This section is not a comprehensive listing of books available, but highlights some of the newest and best.
A REAL GHOST STORY: A DEHAUNTING NOW OF HISTORICAL RECORD
Selma Mansion in Staunton, Virginia is a very famous and beautiful pre-Civil War "great house" of Greek Revival design. Lore and mystery have enshrouded the Mansion ever since the Civil War, because of the startlingly real and active hauntings of the premise by a Confederate soldier who was gunned down in the dining room by Union Troops. In 1982 I was asked by David McKnight to accompany his Blue Ridge Community College parapsychology class to visit the Mansion and see what I could pick up. For the story of what I found and the dehaunting that was accomplished, please refer to the Article Section on this website. The ghost of the soldier has not returned. This has been verified by the Staunton newspaper and now is of historical record in the book, "Civil War Ghosts of Virginia" by L. B. Taylor, Jr. (Progress Printing, 1995) - refer to pages 95-98. Taylor has become an expert on Virginia ghosts, of which there are many. His website is www.vaghosts.com."Look and Remember: A Commission to Change" contains the near-death experience of Marie taBonne. When 34 years old, she died because of a viral attack on her liver. It took her many years to talk about what she saw and experienced while on the Other Side of life - all the many revelations she was given. Trying to write about the episode netted her nothing but a heap of wasted paper. Painting her story didn't work either. Finally, she tried something new: pushing paint around with hands and fingers. The result will absolutely amaze you. "Look and Remember" is one woman's story stuffed full of one color plate after another of some of the most unusual and dynamic picture renderings I have yet seen done by a near-death experiencer. To be certain, some editing would be helpful here, as there are many misspellings, "near-death" needs a hyphen, and aftereffects is one word. Still, this is a book that is uniquely special and it deserves a large audience. Congratulations to Marie for tackling what few have - finding a way to illustrate their episode - and succeeding beyond measure! The book is available from Innercircle Publishing; ordering information on their website at www.innercirclepublishing.com.
"Finding Water" by Julia Cameron (Tarcher/Penguin) is the long-awaited third book in her best-selling trilogy. Julia is an accomplished artist, I mean a really really good one. In her books she shares the creative process and tells you how to transform yourself through the refinement of your own creative genius. Her first two books in the trilogy are: "The Artist's Way" and "Walking in This World." I think you can tell by the titles that her books are not just about art and becoming more creative. They are about the deep recesses of the human soul and that font of wisdom that resides in each one of us. Because her work is so beautiful and so meaningful, I highly recommend any of her books, and especially this one, to near-death experiencers and those like them. --PMH
"Little Big Minds: Sharing Philosophy with Kids" by Marietta McCarty (Tarcher, New York City, 2006) is one of the most important books about the new children, today's children, yet written. Please, buy two copies: one for you and the other to take to your nearest school administrator. I've been following Marietta's work for years. She's been outspoken in her insistence that philosophy needs to be taught in grade school. I proposed the same thing in my book "Beyond the Indigo Children." It is a must - now I know why. Philosophy is the art of clear thinking. The ability to think critically and examine one's life is essential to healthy living and the continuance of democratic societies. Our new children are the smartest in history. Most of them know more than their parents do, not to mention their educators. I don't care if they're flunking in school and can't spell - they're smart, and they're clever, inventive, intuitive, and quite incredibly amazing.
Forget labels like "indigo," and "crystal," and "starseed." None of them adequately describe the range of mind and abilities our new children possess. They're greatest talent, though, and research bears this out, is their ability to abstract: think outside the box. And this great ability is lost with far too many of them by the ages of 13 to 15. Why? Studies tell us the culprit is virtual realities/synthetic worlds. Not that any of these are bad, because they are not. But the kids are using too many of these electronic wonders at all too young an age and for too many hours each day and it's interfering with brain development.
What better way to correct this than teaching philosophy in classrooms, in homes, each one teach one: the kids can do it. Marietta's book has all the tools, examples, and instruction needed for anyone, I repeat anyone, to take philosophy into kindergarten and grades up to the eighth. The best years are the first three grades in school. PHILOSOPHY BELONGS IN GRADE SCHOOL!!! The more open your mind, the better able you are to listen to others. As your mind expands, so does your heart! Our new children are ready for philosophy. It will help them to refine what they already know!
