Thanks for the thoughtful replies.
Chuckles wrote:
"I wonder when we will be able to transport our molecules and beam up and down? They are starting to do that now with small objects."
I've actually read something about this... If my memory serves me correctly, I believe that they were conducting these experiments in either Australia or Britain. I know that they have teleported a photon from one area of the room to another using electromagnetic plates and other various instruments. Also, they are aware via scientific experimentation that these photons can actually pass information/communicate to one to another across vast distances.
I have to say though... I wouldn't want to be the first human to test the true mechanics of it all. I'm actually quite fond of having my feet secured to my ankles; not dangling from the top of my head!

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Dave wrote:
"However, there seems to be good reason to believe that the basic spiritual mechanisms are consistent across intergalactic spans. That's quite an interesting idea in itself."
It is quite an interesting idea; somewhat comforting as well.
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Dave wrote:
"The problem seemed to be that after dying on his normal planet he was passing through our space and got stuck on this person. It bothered him because the body was the wroing shape and nothing fit properly. He (might have actually been any sex - or even part of a hive) said that the dimensions of our world were incomprehensible and different from his own, and was quite upset. When he tried to go into the light he found it filled with human people types, and not the same types as his own species. I was lucky, I guess. I told him, "OK, that's no problem. Look over there on the other side and you'll find your own kind." A moment later he said, "Oh yes, I see them." And with that he was gone."
I've written this account previously, but it pertains well to my following thoughts:
I remember when my father told me of his NDE, and how he felt himself travelling at a tremendous rate of speed through a vortex/tunnel towards the Light. He was guided with various sounds/melodies towards the Light, but he also felt that he "could" veer off course if he didn't follow the guideposts that were set before him. He said that he knew that it wouldn't be good if he did that; a very cold dark feeling in those directions. -- I'm wondering if this extraterrestrial being that had attached itself to this particular individual had been travelling through the tunnel/vortex towards the Light and happen to veer off course resulting in a trajectory through our solar system leading eventually to an attachment to this human being?
I just saw a show on NOVA yesterday regarding the topic of galaxies; particularly, what's at the center of galaxies. It was the scientists' understanding through rigorous testing based on infrared photos of our galaxy's center that at the core of our galaxy (and of all galaxies for that matter) lies an enormous blackhole. It was also shown that all matter and light once having passed through the event horizon are sucked into this blackhole; creating a sort of vortex of extreme heat and light. So, a "black"hole is actually filled with "light".
Scientists are not certain where these blackholes lead to, but they do know that they don't follow any of the laws of physics that pertain to the majority of our universe.
Beings the universe must have a fundamental all-pervading functional design behind it, would it be possible that for each galaxy (all 100 billion x 100 billion x 100 billion of them) in the known universe there resides a blackhole which its sole purpose is to act as a gateway to the Light that is in preparation for those specific life-forms inhabiting that particular galaxy? So, in Dave's story of the life-energy that got stuck within our planetary system, maybe when it sought for the Light the reason why it was filled with human people types is because it had veered off course with its initial blackhole entry within its own galaxy (the one tailored for its galaxy's paricular life-forms) and it ended up getting shot into our MilkyWay galaxy instead; experiencing our blackhole of Light which is tailored for our particular life-forms (e.g. humans).
This would tie in well with the "Light at the end of the tunnel" phenomenon; travelling at extreme rates of speed (i.e. speed of light). Also, beings time does not exist once accelerated to the speed of light, this would explain the sense of timelesness as described; furthermore, the "suction" effect as described by many NDEs whilst travelling through the tunnel towards the Loving Light.
(Just ponderances.)
PUL,
Cosmic_Ambitions