Why Are We Here? with Sandi Taranto
February 10, 2023
Why are we here? An experiencer of multiple childhood NDEs shares what she learned. DFW Friends of IANDS
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Why are we here? An experiencer of multiple childhood NDEs shares what she learned. DFW Friends of IANDS
In the mid-1700s Emanuel Swedenborg experienced a spiritual awakening. Over the next 30 years, he documented his experiences and what he learned from the angels who guided him. His descriptions of the afterlife closely aligns with the reports of near-death experiencers.
Founder and Group Leader of IANDS Santa Barbara in 2011, Barbara Bartolome has had two Near-Death Experiences (1958 & 1987) and she believes they opened her life up to many incredibly amazing and truly astounding connections with God/Creator/Supreme Being, all of which guided her, literally saved her life, and cleared the path for her to fulfill her life purpose.
Venus-Val Tower is a retired US ARMY solider, and was trained combat EMT, Laboratory Tech and Paralegal. After her discharge she worked as a national Lobbyist to advocate on post deployment illness of veterans in Washington D.C. Currently in training to work as a Death Doula. She is a widow of 30-year relationship. She enjoyed being a mother of five children and three grandchildren. It was after the passing of husband Ken she awaken to psychic events in her life. Recently she joined IANDS organization that has aided processing her experiences.
Coming Soon! RVSP for the live event and this video is included free. Daniel Endy will discuss our upcoming podcast ‘Explore The Extraordinary Podcast’
If death is an end, then I know for certain there is nothing final about it. My mission is to tell people not to be afraid of death so that you can fully live this life now. I beautifully present how my NDE, while a cadet at the USAFA (my memory coming back almost 20 years later), became a Spiritually Transformative Experience over many decades. This aligns with the 10 common NDE lessons from NDE’s that IANDS published in it’s 2020 Annual Report the first of which is “we do not die.”
Shared death experience, grief, and afterlife communication. Liz will be sharing these experiences, how they’ve affected her life, and the healing she’s gained from having them.
Louisa Peck’s NDE challenged her world-view – and her addiction-centered existence – to the core. Presented by the Dallas/Fort Worth IANDS Group.
This class is designed to move you FROM an intellectual and limited understanding about ‘The Great News’ TO a resolute internalized knowing. The difference between these has been described as like living in a house built on a granite foundation versus shifting sand. I’ll discuss common blocks that cause spiritual amnesia – since your Higher Self knows all this – and how you can deal with those. Each class can be taken individually.
Through multiple near-death experiences, Mas Sajady gained access to universal wisdom and unprecedented abilities to help others to transform their lives and reach their full human potential. Join Mas for this awe-inspiring event as he gives a raw and in-depth personal account of his three near-death experiences.
You are a timeless being of consciousness / energy / spirit who chose an earthly experience for specific reasons. How is that going for you so far? This series will teach you how to remember who you really are, fulfill your missions, and upgrade every aspect of your life. Are you ready to know and show ‘The Great News’?! Each class can be taken individually.
In his lecture, Dr. Beauregard will demonstrate that veridical perceptions and spiritual experiences, psi phenomena, and the enormous power of the mind to influence the brain/body is evidence that the materialist model of the world has run its course. He will also propose a postmaterialist paradigm that may lead us to the next great scientific revolution.
Three amazing IANDS community members will share their spiritual experiences with us!
Mike was in a terrible vehicle accident seven years ago, and it altered every aspect of his life. He experienced a unique NDE, one that few others ever had to endure. While he was still alive at the time of the collision, he felt he was reincarnated. Mike had a full walk-in experience, and his life is forever changed.
Elke witnessed her husband’s death while he experienced his near-death experience as well as his death. She’ll share stories of love and connection from her spiritual perspective and as a loved one on “this side of the veil.”
Child experiencers, especially those who had an experience between the ages of 0-5 and pre-birth memories, bring a wealth of knowledge about rare topics in NDE discussions and research. PMH Atwater is an expert on child experiencers and wants to share with you the most important things she learned from her research. Plus, you’ll be able to talk with her face-to-face to ask questions!
Beginning with the moment of his death, Madelyn Freeman experienced direct communion with her son and was given a brief but striking insight into the true nature of reality and the primacy of consciousness. She writes, “We are embedded in a flow of information that comes to us or through us, but does not necessarily depend on our own thinking.”
Brian Smith will share how he went from a fear of death (thanatophobia) to knowing that death is not the end, just a transition. This is an expanded speech Brian gave at the Helping Parents Heal conference, which received rave reviews and a request for him to speak again.
You’ve believed in pain’s realness more than your ability to overcome it. Realign your beliefs with truth and let go of the idea of pain once and for all.
