1 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 1: Welcome to the iHeartRadio and Coast to Coast AM paranormal 2 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: podcast network. This is the place to be if you're 3 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: ready for the best podcasts of the paranormal, curious, and 4 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: sometimes unexplained. Now listen to this. 5 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 2: The thoughts and opinions expressed by the host are thoughts 6 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 2: and opinions only and do not necessarily reflect those of iHeartMedia, iHeartRadio, 7 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 2: Coast to Coast AM, employees of Premiere Networks, or their 8 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 2: sponsors and associates. You are encouraged to do the proper 9 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 2: amount of research yourself, depending on the subject matter and 10 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 2: your needs. 11 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 3: Hi. 12 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 4: I'm Sandra Champlain. For over twenty five years, I've been 13 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 4: on a journey to prove the existence of life after death. 14 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 4: On each episode, we'll discuss the reasons we now know 15 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 4: that our loved ones have survived physical death, and so 16 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 4: will we. Welcome to Shades of the Afterlife. Today is 17 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 4: a day of celebration, and you know why. This is 18 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 4: episode number two hundred and fifty. Hard to believe. I've 19 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 4: been talking about the afterlife for so many hours with you, 20 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 4: but it is time for celebration. So on this episode 21 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:29,959 Speaker 4: today we're going to do a few things. One, I 22 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 4: had an amazing conversation with a man about his near 23 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 4: death experience. I want to tell you about that. It's 24 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 4: got some good verifiable evidence in it. Also, there's a 25 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 4: teenager who had a skateboarding accident and coming out of anesthesia, 26 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 4: it's as if he was looking into the afterlife and 27 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 4: talking to the afterlife. The veil between the two worlds 28 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 4: is very thin. In fact, I believe our world is 29 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 4: a part of their war. So I want to talk 30 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 4: about the architecture of the afterlife and the veil between 31 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 4: two worlds. We are going to celebrate two hundred and 32 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 4: fifty episodes, of course, but also before we end, I 33 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,959 Speaker 4: learned a new technique this week about how to slow 34 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:21,519 Speaker 4: down the busy mind if we're experiencing grief or worry, 35 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,519 Speaker 4: how to return to the present moment. Remember that present 36 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 4: moment is a gift. Not only does it help our 37 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 4: neurotransmitters get back to normal and help that healing process 38 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 4: through grief, but it's also the access way to our abilities, 39 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 4: those natural psychic mediumistic and to perceive the love from 40 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 4: the afterlife. So first, let me tell you the story 41 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 4: that's making headlines. It's a teenage boy named Cason, who, 42 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:57,519 Speaker 4: after a serious skateboarding accident, required surgery and then had 43 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 4: this remarkable experience coming to out of anesthesia. What makes 44 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 4: this event so compelling is not just what Cason says, 45 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 4: but his physical state. His mother filmed him staring intently 46 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 4: upwards with glassy eyes, seemingly looking at a point far 47 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 4: beyond the hospital room ceiling, and this video she has 48 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 4: shared has now captured and touched the lives of millions. 49 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 4: He was filmed staring intently upwards with glassy eyes. His 50 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 4: expression and focus are strikingly similar to what many hospice 51 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 4: workers have reported for years, the look of patients who 52 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 4: in their final hours begin seeing and interacting with deceased 53 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 4: loved ones at their bedside, as if a welcoming party 54 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 4: is already gathering. Now, Cason is on his road to recovery, 55 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 4: which is a good thing, but this video begins with 56 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 4: him in a state of apology and guilt, the way 57 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 4: many of us feel about our human imperfection. I'm sorry, 58 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 4: he whispers, I'm a bad kid. I cause trouble, But 59 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 4: his focus quickly shifted from his earthly worries to something, 60 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 4: in fact, someone else. He says, hi Jesus with a 61 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 4: sense of awe, you're so beautiful, Oh, my gosh. As 62 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 4: he continues to gaze into the space above him, another 63 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 4: visitor arrives. Dad. I miss you, Dad, You're so pretty, 64 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 4: Cason says, with a peaceful tone, Hi Dad. 65 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 2: Now. 66 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:39,839 Speaker 4: It's important to note that Cason's father passed away a 67 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 4: year before, yet here was his son, not only seeing him, 68 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,720 Speaker 4: but interacting with him as if he were right there 69 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 4: in the room, asking Dad, do you see me skateboarding? 70 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:55,919 Speaker 4: What follows is a beautiful, heartfelt conversation that seems to 71 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:59,600 Speaker 4: bridge the two worlds. Cason becomes a messenger of love, 72 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 4: reassuring his father Mom loves you, Dad, she tells you 73 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 4: all the time. He then makes a solemn promise, his 74 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:13,279 Speaker 4: voice full of a teenager's earnest vow, I'll treat mom better. 75 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:18,919 Speaker 4: I'll listen, I promise. His description of where his father 76 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 4: is paints a picture familiar to many who have had 77 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:26,799 Speaker 4: near death experiences. He says, I wish I was with you, Dad. 78 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 4: It's so pretty up here. There's so many flowers and butterflies. 79 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:36,160 Speaker 4: He sees not only his father, but perhaps his grandfather 80 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 4: as well, calling out, Hi, Papa, I miss you. Give 81 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:46,159 Speaker 4: me a hug please. He even described his dad's appearance, saying, Dad, 82 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 4: you have such big muscles, You're so strong. Throughout the experience, 83 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 4: Cason's love for his family on earth is a constant theme. 