The Near-Death Experience, or NDE

The Near-Death Experience often happens when people have clinically died and been revived. One-quarter of adults and almost one half of children report having had an NDE.That adds up to 13 million people in the United States annually, and it happens in all countries and cultures around the world.

A spiritual society would never dismiss someone’s NDE with, “It’s just your imagination.” They are real and far more common than people admit. And in a spiritual society, the Near-Death Experience will be a cause for celebration as a sneak preview of the soul plane.

The common elements are:

* Floating above your body, looking down at the scene of an operation, accident, or just your unconscious body.
* A tunnel of light or passage of some kind, which you move through, often accompanied by a ‘whooshing’ sound.
* An intense bright light at the end of the tunnel.
* Meeting one or more deceased relatives and one intensely illuminated figure who communicates knowledge and/or pure unconditional love.
* Being told that you must return to the Earth plane, because it’s not yet your time to stay.
* Being given a new mission or reason to return, and reassurances of recovery,
* Return through the tunnel, to hover over your body, or just being slam-dunked back into it.

The Near-Death Experience imbues experiencers with a deep-seated knowing that:
* Death is not something to be feared, for life on the other side is peaceful, loving and beautiful.
* We exist before birth and after death, with each lifetime a brief change in focus.
* A lifetime is a precious opportunity to accomplish specific goals, and must never be taken for granted or wasted. Live it to the full.

They are not swayed by the need for outside approval or validation. We are each sovereign beings and, along with our guides, have everything we need within us, so just live your authentic self, without masks or pretences.

Our lives are meticulously planned in concert with the larger Divine Plan, even down to the NDE itself, which is never an accident.

The single greatest purpose of life is to love and cherish ourselves and those whom we meet on life’s path.

Compared to the quantity and quality of love in our lives, material possessions and success are trivial distractions that count for nothing on the other side. The main issue in your life review is: “How well did you love?”

"Near-Death Experience" is excerpted from "Death Without Fear" by Tony Stubbs