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FAST LANE TO HEAVEN
Celestial Encounters that Changed My Life
By: Ned Dougherty

     What made a wealthy businessman who had everything: money, women, property, prestige and power, abandon his selfish ways for a life of spiritual purpose? Ned Dougherty lived a life that anyone searching for power and material wealth would deem successful. He was the owner of Club Marakesh, one of the “hottest” nightclubs in The Hamptons, Long Island’s playground for the rich and famous, and in Palm Beach. In addition, he operated a successful real estate business. Ned Dougherty lived in the fast lane every hour of the day, pursuing every pleasure money could buy— until the 1984 incident that would change his life forever.

     In the midst of a heated argument with a business colleague, Ned Dougherty collapsed— seemingly dead of a heart attack. What happened next, while medical personnel struggled to restart his heart, was an epic near-death experience, an event that completely devastated and dramatically shifted Dougherty’s sense of reality, launching him on a fifteen-year quest to accept and understand the revelations he was given.


     While clinically dead, Ned Dougherty met the Supreme Being, heard messages from the Archangel Michael, had guidance from a deceased friend, and, most importantly, witnessed apparitions of an enigmatic Lady of Light. Recovering physically, but deeply shaken in his soul, Dougherty felt compelled to search the world for answers. He consulted physicians and parapsychologists, AA counselors and other visionaries—he even traveled to Egypt where similar apparitions of a beautiful celestial figure have been seen by thousands.

     Fast Lane to Heaven is the story of Ned Dougherty’s recovery from living a selfish, pleasure-seeking lifestyle that was catapulting him to self-destruction.  After years of doubt and struggling with his own cynicism, Dougherty finally understood the profound message he had received (and was continuing to receive) and accepted the source. To Dougherty and others who have experienced her presence, the Lady is both guide and teacher, fostering spiritual advancement and sharing the Creator’s plan for humankind. This is a story of one man’s personal crisis and eventual salvation when he finally understood the identity of the Lady of Light and her urgent message to the world.

ISBN 1-57174-200-X, Hardcover with jacket, Metaphysical/Spirituality, $21.95, March, 2001