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Humanity
and the Near-Death Experience
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Every human being
is a very, very special person. One proof
of this can be found in the reproductive
process which led to our birth. Everyone
begins life by
winning a race against
40 million to 1.2 billion
other sperm cells. This alone is evidence
that everyone is literally one in a million.
As a part of life, we are a part of God.
People who have a near-death experience
often realize this fact first-hand in a
very profound way. There is more to humanity
than meets the eye. Beyond our visual reality,
there exists a higher reality where our
true self resides. This reality exists within
us.
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1.
A Brief Summary of Human Origins |
The story of the origin of
humanity is a story that resembles the parable of
the
prodigal son.
Long ago, our souls
fractaled
from the Divine Consciousness to become individualized
portions of God. Our souls entered the physical
realm and some came to the Earth and began inhabiting
the bodies of a particular species of
ape-man
and began to influence them to come out of the trees
and create societies. Although humans seem like
a small creation in an infinite universe, this is
really only an illusion. We are the human part of
God and are extensions and thoughts in the Mind
of God. We are God developing individual consciousness.
We are God becoming human. We are the body, mind
and spirit of God. We are a oneness of the Whole
and the wholeness of the One. The core of our being
is perfect love, perfect God-ness. We are powerful
spirit beings.
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2. Human
Origins |
"From the
light we have come, and to the light we all shall
return." (Josiane
Antonette)
"It is God's love for
us that sends us on our journey and it is our love
for God that allows us to return to God's loving
arms again." (David
Goines)
"We are all-knowing. But we have
chosen to forget most of our knowledge in order
to come to Earth and have human experiences." (Laurelynn
Martin)
"Jesus' parable of the prodigal
son is the cosmic tale of each and every human being.
We have all forgotten that we are children of God
and that our spiritual side needs to return to God."
(Dr. George
Ritchie)
"We are like babies crawling
around, trying to learn how to use the forces within
us. They are powerful forces and are governed by
laws that will protect us from ourselves. But as
we grow and seek the positive all around us, even
the laws themselves will be revealed. We will be
given all that we are prepared to receive." (Betty
Eadie)
"We are immortal and indestructible.
We have always been alive, we always will be, and
there is no way in this world that we can ever be
lost. It is impossible for anyone to fall into a
crack in the universe somewhere and never be heard
from again. We are utterly safe and we have always
been forever and ever." (Jayne
Smith)
"Upon receiving the plan of creation,
we [as spirits] sang in rejoicing and were filled
with God's love. We were filled with joy as
we saw the growth we would have here on Earth and
the joyous bonds we would create with each other."
(Betty Eadie)
"Earth is not our natural home and we did not
originate here. Earth is only a temporary place
for our schooling and everyone has cultivated a
certain degree of light (knowledge) here." (Betty
Eadie)
"The reason we need to experience
a separation of our total reality when we take a
physical body is because in order for us to appreciate,
benefit, and learn all we can from our physical
life, we must re-discover what we knew before -
now in physical ways. We must also discover how
to return to God. By the good that we do to each
other here, by the ways we improve our minds, and
by the ways that we learn to cope with a physical
body and physical life, we earn our right of safe
passage back to God; and in so doing, we likewise
honor God." (David
Goines)
"We are to make the most of our
opportunity for ourselves and God. We will return
to God with the knowledge and experience we have
gained and God is enhanced by it." (David
Goines)
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3. Human Evolution Through
Reincarnation |
See the
Reincarnation
and the Near-Death Experience web page.
Our bodies evolved
from the Earth. Our minds evolved from the stars.
Our spirits evolved from God. We are evolving into
the image of God in body, mind and spirit." (Edgar
Cayce)
"Humans are educated at a higher
level by spirit beings who bring us into heaven.
We grow and increase, and grow and increase, and
shed the concerns, desires, and base animal stuff
that we have been fighting much of our life. Earthly
appetites melt away. It is no longer a struggle
to fight them. We become who we truly are, which
is part of the divine." (Rev.
Howard Storm)
"Humans are immortal beings
who have been alive forever. Our bodies come from
an unending stream of life, going back to the Big
Bang and beyond. Humans are part of a natural living
system that recycles itself endlessly." (Mellen-Thomas
Benedict)
"Humanity is progressing up
the spiral of evolution. There is no problem, no
pain, no ill, no disharmony in the whole universe
that eventually will not be made into harmony." (Margaret
Tweddell)
"Everything is evolving exactly
the way it should and the ultimate destiny for every
living being is to return to the Source, the Light,
Pure Love." (Juliet
Nightingale)
"Life is a cycle for humans
to improve and become perfected." (Dr.
