Final Passage: Sharing the Journey as This Life Ends [Paperback]

Barbara Whitfield (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1998

When we enter this life, we are surrounded by caring and love.
We deserve caring and love again when this life ends.

In this groundbreaking book on the meaning of death, Barbara Harris Whitfield shares with you her near-death experiences and the stories of individuals who, assisted by her loving help, left this life with dignity. These accounts will inspire you, allow you to accept death more easily, and reveal the connection to the Spirit that embraces and guides us all as we die. Whitfield demonstrates how it is possible for terminal patients to be fully present—even in their deepest pain—so that they can spread kind­ness, compassion and forgiveness to their loved ones.

Whether you fear death because it symbolizes the unknown, marvel at its awesome mystery, or grieve for a loved one it has claimed, this book will answer your questions about what happens when we die.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Barbara Harris Whitfield is a researcher, near-death experiencer and transpersonal body-centered therapist in private practice in Baltimore and Atlanta. She is on the faculty of Rutgers University's School of Alcohol and Drug Studies. She spent six years researching the after effects of the near-death experience at the University of Connecticut Medical School.

Product Details

• Paperback: 202 pages
• Publisher: HCI (March 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558745408
• ISBN-13: 978-1558745407
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #864,493 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Barbara Harris Whitfield is an author, near-death experiencer, therapist and
researcher in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia with best selling author and physician Charles Whitfield, M.D. helping adults that were repeatedly traumatized as children.

She is the author of Full Circle, Spiritual Awakenings, Final Passage, and
co-author of The Power of Humility.


Please visit my web site and blog at:

http://www.BarbaraWhitfield.com

http://Barbara-Whitfield.Blogspot.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful book, November 18, 2003

By 

P. L. Walden (Kingston, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Final Passage: Sharing the Journey as This Life Ends (Paperback)

I got my copy of "Final Passage" and sat down and read it in one day. Barbara Whitfield was so right about it being full of "aha's". I used a whole box of kleenex that day; it was emotionally wrenching, but I couldn't put it down. I have loaned it to my step-daughter (my husband,her dad died of cancer in 2001). She is having a very difficult time reading it because of the emotions it brings up, so she is taking one chapter at a time with lots of time in between.

I went ahead and ordered another copy along with "Spiritual Awakenings" I just started reading it and haven't had time to read much, but I wanted to say Barbara's books are very helpful for understanding some of life's difficult issues.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Final Passage, December 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Final Passage: Sharing the Journey as This Life Ends (Paperback)

Below is a letter I sent to Barbara Whitfield after reading her book Final Passage. Please post this letter with her book information. Thank you very much.

Hello,

My name is Shirley and I just finished reading your book Final Passage. I loved it! I heard your interview on a local radio show a few weeks ago and you were discussing your book and it sounded very interesting to me. I lost my mother a year and a half ago to cancer and have been a little lost and confused since then. I wish I would have educated myself on the dying process before my mother died. I'm sure it would have made things easier. I feel better after reading your book. I was with my mother when she passed and I've always wondered what it was like for her in those last few moments. I believe your book shed some light on that for me. I was glad I could be there for her when she passed but it was really hard to watch. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed your book.

Have a Merry Christmas!

Shirley

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good reading !, December 25, 2006

By 

Steve H "Steve" (St Pete, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Final Passage: Sharing the Journey as This Life Ends (Paperback)

The author handles a subject that is so hard to talk about, let alone write about. She takes us along when she visits loved ones, friends and patients before they die. She shares word for word the conversations of these people who in most cases wanted total honesty. Because of her writing, I was able to face the same situation without stiffling myself and my feelings. Anything my dying relative and anything I wanted to say -- is said thanks to her frank writing. A must read.