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My Descent Into Death

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Just read one page and you are hooked, it's an amazing story of God's saving grace. Even my non-believer friends are reading it and are amazed by the accounts of Heaven and Hell. It's not a book about "hey, look . . . this is what's going to happen to you if you are not a good person or if you don't believe in God" It's a book from a non-believers (a total non-believer) point of view. It's not threating to a non-believer or a believer -- it simply is an account of the authors death (near-death) experience and the saving grace of Jesus. Very uplifting. Thank you Howard Storm for writing this book, it must have been very hard but you have significantly touched this readers life!

I just got around to reading this after having read most of the other books in this field. Many potential readers may be put off by the facts that Storm is a Christian minister and that his NDE (which occurred when he was an atheist) wasn't the entirely "warm and fuzzy" experience favored by the New Age crowd. These facts should not keep anyone from reading this book. As another reviewer said, Storm's Christianity focuses on love and isn't the narrow-minded cartoon version that alienates many people. The most important thing is that the book is an honest account of what Storm experienced and how it transformed his life. This struck me as one of the rare accounts in which the experiencer has largely put aside his ego and need to impress everyone with his unique status as an "experiencer" and is simply trying to communicate to his readers the truth as he experienced it. Like it or not, during his NDE Storm found himself in the grip of seemingly demonic forces until he called upon Jesus (pretty much as a reflex action arising out of some childhood church training). This doesn't seem to be one of those accounts where the experiencer "interpreted" the Being of Light as Jesus -- in Storm's case, it WAS Jesus. The fact that this book is "Ringingly" endorsed by Dr. Kenneth (not exactly a Christian fundamentalist) should alleviate the concerns of many potential non-Christian readers. I found it to be one of the more compelling accounts that I've read and would encourage anyone -- particularly those who refuse to confront the possibility of a Dark Side to the universe -- to read it. (Minor complaint: Storm is an excellent artist, and it would've been great if the reproductions of his NDE-related paintings had been in color rather than black and white.)

I feel most inadequate to do justice to this magnificent andimportant spiritual message. I want to especially recommend this work to those persons who, like myself, have been used and abused by religion claiming to follow the teachings of Jesus. The spiritual message that is shared in this book is for every person, regardless of cultural background. For many of us who have studied the NDE over the years, we have secretly longed to get 'the message' that such modern visionaries have sought to share with us. Howard's incredibly candid and illuminating account is both deeply inspiring and disturbing. I found myself, often, through tears, exclaiming, "Yes! Yes!" as I considered the ramifications of what he shares, in my own personal life. I am very sure that this man's story and the gift of this book, is an answer to the heartfelt desire of many human beings to hear from Heaven, Home of the One-- our Home as well if we choose to love! Allow yourself to be challenged and inspired by this man's story!

After the tragedy on 9-11 where I lost a dear childhood friend, I've been doing a lot of soul searching. I have been an atheist all my life, but started looking into religions to if I could find a reason why such tragic things happen in our world, or is ALLOWED to happen in our world. Wasn't God unimaginably compassionate for his children? If so, why does evil even exist? I have read several NDE books, and channeling books by John Edward, and got the general concept that above all, love is the overwhelming lesson to be learned in life. None of these books really talked about negative NDE experiences. I was therefore very interested to read Howard Storm's account of his experience in hell. That part was quite interesting and disturbing, and is very compelling story. But how can a compassionate God allow such things to exist? Why do terrible things happen in this world? Howard Storm asked these questions to the angels he encountered during his NDE experience and was told that God has given us the power of choice (i.e. freedom). I was simultaneously reading C.S. Lewis' book on Christianity called "Mere Christianity" (an amazing book) and he had deduced this long before Howard Storm's experience. C.S. Lewis believed that by us giving a choice, God has given us capability for the purest form of love. People who choose not to love are also granted their choice, and would most likely flock to one another (i.e. Howard Storm's version of hell). It makes logical sense. In my youth, I use to suffer from "night terrors" paralysis, and always thought it was supernatural. Interestingly, the paralysis I felt ALWAYS got stronger the more I feared. Once I figured how to control the fear, the paralysis still came, but didn't last. To this day, I think some spirit manipulated my dreams so that I would wake up in fear and paralyzed. Storm described hell as a place where those dwelling there thrived on other's pain and fear. After reading Howard Storm's and C.S. Lewis' book, I now understand that if there is a compassionate God, he loves us so much that he would never take away our freedom to make our own decisions. People who do bad things choose not to love, and He won't stop them. As C.S. Lewis says, God would probably prefer to have free children, than automatons who are "forced" to behave the way He wants. Howard Storm asked the angels "Which religion is best?" to which they responded "Whichever brings you closer to God." He takes a very Christian view of his experiences and sometimes I felt somewhat uneasy reading passages due to the religious zeal. There are passages where Storm would mention God in almost every sentence. Sometimes it was difficult to tell whether he was describing his own feelings, or telling us what the angels told him. Despite this, I feel this is an important book to read for anyone interested in learning more about NDE's, and can keep an open mind despite Storm's religious zeal.

