M.M. During your experience you met other beings, and you knew about
other worlds, other universes, other existences. Do these experiences
prove that “aliens” exist?
Е.A.
I believe that there are
more things in heaven and earth than are
dreamt of in most peoples’ philosophies. We
know now that there
are other planets capable of sustaining life.
Statistically speaking,
it seems likely that at
least some of those that
can, do. Humanity is a
miraculous thing, but
I am not so egotistical
or naive as to think we
have a monopoly on
consciousness.
M.M. In “Proof of Heaven” we find the testimonial of a person that is a neurosurgeon; but it is not a scientific book. Are you only interested in ‘spreading the word’ or have you thought about conducting scientific research in
order to publish papers and books for the scientific community?
Е.A.
I wanted Proof of
Heaven to be accessible to people without
a medical background.
While there are lots
of studies about neardeath
experiences,
research jargon can be
daunting for many people.
Right now, I’m focused
on continuing to share
my story and helping people understand
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how what I learned can
change their lives for
the better. While I don’t
feel a calling to do laboratory work with NDEs,
I do continue to follow
current research about
consciousness
and
NDEs, and support the
researchers doing that
work. There is some
really exciting research
out there right now, and
I feel very blessed to be
here at a time when we