The Near Birth Experience: A Journey to the Center of Self

by Hal Zina Bennett and Gerald Bongard

Many of us have heard of the near death experience and perhaps have even had one. Now, in this first-ever book to articulate the concept of the near-birth experience, Jerry Bongard explains how,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569246025
• ISBN13: 9781569246023
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
• Length: 167 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

An amazing new concept to me!

My favorite quote from the book is, "...that who you are is not primarily a human being having a spiritual experience but rather a spiritual being having a human experience."This book addresses our connection with God without the confines of religious thought. It addresses very human experiences. This book gives support for the idea that the "unexplainable" things we experience may have meaning in the bigger picture.I recommend pages 135 - 136 as a preface to reading the book for anyone who struggles with the role of God in their lives. This is an excellent book for everyone, even skeptics! This is an uplifting and quick read. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Landmark publication

The Near Birth Experience by Jerry Bongard is one of those landmark publications that opens the windows of our minds. We all ask, "Who am I?, Where did I come from?," and "What is my purpose in life?" The Near Birth Experience leads us to the answers to those questions. Very importantly, Jerry Bongard leads us to find our own answers to those questions through the memory regression technique he has used countless times as a professional counselor and which he describes and documents in his book. Jerry Bongard joins Michael Newton (Journey of Souls) and Loel L. Whitton and Joe Fisher (Life Between Life) in exploring the boundaries before our birth and revealing the deep roots, the guidance and connections we bring with us on our life journey. His evidence is clear! A "must read" for any soul in search of truth and meaning, and a beautiful addition to anyone's metaphysical/spiritual library.

The Kingdom of Heaven is Within

I am the author, and I want to thank you for featuring "The Near Birth Experience." I also want to suggest that this book be categorised as Spirituality -- New Thought rather than associating it with the occult. The subtitle of this book: "Journey to the Center of Self," describes the theme. The book is about what is meant by "The Kingdom of Heaven is Within You." This book is about spirituality and psychology. it is not about the occult or something "far-out", but is about what spiritual teachers have always said: Your wisdom is within you, as close as your own heart, and it is available to you.What is different or new is the approach that allows you to access this knowledge in a way so powerful that it has changed not only my life, but the lives of many others.Thank you for letting others know of this work.

Pioneering Research into Pre-Birth Existence

Here is the entire quote I offered about this book, which the website abridges drastically: Rev. Gerald Bongard's work as a spiritual counselor is pioneering and extraordinarily valuable for science and society alike. The term > will soon be widely known and used, with great acclaim. It identifies a new psychotherapeutic means by which people can consciously contact their own soul or spirit-center for healing, wisdom and love. Unlike the near-death experience, which likewise profoundly alters a person1s manner of living, the near-birth experience can be voluntarily accessed and does not require a person to nearly die. It demonstrates the reality of existence before and after this life; it also demonstrates the eternal presence of the divine and its intelligent design for our lives. This book is a beautiful contribution to the worldwide process, now rapidly accelerating, in which humanity is awakening to its true nature and is returning to its source, God.

to experience ourselves as soul

As I came to the final pages of this book, I felt a sigh of deep satisfaction. This is an extraordinary revelation of our ability to remember not only our life in the womb, but our existence before conception. In an engaging and candid style, Gerald Bongard describes how we can experience ourselves as soul, and even remember the choices we made before coming into the world. The book is rich with stories of real people and how the "near birth experience" has changed their lives. These soul-awakening experiences place our lives into a much bigger context than the usual "cradle-to-grave" view, and allow us to see our circumstances as both chosen and meaningful.