Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Jacob Cooper, LCSW, holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Reiki Master, Certified Hypnotherapist, and specializes in Regression Therapy. He is author of Life After Breath: How a Brush with Fatality Gave Me a Glimpse of Immortality and The Wisdom of Jacob’s Ladder. He is host The Wisdom of Jacob’s Ladder podcast. Jacob synthesizes his mental health background and his spiritual experiences to assist others in their own transformations. His website is jacoblcooper.com.
Jacob describes his profound near-death experience at age three, while on a playground, where he was given a choice of returning to his life. He offers that the spiritual realm is close by and that we are here to create heaven on earth. By living in contrast on earth, we can develop the power of love, service to others, and trust in infinite life.
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:32 Jacob’s near-death experience (NDE)
00:12:27 Spiritual and angelic realm
00:19:16 Jacob’s life review and previous incarnations
00:32:06 Shining in the darkness
00:37:43 Purpose for being on earth
00:49:40 Features of NDEs
00:53:47 Post-traumatic spiritual growth
01:00:48 Integration of NDEs and mental well-being
01:08:56 Conclusion
New Thinking Allowed CoHost, Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L, is a licensed occupational therapist, intuitive healer and coach, and spiritual guide based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Emmy is the founder of the Intuitive Connections and Holistic OT communities. She is the author of Intuitive Development: How to Trust Your Inner Knowing for Guidance With Relationships, Health, and Spirituality. She offers intuitive coaching to help individuals access their inner guidance for clarity, healing, and meaningful decision-making. Her website is emmyvadnais.com
(Recorded on March 9, 2026)
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Jacob Cooper, LCSW, holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Reiki Master, Certified Hypnotherapist, and specializes in Regression Therapy. He is author of Life After Breath: How a Brush with Fatality Gave Me a Glimpse of Immortality and The Wisdom of Jacob’s Ladder. He is host The Wisdom of Jacob’s Ladder podcast. Jacob synthesizes his mental health background and his spiritual experiences to assist others in their own transformations. His website is jacoblcooper.com.
Jacob describes his profound near-death experience at age three, while on a playground, where he was given a choice of returning to his life. He offers that the spiritual realm is close by and that we are here to create heaven on earth. By living in contrast on earth, we can develop the power of love, service to others, and trust in infinite life.
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:32 Jacob’s near-death experience (NDE)
00:12:27 Spiritual and angelic realm
00:19:16 Jacob’s life review and previous incarnations
00:32:06 Shining in the darkness
00:37:43 Purpose for being on earth
00:49:40 Features of NDEs
00:53:47 Post-traumatic spiritual growth
01:00:48 Integration of NDEs and mental well-being
01:08:56 Conclusion
New Thinking Allowed CoHost, Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L, is a licensed occupational therapist, intuitive healer and coach, and spiritual guide based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Emmy is the founder of the Intuitive Connections and Holistic OT communities. She is the author of Intuitive Development: How to Trust Your Inner Knowing for Guidance With Relationships, Health, and Spirituality. She offers intuitive coaching to help individuals access their inner guidance for clarity, healing, and meaningful decision-making. Her website is emmyvadnais.com
(Recorded on March 9, 2026)
For a short video on How to Get the Most From New Thinking Allowed, go to youtu.be/aVbfPFGxv9o
Check out our new website for the New Thinking Allowed Foundation at http://www.newthinkingallowed.org. There you will find our incredible, searchable database as well as our new, FREE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE. Also, opportunities to shop and to support our video productions. There, you can also subscribe to our FREE, WEEKLY NEWSLETTER!
For a complete, updated list with links to all of our videos, see newthinkingallowed.com/Listings.html
Check out New Thinking Allowed's AI chatbot. You can create a free account at ai.servicespace.org When you enter the space, you will see that our chatbot is one of several you can interact with. While it is still a work in progress, it has been trained on 1,600 NTA transcripts. It can provide intelligent answers about the contents of our interviews. It's almost like having a conversation with Jeffrey Mishlove.
To buy a high-quality, printed version of the New Thinking Allowed Magazine, go to nta-magazine.magcloud.com.
To join the NTA Psi Experience Community on Facebook, see: facebook.com/groups/1953031791426543
To download and listen to audio versions of the New Thinking Allowed videos, visit our podcast at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-thinking-allowed-audio-podcast/id1435178031
Download and read Jeffrey Mishlove's Grand Prize essay in the Bigelow Institute competition, Beyond the Brain: The Survival of Human Consciousness After Permanent Bodily Death. bigelowinstitute.org/docs/1st.pdf
If you would like to join our team of volunteers, helping to promote the New Thinking Allowed YouTube channel on social media, editing and translating videos, creating short video trailers based on our interviews, helping to upgrade our website, or contributing in other ways (we may not even have thought of), please send an email to friends@newthinkingallowed.com.
To order Intuitive Development by Emmy Vadnais, click here: amzn.to/35sbLIA.
To order Life After Breath by Jacob Cooper, go to: amzn.to/4tqJsCG
To order New Thinking Allowed Dialogues: Is There Life After Death? click on amzn.to/3LzLA7Y
To order Russell Targ: Ninety Years of ESP, Remote Viewing, and Timeless Awareness, go to amzn.to/4aw2iyr
To order UFOs and UAP – Are We Really Alone?, go to amzn.to/3Y0VOVh
To order a copy of Charles T. Tart: Seventy Years of Exploring Consciousness and Parapsychology, go to amzn.to/4oOUJLn