Please, buy two books: one for you and the other for your nearest school administrator. Learning the art of clear thinking is more important than you can imagine. Thank you. – P. M. H.
THE RESILIENCY ADVANTAGE: MASTER CHANGE, THRIVE UNDER PRESSURE, AND BOUNCE BACK FROM SETBACKS, by Al Siebert, Ph.D. (BK/Berrett-Koehler Publishers, San Francisco, CA 2005) This book is all that it says it is, a veritable how-to in handling today's pressure and challenges, and doing it in a way that enhances your life while enabling you to dissolve much of the stress that tends to cripple. It is a book for the "right now" of life, specific suggestions for specific situations, lots of stories, ideas, even "resiliency development activites"at the close of each chapter. What peaked my attention, though, were the chapters from nine on, covering things like "Integrating Your Paradoxical Abilities," "Allowing Everything to Work Well - The Synergy Talent," "Strengthening Your Talent for Serendipity," "Mastering Extreme Resiliency Challenges," and "Our Transformational Breakthrough." Here Dr. Siebert is addressing, among others, those people who have had a near-death experience or a similar type of impactual transformation of consciousness. And what he has to offer is most incredible, real help for those who may need it or who can use a friendly nudge in the process of integrating such experiences. Recommended reading. PMH
An outstanding contribution to material about today's incredible kids is The New Visionaries....Evolutionary Leadership for a Vibrant World. This book consists of a chorus of different voices - some of the finest intuitive trainers, educators, and therapists in the world - each one offering exciting ways to embrace our newest generation. The book is published in London, England; available in both print and e-book versions with English Pounds. Conversions can be made for U.S. dollars and other currencies. Access: www.newvisionaries.net/NewVisionaries/
How can I best describe Mong, the odd one out, the first book in a series by Hendrick Vannek? It's a book of such richness, such depth, that to read the book is to become the book. I found myself walking with Mong, sitting with him, hoeing in his garden, listening, feeling; his heart, my heart. There is something wondrous about Mong, as if he represents the soul of each and every one of us, that purity we truly are but seldom acknowledge or admit. Hendrick's ability to give Mong life, I suspect is really a reflection of how clever Mong is in picking a channel through which he can slide into human form and tease us with his journeys across the earth of his time. The book is like a combination of Gibran and Rumi at their best, brimming with philosophical truths -all laid out before us in a manner rare in today's world. I have yet to encounter another book quite like this one. It is unique, unforgettable! A treasure! I look forward to reading those yet to come. -PMH
IN HIS ARMS: EXPERIENCES WITH THE OTHER SIDE by Denise Mendenhall.
Available from Doug Mendenhall, P. O. Box 282, Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647 (self-published).Denise was ten years old when she died. In 1999, she was a happy school girl when, quite suddenly, her personality reversed, she was often ill, and she started drinking tons of water. No one caught what was happening to her, not even medical people. It was not until she was hardly skin and bones that she was rushed to the hospital. Denise was in a coma; the diagnosis, diabetes. She was not expected to live past 24 hours. Three days later she awoke hungry and asking questions. Her recovery was a miracle. Although there was some brain damage, you would never know it.
Soon after, Denise began to see people's auras, without any sense of what she was seeing. She saw spirits of the dead and regularly began to communicate with Jesus and her Heavenly Father. She began to know things about people and about the future, and she could see how what she calls "demonic forces" try to trick people and cause them harm. Raised a Morman and living in Utah, Denise was also able to see and communicate with all the Prophets from her faith including Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Latter-Day Saints.
Denise's new abilities and her unusual accuracy in whatever she saw from realms invisible to others at first polarized the Mendenhall family. It was very hard for others to believe her, although her parents were supportive from the beginning, especially her father. As he put it: "We learned many 'lessons' from our little ten-year-old daughter." Doug went on to say: "She taught us not to judge anyone or anything. We learned from her about God's unconditional love for all of us. One of our biggest lessons was to be grateful for all things. And we learned that after a person dies, he/she can move on to God, or become earthbound. Such was the individual (spirit) that was in our home at the time. She even encountered some who would not believe they were dead! We learned that evil is real. There are dark spirits who do work for Satan or the Devil. She sees them also. I guess the main spiritual impact on our lives was the fact that she spent three days with Jesus and still sees Him and interacts with Him on a daily basis."
