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After Life: Survival of the Soul

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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.

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 Colin Wilson had access to unpublished research data, among much else and like everything he writes "After Life" is embued with his distinctive brilliance.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.

_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

When I started reading this book, I was expecting something else, instead I got alot more. The title doesn't encompass the richness of this book. There's so much more than just the after life. I learned alot, and it led me to alot of other books, people, concepts, and information. It's packed full of fascinating and detailed stories, which for me opened doors to other paranormal studies. I enjoyed every page, and will keep it for reference. Highly recommended !

One look at the book (reading the book title), you may think that it deals solely about reincarnation. Wrong ! It is more than that. It talks about cases covering possession, psychic double, seance, clairvoyance, etc. The arguments put forth by the author will set the mind of any skeptic rolling.

This book ignites my interest and curiosity about the paranormal.

Colin Wilson, one of the English speaking world's best polymath's brings his analytic skills to a topic that is rife with sublime speculation and complete nonsense. This is a sound examination of cases and facts pioneered primarily by various parapsychological groups and investigators. What emerges is a sound thought provoking enquiry into this either irrelevant or life determining factor. Wilson assures complete freedom of thought to the reader by not having any metaphysical axe to grind allowing the reader to draw their own conclusions. Even a sceptic will pause, if they are open minded to this exploration. Regardless of one's final thoughts on this issue of survival, Wilson like all good students of life's mysteries, allow us to "wonder as we wander".

Colin Wilson is the ultimate credulist--his writings on alleged paranormal events are poorly researched, skewed, cherry-picked, and without any foundation of fact. If you have a pseudoscientific theory without any scientific evidence to back it up, Wilson embraces it without hesitation.

There is no life after death. There is zero scientific proof that human beings sutrvive death and mountains of evidence to prove that they don't.

This book is laughable.