What a great artical, I just had to print it for my wife to read, and I'll let others read it too. Thanks for the great read!!! Dj Dubble U http://www.djdubbleu.com
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Interesting reading - near death experience (DJ Denise) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 18:20:55 -0700 (PDT) > From: "DJ Denise" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [D] This weekend! > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > > Hi alls, > > How you? Thanks everyone who replied to my RIP Zumi email, sigh! > Anyways, here's my 2 gigs for da weekend, I'll keep it brief today: > > Tonight (Friday the 8th) - Bring'n Back the Funk > Flyer: > http://www.djdenise.com/shows/flyers/2004flyers/2004bringnbackthefunk.jpg > I'm on from 1-2am right after Dragn'fly. East Bay location. > Info line: 415.820.1434. > > Tomorrow (Sat. the 9th) - Cyberfest > I'm opening the trance room (Universe) from 5pm-6pm. Check out the > Coolworld web site for specs. http://www.coolworld.com. > > Have a safe & fun weekend y'alls... > > DJ Denise > Mizumo Music > P.O. Box 20771 > Oakland, CA 94620 USA > http://www.djdenise.com > > =========================== > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 03:26:06 -0700 (PDT) > From: "DJ Denise" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [D] Interesting reading - near death experience > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > > THROUGH THE LIGHT > > Mellen-Thomas Benedict is an artist who survived a > near-death experience in > 1982. > > Dr. Kenneth Ring has said, "His story is one of the > most remarkable I have > encountered in my extensive research on near-death > experiences." > > > > THE ROAD TO DEATH > > In 1982 I died from terminal cancer. My condition was > non-operable. I chose > not to have chemotherapy. I was given six to eight > months to live. Before > this time, I had become increasingly despondent over > the nuclear crisis, the > ecology crisis, and so forth. I came to believe that > nature had made a > mistake > - that we were probably a cancerous organism on the > planet. And that is what > eventually killed me. Before my death, I tried all > sorts of alternative > healing methods. None helped. > > So I determined that this was between me and God. I > had never really > considered God. Neither was I into any kind of > spirituality, but my > approaching death sent me on a quest for more > information about spirituality > and alternative > healing. I read various religions and philosophies. > They gave hope that > the re was something on the other side. > > I had no medical insurance, so my life savings went > overnight on tests. > Unwilling to drag my family into this, I determined to > handle this myself. > I ended up in hospice care and was blessed with an > angel for my hospice > caretaker, whom I will call "Anne." She stayed with me > through all that was > to follow. It lasted about eighteen months. > > THE LIGHT OF GOD > > I woke up about 4:30 am and I knew that this was it. I > was going to die. I > called a few friends and said good-bye. I woke up Anne > and made her promise > that my dead body would remain undisturbed for six > hours, since I had read > that all kinds of interesting things happen when you > die. I went back to > sleep. > > The next thing I remember, I was fully aware and > standing up. Yet my body > was lying in the bed. I seemed to be surrounded by > darkness, yet I could see > every room in the house, and the roof, and even under > the house. > > A Light shone; I turned toward it, and was aware of > its similarity to what > others have described in near-death experiences. It > was magnificent and > tangible, alluring. I wanted to go towards that Light > like I might want to > go into my ideal mother's or father's arms. As I moved > towards the Light, I > knew that if I went into the Light, I would be dead. > So I said/felt, "Please > wait. I would like to talk to you before I go." > > The entire experience halted. I discovered that I was > in control of the > entire experience. My request was honoured. I had > conversations with the > Light. > That's the best way I can describe it. The Light > changed intodifferent figures, > like Jesus, Buddha, Krishna, mandalas, archetypal > images > and signs. I asked in a kind of telepathy, "What is > going on here?" > > The information transmitted was that our beliefs shape > the kind of feedback > we receive: If you are a Buddhist or Catholic or > Fundamentalist, you get a > feedback loop of your own images. I became aware of a > Higher Self matrix, > a conduit to the Source. We all have a Higher Self, or > an oversoul part > of our being, a conduit. All Higher Selves are > connected as one being, all > humans are connected as one being. We are literally > the same being. It was > the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. It was like > all the love you've > every wanted, and it was the kind of love that cures, > heals, regenerates. > > I was ready to go at that time. I said "I am ready, > take me." Then the Light > turned into the most beautiful thing that I have ever > seen: a mandala of > human souls on this planet. I saw that we are the most > beautiful creations > - > elegant, exotic . . .everything. I just cannot say > enough about how it > changed my opinion of human beings in an instant. > > I said/thought/felt, "Oh, God, I didn't realize." I > was astonished