Denise is now sixteen. Her book recounts her near-death experience, but more than that, it focuses mainly on her aftereffects, her continuing relationship with Jesus, and the "book reviews" she feels called to do wherever she is asked. The "book reviews" she does are sessions where she talks about her experience to a crowd of people and, in essence, gives her testimony about how her life has changed and what we can all do to change our lives for the better. Denise is becoming quite a lady. Her book, In His Arms, is an important contribution, not only for the upliftment it offers, but for the fact that she is the first child experiencer of a near-death state who has written her story while still a child. Since children do not process their near-death episodes as do adults, be prepared for a different kind of story written in a very different manner.
"MODERN SHAMANS," written by Nancy DeYoung, is a book for anyone who is seeking practical, down-to-earth techniqes for handling healing energy and the altered brain states that go with the ability to heal and to contact non-ordinary states of consciousness. Many of the near-death experiencers I have met over the years could have used some of the methods and ideas DeYoung teaches. In the Resources Section of this website is the "Introduction" I wrote for this book. It is available from www.lulu.com and from www.modernshamans.com. Should you wish to contact DeYoung directly, you may do so at info@modernshamans.com. -PMH
Ken Ring and Evelyn Elsaesser-Valarino's important book about near-death experiences entitled,
Lessons from the Light, is once again available - with a new Foreword by Carolyn Myss and a new update from Ken himself. Don't miss it! -PMH
“ If any one person can claim to be
an authority on near-death experi-
ences without having had one, that
person must surely be Kenneth Ring.. . . And more importantly, no other
researcher has been able to transmit
to the rest of us the true meaning and
impact of near-death phenomena for
the planet.”Bruce Greyson, M.D.
Past-President of the
International Association for
Near Death Studies (IANDS)“ A beautiful melding of research
and compassionate, intuitive analysis.”
— Caroline Myss, Ph.D.
Author of Anatomy of the Spirit
Once again available:
September 2006
Published by Moment Point Press
Available at your local bookstore and on Amazon.com
Forgiveness and Child Abuse - Would You Forgive? - by Lois Einhorn, Ph.D. (Robert D. Reed Publishers, Bandon, OR 2006)
Lois Einhorn finally faced her past, the unbelievable sexual cruelty both of her parents subjected her to, again and again, year after year, and then she asked - would you forgive? The power that lies within the question is as gut-wrenching as the incidents which caused it to be asked. With a foreward by peace activist Arun Gandhi, Einhorn skillfully moves past what she went through to feature 53 other contributors - many of whom will be familiar to you - and how they each confronted the issue of forgiveness in their own lives. I am one of them. My story is in Chapter Six. This is no anthology. It is a book of unspeakable pain, of real people who moved from fear, confusion, and anger to the freedom forgiveness gives. Although inspiring to read, it is also immeasurably helpful in the type of suggestions and techniques shared that made a significant difference in people's lives. Truly, what helps one can help the many.
SUICIDE: WHAT REALLY HAPPENS IN THE AFTERLIFE? - by Pamela Rae Heath and Jon Klimo (North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, CA 2006)
Exceptional! There is no other book anywhere that approaches the subject of suicide from 360 degrees as does this book, nor as thoroughly, nor with such a high standard of integrity - and - in readable, easy-to-understand fashion. Heath, an M.D., and Klimo, a Ph.D., are both well-experienced and well-able to combine research from medical and psychological corners with deathbed encounters, near-death reports, and a broad spectrum of psychic readings (whether from channelers or mediums) where the dead could speak for themselves. Their range includes young boys who die "accidentally" while trying to achieve exotic orgasms, to those in a pact who opt out on a lark, to the depressed, the angry, those who are ill or in great pain, avengers, assisted suicides, different views from history and in other countries; with a large section devoted to murder suicides, suicide bombers, and the cultural mentality which supports this. How they were able to weave into the material voices from those who survived a suicide along with "voices" of those who didn't, is nothing short of phenomenal. Considering the new rage of pre-teen and teenage suicides, the young egged on by Internet sites that glorify death, this book is a must read. Heath and Klimo are to be congratulated for the dedication it took to produce Suicide: What Really Happens in the Afterlife? I cannot begin to emphasize how important this book is - for everyone! ....P. M. H.
