#23 A Spiritual Warrior's Journey with Reverend Bill McDonald
Army Vietnam veteran Reverend Bill McDonald is a multiple NDEr and STEr, minister, chaplain, Yoga Meditation Teacher, PTSD consultant, an award-winning poet, international motivational speaker, artist, film adviser, veteran advocate and scuba instructor. As a Vietnam veteran, Bill was awarded the distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart medal, fourteen air medals, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, among others. He founded The Spiritual Warrior Ministries which provides free chaplain services for the military community across the USA. Reverend Bill has been involved with a dozen films and documentaries and is author of his autobiography, A Spiritual Warrior’s Journey. His other books include Alchemy of a Warrior’s Heart, Purple Hearts, Sacred Eye and Warrior - A Spiritual Odyssey.
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Reverend Bill McDonald described his first near-death experience as an 8 year old child, when he was hospitalized with multiple serious illnesses. Most notable were the sensations of light, of feeling recharged and of being filled with great love.
That first NDE gave him a glimpse into his future and provided great comfort even in times of extreme peril.
He describes his interest in numbers and astrology and how those concepts played into his life story.
Reverend Bill detailed a potentially harrowing and destructive experience in Vietnam which was averted due to his powerful sense of intuition.
He believes the current generation of young people, which he describes as having more light in them, offer us great hope for the future.
He talks about how every one of us is important, using a jigsaw puzzle as an analogy - “everybody has to be there to make the whole… everybody has a purpose".
Our purpose is love, and we are here to love and to serve.
Reverend Bill has written multiple books and is currently working on a collection of stories.
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