Background As you can read in my Life Review, my childhood was fraught with physical and psychological abuse. There were also times of neglect. I learned to become my mother’s mother to escape the abuse which usually backfired. By the time I grew up, I had totally lost my true self and had become anything and everything the people around me wanted. I married young to get out of my house and promptly had 3 beautiful children. By the time I had my catastrophic surgery at the age of 32 we had…

Background Prior to her near-death and spiritual experiences, Sandy had been heavily involved with church and children’s activities. She was a Sunday School teacher, Youth Leader and director of Christmas and Easter Pageants. She worked for the school system as a payroll clerk, SIMS operator and substitute teacher. She is married with two grown children. SANDY’s STEs Sandy has had several spiritually transformative experiences, the first of which was a near-death or near-death-like exper…

Background “Before my OBE in 1965, I was very scientifically oriented. In my heart I knew there was a God, but I couldn’t understand how he could exist without a body. Also, I had entertained the idea that we survive death but wasn’t committed to it. After the experience, I knew that our consciousnesses were basic to the whole universe and that not only do we survive death, but we also predate our bodies.” Spiritually Transformative Experience At the age of 19 in 1965, Mr. Purcell ha…

Background “I had a frightening childhood experience at age eight. As a result, I grew up fearful and obsessed with the question of evil and the need for human justice, but I didn’t think I could ever have any impact on the larger picture or that there was a Divine realm with greater power that could flow through my actions. I was happy to work as a secretary and support other people’s dreams, never marrying or opening up my emotional center to men. I was afraid to die, angry, and afraid t…