"AFTERLIFEFROMABOVE" by Anita Billi seems at first blush to be just another metaphysical primer. Keep reading. You will find this book to be exceptionally well-written, and with the reader in mind - whether that reader be a rank-beginner or someone intimately familiar with the varied aspects of life after death, spirit visitations, and memories of a "beyond." This book was not written to impress or amaze anyone. Quite the contrary, it is a well-prepared guidebook that lays facts on the table - what we presently know about the subject - and gives honest and clear advice anyone can use. There are some statements that contradict others, her knowledge of the "new" or "indigo" children is lacking; still, all in all, this is a great book that will surprise you with how easy it is to read and how valuable it can be in enriching and expanding your view of life. I recommend it. ....P. M. H.
Cases of autism and its full spectrum of variants are now so pervasive in the United States and other countries that it is considered an epidemic. If you don't know a child who has some form of autism, you soon will.
These children are not confined as "forever wards" of their parents or necessarily institutionalized. They grow up. Many are high-functioning. Thus, in some capacity, you will be dealing with them or already are, perhaps as a student in a class they teach, perhaps as an employee in one of their businesses, perhaps at a party, in the bank, at the post office, or in a studio admiring one of their paintings. Because they can and do spread throughout society in numerous ways, it behooves all of us to learn something about what makes them different and how we can better support the talents they offer.
There are many excellent books out now about autism and its full spectrum of variants. None of them, though, are as deep or as revealing as this one: Autism and the God Connection: Redefining the Autistic Experience through Extraordinary Accounts of Spiritual Giftedness, William Stillman (Sourcebooks, Naperville, IL 2006). Stillman himself is autistic; he has Asperger's Syndrome, fluent verbally, a high-functioning professional.
Autistic kids are "wired" differently. Many cannot speak, are easily frustrated and angered by change, and are challenged by emotional expressiveness. Most relate better to animals than to people. This is evident. What isn't evident in how intelligent the majority are and how exquisitely sensitive, intuitive, creative, and spiritual they are as well. Stillman carefully and with immense focus dissolves away the walls of prejudice and abusive behavior so common with and to autistics, to unveil a rich depth of personality and awareness that lies just behind the jarring facades of involuntary movements and/or odd stares. With new ways to communicate, new forms of speaker boards and computers, new types of counseling, the true inner realities of autism spectrum are rushing to the surface: an inner world of vivid dreams, uncanny psychic and intuitive abilities, fluid and advanced mental abstractions and concepts, incredibly accurate memories of past lives and the soul and God and spirituality - and - in many cases, knowledge of why they are here in this life and what they are to do, their mission.
Stillman advises to always assume intelligence when relating to those who have autism. Look them straight in the eyes when communicating with them. Be alert for symbolic gestures and languaging, telepathic connections, and exceptional knowing and wisdom. Although autistics are predominately visual, not verbal, they can readily communicate if given a chance and with the proper equipment. They are extremely sensitive by nature and easily confused by loud, sudden noises. If you remember that and adjust environments accordingly, satisfying, even deeply meaningful relationships, can result.
I believe the world owes William Stillman a debt of gratitude for the courage it took him to research and write this book. It is filled with rare wisdom and amazing stories - that will totally surprise you! PMH1/4/06
BOOK REVIEW
"Talking with Angel: About Illness, Death and Survival," by Evelyn Elsaesser-Valarino. Floris Books, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2005 (available in the U.S.. - www.florisbooks.co.uk).You'll remember Evelyn Elsaesser-Valarino as the collaborator with Kenneth Ring on Lessons from the Light: What We Can Learn from the Near-Death Experience. She has spent over 20 years studying the subject, written another book about it, yet this time she makes a significant departure - writing a novel about a young girl dying of leukemia. Well, not exactly a novel. The book reads more like a journal, one so intimate, so personal, so filled with conflict and puzzlement and fear and love, that you find yourself "inside" the nameless girl, not caring so much who she is as what she thinks, feels, during crucial moments in her ebbing life.
