Raymond Moody MD, PhD
Dr. Moody is the leading authority on the near-death experience, a phrase he coined in the late seventies. He is the author of Life After Life, Reunions and eleven other books, as well as numerous academic and professional articles.
Dr. Moody lectures on Near Death Experiences, Death with Dignity, Life After Loss, Re-unions: Visionary Encounters with Departed Loved Ones, The Loss of Children and many other topics, as well as training hospice workers, clergy and medical professionals on the dying process. He is a recipient of the World Humanitarian Award.
Keynote: New Visions of the Afterlife
Monday, March 30 - 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Since 1965, Dr. Moody has interviewed thousands of people with transcendent near-death experiences.
You’ll hear about the common features of the life-changing altered states of consciousness reported by those who return from the brink of death. Dr. Moody will also discuss startling new findings and methods of investigation that bring us closer to solving humankind's deepest mystery.
Goal: To acquaint students with the phenomenon known as the near-death experience.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the common elements of near-death experiences,
- Identify related phenomena empathic death experience and the swan song
phenomenon, and - The relevance of such phenomena to the ancient question of life after death.
Workshop:Rethinking Near-Death Experiences
Monday, March 30 - 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
The extraordinary spiritual experience of the dying burst onto the world stage in 1975 with the publication of Dr. Moody's book, Life After Life. Now, revolutionary concepts are emerging that may make it possible to prove that there is life after death. A new way of thinking about near-death experiences and the mystery of life after death are revealed to you in a new logic of the afterlife!
Goal: To impart a new method of rational thinking that clarifies questions about an afterlife.
Learning Objectives:
- To improve analytical thinking skills,
- To enhance powers of observation, and
- To access an untapped potential of the mind.
