Rob Gentile - Quarks of Light: A Near-Death Experience

Advanced Praise for Quarks of Light

As I started out to read Quarks of Light, I had an idea in my mind as to the type of spiritual or religious theme that may be shared in Mr. Gentiles story. Of course, that idea was based on my own religious/spiritual upbringing and belief system. What I found was not expected. Instead, it opened up my mind and heart to something greater, something that anyone can believe, regardless of their specific belief in a God or other knowledge of life now or life after death.

Quarks of Light provides a personal insight into the experiences of Mr. Gentile at various times of his life, as a young child, and each separate life-threatening health-related crisis.

As I read the various accounts and experiences, I was filled with such love for Maria and Melanie, Robs daughter and wife, as well as the many doctors and health providers he encountered along his journey. I wept when he met Jay and came to know Molli.

In addition to the specifics of each experience, described in surrealistic detail, this story opens up a far greater understanding of how each of us is part of each other and how our lives, in life and after death, are entwined. It provides a deeper recognition and desire to open our hearts to the goodness around us, and to seek and share the love that permeates within our souls, regardless of our individual beliefs. We are one. We are each a part of the light.

Deborah Mecham, Roy, Utah

I dont have enough words to describe this book! I do, however, believe that this is exactly what the entire world needs to hear right very now. What an amazing journey, and proof that there is more to life than what we are currently focused on. We all have something to take away from his experience, the good and the bad. Everyone and everything is connected through Gods perfect light. All of humanity needs to read this book, and then it can be saved.

Yvette Chmelar, DuBois, Pennsylvania

Ive just finished Quarks of Light. If the emotional ups and many downhill/dark moments dont bring you to tears you are not human. God has blessed this man for a reason and gave him a job to do. Testify! Life has a purpose, love others, share it often.

Steven Ethridge, North Carolina

As an agnostic, I approached Quarks of Light with caution. Gentiles story of recovery and its redemption was impressive to me, and yet as I read it I lost two dear friends to untimely death, so it was difficult for me to completely credit God with its positive outcome. Nevertheless, I was impressed with the depth of detail and faith expressed, and the clarity of its prose. If there are such things as miracles, this book without doubt captures the course of one.

David Andrew Westwood,
Author of The Paisley Tree House

My emotions started bubbling up during the first few paragraphs. By the end, I had mascara running down my face, and couldnt breathe out for fear a flood would tidal out my nose! I was left with a feeling of EVERYTHING. Joy, sadness, euphoria, loss, excitement thoughts of beginnings, endings, and the state of our species. And myself. This is a stunning book. I LOVE Quarks of Light.

Grace Sharington, Austin, Texas

While there have been many books written on the near-death, or more accurately, actual death and returning experience, Quarks of Light far exceeds these in message and content. Wonders encountered on the other side, and the all-time question, What happens when we die? is amazingly addressed in Quarks of Light, with stunning detail. The book voices the full story of watching the suffering of those we love, the pains of having a special needs child, and the damaging effects, and sometimes even the ultimate destruction, social media has caused our children. As finely tuned athletes, we fight through the continual physical, emotional, and spiritual pain until we cant. Quarks of Light discusses this too, in the unique way of relationship we have with one another, and the intimacy offered to us by our Creator 1 John 4:8 Whoever does not love, does not know God, because God is love.

Fred Callahan, Mooresville, North Carolina

I once heard a story about the publishing giant Louise Hay, who was on stage welcoming an audience of thousands to a weekend-long spiritual, health, and wellness event sponsored by her company, Hayhouse Publishing. Ahead lay dozens of workshops, classes, lectures, and meditation sessions led by a wide variety of teachers, researchers, and authors. Louise surprised everyone by declaring that every one of the session leaders would actually be communicating the exact same thing. How could this be? Some sessions were about meditation, some about nutrition, some about energy medicine, some about music therapy, and so forth. Louise said that even though the instructors came from different media, had different life paths, different methods, and different approaches, that the attendees might look for the common message in every teachers lecture.

Rob Gentiles astonishing, beautiful, and miraculous near-death experience story is very different from and yet somehow exactly the same as the stories of other NDEers in the same manner as those Hay House workshops. The different-ness opens me to the possibility that no matter who you are, where you come from, what your past experiences are; no matter how separated youve become from yourself or your source, miracles can and do happen to anyone.

And it is the sameness of his story to other NDEers that confirms, also, that miracles truly do exist. The more I encounter the unique-yet-similar experiences of those with profound spiritual breakthroughs, the more that sameness leads me to trust in life, in love, in the power of compassion and forgiveness. The more I see the miracles in my own life. The more I trust that we are spiritual beings first and physical humans, a distant second. The more I understand the oneness that is referenced by spiritual teachers, but that I could never grasp. Because in one way or another, all near-death experiences seem to point to the same thing.

I am no researcher, just someone extremely interested in what is revealed to near-death experiencers and how those revelations change them forever. Ive read hundreds of NDE accounts; and I strongly recommend Quarks of Light. It is with profound love that Rob bares himself, his story, his vulnerability. The twists and turns of his unfolding challenges, and the miracles that result, left me in awe of the power of love and surrender. And I realized the common message that Louise Hay urged her workshop attendees to become aware of, the thread that runs through all truth, all life, all stories. It is here in this book, too, waiting for you to discover! Indulge yourself in Quarks of Lights and perhaps it will jumpstart your own discovery of miracles.

Michele Ziemann-DeVos, McHenry, Illinois

I loved this book! Rob Gentile tells a compelling narrative of having a massive heart attack, then flatlining. He tells of the things he saw on the other side, including a visit from a relative who had taken his own life, with a message of hope. Of a doctor who, against all hope, refused to give up. In addition to his narrative of his visit to The Ethereal, he also shares his experiences of returning to this life, and his thoughts and musings about it all, relying heavily upon his personal journal, recorded while these events were fresh. He was told he needed a heart transplant to survive, and indeed, he did receive a new heart, accompanied by a number of unlikely events along the way. While awaiting a heart to come available, he experienced a second visit to the ethereal, where more understanding was made available. He saw a network of lights covering the whole world, showing him how we are all interconnected. For more on this, you will have to read the book. Also, he gets a message of hope and love about his daughter, who has Rett Syndrome. During his recovery, and helped by his new heart, he has strong urgings to connect with the family of his donor. I found this part of his journey both heartwarming and heart-wrenchingin ways that lifted me up. In the end, we are all connected. Separation is an illusion. Each individual is important, and there is hope for all. All in all, a good read. I highly recommend it. 5 stars out of 5.