"Angel" is her talking doll, and at first that's a difficult concept to accept. Yet it doesn't take long to adjust not only to British mannerisms sprinkled throughout the book, but to embrace as real and wonderful the special doll made for her by her now-deceased grandmother - a doll of infinite wisdom and knowledge. When her illness worsens, a fellow patient dies, only to revive after having had a near-death experience. The description of that episode, how it affected the boy who had it, and ultimately how it transformed the young girl, is among the most riveting accounts I have yet read about the phenomenon and its aftereffects. The book is simply incredible!Highly recommended for older children, parents, and anyone coming to grips with life and death issues - regardless of age.
NEW BOOK - ONE OF SPECIAL INTEREST:
" Hear His Voice: The True Story of a Modern Day Mystical Encounter with God!"
by Nancy Clark is now available through Publish America, P. O. Box 151, Frederick, MD 21705;e-mail: healeygarden@msn.com;
website: http://www.freewebs.com/nancy-clark/
The case of Nancy Clark, long active with Friends of IANDS groups (as concerns the near-death phenomenon), is discussed and illustrated in my book, "Beyond the Light." What transpired as she was delivering a eulogy during funeral services for a friend, is every bit as light-filled and wondrous as the most amazing of near-death experiences. Technically, her episode would be labeled a "near-death-like" experience. Although Nancy had experienced a near-death state previously, it is this particular encounter with the light that she considers the most life-changing for her - and because of this incredible book, for us as well. Here is the review of her book that I submitted to her publishers:
"Hear His Voice" - how can I review this book? My heart flows through its pages and I find myself saying, you and I, Nancy. This passion we feel, day and night it never leaves us, always there, always breathing its own breath through us. God! One with the One. There is no other reality, no other way, no other life. You have shared your passion in this special book, your own encounter with the God of Your Being that continues to live and breathe in you. And I have share my passion in the research I have done, pressed on by that Voice, God, the Voice that spoke to me in my third near-death experience. You flower more than I in the music of your words, still, it's the same Source, the same Love, the same Joy. I congratulate you! You completed this book, a gift to the One who gifted you, a gift to all who may touch it, read it, and be moved by it. It's God. And I rejoice with you in the power of that knowing. We share that, you and I, that moment in God's Presence. That moment that defined all our other moments. Bless you, dear sister soul, for inviting God to speak through you so that others might awaken and remember what is already written in their hearts." –PMH7/6/05
The book, "Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification," published by Oxford University Press and the American Psychological Association, 2004, recommends significant changes in how clients are to be treated. This book is the "DSM-1" of positive psychology in that it focuses on the good life instead of disorders. "Positive Psychology" is a new trend in counseling, one that has resulted in remarkable changes in people - for the better.
12/14/0
"A Hidden Order: Uncover Your Life's Design" by Winter Robinson (Red Wheel, Boston, MA 2004--just came out). Some of my story is on pages 27-29, on how I was able to do my research of near-death states without anyone knowing I was doing research - the experiencers just showed up, as if I were wearing a sign announcing myself and what I wanted to do. Very seldom did I ever have to say anything to anyone. They took one look at me - perfect strangers - and started telling me about their experience. Indeed, the story of how I did the bulk of my research is evidence of "a hidden order" in life....PMH
11/14/04
The dehaunting I did some time ago of the famous ghost of Selma Mansion in Staunton, Virginia, was not only covered in the local Staunton newspapers, but apparently in a book as well. The book is a small one used mostly as a gift item and sold locally and in gift and book stores. I was just notified about it. Here is the info on it: Title - HOOTS AND HOLLERS IN THE HILLS OF STAUNTON by Sergei Troubetzboy (Director of the Tourism Office in Staunton), 501 North New Street, Staunton, VA 24401 (540) 886-5121. The book was originally published in 1998, second printing in 2000 - already sold out and due for a third printing soon. If you are interested in this book, you might contact its author and put in an advance order. ...PMH
10/8/04
There is a new book out for children about near-death experiences. I have not read it, but am thrilled that anyone would think about our young people in discussing this topic - especially considering that so many children have near-death episodes. The book's title is NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES and is part of the series of books called "The Unexplained." Author is Michael Martin and the publisher is Capstone Press, 151 Good Council Drive, P. O. Box 669, Mankato, MN 56002. Consultant for the book was Linda A. Jacquin, herself an experiencer of a near-death state as a child.