Frank Oski)
"Humans have a potential that
is so far beyond our wildest dreams. Whatever we
want to be we can be. It may take a hundred lifetimes
of learning but if we want it we can get it." (Darren
Corlett)
"It is possible that the near-death
experience is an evolutionary device to bring about
a transformation in all humanity over a period of
years ... By transforming ourselves we transform
the world around us, and so, by stages, the whole
future of humanity." (Dr.
Ken Ring)
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4. Humanity Within the Matrix |
"Each person's
Higher Self is connected to each other to form a
single matrix around the planet which is called
the Higher Self matrix. It a sacred circle of human
souls that exists within everyone. It is a direct
connection to God that makes us all one being." (Mellen-Thomas
Benedict)
"A cosmic matrix of rainbow
light exists around the Earth. This matrix provides
souls with a number of earthly destinies from which
to choose from. Then, before we are born into the
world, we are required to forget these memories."
(Plato)
"Everyone has a light connection to their Higher
Self which is an extension of our lives. Everyone
is interconnected, forming a light grid. We are
all one. Our oneness is interconnected by love and
this love is connected to the grid. Our love connection
to each other is available for us to access." (Linda
Stewart)
"Everything is united by a transparent
net, or web, and each thread shines with great radiance.
Everything pulses with the same luminosity a magnificent
light of unparalleled brilliance." (Josiane
Antonette)
"Within the light, I knew that
everyone and everything is connected to the light.
God is in everyone, always and forever. Within the
light is the cure for all diseases." (Dr.
Dianne Morrissey)
"Humans are actually
different aspects of the same being. This being
consists of love - the kind of love that cures,
heals and regenerates. This is the core of our being.
We are all beautiful in our essence, our core. We
are very beautiful creations." (Mellen-Thomas
Benedict)
"We all have the innate ability
to heal ourselves, if only we have the desire and
determination to enable this gift. Life has meaning
and we are all connected. It is in finding those
connections that we find the secret to good health
and a long life." (Dr.
Melvin Morse)
"Everyone's gain or
loss affects everyone else to some degree because
we are all connected." (P.M.H. Atwater)
"We are all connected and
we know each other. All things are of the LOVING
light." (Kathy
Oros)
"We are all collectively bonded
to each other while on Earth, united in this one
supreme purpose: to learn to love one another." (Betty
Eadie)
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5. Humanity as a Fractal of
God and the Universe |
"Humans
are really children of the cosmos - not just children
of this world. The deeper part of us travels the
entire universe and we chose to dwell in this solar
system." (Edgar
Cayce)
"We affect each other because we
are all a part of each other. We affect all parts
of the universe because all parts of creation interweave
and interrelate with all other parts. (P.M.H. Atwater)
"The fact that we are here
on Earth, shows that we are on the path to developing
an individual consciousness that is part of the
group consciousness of humanity. There are racial
personality clusters, national personality clusters,
municipal personality clusters, family personality
clusters. Our individual identity is evolving like
branches of a fractal. This is the group soul exploring
in our individuality." (Mellen-Thomas
Benedict)
"So the problems of individuals,
groups, races, and nations, are dealt with from
one lifetime to the next through a person's
free will until they are solved. Then the soul is
free to move on to other worlds, other solar systems,
other universes, and other dimensions." (Edgar
Cayce)
"No matter who we are, we are all
joined under one God. Our souls are all one. All
living things in the universe are connected to one
another." (May
Eulitt)
"There is a hierarchy in the
universe that is dedicated to preserving the harmony
of the universe. Humans are an integral part of
this harmony." (David
Oakford)
"We are multi-dimensional beings.
We can access our other dimensions through lucid
dreaming. This universe is God's dream." (Mellen-Thomas
Benedict)
"The solar system we live in
is our larger, local body. This is our local body
and we are much bigger than we imagine. The solar
system is our body. The Earth is this great created
being that we are, and we are the part of it that
knows that it is." (Mellen-Thomas
Benedict)
"The Earth, the sun, the moon,
the darkness, the light, the planets, and all forms
of life plants, rocks, animals, people are interconnected;
they come from the same source of light." (Josiane
Antonette)
Everyone is influenced by
their body and, in many ways, the influence of the
body determines a person's level of spiritual
development. Our body is a temple for the divine
spirit. We can find God within us by awakening the
spiritual centers of our body to higher spiritual
dimensions and realms. (Edgar
Cayce)
The spiritual centers within our
bodies are known by science to be the endocrine
glands (also known in the East as "chakras")
which are the emotional and motivational centers
of the body. They serve as points of contact between
the spirit and the body and are the transformers
of the divine spirit into physical consciousness
and manifestation. Our endocrine glands are the
pituitary, the pineal, the thyroid, the thymus,
the adrenals, the lyden, and the gonads. (Edgar
Cayce)
Through our spiritual centers,
our spiritual force finds a means of expression.
