Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid South Windsor, CT The International Association for Near-Death Studies, Inc.

PO Box 502 East Windsor Hill, CT 06028

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lANDS mission is to respond to people's needs for information and support concerning near-death and similar experiences.

P.M.H. Atwater, Lh.D. Revelations

This NDEr and leading researcher addresses the questions raised from investigations into near-death experiences (NDEs) about the broader scope of life.

Jan Holden, Ed.D & Rozan Christian, M.Ed. The NDE Research Bibliography, Part I: A State-of-the-Art Research Tool
Demo on the use of new bibliography software that indexes NOE articles covering over 150 NOE topics.

Debbie Purdy & Karen McGinnis Workshop: Self-Exploration Through Experiential Painting
3 hours - $15 fee for supplies Limited to 30 participants Those seeking to go beyond self-imposed creative blocks and access new sources of energy will become totally immersed in the creative flow brought about by the movement of paint and brush on paper.

Paul Bernstein, Ph.D. & Ken Prather Finding Words for the IndescribableCreatively Writing Out the NDE
Two NDE writers will discuss in detail the challenges they encountered, and the solutions they fashioned, when seeking to articulate such experiences to non-experiencers.

Lena Karunamaya Perspectives on Creativity: A Dialogue between Near-Death Experiencers and Visionaries
This NOEr supports the perspective that spirituality is the true source of inspiration through a discussion of 'flow' and a guided meditation.

Keith Richardson Andy Lakey's Psychomanteum

He shares his experiences of the many miracles that have happened surrounding Andy Lakey's paintings, the subject of his best-selling book, Andy Lakey's Psycho-

Allan Botkin, Psy.D. Reconnections

Information about his research on after-death communications (ADCs) and NDEs and how the two can be studied in controlled scientific settings.

Marlene Krohner Opened Awareness from My NDE

How her NOE has opened creative outlets from the other side and has enabled her to help others heal.

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Cheryl Booth Medium Rare

Musician, singer, NDEr and psychic medium performs excerpts from her one-woman show including monologues, original songs and gifted psychic inSights.

Jeff Long. M.D. & Jody Long. J .D. What the Near-Death Experience Teaches Us About Co-Creation and Soulmates
This presentation includes information about NOEs as a window to love, relationships, and soul mates.

Richard Sandore, M.D. Shamans, Hallucinogens, and the Near-Death Experience

A presentation on how native peoples have used medicinal plants from time immemorial to induce visions, heal, and explore death.

Betty DeGarmo-Avery From Death to Divine Beauty and Healing

This interior designer will discuss how her NDE has changed every aspect of her life and artistic works.

Joan Forest Mage Shamanic Healing Through the Arts

In this experiential workshop, you will discover how to Sing from the soul, express your gut feelings through dance, and capture the poetry flowing through your mind.

Kimberly Clark Sharp, MSW Creating Comedy Out of Crisis: A Humorist's Response to the NDE
The NOE comedian shares outright funny aspects of her experience, its aftereffects and the "usefulness of goofiness" as a coping mechanism.

Steven Fanning, Ph.D. The Creative Implications of the Life Review

During his two week coma, which left him paralyzed, his NDE caused him to review and rearrange his life.

Robert M. Magrisso. M.D. Enhanced Creativity After A Near-Death Experience

This internist will speak about how he integrated his NOE into his scientifically oriented life and where it has led him, personally, professionally and creatively

Christina Tourin Harpist

Communicating her NOE through folk harp music, she will perform for us, providing a powerful therapy to those in need of healing.

Joel Funk, Ph.D. Celestial Music

Discussion about music heard during NDEs and how analysis of it can reveal why composers are able to create ethereal music.

B. Jason MacLurg. M.D. Looking Inward: A Guided-Imagery Journey To Deepen Our Cosmic Roots A peaceful guided meditation of inner awareness will help partiCipants to confront - and go beyond - obstacles that restrict personal growth.

Rev. Ed Townley Spirit Expressing

Neal Grossman. Ph.D. Unleashing Creativity: Teaching the Near-Death Experience to Undergraduate Students
The benefits of teaching NOEs to students and how this has helped to make him a more authentic and creative teacher.

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He will lead a performance by Spirit Expressing, an arts group of outstanding spiriltJal-performersfounded-as -a result of his NDE.

Robert Moretti, Ph.D. How Carl Jung's Two NOEs Affected His Creative Work
Insights about Jung's NOEs and how they were followed by periods of intense creativity in his work.

ASia Joy VOight My Creativity: Talking to the Animals

Through her four NOEs she has become an animal intuitive and will discuss how others can achieve that feeling of connectedness with their pets.

MarceyHamm Riding the Sound Current and Waking Up To Soul

Her NOE produced musical joumeys, healings and "pure miracles" which helped create awareness of and promote connection with the other side.

Linda Morris. Ph.D., KN, C, CCNS Creative Tales From the Light
A sharing of patient studies highlighting how their creativity has increased or been enhanced by their NOEs.

Diane Willis & John Fish Improvisations From the Other Side: Native American Flute and Piano
A true example of Creativity from the Ught, Diane will speak about her experience and perform original healing improvisations with John.

Healer in Residence:

Come a Day Early for a Special Pre-Conference Event

Joyce Hawkes, Ph.D.

Joyce Hawkes spent fifteen years as a well-respected microbiologist and atheist. She was hit in the head by a leaded glass window in 1984, had a NDE, and has spent the last twenty years as a wellrespected healer. She has explored spiritual and healing traditions during extensive travel to the Philippines, England, India, and Bali, where she discovered many indigenous healers have come to their calling through NOEs. Combining her knowledge and expertise as a scientist with the wisdom of her heart as a healer, Joyce will be available for free informal consultations during the conference and at specified times at the Healing Connection.

Wednesday, June 23, Chicago lANDS presents...

David Kessler
Using Your Experience and Creativity in the Service of Others: Your Mission in Endof Life Care.
With inSight, compassion and humor, David shares many of his personal "life lessons which will guide the audience in their search for ways to be of service to others and will help to energize them in that work. His experiences in researching his books, Life Lessons, which he coauthored with Elisabeth KObler Ross, and The Needs of the Dying, now published in over 11 countries, range from meeting Mother Teresa and visiting Calcutta, health and end-of-life care, police and aviation disaster work, to his present position as Director of Palliative Care for Citrus Val/ey Health Partners, which has three hospitals and an award winning hospice in the Los Angeles area. His work has been discussed in the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Business Week and Ufe Magazine, and has been featured on CNN-Cross Fire, NBC, MSNBC, PBS, Entertainment Tonight and Sally Jessy Raphael. A copy of his book, The Needs of the Dying, and a reception are included in the admission price. For more about David, visit his site at www.DavidKessler.org.

The Healing Connection

Chicago lANDS will be sponsoring a "Healing Connection," allowing attendees to sample various healing modalities which are often received during NOEs. The Healing Connection will be available on Thursday and Friday from 7:30 am - 7 pm and on Saturday from 7:30 am - 5 pm. The healers at the Chicago conference will be carefully selected, representing the best professional healers available. More information will be provided in your registration packet.