10/8/04
THE SECRET SPIRITUAL WORLD OF CHILDREN: THE BREAKTHROUGH DISCOVERY THAT PROFOUNDLY ALTERS OUR CONVENTIONAL VIEW OF CHILDREN'S MYSTICAL EXPERIENCES by Tobin Hart, Ph.D. (Inner Ocean, Maui, HA 2003)
"Once in a while an exceptional book comes along and you want to scream at the top of your lungs, "Hey, world, read this book - it will forever change the way your children are treated." Oh, if only I could make such a scream be heard.
"The Secret Spiritual World of Children" covers everything, not just dreams and visions, angels and fairies. It covers life, that pulsebeat within us that propels action, growth, societies and cultures - our history as humans on this very big world called Earth. Whatever you need to help you understand your children, speak with them, encourage them, help them - even practical and easy exercises and suggestions - all of this is lovingly tucked into this gem of a book. But Hart doesn't stop there. He goes on to speak to the child in all of us; and as he does, you will recognize yourself and your own childhood unveiled in a new way. I cannot recommend this book highly enough." ....PMH
3/9/04
THE EDISON GENE: ADHD AND THE GIFT OF THE HUNTER CHILD
"Very seldom do I come across a book an exciting as this one, filled with the type of research that not only challenges majority opinion and does so effectively, but backs up each observation with real, authentic evidence - untainted by the pharmaceutical companies. What we today call the ADHD "disorder" is actually the hunter's gene, that mutation in our genetic code that occurred 40,000 years ago and literally saved humankind from extinction. It's back, a 600% increase in the population just since 1990 - and at a time when my research suggests a quantum leap in our evolution is now occurring. This book calls into question drug companies, school systems, and the media, in the way each is handling one of the greatest crimes in human history - drugging the very people our world desperately needs. . . erratic inventors like Thomas Edison who can think outside the box. Read this book. It will change what you think you know about learning disabilities such as ADHD and the challenge of modern technology." ....PMH
3/6/03
There is a small book out now about the Buddhist Perspective on life and death. It has a section in it that covers a conference that was held on the subject. Good for general audiences who are curious about Buddhism's main Principles. It is "LIFE & DEATH: A BUDDHIST PERSPECTIVE" by James Hilgendorf. Available from Morris Publishing, 3212 East Highway 30, Kearney, NE 68847; 1-800-650-7888.
10/24/2002
New from Mary Morgan McKnight is a most unique book entitled JOGGING THROUGH SPACE. Not only is her near-death episode described, but Sixty Pathways are presented - sixty ways for anyone to feel better and heal quicker and be well. The book's format is unlike anything I have seen before in this genre. Quite engaging! Highly recommended. . . for everyone! JOGGING THROUGH SPACE is now available from Trafford Publishing by calling toll-free 1-888-232-4444 or it can be viewed and ordered online at http://www.trafford.com/robots/02-0482.html
6/26/2002
The Rev. Carol Parrish-Harra, Ph.D. has revised an earlier work and created an exceptional reference piece called THE NEW DICTIONARY OF SPIRITUAL THOUGHT. Anyone interested in spirituality, religion, Eastern and Western esoteric and spiritual concepts, will find this guide of over 3,000 entries to be invaluable. Rev. Parrish-Harra is a near-death experiencer and founder of the Sancta Sophia Seminary in Oklahoma (mentioned in The Marketplace on this website --you can order the Dictionary directly from Sancta Sophia). I have been to the Seminary, taught there, and can personally testify that this fully-accredited facility is a rare gem.
I have recently donated our entire collection of the Paul Brunton Notebooks to the Sancta Sophia Library, as I support the programs and degrees they offer. Paul Brunton, by the way, devoted over a decade of his life to maintaining silence as he explored the depths of his own inner being and the God Within. During this long period of self-imposed silence, he kept notes on what came to him. His Notebooks are a treasure in and of themselves and were published by Larson Publications, 4936 Route 414, Burdett, NY 14818 [the phone number I have listed for the company is (607) 546-9342 ---considering the pace at which area codes are changing, I cannot guarantee this number is correct].
