P.M.H. Atwater

Dateline April 10, 2006, ABC News carried an article headlined "Neuroscientist Finds Possible Explanation of Near-Death Experiences - Mysterious Phenomenon May Be Related to Sleep Disorder."

Dr. Kevin Nelson of the University of Kentucky is the author of this study. An official reply to this will be coming from Jeffrey Long, M.D. Until then, please know this. The questions asked of participants were extremely ambiguous, so much so as to miss the point of the study. The control group consisted of friends and colleagues of Nelson - not the type of people representative of the public at large. And, it was ABC News who claimed Dr. Nelson's study "explained" near-death experiences. Dr. Nelson made no such claim in his paper.

Because changes in sleep patterning and dream states occur with the majority of experiencers after their episode, and are part of the acknowledged aftereffects of the near-death phenomenon, this study by Dr. Nelson of possible sleep disorders as causal to near-death states is invalid. In order for Dr. Nelson's study to be applicable, he would have to have conducted before-and-after investigations to establish a proper baseline to even know what he is dealing with. To use the conclusions he offered or even suggest effect before cause violates scientific protocol.

The sensationalism caused by this study is entirely the result of ABC News and their failure to properly investigate the report as submitted to them. Apparently their staff was more interested in making headlines than in reporting news. ...PMH

2006 IANDS Annual Conference
October 25-28 University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX

30 Years of Near-Death-Experience Research: Integrating the Past, Anticipating the Future

The IANDS 2006 annual conference will be unprecedented. For the first time, it will be cosponsored and held at one of the world’s largestmedical complexes, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Most of the world’s leading NDE researchers and experts will be speaking, including Raymond Moody, Peter Fenwick, Pim Van Lommel, Janice Holden, Bruce Greyson, PMH Atwater, Sam Parnia, Pam Kircher, Maggie Callanan, and many, many more. This gathering will be unparalleled since Raymond Moody’s Life after Life was first published 30 years ago.

The four-day conference will be divided into two separate segments. The first 2 days will be a comprehensive and critical review of 30 years of NDE research, recommendations for future research, and applications for palliative, end-of-life, and other clinical and educational settings. The second two days will include specialized presentations on the past 30 yers of near-death studies as well as panel discussions of recent developments and future directions. In addition, there will be sessions in the latter two days devoted to the needs and interests of experiencers.

Registration for each two-day segment will be separate, though interested participants are encouraged to attend all four days. The first two-day segment is especially designed for anyone seeking in-depth knowledge of NDE research and its applications, and is ideal for physicians, psychologists, nurses, counselors, social workers, emergency medical technicians, clergy, chaplains, and any other physical, psychological, or spiritual health-care providers.

Continuing education credits (CEs) are already approved for nurses, National Certified Counselors, and various Texas healthcare professionals. We are seeking CEs for additional ategories of health providers. Visit the IANDS website for the most current developments.

For a more detailed description, go to www.iands.org and click on the Conference tab. Please forward this notice to those who would be interested.

We hope you can join us at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston for this extraordinary event.

There is now a concerted effort with researchers of near-death states to "set the record straight" as to percentages of occurrence. Most surveys conducted by various magazines and organizations in the past were not scientific or even reliable. The problem is ambiguous questions which slant answers. The result: overestimates, that are based more on wishful thinking than anything close to verifiable facts.

The poll used today, giving an estimate of 15 million near-death experiencers in the United States (or 5% of the population), was conducted by U. S. News & World Report in 1997. However, the figure more in keeping with actual case reportings in the United States, Holland, and Germany is 4% (which makes 11 million in the U.S.). What is of keen interest to researchers is that the 4% figure for general populations is showing up in other countries worldwide. Because of this, researchers are down-scaling the percentages they quote. Some references: Random inquiry in Germany (Schmied, et al) conducted in 1999 and the original Gallup Poll done in 1982.

For those people who were near death, nearly died, or who did die but later revived or were resuscitated, the estimate of one-third that was previously used to indicate how many would have a near-death experience is also over-inflated. The number is closer to between 12 to 20 percent. The real problem here, though, is with children.

There has never been any survey of any kind that addresses child experiencers of near-death states. A given assumption in poll taking is that an individual's near-death experience occurred in adulthood. Preliminary work by Melvin Morse, M.D., a pediatrician in the State of Washington, suggests that with child experiencers the figure is closer to 70% - more than double that of adults. Since Morse's work has yet to be duplicated, especially in other countries, no conclusions can yet be drawn as to what this difference might mean.

It can be said that near-death cases are on the rise.

What cannot be said with any real degree of confidence is by how much.

. . . by P. M. H. Atwater, L.H.D., near-death researcher, http://www.pmhatwater.com

MEMORIAL TO
DR. WILLIAM G. REIMER

Dr. William G. Reimer died February 17, 2006.
I am alive today because of him... Please Read On!

