Afterlife Encounters

Afterlife Encounters
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Publisher : Hampton Roads Publishing
Total Pages : 373
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ISBN-10 : 9781612830865
ISBN-13 : 1612830862
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Afterlife Encounters by : Dianne Arcangel

Never-before-released research proves the dead communicate with us As a former hospice worker and director of the Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Center, Dianne Arcangel was certain that visitations from beyond death provided comfort and hope for loved ones still grappling with their loss. As a researcher, however, she was unable to find specific data to measure that comfort and hope. To remedy this lack of information, she created the Afterlife Encounters Survey, a five-year, international survival study. Afterlife Encounters reveals the results of this landmark study and, for the first-time, offers a systematic categorization of such encounters, explaining when these encounters are most likely to occur and what type of apparition is likely to appear. Afterlife Encounters presents not only the data, but also the stories beyond the numbers, as friends and family members relate their visitation experiences in their own words. Included are amazing stories of the dead returning to tell loved ones that they had been murdered and who it was that killed them; apparitions revealing where family treasure was buried; even one spirit who provided a remarkable account of the tragedies of 9/11—weeks before those events occurred. The stats and stories that Arcangel shares are certain to stay with you for a long time, as will her eye-opening conclusion: afterlife encounters provide real, lasting comfort and hope to an astounding 97 percent of those loved ones who experience them.

American Afterlife

American Afterlife
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Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 9780820346892
ISBN-13 : 0820346896
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis American Afterlife by : Kate Sweeney

An award-winning writer explores the patchwork American cultural history of grieving the departed. One family inters their matriarch’s ashes on the floor of the ocean. Another holds a memorial weenie roast each year at a green-burial cemetery. An 1898 ad for embalming fluid promises, “You can make mummies with it!” while a leading contemporary burial vault is touted as impervious to the elements. A grieving mother, 150 years ago, might spend her days tending a garden at her daughter’s grave. Today, she might tend the roadside memorial she erected where her daughter was killed. One mother wears a locket containing her daughter’s hair; the other, a necklace containing her ashes. What happens after someone dies depends on our personal stories and on where those stories fall in a larger tale―that of death in America. It’s a powerful tale that we usually keep hidden from our everyday lives until we have to face it. American Afterlife by Kate Sweeney reveals this world through a collective portrait of Americans past and present who are personally involved with death: obit writers in the desert, an Atlantic funeral voyage, a fourth-generation funeral director―even a midwestern museum that shows us our death-obsessed Victorian progenitors. Each story illuminates details in another, revealing a landscape that feels at once strange and familiar, one that’s by turns odd, tragic, poignant, and sometimes even funny. “Sweeney’s quest for the “why” behind mourning rituals has given us a book in the best tradition of narrative journalism.”—Jessica Handler, author of Braving the Fire: A Guide to Writing about Grief and Loss

Encountering Heaven and the Afterlife

Encountering Heaven and the Afterlife
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Publisher : Baker Books
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 9781441211859
ISBN-13 : 1441211853
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis Encountering Heaven and the Afterlife by : James L. Garlow

What happens when we die? What is heaven really like? How do spiritual beings--angels and demons--interact with us here and in the hereafter? Real-life, credible stories of near-death experiences and spiritual encounters gathered by the authors of Heaven and the Afterlife paint a clearer, fuller picture of exactly what readers can expect when it's their turn to "cross over." These gripping true stories--written from a solidly biblical perspective but accessible to seekers--provide fascinating glimpses into the spiritual world around us and the one that awaits us.

Touching Heaven

Touching Heaven
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Publisher : FaithWords
Total Pages : 205
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ISBN-10 : 9781455562763
ISBN-13 : 1455562769
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Touching Heaven by : Dr. Chauncey Crandall

How a doctor's glimpses of eternity confirmed everything he believed about God, suffering, life on earth, and what happens after death.Dr. Chauncey Crandall knows his patients well. When they are dying, he sits at the bedside with them and holds their hands. He prays with them. Sometimes he can feel what they feel and see what they see. At other times his patients have near-death experiences and "come back" with astonishing descriptions of the afterlife. In TOUCHING HEAVEN, Dr. Crandall reveals how what he has seen and heard has convinced him that God is real, that we are created for a divine purpose, that death is not the end, that we will see our departed loved ones again, and that we are closer to the next world than we think.

The Departed Among the Living

The Departed Among the Living
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 1908733292
ISBN-13 : 9781908733290
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis The Departed Among the Living by : Erlendur Haraldsson Ph. D.

From earliest times, people have speculated about what happens when they and their loved ones die. Their views vary from certainty about life after death to utter disbelief. Scientist, Erlendur Haraldsson, a native of Iceland, sought an answer to his question, Have you ever been aware of the presence of a deceased person?

