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 Ellen Kay -
BellaOnline's Paranormal Editor
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Near Death Experience
One of the frightening concepts about near
death experiences is that you have to nearly die to experience it. The mere
thought of being on the brink of death is why people often shun the validity
of this phenomenon.
Still, it seems, we cannot ignore the select
few who claim to have had a near death experience and the message they bring
back with them. This is especially true when the person happens to be in our
personal circle. Oftentimes, these people not only return with a more
profound look on life and, as it happens, death, they are changed people.
Take Joanie Thurston for instance. She was a
52 year old woman when she crashed her late model compact car into a light
pole. The force of the impact crushed her chest and caused major internal
damage. Moments later Thurston watched the paramedics pull her from her car
from above. Joanie wrote a book about her near death experience called
Possible Fatal with fellow writer, Wally Johnston.
She candidly reveals that one of the true miracles of her near death experience
is that she was changed for the better. From everyday personality shifts to
eradicating deep emotional wounds, Thurston's NDE and its aftermath is a
powerful biographical testament.
So, when I read Lessons from the Light by Dr.
Kenneth Ring, I am more inclined to consider the more clinical side of NDE's.
Ring's book gives credence to Thurston's claim of reviewing her life while in
the crux of the NDE in his chapter called, The Life Review as the Ultimate
Teaching Tool.
Although different, these two books serve well
as foundational sources on NDE's. Thurston's book is more biographical in
content than Ring's accessible research book. In the end, they have roughly
the same message.
Near death experiences shouldn't be feared.
They are often gifts or opportunities to better our selves, our lives and the
lives of those around us. I contend that it takes a special kind of person to
"go there" and bring back the message, the experience and know that
most of us will think him/her insane but bring it anyway in hoping that
someone will believe them.
There are two very important chapters in both
Possible Fatal and Lessons from the Light. In chapter 8 of Possible Fatal,
Thurston suddenly gains the courage to face childhood traumas that she
couldn't face before the NDE. Similarly, in chapter three of Lessons from the
Light, Ring investigates the NDE of blind people. This is truly one of the
most fascinating chapters of Lessons from the Light.
Link to original article: http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art36975.as
An Amazing Journey -
In More Ways
Than One!
October 30, 2005
Reviewer: Katie "book worm" (PA , USA)
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WOW!!! I just finished reading "Possible
Fatal", and I must say that it's one of the best books I've ever read
re: life, death & life after death!
The author does an amazing job of bringing you into her story - with all of
its twists & turns, happiness & sadness. It's one of those books that
leaves you feeling as if you were there - seeing what she saw & feeling
what she felt (and of all the books I've read to date, there is only 1 other
that had this type of impact on me - and that was "Black Elk",
which is considered by many as a classic).
Although my initial interest in "Possible Fatal" was for its NDE
account (as I am extremely interested in this topic), I quickly found that
this book had so much more to offer! Through Joanie's willingness to be
completely open & honest about her life both pre-NDE and post-NDE, I was
actually able to see myself more clearly - especially in terms of the life
lessons I need to learn (as I realized quite early on that we have many of
these lessons in common - in fact, I believe many of us do)...
Overall, "Possible Fatal" is about Joanie Thurston's journey to the
Other Side, as well as her journey to become a more complete, happy, loving
individual. It's about the importance of cleaning our own "closets"
(inner selves) of the "skeletons" (bad experiences/hardships) that
many of us tend to hold on to for far too long. It's about learning &
validating who we are. It's about synchronicity, guides & angels, and so
much more...
I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in NDE's &/or
spirituality. If approached with an open mind, "Possible Fatal" has
a lot to offer!
Link
to original article
June
13, 2005
Possible Fatal
By Joanie Thurston with Wally Johnston
Publisher: Acorn Endeavors (2004)
Pages: 159 - Price: $13.00
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Review by Lee Prosser - leep@ghostvillage.com
Ghostvillage.com review
An amazing true account of Joanie Thurston's near death experience and what
she saw on the other side, this book will captivate its readers with its
direct honesty and sensitivity. Thurston was in a automobile accident on May
13, 1997; she fell asleep at the wheel, struck a light pole, and died. This
is her story. The title of the book comes from the police accident report, so
stamped.
Throughout this well-written nonfiction work is the sense of Thurston's
presence. Before she could share her memories of her dying and what she saw
and encountered, she first had to confront a lifetime of painful memories
including sexual abuse by her father as a child. Her struggle to recover is a
story of how the spirit can survive despite the odds.
Chapter Two concerns Thurston's journey out of her body, contact with the
those in the afterlife, and a return to the living. Chapter Five deals with
the aftermath. This is a story of courage, and well worth your reading time.
For more information, you can visit the book's official Web site: www.possiblefatal.com.
For a reading experience concerning near-death experience, Possible Fatal
will find a large reading audience. It is the story of one woman's encounter
with death, and her sharing it with readers. Excellent account.
http://www.ghostvillage.com/library/2005/lib_thurston.shtml
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