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CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DIVINE ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY CULMINATING PROJECT NEIL R. HELM April 26, 2013

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CONVERSATIONSWITHTHE

DIVINE

ATLANTIC UNIVERSITYCULMINATING PROJECT

NEIL R. HELMApril 26, 2013

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EACH BODY, SOUL, SPIRIT,&

NDE IS UNIQUEBUT

WE ARE ALL EQUALIN THE EYES OF GOD

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NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE

DEFINITION—IANDS

“A LUCID EXPERIENCE ASSOCIATED WITHPERCEIVED CONSCIOUSNESS APART FROM

THE BODY, OCCCURING AT THE TIME OFACTUAL OR THREATENED IMMINENT

DEATH.”

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NDE DEFINITION BRUCE GREYSON, MD

“PROFOUND PSYCHOLOGICALEVENTS WITH TRANSCENDAL ANDMYSTICAL ELEMENTS, ESPECIALLY

OCCURING TO INDIVIDUALS CLOSE TO DEATH OR IN SITUATIONS OF INTENSE

PHYSICALLY OR EMOTIONAL DANGER’’

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DEFINITION– NDE PROCESSKENNETH RING Ph.D.

PEACE, SENSE OF WELL BEING, NO PAIN

CLUES OF DYING, OUT-OF-BODY, TRAVELSTHRU TUNNEL, HIGH LEVEL OF ALERTNESS,MEETS AND SPEAKS TO PRESENCE, OFTEN DIVINE IN NATURE, DECIDES OR IS TOLD TO RETURN TO YOUR BODY

“IT IS NOT YOUR TIME”

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CLASSIC HINDU TEXTRIG VEDA1500 BC

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EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD

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EARLY CHRISTIAN TEXTS

St. AUGUSTINE

AND ORIGEN

INCLUDED THE

DOCTRINE OFREINCARNATION

---------------------------------WRITTEN OUT OF THE BIBLE

BY JUSTINIANCOUNCIL OF

CONSTANTINOPLE

553 AD

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THE EUROPEAN PLAGUE GREATLY INCREASED

THE CONCEPT OF DEATH AND DYING

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UNCERTAINTY

OF

JUDEO-CHRISTIAN

LIFE AFTER DEATH

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TODAY’S DEATH & DYINGIS

DRIVEN BY FEAR AND GREED

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ELIZABETH KUBLER-ROSS

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RAYMOND MOODY Ph.D. MD

LIFE AFTER LIFE

FIRST CONTEMPORY BOOK

ON

NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES

1975

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MOODY’S 15 AFTER EFFECTS

1. INEFFABILITY -- WORDS CANNOT DEFINE

2. SENSING YOUR DYING OR DEATH

3. FEELINGS OF PEACE & QUIET

4. HEARING UNUSUAL NOISE

5. SEEING A DARK TUNNEL

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APPROXIMATELY45 %

OF ALL NDEsEXPERIENCETRAVELLING

THROUGH THE

TUNNELTO THELIGHT

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6. OUTSIDE OF YOUR BODY

7. MEETING “SPIRITUAL BEINGS”

8. BRIGHT LIGHT “BEING OF LIGHT”

9. A PANORAMIC LIFE REVIEW

10. SENSING A LIMIT TO WHERE TO GO

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NEARLY

HALF

OF ALL

NDES

COMMUNICATE

WITH

DIVINE

BEINGS

NEARLY

HALF

OF ALL

NDEs

COMMUNICATE

WITH

DIVINE

BEINGS

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11. RETURNING TO YOUR BODY

12. DIFFICULITY IN SHARING EXPERIENCE

13. YOUR LIFE IS PROFOUNDLY CHANGED

14. NO FEAR OF DEATH

15. VIVID MEMORY OF EXPERIENCE

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11. RETURNING TO YOUR BODY

12. DIFFICULITY IN SHARING EXPERIENCE

13. YOUR LIFE IS PROFOUNDLY CHANGED

14. NO FEAR OF DEATH

15. VIVID MEMORY OF EXPERIENCE

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VIVID MEMORY OF NDE

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OTHERS—RING, GREYSON, ATWATER

16. ALL KNOWLEDGE EXISTS

17. ONENESS WITH GOD

18. >SPIRITUAL -- <RELIGIOUS

19. UNIVERSAL LOVE

20. SERVICE TO OTHERS

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KNOWING ALL (OR MORE) KNOWLEDGE

