Louise from Bothell, WA, asked:
Hi Julie,
I listened to a recent interview with you and Alex Ferrari and then bought your book, which I’m 50-ish pages into.
You say the dying person’s mother, father, angels, spirit guides of family members, etc., show up and surround the person just prior to their transition.
I’m curious why I’ve never heard this reported from the countless near-death (NDE) experiencers that I’ve heard over many years – on tv shows, in books, interviews, at IANDS meetings, etc.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Louise
Hi Louise,
What a great question!
It’s been my experience that we’re all surrounded by angels and the spirits of deceased loved ones and pets as we’re at the end of our lives and that’s what I describe in my Angelic Attendants: What Really Happens As We Transition From This Life Into The Next book.
I call this series of events the Twelve Phases of Transition® and it occurs with everyone regardless of whether a person’s death is instant like in the case of a homicide or suicide or whether it’s prolonged over days, weeks, months or years. The Twelve Phases add a glorious component to what can often be described as a heart wrenching experience, losing a loved one.
In his book Death Is But A Dream, Christopher Kerr, MD, PhD, discusses his university-based research in which 90% of patients saw deceased loved ones and pets either in dreams or visions as they were dying. And, critical care medical providers, hospice personnel, as well as funeral directors, family members, and others report the same.
So, you ask, why don’t people experiencing an NDE see the same configuration as the dying? After all, they too are experiencing a form of death temporary as it is.
Perhaps the Twelve Phases of Transition® are reserved for those who are actually dying.
Perhaps it’s just an EXPERIENCE of an aspect of death the NDE shows the person.
Perhaps the NDE is simply intended to broaden a person’s understanding of the afterlife and spirit world and enhance the rest of their human lives.
I believe my explanations are certainly feasible. Guess we’ll know for sure once we get to Heaven.