In the extraordinary 1996 movie, "Arrival." based on Ted Chiang's novella, "Your Story," many layers of life, overarched by nonlinear time are depicted in an extraordinarily beautiful and challenging pastiche. I find it remarkable that what seems like an irreducible exploration of life is woven into a bounded work of art. This relates to "Thought Creates Reality. . . And more! It was a deeply spiritual experience for me.
Dear Catharine, Should you choose to experience the film, I would appreciate it if you would share your feelings. I sense clearly you inhabit a world which is expansive, not constricted, by rigid singular notions of omniscience, categorizations, absence of life's garden of mysteries which may be (and often) are shut out by arrogance or rigidity, rooted in fear of what we do not know. I think you will resonate with "Arrival." Nice to hear from you, Richard
Hi Richard, I deleted my previous reply as after watching a trailer, I realize I did not see this movie before. Everything I said was no longer valid. I watched a few YouTube videos about the film today. I can see that I would not fall asleep watching this movie. In addition, I don't think I can rent it as it looks like something I would want to watch more than once. I subscribed to your page and will be glad to discuss over time :-)
I very much appreciate this article and I am grateful you took the time to do research and inform readers about various sources. Many years ago, I experienced what was later described as an NDE. Eventually I came across the research that was being conducted by Kenneth Ring. One thing I learned was that Christians often talk about Jesus after an NDE, but Hindus may speak of Shiva. Of course this reflects the point of your writing - and affirms your insight.
As you sum it up: "We can heed the message and create something positive for ourselves"...
So you experienced an NDE? Can you still remember it clearly? The reason I ask is that it seems as though these experiences leave a lasting impact on people. There are other ways in which one can visit these realms but I tried not to go all over the place and stay focused on NDEs here. Maybe someday you will create a story based on your experience? I would really enjoy reading something like that in your story teller style :-)
I never heard of Kenneth Ring so will be looking him up shortly. And yes, Christians are likely to see Jesus while Hindus are more likely to see Shiva, so on and so forth. I had a past life regression once. Much to my amazement, my guide looked like an alien. You know, the ones with the huge eyes. I suspect I might just see something like that :-)
Indeed - I was clinically dead, and experienced all the classic NDE stuff. There is no doubt about the "lasting impact". As you note, perhaps I should write about it. Kenneth Ring was one of the earliest people to do serious academic research on NDEs - he even studied the experiences of blind people! He continues to write today - his most recent book is Reflections in a Glass Eye: Essays in the Time of COVID (2021).
"In 1977, Dr. Ring, as a young professor of psychology, read Raymond Moody's book, Life After Life, and was inspired by it. However, he felt that a more scientifically structured study would strengthen Moody's findings. So he sought out 102 near-death survivors for his research. Ken's ground-breaking book, Life At Death: A Scientific Investigation of the Near-Death Experience, was published by William Morrow and Company in 1980. In 1984, the company published Ken's second book, Heading Toward Omega: In Search of the Meaning of the Near-Death Experience. Both books deal with near-death experiences and how they change people's lives. His research also involves the ground-breaking work of investigating near-death experiences among blind persons. His findings are detailed in his book Mindsight: Near-Death and Out-of-Body Experiences in the Blind (1999) which has become a classic in the annals of near-death research much like his previous books, The Omega Project: Near-Death Experiences, UFO Encounters, and Mind at Large (1992), and his most well-known and celebrated NDE book, Lessons from the Light: What We Can Learn from the NDE (2000)."
In the extraordinary 1996 movie, "Arrival." based on Ted Chiang's novella, "Your Story," many layers of life, overarched by nonlinear time are depicted in an extraordinarily beautiful and challenging pastiche. I find it remarkable that what seems like an irreducible exploration of life is woven into a bounded work of art. This relates to "Thought Creates Reality. . . And more! It was a deeply spiritual experience for me.
Hi Richard, You keep mentioning this film. I have to make a point of watching it. It sounds fascinating!
Dear Catharine, Should you choose to experience the film, I would appreciate it if you would share your feelings. I sense clearly you inhabit a world which is expansive, not constricted, by rigid singular notions of omniscience, categorizations, absence of life's garden of mysteries which may be (and often) are shut out by arrogance or rigidity, rooted in fear of what we do not know. I think you will resonate with "Arrival." Nice to hear from you, Richard
Hi Richard, I deleted my previous reply as after watching a trailer, I realize I did not see this movie before. Everything I said was no longer valid. I watched a few YouTube videos about the film today. I can see that I would not fall asleep watching this movie. In addition, I don't think I can rent it as it looks like something I would want to watch more than once. I subscribed to your page and will be glad to discuss over time :-)
I very much appreciate this article and I am grateful you took the time to do research and inform readers about various sources. Many years ago, I experienced what was later described as an NDE. Eventually I came across the research that was being conducted by Kenneth Ring. One thing I learned was that Christians often talk about Jesus after an NDE, but Hindus may speak of Shiva. Of course this reflects the point of your writing - and affirms your insight.
As you sum it up: "We can heed the message and create something positive for ourselves"...
So you experienced an NDE? Can you still remember it clearly? The reason I ask is that it seems as though these experiences leave a lasting impact on people. There are other ways in which one can visit these realms but I tried not to go all over the place and stay focused on NDEs here. Maybe someday you will create a story based on your experience? I would really enjoy reading something like that in your story teller style :-)
I never heard of Kenneth Ring so will be looking him up shortly. And yes, Christians are likely to see Jesus while Hindus are more likely to see Shiva, so on and so forth. I had a past life regression once. Much to my amazement, my guide looked like an alien. You know, the ones with the huge eyes. I suspect I might just see something like that :-)
Indeed - I was clinically dead, and experienced all the classic NDE stuff. There is no doubt about the "lasting impact". As you note, perhaps I should write about it. Kenneth Ring was one of the earliest people to do serious academic research on NDEs - he even studied the experiences of blind people! He continues to write today - his most recent book is Reflections in a Glass Eye: Essays in the Time of COVID (2021).
Here we go:
http://kenring.org/
"In 1977, Dr. Ring, as a young professor of psychology, read Raymond Moody's book, Life After Life, and was inspired by it. However, he felt that a more scientifically structured study would strengthen Moody's findings. So he sought out 102 near-death survivors for his research. Ken's ground-breaking book, Life At Death: A Scientific Investigation of the Near-Death Experience, was published by William Morrow and Company in 1980. In 1984, the company published Ken's second book, Heading Toward Omega: In Search of the Meaning of the Near-Death Experience. Both books deal with near-death experiences and how they change people's lives. His research also involves the ground-breaking work of investigating near-death experiences among blind persons. His findings are detailed in his book Mindsight: Near-Death and Out-of-Body Experiences in the Blind (1999) which has become a classic in the annals of near-death research much like his previous books, The Omega Project: Near-Death Experiences, UFO Encounters, and Mind at Large (1992), and his most well-known and celebrated NDE book, Lessons from the Light: What We Can Learn from the NDE (2000)."
Thanks for sharing about Kenneth Ring. I strongly encourage to write this story. Your style is perfect for this
Thanks for the encouragement - I have it in my plans....