Religions are said to have evolved to help people justify and deal with fears they associate with the unknown. Perhaps one of your dreams is to learn more about your emotions? For the most part, religious views deny death as an end. Many people describe unique spiritual and religious experiences.

Since Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) appear to people as miraculous, NDEs are connected with powerful religious overtones-“Higher Power.” Recent polls published in leading magazines revealed that 69 percent of Americans believe in angels and NDEs. How does this compare to your own belief system? Would this topic be controversial or rational in your mind? 

Mellen-Thomas Benedict is an artist who survived his last NDE in 1982. He was dead for over an hour and a half after dying from cancer. At the time of his death, his spirit floated out of his body and went into the light. Curious about the universe, he was apparently taken far into the remote depths of existence, and even beyond, into worlds beyond what we know. During his experience, he was able to learn a great deal of information concerning reincarnation.

As a result of his NDE, Benedict has contributed to new scientific discoveries. He has been closely involved in the mechanics of cellular communication and research dealing with the relationship of light to life called Quantum Biology. This research is providing new insights on how biological systems work. Benedict found living cells will respond very quickly to light stimulation resulting in, things like rapid healing. As a researcher, inventor and lecturer, he holds six U.S. patents.

Several weeks after Benedict was born, he may have had his first NDE when his bowels were ruptured. His body was tossed to one side as a corpse, yet surprisingly, he later revived. As soon as he learned to grasp crayons, he fed a compulsive urge to create symbolic black/white yin/yang circles from Eastern spiritual thought. He has no clear memory of why he drew those symbols.

Benedict spent early school years in a Catholic boarding school in Vermont, and was baptized in the Salvation Army religion as a youngster. He traveled extensively because of a military stepfather until the family finally settled.

By then, Benedict was diagnosed with inoperable cancer. He had retired from film and began operating a stained-glass studio. As his condition deteriorated, he devoted more time to his art. One morning, he awoke sensing he would die the next day, and he did. As the scenario began, Benedict recognized what was happening as it unfolded. The process was like deja-vu because he had read many books about the NDEs and felt connections from possible past experiences.