Evelyn Elsaesser-Valarino:
I was born in 1954 in Berne (Switzerland) and have been living close to
Geneva for many years. I work at the University of Geneva. For 25
years, I have devoted a large part of my time to study NDEs and write
books and articles on the topic. I often give lectures both in and
outside of Switzerland and participate at international NDE congresses.
For many years, I have been a coordinator of the Scientific and Medical
Network of Western Switzerland. My encounter with Professor Kenneth
Ring in 1992 was decisive in many ways. Indeed, an entire day of
interviewing allowed us to make a complete survey of his numerous
research studies and investigations and to crystallize his personal
conclusions and inmost convictions. This dialogue was published in On the Other Side of Life,
a book presenting testimonials from people who have lived through
near-death experiences as well as research and opinions from a
multidisciplinary panel of prestigious scholars (published in five
languages, three more in press). During this sunny summer day, a deep
friendship was born which resisted time and distance, as well as an
advantageous collaboration which culminated in my participation in
Lessons from the Light in which we present evidence that merely
learning about the near-death experience has similar positive effects
to those reported by people who actually have had NDEs (re-launch in
September 2006 by Moment Point Press; published in seven languages,
three more in press).
Recently, I wrote Talking with Angel
about Illness, Death and Survival with the aim and the desire to make
the findings of recent NDE research accessible and profitable to those
who are facing a major life crisis, especially children. I hope this
book will be of benefit and comfort to those facing their own death, or
for parents and care-takers of those with serious illnesses and, more
generally, enrich anyone who is reflecting on this essential aspect of
life (published in three languages, four more in press).
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Talking with Angel by Evelyn Elsaesser-Valarino ~ This is the moving story of a young girl battling leukaemia who eventually realises she is going to die. She receives hope and comfort through nightly conversations with her favourite doll, Angel, who helps her to embrace a new perspective on dying, and the possibility that consciousness could survive after death. Her fear of death is ultimately lifted by her new-found spiritual wisdom and by the account of a hear-death experience told to her by a young companion. Evelyn Elsaesser-Valarino’s extensive knowledge of near-death experiences informs this astonishing book. It will be of great benefit and comfort to those facing their own death, or for parents and carers of those with serious illnesses. It will enrich anyone who is reflecting on this essential aspect of life.
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Lessons from the Light ~ if you never have a near-death experience (NDE) on the surgeon's table, in a car accident or during a heart attack, you can reap the spiritual benefits claimed by NDErs. Through meditation, study and mental exercises, you can tap into the healing energy of the loving, nonjudgmental Being of Light glimpsed by many at death's door. You can simulate a panoramic life-review of your entire existence, catapulting your values away from competitive materialism and toward love, service, cooperation; and you can integrate the insights commonly reported by NDErs into daily practical living. That's the message of this manual that, notwithstanding its aim of reaching out beyond the lucky privileged NDErs to the masses, mostly preaches to the converted. Veteran NDE researcher Ring (The Omega Project), here writing with Swiss NDE investigator, Valarino, includes many previously unpublished NDE cases and distills techniques he has taught at workshops and university courses. In a book that reads like a New Age seminar, Ring presents intriguing evidence to support his belief that NDEs represent an authentic, objective experience, not a self-protective hallucination or a neurological artifact of a dying brain. This material includes reports of out-of-body experiences, children's NDEs, blind people gaining sight during NDE episodes, and NDErs whose brush with death apparently unleashed paranormal or healing abilities.
While providing many accounts of near-death experiences (NDEs) from men, women, and children of all ages and backgrounds, Lessons from the Light is more than just an inspiring collection of NDEs. In what many consider his strongest book, Kenneth Ring extracts the pure gold of the NDE and with a beautiful balance of science and human insight reveals the practical wisdom held within these experiences.
