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After We Die What Then

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_It is strange how you can consider yourself well read on a subject and then suddenly become aware for the first time of a true classic on that subject. This is such a book. I am indebted to P.M.H. Atwater for citing it in her _We Live Forever_.

_The first of the five parts of this volume deals with the true nature and structure of both the human body and the worlds in which it functions. The human being is a multi-dimensional entity composed of physical, bioplasmic (etherial), astral, mind (subconscious, conscious, superconscious), and soul bodies or levels. Above all, it is hammered home that the brain is not the mind.

_The second section deals with the evidence of survival after physical death. Extremely good, succinct, descriptions are given of eleven types of evidence: 1) historical and religious writings, 2) death-bed, near-death, and out-of-body experiences, 3) apparitions, hauntings, and ghosts, 4) obsession and spirits, 5) spirit doctors, 6) spirit photographs, 7) materialism, 8) reincarnation, 9) space-time relationships, 10) conservation of matter and energy, and 11) communications through mediums and telepathic channels.

_Part three gives detailed descriptions of the interpenetrating planes of existence: the physical plane; the low, middle, and high astral planes; the mental-causal planes, the celestial planes, the cosmic God Head, the end of manifest creation, the void of pure consciousness, Nirvana, and beyond.

_ The fourth part gives 50 specific questions and answers to the system put forth. This includes the proven path for individual soul development (which agrees with the perennial philosophy and the core teachings of all the great religious founders.)

_Now, part five gives some truly mind-boggling examples of communication with the dead via electronic instrumentation. I had read Sherman's work years ago, but this goes far, far beyond. The heart of the historic O'Neil-Mueller communication is included.

_Not only did this book strike me as having the "ring of truth", but it verified so many of my own experiences and conclusions over the years. Perhaps that is why my "library angel" didn't point it out to me- it was to serve as independent verification.

_By the way, there should be a large, full-color teaching poster included in the back that clearly outlines the planes of existence and their nature. As for those people who smugly tell others that they will go to hell for disagreeing with their social and political dogma, well, it seems that the lowest astral planes are populated by greedy, resentful, unloving, self-centered people- often with dogmatic religious obsessions that fuel fear and hate...

This is the best book I have ever read about life after death and more. This well researched and documented book provides concrete information on many things behind the veil, some I did not even know, even though I have been reading and have been interested in related subjects for quite a while. George Meek is a truth seeker and this book is testimony to his hard inquery. I highly recommend this book.

This book is hard to categorize. It's a kindly, non-gonzo description of an afterlife system that lacks a personal God, and from what I can tell draws heavily on the Theosphical tradition, even though it is supposedly inspired by direct communications through mediums with spirits from the Next World.

The author shows a great deal of empathy and the book is oddly comforting, even for a guy like me who believes in the whole Catholic Thing. If you know an atheist who's dying and starting to get nervous about it, this might be appropriate reading

I'm glad to see more books like this. I believe the greatest question for us mortals is the life after death theory. Mr Meek lays out all the facts, the research, and the actual events that indicate that life beyond the grave is very real. This is a book I would like my family and friends to read but I'm keeping my copy for daily reference.

The author has bridged the gap between religion, esotheric issues and science
It's a pity that he also has died (is him perhaps investigating from the other side?)

In this book, the author Meeks documents his search for Universal Truth and presents a paradigm that is roughly in alignment with the "Perennial Philosophy" and the Western esoteric hermetic traditions. In truth, we are all evolving Cosmic Beings and have lived many lives. We cycle through lifetimes in the physical plane and we then go to the level of afterlife that corresponds with our highest level of spiritual attainment. People that live bad lives and hurt others and cause harm and start wars do not ascend very far when they die and some even go to environments that correspond to the state of their inner life. No one "sent" them there. They simply find themselves in an environment that resonates with their consciousness. People that kill other people wake up after death in a world where everyone is trying to murder everyone else. People that steal from others may find themselves in an environment where everyone is stealing from each other. These lower levels have been traditionally called "hell" or "hades"....the only difference is that no one is sending them there. They created it themselves. It is all for learning. When the lesson is learned...the soul advances. The same thing happens on Earth....where we are co-creating our lives with our thoughts, feelings, ideas, and actions. Meeks provides the evidence for this paradigm that he collected over many years. The book is somewhat diminished by Meek's belief in the bible and Christianity...which is a false religion. That Christianity is a myth and is not literally or historically true is quickly becoming common knowledge on Earth. It is a good thing as Christianity twists the mind and the soul into knots and teaches conditional acceptance. "If you believe in our magical savior, you will be spared from God's wrath and judgment." There is nothing unconditional about it. This one piece of Christian dogma has ruined millions of souls. Instead of teaching the truth of the Source's total and perfect unconditional love and acceptance of ALL BEINGS, Christianity is corrupt and teaches a conditional acceptance. You don't believe me? Look at the last sentence in the gospel Mark. Jesus supposedly says " "Go and preach the gospel to all the nations...etc etc....and if they don't believe, they will be condemned." It is the most evil corrupt human meme ever perpetrated on the human race. This is why Mother Theresa, who devoted her entire life to the poor, suffered grave doubt on her death bed. Meek's book is greatly diminished by the references to the bible and Christianity and to Jesus, who never actually existed in human history.

