- Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Imprint Unknown; 1 edition (21 Jan 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0028632346
- ISBN-13: 978-0028632346
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18.8 x 2.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This text provides a look at near-death experiences. It covers everything from what they are and how they feel to their after-effects and the differences between the near-death experiences of adults and children.
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P.M.H. Atwater, Lh.D., is one of the foremost researchers of the near-death phenomenon. The International Association for Near-Death Studies considers her books Coming Back to Life and Beyond the Light bibles of the near-death experience. She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.
David H. Morgan is an editorial consultant, book doctor, and agent who lives in Richmond, Virginia.
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5 May 2001
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The Complete IDIOT'S Guide To Near-Death Experiences by P.M.H. Atwater with David H. Morgan is a must-have for everyone who is interested in the spiritual aspect of death, as well as in the latest developments of our knowledge of spiritual reality. It can be regarded as a easy-to-read encyclopedia on death and afterlife matters. One account about a near-death experience has been titled "Hold on to Your Socks for This One," and the same title can be applied to many of the other survival stories -- all of them are great reads. At the same time, they are classified in a way that expands our understanding of the afterlife. For instance, the authors analyze the differences of how children describe their journeys beyond in comparison to adults. As children are not conditioned by any religious concepts, in their reports darkness isn't always evil. Many children have reported about "the darkness that knows," describing being cradled in a womb-like darkness. The authors recall that light is not always God's light as well. As we know, word "Lucifer" means "light bearer" to begin with. In other words, our dualistic picture of the universe as a battlefield of light and darkness doesn't always hold up. Since the 60's researchers have come across cases of survivors who wanted to report the hellish kind of journeys they experienced. Yet for quite a long time these accounts were suppressed because of the belief that only bad people like murderers go to hell. Regrettably, studies don't confirm it. It is still not quite clear why in near-death situations some people like family oriented community activists found themselves in hell and others in heaven. The belief that a near-death experience produces only positive changes -- needs to undergo a profound revision as well. Some experiencers feed their egos; some change to the extent of alienation; some become difficult to live with... It was high time to reveal more facts about the afterlife and this book definitely leaves us with a considerable amount of new information. In addition, this book gives us an excellent 'further reading' list, a good glossary of pertinent words that otherwise may be confusing and hard to understand, a list of websites and 'get in touch' list of research organizations.
There is one more thing that makes this book special -- its positive energy in spite of its morbid subject. It seems to stem from the authors' liberating intention to be truthful and a profound knowledge of their subject. It was a pleasure to read this book.
32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
A well written comprehensive survey
31 July 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
It has been awhile since I read Raymond Moody's "Life after Life". I am amazed at the advances in NDE research through Atwater's book. The book is well organized. It is fun to read, and I could hardly put it down once I got started. It is "clinical" in the sense it provides very good and practical information on types of NDE's (including bad ones), psychological and physiological after effects on the experiencers, impacts on family and friends, life values, personality, as well as subsequent challenges. It is a wonderful book for sympathetic helping professionals. The book also reviews other perspectives and interpretations of NDE's, including scientific materialist views, and is not afraid to engage these perspectives on reasoned terms. Another strength of the book, besides its clinical perspective on after effects, is the situating of NDE's in the larger context of transformative consciousness. Atwater does not hide her light, and her theories of evolutionary consciouness is worthy of consideration. Don't let the "Complete Idiot" title fool you. This is a solid book.
29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
The Ultimate NDE Guide
8 Jan 2001
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Whether you've had a near death experience or just want to gain a better understanding of what NDEs are all about, you'll be fascinated by "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Near Death Experiences". Author PMH Atwater is fully qualified to examine this phenomenon, since she experienced three near death episodes in 1977 and has been seriously studying the phenomenon since 1978.
I love the way this book is organized into sections that help clarify the NDE. Different types of near death experiences are described in detail, along with the differences between adult and child experiences. Common after-effects such as enhanced psychic abilities, transformations of consciousness, and altered views of reality are also described in detail.
This book is fun to read, because almost every page contains an interesting tidbit of information pertaining to near-death experiences. I am intrigued that the vast majority (80 to 90 percent) of near death experiencers report looking and acting younger, feeling substantially more energetic, becoming increasingly sensitive to sound and light, feeling much less boredom, regarding things as new even when they're not, and healing wounds much more quickly.
This is a great reference book because it's easy to understand, contains numerous near death experience stories, and summarizes current research in the field clearly and succinctly.
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