A Journey to Hell, Heaven, and Back

A Journey to Hell, Heaven, and Back
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Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
Total Pages : 100
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ISBN-10 : 9780768458367
ISBN-13 : 0768458366
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis A Journey to Hell, Heaven, and Back by : Ivan Tuttle

A Journey to Hell, Heaven, and Back In 1978, Ivan Tuttle was living a carefree life, going from one party to the next, from one high to anotherwhen his fun, free life was interrupted by a pain in his leg. Doctors told him he had a dangerous blood clot in his legbut Ivan didnt pay much attention to that. He was 26 and felt fine; blood clots were a problem for his grandfather, not him. Until the clock ran out. Ivan Tuttle suddenly found himself dragged down to hell for a horrifying lesson in the reality of eternity. He was spared and even saw Heaven before being sent back to earth with quite a story to tell.

Death in the New World

Death in the New World
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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages : 385
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ISBN-10 : 9780812206005
ISBN-13 : 0812206002
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis Death in the New World by : Erik R. Seeman

Reminders of death were everywhere in the New World, from the epidemics that devastated Indian populations and the mortality of slaves working the Caribbean sugar cane fields to the unfamiliar diseases that afflicted Europeans in the Chesapeake and West Indies. According to historian Erik R. Seeman, when Indians, Africans, and Europeans encountered one another, they could not ignore the similarities in their approaches to death. All of these groups believed in an afterlife to which the soul or spirit traveled after death. As a result all felt that corpses—the earthly vessels for the soul or spirit—should be treated with respect, and all mourned the dead with commemorative rituals. Seeman argues that deathways facilitated communication among peoples otherwise divided by language and custom. They observed, asked questions about, and sometimes even participated in their counterparts' rituals. At the same time, insofar as New World interactions were largely exploitative, the communication facilitated by parallel deathways was often used to influence or gain advantage over one's rivals. In Virginia, for example, John Smith used his knowledge of Powhatan deathways to impress the local Indians with his abilities as a healer as part of his campaign to demonstrate the superiority of English culture. Likewise, in the 1610-1614 war between Indians and English, the Powhatans mutilated English corpses because they knew this act would horrify their enemies. Told in a series of engrossing narratives, Death in the New World is a landmark study that offers a fresh perspective on the dynamics of cross-cultural encounters and their larger ramifications in the Atlantic world.

My Sweet Encounter with Death

My Sweet Encounter with Death
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Publisher : WestBowPress
Total Pages : 108
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ISBN-10 : 9781490820156
ISBN-13 : 1490820159
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis My Sweet Encounter with Death by : Ana Christina

“Then I felt his body leaning over mine and his fingers holding my nostrils shut. I could not breathe. My teeth were clenched. His fingers remained sealing my nose, when suddenly my mouth and jaw opened up and I gasped for air. Startled, he released his grip on my nose and left the room, leaving me paralyzed, naked, and curled up on the floor.” A few years ago, Ana Christina was left for dead. Despite the horrific circumstances, it was a blessing in disguise - the Lord delivered her from the hands of her perpetrator. “Ana Christina shares in such a vulnerable way that she takes her readers on a journey. Her incredible path leaves one with the realization that the human soul is unconquerable. Her honest, open way of revealing herself literally gives her readers the permission and courage to get real with themselves, experiencing a journey of self discovery, self disclosure and eventually the uncovering of self immortality.” - Jeffery Olsen, Author of KNOWING and WHERE ARE YOU?

NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES

NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES
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Publisher : Pencil
Total Pages : 45
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ISBN-10 : 9789356679399
ISBN-13 : 9356679398
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES by : Nandikaa

A book about near-death experiences and its explanation in neuropsychology. Near-death experiences (NDEs) have fascinated humanity for centuries, going beyond cultural, religious, and geographical boundaries. In this chapter, we will understand the phenomenon of NDE and explore its historical, cultural, and cross-culture aspects. By examining NDEs' diverse perspectives and interpretations, we aim to lay the foundation for a deeper understanding of this extraordinary phenomenon. In examining the historical perspectives of near-death experiences, we uncover a tapestry of beliefs and accounts that date back centuries. Throughout different cultures and civilizations, encounters resembling NDEs have been documented and interpreted within the context of their respective times.

Imagine Heaven

Imagine Heaven
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Publisher : Baker Books
Total Pages : 351
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ISBN-10 : 9781493400515
ISBN-13 : 1493400517
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Imagine Heaven by : John Burke

It's obvious from the bookshelves and the big screen that heaven is on everyone's mind. All of us long to know what life after death will be like. Bestselling author John Burke is no exception. For decades, he has been studying accounts of people who have had near-death experiences (NDEs). While not every detail of individual NDEs correlate with Scripture, Burke shows how the common experiences shared by thousands of survivors clearly point to the God of the Bible and the exhilarating picture of heaven he promises. Imagine Heaven is an inspirational journey through the Bible's picture of heaven, colored in with the real-life stories of heaven's wonders. Burke compares gripping stories of NDEs to what Scripture says about our biggest questions of heaven: Will I be myself? Will I see friends and loved ones? What will it look like? What is God like? What will we do forever? What about children and pets? This book will propel readers into an experience that will forever change their view of the life to come and the way they live life today. It also tackles the tough questions of heavenly reward and hellish NDEs. Anyone interested in NDEs or longing to imagine heaven more clearly will enjoy this fascinating and hope-filled book.