Teaching Choral Concepts

Review

    Journeys Beyond Life is a book prepared at the request of Horizon Publishers.  It contains "the best" of the author's books, Glimpses of Eternity and Echoes From Eternity. It has been prepared as a non-denominational book which draws broad views of the myriad experiences it covers.

    Journeys Beyond Life offers a profound and penetrating view beyond earthly life through the eyes of those who had a near-death out-of-body experience (NDE) or a related spiritual event. The complete case studies of thirty-two first-hand accounts are included from the Gibsons' extensive research in this field. In addition, numerous partial accounts are provided, and the research statistics for sixty-eight experiences are given-together with significant conclusions resulting from analysis of the statistical data.

     In the near-death research reported in this volume, the Gibsons confirmed many patterns that other NDE researchers had already analyzed. In many accounts, however, the reported experiences are dramatic, and completely unexpected, and they show results which had not been previously identified. Both positive and negative experiences are described in these studies.

     Eloise Weaver, one of many whose experiences are included, said of her experience: "I understand now that life is really short. We need to make the best of each day, . . . and to know that Heavenly Father loves us, and no matter how hard our difficulties are, everything will be okay. I used to be a coward about death. I now feel that death is a piece of cake."

     Howard Storm, an atheistic professor who fully expected to be obliterated upon death, found to his surprise an astonishing world in his extensive NDE, and was told intriguing news about future events here in mortality.

     Journeys Beyond Life offers a new perspective of what righteous individuals might expect to find when they leave this life. For those who merit it, the Gibsons' in-depth research suggests an eternal pain-free life filled with light, truth, knowledge, growth, creation, and exuberant joy.

     This volume has been prepared as a non-denominational book for broad distribution to the general public.

Table of Contents

Foreword, 11

Introduction, 13
A Marvelous Experience, 13
Why This Book?, 14
How The Research Was Conducted, 16
How This Book is Organized and What it Contains, 18

1. Two Left-One Came Back, 19
Eloise Weaver -Background and an Early Experience, 19
A Premonition, 20
A Terrible Accident-Strange Visitors, 21
An Embrace Out-of-Body, 22
Further Questions About the Experience, 23
Final Thoughts on the Experiences, 25

2. Hunters-A Man and a Boy, 26
Derald Evans -Hunting for Bighorn Sheep, 26
Struggling to the Truck, 27
Life or Death-An Argument, 28
Returning Home-Aftereffects, 31
Mike -Prayer, A Hunting Trip, and a Fall, 32
Out-of-Body and a Visit to the Stars, 33
A Place of Light and a View of the Future, 34
Rescue and Recovery, 35
Questions About Mike's Experience, 36

3. Unusual Healings, 39
Ruth -Some Near-Fatal Medication, 39
A Tunnel and Beings of Light, 40
Lung Problems and a Healing, 42
Lois Clark -A Car Crash, 42
A Bright Light, Forms, and Beautiful Music, 43
Breast Cancer and a Remarkable Healing, 45

4. A Vietnam Experience, 48
David Herard -Background and Initial Combat, 48
Second Tour in Vietnam, 50
A Different World with People Dressed in White, 52
No Pain, Just Knowledge and Love, 55
Life After the Experience, 55

5. Chased by an Evil Spirit, 58
Dee -A Bad Marriage, 58
An Out-of-Body Trip to a Friend, 59
A Second Bad Marriage, 60
Emotional Trauma-Then Out-of-Body, 62
An Evil Spirit, 63
Return to Her Body, 63
Other Thoughts About Experiences, 64
Feelings of Terror in Second Experience, 66

6. A Majestic Being, 67
Ann -A Child With Leukemia, 67
A Beautiful Lady of Light and a New World, 68
Spinal Meningitis and a Wonderful Experience, 70
A Beautiful Man, 72
Return to This Life, 73
Jennette -A Heart Operation, 75
A Bright Light and a Marvelous Being, 77
A New Direction, 79

7. Two Who Tried Suicide, 81
Karen , 81                                        
Karen's Suicide Attempt, 81
Questions About the Suicide Experience, 83
A Devastating Experience, 83
Further Questions About Karen's Experiences, 84
Dallas , 85
Despair and a Suicide Attempt, 86
A Conversation with the Lord, 87
Physical Recovery, Another Medical Emergency, 90
Final Thoughts by Dallas, 90

8. Two Young Women, 92
Margaret Amodt -Her Children Ran Through Her, 92
Stephanie LaRue -Early Memories, 95
Illness and an Operation, 96
Out-of-Body-Complete Knowledge, 97
In and Out of Body, 98
Feelings of Love, Wholeness, and Power, 98
Coming Back-Subsequent Experiences, 99