Robert Van de Castle, Ph.D., one of the world's greatest authorities on dreams, dream research, and the subconscious dreaming mind, has finally established a website that anyone can visit. It is http://www.ourdreamingmind.com, and it is excellent. Dr. Van de Castle, by the way, wrote the seminal book "Our Dreaming Mind" (available through his website). He has several services to offer that you may want to check out, along with his appearance schedule.

Beyond the Indigo Children - P.M.H. Atwater
Makes Rare SW Appearance

Hear the truth about the so-called Indigo Children and the traditions of prophesy, mystical revelation and social sciences with author and inspirational speaker PMH Atwater.

What is Ascension? What does it mean and how does it affect our kids? The New Children are powerful, and they are motivated to change things – IF we can help them defuse and redirect their anger . . . their impatience with anything false or inauthentic. The New Children are not like any other generation of record. How they differ is nothing short of amazing!

Atwater will be discussing her latest book, "Beyond the Indigo Children: The New Children and the Coming of The Fifth World" on Friday, February 10th at 7pm at Sandia Prep, 532 Osuna Road, NE.

There’s no doubt about it. Children born since around 1982 are unlike any other generation on record. First parents and then teachers began to take note of a new and special generation of children, children now known as Indigo's, or ‘new kids’. Soon after medical doctors, psychotherapists, educators and others began to study them. Skeptics might have easily dismissed the phenomenon, until now. U have all recently reported on the growing phenomenon of these New Kids.

P.M.H.Atwater, author of Beyond the Indigo Children says that they’re unusually intelligent (even if some of them are flunking in school), are clever innovators and problem solvers, gifted entrepreneurs, have a certain ease with the new math, physics and technology, are volunteer-minded and group-oriented. Most have a sense that they are healers here to mend things, and display conceptional thinking styles at startling early ages.

Fourteen year old Scott Black from Santa Fe, a self-proclaimed ‘star child’, remembers his Fifth Grade teacher drawing hieroglyphics on the board. teaching “I could actually read them”, Scott says. “I knew then that I am in the world to change the world.” And many of these incredibly psychic children, according to Atwater, remember their birth (as if they were an observer), and, like Scott, their previous lives in some detail.

On the flip side, they possess an innate impatience and anger. Even the most loving exhibit a peculiar type of frustration with anything inauthentic, overly exaggerated, or untrue. Some contend with a dizzying array of learning disorders that confound psychologists and counselors, teachers and parents.

P.M.H. Atwater is a distinguished researcher of near-death experiences, a chaplain, spiritual counselor and visionary. She is the author of seven books, including The New Children and Near-Death Experiences. w
Atwater says that it is evolution that is speeding up, not time, and the children are evolution’s front edge, pushing the boundaries, challenging the status quo and irritating convention. She will be speaking on Friday, February 10th at 7 pm in Albuquerque at Sandia Preparatory School, 532 Osuna Road, NE. Tickets are ten dollars at the door.

THE BEST ARTICLE ON THE
NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER READ:

Pim van Lommel's face spreads across the entire cover of "Ode" Magazine, December, 2005, Vol. 3, Issue 10, and appears again and again in the featured interview of him entitled:
" Life Goes On: One of the world's most intriguing scientists proves the existence of a soul."

If you attended the IANDS conference in Virginia Beach, VA this September, you met Pim, as he was the main keynote speaker. This Dutch cardiologist, and his team, conducted the largest prospective, clinical study of the near-death experience ever done, a study that was published 12-15-01 in "The Lancet" medical journal. The interview/article in "Ode" is absolutely incredible, the best yet done on the subject, in my humble opinion. I note in the article that "Thanks to his research, he learned so many valuable lessons that he decided to abandon his career in cardiology in 1992 and dedicate himself fully to further research, publishing, and lecturing on the subject of near-death experiences."

Although a Dutch publication, its website is multilingual, and it has numerous field offices including one in the United States at: ODE USA LLC, Attention Puneet Ahluwalia, 8300 Arlington Blvd., #D3, Fairfax, VA 22031. "Ode" Magazine is perfect for near-death experiencers, people on the spiritual path, for anyone committed to a more sane, sustainable, and abundantly satisfying world.

KENNETH RING

On December 13, 2005, Kenneth Ring turns 70.

Ken is the one who validated the work of Raymond Moody and by doing so
ensured that near-death studies would become a legitimate subject for
research, explorations, and debate. He made near-death more than an
"interesting" phenomenon; he made it real.

The International Association For Near-Death Studies, and the success it has
enjoyed, owes its existence to many, but initially to Ken. He had the
vision and the energy to, as they say on "Star Trek," make it so - both as
Past-President, Past Journal Editor, Protector, Defender, Promoter, and
Guide. The fact that he has long since retired all his many posts, does not
lessen the impact he has had, or how deeply he is loved by the community
built up around near-death studies.