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THEHEART IS ALSO

INVOLVED IN

GATHERINGINFORMATION

“INNERKNOWING””

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OTHERS—RING, GREYSON, ATWATER

16. ALL KNOWLEDGE EXISTS

17. ONENESS WITH GOD

18. >SPIRITUAL -- <RELIGIOUS

19. UNIVERSAL LOVE

20. SERVICE TO OTHERS

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ONENESS WITH GOD

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OTHERS—RING, GREYSON, ATWATER

16. ALL KNOWLEDGE EXISTS

17. ONENESS WITH GOD

18. >SPIRITUAL -- <RELIGIOUS

19. UNIVERSAL LOVE

20. SERVICE TO OTHERS

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KUNDALINI UNLEASHING OF CHAKRA ENERGY

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MY

NEAR-DEATH

EXPERIENCE

SUMMER 1944

AGE 5

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AU CULMINATING PROJECT

QUESTIONER

STATISTICS

E-mail Questioners sent: 118

E-mail Questioners received: 45

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QUESTIONNAIRE

NUMBER CURRENT AGE NDE AGE

1. ACCIDENT ILLNESS OTHER

2. NDE—MEEETING A DIVINITY

3. TOLD/CHOOSE TO RETURN

4. AFTER AFFECTS OF NDE

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GENDER OF QUESTIONERS

Males 8 18%

Females 37 82%

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AVERAGE AGE OF QUESTIONER 62

AGE SUMMARY:

0-19 0

20-29 1 2.2 %

30-39 0 0 %

40-49 2 4.4 %

50-59 10 22 %

60-69 28 62 %

70- 4 9 %

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AVERAGE AGE OF NDE (FIRST) 26

AGE SUMMARY:

0-9 8 18% (EARLIEST AGE 3, ONE 4, AND TWO AGED 5) 10-19 10 22% 20-29 10 22% 30-39 5 11% 40-49 5 11% 50-59 5 11% 60- 2 4% MULTIPLE NDEs 9 20%

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REASON FOR NDE

ILLNESS 20 44.4%

ACCIDENT 14 31%

OTHER 11 24.4%

OTHER -- (2) GIVING BIRTH, (2) SUICIDES, (2) OVERDOSE,

(2) STRANGLED, FROZE TO DEATH, ASSAULTED, UNKNOWN

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COMMUNICATIONS, MESSAGES, INNER FEELINGS, FROM:

LIGHT KNOWLEDGE GOD CHRIST ANGELS SPIRIT GUIDES

7 8 5 1 6 2

15.5% 17.7% 11.1% 2.2% 13.3% 4.4%

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COMMUNICATIONS, MESSAGES, INNER FEELINGS, CONT.

COUNCIL OF ELDERS FAMILY FRIEND OLD SOLDERS UNKNOWN NONE

2 2 6 1 4 1

4.4% 4.4% 13.3% 2.2% 8.8% 2.2%

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LIGHT KNOWLEDGE GOD CHRIST

7 8 5 1 15% 17% 11% 2%

n=45 21 QUESTIONNAIRS 47% *COMMUNICATE WITH THE DIVINE*

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ANGELS SPIRITS CNCIL OF ELDERS 6 2 2

13.3% 4.4% 4.4%

n=45 10 Questioners 22%

COMMUNICATE WITH HIGHER BEINGS

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FAMILY FRIEND(S) OLD SOLDERS

2 6 1 4.4% 13.3% 2.2%

n=45 9 QUESTIONNAIRES 20%

COMMUNICATE WITH HUMANS

PASSED OVER

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UNKNOWN 4

8.8%

n=45 QUESTIONNAIRES 8.8%

COMMUNICATED WITH

UNKNOWN BEINGS

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NONE — NO COMMUNICATIONS 1

n=45 1 QUESTIONNAIRE 2.2%

ONLY 1 QUESTIONNAIRE

CHECKED NO BOX

NO COMMUNICATIONS

DURING NDE

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QUESTIONNAIRES TOLD

TO RETURN TO THEIR BODY

n=45 Yes – 34 – 76%

No – 11 – 24%

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QUESTIONNAIRES CHANGES AFTER NDE

CHOOSE TRANSPERSONAL JOBS, LIFESTYLES

n=45 YES -- 26 -- 58%

NO -- 19 -- 42%

(BASED ON VOLUTARY INFORMATION)

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TRANSPERSONALLIFESTYLES

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