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Near Death Experiences and Life After Death
(Compiled by Cosmeta)

Near Death is a psychic and spiritual term that helps describe the Near Death Experiences of those who have claimed to have crossed over to the other side of the veil and returned to their bodies to tell us about it. They are people from all walks of life, both young and old; some having little to no beforehand knowledge of anything spiritual or metaphysical. That they have really died and come back to life is sometimes debatable, but what is not, are the many stories from those who have drowned, or who have been declared dead by medical practitioners only to awaken to recount tales of bright lights and angels and seeing family and friends who have long since departed this world. Now, the skeptic may question the validity of such things, yet when we amass all the stories handed down to us through the ages, the concept speaks volumes. Moreso when many of the Near Death Experiences have so much in common. And if there is a common thread, is it not also possible for us to accept the notion that there is indeed a life that awaits us after death? All that we ask, is that you read some of the books recommended here and find out for yourself!



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Afterlife: An Investigation
by Colin Wilson
A Dolphin Book



After the Light
What I Discovered on the Other Side
 of Life That Can Change Your World
by Kimberly Clark Sharp
Willian Morrow and Company, Inc.



Afterlives
Stories About Life After Death
by J.G. Ballard, James Blish,
Harlan Ellison, Ursula K.
LeGuin and Others
Edited And With An Introduction
by Pamala Sargent And Ian Watson
Vintage Books
A Division of Random House - New York



An Ascension Handbook
Material Channeled from Serapis
by Tony Stubbs
Edited by Sara Benjamin
Published by Oughten House Publications



And There Was Light
by Jacques Lusseyran
Parabola Books, 1987



The Astral Plane
by C.W. Leadbeater
1977
The Theosophical Publishing House



After the Beyond
by Charles P. Flynn
Human Transformation
and the
Near-Death Experience
Prentice Hall Press - New York
1986



*B*

Beyond The Darkness
My Near-Death Journey
To The Edge of Hell and Back
by Angie Fenimore
Foreword by Betty J. Eadie
Banton Books



The Book of the DEAD
13 Classic Tales Of The Supernatural
Edited by Alan K. Russell
New Orchard Editions
Poole - New York - Sydney



*C*

The Case for Heaven
Near-Death Experience as
Evidence of the Afterlife
by Mary Cox-Chapman
G.P. Putnam's and Sons - New York



Channels To A New Reality:
The 5th Dimension
by Sheila Petersen-Lowary
A Fireside Book Publishers
by Simon & Schuster



Closer To The Light
Learn From The Near-Death
Experiences of Children
Amazing Revelations of What
 It Feels Like to Die
by Melvin Morse, M.D.,
with Paul Perry
Foreword by
Raymond A. Moody, M.D.
Author of Life After Life
Ivy Books - New York



Coming Back
A Psychiatrist Explores
Past-Life Journeys
by Raymond Moddy, Jr., M.D.
The Author of Life After Life
With Paul Perry Co-Author of
"Closer to the Light"



The Crystal Stair
A Guide To The Ascension
Channeled Material
by Sananda (Jesus) with
Ashtar; Archangel Michael,
and St. Germain
by Eric Klein
Oughten House Publications



*D*



*E*

Embraced by the Light
The Most Profound and Complete
Near-Death Experience Ever
by Betty J. Eadie
Banton Books



Encyclopedia
of Aferlife Beliefs and Phenomena
by James R. Lewis
Forewrod by Raymond Moddy,
Author of the Best-selling
Life After Life
Visible Ink,  Detriot - Washington,
D.C. - London



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*H*

Heading Toward Omega
A Search of the Meaning of
Near-Death Experience
by Kenneth Ring, Ph.D
Quill -  Willian Morrow



How I Learned Soul Travel
by Terril Willson
Illuminated Way Publishing, Inc



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*K*



*L*

Levitation
by Steve Richards
What it is - How it works - How to do it
Aquarian/Thorsons