84 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 4: He tells Jesus, you should see my mom, Jesus, She's 85 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 4: so pretty. She works so hard to provide for us, 86 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 4: and I love her so much. The experience seems to 87 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,840 Speaker 4: fill him with a renewed sense of purpose and a 88 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 4: profound sense of love, not just for his family, but 89 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 4: for everyone. In a moment of pure grace, he thinks 90 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:20,039 Speaker 4: of his caretakers, saying, I'll pray for my nurses. Make 91 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 4: sure you make the nurses go to heaven. They're so 92 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 4: nice to me. While skeptics might attribute this entire event 93 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 4: to the effects of anesthesia, for millions who have watched, 94 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 4: and for anyone who has studied these profound phenomena, Casin's 95 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 4: heartfelt and detailed conversation is not a rambling dream. It's 96 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 4: a stunning glimpse of a reality that awaits us all. 97 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 4: A place where our loved ones are healthy, strong and beautiful, 98 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 4: a place so pretty, filled with flowers and butterflies, and 99 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:55,119 Speaker 4: a place where the love we share in this life 100 00:06:55,160 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 4: continues on echoing through eternity. It's a powerful testament that 101 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:04,839 Speaker 4: those we love and for ourselves we simply do not 102 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 4: die Now, just for kicks. I was looking on YouTube 103 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 4: to tell you what to search for, and there's been 104 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 4: an update. There's another video and it's the story from 105 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 4: the mother's perspective. So I want to tell you about that. 106 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 4: The mother's name is Caylin, and she came forward to 107 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 4: share that that video was actually taken one year ago. 108 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 4: So she provides an extra layer of context and I 109 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 4: think it confirms the reality of what her son was experiencing. 110 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 4: She says, to truly understand what was happening in the 111 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 4: hospital room, we have to go back a year before 112 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 4: Cason's accident. The family had just endured the unimaginable. Casin's 113 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 4: father had been diagnosed with stage four cancer and had 114 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 4: passed away in September of twenty twenty two after a 115 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 4: long and difficult battle. Cayln shared that her faith in 116 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 4: Jesus was her lifeline through that immense pain, and she 117 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 4: came to understand a deep truth that she so powerfully 118 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 4: articulated in the video. She says the presence of pain 119 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 4: does not equal the absence of God. Pain is the 120 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 4: very thing that can wake us up to his presence. 121 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 4: So this is the sacred ground upon which the events 122 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 4: in the hospital unfold. Caylen was in the waiting room 123 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 4: praying for her son as he underwent the procedure to 124 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 4: reset his badly broken arm. When the nurse finally came 125 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 4: to get her, she walked into the recovery room, and 126 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 4: what happened next is the detail that changes everything. Before 127 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 4: she started recording, the very first words her son said 128 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 4: were I can't see it's too bright For mom, Caylen, 129 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 4: time stopped. She said that immediately it triggered so many 130 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 4: emotions because those words were almost a perfect echo of 131 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 4: the last words her husband spoke as he was passing away. 132 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 4: He too was looking straight up, unaware of his surroundings, 133 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 4: and told her I can't see it's too bright. It's 134 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 4: so beautiful. In that instant, she knew her son was 135 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 4: not just coming out of anesthesia, he was having a 136 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 4: sacred experience. In her own words, she said, there was 137 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 4: not one minute that I did not think he was 138 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:30,959 Speaker 4: seeing what he was seeing. I knew he was seeing 139 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:34,160 Speaker 4: what he was seeing The feeling in that room was 140 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:37,600 Speaker 4: so powerful that one of the nurses actually whispered in 141 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:42,079 Speaker 4: her ear that she should be recording it. Calin confirmed 142 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 4: that Casin had no memory of the event itself. The 143 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 4: only thing he remembers is that it was really bright 144 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 4: before being wheeled out to the car. This detail is 145 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 4: significant as it rules out the possibility that he was 146 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 4: consciously creating the story. He was just a vessel for 147 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 4: the experience. 148 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 3: Now, the mother. 149 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 4: Said that Cason said his new name was Brian, and 150 00:10:08,280 --> 00:10:11,679 Speaker 4: she believes he was referencing the new name we are 151 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:15,319 Speaker 4: given in heaven, as the Bible says, and that the 152 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 4: name Brian means high and noble. So this update transforms 153 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 4: the teenager Casin's story from a fascinating viral video into 154 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 4: a profound testament of a family's enduring bond through tragedy 155 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 4: and also their faith. It's a story of a father 156 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:37,200 Speaker 4: reaching across the veil to connect with the son he 157 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:40,560 Speaker 4: had to leave behind, using the very same words to 158 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:43,680 Speaker 4: describe the beauty of his new home. And it's the 159 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 4: story of a mother whose faith forged in the fire 160 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 4: of grief, allowed her to recognize the miracle that was 161 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:55,440 Speaker 4: unfolding right before her eyes. I'm so glad I just 162 00:10:55,520 --> 00:11:00,160 Speaker 4: found that new video. No matter what religious belief people have, 163 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:05,439 Speaker 4: there are so many similarities between all the near death experiences. 164 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 4: That bright light, that feeling of love seeing loved ones. 165 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 4: In fact, in our next segment together, I'll tell you 166 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:17,440 Speaker 4: about a profound near death experience where a father meets 167 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 4: up with his little daughter. I don't get into religion 168 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 4: in this show, as I respect everybody's religious beliefs, but 169 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:28,560 Speaker 4: I do like to say that religions are like lamps. 170 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 4: There can be many different ones, right, but the light 171 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 4: remains the same. So whatever that light is for you, 172 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 4: I believe, is that light that both Casin and his 173 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:47,199 Speaker 4: dad saw. Well. It is our two hundred and fiftieth 174 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 4: episode celebration, after all. So here's some great quotes about 175 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:54,840 Speaker 4: the afterlife. This one from Helen Keller. Death is no 176 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 4: more than passing from one room into another. But there's 177 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:02,560 Speaker 4: a difference for me, you know, because in that other 178 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 4: room I shall be able to see. And John Taylor says, 179 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 4: while we are mourning the loss of our friend, others 180 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 4: are rejoicing to meet them behind the veil. And Rumy 181 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 4: said death is a coming together. The tomb looks like 182 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:23,480 Speaker 4: a prison, but it's really a release into union. Your 183 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:27,080 Speaker 4: mouth closes here and immediately opens with a shout of 184 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 4: joy over there, and let us not forget. Albert Einstein 185 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 4: said there are only two ways to live your life. 186 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 4: One as if nothing is a miracle. The other is 187 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:41,720 Speaker 4: as though everything is a miracle. 