9. Diverse Experiences, 101
Joanne Jones -A Bleeding Ulcer, 101
Out-of-Body in a Beautiful Place-A Wonderful Face, 102
Other Impressions About the Experience, 103
Jackie -A Stopped Heart, 104
Watching Her Doctor Explain Her Death, 105
Further Examination of the Experience, 106
A Friend Commits Suicide, 107
Doris -Problems in the Navy, 108
Looking Down on Body Which Continues to Walk, 109
Maureen Daniels -Paroxysmal Hemicrania, 110
Feelings of Love-A Visit by Deceased Grandparents, 111
Final Thoughts About Maureen's Experience, 112

10. A Life's Review Midst the Stars, 115
John Sterling -A Fascinating Man, 115
A Personal Crisis and a Motorcycle Accident, 116
Out-of-Body in the Stars, 117
Return, 119
Further Analysis of John's Experience, 119
The Life's Review, 120
Other Thoughts, 122
Physical Recovery, 124
A Final Message, 125

11. Learning Experiences, 126
Elizabeth Marie -A Youthful Mistake, 126
An Astonishing Experience-Indescribable Love, 127
Questions of Elizabeth Marie, 128
Other Spiritual and Out-of-Body Experiences, 132
A Message for Others, 133
Lori -A Serious Illness, 134
Other Out-of-Body Experiences, 137
Patricia , 139
A Dangerous Experiment-A Strange Outcome, 139
A Strange Force, 140

12. A Courageous Man, 142
Bill , 142
A Nasty Accident, 143
Medical Complications, 144
Healing Hands, 145
Through an Archway, 146
Recovery, 147
Analysis of Bill's Experience, 148

13. Two Women Who Saw the Light, 151
Louise -A Premonition and an Accident, 151
Two Men in White, 152
A Visitor from the Other Side-Questions, 153
Joyce , 155
A Difficult Birth-A Strange Experience, 156
Analysis of Joyce's Experience, 157

14. A Profound Experience, 159
David Chevalier , 159
A Terrible Wound, 160
Medical Treatment, and Strange Happenings, 162
The Savior-An Amazing Valley, 163
Recovery, 164
Questions About David's Experience, 165
Thoughts on the Meaning of the Experience, 167

15. Three Who Felt the Love, 169
Mary -A Hunger for Love, 169
A Tunnel, and a Rainbow-colored Room, 170
A Second Experience, 171
Recovery-Questions About Mary's Experiences, 172
A Serious Illness and a Healing, 173
Maria , 174
A Ruptured Appendix and a Beautiful Experience, 175
Debbie , 176
A Difficult Operation, 177
Cradled by Christ, 178
Questions About Debbie's Experience, 179
Debbie's Recovery, and Her Final Thoughts, 181

16. A Lesson in Pain, 182
DeLynn , 182
A Father's Blessing, 183
Health Crises, 184
A Trip in a Tunnel, 186
A Familiar Voice, 187
A Premortal Choice-A View of Gethsemane, 189
A Familiar Home, 190
A Decision to Return, 191
Out-of-Body in the Hospital Room, 192
Questions About DeLynn's Experience, 193

17. Children's Experiences, 197
Eileen and Jennifer , 197
A Spiritual Warning and a Reassurance, 198
A Terrible Accident, 199
A Visit by a Great-grandfather, 200
A Conversation with Jennifer, 202
Rocky and Berta , 203
A Bad Fall and a Prayer, 204
Recovery, and a Story of a Visit to Heaven, 205
A Tragic Accident, 207
Questions of Berta, 208
A Visit with Rocky, 209

18.  A Remarkable Experience, 210
Howard Storm -Introduction, 210
Background, 211
A Trip to Europe and a Serious Illness, 212
Enormous Pain, 213
A Death Sentence, 214
Attacked by Bizarre Beings, 216
A Rescue by the Light, 217
Beings of Glory-A Life's Review, 218
The Therapy of Love, 220
Love for all People, 222
A World of Peace and Love, 222
What Happens at Death-Judgment Is Wrong, 224
Did Not Want to Leave, 225
Medical Procedures and the Aftermath, 226
A Spiritual Message and Return to the U.S., 227
A Changed Man, 228
Final Thoughts, 229

19. Are The Stories True?, 230
Reasons for This Chapter-Commonly Asked Questions, 230
Authenticity of the Experiences, 231
The Varied Nature of the Experiences, 236
Motivation of Those Telling Their Stories, 238
What About Reincarnation?, 239
What Do Carol and Arvin Gibson Believe About NDEs?, 241

20. Patterns and Parallels, 242
Statistical Summary, 242
Tabular Data, 243
Conclusions Concerning the Tabulated Data, 253

21. Universal Messages, 255
Finding the Truth, 255
Love, 259
The Resurrection, 261
Final Messages, 265

Appendix-Research Data Statistics, 268
Notes, 273
Selected Bibliography, 277
Index, 280

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