What is it like to die?
Excerpts from Lest We Be Forgotten
"...I am with many Angels, it's beautiful, I feel beautiful, I feel
happy. There is nothing to be afraid of. I wish you peace and happiness and
I'll see you soon". "My daughter, tell her to talk to me, because I
can hear her when she talks to me and I am never far away".
"...I was trembling and a hand reached out for me, but I was holding
on to my wife and I wasn't going to let her go, but I took the hand that
reached out for me". "Everything I felt I needed was attached to this
hand. I took hold of this hand and then I remember weeping. I was weeping with
so many emotions, like a child in its mothers arms. That's all I can remember,
how good it felt to be where I was and to be able to weep and know that it was
OK to weep and that I was being cared for". Tell our kids that we are OK
They will think we suffered, but we did not". "We are in a kitchen,
yes, we are in a kitchen and we are visiting with family and friends". I
asked, "In the spirit world?" Man replied, "Yes, spirit to you,
real to us. It's different in many ways of course; It's not like anything I
ever remember seeing". "Lift your spirits (on earth), don't go
through life with your head down, lift your head up".
"...I remember being very frightened because I didn't know what to
expect and that I didn't want to be left alone". Then I remember someone
calling my name. I began running toward this little girl. She was calling my
name, she was in a green field flying a kite and she called for me to join her.
We ran and laughed while flying the kite on a beautiful sunny day. She called
out my name over and over to come help her fly the kite. After, I felt peaceful
and calm, I could see my husband standing in the distance, then I ran to
him". "There is a lot more going on up here than you think".
"Lift your spirits, don't go through life with your head down, lift your
head up". I asked them if they had any special instructions regarding the
care of their body if and when it is found. Woman replies, "Throw it in
the trash heap, I suppose it is in the trash heap by now".
"...I miss my family; I should have spent more time with them. I
should not have come here. I would like my time back. I missed everything that
was important". I asked Male if he
was unhappy and he said, "No, I have a new life now, but I have many
regrets. I should have done things differently". "Yes, I learned from
my life". He continues with, "I now walk freely and hope to do
better". "I am at peace, I am at rest, and I am at a new dawn".
He made a joke and said, "I'm finally on vacation". He showed me an
image of himself at a beach. Male said, "I walk freely with no
hindrances". "I did not suffer".
"...Yes, it's very beautiful here, "Tell my husband, I am happy
here, I am with , (sounds like mamma). Music surrounds me, and the smell of
roses". There is everything here I could want and need. Do not take your
life for granted. Do the things you were talking about doing". "Take
a trip to the mountains, the holy of holiest places is in your heart. Together
that is where we will be and shall remain, no time for tears, don't waste your
life". Then she explained that she is with her husband when he walks
through the garden. She said, "We will meet again". As I pray for
Female, she sits on a bench in a garden of roses and taps on the bench next to
her, indicating she is saving a seat next to her for her husband when he comes.
She will be waiting for him in the rose garden.
"...I saw Jesus, he said to go with him and he would set me
free". I asked Male, "Are you really free?" Male replied,
"Yes, but I chose to beg for forgiveness and mercy and cleanse my
soul".
Female raises her arms over her head and suddenly I see large
butterflies covering her. "I'm in a sea of butterflies", she said. I
asked her if she was alone, "No, there are many of us. There are children
and I have plenty to do. It is just like being home but without you, (referring
to her father). "I feel free up here; there is nothing that is bothering
me. It is peaceful and joyful. I can spread my wings and be one with the
butterfly".
Male said, "I miss my dog". "I do remember seeing my
dog". I asked male, "Do you remember how you got from the airplane to
where you are now?" Male replied, "Yes, I remember seeing my dog, my
dog came running toward me. I greeted my dog and then we left the plane".
I asked male if he could describe to me where he was now, he said, "yes, I
met my dog and he took me to where some friends and family were gathered
waiting for me". Then he said, "The plane didn't matter any longer. I
am content where I am now". You know those things you worry so much about
in life, they have no place here, and they are obsolete.