Howard Storm's new book, My Descent into Death, will become a best-selling classic! No doubt about it. I first heard this man's NDE on an audiotape in the late 1980's. His gripping story about "angels and aliens" made a profound impact upon me then and his new book has made an equally strong impact on my worldview now. The message simply rings true at every level of it. Personally, I know of no other book so clearly written, with so much depth and clarity to it, that can help turn a person towards the light of God either. It's truly an oasis of wisdom in an otherwise parched planet when it comes to the meaning and the message of Jesus Christ. Hint: It's not about "church," it's about L-O-V-E! Indeed this book gives the reader a heaping helping of it and has led to My Ascent into Life today, here and now.

Dr. John Jay Harper is author of Tranceformers: Shamans of the 21st Century.

www.johnjayharper.com

For me, as for many others, this was a book that I could not put down till I had finished reading it from cover to cover. When in the company of angels Howard Storm asks them almost the same questions that I would have asked if I'd been in the same situation. E.g. why doesn't God reveal Himself more openly so that everyone would believe in Him. Answer: Because then people will be scared into believing in Him, whereas God is looking for people to love Him of their own free will, not to submit to Him out of fear.

The bulk of the book is religion-neutral and conveys the message of God's love as told by the angels. When Mr. Storm asks which religion is correct they answer "Whichever brings you closest to God". But as the book progresses the Christian perspective gets stronger mirroring Mr. Storm's own re-discovery of Christianity.

This book is also a powerful confirmation of what Muslims believe in, especially the Sufi strain of Islam: One omnipotent God who loves each person a lot and is most forgiving, belief in the after-life and in angels etc. There is very little that I would disagree with but a whole lot of answers to my questions. This shows that the core message of both religions is essentially the same. However these values are buried under layer upon layer of culture, tradition, nationality and the like to the point where the real idea is lost.

As a Muslim I have to try to cut through these layers all the time to try to get the real message. With this book I had to cut through a relatively thin Christian veneer to get it. Reading the book, at times I felt like I was having a near-spiritual experience where I thought that if I just wish it an angel would appear - it was almost scary. I will be recommending this book to everyone I know and it goes to the top of my list of favorite books.

The best sound bite: "We are spiritual beings having a physical experience". This is almost bumper sticker material.

Storm is the real thing. An atheist who discovered the reality of the spirit from his own earth-shattering experience. This book has to be read to be believed: a first-hand account of hell... and how to escape from it.

Unlike many books on NDE's, this one has a truly Christian point of view. In fact, following this experience this former atheist college art professor went to seminary and is now a Protestant minister. His descriptions are evocative and profound--and his being dragged off to Hell is enough to terrify any atheist or anyone apathetic toward God. Yet it is an inclusive book as he describes God's love for his every child and states that Jesus died for all, even those who have never heard of Him. In that way, He is indeed "the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through me" and yet those who die without knowledge of Him are still offered the way of salvation through His sacrifice. Some will be offended to hear that this man was given a chance for redemption even as he was being taken to Hell, but Storm feels in His mercy, God will even do this. THough, of course, this was not his final death. I saw & recorded two one-hour programs interviewing this man on a Catholic program "Focus", channel WLAE, in New Orleans; they offer the tapes. Seeing this man's face as he speaks of Jesus and His love is enough to show how he was affected by this. One of the best books ever on this subject.

After reading many books by several empowering authors such as Betty Eadie, John Edward, Sylvia Browne, and Tiffany Snow, that I am still reading, my life has opened up to me in such a compelling and wonderful way. This new book is well written, and thought provoking. There are great transforming authors, who shift the consciousness of humankind in a way never known before, and have the courage to reveal their paranormal experiences. The "My Descent" one of these.

I couldn't put the book down ,I would've finished it in one night ,had I not had to do some others things,.... So the reason I give it five stars is obvious. The way he wrote about heaven ,to me , sounded like the most truthful recollection I've ever read. I have to truly say that this book has changed my life,and I'm no longer lacking in faith. Many thanks to Howard Storm ,and Jesus Christ ,and the angels for making the truth so plain to me. Everyone should read this book !!!!!