It felt like my life had ended with that of my wife’s. But after her passing, she had sent me a message. Within it lay just enough reason to fight for new breath, enough motivation to discover where she was, and enough inspiration to create an entirely new life for myself as I traveled the world seeking answers, healing, meaning, purpose and a new understanding of what it meant to love. This is where my story begins.
I share with you my story of what it was like for me to die for nearly 24 hours, come back the next day and have 26 strokes. I will present eyewitness accounts, documents and social media post of the day of and after the event. I share my story to prove the strength of prayer, faith, perseverance, the strengths of the human body and most importantly the power of the highest that proves that death is not the end but a continuation of existence.
Several NDErs learned that we, as souls inside humans, share Source’s power of manifesting physical matter and reality because we are parts of Source. This webinar will teach you how and why you manifest the experiences you have and how to more consciously manifest something better for your human life.
In this powerful and experiential webinar, Mas Sajady will talk about his two near death experiences from a very different perspective- relating to Non-Duality, Divinity and Enlightenment.
Brett Cole’s life experience includes a parent who suffered profound mental illness. His caretaker’s life was defined in the occult, paranormal, and Judeo-Christian beliefs. His early life included a palm reader who was a grandmother figure to him. His experience as an emergency medical technician assisted him in experiencing the beauty, the sadness, and the finality of the process of death. Brett has experienced shared death experiences with loved ones, patients, and even his wife who passed away in 2021. Brett has experienced his own near-death experience due to major illness.
Humankind is currently facing massive changes and challenges, collectively and individually. The question “What Is Happening Now and Why” has numerous answers, and Psychic/Author Gary L. Wimmer will share his profound insights regarding that question. He will also discuss his 1977 NDE, psychic ability, this period of human evolution, and what we can do on a practical level to become and stay empowered.
Our very own Betty Guadagno has gone through an NDE Regression Therapy session with Adam Dince, hypnotherapist. It was an amazing experience that will leave you spellbound.
What NDEs and Related Experiences Reveal About the Relationship Between Mind and Brain: IANDS 2022 Spring Symposium Is the human mind a product of the
Several NDErs learned that we, as souls inside humans, share Source’s power of manifesting physical matter and reality because we are parts of Source. This webinar will teach you how and why you manifest the experiences you have and how to more consciously manifest something better for your human life.
Loreli Drache is a four time near death experiencer and medical intuitive shaman healer who has had a spiritual awakening as well as many other spiritual and paranormal experiences. In her presentation she’ll be speaking on the power of words and how they manifest everything within our physical experience. She’ll be covering her manifesto of how to create your best life by mastering your thoughts and perceptions.
Danielle discusses awakening to the remembrance of a parallel universal home; and, coming into consciousness of this lifetime and why we’re truly here.
On April 12, 2021 Roc died for 90 minutes from complete cardiac arrest due to COVID-19. She had a profound NDE in which she went to a very dark hellish place. It was there that she was tested and saved by the presence of Jesus Christ, who showed her a life review that included powerful messages. She was then sent back to her family and also to express love and acceptance to all. Roc’s experience was amazing and in turn life changing.
All souls have the ability to obtain information from the afterlife, not just psychics and mediums. This event will teach you how to access Source’s Universal Knowledge and will include a practice session.
Walt Scotson, has had a multitude of vocations including, starting at age 40, being a pastor for the last 27 years, remembers his birth, and has had a lifetime of transformative experiences. He will share his perspective on life, death and the afterlife on a very personal level.
From success to injury, depression to awakening. Daniel will take us on his journey of experience to the remembrance of our divinity. Listen to this narrative of awakening and transformation to emphasize awareness of cosmic consciousness and the growth path described can be yours as well.
We all want to know why God allows rape, child abuse, torture, and other horrific human life events to occur. Some of the Knowings I received during my first afterlife experience explain who is responsible for such evil and why pain and suffering is allowed to exist.
Following a dramatic experience that happened during a guided meditation class, Lisa Kobelinski had profound aftereffects similar to an NDE; seeing auras around all living things, reading other’s thoughts, having disruptive effects on electrical apparatus, opening a door from mental stimulus, et al. This is a video you will want to share with others …
God reveals meaning of life when Jason Janas had a Covid related NDE. In his NDE, he was given a view of religion and three items we choose when we come into this life. Hear these and other insights from his NDE… brought to you by Durham IANDS, Susan Amsden, Facilitator
Adam Dince is a hypnotherapist and author of, “Back to the Beyond, Exploring Near-Death Experiences Through Hypnosis.” In Back to the Beyond, Adam writes about what happened when he hypnotically regressed near-death experiencers back to the dimensions and realms they visited during their out-of-body experiences. Learn about Adam’s research in this exciting event!