188 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:42,959 Speaker 3: Author J. K. 189 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:48,199 Speaker 4: Rowling says, to the well organized mind, death is nothing 190 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 4: but the next great adventure. Let's head off to the 191 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 4: break and we'll be back with Omar Perez's near death experience. 192 00:12:58,280 --> 00:12:59,080 Speaker 3: We'll be right back. 193 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:03,680 Speaker 4: Listenstening to Shades of the Afterlife on the iHeartRadio and 194 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 4: Coast to Coast AM Paranormal Podcast Network. 195 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 1: Did you know that test that could save your life 196 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:24,080 Speaker 1: from cancer are now available for little or no costs 197 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 1: thanks to the healthcare law called the Affordable Care Act. 198 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 1: Let this be the year you get screening tests that 199 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 1: can detect cancer early when it's most treatable. Don't let 200 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: concerns get in the way. 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Now, 216 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 4: of all the stories I've had the honor of sharing, 217 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 4: some are so profound, so filled with evidence and emotion 218 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 4: that they have the power to change the way we 219 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:06,080 Speaker 4: see the world. Just recently, I recorded episode five hundred 220 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 4: of my We Don't Die Radio podcast, which you can 221 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 4: find on YouTube, and from time to time I like 222 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 4: to share clips or stories from those episodes. Now, there 223 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 4: is a big difference between We Don't Die Radio and 224 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 4: Shades of the Afterlife. If you think of the Olympics 225 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 4: and someone getting a silver medal, that is my We 226 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 4: Don't Die. Those are full length interviews with extraordinary people 227 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:40,440 Speaker 4: about why they believe in the afterlife. Shades of the 228 00:15:40,480 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 4: Afterlife is my gold Medal podcast which I try to 229 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 4: bring you the best of the best of all things afterlife. 230 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 4: The sound quality isn't great on the YouTube video, and 231 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 4: you can certainly go to YouTube and watch episode five 232 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 4: hundred and meet Omar, But I want to tell you 233 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 4: his story now. Omar Perez, a father who journeyed through 234 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 4: the deepest valley of grief and skepticism, was brought to 235 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 4: the brink of death himself and had an experience that 236 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:18,120 Speaker 4: transformed his understanding of life and the afterlife. Omar's story 237 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 4: begins with a life that felt perfect. He and his 238 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 4: loving wife had a son, and in twenty seventeen were 239 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:30,920 Speaker 4: blessed with fraternal twin daughters. Life was good, their careers 240 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:34,840 Speaker 4: were thriving, and their family was complete. But in late 241 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 4: twenty twenty, their world shattered. One of their twin daughters, Chloe, 242 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 4: became suddenly and unexplainably ill over a few short days. 243 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:48,800 Speaker 4: Despite multiple trips to the hospital, they were told it 244 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 4: was a virus, but her condition worsened. The final day 245 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 4: was terrifying. Chloe's temperature shot to one hundred and six degrees. 246 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 4: She became lethargic and un responsive, and was rushed to 247 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 4: the children's hospital. Due to COVID protocols, only one parent 248 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:11,159 Speaker 4: was allowed in, and Omar selflessly let his wife go 249 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:16,120 Speaker 4: to their daughter's side. Events snowballed with terrifying speed. Chloe 250 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:20,120 Speaker 4: began to have seizures and went into cardiac arrest. By 251 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:23,120 Speaker 4: the time Omar arrived at the hospital, he only had 252 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:27,119 Speaker 4: minutes with her before the doctors delivered the devastating news 253 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:31,120 Speaker 4: her little heart was just too weak, barely beating at 254 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:34,439 Speaker 4: twenty two beats per minute. There was nothing more they 255 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 4: could do. In the sterile quiet of the hospital room, 256 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:42,160 Speaker 4: Omar held his daughter as her heart beat one last time, 257 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:45,480 Speaker 4: and she was gone. And this was all within a 258 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:49,639 Speaker 4: span of six hours. To this day, nearly five years later, 259 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 4: there's still no medical explanation for what took Chloe's life. 260 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 4: The loss was absolute, and for Omar it was the 261 00:17:57,760 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 4: end of everything he thought he might believe. While his 262 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 4: wife had always been a deeply spiritual person, Omar was 263 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 4: a skeptic. He tried everything, Catholicism, Baptist churches, even atheism, 264 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 4: but nothing ever felt right. He admitted, when Chloe passed, 265 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:20,720 Speaker 4: I lost all my faith in God, all my faith 266 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:26,400 Speaker 4: in anything after life. It just completely destroyed even an 267 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:30,359 Speaker 4: inkling of faith or hope that I had. This is 268 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:34,640 Speaker 4: a man whose foundation was utterly destroyed, left with nothing 269 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:38,919 Speaker 4: but grief and doubt. So life moved on as it does. 270 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:43,160 Speaker 4: The family moved to South Carolina, unable to bear living 271 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 4: in the same house where they had lost their daughter, 272 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:50,320 Speaker 4: and then in December of twenty twenty four, the universe 273 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 4: intervened in the most dramatic way possible. Omar came down 274 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 4: with what he thought was a simple case of pneumonia, 275 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:03,080 Speaker 4: but it progressed rapidly, and on December twelfth, he woke 276 00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:06,959 Speaker 4: up unable to breathe. He was rushed to the hospital 277 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 4: with a high fever and sepsis. His lungs collapsed back 278 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:15,640 Speaker 4: to back. He was intubated and put on life support 279 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 4: with only a ten percent chance of survival. His wife 280 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 4: had already signed that do not resuscitate paperwork, but Omar 281 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:30,480 Speaker 4: wasn't in the hospital. He was somewhere else