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

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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.

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.

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!!

Some very interesting personal experiences. Some parts needed to be read & reread to understand useful information. not easy reading.

Haven't read this yet. It was shipped and came on time and in the condition promised.