These 7 Things Happen To You When You Die by Chad Stambaugh

These 7 Things Happen To You When You Die

     What happens to us when we die? Where does our soul go? Chances are, if you were brought up in a religious background you believe that there are only 2 places you can go: Heaven and Hell. If you are a good person and believe the right things, you spend eternity in Heaven. If you are a sinful person, you spend an eternity in hell. Thankfully, this is a false dichotomy.

     On top of the fact that it doesn't even make sense to think about only 2 options (both of which are eternal), there has been a lot of scientific investigation into what happens when people leave their bodies when it dies and then return after experiencing time in the spirit world. Thousands of near-death experiences have given us the information we need to form a more accurate picture of what awaits us on the other side. Some do report hellish realms, and almost all report heavenly realms, but there is another side of the coin here that needs to be addressed.

     Dr. Michael Newton is a psychologist who specialized in hypnotherapy, where he would put people into hypnosis to bring out any past traumas they experienced in their lives and walk them through the memories into healing. He soon discovered that he was able to bring people back so far into their memories that they were remembering things that weren't even taking place in this life anymore. They were taking place in between lives!

     In his books “Journey of Souls and Destiny of Souls” (which together have sold over half a million copies) he shares case studies that he has gathered over the course of four decades of bringing people back into the memories of their souls journey. Surprisingly, they all said the exact same things, and coincided very nicely with a lot of the NDE accounts that have occurred. Here are 7 things which these two fields of study have strongly suggested happen to us when we die:

1) Life Flash

     An extremely common phenomenon within people who are dying is that they see their entire life flash before their eyes. The brain snaps into hyper-speed mode and starts’ revisiting your memory databank before your soul separates from your body.

2) You Can See Your Body

     Many people will see their physical body right as they exit it at the moment that consciousness disconnects from the physical body. You will be able to see your surroundings and the things that are happening around your dead body. This will not scare you however, because it will feel as natural as anything. Some people report feeling frustrated or angry over the way they died and wishing that they could go back into their body to seek revenge, but this feeling passes with time as you begin to fall into the Light.

3) The Light

     People always report seeing a light when they die. The light appears off in the distance, and you will slowly be pulled towards it, almost as if you are being pulled by a magnet. The light is always accompanied by a sense of love and peace. This is your transition phase back to your home in the spirit world.

4) Seeing Dead Relatives

     Right when you enter into the spirit world after being pulled through the light, you are greeted by loved ones who are there to embrace you and comfort you. It’s sort of like a reunion. These are not necessarily your relatives from your current earth life. They may be family members of yours from previous lives who have been with you throughout your whole souls evolution. Essentially, you have family members you don’t currently know about from a totally different bloodline who will greet you as you enter the spirit world. You will, of course, remember their names and recognize their faces upon return.

     It’s important to note here that the souls will take on the image they had in physical form to create a sense of home and familiarity for you. Souls don’t look like they did on earth necessary. The body is just a body. The soul is formless, but can take various shapes to serve different purposes. It is said that advanced souls who have lived many lives don’t necessarily have relatives that greet them, because they understand what the spirit world is about and have been through many times before. It is said in the books that advanced souls sometimes skip this step because it is not needed for them.

5) Guardian Angels/Spirit Guides

     You have your own assigned guardian angel, or ‘spirit guide’ depending on which term you like to use better. Whatever you wish to call them, you will encounter your guide in the spirit world and they will comfort you and make you feel at home. But, this is also the time where the fun and games are over. After you experience some of the heavenly realms, duty begins to call. Your guide has been with you and watching you throughout your life, and wants to go over some things with you. It’s time to take out your report card from the life you just lived.

6) Life Review

     You meet with your angels/guides and go over everything that happened in your life. People report seeing their entire life as a; sort of movie film, in front of their eyes, or on the pages of a book. You may have to see some things that make you feel ashamed and like you failed, but this is not a time of judgment. This is a time of review, and discussion about what needs to be improved upon as a soul. After you see your whole life, you may come to an agreement with your guides to come back to Earth to work on things after a certain period of time in the spirit world.

7) You Don’t Want To Return

     You feel such an overwhelming amount of peace and love that you don’t want to return. You don’t have to worry about illness or earthly tasks. You are boundless, safe, and free. No stress, no pain, and no suffering.

