Yes, that is a definition of a person. I will agree with that.
Whether it is true or experienced in the way that we do here is still questionable to me. I find many things quite different over there in explorations.
It seems that many people, as Bets mentioned, have pre-existing conditions, physical ones, half-way states from which they exit, and other preoccupations.
Certainly, there seems to be a range of experiences to be found. Whether one is forced to participate is another matter.
I have found much in the readings to indicate supervision, and a loving presence which has a greater understanding than the individual crossing over.
Maybe that's all I'll ever know.
Rog_B wrote on Aug 23rd, 2008 at 8:33am:Quote:From everything I have read it seems to be a very personalized experience. When people describe their life reviews after their near-death experiences, their stories, in general, don't seem to have a horrified tone about the actual review, to my recollection. Is it just a mind expanding process, so perhaps we are simply able to experience "all" in such a way that we survive it, or process it in a certain way, in order to enter the next gateway?
Blink-
Yes, that is true regarding how people describe their life reviews. However, the catch is that, as far as I know, there is nothing in the literature that deals with true sociopaths/psychopaths.
Consider this definition:
"The psychopath is defined by a continual seeking of psychological gratification in criminal, sexual, or aggressive impulses and the
inability to learn from past mistakes (italics added). Using Freudian terminology, the psychopathic personality occurs when the ego can't mediate between the id and the super-ego, thus allowing the id to run off the pleasure principle, and the super-ego has no control over the actions of the ego. In other words, individuals with this disorder gain satisfaction through their antisocial behavior as well as lack of a conscience."
So a life review, revealing to the psychopath the emotions felt by those he killed, would seem to have limited or no value. In fact as I stated before, it may very well just excite him.
Again, I don't think we should identify a psychopath's actions as the result of a belief system. It seems to be, rather, the result of a severe personality disorder.