Stafford Betty's discovery of life beyond the line. Life beyond the line: what the departed say about their world. Discovery of life beyond the line

The basis of any religious movement is faith. And while true believers do not question the miracles described in the holy books, scientists are trying to explain them from the point of view of modern science.

1. Jinns

In Islamic theology, it is generally accepted that humans were created from water and clay, angels were created from light, and jinn were created from smokeless fire. Although many believe that jinn are simple spirits, a theory has emerged that the word "jinn" actually means "foreigner." This allegedly indicates their extraterrestrial origin. Some researchers suggest that genies may be a form of plasma life existing in the sun, which fits perfectly into the concept of "smokeless fire."

Another theory is that it is a form of life based on the interaction of magnetic fields, where positive and negative ions interact like proteins and nucleic acids on Earth, and are supported by the energy of the Sun.

Ufologist Chris Line put forward a completely unusual hypothesis. He suggests that jinn exist in the infrared spectrum and angels exist in the ultraviolet spectrum. This theory also supposedly explains why UFOs began appearing in the skies after the 1940s. Apparently, the explosion of technology has led to the fact that the Earth's atmosphere has become literally overflowing with microwave radiation, which has become "annoying the genies that exist in the infrared spectrum."

2. Reincarnation

Buddhists tend to be very respectful of science. It is therefore not at all surprising that many Buddhist thinkers have tried to explain the concept of reincarnation from a scientific point of view. University of Virginia psychiatrist Jim Tucker has spent years collecting data on children who claim to have memories of past lives.

Surprisingly, there was little criticism of his research, since Tucker was able to identify some interesting patterns. Most children who claim to remember past lives are 2-6 years old, and they allegedly died at an average age of 28 during a previous life. About 70 percent of the children claimed to have died a violent or unnatural death, and 90 percent claimed to have been the same gender in their previous life.

Some quantum physicists believe that the material world is derived from consciousness, and not vice versa. If this is true, then consciousness does not need a physical body to exist.

3. Immaculate Conception

The miracle of the virgin birth of Jesus is one of the most important milestones of the Christian faith. Most people assume that it happened with the help of God. But there are also those who are trying to develop a scientific explanation for this fact.

On the one hand, there is such a phenomenon as parthenogenesis - one of the forms of sexual reproduction of organisms, in which female reproductive cells (eggs) develop in an adult body without fertilization. But then the question arises, where did Jesus get the Y chromosome, thanks to which he was born a man?

According to one theory, Mary's X chromosome carried a mutation that made her body resistant to testosterone. Consequently, although she developed like a woman, her genes were practically a man. According to another theory, Mary had different genes because before her birth, twin embryos in her mother's womb merged into one (with one of them having a Y chromosome).

4. Holy Trinity

Another of the main mysteries of Christianity is the three aspects of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Some modern scientists believe that the answer may be found in quantum mechanics. They suggest that God created the physical world with scientific laws modeled after his divine nature, so the interconnections of subatomic particles can be seen as the interactions of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

5. Heaven and Hell

In 1972, scientists tried to apply the principles of thermodynamics to the concept of heaven and hell. As a result, they got a rather interesting result. In the Book of the Prophet Isaiah it was said, “And the light of the moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days.” This supposedly suggests that heaven will receive 49 times more heat from the Sun than Earth.

According to the laws of thermodynamics, paradise should heat up to 525 degrees Celsius. Moreover, in the Revelation of John the Theologian it is said that “the fearful, the unfaithful, the abominable, murderers, adulterers, sorcerers, idolaters and all liars will have their fate in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone.” In order for the sulfur to be molten and not evaporate, the temperature in the lake must be maintained at 444.6 degrees Celsius. Thus, heaven must be hotter than hell.

However, if we take into account the fact that Hell contained about 29 billion souls in 2000 (at least, this is what a certain mathematician claimed back in the 19th century), and the area of the hellish lake of fire is only 7 square kilometers (this was also calculated by him ), then at this pressure, sulfur will be able to remain in liquid form at temperatures well above 525 degrees Celsius.

6. Gift of Tongues

In 2006, researchers at Pennsylvania State University became interested in "glossolalia" (speech consisting of nonsense words but having all the hallmarks of meaningful speech) practiced by some Pentecostal sects around the world. After scanning the brains of five women who spoke in a trance state in an unknown language, the researchers found that the frontal lobes (which control conscious action) as well as the language centers in the brain were inactive.

