No sign post that says IT ALL ENDS HERE!

 ANNOUNCEMENTS

Again, my apologies for no Newsletter or Blog for February. Reason? I fell in an iced driveway and found myself looking straight up at the sky without knowing I had fallen. The only thing I could say as my husband and a neighbor tried to help me up was “hospital.” I knew, and I was right - broken left elbow and left shoulder. This has involved surgery and continuous workouts, probably through March. I look forward to the day when I can walk and behave as if nothing happened. Yes, a steel plate was put in, which means I’m a little different now, not to mention how such an injury changes how you think. Astrologically, I need to be extra careful for some time to come. My hope is to see you all in Chicago in late August for the big IANDS Conference and to say goodbye to the research I have done since 1978. My last research book is being held up by Inner Traditions/Bear & Co. I do not know why. I should be at the conference to talk about it. The book, ALIENS AND THE NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE, will surprise everyone!

NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE

I have only a brief one to share, but that’s enough to get this column going again.  Debbie shares her story:

“Dr. Atwater, thank you for your question about the Absolute.  I was a hospice nurse for 21 years and saw some amazing things.  It was actually a spiritual experience, if you were open to it.  I have a couple of your books and gave one of them to a family member who was struggling with the pending loss of her loved one.  She told me how much it helped her…..In the process of researching how the bible was written and how Christian theology evolved, I lost the ability to believe in it.  But I still try to follow the ethical teachings of the Jewish Jesus.  I think of God as a form of infinite consciousness that is pure love and I think this consciousness is a part of me and I am a part of it.

“I am open to reincarnation and have read about the higher dimensions often referred to as the astral realms.   But I know that is not the end of the journey.  I am now 75 and most of this life is behind me.  Since I have not had the experiences you have I only have beliefs, not direct knowledge.  Jurgen Ziewe has written a book called Vistas of Infinity.  He speaks of uniting with universal consciousness as going home and ponders if what we consider to be God may be the entry level to an infinite realm of pure consciousness.  Might there be stillness beyond stillness.  God beyond God.  Reality beyond reality.  

“I cannot imagine there would ever be a point at which you reach a sign post that says IT ALL ENDS HERE.  I know I am not my body but cannot imagine being pure consciousness, so I am just reaching out to understand as much as I can before departure time.  It’s a lot to get your head around. Thank you for all you do”

...Debbie