by Mark Pitstick MA, DC

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Shared Crossing Experiences

The term shared crossing experience describes NDE-like experiences reported by those present at the time of another’s bodily death.  That is, these are described by healthy people during the time period when another person passes on.  (These are also termed ‘shared death experiences.  I prefer the term ‘shared crossing experience’ since no one really dies.)  Whatever you call these experiences, they usually occur when there is a close relationship between the dying person and family members, friends, or health care providers.

I first heard about this phenomenon in 1999 when Dr. Moody described what he called empathic NDEs.  In his book The Last Laugh, he stated: “Dozens upon dozens of first-rate individuals have related to me that, as a loved one died, they themselves lifted out of their own bodies and accompanied their dying loved ones upward toward a beautiful and loving light.  Others have said that, as they sat with their dying loved ones, they perceived deceased relatives coming to greet the one who was passing away.  Lots of doctors and nurses have described to me how they perceived patients’ spirits leaving their bodies at the point of death.”

William Peters, MA, MEd, MFT, founded and directs the Shared Crossing Project.  Their website at SharedCrossing.com states: “A shared crossing refers to experiences that convey information pertaining to an impending death and / or to the perceived continuation of consciousness after bodily death.  This information often provides comfort and support for the dying as well as for loved ones and caregivers throughout and after the dying process.  Experiencers often report that they have received a gift or transmission crafted specifically for them.”

Shared crossings are in the ‘experiential evidence’ category because, to date, no clinical studies have been done on this topic.  In a personal communication, Peters wrote: “After years of data collection and analysis, we are submitting a series of journal articles.  Our first one has been approved for publication in the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (April 2021).”  His book, At Heaven’s Door: What Shared Journey’s to the Afterlife Teach about Dying Well and Living Better, is slated for release by Simon & Schuster in early 2022.  To learn more, visit SharedCrossing.com.

My friend Lisa Sharpe Jones, CPA, wrote about her shared crossing experience:

“My husband Ian had been very ill with cancer for seven years and was near death.  I prayed to God and the angels that, when the time was right, they would take Ian quickly   and painlessly.  I drifted off to sleep and awoke in a most breathtaking place surrounded by gleaming white and gold open-air buildings under a brilliant blue sky with shimmering clouds.  Souls hurriedly scurried from one place to another preparing a huge feast.  The whole scene oozed a palpable sense of excitement.  An angel said, ‘Lisa, we    are preparing for the arrival of the Great Ian Sharpe.  We have been preparing for a long time, and the time is near for his brilliant soul to come and join us!‘  I had such a sense of euphoria and was caught up in the moment when trumpets sounded and then…

I heard through the door ‘Lisa, Lisa, wake up.  We think Ian just passed away!’  I jolted awake after sleeping for almost three hours.  I wasn’t sure how I would react when Ian died, but I didn’t think it would feel so peaceful and filled with unconditional love.  (I learned the next day that  – at the same time and half-way across the country – my mother also had a dream about Ian who had come to say goodbye.)

Later that morning, I was drying my hair, and suddenly Ian’s voice was in my left ear,  ‘Oh my God, Lisa.  I love you… but it’s so AWESOME here!’  I was so startled that I dropped the blow dryer.  This was the beginning of receiving clear messages from Ian and other beings for the past 17 years.”

In Fire in the Soul, Joan Borysenko, PhD – cofounder of the Harvard Mind-Body clinic – related a beautiful experience that occurred at the moment of her mother’s passing.  Her mother had long been critical and cynical of Joan’s impressive academic and professional accomplishments.  Joan and her son Justin were present as her mom transitioned from earth.  At that moment, the room was filled with light and both realized what Justin verbalized:

“I feel like Grandma is holding the door to eternity open to give us a glimpse.  Can you feel it?  You must be so grateful to your mother.  You know, she was a very great soul.  And she embodied to take a role that was much smaller than the wisdom in her soul and she did it as a gift for you so that you’d have something to resist.”

I experienced two shared death experiences while working in hospitals.  I was usually assigned to the emergency room and intensive care units where I assisted during many resuscitations.  In those days, dying patients seldom received conscious attention to their emotional and spiritual needs.  I was in theology school so while working with critically ill patients, I spoke directly into their ear.  I reassured them that everything possible was being done and encouraged them to not be afraid.

On several occasions, I saw a faint white light emanate from the patient’s chest region just before the time of ‘death’ was called. Looking back, it seems that my empathy may have enabled these sixth sense experiences.

I’ll close this article with a beautiful series of stories sent by Laura Grether who gave me permission to use her name and that of her postmaterial son Erich.  Her reports are fascinating since they occurred before, during, and after his bodily death.  She wrote:

      Two days before my son Erich passed on, I had a dream that my younger son called me to say that Erich had shot himself and he was dead.  I arose from bed, saw it was 3:14 AM, and thought, ‘Wow, that was a terrible nightmare!’  Two days later, I got the call, and the dream became a reality.  

      That night, unable to sleep, I sat in the dark at the kitchen table.  Suddenly, in my mind, I saw a beautiful pool of water surrounded by tall plants that seemed to be alive and breathing.           It was indescribably beautiful.  In the middle of the pool was Erich who was floating inches above the water.  He was covered in light and surrounded by light beings who were shining with wings like butterflies.  They were huge and splashing Erich with water consisting of colors that I cannot describe.  Absolutely stunning!  At that moment, my vision stopped but I have no doubt that he was being healed from his pain.  In my mind, I heard the words “Healing Showers’.  My fear of hell was diminished as I realized I had just been a part of his afterlife experience.  I still remember this so vividly . . . it’s imprinted in my memory.

      Three days after his passing, I kept asking myself ‘Why?  Why Erich?’  Later, as I was driving to the store, I suddenly felt intense emotional pain, but this was different.  Erich was coming through again.  It began to thunder and the rain was pouring down so I pulled into a parking lot and parked.  I sat quiet for a moment and then, in a flash like a movie, I felt Erich.  He showed me that he was driving while so full of anger and rage.  He was crying and screaming; then he parked his car and shot himself. 

      I sat in the car and couldn’t catch my breath for a moment, but I felt that he had answered my ‘Why’ questions.  He had shared his pain with me.  I sat there for ten minutes to compose myself and then another flash.  I saw Erich sitting in the passenger seat of his car while looking at his dead body in the driver’s seat.  (From the coroner’s report I saw later, the position of the body was exactly how I saw it.)  Then the most beautiful thing happened . . . Erich looked right at me and said, ‘Mom, I left my body first and I didn’t feel a thing.’

      Exactly three weeks after his passing, the most profound thing happened.  Again at 3:14AM, I was in my office with my headphones on watching YouTube.  Suddenly my body became so indescribably cold.  My eyes were drawn to the doorway six feet from me and there was Erich  walking past my room.  I call this his ‘goodbye for now’ walk by.  I think he was staying close to me during those hard times, but it was his time to go.

I hope this article helps you realize that, even amidst bodily death, you can see the love and light that is all and in all. 

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Mark

Mark Pitstick MA, DC

– a​uthor, lecturer, c​ounselor, and holistic chiropractic physician 

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