A Proposal for Crossing Twice Answers from the Source Reece W. Manley, DD, M.Ed., MPM速
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Proposal Table of Contents Overview............................................................................................................................. 3 Description.......................................................................................................................... 3 Format ……………………………………………………………………...………….…..4 Audience and Markets for the book.................................................................................... 4 Spin-offs.............................................................................................................................. 5 Competitive books .............................................................................................................. 5 Complementary books ........................................................................................................ 6 Promoting the Book ............................................................................................................ 6 Current status ...................................................................................................................... 7 About the Author ................................................................................................................ 8 Crossing Twice Example Material...................................................................................... 9 Appended Chapters "The Transformation" "Addressing Depression with Spiritual Principles" Contact information Reece Wyman Manley, DD, M.Ed., MPM 15530 Lewis Place #4729 Addison, TX 75001 H 214-206-1607 C 214-862-3675 Fax 888-897-9407 SKYPE 214-329-4145 reece@manley.net
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Overview Crossing Twice is the first book to fully describe the afterlife transformation and the experience of being one with the Source of all life. It is the first work to show how a professionally trained counselor changed his views to fit the new component of the spiritual self and embraced a triad approach to being. This triad – body, mind, and spirit – gives a new approach to the helping professions. Crossing Twice goes on to give actual examples of how the author’s clients are applying this wisdom and having new found success in their lives. Crossing Twice explores exercises to come closer to the reader’s spiritual self. Readers will benefit from Crossing Twice in these powerful ways: • • • • • • •
Experience a compelling crossing from life into the afterlife. Experience an incredibly positive journey to the other side. Come to realize their spiritual side is the seat of their power. Come to understand their emotions, consciousness and spiritual self in terms of a spiritual approach. Experience contacting their spiritual self and the Source through guided visualization and meditation. Become excited about future releases in the Crossing Twice series. Become involved with www.CrossingTwice.com and it’s exciting components.
Description Good news! We do go on! And, we go on to a places beyond the most incredible, wonderful place ever conceived by the human mind! Tired of depression? Tired of feeling unloved? Tired of being alone? Crossing Twice is changing lives and bringing new hopes, love and connectivity. Crossing Twice is a work about a personal, powerful death experience by Dr. Reece W. Manley, a recognized therapist and author. Note the word “near” has been dropped from the description because the author actually experienced a full crossing into the afterlife and took up his place in the Source. The work continues to apply the answers and concepts Reece brought back from the other side. Readers will be taken on the journey of crossing over to the other side and the experience of becoming one with the Source. More than the traditional view of heaven, the reader will come to understand they are an expression of God living an eternal life. This life is just a short stop on our eternal journey 3
Readers will also be introduced to concepts of how to apply spirituality to their own lives and use it to address specific problems. Depression, anxiety, and anger other feelings can be addressed and alleviated by applying spiritual principles brought back from the Source by the author. Readers will be introduced to a work which respects their own faith, challenges them to integrate more faith into their daily lives and the rewards of living according to spiritual principles. Those who do will find their lives changed in powerful ways as unwanted emotions and situations are resolved in the face of the Source. Crossing Twice is especially exciting because it is accompanied by www.crossingtwice.com which will offer weekly live updates and ongoing audio releases for readers to experience meditation and guided visualization. Crossing Twice will enjoy wide and immediate acceptance from people of many faiths, those frustrated by the limits of big religion and generate great interest and fire the ongoing debate about what happens after life. Crossing Twice also challenges current practices of counseling by introducing God into the equation between the client and the helping professions.
Format Suggested 10x6, 12pt Times New Roman at 1.5 line spacing. Provides for a book of approximately 160 pages.
Audience and Markets for the book Crossing Twice will immediately attract a broad range of readers who • • • • • • •
Are interested in what happens when we die Who are involved with the study of near death experiences. Are seeking answers about God and His existence. Are interested in self-help. Are frustrated by traditional therapy. Interested in changing their emotional states and self-performance. Counselors and therapists interested in spiritual interventions.
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Bookstore categories appropriate for this book include Self-Help, Alternative Religions, New Age, Psychics, Near Death Experiences, and Counseling Psychology. Spin-offs The author has three books spinning off from concepts and writing in Crossing Twice: • • •
All Gays Go To Heaven A look at gay and lesbian spiritual recovery with an empowering message for the GLBT community. Spirituality for Teens Parenting Skills from the Source
Competitive books While there are competitive books for every genre, Crossing Twice is unique and stands out from competing works in commanding ways. Unique Points about Crossing Twice • • • • •
An unflinching recount of a full crossing between life and afterlife. An encompassing, empowering message rather than a divisive missive on piety of one faith over another. Application of information gained in the change between lives. A personal memoir of a man suffering through sexual abuse, chronic pain disability and depression to return changed. Actual accounts of clients of the author applying the principles of the work in their lives with powerful results.
