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There are many posts here covering a wide range of topics from NDEs to Death, Grief & Spirituality, Angels, Consciousness, Alternative Health, Brainwave Studies, Self-Healing, and more!
We hope you will enjoy your visit! There are many posts covering a wide range of topics from NDE/Life and Death, Consciousness and Spirituality to Alternative Health, Brainwave Studies on Healing, Stress Reduction and more, including several lively radio interviews–all with the hopeful intention to help us all in navigating the incredible journey of “Humans Being.”
Also, be sure to check out the Events Page to stay updated on upcoming workshops, interviews, and other special online events.
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As we are all moving deeper into the process of a major paradigm shift, it can often feel like a rough ride. In this phase of that transition it can be challenging, to say the least, to remember that it is the natural course of the evolutionary design (DNA) of the creation.
It’s actually scientific. It happens in nature all the time. We just often don’t see the process taking place underneath. We usually just see the final results of a process that has been happening all along. That is the unstoppable nature of evolution.
But when it does reach “critical mass,” the quantum shift makes it impossible to hold onto what had been maintained as accepted reality. Out with the old and in with the new, so to speak. The more we resist this dynamic, the more we suffer. So right now we have to hang on a bit longer and do what we can to stay afloat and witness a unique transition that happens only in eons of time.
I had the opportunity to be an interview guest on my friends, Laurea’s and Lisa’s new podcast: Off Road Spirituality. It’s a podcast that takes a look at various spiritual paths that are not limited to religious doctrine. In other words, not mainstream “spirituality.” Thus, Off Road Spirituality.
We took a nice look under the hood of my Near Death Experience, what it can show us about life, and how we can be better at the game of “Humans Being.” Enjoy the ride!
CREATION AND THE SOUL’S JOURNEY:
What might be the most sublime and powerful moment ever to occur in all of creation?
The first spark of the soul igniting into the infinite field of God’s creation, from the first and finest particle to the most densely manifested worldly existence that quickly becomes our perceived reality—one that can overwhelm and obscure the memory and experience of the underlying essence that gives rise to, permeates, and sustains our very existence.
Yet, it is through the first emerging moments of the creation that the underlying un-manifest essence, which precedes even the first seeds of creation and in and of itself, has no expressed value, can then be expressed, known, and appreciated.
As the cycle of creation continues to unfold, I believe a soul’s journey is always in pursuit of the memory, but most importantly, the experience of it’s unbounded, infinite connection to the true eternal source of its own existence and that of all creation.
Even if only through the fleeting moments of perfect stillness, the soul may briefly quench its thirst and emerge with the sweet memory and experience it has long pursued. And over time, the illusion of separateness may ultimately fade as the soul’s journey, at long last, finds fulfillment.
By Thomas Gates
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As the Healing Spectrums Method does not fall into the mainstream of Alternative Health Modalities, I often get many questions about how it works and how it differs from other alternative methods. So I recently compiled a sequential list of my blog entries that should help to answer some of those frequent questions and give a better understanding of what the Healing Spectrums Method is and what it is not.
Here is an easy way to access the blog entries. Enjoy and be sure to contact us with your questions and comments.
2. Healing Brainwave Coherence Activation – Accessing and accelerating your body’s natural healing processes
3. Great Benefits of the Delta Healing Brainwave Function–Why it is so important to access and enliven this all-important brainwave function
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4. Healing Spectrums as a Potential Complementary Adjunct for Dementia and Alzheimer’s Prevention
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4. Healing Stress: It’s an Inside Job!
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5. Advanced Emotional Healing Spectrums Session (These new advanced sessions are uniquely designed to help release the underlying, habitual neurological/physiological patterns that support and sustain repetitive emotional distress. Especially beneficial for healing from the deepest, most impactful emotionally traumatic life events.)
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6. How to Change the Habit of Suffering
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7. Learning the Healing Spectrums Self-treatment Method
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It was a great time to spend with Laurea and Lisa on their Off Road Spirituality podcast. Great questions about the NDE, how it impacts the lives of not just the experiencer but also the lives of the family members who often need guidance in understanding and accepting that their loved one is different than before the NDE. And how they can be more supportive in helping the person in their journey of reintegrating into this life with a new reality. Kick back and enjoy the ride!
Shortcuts to Wholeness: Changing the Habit of Suffering.
That’s right! Emotional suffering is actually a habit– a habit supported by an underlying function of physiology that most of us are completely unaware of but that gets triggered over and over again and keeps producing the same patterns of emotional distress. How can we change this habit?
Discovering the Mechanics of Human Suffering
Shortly after retuning from my near death experience many years ago, it troubled me to see how much (and often-times needless) suffering human beings sometimes go through in this life.
