Martha
Anne St. Claire's
Near-Death Experience
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Martha Anne
St. Claire, M.A., (formerly Martha A.
Cassandra Musgrave)
is a near-death experiencer,
gerontologist, counselor, educator, writer,
angelic messenger, spiritual medium, energetic
healer, and pet communicator. In addition, she
is also a near-death experience speaker who
has been globally active, since her last near-death
experience, in 1974. She offers individual sessions
and group events that nourish and facilitate
personal and planetary healing and transformation.
Martha's down-to-earth, informative presentations
have been enjoyed nation-wide, before multi-cultural
audiences, through various organizations, at
bookstores, churches, centers, expos, and fairs.
She has served on the
International Association for Near-Death Studies
(IANDS)
Board of Directors (2001-2003), working
as the Friends of IANDS (FOI) International
Chapter Coordinator. Her NDE research was published
in (IANDS), The Journal of Near-Death Studies
(Volume
15, No. 3, Spring, 1997).
Her website is located at:
www.marthastclaire.com.
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1. Martha
Anne St. Claire's NDE |

Martha Anne St. Claire lives in northern California
where she had a profound
NDE when she was twenty-three years old that changed her life
and provided a prophetic glimpse into our planetary future.
She also was born premature, nearly dying at birth, and she
also had an experience at age seven. However the experience
described in part below, was the most profound, as she recalls.
In 1974, while water-skiing with friends, she was out for
her last run of the day. The waves were choppy and so rough
that she was forced to let go of the tow rope. As she fell,
the triangle piece of the tow rope wrapped around her left forearm,
jerking her down harshly and dragging her behind the boat, just
under the surface of the water. Her boyfriend was driving the
boat, chatting and drinking beer with his friend who was supposed
to be watching and wasn't. They didn't notice that Martha had
fallen down. As she struggled to hold her breath, she felt her
spirit rise out of her body and then could see her body just
under the surface of the water, being dragged at high speed.
She saw her two friends in the boat talking to each other, oblivious
to what was happening to her. She also saw her four-year old
son playing on the shore with other friends. Martha's spirit
traveled into a dark tunnel where she could hear loud clicking
sounds. She traveled fast toward the light at the other end,
excited, feeling she was going someplace she had once been.
She came out where there were flowers everywhere, brightly colored
and gorgeous. Then she found herself in the universe surrounded
by brilliant stars and planets all around her and into infinity.
Although she couldn't see anything solid beneath her feet, she
felt like she was standing on something and that she was home.
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note: Melchizedek was the king of Salem and priest
of El Elyon ("God most high") who is mentioned twice in the
Hebrew Bible. In
Genesis 14:18-20, Melchizedek
brings out bread and wine and blesses Abram. In
Psalm 110:4, David references
the Messiah as being "a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek."
In the Christian New Testament (Hebrews
5: 6-10,
Hebrews 6: 20 and
Hebrews 7: 1-21), Jesus Christ
is identified as "a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek"
quoting from
Psalm 110:4.
As such, Jesus assumes the role of High Priest once and for
all. More information about Melchizedek can be found below.
Suddenly, Martha found herself before Melchizedek.
He didn't identify himself, but she recognized him and knew
she had always known him. In the beautiful light that seemed
like "liquid divine love", Martha experienced her true self,
her full soul essence. "I felt free. It was wonderful seeing
him! There are no words to describe my heavenly experience."
Melchizedek was bearded,
stood eight or nine feet tall, wearing colors of forest green,
rich burgundy, and gold on his velvet robe with a scarf covering
his head and forehead. They communicated through thoughts. He
said, "Are you ready to come?"
She exclaimed, "Already?"
She felt that she had made a previous contract or agreement
about her coming to earth and that he was aware of it. She knew
it wasn't her time to die, that she hadn't accomplished all
she had committed to do. She understood that souls on Earth
had chosen Earth, their parents, the time to be here, lessons
to be learned, and unique situations that was designed for each
person's growth. She gained the understanding that we are not
victims in the way we think we are; however, it takes great
courage to be born on Earth, especially during this time. Above
all, she knew we were given free choice.