to find > that there was no evil in any soul. People may do > terrible things out of > ignorance and lack, but no soul is evil. What all > people seek, what sustains > them, is love, the Light told me. What distorts people > is a lack of love. > > The revelations went on and on. I asked, "Does this > mean that humankind > will be saved?" Like a trumpet blast with a shower of > spiraling lights, the > Light "spoke," saying, "You save, redeem and heal > yourself. You always have > and always will. You were created with the power to do > so from before the > beginning of the world." > > In that instant I realized that WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN > SAVED; this is what > the "Second Coming" is about. I thanked the Light of > God with all my > heart. The best thing I could come up with was: "Oh > dear God, dear Universe, > dear Great Self, I love my Life." > > The Light seemed to breathe me in even more deeply, > absorbing me. I entered > into another realm more profound than the last, and > was aware of an enormous > stream of Light, vast and full, deep. I asked what it > was. > > The Light answered, "This is the RIVER OF LIFE. Drink > of this manna water > to your heart's content." I drank deeply, in ecstasy. > > THE VOID OF NOTHINGNESS > > Suddenly I seemed to be rocketing away from the planet > on this stream of > Life. I saw the earth fly away. The solar system, > whizzed by and disappeared. > I flew through the center of the galaxy, absorbing > more knowledge as I went. > I learned that this galaxy, and all of the Universe, > is bursting with many > different varieties of life. I saw many worlds. We are > not alone in this > Universe. > > It seemed as if all the creations in the Universe > soared past me and vanished > in a speck of Light. Almost immediately, a second > Light appeared. As I > passed into the second Light, I could perceive > forever, beyond Infinity. I > was in the Void, pre-Creation, the beginning of time, > the first Word or > vibration. > I rested in the Eye of Creation and it seemed that I > touched the Face of God. > It was not a religious feeling. I was simply at One > with Absolute Life and > Consciousness. > > It would take me years to assimilate the Void > experience. It was less than > nothing yet greater than anything. Creation is God > exploring God's Self > through every way imaginable. Through every piece of > hair on your head, through > every leaf on every tree, through every atom, God is > exploring God's > Self. I saw everything as the Self of all. God is > here. That's what it is all > about. > > Everything is made of light; everything is alive. > > THE LIGHT OF LOVE > > I rode the stream directly into the center of the > Light. I felt embraced by > the Light as it took me in with its breath again. And > the truth was obvious > that there is no death; that nothing is born and > nothing dies; > that we are immortal beings, part of a natural living > system that recycles > itself endlessly. I was never told that I had to come > back. I just knew that I > would. It was only natural, from what I had seen. > > As I began my return to the life cycle, it never > crossed my mind, nor was I > told, that I would return to the same body. It did not > matter. I had complete > trust in the Light and the Life process. As the stream > merged with the great > Light, I asked never to forget the revelations and the > feelings of what I had > learned on the other side. > > I thought of myself as a human again and I was happy > to be that. From what > I have seen, I would be happy to be an atom in this > universe. An atom. So to > be the human part of God ... this is the most > fantastic blessing. It is a > blessing beyond our wildest estimation of what > blessing can be. For each > and every one of us to be the human part of this > experience is awesome, > and magnificent. > Each and every one of us, no matter where we are, > screwed up or not, is a > blessing to the planet, right where we are. > > So I went through the reincarnation process expecting > to be a baby somewhere. > But I reincarnated back into this body. I was so > surprised when I > opened my eyes, to be back in this body, back in my > room with someone looking > over me, crying her eyes out. It was "Anne," my > hospice caretaker. She had > found me dead thirty minutes before. > > We do not know how long I was dead, only that she > found me thirty minutes > before. She had honoured my wish to have my newly-dead > body left alone. > She can verify that I really was dead. It was not a > near-death experience. I > believe I probably experienced death itself for at > least an hour and a half. > When I awakened and saw the light outside. Confused, I > tried to get up to go > to it, but I fell out of the bed. She heard a loud > "clunk", ran in and found > me on the floor. > > When I recovered, I was surprised and awed about what > had happened, I had no > memory at first of the experience. I kept slipping out > of this world and > kept asking, "Am I alive?" This world seemed more like > a dream than that one. > Within three days, I was feeling normal again, > clearer, yet different than > ever before. My memories of the journey came back > later. But from my return I > could find nothing wrong with any human being I had > ever seen. > > Previous to my death I was judgmental, believing that > people were really > screwed up. Everyone but me. > > About three months later