And I owe my entry into this field to him, as well. It was Ken who, after
reading my little tome, I Died Three Times in 1977, hunted me down by
telephone. A few days later he was an overnight guest with my husband Terry
and I, discovering that I too was a researcher doing what he was doing -
without any knowledge of him or Raymond or the newly established
organization called IANDS. His cryptic words, "It is now time for you to
join your peers," turned my life around in ways I could have never imagined.
How can I ever thank him?

There is no adequate way to say thank you, except the greeting: HAPPY
BIRTHDAY! Dear Ken! May you enjoy many more years of good life and good
health. May you know how much you are loved and admired by millions of
people throughout this world. You helped us all. You gave us back
ourselves, proving that our stories had substance and meaning. Through the
rigors of science, you returned that which is of the spirit to what we deem
the spiritual.

Thank you, Ken, for being who you are, for reaching out to me one fine day
and changing me forever. In gratitude and true Thanksgiving, PMH

THE EFFECT OF HUMAN THOUGHT AND
EMOTIONS ON WEATHER PATTERNS

Corinne McLaughlin and Gordon Davidson, wrote about the effect of human thought and emotions on weather patterns in their book, Spiritual Politics (Ballantine Books, New York City, 1994). You can go back in history, even recent dates, and see the correlation between the build-up of human thoughts and emotions in a given area and the drama nature produces in the way of weather patterns that will mirror that build-up. Some cultures recognize this "tit-for-tat" relationship; most don't. What Corinne and Gordon wrote about is true. I have seen it for myself, and wrote my own piece about this relationship in my book, Future Memory (Hampton Roads, Charlottesville, VA 1999---originally published in 1996).

THE PLANETARY PEACE GATHERING
You are invited to participate in a worldwide prayer/meditation collective of people who pray every Sunday at 12 noon (Eastern Time--U.S.), to help create a world of global harmony.

Each of us has the power to shape reality by simply choosing to emanate thoughts and feelings of Love, Oneness, and Peace. As individuals combine their consciousness by working together in groups, this power increases exponentially. A relatively small number of people can shift the energies on this planet towards peace.

BOOKS FOR PEOPLE IN PRISON - PLEASE HELP!

I've know Kay Allison at Quest Institute (also Quest Bookstore) for many years. The work she does helping inmates in prison is legendary - and with a minumum of funds. Now, her largest request from prisoners is for dictionaries. She needs your help with this one. Read on, as the story she tells is so touching. Should you choose to help out, send donations to Quest Institute, P. O. Box 3265, Charlottesville, VA 22903. Thanks, PMH

Free Mandalas for Creative Spirits

Henry Reed of the Creative Spirit Network has been working for almost a year at http://dailymandala.blogspot.com/ how he could give away a mandala daily to the world as part of his soul expression. He's now set up a process whereby you don’t need to go to his web blog to see them . They can land in your mailbox each day, for free. They look good on the screen, and they print up nicely. A special mailing list service has been set up to send the daily mandala to those who subscribe to it.

and enter your email address. You’ll receive a confirmation email in response. You need to simply REPLY to that email (nothing else needed) and you’ll be subscribed. My best to you, Henry Reed

OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD

September 10, 2005, the International Association of Near-Death Studies (IANDS) presented
P. M. H. Atwater, L.H.D. with their "Outstanding Service Award," accompanied by a film tribute to her in recognition of what she has achieved during the last three decades.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

P. M. H. Atwater, L.H.D. was presented the "Lifetime Achievement" Award by the National Association of Transpersonal Hypnotherapists at their 2005 Conference in Virginia Beach, VA. This was especially meaningful to her because, in the sixties and early seventies, she had a practice in transpersonal hypnotherapy when no one else had ever heard of such a thing. Her first teacher, the late Dr. Irene Hickman, had been previously honored by NATH for the same award.

A POINT OF CAUTION:

Intuition, near-death experiences, and deathbed visions are not accepted as valid by many people. Here are some recent surprises that strike a note of caution:

** A seminar for nurses I was to participate in later in September of this year and located in Phoenix, Arizona, was canceled because the two backers, both banking institutions, withdrew their funding because they felt the subject matter was "unchristian."

** An evidential case of a near-death experience involving a young girl was recently "dumped" as an article to appear in "Seventeen Magazine" by the final editor before publication, because that editor felt the child was having mental problems and needed to see a shrink. I am very familiar with this case and consider it to be typical of what one can find with child experiencers. I felt it was an excellent example and was surprised at the editor's comments.

** My trip to China in late October was cancelled because the university and hospital where I was to have presented my work on the near-death experience were both concerned that I might mention the "afterlife" in my presentation.