Although Melchizedek
let her know that she could stay in heaven and not return to
earth, she panicked at the idea feeling like she had failed
in some ways. She could see that there was more to do for her
soul growth, helping others, and for her son. Melchizedek felt
she was being too hard on herself.
She insisted that she
wanted to go back. Then she was drawn toward a border that would
lead her even more deeply into heaven, but knew if she passed
through it, she couldn't return to Earth. She saw many other
things, including in the distance, an entrance to a cave glowing
with light that led into another dimension where people were
studying and learning lots of information.
Concerning
that dimension she states, "In that space you know all and have
access to the mysteries of the universe and more." In another
direction, she saw crystal-like buildings and temples with golden
edges.
She saw that Earth was a difficult place
to be, but there was a divine plan, and things would eventually
be better. A twenty-year span between 1992 to 2012 was a time
of great transition of the Earth in preparation for the dawning
of the Millennium.
She
understood that Mother Earth is alive and that surges of light
are sent down to help heal her because she suffers from the
pollution she is exposed to and also that the increments of
light cause bizarre weather patterns, even if great transformation.
She saw more frequent earthquakes, large tidal waves, a polar
shift, and the ice caps breaking up and melting. She saw the
Earth's surface changing, and many people dying, often in large
numbers because they couldn't handle the intensity of vibration
and its consequences and they chose to do die because their
souls needed further growth in another sphere. In some cases,
she saw people who had prepared themselves spiritually, were
protected, while those around them died. However, she also saw
that each soul chooses the time of death She saw three days
of darkness. She also understood that certain catastrophes could
be lessened or delayed through the power of prayer.
She says we have spiritual
amnesia, having forgotten the knowledge we possessed before
birth; there is a higher consciousness for each of us and it
is important that we connect with God through prayer and meditation
to be awakened in our souls.
Melchizedek showed Martha
what would happen if she chose to die. She saw the boat being
stopped and her body being carried to shore where she was given
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation without success. Her boyfriend
was crying and she knew he would feel guilty for the rest of
his life. She saw her son and knew she couldn't leave him yet.
She didn't want certain others to suffer because of her untimely
death and because she had spiritual work to do, she chose to
return to Earth, even if she so wanted to stay in the wonderful
light.
Martha found herself back in her body that
had a will of its own, feeling stunned and weak in the river.
Coughing and sputtering, she surfaced a distance from the stopped
boat, and tried to yell, "Don't you see, I'm drowning out here?!"
Yet, even with the rope deeply meshed in her injured arm, she
was in a state of utter bliss and transformation.
As they reached shore,
her son said, "What took you so long, Mommy? I thought you were
never coming back." She knew that somehow he was aware of more
than her brief boat trip on the Sacramento River Delta. (This
is a condensed version of Martha's NDE).
After her NDE, Martha's
entire life changed and the blissful energy stayed with her
for some time. Martha could see auras around others and in nature.
Spiritual gifts, she'd had in childhood, opened to her even
more. She didn't talk much about it because others were uncomfortable
with her story or didn't understand. This was before the term
near-death experience had even become known.
The
longing to share the divine spirit she experienced during her
NDE, led her, in the years that followed, on an inner journey
of spiritual practice that included ministerial training through
the Unity Church and a private counseling practice as a spiritual
medium, angelic messenger, and energetic healer for humans and
animals.
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3. Martha's
NDE Vision of the Future |
Martha Anne St. Claire described her NDE visions of the
future in the NBC television documentary entitled "Ancient
Prophecies III."
Here is how she described them:
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"Basically,
I saw that there was a 20 year period from 1992
to 2012. Things will be greatly accelerated on Earth.
All these things will be manifest by great Earth
changes: earthquakes, floods, tidal waves, great
winds. I also saw there were certain areas that
would be particularly affected - the areas of the
east coast, which will be a surprised regarding
earthquakes. (She saw cement rubble in NYC and now
wonders if she was seeing the events of 9/11). I
remember very clearly Japan slipping into the ocean.
