Shangra La Studios
"Mystical Paintings With A Story"

Dolezal was born in Vienna, Austria, amidst the bombing of World War II. He has devoted his life to creating powerful symbolic paintings (each with a story) that examine life's deeper meanings. He explores a broad spectrum of human experience, including near-death states and spirituality in his work. His goal is that his visionary creations will encourage people to live in harmony with Universal Laws. Reproductions of his paintings are available in many sizes and different price ranges, including as note cards. Request fliers and particulars.

ŠAlfred A. Dolezal 1997	ŠAlfred A. Dolezal 1997

"The Adawee Teachings"
A Learning Program For Children

Linda Redford was given "instructions" during her near-death experience on how to create a learning-program for children that would enable them to address their personal concerns, while disciplining their mind and restoring a sense of honor and value to their world. Together with her daughter, Anne Vorburger, Redford has produced "The Adawee Teachings" ("Adawee" is Cherokee for "Guardians of Wisdom"). Course materials have already been tested in a number of schools, with teachers and students asking for more. The program consists of course studies, a self-discovery book, and a tee-shirt for each child that says, "I am important to the world. The world is important to me us." For more information, contact Redford directly, or access her website at http://www.honorkids.com.

"Transcending The Limits: The Near-Death Experience"
Video of Conference Talks

Filmed at the Pacific Northwest Conference of the International Association For Near-Death Studies (IANDS), this video is one hour and 45-minutes long. It is a compilation of compelling highlights distilled from two days of conference presentations. Featured are: Kenneth Ring, Ph.D., noted researcher and author of "HEADING TOWARD OMEGA;" Melvin Morse, M.D., ground-breaker with children's near-death experiences and author of "CLOSER TO THE LIGHT;" Kimberly Clark Sharp, M.S.W., experiencer and President of Seattle IANDS, author of "AFTER THE LIGHT;" and Nancy Evans Bush, M.A., pastoral counselor, former President of the International Association For Near-Death Studies, and researcher of distressing or frightening near-death experiences. Contact Seattle IANDS directly to obtain a copy.

Programs for Contemplating
Death Without Fear

"Changing The Face Of Death" is an organization of dedicated volunteers that brings respect and dignity to the dying process. Begun by near-death experiencer Nadia McCaffrey, as an expression of her life's mission, the organization offers special training for volunteers interested in hospice work and related issues.

With the goal of establishing a "hospice-like" center in Shasta County near Shasta Lake that would include respite care for children, the organization also encourages support for near-death experiencers through IANDS-SAN FRANCISCO BAY, and sponsors a wide range of exciting workshops and seminars with noted speakers. Near-death researcher Kenneth Ring says of Nadia: "She is an extremely gifted counselor in these realms and has had a great deal of experience in working with the dying and their families. She has been an invaluable resource for me, and I have an absolute confidence in her." The story of what Nadia went through as a child experiencer of a near-death state is covered in CHILDREN OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM.

Nadia is making a tremendous difference in how the dying are treated during their final days. She is a long-time hospice worker, and is now working toward setting up her own center near Mt. Shasta in California, where anyone can go regardless of their income. The land has already been donated to her. She is now seeking funds to construct the buildings, and move up there.

Website: http://www.angelstaff.org/

"The Human Journey"
and
"Mandalas, Vision of Heaven and Earth"

Mirtala's two videos are of unusual quality and feature her transformational sculptures shown in such a manner that the visuals and the music combine as if a meditation on life's greatest truths. Highly recommended for hospice, as well as near-death experiencers, and the general public. "The Human Journey" is 25 minutes; "Mandalas," 22 minutes. Order direct. Mirtala also has books of her poetry, miniature sculptures (like the one shown on the left), and a number of pendants in either bronze or silver (one of them pictured below). Also available is a video "From Atom to Cosmos," which details the work of her late husband, Itzhak Bentov, the author of "Stalking the Wild Pendulum: On the Mechanics of Consciousness." Her videos, books, jewelry, and sculptures are now available from Mirtala directly, e-mail her at mirtala@earthlink.net..

Website: http://home.earthlink.net/~mirtala/index.html