Through my work with the Healing Spectrums Method, I soon began to observe the actual mechanics of suffering and realized that there is a physiological basis for emotional suffering–a biochemical/neurological entrainment that, once established, becomes a repetitive habit of function whenever triggered–over and over… Thus, the Habit of Suffering…
How to Change the Habit and Enjoy Greater Happiness in Life
Fortunately, there is a way: All human beings have a built-in hidden alarm system that alerts us at a key moment just before we start to head down the rabbit hole of suffering. That is the moment we can quickly interrupt the cycle with the Shortcuts to Wholeness: How to Change the Habit of Suffering and stop suffering in its tracks.
Those who use this easy method report that it has literally changed their lives. When I ask them, “How?” their answer is often, ” I’m just happier. Many of the things that used to upset me don’t bother me anymore–I don’t sweat the small stuff anymore!”
How you can learn the Shortcuts to Wholeness: Changing the Habit of Suffering
We teach you this simple method as a bonus when you enroll in the Healing Spectrums Level 1 Training Program: Learn How to Use the Healing Spectrums Self-treatment Method.
This is a personalized Online Live-Streaming weekly training program (1 hour training, including a Healing Brainwave Coherence Activation, per week for 4 weeks) with flexible scheduling so that you can take your training in the comfort of your own home. When you enroll, you also are included in the Monthly Group Healing Spectrums Coherence Activation Sessions Event throughout your training course.
Click here to learn more about the Level 1 Training and how you can participate.
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It’s always a wonderful treat to be interviewed by my dear friend, Tamara Taggart. We’ve enjoyed numerous interviews together over the years and this one was an in-depth look behind the scenes of my NDE, including a simple but powerful method at the end: “Shortcuts to Wholeness–How to Change the Habit of Suffering.”
We hope you will enjoy and find your time with us to be “illuminating!”
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People often ask if I am a “healer.” My answer: “I am a healing facilitator. YOU are the healer.” In fact, you will never hear me call myself a healer because I am very clear that if there is any healing going on it is really being done by the person who is being treated. So how does this work?
Every “body” has the inherent healing processes already built into the physiology. It’s not rocket science or even mysterious. It is just that sometimes the body has a backlog of stresses or trauma that is not able to be processed efficiently. Remnants of trauma often remain embedded in the subtlest layers of physiology and become a functioning part of the structural physiology. These “artifacts” interfere with or weaken the natural healing processes and Continue reading »
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Healing Spectrums Emotional Healing Reset Program:
Do you have emotional issues that you have struggled with, sometimes for what almost seems like your whole life, and that you have just not been able to overcome? Have you just decided to settle for that 4 letter word, “Cope?”
I call it the “suitcase.” Everyone has at least one. You know the one: You’re not even certain what’s really inside it anymore but it always seems to be there and you just get tired of dragging it around. It’s the one piece of baggage that you actually wouldn’t mind losing at the airport! It is now possible to finally leave it behind and begin to live your life in a more fulfilling and joyful way. Continue reading »
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Latest research studies show why it is critical to regularly activate your brain’s unique Glymphatic System–daily!
See the research below. I’ve highlighted and annotated the essential information for layman’s reading. I’m a bit of a research nerd myself…
As a preview to the research:
This exciting research shows how specific brainwave function, thought to occur primarily only in deep stages of sleep, activates the brain’s highly specialized system that cleanses and removes plaque-producing proteins, the by-product resulting from the brain’s burning of energy every day.
Without a healthy functional Glymphatic System, there is inevitable damage to the brain that leads to various neurodegenerative disease, such as Dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Lewy Body Disease and other related neurological disorders.
The research below investigates the importance of the Glymphatic System and how it is activated, as well as what impedes its function.
This information also helps us to realize the significance of why and how the Healing Spectrums Method can be a highly valuable adjunct not only for regular activation of this powerful brain-cleansing system (even outside of sleep stages), but also how it can cultivate and maintain greater, lasting functionality of this all-important life-supporting system.
So here we go! Note: My annotations are in parentheses and italicised in this blue color. They are not part of the original document and are only my comments to help simplify. Continue reading »
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Healing Spectrums Method and Brainwave Coherence Activation benefits:
There are many great benefits of having regular Delta brainwave function. Usually, the only time we get it is during deep stages of sleep. But we only get just a few moments of it 3-4 times during deep sleep. (only 25% or less of an 8 hour period–if uninterrupted!)
Yet, it is so powerful that the body is generally able to recover from the daily stresses that we put on our bodies. Without it, we know there are many debilitating health issues that can manifest, including sleep disorders, anxiety, depression, and OCD, diabetes and insulin resistance, heart disease, Parkinson’s, fibromyalgia, and more.
Preliminary brain lab studies indicate that the Healing Spectrums Method activates this powerful brainwave along with increased Alpha (state of restful alertness, calm, peace, etc) which results in a “super healing brainwave” and can be easily experienced anytime when one uses this simple method. Learn more about the Healing Spectrums Healing Brainwave Coherence Activation Sessions here.
