Sunday, August 9, 2015

Near Death Experience

Most of us have either heard about, experienced, or read about "Near Death Experiences," or NDE's. This is a fascinating phenomenon that even science and medicine has a hard time trying to figure out its origins. Are NDE's real or some type of altered hallucination? No one seems to know.

The majority of people who have some experience with NDE's describe pretty much the same scenario; a bright light and an extremely loving presence. Most talk about reviewing their life in a 3 to 4 dimensional capacity. Many say that God is there, but not to judge but simply to love.

A few people have spoke of a not so pleasant experience after they were declared, or close to being declared dead. But it seems the good totally outweighs the bad when discussing NDE's.

"It is apparent that those who return from a NDE does so with a powerful message of love. Love seems to be the common denominator."

The phenomenon of Near Death Experiences have always fascinated me, and given me the desire to study more about the topic. I've read books by Elizabeth Kubler Ross, Raymond Moody, Delores Canon, Michael Newton, and P.M.H. Atwater. Each author has their own take on death and dying, but all generally have the same concepts about what happens when we transition from this life to the next.

I do not believe this divine intelligence that we call God, judges us, and certainly does not condemn us. "Judgment Day" is another creation of man, designed to instill fear. Furthermore, the transition we make when our body expires, as we will all bear witness to, will be very familiar because we've all done it hundreds, if not thousands of times before.

Almost 99% of the mass of the human body is made up of the six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus. These elements are constantly combined and uncombined with other elements to form essential and nonessential compounds for life - including the human body.

The water cycle, or hydrologic cycle, is the journey water takes as it circulates from land to sky, and back again.

The Sun's heat provides energy to evaporate water from the surface of the Earth. Plants lose water through a process called, "transpiration." Water vapor condenses, forming droplets in clouds, which leads to precipitation (rain, sleet, or snow), returning the water to land. Water moves from one reservoir to another: from river to ocean, and from the ocean to the atmosphere, by the physical processes of evaporation, condensation, precipitation, infiltration, runoff, and subsurface flow (the flow of water underground).

The same water you shower with has been around for thousands, if not millions of years.

All living things are made of carbon. The Carbon Cycle is a complex series of processes through which all of the carbon atoms in existence rotate. The same carbon atoms in your body today have been used in countless other molecules since time began.

Wood burned just a few decades ago could have produced carbon dioxide which through photosynthesis became part of a plant (photosynthesis is the process used by plants and other autotrophic - capable of synthesizing its own food - organisms to convert light energy, normally from the sun). When the plant is consumed, the same carbon from the burnt wood, becomes a part of you. The carbon cycle is the natural recycler of carbon atoms. The carbon atoms in soil may then be used in a new plant or small microorganisms.

Nitrogen comprises 78% of the atmosphere, and is embedded in every living tissue. With the exception of carbon, nitrogen is the most universal element of life. Simply put: Life could not exists without nitrogen. Nitrogen is recycled in nature and is converted between its various chemical forms. Nitrogen is essential for many processes and is crucial for any life on Earth. It

is a component in all amino acids, incorporated into proteins, and is present in the bases that make up nucleic acids, such as RNA and DNA.

Phosphorus enters the environment from rocks or deposits laid down on the earth many years ago. Phosphorus is most commonly found in rock formations and ocean sediments as phosphate salts. Phosphate salts that are released from rocks through weathering usually dissolve in soil water and will be absorbed by plants.

Phosphorus is a building block of certain parts of the human and animal body, such as the bones and teeth.

These elements move through myriad organisms, and form our universal ecosystem. What's fascinating about the cycles of water, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and phosphorus, is that these elements have been recycled for billions of years.

If the composition of the human body is 99% of these elements (the other 1% is composed of another five elements: potassium, sulfur, sodium, chlorine, and magnesium), and all the aforementioned elements have recycled for billions of years, how can that not include you and me?

This lens will examine the many attributes regarding Near Death Experiences and provide videos of several people who share their amazing journey with others.

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