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A Call from Heaven: Personal Accounts of Deathbed Visits, Angelic Visions, and Crossings to the Other Side

✍️ Josie Varga, Peter Fenwick
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📚 WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT

This compelling collection delves into the profound, often mystical, experiences surrounding the end of life. Through numerous personal accounts, readers encounter vivid descriptions of deathbed visions, including visitations from departed loved ones, celestial beings, and unknown figures. Varga and Fenwick meticulously document these phenomena, highlighting their universality across diverse belief systems, even among non-believers. The book explores instances where these visions are shared by those present, offering compelling evidence to the enduring question of what truly awaits us, suggesting death is not an ending but a transition.

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“What happens when we die? This is one of humankind's most important and enduring questions. A Call From Heaven brings a fresh and exciting perspective to this ancient question. Josie Varga presents a superb look at deathbed visions, which are the glimpses of the afterlife reported by those dying. With each turn of the page you will find a treasure trove of insights and inspiration. This outstanding book is expertly written, remarkably easy to read, and enthusiastically recommended.”
— Jeffrey Long, MD, New York Times best-selling author, Evidence of the Afterlife
🏛 New Page Books 📅 2017 📖 192 pages 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9781632650818
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Varga and Fenwick offer a deeply moving collection providing profound comfort and challenging conventional views of death. While it won't satisfy those seeking quantifiable scientific proof, its rich tapestry of personal accounts offers compelling anecdotal evidence for life beyond. This book is a vital contribution to spiritual literature, gently guiding readers towards a more expansive understanding of mortality and enduring consciousness.

📝 Description: A Call from Heaven: Personal Accounts of Deathbed Visits, Angelic Visions, and Crossings to the Other Side

What happens when we die? Do we really die alone? What if death is not the end but a new beginning? As the dying prepare to leave this world, they often begin to get a glimpse of what lies beyond through deathbed visits from deceased loved ones, strangers, and angelic or divine figures. Religious beliefs appear to have no bearing on these experiences--even atheists and nonbelievers have reported such phenomena. At times these visits are experienced by others in the room, offering incredible validity to the idea that life truly does continue.

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Esoterica Books editorial team
Occult literature desk
This collection offers a poignant window into the final moments of life, presenting deathbed visions as evidence of continuity rather than cessation. The authors successfully compile diverse accounts that transcend specific religious doctrines, focusing instead on the shared mystical elements of angelic visitations and loved ones appearing to the dying. However, readers strictly adhering to materialist scientific frameworks or those who find discussions of the supernatural deeply unsettling may find the content unconvincing or emotionally overwhelming. It is not intended for those seeking rigorous academic debate or historical analysis of spiritualism. Instead, it serves as a comforting anthology for the spiritually inclined, providing a gentle, narrative-driven exploration of what lies beyond the veil without demanding blind faith.
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📖 Why choose it

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Why this book is worth reading

Readers seeking comfort in the face of mortality or those curious about the nature of consciousness will find profound solace in these narratives. The book is ideal for individuals who have recently lost a loved one, offering gentle reassurance that death may be a transition rather than an end. It also appeals to skeptics and rationalists open to anecdotal evidence, as the authors present these accounts with careful documentation across diverse belief systems. By highlighting universal themes of connection and celestial visitation, the collection provides a bridge between scientific curiosity and spiritual hope. Those interested in the intersection of psychology, spirituality, and the unknown will appreciate the candid exploration of how dying moments reveal enduring bonds to the other side, making it a valuable resource for understanding the mysteries of the human experience at its final threshold.

⭐ Reader reviews

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⭐ Esoterica editorial review Editorial rating 4.6/5
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For those pondering the great unknown or seeking solace in the face of loss, this book offers profound insights. It's for anyone curious about the mysteries of the dying process, seeking validation for spiritual experiences, or hoping to understand the transition to another life.

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This collection offers a poignant window into the final moments of life, presenting deathbed visions as evidence of continuity rather than cessation. The authors successfully compile diverse accounts that transcend specific religious doctrines, focusing instead on the shared mystical elements of angelic visitations and loved ones appearing to the dying. However, readers strictly adhering to materialist scientific frameworks or those who find discussions of the supernatural deeply unsettling may find the content unconvincing or emotionally overwhelming. It is not intended for those seeking rigorous academic debate or historical analysis of spiritualism. Instead, it serves as a comforting anthology for the spiritually inclined, providing a gentle, narrative-driven exploration of what lies beyond the veil without demanding blind faith.

❓ Frequently asked questions

No, the book explicitly states that these deathbed experiences transcend specific religious beliefs, affecting atheists and individuals of various faiths alike. Its focus is on the universal phenomenon, not a particular dogma or creed.
The authors include accounts where multiple people present witness the same phenomena, offering a form of corroboration beyond the individual's subjective experience. This provides a compelling, if not scientifically quantifiable, layer of validation.

📖 Who should read this

For those pondering the great unknown or seeking solace in the face of loss, this book offers profound insights. It's for anyone curious about the mysteries of the dying process, seeking validation for spiritual experiences, or hoping to understand the transition to another life.

🎯 Key themes and symbolism

Visions at Life's Threshold

Explores the widespread phenomenon of individuals encountering deceased loved ones, spiritual entities, or glimpses of another realm during their final moments. The authors meticulously gather diverse personal narratives, illustrating how these profound experiences often provide comfort, understanding, and a sense of continuity for the dying and their caregivers.

Universal Nature of Crossing

The book highlights that these extraordinary end-of-life experiences transcend specific religious or atheistic beliefs. It presents compelling evidence that such visions are a fundamental aspect of the human experience, suggesting a shared, intrinsic awareness of an afterlife, regardless of one's spiritual or philosophical convictions.

Witnessing the Beyond

Beyond individual accounts, the book details instances where living witnesses also perceive aspects of these deathbed phenomena. This shared perception offers profound validation, transforming private spiritual encounters into observed events and strengthening the argument for an ongoing existence beyond the physical body.

📜 Historical context

This work contributes to a long tradition exploring consciousness beyond the body, echoing early spiritualist investigations and parapsychological studies on NDEs. It stands alongside contemporary works that demystify death, offering comfort and observational evidence to challenge materialist views, bridging scientific inquiry with spiritual understanding.

📚 Glossary

Deathbed Visions
Crossings to the Other Side
Shared Death Experience

📔 Questions to reflect on

  1. How do these accounts challenge or confirm your existing beliefs about death and the afterlife?
  2. If you could communicate with a deceased loved one, what comfort or insight would you seek regarding the transition?
  3. Consider a time you felt a spiritual presence during a moment of loss or transition. How might that experience relate to the phenomena described here?

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