a friend said I should get > tested for the cancer, so > I got the scans and so forth. I felt healthy. I still > remember the doctor at > the clinic looking at the "before" and "after" scans. > He said, "I can find > no sign of cancer now." > > "A miracle?" I asked. > > "No," he answered. These things happen . . . > spontaneous remission." He > seemed unimpressed. But I was impressed, and knew it > was a miracle. > > LESSONS LEARNED > > The Great Mystery of life has little to do with > intelligence. The universe > is not an intellectual process. The intellect is > helpful; but our hearts are > the wiser part of ourselves. > > Since my return I have experienced the Light > spontaneously, and I have > learned how to get to that space almost any time in my > meditation. You can > also do this. You do not have to die first. You are > wired for it already. > > The body is the most magnificent Light being there is. > The body is a universe > of incredible Light. Spirit is not pushing us to > dissolve this body. We don't > need to commune with God; God is communing with us in > every moment. > > I asked God: "What is the best religion on the planet? > Which one is right?" > God said with great love: "I don't care." What an > incredible grace. It does > not matter what religion we are. Religions come and > they go, they change. > Buddhism has not been here forever, Catholicism has > not been here forever, > and they are all about to become more enlightened. > More light is coming into > all systems now. > > Many will resist and fight about it, one religion > against the next, > believing that only they are right. When Godhead said, > "I don't care," I > understood that it is for us to care about, because we > are the caring beings. > The Source > does not care if you are Protestant, Buddhist, or Jew. > Each is a reflection, a > facet of the whole. I wish that all religions would > realize it and let each > other be. It is not the end of separate religions, but > live and let live. Each > has a different view. And it all adds up to the big > picture. > > I went over to the other side with a lot of fears > about toxic waste, nuclear > missiles, the population explosion, the rain forest. I > came back loving every > single problem. I love nuclear waste. I love the > mushroom cloud; this is the > holiest mandala that we have manifested to date, as an > archetype. More than > any religion or philosophy on earth, that terrible, > wonderful cloud brought us > together all of a sudden, to a new level of > consciousness. > > Knowing that maybe we can blow up the planet fifty > times, or 500 times, we > finally realize that maybe we are all here together > now. For a period they > had to keep setting off more bombs to get it in to > us.Then we started saying, > "we do not need this any more." Now we are actually in > a safer world than we > have ever been in, and it is going to get safer. So I > came back loving toxic > waste, because it brought us together. > > These things are so big. > Clearing of the rain forest will slow down, and in > fifty years there will be > more trees on the planet than in a long time. If you > are into ecology, go for > it; you are that part of the system that is becoming > aware. Go for it with > all your might, but do not be depressed or > disheartened. Earth is in the > process of domesticating itself and we are cells on > that Body. Population > increase is getting very close to the optimal range of > energy to cause a shift > in consciousness. That shift in consciousness will > change politics, money, > energy. > > What happens when we dream? We are multi-dimensional > beings. We can access > that through lucid dreaming. In fact, this universe is > God's dream. One of > the things that I saw is that we humans are a speck on > a planet that is a > speck in a galaxy that is a speck. Those are giant > systems out there, > and we are in sort of an average system. But human > beings are already > legendary throughout the cosmos of consciousness. > > The little bitty human being of Earth/Gaia is > legendary. One of the things > that we are legendary for is dreaming. We are > legendary dreamers. In fact, > the whole cosmos has been looking for the meaning of > life, the meaning of it > all. And it was the little dreamer who came up with > the best answer ever. > We dreamed it up. So dreams are important. > > After dying and coming back, I really respect life and > death. In our DNA > experiments we may have opened the door to a great > secret. Soon we will be > able to live as long as we want to live in this body. > After living 150 years > or so, there will be an intuitive soul sense that you > will want to change > channels. Living forever in one body is not as > creative as reincarnation, as > transferring energy in this fantastic vortex of energy > that we are in. We are > actually going to see the wisdom of life and death, > and enjoy it. As it is > now, we have already been alive forever. > > Here's to life! Here's to death! Here's to it all! > > > > > ------------------------------ > > ___________________________________________________________________ > The DJ Denise mailing list http://www.djdenise.com/ > The DJ Denise forum http://www.djdenise.com/forum/ > > > End of list Digest, Vol 7, Issue 5 > ********************************** > ___________________________________________________________________ The DJ Denise mailing list http://www.djdenise.com/