The closest competitive books are in the area of Crossing Twice’s arenas include: In Inspirational and Spirituality/New Age •
90 Minutes in Heaven, Don Piper, Baker Publishing (750,000 sold) “The title of the book should not be called 90 minutes in Heaven. Don Piper speaks about being in Heaven for probably 7-10 pages out of the 200 pages in the book. The book is just about his recovery from his car accident and that's about it. Overall, it was a disappointing read.” –from BarnesandNoble.Com 5
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Into the Light, John Lerma, ISBN-9781564149725, Biblio Bazaar “This book starts out as interesting, and important, observations by a physician who works exclusively in hospice settings but unfortunately deteriorates at the end into a Christian tract-like statement. It would be better if he had spent the last couple of chapters analyzing and summarizing his observations.” – Amazon.com
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Lessons from the Light, Kenneth Ring, Moment Point Press “For those reasons alone I could have given "Lessons from the Light" five stars had it not gone further than this to claiming definitive answers to questions of life and meaning. It is because of the assumptive role of this book that I see the need for a strong note of caution.” – Amazon.com “There are MUCH better books on NDEs than this one. Unless NDEs are already your religion, I wouldn't bother with it.” – Amazon.com
Complementary books
• As a Man Thinketh, James Allen, Hays House Publishers • Home with God, Neal Donald Walsch, Simon and Schuster •
Conversations with the Other Side, Sylvia Brown, Hays House
Promoting the Book The author is passionate about Crossing Twice and its success. The author is ready and willing to do book tours, provide online marketing and use his expertise in Internet promotion. In addition, the author is developing a series of seminars where Crossing Twice will be offered. The author is a dynamic speaker with an extensive background in understanding consumers. In the arena of in person promotion, the author is prepared to attend book signings and other events both in and out of state. The author is accustomed to presenting seminars and leading groups through both his work as a youth minister and corporate executive. The author has excellent organizational abilities. The author is also an acknowledged influential speaker in his corporate position.
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Because the material of Crossing Twice lends itself to self-help workshops and seminars, the author has begun to develop a series of seminars to attract a wide range of people with a message of hope and promise of love and acceptance. The author has established www.CrossingTwice.com and is currently developing the site to host a blog, sell audio snippets, and, of course, the book itself. The site is has been developed in consultation with Scott Polk, PhD, an advanced programmer with excellent SEO skills and who has earned numerous nods from industrial design groups. The publisher will help Crossing Twice by marketing it directly through its established outlets. The author is associated with several professional associations as listed on his vitae. The author maintains a blog at http://reece.blogster.com, soon to be transferred to www.CrossingTwice.com. In addition, he posts many works to the online magazine, Suite101.com. This magazine can be located at www.parentingteens.suite101.com. The articles are enjoyed by over 2,000 readers daily on the site.
Current status Crossing Twice has been drafted to 75% completion. Further work is on hold until publisher input is received.
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About the Author Reece Wyman Manley, DD, M.Ed., MPM Reece is a leading authority on providing pastoral counseling to clients throughout the United States by utilizing SKYPE, phone, chat and other interactive methods. Reece also continues to hold the position of Vice President of Promotion at AdTel International, Inc., a nationally recognized automated interactive technology firm. He has 20 years of background experience in the helping professions as well as a developed acumen for the business of promotion, writing, public speaking and training. In his role of a pastoral counselor, Reece has been incorporating his new insight shared in Crossing Twice with his clients. The client response has been amazing. He has to limit his client list due to his limited availability and currently has a two-month waiting list. In his role of Vice President of Promotion at AdTel International, Reece heads up the promotion and development sections of the business. Specifically, his role requires him to supervise every piece of sales and public relations material produced for the company, develop new marketing strategies, oversee new product development and prepare keynote speeches and exhibition planning for the company’s presence at industry conventions. Reece has been acknowledged as an accomplished business and academic writer. In the business field, he has written three separate sets of training material for new employee training, company historian works and the 14,500 reader electronic newsletter for AdTel International called Subprime Insider Technology. Reece is also a Feature Writer on the online magazine Suite101.com. Reece oversees and contributes to the Parenting Teens section of the electronic magazine. Reece enjoys a personal readership of over 3,000 per day, according to company statistics. Reece’s articles also generate lively posting debates on the site. Reece has written and presented keynote addresses for AdTel International for 15 years, these include: •
“The Psychology of the Special Finance Buyer” at the Independent Dealer Conference Track, National Automobile Dealers Association, 2009, New Orleans, LA.
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“The Electronic UP” at the Independent Automotive Dealers Association National Conference, 2008, Orlando, FL.
