The
Rev. Juliet Nightingale, FOI International Relations
Committee/Correspondent for IANDS and multiple NDEr, is the
host of this ground-breaking programme, Toward The Light, focusing
primarily on Near-Death and similar Spiritually Transformative Experiences.
She features special guests who are both experiencers and researchers;
and there are call-in opportunities so people can ask questions.
Some of the show topics include:
What Every Individual and Caregiver Should Know About The Dying
Process
Near-Death/Out-of-Body and similar Spiritually Transformative
Experiences
Exploring the Many Facets of After-Death Communications (ADCs)
Experiencing the Afterlife and the Immortality of the Soul
Living Inter-Dimensionally and Being Multi-Sensory
Intuition and Telepathy
Nightingale covers new ground, discussing
topics that up until recently have been nearly taboo. Audiences
leave with the tools necessary for change, with information relative
to their own lives, on both personal and professional levels. With
compassion and the utmost respect for various religious beliefs,
Nightingale inspires her audiences to go out into the world and
make a difference.
Nightingale is a facilitator, speaker,
teacher, medium and life coach, and is available for public and
private speaking engagements. She also conducts seminars covering
a wide range of topics. From England , her accent immediately draws
people in. And although a bit shy and reserved, with her tell-it-like-it-is
style, Nightingale holds her audiences spellbound, then engages
the audience in colourful dialogue.
Rev. Juliet Nightingale - a lifelong
mystic and Seer from England - has been through a number of near-death
experiences resulting from life-threatening illnesses she has had
since childhood. One of them occurred in the mid-70s while battling
colon cancer, which caused her to lapse into a coma. These experiences
- along with many out-of-body and spiritually transformative experiences
(STEs), have had a profound and lasting effect on her life. Initially,
however, she rarely spoke about them because of being grossly judged
and misunderstood. Thanks to her joining the International Association
for Near-Death Studies (IANDS.com)
- the premier organization of NDE research and support - she's been
able to share her experiences first hand, and has generated great
interest and deepening awareness of the profundity of the near-death
and similar experiences in recent years. Juliet was the Membership
Chair and is now with the FOI International Relations Committee
of the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS).
She facilitates the Friends of IANDS (FOI) in Nashville, Tennessee
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Juliet's website TowardTheLight.org
contains lots of interesting information and articles. You
can reach her by email at this address: towardthelight@earthlink.net.
The following is her NDE account reprinted here by permission.
Introduction
The near-death experience [NDE]
- of which I've had a few - mainly occurred at a time when NDEs
were rarely documented, much less talked about. It was something
I could only share with certain individuals, who were already spiritually
aware, open minded
or, at least, receptive. Yet, it still happened
that, on occasion, one would accuse me of having had a hallucination,
or being in need of "psychiatric evaluation," because ignorance
was still so prevalent at that time. The good news is that, in recent
years, the NDE has not only been talked about, it has also been
documented and has received widespread media interest - both in
broadcast and print media. A good example of this is my having seen
articles in the US, Canada, the UK and Australia in recent past
including a column in which I appeared. Scientists, physicians,
psychologists, ministers, mystics and others, have all congregated
together to obtain a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of the
NDE. It is something that many people - such as myself - have been
through; and many of us have been called back to teach and to share
our experiences with others. By all rights, one might wonder why
so many of us have been brought back
while others remain on the
Other Side. This is mainly due to the fact that we were needed to
fulfill and complete something significant in our own lives
as
well as to honor a special mission to help humanity finally come
to the realization that there is indeed no death. We simply "move
on" and continue to evolve in our journey back toward the Light.
Since people are always inquiring,
"What happened?" and "What's it like?" I will try to convey what
happened to me that led to one of my NDEs
as well as what I experienced
from the Other Side. Please excuse me if this doesn't fit into a
tidy chronological sequence, as there is no such thing as linear
time on the Other Side. Everything is always experienced in the
now - including past and future.
Herein, I will attempt to explain
and recapture my experiences on the Other Side and how it affected
me. I will humbly attempt to grasp the proper words for describing
this most lofty experience that had a profound impact on me
and
has changed my life forever.
The Experience
In the mid-70's, I was dealing
with a terminal disease, colon cancer, where my life was ebbing
away. I was bedridden for the most part, but could sometimes manage
to sit up for short periods. Being the contemplative that I was,
I was always listening and observing - taking things in and trying
to understand the deeper wisdom behind what was happening to me
and where all of this was leading. As a result, I became more withdrawn
and detached
as I observed everything round me starting to change.
