How did you come upon this research into the Afterlife?
A close friend died and came to visit me a couple of times. And then she took me, literally, in an OBE to visit her in her galaxy where she resides, as if to say "you wanted to know where I was, here I am." Instead of ignoring these events, I began to study them in detail; NDE's, Past life regression, until I found the work of Michael Newton (Journey of Souls). I interviewed him, his wife, and began filming "life between life" sessions for a documentary "Flipside." But once I began seeing how now matter who the subject was, or who the hypnotherapist was, everyone said the same things about the afterlife - including me during two sessions - I realized the research was too broad for just a documentary and wrote this book.
What was your own past life regression and between life sessions like?
When they asked if I wanted to try one, I realized i'd be crossing the line as a journalist, my training, and as a documentary filmmaker. But in a George Plimpton moment, I said yes, and had pretty much the identical journey everyone else had. But not the same - quite different - but the sign posts were identical; spirit guide, soul group, council of elders - and I found my friend in her classroom, wondering what I was doing there visiting her. Two years later, I did another session with a second therapist to see if the results would be similar - and I felt like I had "left the door open" for two years, waiting for my return. All I can say is that it's a profound version of therapy - you can have an NDE without experiencing the ND part.
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