Dan Millman - Bridge Between Worlds: Extraordinary Experiences That Changed Lives

Our gratitude to all those who helped, directly or indirectly, in the creation of this book. Thanks to Linda Kramer of H J Kramer Inc and Jason Gardner, senior editor at New World Library, whose graceful collaboration and clear literary instincts helped shape this revised and much improved book. Heartfelt thanks also to our literary agent, Candice Fuhrman, for her instincts, integrity, objectivity, and support in ways both numerous and ongoing.

Thanks also to freelance editor and word sculptor Nancy Carleton, whose consistently discerning and insightful eyes helped to shape, polish, and refine our writing efforts.

We are also indebted to researchers, biographers, and others whose germinal work formed a foundation and starting point for our inquiries into the realm of extraordinary phenomena people such as Dr. Jacques Valle, PhD, astrophysicist, researcher, and author viewed by many as the real-life model for the French scientist in Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

Many thanks, too, to each and every contributor who personally submitted, related, and permitted us to use, their stories: Carol Benjamin, George Esteban (Si Tai Gong), Don Four Arrows Jacobs, Allison James, Sean Kilcoyne, Andy Lakey, Patrice Som Malidoma, Richard Sabinski, Jack and Lois Schwarz, Ed Spielman, Nancy Siscoe, Brother Bill Tomes, and Valerie Vener.

Special appreciation to the following manuscript readers willing to sample our cake before it was fully baked, and to offer their recipe suggestions: Rene Brewer, Brenda Brown, Holly Dem, Elsa Dixon, Barry Elkin, Candice Fuhrman, Dawn Michelle Glanzman, Karen Pierce Gonzlez, Isa Howard-Cohen, Allison James, Dave Kraft, Chuck Marco, Julia Marrero, Christine McDermott, Joy Millman, David Moyer, Sandra Nadalin, Dwight and Celeste Parcel, Terry Patton, Heather (and Madeleine) Picard, Sharon Root, and Beth Wilson.

The stories youve read in this volume emerged from a global heritage of cultures and epochs. The authors spoke personally with only a handful of the principals involved. In many cases, we were limited to searching and researching well-documented literary sources. Most often, we found two or more sources to serve as cross-references and background for historical accuracy. Were grateful to the authors of the following sources, who provided the background and the shoulders on which we stood to relate, in our own words, extraordinary experiences that transformed lives.

Anonymous. Alcoholics Anonymous. New York: Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, 1976.

. Pass It On: The Story of Bill Wilson and How the A.A. Message Reached the World. New York: Alcoholics Anonymous World Services Inc, 1984.

Atwater, P.M.H. Beyond the Light: What Isnt Being Said about the Near-Death Experience. New York: Carol Publishing Group, 1994.

.Future Memory. Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads, 1999.

Basham, A.L. The Wonder That Was India. New York: Taplinger Publishing, 1967.

Carrel, Alexis. The Voyage to Lourdes. New York: Harper Brothers, 1950.

Carty, Charles Mortimer. Padre Pio: The Stigmatist. Rockford, IL: Tan Books, 1989.

David-Neel, Alexandra. Magic and Mystery in Tibet. New York: Claude Kendall, 1932.

Durham, Michael S. Miracles of Mary. San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1995.

Green, Arthur, & Holtz, Barry. Your Word Is Fire: The Hasidic Masters on Contemplative Prayer. Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing, 1993.

Hatch, Alden. Buckminster Fuller: At Home in the Universe. New York: Crown, 1974.

Jacobs, Don Trent. Primal Awareness. Rochester, NY: Inner Traditions, 1998.

James, William. The Varieties of Religious Experience. New York: Collier-Macmillan, 1961.

Johnston, Francis. The Wonder of Guadalupe. Rockford, IL: Tan Books, 1981.

Jung, Carl. Memories, Dreams, Reflections. New York: Vintage Books, 1965.

Kaplan, Justin. Walt Whitman: A Life. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1980.

Kapleau, Philip. The Three Pillars of Zen. Boston: Beacon Press, 1965.

Kasich, John. Courage Is Contagious. New York: Doubleday, 1998.

Ke Yun Lu. New Century, published in October Magazine, Beijing, China, 1991.

Monroe, Robert A. Journeys Out of the Body. New York: Anchor Doubleday, 1977.

. Far Journeys. New York: Doubleday Books, 1985.

Morse, Melvin, & Perry, Paul. Transformed by the Light. New York: Villard Books, 1997.

Peace Pilgrim. Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words. Santa Fe: Ocean Tree Books, 1994.

Ronner, John. The Angels of Cokeville and Other True Stories of Heavenly Intervention. Murfreesboro, TN: Mamre Press, 1995.

Rossman, Doreen Mary. A Light Shone in the Darkness: The Story of Stigmatist and Mystic Therese Neumann. Santa Barbara, CA: Queenship Publishing, 1997.

Schulberg, Lucille. Historic India: Great Ages of Man. New York: Time-Life Books, 1968.

Spear, Percival. India. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1961.

Spielman, Ed. The Spiritual Journey of Joseph L. Greenstein: The Mighty Atom. New York: First Glance Books, 1998.

Steiger, Brad. Revelation: The Divine Fire. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1973.

Sugrue, Thomas. There Is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce. New York: Dell Books, 1967.

Terrell, John Upton. Journey into Darkness: A True Account of Cabeza De Vacas Remarkable Expedition across the North American Continent. New York: William Morrow, 1962.

Underhill, Evelyn. Mysticism. New York: Dutton Books, 1961.

Valle, Jacques. Passport to Magonia. Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1969.

van der Post, Laurens. About Blady. New York: William Morrow, 1991.

Van Dusen, Wilson. The Presence of Other Worlds. New York: Swedenborg Foundation, 1974.

Wakefield, Dan. Expect a Miracle, San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1995.

Walsh, William Thomas. Our Lady of Fatima. New York: Image Books, Doubleday, 1990.

Weber, Christin Lore. A Cry in the Desert: The Awakening of Byron Katie. Barstow, CA: The Work Foundation, 1996.

Dan Millman, a former world-champion athlete, coach, and college professor, is the author of numerous books, including Way of the Peaceful Warrior,Wisdom of the Peaceful Warrior, The Life You Were Born to Live ,The Laws of Spirit , and The Journeys of Socrates . His writings have inspired millions of readers in more than thirty languages.

Dan teaches worldwide, sharing realistic ways to live with a peaceful heart and warrior spirit, transforming everyday life into a path of personal and spiritual growth. His work has influenced men and women from all walks of life, including leaders in the fields of health, psychology, education, business, politics, entertainment, sports, and the arts.

Dan and his family reside in Northern California.

For information about Dan Millmans books and seminars,
you are invited to visit his website:
www.peacefulwarrior.com

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