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Judy Bachrach is a longtime journalist who has worked for the Washington Post, the Washington Star (as a political columnist) and now is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. Judy’s latest book, GLIMPSING HEAVEN (National Geographic Books) will publish on September 2, 2014. GLIMPSING HEAVEN is a page-turning examination of the factors that contribute to what used to be called a near death experience--and the science behind it.

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Hi, Judy There seems to be have been some discussion of some people being drawn towards a light, or seeing a bright light summoning them to move towards it. Has your research determined this dynamic/phenomenon may actually exist in some cases?

Judy Bachrach Yes the light is a very important and often cited element
About 95 percent of those I interviewed saw it. It seems to be a brilliant light but one that…moreYes the light is a very important and often cited element
About 95 percent of those I interviewed saw it. It seems to be a brilliant light but one that does not hurt the eyes. I did want to answer one imprtant issue: almost everyone I interviewed inGLIMPSING HEAVEN actually died. They weren't in other words near death but dead. So whether or not the light they saw was an actual phenomenon has no relevance. They weren't here any more. They had passed over the border(less)

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Why are experiences of these travelers between the earthly and the spiritual world not more accepted in our western society? There are several other books about life after death. I recently read "Proof of Heaven" by Dr.Eben Alexander. Are you familiar with his work?

Judy Bachrach Yes, I have read Dr. Alexander and know him. But to answer your first question: Death travelers, as I call them in my book, "Glimpsing Heaven," are a …moreYes, I have read Dr. Alexander and know him. But to answer your first question: Death travelers, as I call them in my book, "Glimpsing Heaven," are a lonely group. This is because most people who are resuscitated through CPR or other means, remember nothing about their time among the dead. We do not know why that is. Dr Sam Parnia, an emergency room physician, has hypothesized that perhaps it is because of swelling within the brain as a result of trauma, which might impair memory.
So those who do remember their travels on their return to life are discounted or considered mentally unbalanced. Modern western society demands proof -- and those who return from the dead with memories of fascinating adventures simply have no proof, no physical proof that can assuage the scoffers.(less)

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GLIMPSING HEAVEN CONTROVERSY

Well I guess anyone who writes about the probability of enduring consciousness after death is going to get a lot of flak.

Here in the interests of full disclosure is some of it -- on Natl Geographic's own website of all places...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/ne... Read more of this blog post »

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Published on September 13, 2014 14:29 • Tags: controversy, glimpsing-heaven, life-after-death

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“I asked my grandmother if the light was God,” Pam recalled. Rie laughed at the suggestion. “Oh no, Baby,” said Rie. “God is not the light. The light is what happens when God breathes.” She knew then, Pam would say later, that she was standing in the breath of God.”
― Judy Bachrach, Glimpsing Heaven: The Stories and Science of Life After Death

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