6/17/2002
THE INTUITIVE HEART: HOW TO TRUST YOUR INTUITION FOR GUIDANCE AND HEALING by Henry Reed, Ph.D. and Brenda English. I have come over the years to appreciate and deeply admire the work and ideas of Henry Reed. He may be a Ph.D., and as such has done some incredible research into creativity, dreams, and intuition, but his most important discovery - as far as I'm concerned - is the role of the heart in things psychic/intuitive/spiritual. His book is a treasure of ways to develop and expand intuitive abilities in conjunction with heart wisdom. Although his book can be purchased or ordered from any bookstore, it would be helpful to access his website from time to time for announcements about the training classes he offers called "Intuitive Heart Discovery Process." Anything he does is filled with creativity and caring, along with the expertise he has gained from several decades of solid research. Contact: Henry Reed at 1-800-398-1370 or (540) 579-2883. His website www.creativespirit.net; e-mail is starbuck@ls.net.
10/27/2001
THE PSYCHIC PARADIGM: A PSYCHIC REVEALS THE SECRETS OF UNLOCKING YOUR OWN ESP ABILITIES, by Beverly Jaegers. Bevy is a no-nonsense woman who approaches the psychic/intuitive world like an investigative journalist (not as a "psychic," per se). Maybe that's because she's a cop's kid, like me, and was raised in a police station like I was. In that sense, we're "soul sisters" and have a similar approach to how we evaluate "the unseen." Bevy has a track record few can top, and she has developed easy, proven techniques that anyone can use to expand and enhance intuitive skill. I said "expand" and "enhance" because we're all psychic....to breathe is to be psychic....and anyone can do what she has done. This little paperback is a gem, filled with more "tools," tidbits, and supporting data - briefly put, highly informative - than any other single source I know. Unfortunately the book is no longer available from Berkley Books. You must now get it directly from her at Aries Productions. Ask for the free flier/catalogue, which lists all her many offerings. Contact: Aries Productions, P. O. Box 29396, St. Louis, MO 63126. Her e-mail is USPsiSquad@aol.com.
10/27/2001
CROSSING OVER & COMING HOME contains the only study done to date about near-death experiences that is exclusive to the gay and lesbian population. Their stories, collected by Liz Dale, Ph.D., will touch your heart and illustrate how truly we are all one family, regardless of color, gender, sexual preference, or ethnicity. This neglected segment of the human family at last has an outlet with which to share their own encounters with spirit, with the enhanced vision and indescribable love that can be found on The Other Side of death. Dr. Dale is to be congratulated on her pioneering study! CROSSING OVER & COMING HOME has just been released by Emerald Ink Publishing. If you cannot find the book yet in your favorite bookstore, order it from Amazon.com or contact the publisher at emerald@emeraldink.com
10/26/2001
COSMIC CRADLE: SOULS WAITING IN THE WINGS FOR BIRTH
Elizabeth M. Carman & Neil J. Carman, Ph.D. Sunstar Publishing; Fairfield, IA, 1999Another exceptional book. Thus is COSMIC CRADLE. Spanning the whole of recorded history up to contemporary times, authors Elizabeth and Neil Carman have collected and then shared with us the lesser-known mysteries surrounding conception, pregnancy, and birth. They have unveiled the soul in all its splendor and glory, and done so with meticulous care and irrefutable scholarship.
3/28/2001
Occasionally I come across a book that pertains directly to the kind of information my readers and visitors to this website ask for, and does it so well that I want all of you to know about it. Concerning the development of true intuition, I recommend:
BREAKTHROUGH INTUITION:
HOW TO ACHIEVE A LIFE OF ABUNDANCE
BY LISTENING TO THE VOICE WITHIN
Rosemary Ellen Guiley, Berkley Books, New York City, 2001.To say I am impressed with Rosemary Ellen Guiley's book would be an understatement. In reading it, I found myself lamenting that a book of this caliber was not available back in the sixties when I first began to refine my own intuitive abilities. Rosemary is more than a researcher. She is an accomplished intuitive counselor, who had to overcome serious doubts about her own abilities before she could explore the scope of intuition itself and its link to the soul. Her cautions and advice, not to mention exercises for the beginner as well as the more experienced, are superb.' (I would also urge you to read her book "Dreamwork for the Soul," as it, too, is outstanding!)