In contrast, activity was observed in areas of the brain responsible for maintaining self-awareness. These results confirmed what Pentecostals have long argued: glossolalia is a unique conscious experience that occurs without conscious awareness. Believers interpreted the results this way: people get the opportunity for glossolalia from the outside, from outside their mind.

7. Koran

Some Muslims believe that the basis for modern science can be found in the Koran. Dr. Joe Lee Simpson, an expert in gynecology, obstetrics and genetics, said that two hadiths about the Prophet Muhammad describe the process of embryogenesis. In one of them, the Prophet said: “Each of you has all the components of his creation gathered together in his mother’s womb for forty days.”

In another hadith, he said: “If forty-two nights have passed since conception, Allah sends an angel to the embryo, who gives it the form of a man and gives it hearing, sight, skin, flesh and bones.” Also, the Koran allegedly mentions the orbits of planets, the protective properties of the atmosphere, the Earth’s magnetic field, the relativity of time, etc.

8. Genesis

In 1994, scientists at the Jerusalem College of Technology and the Hebrew University analyzed the book of Genesis for equidistant letter sequences. (For example, "HXOXUXSXE" could be spelled "house"). Using this method, researchers hoped to find special words and phrases left to humanity by God.

They based their research on previous work by Rabbi Weissmandel, who found similar patterns in the Hebrew Pentateuch (the five books of Moses). As a result of statistical analysis, the names of 32 Jewish figures from the 9th to the 19th centuries were allegedly discovered, along with their dates of birth and death.

9. Stars

Creationists believe that the universe, including the Earth, is only 6,000 years old. However, the most distant objects (quasars) discovered by astronomers are 13 billion light years away. How do we see these objects? Australian scientists Trevor Norman and Barry Setterfield, after analyzing 163 experimental values for determining the speed of light from the mid-18th century to the present day, concluded that the speed of light is constantly decreasing by about 40 kilometers per second every year. Accordingly, since the creation of the Universe, light has traveled a much greater distance than at its current speed.

10. Obsession

In 2005, Dr. Stafford Betty, a professor of religious studies at California State University, published an article in which he proved the possibility of "demonic possession." He argued that there was ample evidence from all world cultures from ancient to modern history that demons could possess people, and that exorcism was an effective treatment.

At the same time, Betty clarified: such possession does not necessarily mean that people were possessed by classic Judeo-Christian demons with horns and pitchforks, but these were “more or less intelligent creatures, invisible to people, who have their own will and who can be subdued in various ways.” He also believes that exorcism should be accepted as an alternative form of treatment for mental illness.

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Stafford Betty

Discovery of life beyond the line:

what the departed say about their world

Russian Association of Instrumental Transcommunication (RAIT), 2016

Translation: Irina Potapova

Preface to the Russian Internet publication

The book, written by the American scientist and theologian Stafford Betty, is devoted to the most important topic that concerns every person living on this planet - what awaits us beyond the boundaries of earthly existence. It analyzes the main sources of the most reliable and evidentiary posthumous communications received through mediumship at different times and by different people. Despite the inevitable discrepancies in minor details caused by the personalities of the communicators themselves, it is clearly shown that there are no significant contradictions in the main content of the given descriptions.

To make the picture presented whole and complete, two key examples have been added to the original version of the book, providing the clearest evidence in history of the reality of life after death: the case of Raymond, the son of physicist Oliver Lodge, and the pilot, Captain Walter Hinchliffe. Both cases are harmoniously included in the general context.

Such a volume of information, combining a detailed display of the everyday realities of the Subtle World, but at the same time - literacy in analysis and reliability of the sources used, is perhaps presented in Russian for the first time. The list of sources at the beginning of the book (page 5) gives their correct division into chapters, as well as links to Russian translations, if any.

The picture of life that emerges from the stories of people who have crossed the line inspires optimism and confidence in the future. A bright, lively and exciting transmission of images of life and everyday life in the Subtle World, received first-hand from its representatives, will not leave anyone indifferent.

Artem Mikheev, Ph.D. physics and mathematics Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Russian Association of Instrumental Transcommunication (RAIT) Irina Potapova, translator.