Life Beyond
Compelling Evidence for Past Lives
and Existence After Death
by Hans Holzer
Contemporary Books - Chicago



The Life after Death
by C.W. Leadbeater
1979
The Theosophical Publishing House



Life After Life
by Raymond A. Moody. Jr., M.D.
With A Foreword by
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross M.D.
Banton Books, New York
1975



Light Beyond Death
The Risen Christ
And
The Transfiguration of Man
by Luis M. Bermejo
1985
Gujarat Sahitya Prakash
Anand, Gujarat 388 001
India



Life Itself
Its Origin and Nature
by Francis Crick
Nobel Prize-Winner
Simon and Schuster
New York
1981



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*N*

The Near-Death Experience
by Calvert Roszell
With an Introduction by George G. Ritchie
With a Foreword by G. Ritchie, Jr., M.D.
Author of Return to Tomorrow
The Anthroposophic Press



The Next Step...
Re-Unification with the Presence
of God Within Our Hearts
by Patricia Diane Cota-Robles
The New Age Studies Humanities Purpose, Inc



*O*

Otherworld Journeys
Accounts Of Near-Death Experiences
In Medieval And Modern Times
by Carol Zaleski
Oxford University Press
1987
New York - Oxford



101 Ways to See the Light
Near-Death Experiences
Made Simple
by Jerry Biederman
and Lorin Michelle Biederman
St. Martins Paperbacks



The Omega Project
Near-Death Experiences,
UFO Encounters, and Mind at Large
by Kenneth Ring, Ph.D
Author of Heading Toward Omega
and Life at Death
Quill - William Morrow
New York



On Life After Death
Living And Dying * There Is No Death
Life, Death, & Life After Death * Death Of A Parent
by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
CelestialARTS



Out-Of-Body Adventures
30 Days to the Most Exciting
Experience of Your Life
by Rick Stack
Contemporary Books



Out-Of-Body Experiences,
In 30 Days
The Free Flight Program
The safe, easy way to expand
the sensual and spiritual
horizons of your life
by Keith Harary, Ph.D.
and Pamela Weintraub
SMP
St. Martin's Paperbacks



The Oxford Book of Death
Chosen and Edited by D.J. Enright
Oxford University Press



*P*

Parting Visions
Uses and Meanings of Pre-Death, Psychic,
and Spiritual Experiences
by Melvin Morse, M.D.,
with Paul Perry
With an Introduction by Betty J. Eadie
Villard Books - New York



*Q*



*R*

Raised From The Dead
True Stories of 400 Resurrection Miracles
by Father Albert J. Hebert, S.M.
Tan Books and Publishers



Reunions
Visionary Encounters With
Departed Loved Ones
by Raymond Moody, M.E.
Author Of Life After Life
With Paul Perry
Villard Books - New York



*S*

Saved By The Light
The True Story Of A Man Who Died And The
Profound Revelations He Received
by Dannion Brinkley
With Paul Perry
with and introduction by Raymond Moody, M.D.
Harper Paperbacks



The Seven Principles Of Man
by Annie Besant
The Theosophical Publishing House



*T*

Transformed By The Light
The Powerful Effect Of Near-Death
Experiences On People's Lives
by Melvin Morse, M.D.
with Paul Perry
Ivy Books - New York



To Those Who Mourn
by C.W. Leadbeater
A Pamplet
The Theosophical Publishing House
Wheaton, Illinois



And There Was Light
by Jacques Lusseyran
Parabola Books, 1987



*U*



*V*

The Voice of Silence
by H.P. Blavatsky
The Theosophical Publishing House



*W*



*X*



*Y*

You Are Becoming A Galactic Human
by Virgina Essene and Sheldon Nidle
S.E.E. Publishing Company, Santa Clara,
California, USA



You Cannot Die
The Incredible Findings Of A Century
of Research On Death
by Ian Currie
Foreword by Joe Fisher
Element Books



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