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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 128751" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: navy">Who You See When You Die</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: navy">Do your deceased loved ones come back for you?</span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Published: May 21, 2010 </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><img src="http://www.healyourlife.com/img/resize_cache/1330-David_Kessler_HYL_215x215.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </span><span style="color: navy"><img src="http://www.healyourlife.com/img/resize_cache/1371-Who_You_See_When_You_Die_374x215.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: navy">By David Kessler </span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">The power that lifts the veil between life and death.</span></p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">It’s not unusual for the dying to have visions of someone who has already passed on, yet it’s interesting to note that such a comforting phenomenon doesn’t seem to appear in other frightening situations . . . where death is not likely. For example, there are no documented cases of people being visited by deceased family members when they’re stuck in an elevator. And loved ones long gone don’t seem to show up to help when a person is lost on a hike. Yes, there are stories of visions and angels comforting and guiding individuals in extreme situations, but only when death is imminent.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">I spend much of my days in at least three hospitals and a hospice, and you just don’t hear these stories from patients who are ill but <em>not</em> dying. With very few exceptions, these visions only occur when someone is clearly close to death.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">Moreover, the visions people experience at the end of life are remarkably similar. For example, the dying are most often visited by a mother or mother figure. It shouldn’t be too surprising that the person who is actually present as we cross the threshold of life and take our first breath once again appears at the threshold as we take our <em>last</em> breath.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">Hands passionately reaching upward to some unseen force is witnessed in many deathbed encounters. One person, for instance, recently shared that her father, who had cancer, was barely alive after a second cardiac arrest he’d had in the hospital. He was connected to every machine possible, and had a tube in his nose and another down his throat that enabled him to breathe. Suddenly, he lifted both arms up in the air, stretching and seemingly reaching toward something. The daughter quickly showed the nurse, who responded by explaining that patients are always trying to pull their tubes out. Although the daughter pointed out that her father wasn’t touching his nose or mouth, or any of the other tubes surrounding him, the nurse continued to turn a deaf ear and increased the patient’s level of sedation. The daughter, of course, felt that something significant had occurred.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">Deathbed visions are also known by other names, including <em>near-death awareness</em>, <em>deathbed phenomena</em>, and<em> death-related sensory experiences</em>. They are different from <em>near-death experiences</em>, in which a person survives clinical death. While deathbed visions often involve a deceased messenger who appears days or moments before death, near-death experiences are out-of-body “journeys” by individuals who recall seeing light, a tunnel, and/or have an opportunity to review their lives. People usually pass on shortly after deathbed visions, whereas those who have near-death experiences survive and recount what they saw.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">In terms of the overall ways in which society views what cannot be easily understood or proven, there may be an unintended arrogance in the judgment of the deathbed visions. Most of us think that we already know everything, and if there’s something outside our knowledge, a practical explanation must exist. We ask ourselves, <em>If deceased loved ones <u>really</u> do appear to the dying, why can’t we, the healthy ones, see them?</em> I believe that if there’s a power that lowers the veil between life and death, why wouldn’t it also have the ability to lift the veil and choose to reveal itself to certain individuals?</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">In my first book, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0061137596/hayhousecom-20" target="_blank">The Needs of the Dying</a></em>, I shared a story that I think says it all about the dead only appearing to those who are dying:</span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><span style="color: navy">Roberta lay at death’s door going in and out of consciousness while her daughter, Audrey, sat attentively by her bed. Suddenly, Roberta whispered, “My mother is here. Audrey, your grandmother is here . . . she is so beautiful.”</span></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><span style="color: navy">Audrey glanced at the foot of her mother’s bed and looked around the room. “Mom, where is she? I don’t see her!” she responded frantically.</span></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><span style="color: navy">The dying woman turned abruptly to her daughter, as if withdrawing from the vision of her own dead mother, and replied sternly, “Of course you can’t see her—she’s here for me, not you!”</span></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><span style="color: navy">Her daughter understood the message.</span></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: navy">David Kessler is one of the most well-known experts and lecturers on grief and loss. He co-authored two bestsellers with the legendary Elisabeth Kübler-Ross: On Grief and Grieving and Life Lessons. (David was honored to have been at Elisabeth’s bedside during her passing.) His first book, The Needs of the Dying, a #1 best-selling hospice book, received praise by Mother Teresa. His services have been used by Elizabeth Taylor, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Marianne Williamson when their loved ones faced life-challenging illnesses. He also worked with late actors Anthony Perkins and Michael Landon. David’s work has been featured on CNN, NBC, PBS, and Entertainment Tonight; and he has been interviewed on Oprah & Friends. He has been discussed in the New York Times; and has written for the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Wall Street Journal, and Anderson Cooper 360. Website:</span></span><a href="http://www.grief.