Reviews

“There are few, if any, questions that are as important as the question of life after death. This book contains information presented to us as the stories of deceased people, telling us in what conditions they live, and how they can move from one sphere to another. Be that as it may, this topic is of great interest to each of us.”

“After painting a detailed picture and analyzing in detail the information about the other world transmitted from spiritual sources through the mediation of trustworthy mediums, Dr. Betty identifies 44 characteristic features of the other world, most of which contradict the views of the world's major religions. The belief that our other-worldly existence will depend on how we use our free will to evolve spiritually, finding love and wisdom in this world, is the core idea of this book.”

Boyce Batey, Executive Director of the Academy for the Study of Spiritualism and the Paranormal

“The basis of any organized religion is life after death. Yet religion has failed to paint an attractive picture of the other world. However, there are many stories about the afterlife, transmitted through mediums who managed to penetrate the veil that separates the worlds. In his book, Professor Betty collected the most interesting and fascinating of them, presenting us with a realistic picture of the higher and lower spheres.”

“If you are looking for a book about the other world seen through the eyes of a medium, this is what you need. Dr. Stafford Betty has carefully studied the most famous mediums and presented us with a collection of information obtained from various sources. You will find here the most exciting and controversial stories about the essence of the other world, presented in ordinary non-academic language. There's so much to think about and discuss that you won't be able to put this book down."

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Stafford Betty
Discovery of life beyond the line:
what the departed say about their world

Russian Association of Instrumental Transcommunication (RAIT), 2016

Translation: Irina Potapova

Preface to the Russian Internet publication

The book, written by the American scientist and theologian Stafford Betty, is devoted to the most important topic that concerns every person living on this planet - what awaits us beyond the boundaries of earthly existence. It analyzes the main sources of the most reliable and evidentiary posthumous communications received through mediumship at different times and by different people. Despite the inevitable discrepancies in minor details caused by the personalities of the communicators themselves, it is clearly shown that there are no significant contradictions in the main content of the given descriptions.

To make the picture presented whole and complete, two key examples have been added to the original version of the book, providing the clearest evidence in history of the reality of life after death: the case of Raymond, the son of physicist Oliver Lodge, and the pilot, Captain Walter Hinchliffe. Both cases are harmoniously included in the general context.

Such a volume of information, combining a detailed display of the everyday realities of the Subtle World, but at the same time - literacy in analysis and reliability of the sources used, is perhaps presented in Russian for the first time. The list of sources at the beginning of the book (page 5) gives their correct division into chapters, as well as links to Russian translations, if any.

The picture of life that emerges from the stories of people who have crossed the line inspires optimism and confidence in the future. A bright, lively and exciting transmission of images of life and everyday life in the Subtle World, received first-hand from its representatives, will not leave anyone indifferent.

Artem Mikheev, Ph.D. physics and mathematics Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Russian Association of Instrumental Transcommunication (RAIT)

Irina Potapova, translator.

Reviews

“There are few, if any, questions that are as important as the question of life after death. This book contains information presented to us as the stories of deceased people, telling us in what conditions they live, and how they can move from one sphere to another. Be that as it may, this topic is of great interest to each of us.”

“After painting a detailed picture and analyzing in detail the information about the other world transmitted from spiritual sources through the mediation of trustworthy mediums, Dr. Betty identifies 44 characteristic features of the other world, most of which contradict the views of the world's major religions. The belief that our other-worldly existence will depend on how we use our free will to evolve spiritually, finding love and wisdom in this world, is the core idea of this book.”

Boyce Batey, Executive Director of the Academy for the Study of Spiritualism and the Paranormal

“The basis of any organized religion is life after death. Yet religion has failed to paint an attractive picture of the other world. However, there are many stories about the afterlife, transmitted through mediums who managed to penetrate the veil that separates the worlds. In his book, Professor Betty collected the most interesting and fascinating of them, presenting us with a realistic picture of the higher and lower spheres.”

“If you are looking for a book about the other world seen through the eyes of a medium, this is what you need. Dr. Stafford Betty has carefully studied the most famous mediums and presented us with a collection of information obtained from various sources. You will find here the most exciting and controversial stories about the essence of the other world, presented in ordinary non-academic language. There's so much to think about and discuss that you won't be able to put this book down."