entirely. All 282 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:33,159 Speaker 4: I remember was waking up, and I was on a 283 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:38,399 Speaker 4: beautiful pathway, just a winding, beautiful pathway. It wasn't the 284 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:42,480 Speaker 4: bright light so many describe, but a bluish, grayish, foggy 285 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 4: space that was somehow calming and beautiful. He felt no confusion, 286 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 4: only a gentle curiosity to walk the path before him. 287 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:58,159 Speaker 4: To his right, his most cherished core memories began to 288 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 4: play out like visions in the far his wedding day, 289 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 4: the birth of his children, the moments of his life 290 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:08,879 Speaker 4: that defined him. To his left, a group of people 291 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:14,679 Speaker 4: came into view, smiling and conversing peacefully. He felt an 292 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:20,000 Speaker 4: overwhelming sense of fulfillment. The constant worry he carried since 293 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 4: Chloe's passing was gone. I know they're gonna hurt, but 294 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 4: they're gonna be fine, he realized about his family. I 295 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 4: didn't have this yearning. It's just a knowing that they 296 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:36,119 Speaker 4: were going to be okay. Then he saw a vision 297 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:40,240 Speaker 4: of the present, his wife crying on their living room couch, 298 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:44,920 Speaker 4: consoling their son. On the coffee table was the butterfly 299 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 4: shaped urn with Chloe's ashes, and next to it another urn. 300 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:54,639 Speaker 4: The sight of that second urn saddened him deeply. He 301 00:20:54,760 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 4: blinked and the scene vanished. He was now sitting in 302 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:02,200 Speaker 4: a vast open space, and out of the fog came 303 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 4: his little Chloe. She was everything he remembered, but as 304 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 4: she would have been at six years old, her dark 305 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:13,880 Speaker 4: curly hair longer, wearing a favorite red shirt with two 306 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 4: gold hearts and the little gold sandals he himself had 307 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:21,200 Speaker 4: put on her for her funeral. She came to him 308 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:25,879 Speaker 4: and they had the most beautiful conversation. Later, he realized 309 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:30,639 Speaker 4: they never moved their lips. They were speaking telepathically, but 310 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 4: he heard her voice as clear as day. Daddy, I 311 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:38,119 Speaker 4: miss you. I love you so much, she told him, 312 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:41,919 Speaker 4: explaining that she was okay. Then she gave him the 313 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:44,600 Speaker 4: gift of what he had been aching for since the 314 00:21:44,680 --> 00:21:48,920 Speaker 4: day she passed. She told him, Daddy, you were right. 315 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:52,439 Speaker 4: My job was done and I did a good job. Dad, 316 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:56,639 Speaker 4: I did a very good job. Omar explained he always 317 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 4: felt Chloe had an old soul, but that she had 318 00:21:59,840 --> 00:22:04,679 Speaker 4: been here to guide her twin sister, Sophia. Chloe's words 319 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 4: were a direct validation of that private joke. It meant 320 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:11,800 Speaker 4: everything to me, Omar. Wept everything. I wanted to hear 321 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 4: everything I wanted to feel. He was able to hold her, 322 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:19,480 Speaker 4: smelled the unique scent of her hair, and felt a 323 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:23,160 Speaker 4: peace that had been absent for years. As their time 324 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 4: came to an end, Chloe told him she had to go, 325 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:30,400 Speaker 4: but that she was always with him and his family. 326 00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:34,400 Speaker 4: As she walked away, he didn't feel the panic of loss. 327 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:39,439 Speaker 4: He felt peace, knowing she was okay. But right before 328 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:45,359 Speaker 4: she disappeared, something incredible happened. My dog, which is at home, 329 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 4: comes bolting in from the right hand side. It was Leyla, 330 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:55,359 Speaker 4: their family dog, who had an especially strong bond with Chloe. 331 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 4: The two of them walked away together, and Omar was 332 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:01,320 Speaker 4: left with the feeling that he needed to take good 333 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:05,000 Speaker 4: care of their dog back home. Omar's next memory was 334 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:08,919 Speaker 4: waking up in the hospital on Christmas Day, unable to 335 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 4: speak because of the tubes in his throat. He was 336 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 4: overcome with the need to tell his family about what 337 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:18,800 Speaker 4: he had seen, so he gestured for a pen. His 338 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:23,119 Speaker 4: son handed him aboard and a marker. Omar frantically began 339 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:27,240 Speaker 4: to write out every detail of his experience, including the 340 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:31,720 Speaker 4: reunion of Chloe and their dog, Layla. He was sent 341 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:36,200 Speaker 4: home from the hospital about a week later, his recovery 342 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:40,399 Speaker 4: shocking everyone. When he walked in the door, he looked 343 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 4: for the dog. That's when his wife sat him down, 344 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 4: tears in her eyes, and gave him the validation that 345 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:53,439 Speaker 4: would change everything. She explained that while he was in 346 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:57,800 Speaker 4: the induced coma, the dog had suddenly become very ill 347 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:01,640 Speaker 4: with seizures. There was nothing thing they could do. They 348 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 4: had put Leylah down on Christmas Eve, the day before 349 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 4: Omar woke up. The family broke down in tears. The 350 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:14,200 Speaker 4: detail about the dog, which Omar couldn't possibly have known, 351 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 4: was undeniable proof. It's what they call a verritical nd, 352 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:24,439 Speaker 4: an experience where one obtains information that is later verified 353 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:28,440 Speaker 4: and could not have been known through normal means. Omar's 354 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:29,639 Speaker 4: vision wasn't the dream. 355 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:30,879 Speaker 3: It was real. 356 00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:35,919 Speaker 4: Chloe was real, and she was with their dog. Today, 357 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:40,440 Speaker 4: Omar is a changed man. The skeptic is gone, replaced 358 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:44,800 Speaker 4: by a man who has an unshakable knowing. He knows 359 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 4: that our souls are amazing, and that this life is 360 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:52,920 Speaker 4: not the end, and that feeling of fulfillment he experienced 361 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:57,120 Speaker 4: on the other side is what awaits us all. He 362 00:24:57,240 --> 00:25:01,879 Speaker 4: no longer fears death, His purpose he now believes is 363 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:05,359 Speaker 4: to share his story and plant a small seat of 364 00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:09,960 Speaker 4: hope in others who are grieving. They are there, They 365 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 4: are with us, he says, with absolute certainty. They send 366 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 4: us so many signs, little things that we bypass as 367 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 4: a coincidence. There's no coincidences. That fulfillment that I felt. 368 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:28,320 Speaker 4: We are all going to feel that Omar's incredible journey 369 00:25:28,359 --> 00:25:32,119 Speaker 4: reminds us that even in the face of unimaginable loss 370 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:35,560 Speaker 4: and doubt, there is a reality far greater than the 371 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:38,960 Speaker 4: one we see. It affirms that our loved ones are 372 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:42,280 Speaker 4: not gone, but are waiting for us, living in a 373 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 4: state of peace and wholeness. It's a testament to the 374 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:49,560 Speaker 4: idea that life is indeed an education for the soul, 375 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:53,200 Speaker 4: and that every moment here matters, And it is powerful, 376 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 4: verifiable proof that we, along with our pets, simply do 377 00:25:57,800 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 4: not die. As we continue our two hundred and fiftieth 378 00:26:03,359 --> 00:26:08,600 Speaker 4: episode celebration, a couple bits of trivia about near death experiences. 