Heading toward omega : (Record no. 80521)
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
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| LC control number | 85062560 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0688062687 (pbk) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780688062682 (pbk) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (OCoLC)12929384 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 155.932 Rin |
| Item number | 7 |
| 092 0# - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| Classification number | 155.932 Rin |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ring, Kenneth |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Heading toward omega : |
| Remainder of title | in search of the meaning of the near-death experience |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Kenneth Ring |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st Quill ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | W. Morrow |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 1985, c1984 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 348 p. |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Title | Preface Preface to the paperback edition Foreword Acknowledgments Chapter 1 NDEs on the road to omega Chapter 2 NDEs: What we now know Chapter 3 Core NDEs and spititual awakening Chapter 4 NDEs and personal transformation Chapter 5 Value changes induced by NDEs Chapter 6 Religious and spiritual orientations following NDEs Chapter 7 NDEs and psychic development Chapter 8 Planetary visions of near-death experiencers Chapter 9 The biological basis of NDEs Chapter 10 NDEs and human evolution Appendies Notes Bibliography Index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "Heading Toward Omega breaks new ground in near-death studies by focusing on the meaning of the near-death experience for the survivor and for human evolution. A near-death experience or NDE--which an estimated eight million Americans have had--occurs when a person is clinically dead but then survives and reports such phenomena as floating out of the body entering a dark tunnel, reviewing a life panorama, and encountering a brilliant white light. Such accounts have been described in best sellers by Raymond A. Moody and Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, and in Kenneth Ring's previous book, Life at Death, they were documented for the first time. Dr. Ring's intensive three-year search for the meaning of the near-death experience has been pursued through both scientifically designed questionnaires completed by hundreds of experiencers and wide-ranging interviews, many with persons who have reported unusually deep NDEs, from which he quotes frequently and copiously. From this study emerges a provocative pattern of very positive changes in outlook, values, and behavior following a near-death experience--often a complete transformation of personality. Dr. Ring also finds that NDEs are often powerful catalysts for spiritual awakening and psychic development. Moreover, deep NDEs frequently include strikingly similar visions of our planetary future. The depth and consistency of these life transformations--as well as the apparent widespread and increasing incidence of the NDE itself--lead Dr. Ring to a startling conclusion: Near-death experiences may be part of an evolutionary thrust toward higher consciousness for all humanity. Thus they may foreshadow the birth of a new planetary consciousness as we head toward Omega, the final goal of human evolution."--front and back flaps |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) | |
| Local note | 92263 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Death |
| General subdivision | Psychological aspects. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Death, Apparent. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Civilization, Modern |
| Chronological subdivision | 20th century. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Near-death experiences |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | 100 - 199 |
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| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Permanent Location | Current Location | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out |
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| Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | 12.99 | 2 | 155.932 Rin | 96263 | 2015-08-17 | 2015-07-27 |