Chaplain Panel - Nathan Castle, Laura Dunham, & Norma Edwards

Father Nathan Castle: The Interrupted Death Experience: Father Nathan is a Catholic priest who for over twenty years has been visited in dreams by persons who died suddenly or traumatically and have not been able to complete their transitions to the afterlife. Instead of joining loved ones, moving along a path, through a tunnel, or toward a light, these persons shut down and isolated. These Interrupted Death Experiences are later processed in prayer with Father Nathan and a partner. Together they help these persons complete their transition. Their dramatic stories are presented in their own unique voices in Father Nathan’s forthcoming book.

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Laura Dunham: Sharing the Gifts of NDEs in Conversation with the Mystics and the Spiritual Tradition: Extraordinary experiences like NDEs and STEs need meaningful contexts through which to be interpreted and understood. Often, sudden death or traumatic circumstances precede these experiences. While transformative, they generally require considerable processing time and expert help before their participants heal from the trauma and are able to identify, develop, and confidently express the spiritual gifts they have received. To support healing and reflection, NDE studies and persons affected may benefit from the spiritual wisdom and guidance offered by an overlooked resource: the mystics. Mystics consciously and purposefully participate in the energy of Divine Love. Their moments of spiritual illumination and ecstatic union with the Divine offer parallels to those experienced in NDEs and the like. Mystics intentionally bear the fruit of their spiritual encounters in their daily living, relationships, and work, providing models for those seeking meaningful ways in which to share the gifts and express the fruit of their transformational experiences. In this presentation, two spiritual leaders experienced with NDEs and STEs will share insights from their engagement with the mystics, extensive work helping survivors of trauma heal, and explorations of enduring spiritual transformation through afterlife encounters with Divine justice, mercy, and love.

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Norma Edwards: NDE- Life Beyond the Experience: A shared in-depth examination of life beyond the Near Death Experience through the eyes of a NDE Experiencer forty years later.NDE – a paradigm shift resulting in a massive leap in consciousness. Mapping elements of change and transformation. The learning trajectories around life in the fast lane of heightened states of consciousness. Moving beyond mediocre through to discipline, focus, empathy, ethical and purposeful living. Emergence of new talents, and healing streams; acknowledging the pressing need for research leading to integrative medicine. NDE survivors and their potential to share and participate in the evolution of a new model for life in the twenty-first century.

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