379 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:14,040 Speaker 4: Did you know near death experiencers remember clearer than any 380 00:26:14,160 --> 00:26:17,479 Speaker 4: vision they've ever had in their life, even if it 381 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:22,920 Speaker 4: was during childhood. Also, many people who were blind from 382 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:27,400 Speaker 4: birth can see during near death experiences for the very 383 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:31,760 Speaker 4: first time, including giving accurate accounts of what was happening 384 00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 4: in an operating room or what the doctors were wearing. 385 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 4: Time for our break and we'll be right back looking 386 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:43,040 Speaker 4: at how thin the veil is and the architecture of 387 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:46,880 Speaker 4: the afterlife. Will be right back. You're listening to Shades 388 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:50,160 Speaker 4: of the Afterlife on the iHeartRadio and Coast to Coast 389 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:53,240 Speaker 4: a M paranormal podcast Network. 390 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:09,400 Speaker 5: Stay there, Sandra will be right back. Hey, the Coast 391 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 5: to Coast AM YouTube channel JAM. Go to Coast ghostam 392 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:15,240 Speaker 5: dot com for more information. 393 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:20,919 Speaker 1: Hey, this is George Nori and you're listening to the 394 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio and Coast to Ghost DAM paranorial podcast Network. Thanks 395 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:27,760 Speaker 1: for being here. Now let's get back to more with Sandra. 396 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 4: Welcome back to Shades of the Afterlife. I'm Sandra Champlain 397 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:48,880 Speaker 4: and this is our two hundred and fiftieth episode celebration. 398 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:53,159 Speaker 4: Some people believe there is meaning in numbers, So just 399 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:56,080 Speaker 4: for fun, I looked up the number two fifty and 400 00:27:56,200 --> 00:28:00,679 Speaker 4: did you know it is considered symbolic of new beginnings, 401 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:06,000 Speaker 4: positive changes, and the importance of trusting your intuition on 402 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:10,359 Speaker 4: your spiritual path. How perfect is that for today. We 403 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:14,760 Speaker 4: often talk about the veil between the two worlds, that 404 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:19,440 Speaker 4: invisible boundary that separates us from the world of spirit. 405 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:23,000 Speaker 4: It's not a wall, but more like a difference in frequency, 406 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:26,400 Speaker 4: a divine filter that allows us to focus on our 407 00:28:26,520 --> 00:28:31,719 Speaker 4: human journey. But sometimes, in moments of great love, deep grief, 408 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:36,960 Speaker 4: or sudden crisis, that veil becomes incredibly thin. It's in 409 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:40,280 Speaker 4: these sacred moments that our loved ones prove that a 410 00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:44,400 Speaker 4: difference in vibration is no barrier to the love that 411 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:47,239 Speaker 4: needs to be felt, or a message that needs to 412 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:50,640 Speaker 4: be delivered, or a final goodbye or an apology that 413 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:53,960 Speaker 4: needs to be shared. This brings us to our first story, 414 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 4: a classic example of what researchers call a crisis apparition. 415 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:02,040 Speaker 4: It's the story of a young college student named Jessica. 416 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:06,320 Speaker 4: Jessica and her older brother, Michael, weren't just siblings. They 417 00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:11,080 Speaker 4: were best friends who shared everything. One night, Jessica was 418 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:14,360 Speaker 4: in her dorm room, hundreds of miles away from her 419 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:18,280 Speaker 4: family home, forcing herself to study for a final exam. 420 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:21,440 Speaker 4: It was late, around two in the morning, and the 421 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:25,760 Speaker 4: silence of the library quiet dorm was making her feel 422 00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:30,680 Speaker 4: isolated and exhausted. As she was reading the same paragraph 423 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:35,400 Speaker 4: for the tenth time, a strange, sudden chill swept through 424 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:39,200 Speaker 4: the room, making the hairs on her arms stand up. 425 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:43,479 Speaker 4: She looked up from her textbook toward the doorway, and 426 00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 4: her heart stopped standing. There was her brother, Michael. He 427 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:54,720 Speaker 4: wasn't transparent or ghostly. He looked completely real, solid, healthy, 428 00:29:55,120 --> 00:29:58,920 Speaker 4: wearing the comfortable green flannel shirt and the jeans he 429 00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:03,280 Speaker 4: loved wearing. He didn't speak, but his presence filled the room. 430 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:07,760 Speaker 4: He looked directly at her, and in his eyes she 431 00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:11,760 Speaker 4: saw an ocean of love and a hint of sadness. 432 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:15,960 Speaker 4: He offered her a small, gentle smile, a smile of 433 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:21,120 Speaker 4: reassurance and farewell. Then, as quickly and as silently as 434 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:26,080 Speaker 4: he had appeared, he simply faded away into nothing. Jessica 435 00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:29,520 Speaker 4: sat there frozen for a moment, her mind racing. Had 436 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:33,280 Speaker 4: she fallen asleep? Was it a waking dream? No, it 437 00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:37,040 Speaker 4: felt too real, too profound to just be a product 438 00:30:37,120 --> 00:30:40,240 Speaker 4: of her tired mind. She grabbed her phone and tried 439 00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:43,800 Speaker 4: to call Michael's cell phone, but it went straight to voicemail. 440 00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:47,760 Speaker 4: A not of worry tightened in her stomach. She tried 441 00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:51,920 Speaker 4: to call her parents' house, but there was no answer. Finally, 442 00:30:52,120 --> 00:30:56,240 Speaker 4: after pacing her small room, she convinced herself she was 443 00:30:56,360 --> 00:31:01,120 Speaker 4: just overtired and emotionally exhausted from the of the exams. 