Is the near-death experience a defense mechanism of the brain or have people actually been on the threshold of another world? Colin Wilson assesses the evidence that includies mediumship, paranormal activity, spirit sightings, and spirit communications. Above all, he includes the striking case histories of people who claim to have "died, " and reported their experiences of the afterlife.
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Colin Wilson, who lives in Cornwall, England, has written over fifty books on crime, philosophy and the occult.
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Reissue of the 1987 edition?,
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This review is from: After Life: Survival of the Soul (Paperback)
I'm pretty sure this is a reissue of Wilson's 1987 book by the same name ("Afterlife" -- one word). If not, someone please correct me. If so, it is an excellent introduction to the evidence for survival. This was written before he started churning out books on paranormal topics, and it is more thorough and serious than some of his more recent stuff. Unlike most modern writers in this field, Wilson gives due credit to some of the excellent work done in the early era of psychical research. This book steered me to several others from the 1800s, which I then acquired and found to be very worthwhile. Unless you are a closed-minded skeptic, you can't go wrong with this. Even if you have read widely in this field, it probably has some tidbits you didn't know about.
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Colin Wilson does it again!,
This review is from: After Life: Survival of the Soul (Paperback)
Colin Wilson has done it again! His brilliant and lucid survey makes for compelling reading. An absolute must for anyone interested in the "After Life"! Colin Wilson leads by implication to an inexorable conclusion - even for the most hardened skeptic!Fascinating material with much case history I certainly was not familiar with. Colin Wilson had access to unpublished research data, among much else and like everything he writes "After Life" is embued with his distinctive brilliance. He has never been afraid to tackle unpopular topics shunned by the orthodoxy. Highly Recommended.
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I didn't say it was possible- I said it was true!,
By OAKSHAMAN "oakshaman" (Algoma, WI United States) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)
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This review is from: After Life: Survival of the Soul (Paperback)
_When Colin Wilson started the research for this book he was still a skeptic on the subject, by the time he finished it he was convinced in the reality of life after death. He isn't alone, for as this book shows over and over, even researchers that wish that there was no survival after death, who can see no logical reason for it, have been forced to conclude on the basis of the evidence that it is a fact. In his introduction to this second edition the author points out that after rereading his work he is more struck than ever by the consistency of the evidence. Case after case reveals a consistent pattern. All I can say is that after rereading it after five years, I still think that it is one of the best-written, most comprehensive books on the subject.
_There is an incredible amount of evidence packed into this book. Swedenborg and Steiner (two scientific converts) are examined early on. They keep popping up since there is so much independent verification of their teachings by others. The entire 19th century phenomenon of Spiritualism is carefully reexamined (the Fox sisters, Daniel David Hume, Andrew Jackson Davis, etc.) Then the history and files of the Society for Psychical Research are also covered. This is also true for the Theosophical Society. This continues on to modern day research in out-of-body phenomenon and the near death experience. Actually, there is just so much information here, much of which even I was unfamiliar with, that this list doesn't do it justice. Some might say that he is just rehashing the old material. NO, that is not the case- he is re-examining the old material with a fresh and objective eye. You will be surprised at how much you thought you knew about these cases that is just plain wrong. _The evidence presented in this book should convince any reasonable person. "I didn't say it was possible- I said it was true." Sir William Crookes
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