http://www.ncreview.com/ 2694-1177 http://www.ncreview.com/paranormal/proof-of-heaven-a-neurosurgeons-near-death-experience-and-journey-into-the-afterlife Hollywood could not have scripted a more plausible or powerful scenario to demonstrate the existence of heaven and the afterlife than the experience of Dr. Eben Alexander. A top neurosurgeon whose whole career was focused on the brain as the seat of consciousness, he got bacterial meningitis with no history of exposure. It was such a virulent form that it put him into a coma and stopped all his higher brain functions. According to current medical understanding, he could not have been thinking or even dreaming and should have died, yet he returns to life bursting with joy at having met God. Having been in a deep coma for six days his doctors expected him to be a vegetable should he even survive, yet he regained his full memory and faculties. Not surprisingly, the experience forever changed his understanding of consciousness and of our place in the universe. He tried every possible medical, physiological and biochemical alternative to explain his experience, yet each one was discounted in turn, leaving only the mystery. I am reminded of the TV ad with the cell phone testers asking, “Can you hear me now?” As a reviewer I have received a growing flood of books describing near death experiences, each one offering similar or complementary insights about the nature of death and divinity. The reason this book is so powerful and compelling is that Dr. Alexander’s credentials are unassailable, the case was impeccably documented, and he was a skeptic with no ax to grind for a divine or metaphysical explanation. We are also given enough of the scientific details to understand what a miracle this truly was. The book is beautifully written, and deftly interweaves his personal story with the drama of his illness, recovery and attempts to understand what happened. The lyrical description and the ineffable beauty of what he experienced “on the other side” will touch you deeply. "Proof of Heaven" makes your heart sing as you recognize the truth of our eternal connection to Source. Don’t miss it. ]]> Sat, 27 Oct 2012 20:27:46 -0700