JEFFREY OLSEN AUTHOR & SPEAKER
Best Selling Author of I Knew Their Hearts and Beyond Mile Marker 80
The Final Words Project which captures deathbed conversations, is inspired and vital to the positive progression and consciousness of our society. It is even bigger than groundbreaking scientific research, because it connects us to each other and to that something brighter, which is not only beyond us, but also actually within us. I strongly support Dr. Raymond Moody and his team in this multidisciplinary work, which in the end will give great vision into the truth of who we really are.
Best Selling Author of I Knew Their Hearts and Beyond Mile Marker 80
The Final Words Project which captures deathbed conversations, is inspired and vital to the positive progression and consciousness of our society. It is even bigger than groundbreaking scientific research, because it connects us to each other and to that something brighter, which is not only beyond us, but also actually within us. I strongly support Dr. Raymond Moody and his team in this multidisciplinary work, which in the end will give great vision into the truth of who we really are.
CAROLYN ATKINSON RN PhD
The Final Words Project not only offers an opportunity for deepening our connection with dying loved ones, for enhancing our ability to support them in the dying process, but also of decreasing our collective fear of the Great Unknown. Healing our relationship to our own mortality might indeed be a key to the larger collective healing needed by humanity at this time in history.
LILY MYERS KAPLAN AUTHOR/DIRECTOR SPIRIT OF RESH FOUNDATION
I firmly believe that the dying have access to worlds that are not as easily seen by those of us firmly ensconced in the ordinary, work-a-day world of physical reality. It is so very common, then, that as the veil between worlds thins the dying begin to speak in the more symbolic language of soul. Understanding this metaphorical and poetic language has the potential to help those sitting beside the bedside of the dying who are giving loved ones potent messages about their new state of consciousness. Please support Lisa Smartt through the Final Words Project as she brings the scientific process of linguistics to bear upon this beautiful and deeply sacred passage.
KAREN van VUUREN NATURAL TRANSITIONS & NATURAL TRANSITIONS MAGAZINE EDITOR
The Final Words Project's contributions to understanding end-of-life communication are of great value to all of us who are working towards greater consciousness of the dying process.
KELLY WARSHEL MD MEDICAL DIRECTOR WINDBER HOSPICE
Whether you are a loved one assisting someone who is preparing to transition, a hospice professional or volunteer, or someone who wants to understand more about the nature of human consciousness, I believe The Final Words Project will provide a significant insight into the dying process, strengthening and inspiring our efforts to make the transition of the dying a beautiful experience.
WILLIAM PETERS FOUNDER SHARED CROSSINGS PROJECT
The Final Words Project is a bold research endeavor that promises to decode the final communications of our loved ones as they journey from the human realm into what lies ahead. This research will help us better comprehend the needs of the dying, provide valuable insights about the experience of human death, and offer a glimpse into what lies ahead for all human beings. I am also hopeful that this research will uncover data that improves our understanding of the Shared Death Experience. Thank you to Raymond Lisa, and Erica for you courage and groundbreaking work.
REV. TERRI DANIEL PRESIDENT THE AFTERLIFE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Studying the language of the dying as they’re pondering their mortality and/or moving between dimensions as death approaches will open the doors of perception even wider than they were opened by Dr. Moody’s breakthrough work on near-death experiences.
This project is revolutionary.
KAREN SANDS MCC BCC and AUTHOR
The Ageless Way: Illuminating the New Story of Our Age, Mastering Reinvention
and Visionaries Have Wrinkles
Revolutionizing the story around aging can only happen if we change our story about death & dying. Inspired by Dr. Moody's trail blazing research The Final Words Project offers innovative research that will help us understand the language of end of life and the words between worlds so that we can revise our perspective and shift our attitudes about growing older and living into ripe old older age.
DOUG C.SMITH AUTHOR
Caregiving: Hospice-Proven Techniques for Healing Body and Soul &
The Complete Book of Counseling the Dying and the Grieving
I'm very excited about The Final Words Project research into the communications of people during their final moments of life, and I look forward to seeing the results.
WILL TAEGEL PhD DEAN WISDOM UNIVERSITY
The Final Words Project birthed in the soil of one of our Wisdom University intensives. I am inspired by the collaboration of Lisa Smartt, Ray Moody, and Erica Godlblatt Hyatt. As my loved ones and I enter the elder years, I am in search of cosmic maps that point the way. This project is just such a clear and well-researched sign post that can link us to the invisible world.
The Final Words Project not only offers an opportunity for deepening our connection with dying loved ones, for enhancing our ability to support them in the dying process, but also of decreasing our collective fear of the Great Unknown. Healing our relationship to our own mortality might indeed be a key to the larger collective healing needed by humanity at this time in history.
LILY MYERS KAPLAN AUTHOR/DIRECTOR SPIRIT OF RESH FOUNDATION
I firmly believe that the dying have access to worlds that are not as easily seen by those of us firmly ensconced in the ordinary, work-a-day world of physical reality. It is so very common, then, that as the veil between worlds thins the dying begin to speak in the more symbolic language of soul. Understanding this metaphorical and poetic language has the potential to help those sitting beside the bedside of the dying who are giving loved ones potent messages about their new state of consciousness. Please support Lisa Smartt through the Final Words Project as she brings the scientific process of linguistics to bear upon this beautiful and deeply sacred passage.
KAREN van VUUREN NATURAL TRANSITIONS & NATURAL TRANSITIONS MAGAZINE EDITOR
The Final Words Project's contributions to understanding end-of-life communication are of great value to all of us who are working towards greater consciousness of the dying process.
