6 Amazing Graze: The Healing Effects of NDE's on Those Dying...

Amazing Graze: The Healing Effects of NDE's on Those Dying and Grieving
Bruce J. Horacek PhD

In 1991, Kenneth Ring argued that NDEs act as compensatory gifts helping individuals cope with and understand life's difficulties. He saw NDEs as conferring "amazing grace" on individuals whose lives were spinning out of control toward self-destruction. Expanding on Ring's contention that NDEs can be seen as healing gifts, this session presents evidence of seven categorical situations where participating in or knowledge of NDEs and nearing-death awareness experiences serve as healing agents in facing one's own death or the death of significant others. NDEs and nearing-death awareness experiences seem to free persons from paralyzing death anxiety and, consequently, allow them to focus on additional ways to help each other to face dying and grieving.