This is the past lives podcast episode 282 and I'm your host Simon Bown.

My mission here at the past lives podcast is to investigate evidence that demonstrates survival of the human soul,

who look at past life memories, near-death experiences, spirit communication and other incredible phenomena.

And please check out my other podcast. It's called the Alien UFO podcast.

And I release new episodes every Monday.

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And if you want to hear the extended version of this episode, please join the Patreon campaign. This week I'm talking to Vina R about her

book, My Near Death Experience from A to Z. Vinya had a near death experience while on a school

trip to Rome. Hi, Vena, thanks a lot for coming on to the podcast.

Oh, thank you for having me, truly, truly.

So we're going to talk about your book, which is called My Near-Death Experience from A to Z.

And one of the things I like about your book is it is A-to-Z, the way you've laid out the chapters.

You had a substantial near-death experience. It seemed like so much happened. But could you tell us

how it started? Oh, sure, sure. Yes, it was very substantial. At the time, I don't think I

appreciated how substantive it was.

However, now, years later, with a little bit maturity, Simon, I do appreciate how much I was shown and how much information I was given.

And I think I understand more now why I was given so much information.

But initially it started with me.

There was a class high school trip coming up and my parents decided, you know, they would send me on the trip, especially since the destination that my high school chose was Italy.

And my father is half Sicilian, his mother's from Sicily.

And so it just seemed kind of fitting that I would go to Italy. And so, you know,

before the trip, I was nervous and I didn't sleep. And, you know, by the time that the trip came,

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