Nadine speaks of how angels helped her release trauma from abusers in this and previous lives by forgiving them, wrapping them in a blanket of love, and sending them off into God’s Light. With these and additional spiritual gifts, she has assisted others on their healing paths. She reveals what angels say about releasing karma, plus how to raise one’s vibrational energies. She also discusses visiting the void and what angels say it is.
Human beings consist of a human animal body plus a part of Source’s own self-awareness that we call soul. These two entities have very different innate character and personality traits. This presentation discusses how you can tell who is running certain aspects of your life – body or soul.
The Out-of-Body Experience (OBE) can be used as a tool for spiritual growth – something that anybody can learn to do. Luis will discuss the benefits of developing this tool, as well as common exit sensations during take-off, to help us understand the disconnection process.
Using knowledge from a collective study of Near-Death Experiences and Patrick’s own visit to the Higher Dimensional Realm, a powerful set of Emergent Properties was revealed to him. Patrick develops the framework that can be used to provide empirical, observable criteria for scientifically validating these postulates of the nature of Reality that resulted from this discovery.
Many believe we incarnate into humans to hold specific jobs, to learn certain lessons or how to love, or to earn our way to heaven. This presentation discusses the actual purposes of incarnation that Source/God revealed to me.
You are invited to continue joining us to foster peace across the globe by experiencing this video of IANDS/ISGO’s “A Day for Peace”. Become part of the mass intention healing. Don Hoes gently guides a meditation while inviting participants to pray in their own way for peace then Nadine Telishewsky shares powerful healing messages and guides creation of a Peace and Love Quilt. Listen to some of our community’s wonderful artists performing Spirit guided music. You are also encouraged to continue sharing messages for peace, unity, love, and compassion from the isgo.iands.org homepage.
Linda Jacquin’s experiences involve three levels of social relations: with her brothers (ADC & NDE), a schoolmate from elementary school (ADC & SDE), a complete stranger (ADC), and her Mother’s (NDA) depicting the universality of such experiences… Durham IANDS with Susan Amsden
Using knowledge from a collective study of Near-Death Experiences and Patrick’s own visit to the Higher Dimensional Realm, a powerful set of Emergent Properties was revealed to him. In part 1 of this presentation, Patrick discusses three new perspectives about the nature of Reality that resulted from this discovery.
What does it mean that the world is polarizing, accelerating change has become chaotic, and the world is at a tipping point toward bifurcation, while at this same time we are experiencing what appears to be an increase in the reporting of NDES? Is this coincidental? How might the knowledge learned about NDES, and the experiences of those having had an NDE, help during this time of accelerating chaos? Dr. Jones will be offering a new way of thinking about this unique time in history.
Johnnie Davis is an inspirational speaker, best-selling author, entrepreneur and success coach. His book “I’m Still Here: From Heart Failure to Heart of a Champion” is a #1 Amazon Best seller. He is also one of the co-authors of the book “Cardiac Athletes”. He’s a heart failure and sudden cardiac arrest survivor. Johnnie shares details of his near-death experience and a message he received to share with the world.
This presentation discussed Creation from Source/God’s perspective and why it is important that we know about the various stages of eternal life while we are still incarnated into physical life.
“Nadine had a profound spiritual reawakening, and made a contract with angels, which lead to her third message of the light about creation strands. One of several light elements angels taught her to use, which led to an experience of unity consciousness. Through revealing their purposes and makeup, she will show how we truly are all one, and that God really is, All That Is. She will also explain the angels’ direct messages for humanity, and how others can connect to their guardian angels.”
Join Jacob Cooper, author of “Life After Breath”, as he discusses some of his biggest takeaways and lessons when he crossed over and went to the other side during his profound near- death experience as a child.
Founder and Group Leader of IANDS Santa Barbara, Barbara Bartolome will share the story about her 1987 near-death experience (NDE), at age 31, where she flatlined during a medical procedure and watched her resuscitation from a ceiling vantage point, while communicating to an incredible, loving entity who she deeply felt was God/The Creator.
Dr. Gregory Shushan is a historian of religions and noted authority on NDEs and the afterlife. In his latest book, The Next World: Extraordinary Experiences of the Afterlife, due for release in February and written for a wide audience, Dr. Shushan explores the relationships between extraordinary experiences and beliefs in life after death around the world. Are NDEs and other extraordinary experiences actually glimpses into another world and a taste of the true spiritual reality? If so, what could this afterlife actually be like in light of all the diversity of accounts?
Ishtar’s aim is to present techniques and knowledge that deepen and enliven the evolutionary process through many stages of the journey through a series of classes. They can be divided into three facets of spiritual development:
-the discovery and immersion into Pure Awareness,
-the often dynamic healing of our body-mind-psyche,
-and the flowering into one’s fullest potential.
Classes can be taken ala carte or as a full series.
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