444 00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:05,360 Speaker 4: She crawled into bed. The vision of her brother with 445 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:09,600 Speaker 4: his sad but loving smile burned into her mind. The 446 00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:13,080 Speaker 4: next morning, she was jolted awake by a phone call 447 00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:17,440 Speaker 4: from her mother. Through gut wrenching sobs, her mother told 448 00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:20,400 Speaker 4: her the terrible news. Michael had been killed in a 449 00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:24,800 Speaker 4: car accident the night before. When Jessica, her voice shaking, 450 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:30,240 Speaker 4: asked what time the accident had happened, her mother confirmed 451 00:31:30,360 --> 00:31:34,320 Speaker 4: their worst fears. The police had estimated the time of 452 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:37,560 Speaker 4: his death was around two in the morning. It was 453 00:31:37,640 --> 00:31:41,920 Speaker 4: the exact moment Michael had appeared in his green flannel 454 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:46,479 Speaker 4: shirt in her dorm room doorway, hundreds of miles away 455 00:31:47,280 --> 00:31:51,560 Speaker 4: to say a loving goodbye. In that moment of crisis, 456 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:55,840 Speaker 4: his love tore through the veil, allowing him to be 457 00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:59,760 Speaker 4: in two places at once, offering one last moment of 458 00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:03,920 Speaker 4: earth earthly connection before crossing over. This thinning of a 459 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:08,600 Speaker 4: veil is also profoundly evident at the bedside of the dying. 460 00:32:09,400 --> 00:32:14,600 Speaker 4: Hospice nurses and doctors have long reported the phenomena known 461 00:32:14,760 --> 00:32:19,160 Speaker 4: as deathbed visions, where a dying person begins to see 462 00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:24,080 Speaker 4: and interact with deceased loved ones, as if a welcoming 463 00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:28,440 Speaker 4: party is gathering to escort them home. Take the story 464 00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:32,480 Speaker 4: of hospice nurse Margaret, who was caring for an elderly 465 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:36,320 Speaker 4: man named Arthur. He was in his nineties, a kind 466 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:39,240 Speaker 4: man who had lived a full life, but he had 467 00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:43,640 Speaker 4: been non responsive for several days, lost in the space 468 00:32:44,040 --> 00:32:47,880 Speaker 4: between the worlds. His family was gathered around his bed, 469 00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:53,360 Speaker 4: speaking in hushed tones, keeping a quiet, loving vigil. Suddenly, 470 00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:56,880 Speaker 4: Arthur's eyes, which had been closed for so long, they 471 00:32:56,920 --> 00:33:01,280 Speaker 4: opened wide, but they weren't looking at his family. They 472 00:33:01,280 --> 00:33:04,760 Speaker 4: were focused on the corner of the room, and a beautiful, 473 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:10,280 Speaker 4: radiant smile spread across his entire face, erasing years of 474 00:33:10,320 --> 00:33:15,600 Speaker 4: pain and worry. He lifted his frail hand a gesture 475 00:33:15,720 --> 00:33:19,080 Speaker 4: full of joy, and said, in a voice clearer and 476 00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:23,760 Speaker 4: stronger than he'd used in weeks, Eleanor, you came. 477 00:33:24,360 --> 00:33:25,960 Speaker 3: You look so beautiful. 478 00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:29,800 Speaker 4: Eleanor was the name of his beloved wife, who had 479 00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:33,960 Speaker 4: passed away ten years earlier. Arthur continued to have a 480 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:37,960 Speaker 4: one sided conversation with his wife, his face full of 481 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:43,680 Speaker 4: a light his family hadn't seen in years. He would nod, smile, 482 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:48,720 Speaker 4: and sometimes laugh softly, as if sharing a private joke 483 00:33:48,800 --> 00:33:52,479 Speaker 4: with her. At one point he said, yes, yes, I'm ready, 484 00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:56,120 Speaker 4: Just let me say goodbye. He then turned his head, 485 00:33:56,640 --> 00:34:00,400 Speaker 4: his eyes now clear and present, and looked directly at 486 00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:04,200 Speaker 4: his crying daughter. He took her hand and said, don't 487 00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:07,640 Speaker 4: you worry, sweetheart. Eleanor is here to take me home, 488 00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:09,200 Speaker 4: and it's beautiful. 489 00:34:10,080 --> 00:34:11,440 Speaker 3: Those were his last words. 490 00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:15,280 Speaker 4: He closed his eyes, a peaceful smile on his lips, 491 00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:20,040 Speaker 4: and passed just moments later. For his family, it was 492 00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:24,359 Speaker 4: a moment that transformed their grief into a certainty that 493 00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:28,000 Speaker 4: Arthur was not alone, that death is not an end 494 00:34:28,160 --> 00:34:31,560 Speaker 4: but a reunion, and that his wife had come through 495 00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:34,840 Speaker 4: the veil to take his hand and lead him home. 496 00:34:35,520 --> 00:34:39,640 Speaker 4: These experiences show us that the veil is not a 497 00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:43,640 Speaker 4: barrier to love. It is merely a difference in perception 498 00:34:44,239 --> 00:34:48,600 Speaker 4: and sometimes the proof that love can part. That veil 499 00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:51,960 Speaker 4: is not just a vision or a feeling, but something 500 00:34:52,160 --> 00:34:56,839 Speaker 4: undeniably physical. Here is the incredible story of a man 501 00:34:56,960 --> 00:35:01,560 Speaker 4: named Ben, whose father was a watchmaker. His father's most 502 00:35:01,640 --> 00:35:06,279 Speaker 4: prized possession was an old silver pocket watch that belonged 503 00:35:06,440 --> 00:35:10,120 Speaker 4: to his father. It was a family heirloom, a symbol 504 00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:14,000 Speaker 4: of time and legacy. When he was dying, he told Ben, 505 00:35:14,600 --> 00:35:18,920 Speaker 4: when I'm gone, this watch is yours. As long as 506 00:35:18,960 --> 00:35:23,480 Speaker 4: it's ticking, you'll know I'm with you. After his father passed, 507 00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:27,560 Speaker 4: Ben cherished the watch. It was a wind up watch, 508 00:35:27,880 --> 00:35:31,799 Speaker 4: and every single morning, without fail, he would perform the 509 00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:36,360 Speaker 4: small ritual of winding it, a quiet moment to connect 510 00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:40,400 Speaker 4: with the memory of his dad. Years later, Ben was 511 00:35:40,400 --> 00:35:44,040 Speaker 4: on a family vacation boating on a large deep lake. 512 00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:47,480 Speaker 4: He was leaning over the side of the boat to 513 00:35:47,560 --> 00:35:51,840 Speaker 4: help his daughter when he felt a sickening slip. The 514 00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:55,680 Speaker 4: pocket watch, which had been securely in his shirt pocket, 515 00:35:56,160 --> 00:35:59,439 Speaker 4: fell out, hit the side of the boat, and then 516 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:04,760 Speaker 4: plunged into the deep, dark water. He was, of course devastated. 517 00:36:05,280 --> 00:36:08,440 Speaker 4: It felt like a physical severing of his connection to 518 00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:13,320 Speaker 4: his father. He even hired professional divers, but the lake 519 00:36:13,719 --> 00:36:17,520 Speaker 4: was too deep and too murky. The watch and the 520 00:36:17,560 --> 00:36:22,480 Speaker 4: promise it held was gone forever. For months, Ben felt 521 00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:26,720 Speaker 4: a profound sense of loss, as if he had let 522 00:36:26,960 --> 00:36:31,600 Speaker 4: his father down. All over again. About a year later, 523 00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:36,239 Speaker 4: on the very anniversary of his father's death, Ben was 524 00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:40,080 Speaker 4: walking along the lake shore, many miles from where the 525 00:36:40,160 --> 00:36:45,160 Speaker 4: watch was lost. He was feeling particularly sad, walking with 526 00:36:45,280 --> 00:36:48,680 Speaker 4: his head down, talking to his dad in his mind, 527 00:36:49,200 --> 00:36:53,239 Speaker 4: telling him how sorry he was for being so careless. 528 00:36:53,920 --> 00:36:57,640 Speaker 4: As he walked, he kicked at a pile of dark, 529 00:36:58,000 --> 00:37:03,000 Speaker 4: wet sand. There, half buried in the wet sand was 530 00:37:03,120 --> 00:37:07,320 Speaker 4: a silver pocket watch. His heart pounded in his chest. 531 00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:11,080 Speaker 4: He picked it up. It was caked with sand and 532 00:37:11,280 --> 00:37:15,319 Speaker 4: corroded from what must have been years in water, but 533 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:19,920 Speaker 4: he could just make out the intricate, familiar engravings on 534 00:37:19,960 --> 00:37:25,600 Speaker 4: the back. It was his father's watch. It was impossible. 535 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:29,240 Speaker 4: He held it up to his ear, his hands shaking, 536 00:37:29,600 --> 00:37:34,160 Speaker 4: and then he heard it, faintly but clearly, the watch 537 00:37:34,440 --> 00:37:39,239 Speaker 4: was ticking. This is what some call a physical apport, 538 00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:43,880 Speaker 4: an impossible gift from across the veil. It was a 539 00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:49,040 Speaker 4: father's promise kept in the most miraculous way, proving that 540 00:37:49,120 --> 00:37:53,600 Speaker 4: the veil isn't just thin. Sometimes it seems it can 541 00:37:53,640 --> 00:37:58,640 Speaker 4: be parted completely by a love that defies all earthly logic. 