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“Building the Right Team” at the Society for Human Resource Managers Association National Conference, 2005, Las Vegas, NV.
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Educational Highlights 2005 post-Doctoral studies in Human Development and Family Studies, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. 1996 Doctor of Divinity of Pastoral Counseling, AIHT Seminary, Youngstown, OH. 1995 Master of Education in Professional Counseling (Magna Cum Laude), Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 1994 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Cum Laude), Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. Ministerial Credentials 2004 In Good Standing, Many Paths Ministry. An Inter-faith seminary requiring a years worth of study, prayer, writing and reflection. 1995 Refused, United Methodist Church. Unable to obtain ordination due to sexual orientation. Career Synopsis: Present Present 1997 1997 1995 1994 1993 1989
Owner. Horizons Counseling and Consulting. Addison, TX. Vice President of Promotion and Development of AdTel International Dallas, TX. Founding Horizons Counseling which began my private practice. Director of Development, AdTel International, Inc. Therapist. Texas Youth Commission, Austin, TX. Director of Youth Ministries, St. Matthews United Methodist Church, Lubbock, TX. Director of Youth Ministries, First United Methodist Church, Tulia, TX. Director of Youth Ministries, First Presbyterian Church, Levelland, TX.
Select Associations American Counseling Association Texas Counseling Association Texas Toastmasters International Association of Pastoral Counselors American Executive Coaching Society American Psychological Association Society of Human Resource Management Twitter, Facebook, Yelp! Plus, ten other online business networks.
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Crossing Twice Table of Contents The Crossing Experience The Veil and Life Points The Transformation Joining the Source The Return Back The Life Experience Child Abuse Survival Chronic Pain Disability How the Crossing Changed Me Recovery from the Miracle From -10 to +8 My Daily Commitment What I’ve Learned The Triad of Being The Limits of the Body The Limits of the Mind Consciousness as the Spiritual Side Our Connection to the Source Our Connection to Others How It’s Changing Lives Depression Anxiety Self-Esteem Outlook on Life How It Can Change You Educate Stabilize Empower Six Steps to Living a Powerful Spiritual Life Embrace Your God Concept Embrace Your Spiritual Self Exploring Your Needs and Wants in the Spirit Develop Your Spiritual Plan Prepare Yourself for Victory Commitment to Ongoing Discovery Included 10 Guided Meditations and Visualizations
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Introduction Crossing Twice tells my story. It takes you, the reader, on the journey I found myself on during my MRSA, the christened “super bug”. I crossed over from this life into the next. I experienced it moment by wonderful moment. I visited points in my life and relived them with all the awareness of the senses as I had had the first time through them. Every one of my senses were alive in the moment. Next, I was amazed as my body turned from human form into a shimmering light and passed into the presence of the Source. Beauty, love, joy, peace, acceptance were present all at infinite levels and overwhelming intensity. All knowledge every known or that would ever be known by man was mine for the asking. Total knowing of each life, past and those to come was mine. I was home. However, it was not my time and, much to my rendering grief, I was sent home. Returning to life, broken and depressed, I struggled with what had happened to me to the point of having to be placed inpatient at Timberlawn Psychiatric Trauma Progam. There I began to incorporate what had happened to me and a wonderful thing happened. I became aware of my newly empowered spiritual side and some of the great wisdom I experienced. I also recount my challenges in life leading to the readiness to cross over. I endured severe ongoing sexual abuse by an ill uncle in my youth. The abuse continued until his death. As I prepared for what would come my life’s work, I studied up through the doctoral level human development, psychology, counseling and adolescent studies. In my adulthood, a bariatric surgery went wrong and left me with sensory polyneuropathy. The condition delivers a constant and crippling pain. I tried everything from acupuncture to Zen looking for relief. After my crossing, my life was turned upside down and around. All of my thinking on how people work, thinking shaped by endless studies and advanced degrees in counseling psychology, was changed. When I left the Trauma program, I was ready to take my message to my clients and to the world. As I worked daily in my own life and those who turned to me for help, I could see God’s great love and acceptance, hope and abiding nature. I sought ordination to better understand and deliver the new work I had been called to perform.
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The ordination took me through new readings explaining parts of my crossing I had never read before including Kabblah thinking. Today, I continue to integrate my experience. I continue to learn from it, shape myself from it and help others learn from the wisdom I have gained. I am seeing great changes in my counseling clients as they apply the principals of the spiritual side and its ability to exercise control over their lives.
