The last frontier
Subtitle: exploring the afterlife and transforming our fear of death
By: Julia Assante, PhD ; foreword by Larry Dossey, MD
Published: 2012
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781608681600
Subjects: Spiritualism; Near-death experiences; Future life
Description: "An exploration of the afterlife and communication with the dead. Author's career has included being both a professional psychic and a professional scholar. Addresses questions about God, heaven, and hell and gives evidence for existence beyond death. Explores historical accounts, religious scholarship, near-death experiences, and after-death communication"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. The evidence for survival. Can survival after death be proved?; title: How real is real?; title: Near-death experiences; title: After-death communication; title: Reincarnation. Part II. The social construction of the afterlife. A comparative history of the afterlife; title: The genesis of sin; title: "Spiritual evolution," nontime, and the ego. Part 3. Dying, death, and beyond. The fear of death: causes and cures; title: Preparing to die; title: Going through the threshold and the period of adjustment. Part 4. All about contact; title: It's okay to talk to the dead, but what happens when the dead talk back?; title: Familiarity : the key to successful contact; title: Ghosts, thought forms, and "earthbound spirits"; title: Telepathy : your tool for after-death communication; title: How to make contact; title: Conclusion : what would the world be like without the fear of death?