"...Alive? No, not in the
physical sense. I am surrounded by beauty everywhere I look. There is peace and
harmony. I prayed to God and when I woke up, I was here". "There is a
babbling brook, I walk in it to cool my feet. The birds sing all around me. I
praise God that all is well". "Tell them that peace abounds, the
moment of truth is near, accept it in your heart, this will set you free".
Then she waved her finger back and forth in front of her saying, "Don't
take your life for granted, see the beauty in everything. I am at peace, I am
grateful for my bounties".
"...I had everything to lose, but I will rebuild my life where I
am". "In a marshmallow heaven, you can fall down and not get
hurt".
"...There is beauty all around me, everywhere I look, there is peace
and calm. I can paint and I am free". "It's very generous here, not
like down there, the living, where it's hurry, hurry. Up here, it is calm and
quiet and you can take your time, there is no need to hurry, no need to rush,
you can savor your moments".
"...I remember thanking God that it was over because I felt so
peaceful, quiet and calm". "I was walking in a green valley with
other passengers, we were being led somewhere. I could see people moving in
different directions. Then I heard my name called. They told me to come to them
and that they will take me home. I felt very drawn to go with them. I felt like
it was the right thing for me to do, as if I belonged there."
"...I am alive, where, where am I alive?" "No, we are in
heaven with the angels; tell my children we are in heaven with the angels
watching over them. We are together, we are fine, and we are at peace. We did
not want to go, but now that we have we must all accept it".
"...I opened my eyes and I saw stars, like in a night sky".
She then showed me the image of a male figure reaching his arm down to her; she
took hold of his hand. Up and out of the water, he pulled her to meet him. When she came out of the water, she showed herself as a young girl.
The man picked her up in his arms and said, "I've got you now". He
then walked away with the woman/girl in his arms.
I asked male if he was aware that he no longer had a physical body and
that he was in spirit. He placed his hand to his chest and jokingly said,
"Am I dead, wholly crap. I don't feel dead, well, maybe I do".
"I remember now, I was walking through the tunnel and I met someone that I
know". He showed me the image of a male spirit coming from the other end
of the tunnel to greet him with a handshake and a pat on the shoulder. I then
saw the male spirit usher him down and out of the tunnel.
"...I am in a holding facility waiting to be transferred someplace
loving and peaceful, a place of my desire". "Oh, I remember now, a
little girl approached me and handed me some flowers. She took my hand and
guided me to where I am now". "I'm in a group of the other passengers
waiting to be released". "It was welcoming after the experience I had
just had. It was very calm and peaceful and it's where I wanted to be".
"...I am with my family, I heard them calling for me and I went
toward them. I am at peace, this is a happy place, I like where I am. I will do
well here, I have much to look forward to". "You will do fine and one
day you will be here too, there is nothing to be frightened of". She
continued with, "I am going swimming, I am in the water, then I am on the
beach, it is sunny. The sun is very bright, I see my family and they are
calling for me. Everyone is so happy to see me, I feel so happy I run to them.
I am at peace; I am happy where I am".
"...I was lifted up by angels, yes, many angels surrounded me and
lifted me up by my arms and we flew up, out of the darkness. I saw many others
lifted up, babies in the arms of angels. I thought I must be going up to
heaven. It was very peaceful, calm and I have no fears, and now I am speaking
with you". "I've taken long walks in the park, I have time to myself,
I have time to think, I have time to enjoy the beauty that surrounds me". "My
life is here now".
"...A woman came to me and took my hand, she said she would take me
to where I need to be, and she said she will take me to my family". My
message is to go on with your life without us, finish your life, and meet us
here; we will be ready for you. I don't feel like I am missing anything, I feel
very content and happy".
"...I'm in a beautiful place, I can sit and think, it is peaceful
and quiet. I can sit and watch the sunset. I am loved, my family is with me. It
will take some time, but I know I will feel better soon".
"...We were brought here together by a horse and buggy
carriage". I asked her to describe to me where she was now, she said,
"To a large farm, it's very peaceful and quiet. It is in the country with
lots of trees and fresh air". Her husband spoke and said, "This is
where we imagined to go". I said, "You imagined to go together",
and he replied, "Yes, we wanted to be together". She then said,
"I was very frightened and I didn't want to be alone". "I'm in
the country, it's peaceful and quiet, fresh air, open space. It's very green
and calming, this is where we would like to stay". "Yes, this is a
beautiful place".
