Sources for Chapter 5:
Regarding seeing a bright, loving, wise light:
Williams, Kevin (Sept 26, 2019) “George Ritchie’s Near-Death Experience” Near-Death Experiences and the Afterlife. Retrieved from https://near-death.com/george-ritchie-nde/
Melinda G NDE 9029 (n.d.) NDERF Retrieved from
https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1melinda_g_nde.html
Regarding the point which a soul cannot passBrandelyn W NDE 2238 (n.d.) NDERF Retrieved from
https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1brandelyn_w_nde.html
Regarding the heavenly city and life there
Heaven and Hell Stories: Randy Gehling (June 18, 2012) Heaven and Hell Stories Retrieved from
http://heavenandhellstories.blogspot.com/2012/06/randy-gehlings-near-death-experience.html
Williams, Kevin. (Sept 16, 2019) ”David Oakford’s Near-Death Experience” Near-Death Experiences and the Afterlife. Retrieved from
https://near-death.com/david-oakford/
Diane G NDE 175 (n.d.) NDERF Retrieved from
https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1diane_g_nde.html
Regarding the “River of Life”
”Shimmering River of Life” (April 25, 2015). International Association for Near-Death Studies, Inc. Retrieved from https://iands.org/ndes/nde-stories/85-shimmering-river-of-life.html
Regarding the levels of heaven
Williams, Kevin. (2019, September 26). George Ritchie’s Near-Death Experience. Near-Death Experiences and the Afterlife.Retrieved from https://near-death.com/george-ritchie-nde/
Regarding the options for the soul’s evolution
Storm, Howard (2005). My Descent into Death: A Second Chance at Life. Doubleday. P 56-58.