I was shown there was going to be something akin
to three days of darkness. I don't feel it is from
nuclear war. To me, it was more of a feeling of
natural Earth disasters with smoke from volcanoes
that would block the sun. We are all going to be
on a roller-coaster ride, and yet, it is not forever.
If we have darkness, it will pass. We will always
have great light." -
Martha Anne St. Claire
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4. More Information about Melchizedek |
As previously mentioned, Melchizedek
was the king of
Salem and priest of El Elyon ("God most
high") who is mentioned twice in the Hebrew
Bible and several times in the Christian
New testament. Along with the Hebrew Bible
and the Christian New Testament, Melchizedek
is mentioned in other ancient texts.
The
Dead Sea Scrolls themselves have a fragment
11Q13 (11QMelch), dated to the end of
the 2nd or start of the 1st century BC,
where Melchizedek is seen as a divine being
and Hebrew titles as
Elohim are applied to him. According
to this text Melchizedek will proclaim the
"Day
of Atonement" and he will atone for
the people who are predestined to him. He
also will judge the peoples. This Melchizedek
fragment also reveals the Messiah to be
a "redivivus"
(reincarnation) of Melchizedek.
In the
Second Book of Enoch, a Jewish sectarian
text of the 1st century AD, Melchizedek
is mentioned. The last section of the work,
the
Exaltation of Melchizedek, tells how
Melchizedek was born of a virgin, the wife
of Nir, a brother of Noah. The text describes
how the child came out from his mother after
she had died and sat on the bed beside her
corpse, already physically developed, clothed,
speaking and blessing the Lord, and marked
with the badge of priesthood. Forty days
later, Melchizedek was taken by the archangel
Gabriel (Michael in some manuscripts) to
the Garden of Eden and was thus preserved
from the Deluge without having to be in
Noah's Ark.
Philo (20 BC – 50 AD), a Hellenistic
Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria,
Egypt during the rule of the Roman Empire,
identifies Melchizedek with the
Logos as priest of God, and honored
as an untutored priesthood.
Josephus (37 AD - 100 AD), a Romano-Jewish
historian who witnessed the sack of Jerusalem,
refers to Melchizedek as a "Canaanite chief"
in
War of the Jews, but as a priest in
Antiquities of the Jews. Josephus also
mentions that the Pharisees, the Jewish
sect that founded Rabbinic Judaism to which
Paul once belonged, were believers in reincarnation.
Accordingly, Josephus writes how the Pharisees
believed the souls of evil men are punished
after death and the souls of good men are
"removed into other bodies" and they will
"have power to revive and live again." Josephus
also mentions how the
Essenes of the
Dead Sea Scrolls lived "the same kind
of life" as the followers of
Pythagoras, the Greek philosopher who
taught reincarnation. According to Josephus,
the Essenes believed the soul is both immortal
and preexistent which is a necessary tenet
for belief in reincarnation.
In
Rabbinic texts, Melchizedek receives
little attention, perhaps because of the
discussions of him in the New Testament
and the speculations about him in Second
Temple era Jewish documents, such as
11Q13 or
2 Enoch. This tradition, especially
in
Targum Jonathan,
Targum Yerushalmi, and the
Babylonian Talmud, Melchizedek is believed
to have been the reincarnation of
Shem - the son of Noah.
Christian Gnostic writings affirms Jesus
to be Melchizedek reincarnated. According
to this collection of early Gnostic scripts
(the
Nag Hammadi Library) dating on or before
the 4th century, discovered in 1945, contains
a tractate pertaining to Melchizedek. Here
it is proposed that Melchizedek is Jesus
Christ. Melchizedek, as Jesus Christ, lives,
preaches, dies and is reincarnated. The
Coming of the Son of God Melchizedek speaks
of his return to bring peace, supported
by the gods, and he is a priest-king who
dispenses justice. This tractate about Melchizedek
states the following:
"And you crucified
me from the third hour of the Sabbath
- eve until the ninth hour. And
after these things I arose from
the dead. My body came out of the
tomb to me. [...] They did not find
anyone greeted me [...] They said
to me, Be strong, Melchizedek, great
High Priest of God Most High."
Note:
The [...] indicates missing fragments
or illegible wording.