"...It was a gift from God, a dove flew down to greet me. Then a
hand reached out for me, he told me to go with him, that he would take me to
safety and I felt very peaceful. I did not feel as though I should worry any
longer. All of my fears had vanished". She continued with, "I asked
the man what had happened and where was I?" He told me the plane had
crashed and I was safe now. I felt very warm, like a warm blanket of love has
been wrapped around my shoulders". , "It's very peaceful and a lot of
colors and a lot of stars in the sky." "The babies went first; they
always take the babies first". I asked her, "Who?' and she replied,
"The angels, the angels came for the babies".
"...I was handed a light. A light was placed in my lap. I took
hold of the light and raised it over my head. I went with the light, I held on
and went with it to where it was going. I believe it was going up". I
asked her if she felt that she was traveling through the water, she said,
"No not the water, just up through the dark. All I could see was the
light". I asked her to describe to me where she is now, she said, "I
feel as though I'm in a school yard. I have children all around me laughing and
playing. It is very carefree here". I asked her if she had a message for
her children, She said, "A mother is never far from her children, I trust
they are in good hands, capable hands. I am at peace and I am feeling
well".
"...I was hurled through time and space". I asked him, "Where
did you land?" He replied, "On a beach near a jungle. There were men;
they said they were waiting for me to take me to safety, that I was to go with
them". I asked him to look around and describe to me where he is now. He
replied, "I am home, I am where I need to be".
"...I am in a small village near the water. There are mountains
around me and I am in a green valley. I am with friends and family. I feel very
comfortable, peaceful, and content. I feel as if I belong here, I have a great
sense of belonging". "Enjoy my art, and live in peace. Take heed in
the messages, for they are more real than you think".
"...I remember falling, moving un-restricted. I also remember being
at a lake with ducks and geese. I wanted to sit and feed the ducks and
Geese". "A man came up from behind me and placed his hand on my
shoulder. He told me it was time to go now, time to go to be with my
family".
She said, she recalls a flash of light. "I remember being in my
seat, then angels that looked like fireflies all lit up, flew all around me.
Then I reached up to touch them". I asked her, "How did you feel
around the fireflies?" She replied, "I wanted to be one of
them". I asked her where she was now. She said, "I'm with the other
fireflies".
"...I was with a herd of beautiful galloping horses".
I told him that I am very happy that he has found peace. He replied,
"Peace and gratitude". I asked him what he was grateful for, he said,
"the kindness that everyone has shown me. I was made to feel very welcomed
here". I asked him if he would describe to me where he was. He said,
"I'm in a small village in Peking, that is where I chose to go. I am very
happy here". I asked him what he was doing in the village, he said,
"I work with my hands, I create, I am very satisfied. It is very quiet and
peaceful here. I feel like I am doing some good". . He says he was pulled
out of a fire. Someone pulled him out. He thinks his legs were not working.
"Once he pulled you out, this man, where did he take you?" I asked him.
He replied, "He said we were to go with him and he would take us to
safety". "And where did he take you?" I asked. "Here"
the man replied. I asked him, "Where is here?" "To my village.
There had been an accident and I was to wait here for my family". I asked
him, "Did he tell you that you are in spirit and that your body did not
survive the accident?" He replied, "Yes, at first I was very upset
but I am at peace now". I asked him if he wanted to go back and see his
body to be sure he is in spirit. He replied, "No, why would I want to do
that? I have everything I need here". I asked him if he had any
instructions for what he would like to have done to his body when they find the
airplane. He said, "right now I am in a mass grave". "Do you
mean that all of the passengers and crews bodies are together?" He
replied, "Yes, we are all together in the plane. There are those who still
will not leave their bodies, they are staying next to them" I asked him,
"Do you think they are waiting for a proper burial?" He said,
"They are waiting, yes, they don't want to leave. They are afraid to
leave; they are clinging to their old ways".
"...I raised my arms up, I was like a child being lifted up by my
grandfather. I went into my grandfather's arms. They were very strong and
comforting, they held me tightly and I was not afraid anymore". "There are beautiful gardens all around
and I take joy in the tranquil waters".
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