3/26/2001
"Fingerprints of God: Evidences from Near-Death Studies. Scientific Research on Creation, and Morman Theology." by Arvin S. Gibson. Published by Horizon Publishers, Bountiful, UT, 1999.
"A fitting summation to the careful near-death research conducted by engineer-turned-spiritual seeker, Arvin S. Gibson. After writing many books on the subject. Arvin has taken his best cases, combined them with intriguing new ones, to explore not only Morman theology but the very mysteries of Creation and God."
4/4/2000
"'BLESSING IN DISGUISE: ANOTHER SIDE OF THE NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE,' by Barbara R. Rommer, M.D. Published by Llewellyn; St. Paul, MN, 2000. Dr. Rommer has investigated the unpleasant and/or hellish episodes so seldom discussed in the field. In doing this, she has identified four types, provided percentages backed up by medical findings, and explained in clear terms what may well be why one person has one type of scenario while another, something different. In the second edition of the book, an addendum was added, where, among other comments, I was able to reveal the case of the youngest experiencer of an unpleasant episode I have yet found - that of a NINE DAY OLD INFANT!"
3/18/2000
"I heartily recommend Kenneth Ring's new book,'Lessons from the Light:
What we can Learn from the Near-Death Experience.'"Lessons from the Light is not only a well-researched and inspiring collection of near-death experiences (NDEs) from men, women, and children of all ages and backgrounds; it is a book that changes lives. In what many consider his strongest book, Kenneth Ring extracts the pure gold of the NDE and with a beautiful balance of science and human insight reveals the practical wisdom held within these experiences.
Lessons from the Light will change the way you view your life-the way you live your life.
Moment Point Press announces the publication of Lessons from the Light in a new paperback edition.
Order from Amazon.com.
3/7/2000
MINDSIGHT: NEAR-DEATH AND OUT-0F-BODY EXPERIENCES IN THE BLIND, Kenneth Ring, Ph.D. and Sharon Cooper's in-depth report on his research of near-death states with people who are blind, is now available in book form - a seminal study on blind people who report being able to "see" during near-death and out-of-body states.
MINDSIGHT can be ordered from Amazon.com...
...Or directly from the publisher:
William James Center for Consciousness Studies,
Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, 744 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303.1/26/2000
An excellent new book on the near-death experience, written by one of the finest researchers in the field, is -- "Light and Death: One Doctor's Fascinating Account of Near-Death Experiences," Michael Sabom, M.D. Grand Rapids, MI; Zondervan Publishing House, 1998. Order from Amazon.com
Read what Joseph Chilton Pearce (amongst others),
author of "Magical Child" and "Crack in the Cosmic Egg"
(named by New Age Journal as one of the most
influential writers of the 20th century) have to say about:"Children of the New Millennium"
P.M.H. Atwater is mentioned in the book:
"DREAMWORK FOR THE SOUL:
A SPIRITUAL GUIDE TO DREAM INTERPRETATION,"by Rosemary Ellen Guiley; Berkley Books, New York City, 1998. Pages 196-197 about the rib dislocation that almost derailed the writing of Dr Atwater's first book and how a dream explained this to her. Pages 206-207 about how in a dramatic vision she was shown that "P.M.H.Atwater" was to be her new name. (Legal steps were taken shortly thereafter to ensure this. Thus, "P.M.H." is her full, complete first name, "Phyllis" is now a nickname. This happened in 1980.)
See P.M.H. Atwater's chapter in this book:
Solstice Shift
Magical Blend's Synergistic Guide to the Coming AgeEdited by John Nelson
On the Summer Solstice of 1996, 23 writers created the world's first synergistic book. Included in this anthology are P.M.H. Atwater, Ken Carey, Jean Houston, Lynn Andrews, Neale Donald Walsch and Shakti Gawain. They, along with 17 others, were asked to "tune in" to the planetary or Gaia Consciousness at the same time and write about the coming global changes in awareness. From Magical Blend Magazine and Hampton Roads Publishing Co. Inc. (www.hrpub.com) of Charlottesville VA
...or order directly from Amazon.Com
Also see P.M.H. Atwater's chapter in the book:
"The Near-Death Experience
A Reader"edited by Lee W. Bailey & Jenny Yates
New York, NY; Routledge, 1996(A compendium material on the near-death experience. )
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