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: navy"> www.Grief.com</span></span> </span></a></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">source:</span> </p><p><a href="http://www.healyourlife.com/author-david-kessler/2010/05/lifeshelp/intuitive-guidance/who-you-see-when-you-die?utm_id=IGNews" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0000ff">http://www.healyourlife.com/author-david-kessler/2010/05/lifeshelp/intuitive-guidance/who-you-see-when-you-die?utm_id=IGNews</span></u></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 128751, member: 884"] [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=navy]Who You See When You Die[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [B][COLOR=navy]Do your deceased loved ones come back for you?[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=navy]Published: May 21, 2010 [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][IMG]http://www.healyourlife.com/img/resize_cache/1330-David_Kessler_HYL_215x215.jpg[/IMG] [/COLOR][COLOR=navy][IMG]http://www.healyourlife.com/img/resize_cache/1371-Who_You_See_When_You_Die_374x215.jpg[/IMG][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=navy]By David Kessler [/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=navy]The power that lifts the veil between life and death.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]It’s not unusual for the dying to have visions of someone who has already passed on, yet it’s interesting to note that such a comforting phenomenon doesn’t seem to appear in other frightening situations . . . where death is not likely. For example, there are no documented cases of people being visited by deceased family members when they’re stuck in an elevator. And loved ones long gone don’t seem to show up to help when a person is lost on a hike. Yes, there are stories of visions and angels comforting and guiding individuals in extreme situations, but only when death is imminent.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]I spend much of my days in at least three hospitals and a hospice, and you just don’t hear these stories from patients who are ill but [I]not[/I] dying. With very few exceptions, these visions only occur when someone is clearly close to death.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Moreover, the visions people experience at the end of life are remarkably similar. For example, the dying are most often visited by a mother or mother figure. It shouldn’t be too surprising that the person who is actually present as we cross the threshold of life and take our first breath once again appears at the threshold as we take our [I]last[/I] breath.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Hands passionately reaching upward to some unseen force is witnessed in many deathbed encounters. One person, for instance, recently shared that her father, who had cancer, was barely alive after a second cardiac arrest he’d had in the hospital. He was connected to every machine possible, and had a tube in his nose and another down his throat that enabled him to breathe. Suddenly, he lifted both arms up in the air, stretching and seemingly reaching toward something. The daughter quickly showed the nurse, who responded by explaining that patients are always trying to pull their tubes out. Although the daughter pointed out that her father wasn’t touching his nose or mouth, or any of the other tubes surrounding him, the nurse continued to turn a deaf ear and increased the patient’s level of sedation. The daughter, of course, felt that something significant had occurred.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Deathbed visions are also known by other names, including [I]near-death awareness[/I], [I]deathbed phenomena[/I], and[I] death-related sensory experiences[/I]. They are different from [I]near-death experiences[/I], in which a person survives clinical death. While deathbed visions often involve a deceased messenger who appears days or moments before death, near-death experiences are out-of-body “journeys” by individuals who recall seeing light, a tunnel, and/or have an opportunity to review their lives. People usually pass on shortly after deathbed visions, whereas those who have near-death experiences survive and recount what they saw.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]In terms of the overall ways in which society views what cannot be easily understood or proven, there may be an unintended arrogance in the judgment of the deathbed visions. Most of us think that we already know everything, and if there’s something outside our knowledge, a practical explanation must exist. We ask ourselves, [I]If deceased loved ones [U]really[/U] do appear to the dying, why can’t we, the healthy ones, see them?[/I] I believe that if there’s a power that lowers the veil between life and death, why wouldn’t it also have the ability to lift the veil and choose to reveal itself to certain individuals?[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]In my first book, [I][url="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0061137596/hayhousecom-20"]The Needs of the Dying[/url][/I], I shared a story that I think says it all about the dead only appearing to those who are dying:[/COLOR] [INDENT][I][COLOR=navy]Roberta lay at death’s door going in and out of consciousness while her daughter, Audrey, sat attentively by her bed. Suddenly, Roberta whispered, “My mother is here. Audrey, your grandmother is here . . . she is so beautiful.”[/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=navy]Audrey glanced at the foot of her mother’s bed and looked around the room. “Mom, where is she? I don’t see her!” she responded frantically.[/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=navy]The dying woman turned abruptly to her daughter, as if withdrawing from the vision of her own dead mother, and replied sternly, “Of course you can’t see her—she’s here for me, not you!”[/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=navy]Her daughter understood the message.[/COLOR][/I] [/INDENT][SIZE=1][COLOR=navy]David Kessler is one of the most well-known experts and lecturers on grief and loss. He co-authored two bestsellers with the legendary Elisabeth Kübler-Ross: On Grief and Grieving and Life Lessons. (David was honored to have been at Elisabeth’s bedside during her passing.) His first book, The Needs of the Dying, a #1 best-selling hospice book, received praise by Mother Teresa. His services have been used by Elizabeth Taylor, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Marianne Williamson when their loved ones faced life-challenging illnesses. He also worked with late actors Anthony Perkins and Michael Landon. David’s work has been featured on CNN, NBC, PBS, and Entertainment Tonight; and he has been interviewed on Oprah & Friends. He has been discussed in the New York Times; and has written for the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Wall Street Journal, and Anderson Cooper 360. Website:[/COLOR][/SIZE][URL="http://www.grief.com/"][COLOR=#000080][SIZE=1][COLOR=navy] www.Grief.com[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/COLOR][/URL] [COLOR=navy]source:[/COLOR] [URL="http://www.healyourlife.com/author-david-kessler/2010/05/lifeshelp/intuitive-guidance/who-you-see-when-you-die?utm_id=IGNews"][U][COLOR=#0000ff]http://www.healyourlife.com/author-david-kessler/2010/05/lifeshelp/intuitive-guidance/who-you-see-when-you-die?utm_id=IGNews[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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