A TURKISH TRANSLATION

"The New Children and Near-Death Experiences" is now available in Turkish. The publisher is Ruh ve Madde Yayinlari (a division of the Bilyay Foundation). While in Turkey at the recent conference, I was able to meet the man who interpreted the text; his name is Tufan. He autographed my copy, along with the woman who designed and created the cover, Yeni. That is so special to me, to meet my translators and honor their work and their visions. Yup, you're right - Tufan had a near-death-like experience as a child during a dream state that completely changed his life - similar to some of the stories in the book. Translating this book was exceptionally meaninful to him and explained so much of his life. He was indeed the right person at the right time to interpret the text. I am grateful to Tufan and Yeni and to the entire Bilyay Foundation. They are all visionaries, devoted to unity in humanity. PMH

HONORARY DEGREE

In March, 2005, P. M. H. Atwater, L.H.D. was awarded an Honorary Ph.D. in Therapeutic Counseling from Faculty of Medical Studies, Medicina Alternativa Institute, affiliated with The Open International University for Complementary Medicines, Colombo, Sri Lanka. She was nominated for this award last September by Rev. Drs. John and Marilyn Rossner of the International Institute for Integral Human Sciences, Montreal, Quebec. Although the degree is not from an accredited university by U.S. standards, it is based on stringent requirements and Board approval, and recognizes significant achievement in the therapeutic arts. Dr. Atwater is grateful for this award and extends her sincerest and humblest thanks to all involved for this incredible honor.

Goddess Runes Sets from Runesong Creations

Finally, I was able to locate some wonderful people who create, even custom-craft, Goddess Runes sets. Traci Pentecost and Bev Johnson are partners in this business and their work is excellent. Traci has a real gift with hand-cut carvings and etchings, especially in stone working. Bev adds creative inspiration from a depth of divinatory and spiritual understandings that, together with Traci, spans 25 years of study and practice.

A publisher for the book, "Goddess Runes," has been found. The book should
be available for purchase in about six months. Check in with this website
from time to time for further announcements.

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30 Years of Near-Death-Experience Research: Integrating the Past, Anticipating the Future

MEMORIAL TO
DR. WILLIAM G. REIMER

Beyond the Indigo Children - P.M.H. Atwater
Makes Rare SW Appearance

THE BEST ARTICLE ON THE
NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER READ:

KENNETH RING

THE EFFECT OF HUMAN THOUGHT AND
EMOTIONS ON WEATHER PATTERNS

THE PLANETARY PEACE GATHERING
You are invited to participate in a worldwide prayer/meditation collective of people who pray every Sunday at 12 noon (Eastern Time--U.S.), to help create a world of global harmony.

BOOKS FOR PEOPLE IN PRISON - PLEASE HELP!

Free Mandalas for Creative Spirits

OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

A POINT OF CAUTION:

A TURKISH TRANSLATION

HONORARY DEGREE

Goddess Runes Sets from Runesong Creations

A publisher for the book, "Goddess Runes," has been found. The book should
be available for purchase in about six months. Check in with this website
from time to time for further announcements.

News Archive...

CLAIMS OF LINK BETWEEN NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES AND SLEEP DISORDERS

30 Years of Near-Death-Experience Research: Integrating the Past, Anticipating the Future

MEMORIAL TO DR. WILLIAM G. REIMER

Beyond the Indigo Children - P.M.H. Atwater Makes Rare SW Appearance

THE BEST ARTICLE ON THE NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER READ:

KENNETH RING

THE EFFECT OF HUMAN THOUGHT AND EMOTIONS ON WEATHER PATTERNS

THE PLANETARY PEACE GATHERING You are invited to participate in a worldwide prayer/meditation collective of people who pray every Sunday at 12 noon (Eastern Time--U.S.), to help create a world of global harmony.

BOOKS FOR PEOPLE IN PRISON - PLEASE HELP!

Free Mandalas for Creative Spirits

OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

A POINT OF CAUTION:

A TURKISH TRANSLATION

HONORARY DEGREE

Goddess Runes Sets from Runesong Creations

A publisher for the book, "Goddess Runes," has been found. The book should be available for purchase in about six months. Check in with this website from time to time for further announcements.

MEMORIAL TO
DR. WILLIAM G. REIMER

Beyond the Indigo Children - P.M.H. Atwater
Makes Rare SW Appearance

THE BEST ARTICLE ON THE
NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER READ:

THE EFFECT OF HUMAN THOUGHT AND
EMOTIONS ON WEATHER PATTERNS

THE PLANETARY PEACE GATHERING
You are invited to participate in a worldwide prayer/meditation collective of people who pray every Sunday at 12 noon (Eastern Time--U.S.), to help create a world of global harmony.

A publisher for the book, "Goddess Runes," has been found. The book should
be available for purchase in about six months. Check in with this website
from time to time for further announcements.