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Chapter Synopsis Crossing Twice: Answers from the Source’s chapters are briefly described below. 1. The Crossing Experience The Veil and the Lifepoints The lifepoints were living scenes from my life. Each one involving all five senses and vibrating with a powerful reality. I didn’t just remember them, I relived them. The Transformation The incredible change I went through from having a human form to being the true self I am. A light among billions of lights all linked to the source. Joining the Source Going to the other side is going home. Joining all that exists and will exist in one great Source. I had all knowledge and all wisdom of all mankind. Answers come to every question. Quantum physics seemed a plaything. The Return Back I was told it was not my time and my work was not finished. It was a terrible thing to leave and return back to my body, losing most knowledge, but retaining great wisdom. 2. The Life to the Experience My life path which had led to the great depression I was experiencing before the illness and the Crossing. Child Abuse As a child, I endured over 4 years of sexual abuse and physical abuse at the hands of stepfathers. I allow the reader into my darkest secrets and tell them how it affected me. Disability/Chronic Pain Cycle and Depression During a bariatric surgery, I sustained nerve damage resulting in severe sensory polyneuropathy. The result was a life of chronic severe pain along the lines of that suffered by cancer patients. I take the reader through this experience to understand my depression, alcohol abuse and desire to die.
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3. How It's Changed Me Recovery from the Miracle Recovering from the experience was an incredible trial. I checked myself into a trauma treatment program for 21 days of in-patient treatment followed by four weeks of day hospital. From -10 to Positive 8 Taking my life from deep depression and longing for the other side to becoming an energized, empowered therapist, teacher and writer. The Daily Commitment My ongoing journey work. A personal look of what I do daily in my own life to prepare for life before the Crossing. 4.
What I've Learned I lost the knowledge I had gained in the Crossing, however, I was left with insights and wisdom from being in the presence of the One. The Triad of Being People are made of a trinity – body, mind and spirit The Limits of the Body Our bodies often fail us, but we must keep them sacred as our temples for our Spirit. The Limits of the Mind The mind is simply the brain. It gathers information on experience and prepares to initiate action and emotion based on past experiences. Consciousness as the Spiritual Side What is normally referred to as the consciousness, I believe to be our spiritual side. Because we are directly linked at our spirit to the One, our consciousness is powerful enough to help all things grow and change. Our Connection to the Source We are directly linked to God through our spiritual side. It is a part of God and a part of our selves. Being aware of this connection opens to the door to faith, selfesteem and empowerment. Our Connection to Others Just as we are connected to the Source, we are connected to our fellow humans and life around us. Changing our relations with others, changes our relationships with ourselves and vice versa.
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5. How It's Changing Lives After the Crossing and the wisdom I received, I felt the strong call to return to working as a psychotherapist. However, I could not accept the restrictions of state licensure. On a leap of faith, I sought ordination and now work as a Pastoral Counselor. This brings my clients the education of a psychologist with the conviction of clergy. Depression In addressing depression, I find a connection to the spiritual side and the awareness of our connection can help tremendously in clients already being clinically treated. Anxiety Fears are calmed dramatically when one realizes the connection to the Source. Self-Esteem So many feel unloved and unlovable. This belief fades in the face of realizing our connection to the Source. Outlook on Life Clients find a belief in their purpose in life. This changes the outlook on life completely. Clients become empowered and see life as full of opportunities. 6. How It Can Change You The wisdom I brought back about our selves and our relation to the Source and others is a life altering. I invite readers to begin their own journey. Educate The first goal of obtaining power from your spiritual side is to learn what it is and how it relates to their lives. Stabilize People who are hurting need to take control of their lives and stabilize events threatening their well-being. Empower Your life has purpose. Your spiritual side has the ability to make it a powerful journey and impact on their lives is incredible.
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7. Six Steps to Living a More Powerful, Meaningful and Spiritual Life Embrace Your God Concept Answer the “What if there is a God?” question with your own answers. A loving, caring, knowing God exist for each of us. How we understand God is the beginning of our walk with the Source. Embrace Your Spiritual Side In order to have a spiritual journey, you’ll need to know your power. This comes from a step guide to connecting to the Source. Exploring Your Needs and Wants from the Source Your life is full of normal needs and wants and God not only wants to meet these needs, God already has. Develop Your Spiritual Plan Learning to flex your spiritual “muscles” requires practice and a planning. Setting goals is an important component of a successful life. Prepare Your Self for Victory How are you holding yourself back? Prepare yourself to walk the journey every day! Commitment to Ongoing Discovery Everyday has a new lesson to learn. Be prepared to enjoy these challenges every day! God has unlimited joy for each of us. 8. Ten Guided Meditations and Visualizations Recorded by the Author These will be available on CrossingTwice.com. One: Two: Three: Four: Five: Six: Seven: Eight: Nine: Ten:
Meeting Your Spiritual Side The Journey of Self-Forgiveness The Journey of Forgiving Others The Journey to Feeling Your Mind/Body/Spirit Meeting the Source Clarifying Your Gifts The Journey of Sharing Your Gifts Achieving Success in Your Spiritual Relaxing with the Source Energizing Your Spirit
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