Solid matter became more translucent and fluid-like; colors became
more vivid and vibrant; sound was more clear and acute
and so
on. I could no longer comprehend anything printed on a page, because
it no longer meant anything to me in my changed state of consciousness.
It was like trying to read and understand a foreign language! I
had already departed from the third-dimensional realm for the most
part
and my awareness enveloped other things.
I was entering into what I later
came to refer to as the "twilight" stage. In this state, everything
was altered. I got to a point where my consciousness was already
making the transition from one realm to the other - being more aware
of other realities on other dimensions. I was seeing and perceiving
things and other beings inter-dimensionally - even though I was
still somewhat conscious on the physical plane. I've, since, realized
that this is what a lot of dying people go through
(such as those
in hospitals, nursing homes or others in hospice care), while an
observer might think that they're hallucinating or seeing someone
or something that "isn't really there." In truth, this is a state
where one, such as myself, is experiencing other dimensions simultaneously
while still on the physical plane, because, in reality, we are multidimensional
beings.
I finally lapsed into a coma on
Boxing Day, 26 December, and, ironically, declared "dead" on my
birthday, 2 February! (Now I've got two natal charts!) As others
observed that I was in a coma - which lasted over five weeks - I
was having a completely different experience! One would look at
my body and think that I was unconscious
asleep
with no awareness
of what was going on
or anything. Yet, I was very conscious and
profoundly aware, because, in truth, we never really sleep; only
our bodies do. We are always aware
and active
on one level of
consciousness or another. Just the fact that we dream while asleep
is an indication of our consciousness always being active. And,
indeed, our bodies need to rest, so that we can tap into
and experience
other aspects of our consciousness and being!
The best way I can describe the
transition from being "alive" on the physical plane and the passage
to the Other Side is like passing from one "room" to another. You
do not cease to be or lose consciousness; your consciousness simply
shifts from one vantage point to another. The experience changes;
your outlook changes; your feelings change. And the feelings I experienced
were profound; for me, it most certainly became that peace that
surpasses all understanding
My transition was gradual as a result
of having a terminal disease - as opposed to a sudden one incurred
from accidents, heart attacks, etc. I became aware of a "Being of
Light" enveloping me. Everything was stunningly beautiful - so vibrant
and luminous
and so full of life - yes, life! in ways that one
would never see or experience on the physical plane. I was totally
and completely enveloped in divine Love. It was unconditional love
in the truest sense of the word. I was in constant communion with
this Light and always aware of its loving presence with me at all
times. Consequently, there was no sense of fear whatsoever
and
I was never alone. This was a special opportunity to experience
being at one with the ALL - never separate
and never at a loss.
The colors were so beautiful -
watching the Light whirl all round me, pulsating and dancing
making
whooshing sounds
and being ever so playful at times
then very
serious at other times. Many things would take on a luminous glow
- a sort of soft peach color. Everything was so vibrant - even when
I saw deep space! I was constantly in a state of awe
There were
always beautiful beings round me as well - helping me
guiding
me
reassuring me
and also pouring love into me. I was never
alone.
One of the first things I remember
experiencing was the life review - which included everything that
I'd experienced in my physical incarnation up to that point. It
was like being at the cinema - watching a movie of my life and everything
happening simultaneously. I think most NDErs will agree that, the
life review is one of the most difficult aspects of the NDE. Viewing
your entire life before you - with every thought, word, action,
etc. - can be most unsettling, indeed. Yet, what happened was the
fact that no one passed judgment on me! I only felt the constant
enveloping of divine love from the Being of Light that was always
with me. What I came to realize, then, is that we judge ourselves!
There was no "he-god" sitting on some throne, passing judgment on
me, (not that I even expected to see such a being in the first place).
I never subscribed to such religious myths anyway. I seemed to be
the only one who was uncomfortable and most critical of myself.
Yet, having stated that, I also realized that I wasn't coming from
a vantage point of the "ego self" but, rather, from my soul self
that was much more detached and having no feelings of being emotionally
charged, etc. I was no longer identifying with the personality of
the physical self. Therefore, what I felt was very different - coming
from a completely different perspective as the soul self
or my
true identity.