Louis LaGrande, Ph.D., author of the book "Messages from Another World"

Gratitude

I would like to thank Brett Books for the opportunity to quote from Ruth Mattson Taylor's Evidence From Beyond, Stephen Chism for the opportunity to quote from The Afterlife of Leslie Stringfellow, and the publishers of America Magazine for permission to reprint my article Life After Death Is Not a Red Hering.”

I would also like to thank Thomas Berry, my advisor at Fordham University, for opening up the vast world of comparative religion to me; John Hick, the famous religious philosopher whose views I found irrefutable from the very beginning; Huston Smith, the founder of the study of religion, anew who revealed forgotten truths that kindled a thirst in me that I could not quench until I wrote this book, and Makl Timn, who studied mediumship as carefully and scrupulously as anyone else.

Introduction

“Maps are symbols, and even the best of these symbols are approximate and imperfect. However, for those who seriously intend to reach their destination, the map serves as an indispensable aid, since it indicates in which direction the traveler should go and which paths to take.”

Aldous Huxley.

You are holding in your hands a book dedicated to one of the most interesting topics in literature, about which even the most educated readers often know nothing. Initially, its authors are those whom we call “dead”. Those who come into contact with him are known as mediums, and we call them "living". If you want to buy one of these books, you should look for it by the name of the medium, although most of them claim that the true authors are spirits - messengers who speak through them. The contacts with the other world that will be discussed in this book are the best examples of this genre, the richest, most revealing and fruitful that I have had the opportunity to deal with in a quarter century of researching this sometimes controversial material. Considering them as a whole, you can get a picture of the other world - a place where we will all go after some time.

You will get acquainted with nine stories about the other world, conveyed by its inhabitants. These are souls that were once, like us now, in a physical body. Some of them “died” several centuries ago. Others got in touch within a few days or months after the “death”. The inhabitants of the invisible world do not have a physical body, so they usually cannot physically act in our world directly, as we do. That is why they resort to the help of mediums.

Some religions are skeptical of mediums and warn that messages from them from the other world are “the work of the devil.”

On the other hand, many scientists advise us not to pay attention to such messages, because such things as the soul and life after death, according to their unfounded statements, do not exist. There are also those who occupy an intermediate position, including some world-renowned scientists. They approach this issue from a critical but unbiased point of view. These are the views I myself hold, and I urge you to follow my example.

Who is a medium, and what does he really do, or at least do according to his own words? These are gifted people, most often women, who can turn off their consciousness from thoughts and feelings, free it, so to speak, to allow the spirit to use it. Some mediums go into a trance, deep or light, while others remain awake and fully aware of everything that is happening. Some write down the messages they receive, others speak or even type. Almost all first-class mediums are themselves amazed at the information that comes through them. Often ideas and views are expressed that are completely alien to them. Often information is received that they could not possibly know. It comes not from theological speculation or philosophical speculation, but directly from the spirits talking about the world they call home.

Mediums such as John Edward, who became a television celebrity, are known for establishing contact between the deceased and their grieving relatives through their experience and eyewitness accounts. The spirits use their consciousness to make their presence known and prove to their grief-stricken loved ones that they are alive and happier than ever. Here we focus our attention on contacts that describe the world where the departed live, and where, presumably, we ourselves will go after death. It’s hard for me to guess what conclusions you will draw from this. But I think many of you will be amazed by what you learn. Wherever this information comes from, it is fascinating and inspiring. It reveals to us an astral world of amazing beauty, an incredible depth of thoughts and emotions, a grandiose plan that explains the purpose of the soul not only in the spiritual world, but also in our earthly one, an incomprehensible mysterious greatness that cannot be described in human language. An exciting feeling of awe before the harmony, justice and greatness of the Divine plan, a clear idea of what is expected of us here and now, and what will be the consequences of our successes and failures, the understanding that death is not the end, but a huge world opening up before us , the opportunity to look into a future that inspires hope, the determination to make our world a better place - this and much more is revealed to us in such sessions.