     But remember, reincarnation may await you. You may either volunteer to come back to help other souls on earth, you may NEED to come back to alleviate Karma, or you may choose to come back to evolve more as a soul and experience the richness of life.

     Keep in mind, these are what thousands of people have been saying about their memories/experiences of the afterlife, and these conclusions are being drawn from forty years of professional work. I personally confidently believe in the reality of such a process, as I think it makes the most sense and is well supported by evidence.

     That being said, there are people who report going to realms which resemble Hell where they see demons and other nasty things. We can’t turn a blind eye to the reality of dark realms just because they may scare us. Although Dr. Newton did not report any such findings, many people who have had NDEs have had very frightening experiences which had deterred them away from bad behavior and inspired them to live better lives.

     The main thing to take away from this is that you are taken care of. You are infinitely loved and will be looked after. There is no death, only transition. You WILL get to reunite with the souls of loved ones, and you will experience magical realms. Peace, love, and serenity waits. But so does accountability. The destiny of your soul is related to your behavior as a human being in this life. That will be good news to some, and for others may inspire the desire to improve themselves. Either way, we should be asking ourselves the following questions:

     How am I treating other souls in this world? What am I doing to help myself and the people around evolve?

Nerdy Fact: Ghostbusters in Hell

 

Welcome to BethleHELLm/Beast in the Water

Welcome to BethleHELLm
Hell-Bethlehem, NH
Written by James Paradie

Published in the White Mountain Shopper on June 4th, 2010

Bethlehem, NH is a very quiet and little town right next to the busy and ever-growing town of Littleton. Still, just like every other place in New Hampshire, a dark secret lurks around the back roads. Past a No Trespassing sign, where in a underground tunnel that goes straight down, a message, spray painted in red says, “HELL”. But, what is this Hell?

I can assure you it’s not the land of Hade’s as told in the Book, but the place, as told by locals, does have a bloody past. The myth of Hell in Bethlehem is just that, a myth, a legend, something that is not in the books and doesn’t even appear in search engines across the net, but the myth still remains within the town.

On the back roads just beyond the other great Bethlehem haunted house, The Cathouse, lies another area that is a bit more restricted. A No Trespassing sign accompanied by a gate blocks the road from locals, but that still doesn’t stop anyone from seeing the myth.

It is just a myth, but the myth is, a Ku Klux Klan used to take slaves down to this underground tunnel, hanged them, and left them for dead. Supposed trespassers have said that the hooks are still down there that they used to hang them with and that the screams of the victims can be heard coming up from the depths of the tunnel leading underground.

Again, this is just myth and nothing can be proven unless an actual team goes down there and see’s for themselves. But, if you do, make sure you get permission as there is a No Trespassing sign. The place is heavily surrounded by woods and it‘s a far way down to the water if you fall, so get permission and be careful!

A Beast in the Water
Lily Pond Road
Pike, NH

Another myth that takes place in Pike is on Lily Pond Road. The myth has been told me to me over and over again since I can remember. An old man, one night, told my grandfather about it and my grandfather has passed the story down to me. If you’ve heard of it, let me know please!

When you go up Lily Pond Road, there is a pond that supposedly has a fish population of 0, so that’s a fishing spot you can cross out. But, there maybe a reason to why the fishing is so bad there. One theory is that there is a snake that resides within the pond and has eaten all the life that once inhabited the pond, but just like Hell in Bethlehem nobody can really prove that theory.

The story continues though, just further up the road there is a small watering hole that supposedly goes hundreds of feet down. One night, a lady stopped her car to wash mud off the windshield and she came up missing. Car and water bucket left behind. No body has ever been found, but some swear it was the snake who got her.

The myth just get’s crazier as the snake was said to be of python or even anaconda size which makes the myth just about only a myth since reptiles of that type can not survive winters. But, as the old saying goes, expect the unexpected in this world, because you never know.

The question is, is their a gateway to a slave Hell in Bethlehem? Is their a beast who has devoured one person and all water creatures of Lily Pond Road? Those questions I’ll let you decide for yourself.

Feel free to tell me your opinion on my Facebook page. Just go to the search bar and type in “Scared Sheetless“. You can also check out the ghost hunting group I’m apart of on Facebook by typing in “The NEPI Paranormal Experience.” Thanks for the support!

Until next time my fellow Graveyard Disciples Happy Haunting!