Soul Bared by David L. Oakford
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- Pub. Date: July 2004
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- Sales Rank: 659,901
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: July 2004
- Publisher: Publish America
- Format: Paperback, 64pp
- Sales Rank: 659,901
- ISBN-13: 9781413723076
- ISBN: 1413723071
Synopsis
David's near death experience
account takes place in Michigan, in mid-June of 1978, when David is all of 20
years old. The story begins with a
description of his state of mind and life directly before his accidental drug
overdose. David describes his
actions leading up to the experience, then describes in detail how he felt and
what he saw and heard after his body stopped functioning.
He then meets a being of light that
helps him to learn how to travel while he is in spirit form. David is given the
opportunity to go wherever he chooses to go. He is afforded the opportunity to ask
any question he can think of. David
chooses to go to Egypt and the American southwest. He is shown special energy places on the
planet, is shown past and present dimensions and shown how they interact with
each other. He is shown discarnate
spirits. He is shown how choices
humanity makes affect the energies of the planet Earth.
David's angelic guide and he go to
the moon, then to a star. On the
moon David sees the aura of the planet humans call "Earth". On the way to the star, he sees and
feels all of the other planets. Near the star, he meets with another being of
extremely high vibration that tells him to tell souls to love one another. After he meets the important being David
sees and feels all of the planets at once.
David is then taken to a place near
our planet he thinks to be the equivalent of "heaven". He takes a short tour of the city and
eventually goes into to a special building for a meeting with several other
spirit beings. He experiences his
life from before birth until the time he "died". After the review he becomes aware he
must decide to remain in the spirit city, or return to his physical form. He is shown future events in his life
and is able to ask questions.
He decides to return to his
physical form. David follows a
trail of sorts back to his body on earth, then re-enters it. He describes how it felt to get back
into his body and the reaction he received from his friends when he tried to
tell them what happened to him. He
briefly describes his life after the experience and how he came to tell his
story.
About the Author:
David still resides in the Metro
Detroit suburbs. After his
experience he married, and worked in factories until his naval enlistment in
1985. After his honorable discharge
in 1990, David and his wife raised several children while David earned an
accounting degree. He has a career at a software company and is drug free. Soul Bared is his first literary
work.
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January 12, 2006: That David L. Oakford's book is touching and a page-turner is undeniable: no matter the reader's religious or spiritual beliefs this story has power and the ability to ignite the imagination. The honesty of approach of Oakford in putting into book form the experience he had after an accidental overdose of PCP in 1979 manages to pull the reader into the journey of metaphysical discovery: it is difficult to read the book with a critical eye, but if the author expects to write more, then there are some technical issues that he must face.Oakford is not a trained writer and the fact that he so capably translated the untranslatable experience he had is a major accomplishment. Out of a life of self-destructive and mean spirited behavior Oakford takes a dose of PCP. Soaring out of his earthbound (Gaia) body and encountering 'an extremely beautiful Spirit Being' whom he names 'Bob' (!), Oakford soars through the universe with his guardian angel, observing the pyramids of Egypt, the planets, the Southwest US, and the planet earth/Gaia, learning about the positive and negative energy and aura of the various portions of the planet, the concept of immortality, the choices the soul makes, and the possibilities of making the world different through the true power of love and understanding. He then returns to earth and proceeds into a life changed.The possibilities of Oakford's lessons from his experience are endless and combine the finest assets of all the spiritual philosophies of the world...and more. The problem with his narration is the lack of an editor's eye and hand to erase the typos and correct syntax and sentence structure - factors that could elevate this book into a viable format for a wider market. But these are quibbles and the fact that Oakford would translate his near death experience into a readable form is a worthy reason to join him in sharing this mission. And in the long run his honesty as a first time writer speaks loudly, providing food for thought and contemplation in a world so desperately in need of finding solace in the chaos we have created. Grady Harp
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March 06, 2005: SOUL BARED tells the heart-wrenching tale of one man's near death experience in 1979. Author David Oakford set his pride aside to describe every aspect of his experience, including the not-so-flattering descriptions of how he came so close to death through a drug overdose. As each gland and organ in his body shut down, one by one, he could hear and see how it's song and rhythm stilled to silence... until all that remained was an eerie silence. Oakford's attention next turned to his immediate surroundings, and how he was confused to find that although he could move about, running was difficult... and although he could see and hear things, he could not see his reflection in a mirror and nobody seemed to hear him even when he shrieked and cried. SOUL BARED really takes off when Oakford meets his guardian angel, who he calls Bob. Bob helped to explain the meaning of the colored auras that Oakford saw around everyone and everything, describing how each person's aura is useful in viewing to see how much and what kind of work needs to be done for that person's best development. The more brilliant the color, the higher the vibration. Bob went on to describe elemental energy beings, dark souls, the spirit of Gaia and beings of higher vibration, as Oakford looked around at the world through new eyes. The chapters in which Oakford describes meeting a group of angelic spirits are extraordinary for their clarity, as Oakford describes the choice he was given before returning to his body and resuming his life. I am deeply moved by SOUL BARED, as it inspires me to live up my true spiritual nature and original purpose on Gaia at this time. Readers who have had near death experiences will especially love this book, as it's the next best thing to feeling all the agony and ecstasy of a near death experience. I give this book my highest recommendation.
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