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Native American and Scots-Irish parents, Betty J. (Stewart) Eadie
was born in rural Nebraska and spent her early childhood on the
Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. She was the seventh of
ten children. When Betty was four, her parents separated, and
Betty was placed in a Catholic boarding school along with six of
her siblings.
In
November of 1973, at the age of 31, Betty J. Eadie died following
routine surgery. After undergoing what has been called the most
profound and detailed near-death experience ever recorded, she
returned with a life-changing message. Enlightened by her
experience, Betty turned to the study of psychology and the human
response to death. As part of that study, she volunteered her time
with dying patients and their families, learning the various
perspectives of others who, like her, had experienced death. She
also participated in a near-death study with a local university.
Betty's
experience with God gave her great tranquility and peace, and as
her profound insights continued to evolve, she felt moved to share
them by writing additional books. The Awakening Heart
(which also became a national bestseller) answered hundreds of the
questions received from the readers of Embraced By The Light.
Betty followed The Awakening Heart with her third and most
recent title, The Ripple Effect. Her first teaching book, The
Ripple Effect is a powerful and moving book that demonstrates
how each of our acts is more important than we know because they
ripple out to affect countless other people. The Ripple Effect
was the first title published by Betty's own company, Onjinjinkta
Publishing, which was founded not only to publish Betty’s
writing but to produce other books that shared her beliefs.
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