It is through these spiritual centers that the physical,
mental and spiritual forces all come together. They
are the organs of perception through which we can
become aware of the spirit realms in the same way
that our five senses are organs of perception of
the physical realm. These spiritual centers with
us are influenced by astrological forces that represent
and correspond to the spirit realms. The highest
spirit realm we can inhabit after death is determined
by the highest spiritual center activated within
our body by the spiritual force within. (Edgar
Cayce)
The following is a list of the
human body's spiritual centers, their location
on the body, the astrological influence on them,
and their corresponding connection to afterlife
realms. (Edgar
Cayce)
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6. Humanity's
Imperfect Nature |
"There is
no evil in any human soul. We seek love to sustain
us and it is the lack of love that distorts people.
We were designed by God to self-correct, just like
the rest of the universe. No one is lost because
everyone is already 'saved.'" (Mellen-Thomas
Benedict)
Howard Storm was given the
following insights from beings of light after his
life review when he was fearful of returning to
Earth life and afraid he would make mistakes again:
"Mistakes are an acceptable part of being human.
We are here to make all the mistakes we want because
it is through our mistakes that we learn. As long
as we try to do what we know to be right, we will
be on the right path. If we make a mistake, we should
fully recognize it as a mistake, then put it behind
us and simply try not to make the same mistake again.
The important thing is to try our best, keep our
standards of goodness and truth, and not compromise
them to win people's approval. God loves us
just the way we are, mistakes and all. When we make
a mistake, we should ask for forgiveness. After
that, it would be an insult if we don't accept
that we are forgiven. We shouldn't continue
going around with a sense of guilt, and we should
try not to repeat our mistakes. We should learn
from our mistakes. God wants us to do what we want
to do. That means making choices - and there isn't
necessarily any right choice. There are a spectrum
of possibilities, and we should make the best choice
from those possibilities. If we do that, we will
receive help from the Other Side." (Rev.
Howard Storm)
"God knew we would make
mistakes. Life is all about mistakes. It is constant
change and growth. Our greatest challenges in life
will one day be known to us as our greatest teachers."
(Betty Eadie)
"Humanity saves, redeems and heals themselves.
We always have and we always will." (Mellen-Thomas
Benedict)
"The more we exercised our
individual consciousness and free will for self-interest,
self-gratification, self-glorification, and self-consciousness,
the more we heightened our sense of self apart from
the Whole." (Edgar
Cayce)
"The greatest enemy we can face
is ourselves." (George
Anderson)
"The conquering of self is
truly greater than were one to conquer many worlds."
(Edgar Cayce)
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7. Humanity's
Divine Nature |
"Within
every human being is perfect love. That is our core
- this love, this perfection, this God-ness." (Jayne
Smith)
"God is within us and we are an
inseparable part of God. We are perfect love as
a creation of God. We and God are one - Creator
and created." (Linda
Stewart)
"We must stop trying to become
God because God is becoming us." (Mellen-Thomas
Benedict)
"Humans are the true essence
of God. We are God creating God. God lives within
us and through us. God experiences it all, right
along with us." (Sherry
Gideon)
"We were conceived in love spiritually,
and love is the center of our beings. It is the
energy of our souls, the spark of our divine nature.
Being made of love, we cleave to it and seek it
in all that we do. When we do not have it, or when
we have lost it, we grieve. Its presence or absence
colors our every action. It is life. It is happiness.
It is salvation itself." (Betty
Eadie)
"We are the human part of God."
(Mellen-Thomas
Benedict)
"The human soul has the same
power as God. We have exactly the same intensive
power as God. We have the same potential as God
within the human condition. The oneness of the Whole,
or the wholeness of the One, being God, is ultimately
powerful and unconditional love." (Thomas
Sawyer)
"God is expanding through us." (Mellen-Thomas
Benedict)
"We call ourselves children
of God and co-creators made in the image of God.
But it would be closer to the truth if we called
ourselves extensions of God or thoughts in the Mind
of God." (P.M.H. Atwater)
"We are an individualized
portion of God who has attained a perfect oneness
with God - which is also our goal." (Arthur
Yensen)
"God is exploring Self through
us in an infinite Dance of Life by every way imaginable,
in an ongoing exploration through every one of us,
through every piece of hair on our head, through
every leaf on every tree, through every atom." (Mellen-Thomas
Benedict)
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8. Humanity's Divine Freedom
of Will |
"The greatest
gift we were ever given was the free will to create
our own reality and experience the biggest, grandest
version of ourselves." (Sherry
Gideon)
"God made a promise not to intervene
in our lives unless asked." (Betty
Eadie)
"God does nothing to curb human
freedom. However humans act, it is within God's
reality. By whatever path, humans return to God."
