground and soon finds herself riding a zig zag elevator and climbing crystal stairs with her long dead sister. Elner soon discovers that she is in heaven and is having a hay day, complete with the honor of meeting her idol Thomas Edison.

Meanwhile, back on earth, news of Elner's death spreads like wildfire. Grieving and heartbreak overcome everyone who was touched by Elner in some way. Flowers are ordered for her funeral and even her obit is written up. How amazing the influence and importance one fiery woman had on so many.

It is not long, however, that Elner is sent back to earth. She makes her presence known while having a final visit from her niece, Norma, Norma's husband Macky and great-niece Linda. Not to mention a nurse who is standing by, when Elner suddenly sits straight up in bed and begins to talk to everyone around her. Needless to say, the nurse runs from the room screaming and keeps right on going for a good two miles from the hospital. Imagine, a woman proclaimed dead five hours prior, suddenly wide awake and full of health.

Events that follow are both heartwarming and laugh out loud funny, as is the entire book. I greatly enjoy the way Fannie Flagg combines a wonderful and warming story with such great humor. Once I started reading, I found myself racing through until the end, enjoying each and every page. Can't Wait to Get to Heaven is a marvelous book and one that gets my highest recommendations

An author of fiction has the power to create the destinies of her characters--how lovely to use this power to make the reader feel good!! I enjoyed this book so much and it made me want to become a better person. I just finished "House of Sand and Fog" and was disquieted by the tragedy; both books were fiction, but Fannie Flagg's book uplifted me. Read this book for a joyous experience.

This book is a continuation of many of the actual client cases of Michael Newton in which the deep hypnosis state allowed them to tap into their true nature which is "eternal spirit/soul". I resonated to his first book "Journey of Souls" like I have never connected to any other book. I believe this happened because it spoke to my soul in a way that it recognized it to have much of the truth about our true nature and our missions and life plan.

The accounts of these "souls" in both of his books have helped me find a peace about my life and the condition we currently find here on Earth. Truly this earth is our learning ground. It is not supposed to be perfect. Humans are not supposed to be perfect. If all was perfect here our "soul" could not grow and expand in understanding. For example, in the "spirit" realm you cannot experience hatred. If my soul incarnates currently into a gay person or into a Jew or Black person back in the 1940's, would my soul not have the opportunity to experience and understand what hatred towards me felt like? Also controversial to us, our souls/spirits are not appalled at abortions. Why? Because there is no need for a soul to incarnate into a fetus that they know the mom plans to abort. They just wait for the next opportunity or choose another body. The soul can never be destroyed. Energy can never be destroyed.

These books along with a 5 video series on youtube compelled me to have my own past life regression and then my regression into the soul realm. I found a practitioner on Michael Newtons site.

These regressions have been the most profound and helpful experiences I have had. My journey and life have shifted. There is a freedom from my human mind which brings much confusion, doubt, fears...etc. Now my soul reigns more in my life than my human mind. This is freedom! Thank you to Michael Newton's work!

Of those books on the market that discuss the world of life between lives, Newton's appears the most clinical and objective. He is at his best when providing us excerpts of sessions with clients who share information about LBL. As a hypnotherapist, he does not appear to lead clients to describe their experiences. The result is powerful testimony for the existence of LBL. So, unless Newton is a very talented writer of a provocative work of fiction, both Journey of Souls and Destiny of Souls offer us an intuitive, reassuring way to better understand and appreciate one another.

If you ever wondered if there is more to life than what we see in the physical world, this book will make a big difference in your life. Our lives beyond the physical are described in detail - it's magical and beautiful! Destiny of Souls: New Case Studies of Life Between Lives

TRUST ME I TRIED TO STAY WITH THIS ONE BUT ENDLESS DETAIL ABOUT

PLACE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE GOT VERY BORING. HALF WAY THROUGH

I HAD TO PUT IT DOWN. WASTE YOUR TIME IF YOU WISH. I WENT LOOKING

FOR SOMETHING BETTER.

GENE ADDINGTON

A lot of commentary from the Author who happens to be able to conduct hypnotic sessions, has very interesting answers that come from these people who undergo this state can answer the questions that he asks them while under hypnosis is very interesting for someone who has ever wondered about reincarnation or what happens after we die and go on from here.

Er, folks, there's something you should know about the author - he was exposed as a phoney combat vet in the book "Stolen Valor." Brinkley claimed to be a Marine sniper in Vietnam when he had his first "near death experience." His military records (obtained by the authors of "Stolen Valor" through the F.O.I.A.) show he drove a truck in California during his service - the guy never got anywhere near Vietnam.

If you want to take spiritual advice from a liar, hey, be my guest.

The impression I get from this book is that Brinkley is trying to cash in on the popularity of Betty Eadie's wonderful book, "Embraced by the Light." But I don't believe this guy. What lost me was his claim that the angels told him to open a chain of health spas. Uh huh.

The author of this book got struck by a lightning (in 1975) through a phone line and barely survived. He visited afterlife and he was given a life review there. It wasn't pleasant because he had been a self-centered and mean person. He had loved fighting and served in the army too, in Vietnam. In the afterlife he got to relive the pain he had caused to others. But, anyway, he came back to continue living as a totally changed man.

The first two chapters of this book I would recommend to any military professional. But as a whole this was slightly strange a book. Odd visions of future, psychic abilities... And the author's mission in life became to piece together some strange device. -And the story continues in another book...

This is the book that got me started in believing that there is truly another side here. Dannion's account of his near death experience is both real, riveting, profound, insightful, descriptive, believable and astounding, all at once. This is a can't put it down read and I've recommended it countless times.

Sally Shields, TheDILRules.com

If this book doesn't change your paradigm on life and death, you are hopelessly entrenched in a stagnant, antiquated belief system. If Dannion was accepted by the light, with his life on earth, the rest of us have nothing to worry about. His life, death, recovery and transformation makes this book hard to put down.

The one line in the book I always come back to, is when Dannion is out of his body, looking down as the EMTs are loading his lifeless physical body into the ambulance, and he is thinking, "Gee, I thought I was better looking than that!" Nice touch Dannion.