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Birger A. Pearson states:
"Furthermore,
the tractate's apparent identification
of Melchizedek with Jesus Christ
... is also documented elsewhere
in early Christianity, particularly
in Egypt. We are drawn to the conclusion
that, in the revelation which the
priest Melchizedek has received,
he has seen that he himself will
have a redemptive role to play as
the suffering, dying, resurrected
and triumphant Savior, Jesus Christ!
... From what we read ... it seems
that the victory of Jesus Christ
is the victory of Melchizedek and
that, in fact, they are one and
the same ... I did and do understand
the text of the first tractate to
imply that Melchizedek was prophesied
to return again, as Jesus."
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Christian Protestant denominations are generally
in agreement with
Martin Luther that Melchizedek was a
historical figure and an "archetype"
of Christ. Others, noting
Hebrews 7 which states that Melchizedek
was "without father, without mother, without
genealogy" agree that Melchizedek could
not be Jesus and instead identify him as
a manifestation of the Holy Spirit.
In Islam, there is no mention of Melchizedek
in the
Qur'an or in early Islamic exegesis
or literature. Some later commentators,
including
Abdullah Yusuf Ali, however, did suggest
a link between Melchizedek and
Khidr - a revered figure in Islam whom
the Qur'an describes as a righteous servant
of God and who possessed great wisdom or
mystic knowledge. Khidr is most often said
to be a contemporary of Moses. In medieval
Islamic tradition, Khidr is variously described
as a messenger or a prophet. Abdullah Yusuf
Ali referred to St. Paul's allegory of Melchizedek
in his Epistle to the Hebrews as a parallel
to the Muslim view of Khidr. In
Ismailism, however, Melchizedek is of
greater importance as one of the "Permanent
Imams"; that is those who guide people through
the ages of history.
But according to
Edgar Cayce, the so-called "sleeping prophet,"
Melchizedek was only one of the reincarnations
of Jesus. Cayce revealed how it was
necessary for the very advanced spirit of
Melchizedek to reincarnate in order to reach
Christhood as the man Jesus. The Cayce revelations
show us why the Master spirit again incarnated
after the experience as Melchizedek:
The Christ spirit incarnated as
Adam,
Enoch,
Melchizedek, then took on flesh to teach
and lead. After several more incarnations
such as
Joseph (prince of Egypt), the Christ
spirit realized it was necessary to set
a pattern for humanity and to show the way
back to God. Thus, the Master spirit assumed
the mission of through his final incarnation
as Jesus. By resurrecting his body, he made
the Jesus-Melchizedek priesthood eternal.
It is clear from the Book of Hebrews
that Melchizedek was not an ordinary man,
assuming he even was a man. A careful examination
of the evidence concerning the existence
of Melchizedek reveals him to be a previous
reincarnation of Jesus.
There are strong parallels between Melchizedek
and Jesus: both are the Son of God,
priest of the Order of Melchizedek, King
of Righteous, King of Peace, the Messiah,
appointed by God, eternal priesthood, and
preexistent.
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5. More Information about Martha
Anne St. Claire |
Martha
Anne St. Claire received her B.A. in Human Resources from
George Fox University in Newburg, Oregon, and her M.A. in
Gerontology from San Francisco State University. She has been trained for ministry through the
Unity School of Religious Studies
in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, has practiced as a
Reiki healer, has received her
hospice volunteer certification through
Legacy Hospital, in Portland, Oregon, and has been licensed for
assisted living administration in California.
She is particularly interested in healthy
aging for seniors and end of life issues facing
seniors and those in final
transition.
Martha's life purpose is to bridge heaven and earth,
bringing divine love, awakening, insight,
and comfort regarding end of life, death,
and dying issues, as well as, to assist
in bringing healing and support to the
dying and those in grief. She
seeks to bring education, inspiration,
and awareness to the global community
and to assist in lessening humanity's
fear of death. Martha would love to
come speak to your group about the wonders
of the near-death experience and its
meaning for you on earth now, and
more. Martha's life purpose is to bridge heaven and earth,
bringing divine love, awakening, insight,
and comfort regarding end of life, death,
and dying issues, as well as, to assist
in bringing healing and support to the
dying and those in grief. She
seeks to bring education, inspiration,
and awareness to the global community
and to assist in lessening humanity's
fear of death. Martha would love to
come speak to your group about the wonders
of the near-death experience and its
meaning for you on earth now, and more.
