Spiritual Awakenings: Insights of the Near-Death Experience and Other Doorways to Our Soul [Paperback]

Barbara Whitfield (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1995

In Spiritual Awakenings, Barbara Harris Whitfield shares her own story and the stories of others who have encountered near-death experiences (NDEs), to show readers how and why NDEs have such a transformative effect on individuals. She shares the latest research on the subject and gives readers assistance in achieving the same powerful experience without risking their lives.

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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: 188 pages
• Publisher: HCI (January 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558743383
• ISBN-13: 978-1558743380
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,383,076 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

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars everything you need to know under one cover, January 13, 2004

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Marshall Silverman (Detroit, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spiritual Awakenings: Insights of the Near-Death Experience and Other Doorways to Our Soul (Paperback)

Barbara Harris Whitfield was in the perfect position as a researcher and near-death experiencer in the early 90s to understand what so many of us couldn't -- that we're not going crazy after a spiritual awakening! Instead of reading a dozen books to understand the after effects of awakening -- she has it all in one. The best part for me is that she doesn't separate herself as a researcher and clinician. She talks about all this first person. There have been many books written on this subject since hers was published in 1995, but Ms. Whitfield's is still the one that has it all under one cover.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Please Do Not Be Mislead By The Title!, May 9, 2000

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L. Hansen (Las Vegas, Nevada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spiritual Awakenings: Insights of the Near-Death Experience and Other Doorways to Our Soul (Paperback)

If you're interested primarily in Near-Death Experiences, then do not go with this one. Mrs. Whitfield describes her two NDE's here, but this is for the most part a New Age compendium on how to increase your spirituality through the balancing of your chakras, handling psychic and kundalini energies, etc. There's nothing wrong with that except for perhaps misleading the public with the title such as it is. Mrs. Whitfield is an accomplished therapist and extemely well-studied in her work, but there are too many publications available like this one. For those wanting powerful testimonials from those who have had near-death experiences, you will NOT find it here. There are so many more books available from Amazon that carry NDE accounts that will change your life.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great !, December 25, 2006

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

This review is from: Spiritual Awakenings: Insights of the Near-Death Experience and Other Doorways to Our Soul (Paperback)

Ahead of her time, this book came out in 1995. Whitfield explains in a practical way the experiential and heartfelt aftereffects of spiritual awakenings. Having a living connection to God or a Higher Power isn't as easy as we thought. Our newfound vulnerabilities in a world where God is an intellectual belief needs to be discussed. She lays the foundation for that clearly and shows us useful spiritual skills. Highly recommended!!