(Edgar Cayce)
"We are supposed to do whatever we want to
do. That means making choices where there isn't
necessarily any right choice. There exists a spectrum
of possibilities, and we should make the best choice
we can from these possibilities. If we do that,
we will receive help from above." (Rev.
Howard Storm)
"An important purpose for
mortality is to help us learn to recognize and to
choose the positive even though the negative more
fully surrounds us. We make this choice consciously
or unconsciously in every moment of the day, and
these millions of tiny choices create the foundation
of our identity. We are what we think. We are what
we say, what we do, what we fill our lives with.
Ultimately, every being creates himself by these
countless, crucial choices." (Betty
Eadie)
"The freedom of one person is
enough to change the whole universe." (David
Oakford)
"Everyone's life is shaped
to some extent by their karma. But karma is not
greater than free will because with free will, anything
is possible." (Edgar
Cayce)
"Our ability to accept truth,
to live by it, governs our progress in the spirit,
and it determines the degree of light we possess.
Nobody forces light and truth upon us, and nobody
takes it away unless we let them." (RaNelle
Wallace)
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9. Humanity's
Struggle with Imperfection |
"The hell
fire of purification mentioned in many traditions
is symbolic of the divine energy that dwells within
the seven chakras of human beings. The struggle
between our higher and lower selves grows until
finally the destructive elements are completely
overcome." (Betty
Bethards)
"Our body is constantly in
opposition to our spirit. The flesh is weak but
persistent. Although the spirit must battle constantly
to overcome the flesh, and this battle strengthens
the spirit's influence over the body." (Betty
Eadie)
"In order to return to God we
have to come to ourselves and realize that our lower
nature is leading us down the road of materialism
and of living only for ourselves. This causes us
to turn away from God and our divine destiny. This
caused us to forget who we are and it caused our
spiritual death." (Dr.
George Ritchie)
"Our Father in Heaven
created man in his own image -- which is that of
a perfect and multifaceted man. Women, too, are
in the image of God and are multifaceted. Women's
bodies are co-creators of mortal life, and this
makes us Godlike in a literal sense. In heaven,
women and men are perfectly balanced in their roles
and are equal. Standing side by side, they are perfect
complements of each other." (Betty
Eadie)
"During my experience, I learned
that there are two parts to every person. They can
be described in various ways: male and female, intellectual
and emotional, protective and nurturing, right brain
and left brain. Often we go through life being one
way or the other, but we can learn to balance both
parts. Being off balance, too far one way or the
other, keeps the spirit away from where it needs
to be to achieve its greatest growth." (Betty
Eadie)
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10. Humanity's Thoughts
are as Deeds |
"Our individual
actions and thoughts make an impact on the Universal
Mind - the Whole." (Edgar
Cayce)
"The small inner voice in our
thoughts is the voice of God." (Sandra
Rogers)
"God is aware of the consciousness
of every person." (Edgar
Cayce)
"Day by day we are building for
eternity, every gentle word, every generous thought,
every unselfish deed will become a pillar of eternal
beauty in the life to come." (Rebecca
Springer)
"Our thoughts in this world
become real things in the spirit world." (Edgar
Cayce)
"There is power in our thoughts.
We create our own surroundings by the thoughts we
think. Physically, this may take a period of time,
but spiritually it is instantaneous. If we understood
the power of our thoughts, we would guard them more
closely. If we understood the awesome power of our
words, we would prefer silence to almost anything
negative. In our thoughts and words we create our
own weaknesses and our own strengths. Our limitations
and joys begin in our hearts." (Betty
Eadie)
"Truth comes to us in stages.
As we assimilate and understand a layer, the next
layer is peeled away for us to ruminate." (Lauren
Zimmerman)
"We are given knowledge only
as we are ready to receive it." (Betty
Bethards)
"We must be ready to accept
the possibility that there is a limitless range
of awareness that can expand beyond our egos and
range of everything we have learned, beyond your
notions of space and time, beyond the differences
which usually separate people from each other and
from the world around them." (Dr.
Timothy Leary)
"We are made up of three
different levels of consciousness: mind, soul and
spirit. Our conscious mind is our personality. Our
subconscious mind is our soul. Our superconscious
mind is our spirit. When we "awaken" our
superconscious mind, we attain at-one-ment with
God." (Edgar
Cayce)
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