Even though I was no longer in my
physical body, I did have form - a body of sorts. The best way I
can describe this is that I felt like a bubble - floating and moving
about effortlessly - sometimes very fast
or gently drifting about.
I felt hollow inside and so clear - even having a sensation of a
breeze blowing inside of me. There was never any sense of hunger,
thirst, weariness or pain. Such things never entered my mind, in
fact! Alas, I was pure consciousness, embodied in a light and ethereal
form, traveling about
or being still and observing intently
and always in a state of awe. It was such a glorious sensation where
I experienced such calm and a profound sense of peace and constant
trust. I also experienced no blindness, (as I do with my physical
eyes being legally blind), and what a sense of awe and wonder -
to be able to see!
At one point, I perceived myself
as being on a guided tour, as it were - visiting and observing different
places, beings and situations - some very pleasant and some very
painful. The best way I can describe this "tour" was like being
in a circular enclosure of windows - each pane revealing something
different
but when I'd focus on one particular pane, I'd suddenly
see the pane become full size (much like a "window" on your computer
monitor becoming full screen) and I stood still - just watching
One pane revealed a scene that
one might interpret as a hell' or "purgatory" where faceless, gray
colored entities moved about aimlessly and moaned. They were clearly
suffering and in great agony and anguish. I saw these souls as damaged
souls - ones who had committed unspeakable atrocities during their
previous incarnations. I have used the analogy of a soul being "retrograde"
- much in the way a planet will have the appearance of going backwards.
The prevailing feeling that I had whilst observing these souls was
one of deep compassion and a yearning to comfort them. I wanted
so much to see them relieved of their horrible suffering. But, alas,
as painful as this scene was, I was reassured that these souls were
here only temporarily and that they, too, would heal and move back
in a forward direction and ultimately return to the Light. All souls,
without exception, eventually return to the Light
according to
what was revealed to me.
The above scene led to another scene
where I saw images of people I knew in my present life - obviously
those still incarnate on the physical plane, but my viewing them
from the Other Side in a scene that would take place in future.
(Again, everything experienced on the Other Side is always in the
"Now" - even "past" and "future".) These were individuals who'd
also committed atrocities in one form or another - individuals who
had severely violated me, or people I love. But the scene I beheld
was one where they were being made to suffer
as a result of what
they'd done - that, most likely being the karmic result of their
decisions and actions, etc. Again, I felt a deep sense of compassion
for them
and feeling sad that they had to endure such suffering,
yet realizing that it was also unavoidable. Never once did I feel
any sense of anger or hostility towards these individuals
but
only wanting to see them healed
so that they, too, would come
to know love.
Another scene I remember was that
of finding myself observing a realm that constituted water. I beheld
all its beauty and splendor and it was teaming with life. Then,
before I knew it, I found myself under water and not having to worry
about breathing! I was moving about effortlessly and mingling with
everything that I'd first observed from without. The same thing
happened to me when I moved through space
and danced and flowed
with all the heavenly bodies and lights. There were lots of times
for play and buzzing about with all the light beings - moving all
round me like comets. This was an opportunity to experience great
joy and feeling so light and completely void of worry or fear. I
could move effortlessly
and adapt to any environment I happened
to be in at any given moment. I would simply think about something
and it would instantly manifest
or I'd think about a place and
there I'd be! Oh, what a sensation to experience such power - to
be anywhere I wanted to be and to create anything I wanted to
and to feel so totally free!
After experiencing the "tour", adventures
and times of play and creation, etc., things became more serious
and I was again in direct communion with the Being of Light. I
was now being asked to "help" or "assist" in some way
in creating
and determining the outcome of certain events, situations or even
things affecting others! Me? Just little me? Oh my, I thought. That's
a grave and serious responsibility. I felt so honored
and so humble
being asked to participate in such a feat
but what if I failed
to do my part as needed, I wondered. Then, I was assured that everything
would work out exactly as it should - even if I couldn't complete
things as desired. It seemed that the point in all this was the
fact that we co-create with the Light
and we are also part of
the Light. Furthermore, no matter what happens
the Light Source
will always be in control
and be there to see things through
despite any shortcomings on our part as souls. How auspicious it
is, then, to realize that as souls, we are a part of all creation
and take part in the actual creative process thereof!
