Tricia Barker experienced a profound near-death experience during her senior year of college, and this experience guided her to teach overseas, in public schools, and at the college level. Her story has been featured on Life to Afterlife: Death and Back, National Geographic Magazine, Women’s World Magazine, Coast to Coast AM, and The Doctor Oz Show.
Tricia’s memoir, Angels in the OR: What Dying Taught Me About Healing, Survival, and Transformation is also available through Audible. This book tells a story of her near-death experience, teaching mission, and eventual triumph over childhood trauma. The book focuses on the importance being of service to the world. A screenplay is in the works for her story.
Tricia is a graduate of The University of Texas. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College. Currently, she teaches English and Creative Writing at a beautiful community college in Fort Worth, Texas. She interviews other near-death experiencers, researchers, healers, spiritual teachers, and mediums on her YouTube Channel. Tricia’s poetry and essays have been published in several academic publications.
Poems:
Loving Narcissus & Sometimes God: Poems
The Self, The Other, and God: Poems
Website: triciabarkernde.com
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Summary and transcript of this interview.
Interview recorded October 3, 2020
YouTube Video Chapters:
00:00:00 - Introduction to "Buddha at the Gas Pump" with Rick Archer
00:04:19 - Joy in Telling Stories
00:08:15 - Psychic bond between parents and children
00:12:14 - Encountering Light Beings in the Operating Room
00:16:00 - Personal Guardian Angels
00:19:38 - Connecting with Subtle Beings and Angels
00:23:58 - The Role of Practice and Learning in Spiritual Development
00:27:47 - Connecting to an All-Knowing Energy
00:31:24 - Healing Trauma and Awakening
00:35:09 - The Need in Low-Income Schools
00:38:38 - Oneness with Everyone and Messages from the Cosmos
00:42:28 - A Heavenly Encounter with Grandfather and God
00:46:38 - The Personal Form of God and Near-Death Experiences
00:50:37 - The Annoyance of Oneness with Everyone
00:54:34 - Channeling Insight into Helping Students
00:58:41 - Inspiring Healing and Change in Traumatized Students
01:02:41 - The Impact of Trauma on Society
01:06:43 - The Impact of Meditation in Schools
01:10:38 - The Power of Community and Support
01:14:58 - Faith and Near-Death Experiences
01:18:04 - Near-death Experiences and Letting Go
01:21:40 - Using Literature to Analyze Culture
01:25:38 - Themes in Near-Death Experiences
01:29:52 - Connecting to Intuition and Discerning Truth
01:33:34 - Contact with Loved Ones on the Other Side
01:37:35 - Unfairness and Healing Perspectives
01:41:22 - Healing from Contracts and the Virtue of Justice
01:45:12 - Robin Williams' Message of Healing
01:48:55 - Embracing the Gift of Life and Spiritual Connection
01:53:04 - Workshops, Summits, and Readings on YouTube
01:56:30 - Upcoming Interviews and Farewell