September NEWSLETTER

September  2018 NEWSLETTER

 

What’s HAPPENING  at the Light GAP?

Marj & I  are excited to share that Terry has just spent four incredible days in Seattle (Bellevue, WA) at the International IANDS Conference. (International Association on Near-Death Studies.) You might remember that one of the chapters in our book, The Light GAP: God’s Amazing Presence used IANDS research to help our readers understand the incredible statistics that highlight  NDE’s for well over 30 years. Terry will share many of her incredible experiences meeting the amazing key speakers as well as joining 80 speakers to hear their stories that show amazing similarities from their NDE’s, but differences as well. I believe the most inspirational learning comes from the aftereffects of NDE’s. We ALL follow a pattern after experiencing the LIGHT of God, and it takes us on a path to make the world a better place using our individual gifts. More soon on that topic!

NEWS from Terry Larkin and Marj Steiner

This week finds Terry leaving Seattle and flying to Denver, Colorado!

There are busy, but spectacular times for me right now. My husband Doug and I are first spending time with an incredible 93 year old!  Doug’s Mom is living in Pueblo, Colorado in assisted living. She is such an inspiration for us all. She is one of the most positive spirits I know at an age when life can seem pretty difficult. Her short term memory is failing, but she is always able to find the good in everyone and everything around her. Following our visit in Pueblo, I will be attending a workshop for healers being held in Denver by the time you read this. I will be spending 3 days with Dr. Eric Pearl and his team of healers in a hands on workshop training called Reconnective Healing. I took his Online Course and I have learned so much already. I find that his understanding of healing is very similar to my own and I appreciate all of his scientific research to accompany his workshops! I’m sure you will be hearing more about my learning during future blogs! While I was at the IANDS Conference, they had a table in the bookstore…Reconnective Healing resonates with a lot of Near-Death Experiencers. I had some beautiful conversations with them.

I have SO much to share with you from my IANDS experience. I have not returned home yet, but I will tell you that I have been in the company of totally incredible people. My  memories will surface in incredible ways as I have time to process and share insightful learning. I am busy journaling, and basking in the ONENESS that every one of these NDE experiencers felt during their journey with God and now with each other here on earth! We were meeting for a reason.  I spoke with so many people and of course ALL of them want to meet Marj someday! There were people attending this conference from all over the US, Canada, Europe, and even Australia.

 

This month finds Marj back in Eagle River after a trip to Germany with her husband and their son.  What a joy to spend so much time with an adult child.  It is a rare occasion and I am so thankful for his presence in our lives.  Our travels took us to Munich, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Bacharach, Cologne, and Frankfurt.  We found Germans to be very gracious in their hospitality, and found the country of Germany so varied with it’s charming cities and towns and  beautiful in its plains, rolling hills, and mountains.  Back in Eagle River area for almost four more weeks, I continue to be in awe of being able to look out my window or walk out the door and be in NATURE.  It is such a renewing experience being out of the suburbs and cities, where our  environment also includes TIME to develop rich friendships, opportunities for adventures that renew my spirit, and the sighting of many wild animals that have the space and resources to live a free life.  Just yesterday, as I drove to the town for groceries, I had to stop as I encountered two different groups of at least twelve wild turkeys each!  Regularly we see deer, eagles, loons, ducks, herons, fish, humming birds…and if you are lucky you might even see a porcupine, fisher, bobcat, fox or even a wolf or black bear.  You will find me in my hammock almost each day reading inspired authors. One highlight in this week was listening to Dr. Joe Dispenza via an offering from Hay House on the web; a free peek into their 2018 Summit.  I found it in an old email encouraging people to attend the free Summit, which is now over.  He was talking about a topic close to Terry’s heart – how we can heal ourselves with the help of our connection to the Spirit within us all.  His healing of injuries that would have kept him in a wheel chair for life –  to complete recovery!  He is so articulate!  He shows us that believing in your future, thinking about new possibilities, having a new vision – provides a mental map to your future.  He states that we can literally become a new person.  And … his work shows us how, in a way we can understand!

 

GREAT Read

This month Terry would like to share her excitement about a continuing interest in a spectacular person, Dr. Eben Alexander. His newest book, Living in a Mindful Universe: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Heart of Consciousness , has incredible insights for living in a complicated world. He is a well known neurosurgeon that is now helping countless physicians understand the reality of NDE’s and what we have to learn from them! He helps us comprehend the startling discovery that consciousness is NOT housed in the brain. Science has proven that and he is so eloquent in helping us realize why it is so important for us to know this! He too is talking about the incredible abilities inherent in our body to heal. But we have to know the incredible power of the mind to link into spirit to connect to our brains to make a difference in our body! You may remember his first book, Proof of Heaven, which became a New York Times bestseller. Then he wrote his second book, Map of Heaven, which I found equally astounding as he shared stories from many NDE miracles and STE experiences like Marj’s. I will be sharing some of the conversations I was able to have with this incredible man. It was an amazing experience as I ate lunch with Eben Alexander along with a table that had 4 amazing doctors, a Lutheran Minister, and a wealthy businessman…and all had significant NDE’s.

 

 

 

 

 

This month Marj would like to share her excitement about a continuing interest in a spectacular
person, Parker Palmer.  His most read books are Let Your Life Speak, The Courage to Teach, A Hidden Wholeness, and Healing the Heart of America.  As Parker approached the age of 80, he was encouraged to write one more book by his publishing editor.  “No, I am done with that,” Parker first stated.  With encouragement and a new idea of how to use his collection of essays written over time, he added his thoughts related to being 80. The resulting book is ON the BRINK of EVERYTHING.  In his new book he is discussing the process of getting old, and the riches that it provides.  Parker Palmer has given me so many insights into how to live creatively over the years.  Now he encourages me to continue that creativity into older age.  Quoting theologian Brian McLaren,  who read his book states, “…Parker has helped this guy in his early sixties think of my years ahead as ‘triple wrapped in mystery.  Savoring this book is a kind of mentorship in aging , and it ends in a crescendo of poetry.  My first thought when I turned the last page: I want to read this again from the beginning, starting right now.”  The book is full of wisdom.  I especially appreciated his chapter on the richness of young people and the older people working together; Chapter II – Young and Old: The Dance of the Generations.  I say that perhaps he opens the door to unraveling mysteries.  He brings joy and hope to the process of aging.

 

 

Spiritual Online World

 

 

There is a series being offered entitled Ancient Medicines for Modern Illness. It is being hosted by Nick Polizzi from thesacredscience.com. Both Marj and I have watched the video that was released after research brought  physicians to take patients and study work through Shamans in the Amazon. There were amazing healings. This is a new free series being offered by The Sacred Science currently. I have just begun watching it, so I can’t say what it contains! But, the topic of the medicines found and their current uses might be of interest to you!

 

Did you know…

that the number one practice that ALL Near-Death Experiencers say keeps them healthy today is MEDITATION! Doctors who had never used the practice prior to their NDE’s were asked what the most significant practice they recommended.  Without fail, they all said deep meditation! We have talked about the value of meditation many times, but at this conference full of diverse human beings, all of them will tell you they could not navigate life anymore without meditation. Mindfulness meditation is extremely helpful, but all feel that a daily quiet meditation of at least 20 minutes is crucial!

 

 

 

 

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