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This week I'm talking to A.J. Parr about his book, The Girl Who Visited Heaven and Other Children's Near-Death experiences.

A.J. Parr is an internationally recognized Venezuelan journalist, best-selling author and senior

research associate at the Institute for the Scientific Study of Consciousness.

His lucid dreams and near-death experience led him to study comparative religion for three

decades and become a near-death experience journalistic researcher.

He has authored over 20 books on comparative religion and spirituality.

Hi, AJ. Thanks a lot for coming on the podcast.

Hi, Simon. It's a pleasure to be here.

We're going to talk about your book. It's called The Girl Who Visited Heaven and Other Children's Near Death Experiences.

So how did it come about that you wanted to write a book on this subject?

Well, after I published my first book, which is called Stairway to Heaven,

25 Near Death Experiences about encounters with God,

Jesus, and Paradise.

I noticed that I had interviewed several people who had childhood near-death experiences.

And I became friends with Dr. Melvin Moore's.

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