Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms

by Kessler, David

• ISBN13: 9781401925420
• ISBN10: 1401925421
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-05-01
• Publisher: Hay House Inc

Summary

David Kessler,one of the most renowned experts on death and grief, takes on three uniquely shared experiences that challenge our ability to explain and fully understand the mystery of our final days. The first is "visions." As the dying lose sight of this world, some people appear to be looking into the world to come. The second shared experience is getting ready for a "trip." These trips may seem to us to be all about leaving, but for the dying, they may be about arriving. Finally, the third phenomenon is "crowded rooms." The dying often talk about seeing a room full of people, as they constantly repeat the wordcrowded.In truth, we never die alone. Just as loving hands greeted us when we were born, so will loving arms embrace us when we die. In the tapestry of life and death, we may begin to see connections to the past that we missed in life. While death may look like a loss to the living, the last hours of a dying person may be filled not with emptiness, but rather with fullness. In this fascinating book, David brings us stunning stories from the bedsides of the dying that will educate, enlighten, and comfort us all.

Author Biography

David Kessler is one of the most well-known experts and lecturers on grief and loss. He co-authored two bestsellers with the legendary Elisabeth Knbler-Ross: On Grief and Grieving and Life Lessons. (David was honored to have been at Elisabeth’s bedside during her passing.) His first book, The Needs of the Dying, a #1 best-selling hospice book, received praise by Mother Teresa. His services have been used by Elizabeth Taylor, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Marianne Williamson when their loved ones faced life-challenging illnesses. He also worked with late actors Anthony Perkins and Michael Landon. David’s work has been featured on CNN, NBC, PBS, and Entertainment Tonight; and he has been interviewed on Oprah & Friends. He has been discussed in the New York Times; and has written for the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Wall Street Journal, and Anderson Cooper 360¦

Table of Contents

A Note to the Reader	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xvii
Deathbed Visions Up Close	p. 1
Believing the Words of the Dying	p. 9
Visions of the Dying: Part I	p. 19
Deathbed Visions in the Arts	p. 47
Visions of the Dying: Part II	p. 59
The Spiritual and Religious Visions	p. 89
The Journey of the Dying-a Trip of a Lifetime	p. 115
Crowded Rooms at the End of Life	p. 133
Epilogue: Final Words	p. 155
Acknowledgments	p. 161
About the Author	p. 163
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