Christians are eager to know more about the other world. I know many who diligently go to church, but do not believe in life after death, the church’s ideas on this matter seem so incredible to them. Heaven, hell and perhaps even purgatory - these Dante-style ideas are so outdated that the question arises - is it really all that way? There is another extreme - those who claim that everything that happens to us is due to karma and is therefore fair - from the earthquake in Haiti to a flat tire on the way to the airport. I believe that traditional ideas about life after death are outdated, and this book will help bring them into line with modern times. And for those believers who are tormented by eternal prejudices about talking about the other world, there is good news. Whatever they read now can strengthen their hopes in a most impressive way. Nihilistic materialism and atheism, one of the saddest diseases of our age, are refuted at every step by our spiritual friends. Messages received at different times from different sources are consistent with each other. After reading several dozen such reports, you can already guess what the next one will be about. This fact suggests that they are talking about something that really exists, otherwise how could their similarity be explained? Travelers through the mountains see a lot on their way, but after listening to everyone, you will quickly understand that they are all talking about what they really experienced, and did not come up with ideas independently of each other.

There are other facts that also lead us to these conclusions. Helen Greaves, one of the mediums you will meet in chapter eight, wrote the following after a session she conducted in a state of light trance:

My pen barely left the paper. When I read what was written, my surprise knew no bounds. This happened over the course of several days, and I became increasingly amazed at what I was writing down. I could never so easily, without straining my very limited imagination, come up with the stories that came through me.

There were no corrections in the hundreds of words I wrote down, although I was never aware of what I was writing down.

In the third chapter we meet one of the greatest mediums in history, the Anglican priest Stainton Moses. Even without being in a state of trance, he was not aware of what he was writing. He explains it this way:

I developed the ability to occupy my thoughts with other things while my hand wrote, and could read a serious book, holding it in my left hand, and follow the train of thought while my right hand continuously wrote down messages, harmonious in composition, living and foldable in style.

This strongly suggests the existence of another mind that wrote with the hand of Moses.

In other cases the medium's handwriting was not his own, and in cases of voice mediums the voices were not theirs. The famous Irish medium Geraldine Cummins, discussed in Chapter Six, imitated more than 50 different personalities, styles, and styles during her career, many of which belonged to deceased persons known to their living relatives. In a state of light trance, she wrote at great speed, unaware of what her hand was producing.

Another way to judge the authenticity of a mediumistic message is based on "obviousness." Such apparent communication contains correct information which is supposed to be known by the spirit but cannot be known to the medium. For example, if a medium has to find out where this or that fact of the earthly biography of a spirit took place, unknown to anyone else, and it is later discovered that it corresponds to reality, the communication can be considered obvious. In some reports of mediums there is more such evidence, in others - less.

I believe that all these considerations speak convincingly in favor of the reliability of the works considered here. While I am convinced that the bulk of this material is authentic, I still have some doubts that absolutely everything you read here was received exactly in the form in which the spirits - the coherents - intended. For, as we have just seen, there is a constant danger that the medium is not a completely “pure” receiver of information, and that his own thoughts may interfere and distort the message. Having familiarized myself with the complaints of the spirits - the liaisons, I came to the conclusion that this sometimes happens, although not to such an extent as to significantly affect the overall picture. I am almost one hundred percent convinced that everything you read is truly from the other world and has been conveyed exactly. When you see how similar these reports are to each other, despite the fact that they were all obtained from different sources, I think you will be inclined to agree with me.

These stories can be useful for both dying and healthy people - in a word, for all people! "Testimony of Light" - The book with which I finish the course of lectures on death at my university, as well as the topic of the eighth chapter, are creating a real sensation among my students. Fundamentalist Christians and Muslims often do not like this, and hardcore materialists usually express their disdain. However, most students are interested in the topic, and I have heard more than once from them that this is the most important book they have ever read, because it not only talks about what awaits us after death, but also, more importantly, , shows what the meaning of life is here and now.

What can be said about dying or old people who read such a book for the first time? If I had done something bad in my life, I would have cause for concern. I would rather disappear completely than end up in the world described here. However, for a respectable person who has a few months left to live, this book can be a real find. Visions of dying people recounted by hospice nurses induce feelings of joy and peace in patients, and near-death experiences almost always relieve those who experience them from the fear of death. It is difficult to imagine greater happiness for a person who is on the verge of death. And it’s even better if we not only put aside the fear of disappearing forever after death, but also have something concrete to look forward to. In the stories of mediums about the world that awaits us after death, this is exactly what we are talking about. I'm willing to bet that most of those who simply "believe" in the other world have only a vague idea of what it really is. And this is sad, because ignorance undermines faith, and faith is exactly what we need at the moment of death. There is nothing vague in the picture of the other world that is revealed to us here. You could even make a movie about this, like Robin Williams did a few years ago ("Where Dreams May Lead""Based on the novel of the same name by Richard Matheson).