Benefits of Delta Brainwave
3.5 Hz – very good against depressions and anxiety; whole-being regeneration; DNA is stimulated; “Oneness” feeling.
3 Hz – increased reaction time; regeneration of muscles etc.
2.5 Hz – like a sedative; production of endogenous (naturally, internally produced–not synthetic) opiates; pain relief
2 Hz – nerve regeneration
1.5 Hz – associated with sleep and treating sleep disturbances; healing
1.05 Hz – HGH (Human Growth Hormone) Release 1 Hz (1.05 Hz is especially good for HGH release); Also results in harmonious and balanced feelings as well as enhanced strength endurance.
0.5 Hz – regeneration of nerves; improved sleep.
Anti-Aging Hormones
One benefit of increased Delta waves is the production of 2 anti-aging hormones: Continue reading »
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2009 Author Interview with Thomas about his condensed NDE story published in “Thank God I… Stories of Inspiration for Every Situation.”
This was a compilation book of stories contributed by various authors about ultimately gaining a sense of gratitude after having gone through intense and challenging experiences in life. Truly inspirational stories that give hope to others who may be facing difficult, seemingly insurmountable challenges. Click here for Video
This was the early beginnings of my full book, “That Time I Died: An Extraordinary Journey Beyond the Veil of. Life and Death”
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During this time of apparent social, political, and interpersonal chaos, so many are overwhelmed by the ongoing national and international conflicts and the almost endless argumentative and divisive exercises we engage in.
Part of the problem is human beings only see what’s in front of their faces. In this relative world we live, with the physiology we occupy, we are limited in perception and understanding. It’s like we only see less than a grain of sand in all the vast possible volume of sand in the whole world.
We live within boxes of beliefs and philosophies that become our truths, until we evolve beyond the capacity of one box and move into a new and more expanded box. Step by step, humans and the entire creation are inherently designed to grow and evolve. That’s the DNA of the infinite field of creation. We sometimes fight against that because we get too comfortable living within our own box and resist change. And we think our box is the truth and others must surely be wrong if they are living in a different box. And sometimes we are just afraid to step into the evolutionary unknown.
But when we start to be pressed closer and closer to the edges of the box (as we are always naturally moving in that direction of continuing and relentless evolution, whether we are aware of it or not), the longer we resist allowing ourselves to step outside the old box and embrace the new expanding possibilities, the more we suffer. I love the old Star Trek line, “Resistance is futile!” Only in this case, evolution ultimately wins out and no amount of resistance will ever overcome that natural law of the creation.
Years ago, when I suddenly went through my own death process in a hospital following major surgery, I had the opportunity to experience a different kind of perception, one that transcended the only physical structures of perception I had known and lived with in my daily life. Once the body stopped running, so did any sense of the “normal” perception processes I was formerly familiar with. It was replaced with a new kind of perception as I moved forward deeper and deeper into the unfolding transitioning journey before me.
No longer bound by the old limited style of perception, I was able to experience an expanded field of creation, before unknown to me. One that I realized went way beyond, yet not separate from the more dense aspects of our worldly existence. (Like two sides of a coin, each side appearing to be distinctly different than the other. But turn the coin edgewise and notice that there is something in between the two sides that gives rise to, supports and sustains both sides—thus, the two sides uniquely exist but are inseparable from each other and from the underlying essence that both sides exist within.)
The ease and grace of this style of perception allowed me to understand how we are all eternally connected to one another and to every possible particle of the entire field of creation—from the most densely defined worldly existence to the finest most sublime beginning particles of the universe and beyond.
So while we are debating and arguing over personal and political opinions, as well as all the other seemingly endless points of contention we may have with one another, it can be helpful to realize that we are operating within a limited system of perception and understanding. Furthermore, the more we resist and cling to our boxes and demand that others live within our boxes, the more division and suffering we will experience.

Human evolution of consciousness is simply part of the blueprint of human design. It is the fuel that keeps the creation from becoming stagnant and dying—no matter what we may think or say about it! In reality, it is a perfect and beautiful design. So perhaps we can take a piece of popular biblical advise when engaging in conversation regarding opposing opinions, as we walk amid the landscape of an almost unlimited field of individual boxes: “Give Grace…”
An Emerging Paradigm Shift in the Time of Crisis
Embracing the Challenges of Human Evolution
We are obviously in a time of great change. And along with that change comes a heightened degree of fear, anxiety, and uncertainty. Fear for the health and well-being of our friends, loved ones, and for ourselves. Fear of the loss of our financial foundation, uncertainty about the direction of our democracy, and more. Many have concerns that things may never be the same again. Continue reading »
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