Yvonne Kason 
Touched by the Light 
Exploring Spiritually Transformative Experiences

How Peak Spiritual Experiences Transform Lives Today



Dr. Yvonne Kason’s life was touched by five Near-Death experiences (NDEs), the most recent in 2003. Her dramatic Near-Death Experience in a 1979 plane crash propelled her as a young medical doctor to research and counsel people with diverse types of peak spiritual experiences. In 1994, she coined the now widely used phrase “Spiritually Transformative Experiences” (STEs). These include Near-Death Experiences, mystical experiences, spiritual energy or kundalini awakenings, diverse psychic experiences, and inspired creativity.




Touched by the Light is a synthesis of forty years of Dr. Kason’s research on STEs and their profound after-effects on body, mind, and spirit. Filled with fascinating case studies,
Touched By the Light is inspiring to all, as well as a practical guide for those experiencing STEs and their counsellors.

Table of Content

Author’s Note

Preface

Introduction




Part 1: Defining Spiritually Transformative Experiences

Chapter 1: My 1979 Plane-Crash Near-Death Experience

Chapter 2: Types of Spiritually Transformative Experiences

Chapter 3: Mystical Experiences

Chapter 4: Spiritual Energy/Kundalini Episodes

Chapter 5: Near-Death Experiences

Chapter 6: Death-Watch Experiences and After-Death Communications

Chapter 7: Psychic Experiences

Chapter 8: Inspired Creativity and Genius




Part 2: Researching the Yogic Model of Consciousness, Kundalini, and STEs

Chapter 9: The Yogic Model of Consciousness and Kundalini

Chapter 10: Researching STE Experiencers




Part 3: Long-term Spiritual Transformation: The After-Effects of STEs

Chapter 11: Patterns of STEs and their After-Effects over Time

Chapter 12: Physical STE After-Effect Symptoms

Chapter 13: Psychological STE After-Effect Symptoms

Chapter 14: Spiritual and Paranormal STE After-Effect Symptoms

Chapter 15: STEs, Spiritual Emergencies and Psychoses

Chapter 16: Who Has Spiritual Emergencies and Why?

Chapter 17: Strategies for Living with Spiritual Transformation

Chapter 18: Psycho-Spiritual Housecleaning

Chapter 19: Meditation — The Key to Spiritual Deepening

Chapter 20: Finding Our Way Home



Acknowledgements

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

About the author

Dr. Yvonne Kason is a family physician and transpersonal psychotherapist (retired) who taught at the University of Toronto. She is the president of the International Association for Near-Death Studies, a member of the American Center for the Integration of Spiritually Transformative Experiences, and co-founder of the Spirituality in Health-Care Network. Dr. Kason is an STE expert and media resource internationally.