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The Other Side of Death
"I saw and felt the most beautiful luminous blue. I was serene, tranquil, free, and could happily have stayed there forever."Jan Price was destined not to linger in paradise but to return to the physical world and the body she had left behind during a nearly fatal heart attack.This book is Jan's account of her near-death experience and the many precious lessons it taught her--most important, that death need never be feared, by anyone. She describes the beautiful spiritual country in which she found herself and her joyous encounters there. She reflects on why near-death experiences happen and why they've become so common. Jan's husband, bestselling inspirational author John Randolph Price, also contributes to the story, sharing his feelings and experiences during this tremendous crisis.Guilt and punishment, forgiveness and transformation, life and love, earth and eternity--Jan Price's remarkable story teaches us about all of them, joyfully and unforgettably.
198 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 12, 1996
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May 17, 2017
I have read a number of accounts of NDEs and one of the things they all seem to have in common is the incredible clarity of detail. This one was no exception and I have no doubt that the experience was very real to the author. However, in spite of the fact that there were some lovely insights and wisdom expressed, there was a tendency to overthink it. This would be fine for a private journal but becomes tedious for the public reader. I'm also reminded of an observation many years ago by author Paul Tournier, that the danger of having a mystical experience is to get stuck in it, and worse, turn it into a doctrine. I have no problem with this author interpreting her NDE in terms of her own life experience, but warning flags went up when she began to interpret her insights as universal truth.
February 7, 2012
Wasn't impressed. I didn't doubt anything that she said, I just believe we see what our beliefs are. I thought it odd that her dog, who had passed, was who she spent most of her time on the other side with during her NDE. Why not her mother or close friend who had passed... There were sooooo many quoted writings and a whole lot of fluff. I think her actual story could have been written in 2 chapters, but in order to publish she had to make it longer, hence all the quotes.
November 17, 2009
I read all the way to page 91 before I decided I had all I could take of this new-age dogma.
This lady claims to have made contact with spiritual teachers during a meditation and then during her NDE she meets up with one of those teachers in the place where all your questions are answered. Then she claims to have seen a friend sitting in her spirit form on her death bed smiling. It was all just to much and I like to read about peoples NDE's.
This book seemed more aimed at giving you another spiritual beleife rather than the telling of a NDE.
This lady claims to have made contact with spiritual teachers during a meditation and then during her NDE she meets up with one of those teachers in the place where all your questions are answered. Then she claims to have seen a friend sitting in her spirit form on her death bed smiling. It was all just to much and I like to read about peoples NDE's.
This book seemed more aimed at giving you another spiritual beleife rather than the telling of a NDE.
May 15, 2017
Enjoyed....
November 1, 2011
For a believer in the afterlife, this memoir was so reassuring to me. I heard that Steve Job's last words were, "Wow, Wow! I hope he was seeing what Jan Price experienced in her near death experience. Her descriptions of the beautiful colors, the meaning of time, and our agelessness confirmed my thoughts of heaven. For a non-believer, this recollection of experiences would certainly be something to ponder.
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