542 00:37:59,120 --> 00:38:02,920 Speaker 4: Time and distance. The journey from this life to the 543 00:38:02,960 --> 00:38:07,160 Speaker 4: next is not a journey into silence, but into a 544 00:38:07,280 --> 00:38:12,320 Speaker 4: different kind of communication. Our loved ones are not gone, 545 00:38:12,719 --> 00:38:16,000 Speaker 4: They are simply speaking in a different language, a language 546 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:20,640 Speaker 4: of signs, symbols, and love that pierces the veil in 547 00:38:20,680 --> 00:38:25,200 Speaker 4: the most personal and goosebump inducing ways. And our next 548 00:38:25,239 --> 00:38:29,880 Speaker 4: segment will journey deeper into what lies beyond this veil, 549 00:38:30,280 --> 00:38:34,120 Speaker 4: exploring the very landscape of the afterlife, and discuss what 550 00:38:34,200 --> 00:38:37,000 Speaker 4: we can do right here and now to get in 551 00:38:37,120 --> 00:38:41,160 Speaker 4: the present when the storms of life feel overwhelming, and 552 00:38:41,239 --> 00:38:44,160 Speaker 4: don't forget. Be in that present moment as much as 553 00:38:44,239 --> 00:38:49,160 Speaker 4: you can, and sometimes unexpected memories will just come into 554 00:38:49,200 --> 00:38:53,360 Speaker 4: your mind. Those are little calling cards from our loved ones, 555 00:38:53,840 --> 00:38:58,040 Speaker 4: piercing the veil, letting you know they're right here with you. 556 00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:03,640 Speaker 4: To tell you an apport of my own, I was 557 00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:09,080 Speaker 4: traveling wearing my favorite pair of gold earrings, and in 558 00:39:09,160 --> 00:39:13,600 Speaker 4: the bathroom I dropped one of the earrings. I looked everywhere, 559 00:39:13,640 --> 00:39:18,120 Speaker 4: and I believed it went down the sink. So I 560 00:39:18,200 --> 00:39:22,239 Speaker 4: put the one remaining earring in a little pocket in 561 00:39:22,360 --> 00:39:26,680 Speaker 4: my suitcase. In desperation, I did say a little prayer 562 00:39:27,160 --> 00:39:30,960 Speaker 4: to any relatives or guides or God, anyone who was listening, 563 00:39:31,280 --> 00:39:35,160 Speaker 4: because I felt terrible losing that single earring. When I 564 00:39:35,200 --> 00:39:38,200 Speaker 4: got home from the trip and unpacked my bag, I 565 00:39:38,280 --> 00:39:41,200 Speaker 4: looked in the little pocket where I placed the one earring, 566 00:39:41,560 --> 00:39:45,840 Speaker 4: and both earrings were there. It's time for our break 567 00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:49,040 Speaker 4: and we'll be right back. You're listening to Shades of 568 00:39:49,080 --> 00:39:52,520 Speaker 4: the Afterlife on the iHeartRadio and Coast to Coast a 569 00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:55,760 Speaker 4: m paranormal podcast Network. 570 00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:03,279 Speaker 5: Hey, folks, we need your music. 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The thousands 597 00:41:39,880 --> 00:41:44,240 Speaker 4: and thousands of consistent accounts from near death experiences paint 598 00:41:44,239 --> 00:41:48,960 Speaker 4: of vivid and spectacular picture. The key to understanding these 599 00:41:49,080 --> 00:41:54,520 Speaker 4: landscapes is the concept of vibration or frequency. The afterlife 600 00:41:54,640 --> 00:41:58,800 Speaker 4: seems to have its own amazing architecture, but it's built 601 00:41:58,840 --> 00:42:04,359 Speaker 4: from something their different than physical matter. It's often described 602 00:42:04,440 --> 00:42:09,000 Speaker 4: as being made from light, love, and from thought itself. 603 00:42:09,600 --> 00:42:13,240 Speaker 4: Intention is the hammer and nails of the spirit world. 604 00:42:13,880 --> 00:42:18,600 Speaker 4: What you think, you create, what you feel you attract. 605 00:42:19,440 --> 00:42:22,080 Speaker 4: Let me share a few stories that give us some 606 00:42:22,360 --> 00:42:27,200 Speaker 4: incredible glimpses. A woman named Mary who had a profound 607 00:42:27,440 --> 00:42:32,520 Speaker 4: nd after a serious car accident, she was drawn into 608 00:42:32,600 --> 00:42:37,680 Speaker 4: an incredibly beautiful expanse of landscape. She described it as 609 00:42:37,719 --> 00:42:42,759 Speaker 4: a vast, shimmering meadow filled with flowers whose colors she 610 00:42:42,920 --> 00:42:46,360 Speaker 4: had never seen on earth. They seemed to glow with 611 00:42:46,440 --> 00:42:51,839 Speaker 4: their own internal light. She felt an overwhelming sense of 612 00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:56,880 Speaker 4: peace and belonging, and she realized she could move simply 613 00:42:56,960 --> 00:43:01,640 Speaker 4: by thinking, appearing instantly where where ever she intended to be. 614 00:43:02,320 --> 00:43:06,480 Speaker 4: Another man after a heart attack described finding himself in 615 00:43:06,520 --> 00:43:10,839 Speaker 4: a forest where the trees were ancient and wise, and 616 00:43:10,880 --> 00:43:15,680 Speaker 4: he could feel their consciousness. Their leaves were like millions 617 00:43:15,719 --> 00:43:20,600 Speaker 4: of tiny green stained glass windows, and the sunlight filtering 618 00:43:20,680 --> 00:43:25,160 Speaker 4: through them created a symphony of light on the forest floor. 619 00:43:25,680 --> 00:43:29,800 Speaker 4: He could hear a soft, harmonious hum that he knew 620 00:43:30,239 --> 00:43:34,040 Speaker 4: was the life force of the forest itself, a sound 621 00:43:34,160 --> 00:43:39,719 Speaker 4: of pure peace. He understood that in the afterlife, nature 622 00:43:39,800 --> 00:43:43,440 Speaker 4: isn't something just to look at. It is something you 623 00:43:43,520 --> 00:43:48,560 Speaker 4: are a part of, a living, conscious and loving system. 624 00:43:49,120 --> 00:43:54,080 Speaker 4: Others describe incredible structures. A man named Thomas experienced an 625 00:43:54,200 --> 00:43:58,120 Speaker 4: nd and found himself in what he called a city 626 00:43:58,239 --> 00:44:02,280 Speaker 4: of light. These weren't buildings made from stone or steel, 627 00:44:02,719 --> 00:44:07,600 Speaker 4: but massive structures made of pure, radiant energy, glowing with 628 00:44:07,680 --> 00:44:12,560 Speaker 4: different hues that pulsed with a quiet, powerful life. He 629 00:44:12,640 --> 00:44:16,560 Speaker 4: saw beautiful bridges made of woven light, and towers that 630 00:44:16,680 --> 00:44:21,160 Speaker 4: reached into a sky filled with multiple moons and soft 631 00:44:21,640 --> 00:44:26,360 Speaker 4: nebula like clouds of color. The beings there also seemed 632 00:44:26,400 --> 00:44:30,240 Speaker 4: to be made of light, and they communicated not with words, 633 00:44:30,680 --> 00:44:35,239 Speaker 4: but through a direct transfer of thoughts and feelings. He 634 00:44:35,320 --> 00:44:40,319 Speaker 4: felt a profound sense of love and recognition, as if 635 00:44:40,360 --> 00:44:44,600 Speaker 4: this city was more real and more like home than 636 00:44:44,680 --> 00:44:48,560 Speaker 4: any place he had ever lived on Earth. This realization 637 00:44:48,760 --> 00:44:54,240 Speaker 4: that consciousness shapes experience is where the true creative power 638 00:44:54,719 --> 00:44:58,799 Speaker 4: of the soul comes in. This is perfectly illustrated by 639 00:44:58,800 --> 00:45:03,920 Speaker 4: the story of an arc named Arthur. On Earth. Arthur 640 00:45:04,080 --> 00:45:09,120 Speaker 4: was brilliant but frustrated. His grandest designs were always limited 641 00:45:09,160 --> 00:45:13,480 Speaker 4: by budgets, clients, and the laws of physics. His greatest 642 00:45:13,560 --> 00:45:16,880 Speaker 4: dream was to build a cathedral not made of stone, 643 00:45:17,239 --> 00:45:22,719 Speaker 4: but a computerized cathedral of pure light and sound. He 644 00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:26,080 Speaker 4: died of a heart attack. In his office, Arthur found 645 00:45:26,160 --> 00:45:31,160 Speaker 4: himself in a peaceful, dark void. He wasn't scared. He 646 00:45:31,280 --> 00:45:36,080 Speaker 4: simply thought about his cathedral. Instantly the structure began to 647 00:45:36,160 --> 00:45:40,879 Speaker 4: form around him. He described walls made of solid, harmonious 648 00:45:40,960 --> 00:45:45,280 Speaker 4: music and pillars of shimmering, warm light. The stained glass 649 00:45:45,320 --> 00:45:49,640 Speaker 4: windows weren't glass at all, They were living portals that 650 00:45:49,760 --> 00:45:54,280 Speaker 4: showed beautiful memories from across the universe. The Great Dome 651 00:45:54,400 --> 00:45:58,320 Speaker 4: wasn't a ceiling, but an opening into the cosmos itself. 652 00:45:59,080 --> 00:46:04,280 Speaker 4: He realized change any detail with a single focused thought. 653 00:46:04,920 --> 00:46:08,560 Speaker 4: He wasn't just building his creation in a way, he 654 00:46:09,040 --> 00:46:13,719 Speaker 4: was his creation. These stories of expanded senses and peaceful 655 00:46:13,800 --> 00:46:19,560 Speaker 4: landscapes are our ultimate destination. But what if, as souls 656 00:46:19,640 --> 00:46:23,520 Speaker 4: having a human experience, we can use them here too. 657 00:46:24,280 --> 00:46:29,440 Speaker 4: So many people talk about visualization and the power of gratitude. 658 00:46:30,000 --> 00:46:33,400 Speaker 4: If you feel like playing with this sometime, think about 659 00:46:33,400 --> 00:46:36,719 Speaker 4: some things you desire and feel the gratitude as if 660 00:46:36,760 --> 00:46:41,560 Speaker 4: they've already happened. Now, really, soak in that gratitude, put 661 00:46:41,560 --> 00:46:44,399 Speaker 4: it out to the universe. On the other side, there 662 00:46:44,520 --> 00:46:47,480 Speaker 4: is no time, and here there is time, So don't 663 00:46:47,560 --> 00:46:51,040 Speaker 4: sit around waiting for things to happen. Instead, be amazed 664 00:46:51,200 --> 00:46:54,279 Speaker 4: at that thought or picture that you created in your 665 00:46:54,320 --> 00:46:58,240 Speaker 4: mind that eventually it did show up in time and space. 