Martha is also available for recorded phone consultations,
offering skilled, practical guidance
and heavenly insight. She can assist
with current life issues and help to
bring clarity and direction to situations
or decisions, as well as bring healing
to one's past and nourishment to one's
soul. Martha has a natural gift
of spiritual mediumship. As a counselor
and Angelic Messenger, relaying what
she receives for you, your loved ones,
pets, and others, she often brings clients
life-changing comfort and connection
regarding loved ones who have passed
over.
Martha seeks to
awaken soul memory and divine consciousness
within, vanquish any fear of death,
and to work in global community to accelerate
and co-create Heaven on Earth. You
may read testimonies here.
Aspects of Martha’s
career, and her personal near-death
experiences have been featured on:
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Afterlife: What Happens When We Die
[DVD]. This documentary by
Paul Perry Productions answers questions
about the afterlife which are scientifically
explored through modern research into
NDEs. Through interviews with noted
researchers like best-selling author
on the subject, Raymond Moody, M.D.
Ph.D. and Jeffrey Long, M.D., and testimonials
from people that have had NDEs, and
featuring re-enactments, this documentary
explores the evidence of the afterlife
using insightful interviews, case studies,
event re-creations and rich rendering
of classic spiritual art on the subject.
Afterlife is a provocative and inspirational
examination of the science, and evidence,
of life after death. Here is
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Ancient Prophecies III
[Youtube.com]. This
documentary examines the
dire predictions from
the
Book of Revelation,
Nostradamus,
Jeanne Dixon and
prophecies from
near-death experiencers
Martha Anne St.
Claire (formerly
Martha A. Cassandra
Musgrave),
Elaine Durham and
Jessica Carde. The
documentary takes a hard
look at the correlating
global catastrophes from
today's headlines and
speculates that all the
foretold signs leading
to the Apocalypse are
starting to converge.
You can read more
information about
NDE prophecies of the
future on this
website. This
documentary was produced
by
Greystone Communications
in 1995 and distributed
by NBC. The film was
occasionally aired on
prime time television.
A VHS format version of
this documentary
used to be available on
Amazon.com but is now
currently unavailable.
Nevertheless, this
wonderful documentary
can now be viewed on
Youtube.com at this
location:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfJdo6zu9zQ |
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Near Death Experience: In The Realm
of God [YouTube] (2008). This documentary
featuring Martha was filmed at the
3rd Spiritual Retreat for Near Death
Experiencers, St Louis. Other media appearances
by Martha
include:
Portland’s AM Northwest, Portland's
News Channel 8, Oregon's
News Channel 12, Hard
Copy, Ancient
Prophecies III (NBC), The
Discovery Channel, The
Learning Channel, Life
After Death (Vision TV, Canada),
and on Austin’s
KVET radio. Written articles and
reference sources for Martha's work
include: Sioux
Falls Argus Leader, Cats
Magazine, Cosmopolitan
Magazine, Esquire,
Light of the Dawn Newsletter (Japan),
The Uniguidance Newsletter (FOUG), Lessons
from the Light by Dr. Kenneth
Ring and Evelyn Elsaesser Valarino, The
Paranormal Sourcebook by Charles
E. Sellier & Joseph Meier, What
It Feels Like by A.J. Jacobs,
and The
Handbook of Near-Death Experiences:
Thirty Years of Investigation by
Janice Holden, Bruce Greyson, and Debbie
James. See
this web page for a more in
depth description of Martha's media
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Martha has in-depth
experience in shamanic
ritual and practice, Tibetan
Buddhist and Christian traditions,
and with the genuine healing gifts of
various Brazilian and Filipino psychic
surgeons. She has enjoyed traveling
to over twenty-four countries and is
looking forward to more international
adventure, especially where it's warm
and sunny! |
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