I, like the author, have spent the last two decades exploring, researching and reading a wide variety of materials that deal with the potential continuation of consciousness after physical death. Unlike the author, however, I view my learning as being an individualized study and not something from which I should/could write a book from which I can make money from an unsuspecting and curious public. The 'research' that the author claims to have made are from peripheral and secondary observations at best. The 'evidence' that he claims to have unearthed comes from a variety of both questionable religious dogma and highly relaible scientific sources. But yet George Meck puts them side-by-side as if they both had equal validity.

This author obviously was not trained to seek out scientific, observable nor untainted data and while the overall conclusion that he draws (eternal life after physical death) may be true, there is absolutely NO way this can be determined from his writings. He equates the ancient writings of Greek philosophers and Biblical characters along side of scientifically provable facts! And then he takes these facts and stretches them to their literal breaking point. In addition, he cannot seem to get beyond the bias that he had prior to his investigation. The prime examples of this are; 1. That persons are capable of becoming possessed by incarnate spirits because the physical body is only 1% solid matter! 2. That because the ancient philosophers, Native Americans and savages (whoever they are!) believed in the existence of 5 to 7 layers of existence that this, with no question, is to be accepted as being true! 3. That in spite of the fact that the field of Medium ship has a history of being filled with charlatans, we are to accept the pronouncements from the author that he id able to depict the false from the true! 4. That the brain and the conscious mind are two different entities. While this has neither been proven nor disproven, it is too early in the research process to make such a conclusion. 5. He claims that psychologists, of which was my previous profession, refuse to recognize spiritual possession as a potential mental health issue! Of course it hasn't! Anyone who has taken Psychology 101 fully understands why we have not nor will not. On what grounds does Mr. Meck disagree? Lastly, that his 'research and studies' will lead to a break through that will only be equaled by the previus works of Isaac Newton or Alexander Bell! My, my, my! This is a terribly narcissistic viewpoint no matter how one views the validity of his writings!

While the author railed against religious tenets and misheld beliefs, he then prescribes his own; persons who commit suicide, alcoholics, drug abusers are doomed to a lengthy period in purgatory and persons undergoing psychosis are simply possessed by evil spirits and, being so, are on a very low spiritual level. Oh please! All of these maladies have greater causes other than a spiritual disturbance. They are not the 'lesser spiritual beings' that the author suggests they are. They are merely undergoing psychological, addiction or other maladies. There are no easy, dogmatic answers to the highly complex issues such as eternal consciousness. Maybe the answers truly lie beyond the scope of our scientific or religious understandings. Let us not pretend that we have the 'easy' answers. We tried and failed at this since the beginning of time. Let us not create the 'Meck Religion'. We have far too many religions already. Instead, let us all remain curious, insightful and open to possibilities.

Charles Dickens once stated that the greatest threat to a society is the eternal spread of ignorance. I would like to expand on that point by stating that the greatest threat, as I see it, to society is the spreading of false or unproven information to a gullible and uninformed public for the sake of ones own monetary benefit and/or ego fulfillment.

It is a much wiser investment to take the money that you would spend on this text and donate it to a traveling circus than to buy this tome. At least then you are assured that that what you are viewing is a menagerie and are not being led otherwise......

PS Why is it that page 44 follows pages 45 and 46 and that the much tauted color chart that is supposed to be inside the back cover of the book is missing?

Came as promised, and actually in better shape than described. as of yet I have not read it, but soon.

This is an interesting book, describing the lifelong hobby of a guy who is nice, smart, energetic, and slightly nuts. A vast input in work and ingenuity returned communications from dead people that most listeners can't make out. This is persuasive only to the persuaded, but if you want to build electronic gear to provide earthly voices to humans dwelling on the astral plane, this is the best review of prior art, what there is of it.