666 00:46:58,880 --> 00:47:00,880 Speaker 4: I want to share a power. They're a full tool 667 00:47:00,960 --> 00:47:04,040 Speaker 4: that I just learned this past week. So many of 668 00:47:04,120 --> 00:47:07,880 Speaker 4: us are drawn to shades of the afterlife because we 669 00:47:07,920 --> 00:47:12,480 Speaker 4: are navigating grief, stress, worry. If you've ever felt a 670 00:47:12,520 --> 00:47:15,080 Speaker 4: wave of grief so strong that it feels like it's 671 00:47:15,120 --> 00:47:18,279 Speaker 4: going to pull you under, you know how disorienting it 672 00:47:18,320 --> 00:47:22,160 Speaker 4: can be. In those moments, our minds are lost in 673 00:47:22,200 --> 00:47:27,080 Speaker 4: the past with our memories and sometimes regrets. We're spiraling 674 00:47:27,200 --> 00:47:30,440 Speaker 4: into the future with fears. The one place we are 675 00:47:30,520 --> 00:47:34,160 Speaker 4: not is right here and the safety of the present moment. 676 00:47:35,080 --> 00:47:37,480 Speaker 4: So I want to offer you an anchor. It's a 677 00:47:37,520 --> 00:47:41,360 Speaker 4: technique used by therapists and counselors all over the world 678 00:47:41,480 --> 00:47:46,160 Speaker 4: to help people who are feeling grief, feeling stressed, worried, 679 00:47:46,520 --> 00:47:50,279 Speaker 4: or overwhelmed. It's called the five four three two one 680 00:47:50,560 --> 00:47:54,879 Speaker 4: grounding technique. You can do it anywhere, anytime. You can 681 00:47:54,920 --> 00:47:59,040 Speaker 4: even do it with me. First, just pause wherever you 682 00:47:59,120 --> 00:48:04,000 Speaker 4: are and take one slow, deep breath. Now, look around 683 00:48:04,080 --> 00:48:07,760 Speaker 4: and silently Name five things you can see. 684 00:48:08,480 --> 00:48:08,960 Speaker 3: Could be a. 685 00:48:08,960 --> 00:48:13,160 Speaker 4: Lamp, a book on the table, picture frame, the color. 686 00:48:12,840 --> 00:48:15,920 Speaker 3: Of the wall, your shoes or your toes. 687 00:48:16,600 --> 00:48:20,799 Speaker 4: Just name five separate things. Next, bring your awareness to 688 00:48:20,920 --> 00:48:25,399 Speaker 4: your sense of touch. Silently, name four things you can 689 00:48:25,440 --> 00:48:30,520 Speaker 4: physically feel. Maybe it's the solid chair beneath you, the 690 00:48:30,560 --> 00:48:34,320 Speaker 4: texture of your skin, your feet resting on the floor, 691 00:48:34,360 --> 00:48:36,920 Speaker 4: the touch of the cat on your lap, or the 692 00:48:36,960 --> 00:48:41,200 Speaker 4: cool air on your skin. Now listen, quiet your mind 693 00:48:41,800 --> 00:48:45,080 Speaker 4: and just listen. What are three things you can hear. 694 00:48:45,640 --> 00:48:48,520 Speaker 4: It might be the hum of a refrigerator, a clock 695 00:48:48,600 --> 00:48:52,480 Speaker 4: ticking on the wall, a car driving by outside, or 696 00:48:52,520 --> 00:48:56,680 Speaker 4: even the sound of your own breathing. Then notice what 697 00:48:56,719 --> 00:49:00,520 Speaker 4: you can smell? This one can be subtle. Are things 698 00:49:00,520 --> 00:49:03,680 Speaker 4: that you can smell right now? Perhaps it's the scent 699 00:49:03,719 --> 00:49:07,120 Speaker 4: of your coffee or a nearby flower, or even just 700 00:49:07,200 --> 00:49:10,680 Speaker 4: the neutral scent of the air in your room. Or 701 00:49:10,680 --> 00:49:13,799 Speaker 4: you can smell your skin and smell the perfume or 702 00:49:14,160 --> 00:49:18,000 Speaker 4: shampoo or aftershave you have on. And finally, bring your 703 00:49:18,040 --> 00:49:21,799 Speaker 4: awareness to your sense of taste. Name one thing you 704 00:49:21,840 --> 00:49:24,960 Speaker 4: can taste. It could be the lingering taste of your 705 00:49:25,040 --> 00:49:28,640 Speaker 4: last meal or drink, or simply the natural taste of 706 00:49:28,680 --> 00:49:31,680 Speaker 4: your own mouth. You know what you just did. You 707 00:49:31,760 --> 00:49:35,160 Speaker 4: brought all of your focus, all of your awareness, right 708 00:49:35,239 --> 00:49:39,360 Speaker 4: back here into the present moment, into this exact second 709 00:49:39,960 --> 00:49:43,560 Speaker 4: you just threw out an anchor. Grief is real and 710 00:49:43,600 --> 00:49:48,000 Speaker 4: it deserves our respect, but you also deserve moments of peace. 711 00:49:48,840 --> 00:49:52,040 Speaker 4: This little tool doesn't erase your feelings, but it can 712 00:49:52,239 --> 00:49:55,399 Speaker 4: give you a precious moment of stability to catch your 713 00:49:55,400 --> 00:50:00,520 Speaker 4: breath and remember that you are safe right here, right now. 714 00:50:01,000 --> 00:50:04,719 Speaker 4: It can be your anchor in any storm. Knowing about 715 00:50:04,760 --> 00:50:08,680 Speaker 4: the other side isn't just about our future comfort. It's 716 00:50:08,680 --> 00:50:12,040 Speaker 4: about changing how we live on this side right now. 717 00:50:12,520 --> 00:50:16,080 Speaker 4: It calls us to live differently. The stories of near 718 00:50:16,120 --> 00:50:19,640 Speaker 4: death experiences are filled with people who are not just 719 00:50:19,719 --> 00:50:23,560 Speaker 4: shown a beautiful reality, but were given a new mission. 720 00:50:24,000 --> 00:50:28,120 Speaker 4: Do you remember my episode with Daniel Brinkley in nineteen 721 00:50:28,200 --> 00:50:32,319 Speaker 4: seventy five. He was one tough, cynical, skeptical guy who 722 00:50:32,320 --> 00:50:35,200 Speaker 4: didn't believe in the afterlife. One day, while on the 723 00:50:35,239 --> 00:50:38,400 Speaker 4: phone during a thunderstorm, a bolt of lightning struck the 724 00:50:38,400 --> 00:50:41,520 Speaker 4: phone line and hit him directly in the head. He 725 00:50:41,640 --> 00:50:45,120 Speaker 4: was even pronounced dead. He traveled through a tunnel and 726 00:50:45,239 --> 00:50:47,879 Speaker 4: was met by a being of light who showed him 727 00:50:47,920 --> 00:50:51,520 Speaker 4: a panoramic life review. But like many others, his review 728 00:50:51,640 --> 00:50:55,080 Speaker 4: was shown from the perspective of every person that he 729 00:50:55,120 --> 00:50:59,239 Speaker 4: had ever interacted with. He was forced to feel the 730 00:50:59,280 --> 00:51:02,440 Speaker 4: fear of the people he had bullied and the emotional 731 00:51:02,520 --> 00:51:07,520 Speaker 4: pain he had caused his family. After this difficult but profound. 732 00:51:07,120 --> 00:51:08,879 Speaker 3: Lesson, he came back into his. 733 00:51:08,800 --> 00:51:13,400 Speaker 4: Body, waking up in a morgue, but a completely changed man. 734 00:51:14,120 --> 00:51:17,400 Speaker 4: The bully was gone, replaced by a man filled with compassion. 735 00:51:17,880 --> 00:51:21,360 Speaker 4: Danian went on to dedicate his life to service, founding 736 00:51:21,440 --> 00:51:24,560 Speaker 4: a program called the Twilight Brigade to sit with dying 737 00:51:24,640 --> 00:51:28,560 Speaker 4: veterans in hospice care. He still uses his experience to 738 00:51:28,600 --> 00:51:31,719 Speaker 4: bring peace to thousands of people at the edge of 739 00:51:31,760 --> 00:51:35,839 Speaker 4: the veil, ensuring that they will not die alone. His 740 00:51:35,920 --> 00:51:39,080 Speaker 4: life is a testament to how these glimpses of the 741 00:51:39,200 --> 00:51:43,319 Speaker 4: unseen world can inspire a mission of love back here 742 00:51:43,320 --> 00:51:46,560 Speaker 4: in the physical world. The journey of understanding is not 743 00:51:46,640 --> 00:51:50,360 Speaker 4: about leaving this life behind. It's about living this life 744 00:51:50,400 --> 00:51:54,840 Speaker 4: more powerfully. It's about knowing your eternal nature and stepping 745 00:51:54,880 --> 00:51:58,080 Speaker 4: into your power as a divine soul. Having a human 746 00:51:58,120 --> 00:52:02,040 Speaker 4: experience it is about knowing that you, my friend, are 747 00:52:02,239 --> 00:52:06,439 Speaker 4: never ever alone. A few announcements as we close out 748 00:52:06,480 --> 00:52:10,799 Speaker 4: our two hundred and fiftieth episode. Remember our friends at 749 00:52:10,920 --> 00:52:16,720 Speaker 4: IMS dot org are having the fiftieth celebration of doctor 750 00:52:16,960 --> 00:52:20,840 Speaker 4: Raymond Moody coining the term near death experience. It's a 751 00:52:20,960 --> 00:52:25,560 Speaker 4: huge conference with over one hundred speakers out in Chicago, 752 00:52:26,080 --> 00:52:29,480 Speaker 4: or you can live stream it from your own house. Also, 753 00:52:29,840 --> 00:52:32,840 Speaker 4: remember we Don't Die dot com. That's my home base. 754 00:52:33,400 --> 00:52:35,080 Speaker 4: At the bottom of the page you can enter your 755 00:52:35,160 --> 00:52:37,480 Speaker 4: name and email address. You get a whole bunch of 756 00:52:37,520 --> 00:52:40,959 Speaker 4: free goodies, including a copy of my book We Don't Die. 757 00:52:41,400 --> 00:52:44,160 Speaker 4: Please join us for one of our free Sunday gathering 758 00:52:44,400 --> 00:52:49,520 Speaker 4: inspirational services with medium demonstration included. What part of today's 759 00:52:49,560 --> 00:52:52,640 Speaker 4: episode made a difference for you today? If you feel 760 00:52:52,719 --> 00:52:55,319 Speaker 4: so inclined, I would love to hear your comments on 761 00:52:55,680 --> 00:52:59,759 Speaker 4: Apple Podcasts or Spotify wherever you listen to your podcasts. 762 00:53:00,040 --> 00:53:00,680 Speaker 4: Read everyone. 763 00:53:01,120 --> 00:53:02,000 Speaker 3: I want to leave you. 764 00:53:01,880 --> 00:53:06,280 Speaker 4: With this powerful quote from brilliant inventor Nikola Tesla. He said, 765 00:53:06,440 --> 00:53:10,719 Speaker 4: the day science begins to study non physical phenomena, it 766 00:53:10,800 --> 00:53:14,279 Speaker 4: will make more progress in one decade than in all 767 00:53:14,640 --> 00:53:18,840 Speaker 4: the previous centuries of its existence. My friends, today is 768 00:53:18,880 --> 00:53:22,839 Speaker 4: that day. We are living in a most exciting time. 769 00:53:23,360 --> 00:53:26,440 Speaker 4: I'm Sandra Champlain. Thank you so much for listening to 770 00:53:27,160 --> 00:53:30,680 Speaker 4: Shades of the Afterlife on the iHeartRadio and Coast to 771 00:53:30,760 --> 00:53:34,240 Speaker 4: Coast am Paranormal Podcast Network. 772 00:53:39,760 --> 00:53:42,279 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to the iHeartRadio and Coast to Ghost 773 00:53:42,360 --> 00:53:45,359 Speaker 1: Day and Paranormal Podcast Network. Make sure and check out 774 00:53:45,400 --> 00:53:48,640 Speaker 1: all our shows on the iHeartRadio app or by going 775 00:53:48,680 --> 00:53:54,920 Speaker 1: to iHeartRadio dot com.