Around 8,000 Americans will die today, roughly 700 of them from COVID-19. We all know that death comes to everyone. Humankind has lived with that platitude for millennia. But it sometimes takes a pandemic for us to realize ...
How to Ease Fear of Death in a Pandemic
May 04, 2021
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Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and Releasing the Butterfly
Apr 05, 2021
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The following post is from Sandy Coghlan’s blog “Heaven Knows…” and is reposted with permission. The original can be viewed HERE.
“Many people say: Of course, Doctor Ross has seen too many dying patients. Now she starts getting a bit funny.”
These were...
An Excerpt from After by Dr. Bruce Greyson
Mar 29, 2021
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The following is excerpted from After, the culmination of nearly half a century of Dr. Bruce Greyson’s scientific research. Bruce Greyson, M.D., is one of the world’s leading experts on near-death experiences. His book he...
Grief – Loss in Motion, Love in Absence
Mar 22, 2021
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To love, and to lose what we love, are equally things appointed for our nature. –C.S. Lewis
Some things are, at heart, close to the essence of being human, of experiencing life. To live and to love and, at times, to...
Poets and Writers on Death and What Lies Beyond
Mar 19, 2021
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The meaning of life and death, the possibilities of what comes after. These questions have called to mankind since its infancy and their importance is undiminished by time. While what awaits us can’t be known, we can find words ...
The Science of Near Death Experiences
Mar 12, 2021
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The following is excerpted from The Science of Near-Death Experiences edited by John C. Hagan MD
Physicians and others who treat terminally ill patients sometimes hear the poignant and heart-wrenching question: “What is i...
Final Requests
Mar 08, 2021
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The following is an excerpt from ‘Words at the Threshold‘, Lisa Smartt’s book on what we say as we’re nearing death.
FINAL REQUESTS
One of the ways people bring closure to their lives is through their final requests. The most common requests in the Final Words Project we...
Kimberly Clark Sharp’s Extraordinary Experience
Mar 01, 2021
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Kimberly Clark Sharp had a near-death experience in 1970 as a 22 year old that changed the course of her life. It led her to move west to Seattle, leaving behind her family and friends in Kansas. It put her on a mission...
Death, From This Side of the Veil – Part 2
Feb 26, 2021
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You can read Part 1 of Death, From This Side of the Veil HERE.
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How can we prepare for death?
So, what about death, yours or mine? It’s a fact that we’re not getting out of here alive. It’s also true that we have very little control over ...
Death, From This Side Of The Veil – Part 1
Feb 19, 2021
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I’ve always been drawn to the question of what happens when we die. Many years ago, as a young hospital doctor, I read Dr. Moody’s Life After Life. It really opened my eyes to the vast realms of awareness beyond our everyday reality and started me on a journey ...
