Losing a loved one is soul crushing. We recently lost my mother-in-law to cancer. Her funeral was last Tuesday, and even when we were expecting it, it’s excruciating when it happens. When she was put under hospice care at her home about three months ago, I purchased a couple of books about near-death experiences to find some spiritual comfort. I have always been fascinated by spiritual subjects and have read these types of books since I was a teenager, maybe as an attempt to find answers to something that is so mysterious.
Many, if not all, of the NDE books I’ve read, share many similarities and all point to the source of light and joy and how our souls eventually become one with it. Many who have experienced it say they didn’t want to leave that perfect peaceful state, but they had to return because their time on earth wasn’t complete. The stories are compelling, hopeful and give certainty of life after death and not any life, but one full of joy and light. A perfect state that most of these individuals can’t find the right human words to describe. If you are dealing with a lost of a loved one, give yourself a chance and try reading one of these books below. They may be more comforting than you think.
Anita is an Indian woman living in Japan with her parents. What’s interesting is that many of the stories about NDE published come from Christian individuals; however, Anita is Muslim. Although she never considered herself religious, her parents were very devoted to their faith. Her story about how she was a terminal cancer patient who died and came back completely cured, is fascinating. When Anita came back from her experience, there was no sign of her ever having that disease. Her belief is that she herself created the disease in her body as a punishment for not accepting herself as she was. The message in the book is truly inspiring, and it gives a broader understanding of our own self-worth and power.
A highly trained neurosurgeon and scientist believed that other people’s stories about Near-death experience were merely fantasies produced by brains under extreme stress until he had one himself. ” Then, Dr. Alexander’s brain was attacked by a rare illness. The part of the brain that controls thought and emotion—and in essence makes us human—shut down completely. For seven days he lay in a coma. Then, as his doctors considered stopping treatment, Alexander’s eyes popped open. He had come back.”
Originally published in 1975, and now at its fortieth-anniversary, the book has sold more than thirteen million copies around the globe. The author makes a particular emphasis on the similarity of experiences among the people he interviewed. “Life After Life introduced us to concepts—including the bright light, the tunnel, the presence of loved ones waiting on the other side.”
” In 1999 in the Los Rios region of southern Chile, orthopedic surgeon, devoted wife, and loving mother Dr. Mary Neal drowned in a kayak accident. While cascading down a waterfall, her kayak became pinned at the bottom, and she was immediately and completely submerged. Despite the rescue efforts of her companions, Mary was underwater for too long, and as a result, died.
To Heaven and Back is Mary’s remarkable story of her life’s spiritual journey and what happened as she moved from life to death to eternal life, and back again. Detailing her feelings and surroundings in heaven, her communication with angels, and her deep sense of sadness when she realized it wasn’t her time, Mary shares the captivating experience of her modern-day miracle.”
As in most of the NDE books, Betty makes emphasis on the importance of understanding that we come here to earth to live fully, to live abundantly, to find joy in our creations, whether they are new thoughts or things or emotions or experiences. We create our own lives, and love must govern. ” Compelling, inspiring, and infinitely reassuring, her vivid account gives us a glimpse of the peace and unconditional love that awaits us all. More important, Betty’s journey offers a simple message that can transform our lives today, showing us our purpose and guiding us to live the way we were meant to—joyously, abundantly, and with love.”
