George G. Ritchie (25 September 1923 – 29 October 2007) was an American psychiatrist who held positions as president of the Richmond Academy of General Practice;[1] chairman of the Department of Psychiatry of Towers Hospital;[1] and founder and president of the Universal Youth Corps, Inc. for almost 20 years.[2] In 1967 he entered private psychiatry practice in Charlottesville, Virginia, and in 1983 moved to Anniston, Alabama, to serve as head of the Department of Psychiatry at the Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center. He returned to Richmond in 1986 to continue in private practice until retirement in 1992.[3]
In 1943 as a young army recruit in Texas Ritchie caught pneumonia and passed out. He was placed in an isolation room. When an attendant checked him 24 hours later he found no pulse or breathing. A medical officer pronounced him dead, pulled a sheet over his face, and gave orders for his body to be taken to the morgue. But when the attendant came back nine minutes later he thought he detected chest movement, and although his vital signs were still negative he convinced the medical officer to give him a shot of adrenaline into the heart muscle. Ritchie's pulse returned and he started breathing. He regained consciousness four days later. But Ritchie had experienced waking up and seeing the body covered by the sheet. He then felt himself flying over the country, trying to get back to Virginia to continue his training to be a doctor. At one point he came down in a town and tried to ask someone a question, but the man didn't hear or see him. (Ten months afterwards, Ritchie happened to travel through Vicksburg, Mississippi and saw the exact place he had seen during the experience.)[4][5]
Ritchie wrote of his near-death experience (NDE) in Return from Tomorrow, co-written with Elizabeth Sherrill (1928-), and published in 1978. In the book he tells of his out-of-body experience,[6] his meeting with Jesus Christ,[7] and his travel with Christ through different dimensions of time and space.[8]Return from Tomorrow has been translated into nine languages.[9] Later he published another book, Ordered to Return: My Life After Dying, to elaborate on his heavenly experience.
Ritchie's story was the first contact Raymond Moody had with NDEs, during his post-graduate studies and residency in Psychiatry at the University of Virginia. This led Moody to investigate over 150 cases of NDEs in his book Life After Life[10] and two other books that followed.
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Ritchie died on October 29, 2007, at his home in Irvington, Virginia, aged 84, following a long battle with cancer.[2]
Death is nothing more than a doorway, something you walk through. − Dr. George Ritchie[2]
Referencesedit
^ abRitchie, G. and Sherrill, E., Return from Tomorrow, 1978, back cover.
^ abcAnniston Star Obituary, October 31, 2007. Accessed 2007-12-18.
^Richmond Times-Dispatch obituary[permanent dead link], October 31, 2007. Accessed 2007-12-18.
^Ritchie, G. and Sherrill, E. (1978), op. cit., pp. 9-10.
Bibliographyedit
George G. Ritchie and Elizabeth Sherrill, Return from Tomorrow. Old Tappan, NJ: F.H. Revell, 1978. ISBN0-8007-8412-X.
George G. Ritchie, Ordered to Return: My Life After Dying. Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads Publishing, 1998. ISBN1-57174-096-1.
External linksedit
Obituary, Anniston Star, October 31, 2007. Accessed 2007-12-18.
Obituary[permanent dead link], Richmond Times-Dispatch, October 31, 2007. Accessed 2007-12-18.
Book review of Return from Tomorrow 2008-05-10 at the Wayback Machine by Joan Fulcher, April 19, 2002. Accessed 2007-12-18.
at the Wayback Machine (archived February 6, 2008) (). Accessed 2009-06-02.
Miracle at Easter by Sharon Barrett Kennedy: the story of a healing miracle "foretold by the Lord" to George Ritchie. Accessed 2007-12-18.
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G Ritchie 25 September 1923 29 October 2007 was an American psychiatrist who held positions as president of the Richmond Academy of General Practice 1 chairman of the Department of Psychiatry of Towers Hospital 1 and founder and president of the Universal Youth Corps Inc for almost 20 years 2 In 1967 he entered private psychiatry practice in Charlottesville Virginia and in 1983 moved to Anniston Alabama to serve as head of the Department of Psychiatry at the Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center He returned to Richmond in 1986 to continue in private practice until retirement in 1992 3 Contents 1 Near death experience 2 Death 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksNear death experience editIn 1943 as a young army recruit in Texas Ritchie caught pneumonia and passed out He was placed in an isolation room When an attendant checked him 24 hours later he found no pulse or breathing A medical officer pronounced him dead pulled a sheet over his face and gave orders for his body to be taken to the morgue But when the attendant came back nine minutes later he thought he detected chest movement and although his vital signs were still negative he convinced the medical officer to give him a shot of adrenaline into the heart muscle Ritchie s pulse returned and he started breathing He regained consciousness four days later But Ritchie had experienced waking up and seeing the body covered by the sheet He then felt himself flying over the country trying to get back to Virginia to continue his training to be a doctor At one point he came down in a town and tried to ask someone a question but the man didn t hear or see him Ten months afterwards Ritchie happened to travel through Vicksburg Mississippi and saw the exact place he had seen during the experience 4 5 Ritchie wrote of his near death experience NDE in Return from Tomorrow co written with Elizabeth Sherrill 1928 and published in 1978 In the book he tells of his out of body experience 6 his meeting with Jesus Christ 7 and his travel with Christ through different dimensions of time and space 8 Return from Tomorrow has been translated into nine languages 9 Later he published another book Ordered to Return My Life After Dying to elaborate on his heavenly experience Ritchie s story was the first contact Raymond Moody had with NDEs during his post graduate studies and residency in Psychiatry at the University of Virginia This led Moody to investigate over 150 cases of NDEs in his book Life After Life 10 and two other books that followed Death editRitchie died on October 29 2007 at his home in Irvington Virginia aged 84 following a long battle with cancer 2 Death is nothing more than a doorway something you walk through Dr George Ritchie 2 References edit a b Ritchie G and Sherrill E Return from Tomorrow 1978 back cover a b c Anniston Star Obituary October 31 2007 Accessed 2007 12 18 Richmond Times Dispatch obituary permanent dead link October 31 2007 Accessed 2007 12 18 Ian Wilson 1997 Life After Death The Evidence ISBN 9780283063008 George G Ritchie 1998 Ordered to Return My Life After Dying pp 24 25 ISBN 9781571740960 First published 1991 Ritchie G and Sherrill E 1978 op cit pp 36 46 Ritchie G and Sherrill E 1978 op cit pp 47 55 Ritchie G and Sherrill E 1978 op cit pp 55 74 Ritchie G 1998 op cit back cover Ritchie G and Sherrill E 1978 op cit pp 9 10 Bibliography editGeorge G Ritchie and Elizabeth Sherrill Return from Tomorrow Old Tappan NJ F H Revell 1978 ISBN 0 8007 8412 X George G Ritchie Ordered to Return My Life After Dying Charlottesville VA Hampton Roads Publishing 1998 ISBN 1 57174 096 1 External links editObituary Anniston Star October 31 2007 Accessed 2007 12 18 Obituary permanent dead link Richmond Times Dispatch October 31 2007 Accessed 2007 12 18 Book review of Return from Tomorrow Archived 2008 05 10 at the Wayback Machine by Joan Fulcher April 19 2002 Accessed 2007 12 18 Heaven and Hell Dr George Ritchie s near death experience at the Wayback Machine archived February 6 2008 WebCite archive Accessed 2009 06 02 Miracle at Easter by Sharon Barrett Kennedy the story of a healing miracle foretold by the Lord to George Ritchie Accessed 2007 12 18 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George G Ritchie amp oldid 1166586321, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
