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Friday July 13, 2007 from 6 – 9 pm.
Dr. Wilkinson will speak about her near-death experience. She died in an auto accident in 1975 when the VW Bus she was in went off the road, rolled over four times and ejected her. She landed forty yards away beside the road. In her experience she was presented a choice to return to this life or come back in the next life to complete what was shown to her in the “Book of Promises”. Long before her NDE she had other experiences. First
was a pre-death premonition, at the age of 14. “I knew my mother would die. I kept seeing the
last night I would see her for months before.” When Deborah was working as a nurse she saw
the silver chord snap above the head of a patient she was taking care of when the patient died. Since her own near-death experience, Dr. Wilkinson has researched and published on the
subject of loss, death, and dying. She has provided numerous courses, workshops, and talks on
the subject to medical, psychology, and counseling audiences in a number of higher education,
community, and media venues. She also has studied alternative medical approaches including
Dolores Krieger's Therapeutic Touch, Barbara Brennan's energy healing, and indigenous healing practices. Dr. Wilkinson is an excellent speaker has a remarkable account to share; you will not want to miss her talk, which will be followed by discussions. This meeting is at the Maplewood Inn, 400 Seventh North St., Liverpool, NY 13088 in the Willow East room. Discussion begins promptly at 6:30 pm. A $5 donation is requested, but no one will be turned away.
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September 21, 2007 from 6 – 9 pm Upstate New York IANDS (International Association for Near-Death Studies) is having a special
event on Friday September 21, 2007 from 6 – 9 pm. Ken Prather is a hospice and near-death
counselor in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He facilitates the Ft. Wayne IANDS group. Ken is founder of
the outreach program, Reaching for Joy. Most recently he has been named as a spokesperson for Spondylitis Association of America Ken Prather has had two near-death experiences (NDEs). His first happened when he was nine
years old as a result of a medication reaction. He fell into a coma and found himself floating in
the corner of a room at the hospital. Ken then witnessed a minister and family members give
him the “Last Rights”. In 1998 he received a brutal beating by five men with baseball bats; it was due to this beating
that he spent 32 days on life support, three months in the hospital and three years in a longterm
physical rehabilitation center. In addition, He had total organ failure and a broken back.
While on life support he experienced his second near-death experience. Ken saw many beings
of light. It was a journey to love, compassion, and the planes of knowledge. It was a journey
where time does not exist. It was a journey home. Many miracles have occurred in his life,
including an amazing healing which allowed him to walk again, after many months in a
wheelchair. Many articles have been written about his experiences and now, he is writing a book about them called My Journey Back. Ken also writes poetry, inspirational stories and spends much of his time in hospice work. Recently he has been working with the Spondylitis Association of America as a lecturer and a one on one counselor. You can find more information about Ken Prather’s outreach work and NDE at www.ReachingForJoy.org The event will be held at the Maplewood Inn 400 Seventh North St., Liverpool, NY 13088 in the Laurel room. Discussion begins promptly at 6:30 pm. A $10 donation is requested, to help cover the costs of bringing Mr. Prather to Central NY
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November 9, 2007 ~ 6 - 9 pm Dave Bennett (Upstate NY IANDS President) will be speaking on the Six Major Challenges Faced by Near-Death Experiencers once coming back to life! Based on a paper written by IANDS President Yolaine M. Stout, Linda Jacquin and P.M.H. Atwater.
We think you will relate whether you have had a Near Death Experience or not! This information comes from the first retreat for NDErs with 25 Near Death Experiencers (including Dave) attending. The retreat was a phenomenal experience, to spend three day with only experiencers was incredibly liberating. We could communicate openly and share our difficulties. It was ground breaking, P.M.H. Atwater one of the longest researcher in Near-Death studies had never heard of that many experiencers meeting together before. So we all helped in putting this report together. You will find it helpful for facing many of life's obstacles. The solutions to the challenges give a path that everyone can follow to overcome adversities.
Dave Bennett (Upstate NY IANDS President) |
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Contact us to get additional information by email or telephone. Dave@unyi.org |
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