KELLY WARSHEL MD MEDICAL DIRECTOR WINDBER HOSPICE
Whether you are a loved one assisting someone who is preparing to transition, a hospice professional or volunteer, or someone who wants to understand more about the nature of human consciousness, I believe The Final Words Project will provide a significant insight into the dying process, strengthening and inspiring our efforts to make the transition of the dying a beautiful experience.
WILLIAM PETERS FOUNDER SHARED CROSSINGS PROJECT
The Final Words Project is a bold research endeavor that promises to decode the final communications of our loved ones as they journey from the human realm into what lies ahead. This research will help us better comprehend the needs of the dying, provide valuable insights about the experience of human death, and offer a glimpse into what lies ahead for all human beings. I am also hopeful that this research will uncover data that improves our understanding of the Shared Death Experience. Thank you to Raymond Lisa, and Erica for you courage and groundbreaking work.
REV. TERRI DANIEL PRESIDENT THE AFTERLIFE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Studying the language of the dying as they’re pondering their mortality and/or moving between dimensions as death approaches will open the doors of perception even wider than they were opened by Dr. Moody’s breakthrough work on near-death experiences.
This project is revolutionary.
KAREN SANDS MCC BCC and AUTHOR
The Ageless Way: Illuminating the New Story of Our Age, Mastering Reinvention
and Visionaries Have Wrinkles
Revolutionizing the story around aging can only happen if we change our story about death & dying. Inspired by Dr. Moody's trail blazing research The Final Words Project offers innovative research that will help us understand the language of end of life and the words between worlds so that we can revise our perspective and shift our attitudes about growing older and living into ripe old older age.
DOUG C.SMITH AUTHOR
Caregiving: Hospice-Proven Techniques for Healing Body and Soul &
The Complete Book of Counseling the Dying and the Grieving
I'm very excited about The Final Words Project research into the communications of people during their final moments of life, and I look forward to seeing the results.
WILL TAEGEL PhD DEAN WISDOM UNIVERSITY
The Final Words Project birthed in the soil of one of our Wisdom University intensives. I am inspired by the collaboration of Lisa Smartt, Ray Moody, and Erica Godlblatt Hyatt. As my loved ones and I enter the elder years, I am in search of cosmic maps that point the way. This project is just such a clear and well-researched sign post that can link us to the invisible world.
MARTHA J. ATKINS PHD, LPC-S
I'm 100% behind the Final Words Project and Research Into the Communications of the Dying. The dying have their own language and this research seeks to learn more about it. If we can understand the unique language, and I believe there is one, we can help the dying and those who love them be less afraid in a process that every single one of us will go through. I'm all for that.
I'm 100% behind the Final Words Project and Research Into the Communications of the Dying. The dying have their own language and this research seeks to learn more about it. If we can understand the unique language, and I believe there is one, we can help the dying and those who love them be less afraid in a process that every single one of us will go through. I'm all for that.
JENNIFER LEDERER PhD LINGUISTICS PROFESSOR, SF STATE UNIVERSITY
Because language is an unconscious, invisible system in the brain, the investigation of discourse in the last stages of life is particularly intriguing. It is in these moments of unplanned, unintentional language use that researchers can be exposed to otherwise hidden patterns of semantic, pragmatic, and grammatical associations. For this reason alone, The Final Words Project’s Research into the Communications of the Dying is of extreme value to the linguistics community.
GEOFFREY LEIGH PhD RESEARCH PSYCHOLOGIST
I am so excited about the collaboration between Lisa Smartt and Dr. Raymond Moody that now includes Bryn Athyn College's Dr. Erica Goldblatt Hyatt. I strongly support this research and look forward to reading about the findings from this ground breaking work.
JEFFREY KESSLER TAI CHI AND MEDITATION TEACHER
Birth and death are the crucial events that bookend our lives. The words and gestures of those approaching death are greatly to be treasured, often super-charged with insight into what is of enduring importance. Giving our attention to these conversations on the edge will illuminate and enrich our lives, and help to prepare us for the momentous transition of death.
ISRAEL HURTADO AUTHOR
Another Way of Thinking- Forgiveness, Guidance, Inner Strength
The Final Words Project and its Research Into the Communications of the Dying are very important. The findings from these investigations could point to answers about our questions about what happens after we leave this physical body.
Because language is an unconscious, invisible system in the brain, the investigation of discourse in the last stages of life is particularly intriguing. It is in these moments of unplanned, unintentional language use that researchers can be exposed to otherwise hidden patterns of semantic, pragmatic, and grammatical associations. For this reason alone, The Final Words Project’s Research into the Communications of the Dying is of extreme value to the linguistics community.
GEOFFREY LEIGH PhD RESEARCH PSYCHOLOGIST
I am so excited about the collaboration between Lisa Smartt and Dr. Raymond Moody that now includes Bryn Athyn College's Dr. Erica Goldblatt Hyatt. I strongly support this research and look forward to reading about the findings from this ground breaking work.
JEFFREY KESSLER TAI CHI AND MEDITATION TEACHER
Birth and death are the crucial events that bookend our lives. The words and gestures of those approaching death are greatly to be treasured, often super-charged with insight into what is of enduring importance. Giving our attention to these conversations on the edge will illuminate and enrich our lives, and help to prepare us for the momentous transition of death.
ISRAEL HURTADO AUTHOR
Another Way of Thinking- Forgiveness, Guidance, Inner Strength
The Final Words Project and its Research Into the Communications of the Dying are very important. The findings from these investigations could point to answers about our questions about what happens after we leave this physical body.