This very thought of being asked
to help - to co-create with the Light - made me feel profoundly
special and important in the greater scheme of things, but by no
means from an egotistical point of view. As stated above, I felt
so deeply humble and a serious sense of responsibility for every
thought and action I made. My only thought was that I wanted to
do what was right. How important it was that I be very loving and
creative
and never damaging in any way
and that's the gift.
I realized at that point, how totally connected with all life
through all the universes
I am. I felt one with the All - never
separate, never apart. Still, there was no fear. Still, there was
only love. Forever and for always I could never be alone
because
I would never be alone. It's impossible to be alone, because life
is everywhere; love is everywhere
and this is what carried me
and has stayed with me.
I so cherished this communion with
the Light. Everything was communicated telepathically - whether
with the Light or other beings, friends or loved ones. It didn't
matter. It was always honest, open and real
and it was always
done with love. There's no such thing as "putting on airs" and no
need to hide on the Other Side. No one is there to hurt you in any
way - not in the least - because there is no sense of lack
or
the need to "steal" someone else's power or energy. You are operating
as a soul, not centered in ego or personality. It's nice to realize
that you will have whatever you need, because you've got the capacity
and power to create it instantly!
As the mood seemed to shift
I
felt as if there was something serious that was just about to befall
me. I was now being told that I was going to have to return to the
alien (physical) world I'd left behind - that I was needed there
for something very special and significant. I needed to go back
to share what had just happened to me
and to let others know that
life is, indeed, eternal and that death is an illusion. On a personal
level, I was told that I needed to experience great love and joy
in that world
and finally I would be able to return Home. I was,
then, assured that I was real
and that I could believe in what
I'd come to know in this glorious realm--not only about myself
but also about all life. I was also told, however, that the world
I was returning to was an illusion and that I wasn't to identify
with it or be involved - to be in it but not of it - and that I
was only passing through...
To say that my heart sank would
be an understatement. This was the first time that I had the true
experience of a broken heart while on the Other Side. The very thought
of leaving this sacred realm where I was in constant communion with
the Light and other beings
crushed me in ways I could never describe.
I knew how dark and foreboding that strange, illusory world that
I was being asked to return to was
and it is, indeed, a world
I've never identified with! However, I was, once again, reassured
that the Light and other loving beings would be with me at all times
and to remember that I'd never be alone. Gratefully, there was
still no sense of fear - only sorrow now, but realizing that I had
to honor the divine will, making this request of me.
As I reluctantly accepted this mission,
I suddenly beheld before me, a most beautiful being who appeared
in front of me - pouring tremendous love into me and filling me
to overflowing. It was as if this was my gift
for accepting the
painful request to leave my home on the Other Side and return to
a world so alien to me. This being loved me very deeply and stayed
with me, continuing to radiate love and sound
and it was made
clear that he'd be with me always.
I started moving back into this
world in much the same way that I had left it. It was a very gradual
transition. I was, now, more aware of my body laying in hospital
intensive care, hooked up to a life-support system, but it was still
so separate from me and the vantage point I was experiencing, from
the Other Side. It was like being a newborn baby when I finally
regained consciousness on this plane. Everything was so strange
and new! I had just come from another world - literally - and this
world appeared so much darker and void of color by comparison. Everything
was drab and appeared flat to me. I didn't feel the life-force I
experienced on the Other Side
but I was resolved to honor the
will of the Light I'd been sent back to fulfill. I had a mission
and there was a special promise that was made to me in return.
Even in hospital, I was aware of
the Being of Light still with me
and communicating with me. I
was also still aware of other beings with me - beings that I came
to realize, later, only I could see and hear. Finally, one day,
the Being of Light disappeared from view of my mortal awareness
and I knew, now, that I was fully back in this world. Again, I
was broken-hearted, but still free of all fear
and believing and
trusting in the promise that I'd never be alone
and so it was
This near-death experience (or what
I prefer to call an Eternal Life Experience) left me feeling such
a profound sense of triumph and awe. Something else I learned, too,
is that fear is an acquired state, not a natural one. It is something
that you learn
but having no connection with the soul self. Love
is the prevailing force at all times
no matter how things may
appear in this world of duality and illusion. It's merely a hologram
- created by the collective consciousness - for the sake of growth
and evolution. Therefore, what occurred on the Other Side, for me,
was a special opportunity to experience
and know - with total
certainty - that everything was evolving exactly the way it should
and that the ultimate destiny for every living being is to return
to the Source, The Light
Pure Love.
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