These stories could be useful for the whole society. They make it clear to us that our position in the hereafter depends on the choices we make in this life. And if they were taken seriously by the whole society, then the confidence in the inevitable responsibility for their actions could have a beneficial effect on it. No one would want to end up in the Land of Darkness, or in the realm of undeveloped souls, or in the lower astral plane described in these stories. On the other hand, beautiful, bright, alluring worlds awaiting virtuous people can provide positive incentives for good deeds. All stories point to the importance of mutual forgiveness while still in the physical world. From them it becomes clear that a famous name or a solid bank account means nothing in the world that awaits us. They emphasize that overcoming life's difficulties with honor and dignity creates the preconditions for happiness and spiritual growth. They show us very clearly that there is a direct cause-and-effect relationship between a virtuous life in this world and happiness in the future.

Many people today, especially young people, indulge in bad behavior because they do not see its harmful consequences. And if they saw them, if they had a clear picture of these consequences before their eyes, they would behave more carefully. If the whole society realized that no one can get away with bad deeds - from violence and slander to fighting and gossip or just plain laziness, few would dare to take such liberties. Virtue—humility, kindness, honesty, courage, generosity, self-control, purpose, and selflessness—might become a habit. And our world would become much happier from this.

I look forward to the day when reliable literature on mediumship becomes more widely available and widely accepted. The world is hungry for something better, something that will become a true revelation, connecting people and entire nations instead of separating them. Everyone who reads this book will be left with the feeling that life is beautiful and meaningful, and each of us plays an important role in it. True mediums are perhaps closest to God than anyone on our planet.

Excerpts from messages that need special attention in our stories will be highlighted in bold. All nine stories are presented sequentially, one after another. To give the reader an idea of what painstaking and skilled work it often takes to establish the identity of an otherworldly communicator, the first two chapters (the stories of Raymond Lodge and Walter Hinchliffe) pay special attention to the evidentiary part. As stated above, you will find quite a lot of repetition, which is to be expected when several different observers are describing the same reality. However, there are also discrepancies that suggest the existence of many levels, or spheres of the other world. It is clear that not all souls are on the same level. It is unlikely that a 20-year-old Texan (chapter four), who made contact shortly after death, would end up in the same field as the co-founder of the English Society for Psychical Research, who died at an older age and made contact 20 years after death ( sixth chapter). Their descriptions reflect the differences in their backgrounds and life experiences. For the reader, these discrepancies may be significant. Chapters 3, 6 and 9 will appeal to the more philosophical reader interested in learning about the laws that govern the underworld, while chapters 4, 5, 7 and 8 will appeal to those interested in the landscape, geography and technology of the underworld .

In the final chapter I will summarize all the material and present the other world as I see it. This may sound presumptuous, but I think I know—based on the “maps” I am laying before you here—something about what happens after death, and I want you to know it too.

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Despite the inevitable discrepancies in minor details caused by the personalities of the communicators themselves, it is clearly shown that there are no significant contradictions in the main content of the given descriptions.

Such a volume of information, combining a detailed display of the everyday realities of the Subtle World, but at the same time - literacy in analysis and reliability of the sources used, is perhaps presented in Russian for the first time. The list of sources at the beginning of the book gives their correct division into chapters, as well as links to Russian translations, if any.

Artem Mikheev, Ph.D. physics and mathematics Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Russian
Association of Instrumental Transcommunication (RAIT)

“You are holding in your hands a book dedicated to one of the most interesting topics in literature, about which even the most educated readers often know nothing. Initially, its authors are those whom we call “dead”. Those who come into contact with him are known as mediums, and we call them "living". If you want to buy one of these books, you should look for it by the name of the medium, although most of them claim that the true authors are spirits - messengers who speak through them.

The contacts with the other world that will be discussed in this book are the best examples of this genre, the richest, most revealing and fruitful that I have had the opportunity to deal with in a quarter century of researching this sometimes controversial material. Considering them as a whole, you can get a picture of the other world - a place where we will all go after some time.