This is episode 272 of the past lives podcast 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.

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This week I'm talking to Peter Panagor about his book,

Heaven is Beautiful, How Dying taught me that death is just the beginning.

Peter is a two-time near-death experiencer, an entrepreneur and an ordained pastor.

For 15 years he broadcast a daily two-minute spot on two NBC TV stations with daily devotions.

He had 30 million views annually on TV and uncounted listeners on FM and AM across Maine and New Hampshire, plus around the

nation. He gets interviewed and teaches worldwide in person, live streamed on stages in pulpits,

on podcasts and YouTube by the dozens, plus TV, FM and AM frequently. His YouTube channel

has one million views and in 2020, the International

Association of Near Death Studies invited Peter as their conference plenary speaker.

Hi Peter, thanks a lot for coming on the podcast.

Oh Simon, thanks for having me. I appreciate it.

So we're going to be talking about your near death experience and your book, which is called Heaven is Beautiful, how dying taught me. I appreciate it. So we're going to be talking about your near death experience and your

book which is called Heaven is Beautiful, how dying taught me that death is just the beginning.

But things happened for you before you had the near death experience. I mean, spiritual sorts of things.

You've had a out-of-body experience when you were very young, didn't you?

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