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The New Children and Near-Death Experiences
Presents an in-depth look at children who have experienced the near-death phenomenon and the heightened abilities that these children exhibit
• Provides compelling evidence for the existence of a generation of children who represent the spiritual evolution of the human race
• Includes firsthand testimonies of children who have returned from near death
The New Children and Near-Death Experiences is the first book to provide--from the view of the child--an in-depth study of children who have experienced the near-death phenomenon and its aftereffects. Atwater notes that the child who returns from a near-death experience is not the same child as before, but is a “remodeled, rewired, reconfigured, refined version of the original.” Presenting data to support her contention that these children have experienced structural, chemical, and functional changes in the brain, she also shows how their greater empathic abilities as well as dramatically higher intelligence are qualities that are also present in children born since 1982--enhanced abilities that cannot be tied to simple genetics. Atwater shows that understanding the near-death experiences of children can help us prepare for a quantum leap in the evolution of humanity.
• Provides compelling evidence for the existence of a generation of children who represent the spiritual evolution of the human race
• Includes firsthand testimonies of children who have returned from near death
The New Children and Near-Death Experiences is the first book to provide--from the view of the child--an in-depth study of children who have experienced the near-death phenomenon and its aftereffects. Atwater notes that the child who returns from a near-death experience is not the same child as before, but is a “remodeled, rewired, reconfigured, refined version of the original.” Presenting data to support her contention that these children have experienced structural, chemical, and functional changes in the brain, she also shows how their greater empathic abilities as well as dramatically higher intelligence are qualities that are also present in children born since 1982--enhanced abilities that cannot be tied to simple genetics. Atwater shows that understanding the near-death experiences of children can help us prepare for a quantum leap in the evolution of humanity.
304 pages, Paperback
First published August 24, 1999
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August 14, 2024
THE POPULAR NDE-RESEARCHER FOCUSES ON YOUNGER "EXPERIENCES"
P.M.H. Atwater (born 1937) has also written books such as 'Coming Back to Life: The After-Effects of the Near-Death Experience' and 'Beyond the Light: What Isn't Being Said About Near Death Experience: from Visions of Heaven to Glimpses of Hell.'
She wrote in the Preface to this 1999 book, "Although bits and pieces of my personal story have been inserted into every book I have ever written, my primary work, first and foremost, is RESEARCH... During my third near-death experience, I reached what I believe to be the Centerpoint of Existence. Many revelations were given to me there---about creation and consciousness and the journey of the soul. Afterward, a voice spoke... 'Test revelation. You are to do the research. One book for each death.' ... I was shown my mission. Researching the near-death phenomenon and what it implies is why I returned from death." (Pg. xvi-xvii)
She suggests, "Among child experiencers, I regard a brain shift/spirit shift as an evolutionary event---for, regardless of how others are affected by a child's near-death scenario, the second birth the child seems to undergo reorders or 'seeds' the youngster in ways that are exceptional to regular behavior development." (Pg. 19) She adds, "The majority of the child experiencers I interviewed had the gift of conversing directly with spirit afterward. And they spoke of divine intervention as an active force in their lives." (Pg. 40)
Of popular accounts of NDEs (e.g., 'Life After Life'), she observes, "Few near-death episodes include all eight components. Most encompass about five. This... has given rise to a major complaint... [that] What happened to them doesn't match the 'classical' model... the time has come to admit how the original model came into being. It is a composite of elements common to the experience that was created by the media to sensationalize Moody's first book." (Pg. 54)
Of one young person's experience, she writes, "[NDE] can be both a blessing and a nightmare... integrating the experience is a very sensitive issue for the young, one that has never before been adequately addressed." (Pg. 102)
She observes, "It is possible to have a near-death experience that has as great an impact and the same patterning of aftereffects as the worldwide phenomenon, and not be in the throes of physically dying. No one can explain why this occurs; we just know it does... How many people have had such an episode? ... of the 229 experiencers attending (IANDS) annual conference... 37 percent had their episodes in settings unrelated to anything that could be construed as life-threatening." (Pg. 129)
Atwater's books will be of considerable interest to anyone studying NDEs and related spiritual phenomena.
P.M.H. Atwater (born 1937) has also written books such as 'Coming Back to Life: The After-Effects of the Near-Death Experience' and 'Beyond the Light: What Isn't Being Said About Near Death Experience: from Visions of Heaven to Glimpses of Hell.'
She wrote in the Preface to this 1999 book, "Although bits and pieces of my personal story have been inserted into every book I have ever written, my primary work, first and foremost, is RESEARCH... During my third near-death experience, I reached what I believe to be the Centerpoint of Existence. Many revelations were given to me there---about creation and consciousness and the journey of the soul. Afterward, a voice spoke... 'Test revelation. You are to do the research. One book for each death.' ... I was shown my mission. Researching the near-death phenomenon and what it implies is why I returned from death." (Pg. xvi-xvii)
She suggests, "Among child experiencers, I regard a brain shift/spirit shift as an evolutionary event---for, regardless of how others are affected by a child's near-death scenario, the second birth the child seems to undergo reorders or 'seeds' the youngster in ways that are exceptional to regular behavior development." (Pg. 19) She adds, "The majority of the child experiencers I interviewed had the gift of conversing directly with spirit afterward. And they spoke of divine intervention as an active force in their lives." (Pg. 40)
Of popular accounts of NDEs (e.g., 'Life After Life'), she observes, "Few near-death episodes include all eight components. Most encompass about five. This... has given rise to a major complaint... [that] What happened to them doesn't match the 'classical' model... the time has come to admit how the original model came into being. It is a composite of elements common to the experience that was created by the media to sensationalize Moody's first book." (Pg. 54)
Of one young person's experience, she writes, "[NDE] can be both a blessing and a nightmare... integrating the experience is a very sensitive issue for the young, one that has never before been adequately addressed." (Pg. 102)
She observes, "It is possible to have a near-death experience that has as great an impact and the same patterning of aftereffects as the worldwide phenomenon, and not be in the throes of physically dying. No one can explain why this occurs; we just know it does... How many people have had such an episode? ... of the 229 experiencers attending (IANDS) annual conference... 37 percent had their episodes in settings unrelated to anything that could be construed as life-threatening." (Pg. 129)
Atwater's books will be of considerable interest to anyone studying NDEs and related spiritual phenomena.
May 24, 2024
I did not have a Near Death Experience, but I did have an out of body experience as a child. I found this book in tune with what I had perceived about the spiritual world. It confirmed some of my views and clarified others. This is not all there is to life, and this book gave me fresh new perspectives to ponder.
October 2, 2022
Passionate and provocative.
February 18, 2009
Too soon to really form an opinion and there is some heavy stuff in this book to take in and digest, a lot from a scientific perspective. If you really wanna wrap your head around it and not just take it as fact you need to stop, think and maybe even look up the studies referenced or find others.
I may never finish this book but it presents some pretty amazing stuff.
I may never finish this book but it presents some pretty amazing stuff.
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