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Another Great Book by Anthony Borgia!, June 18, 2005
This review is from: Life in the World Unseen (Paperback)
This is the 2nd book I've read by this author (Here & Hereafter was the 1st), and I am amazed at how in-depth both books are re: what may await us after death.
As I stated in my review of "Here & Hereafter", I believe that each book on after-death communication has something to offer, but what is brought forth is going to be dependent on where the soul is "residing" at that time. It seems to me that it's like the story about the blind trying to describe an elephant - where one feels the trunk & thinks that is what the elephant is, another feels the tail, one feels the ear, and so on... Each one is partially correct, but not completely - and this is how I see each of the wonderful books out there re: the afterlife.
In terms of what this book contains... It includes info. channeled from the late Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson re: the realm of "Heaven" that he's been residing in since his death. Apparently, he had written a book while on earth that has led to the misguidance of many who've read it (it basically stated that info received psychically is "of the devil"). As a result, he has felt a need to write a book from the "Other Side" to correct this "mistake", as well as give an appraisal of what he's experienced since his passing.
I found this book to be quite insightful, and filled with the wonders & beauty that will await most of us upon death. I say "most of us" because he does discuss the "lower realms", where those souls go that have led hideaous lives while on earth. However, it's stated quite clearly that these souls have not been banished to this horrible afterlife, instead, they have complete control in moving themselves up "the spiritual ladder", and many are waiting to help these souls as soon as they should give up the negativity that binds them there.
I found many of the beautiful descriptions to match those given in "Within Heaven's Gate" - a book about a woman who had an NDE while quite ill. The main difference is that "Heaven's Gate" is written from a decidedly christian standpoint, whereas "world Unseen" specifically states that people from ALL religions (as well as those with no religion at all) inhabit the beautiful realms of Heaven.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in after-death communications &/or the afterlife in general. A word of caution though, an open mind is needed to gain anything from the reading of this book.
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As simple as it is sincere, as warm as it is heartfelt..., January 21, 1998
This review is from: Life in the World Unseen (Paperback)
There can be few people who have not at times wondered what happens after death. Most of us have preconceived ideas of heaven and hell - fostered in childhood, with little thought going towards the subject since. The church has always claimed exclusivity with such matters as the `souls salvation', and as such, heaven is thought of as being a most difficult place to enter - only for `the saved'.
To discover what kind of place the next world is, we must inquire of someone who lives there, and record what is said; that is what has been done in this book. The end result is a book as simple as it is sincere, as warm as it is heartfelt. Giving one of the most comprehensive accounts of the life and conditions of the spirit world and its people, this book is rightly regarded as a classic of Spiritualist literature.
The communicator, Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson, delightfully shows us, with both humour and compassion, how many of our preconceived notions of `the next life' are substantially incorrect. One of the great regrets from his earth life was that he too added to this general misconception by his writing The Necromancers, a book which dealt with the subject of spirit return, but which gave a distorted view of the facts. The writing of the present volume, however, has enabled Monsignor to redress his wrongs.
The countless millions of people, of whatever religion (or none), who have simply undergone the natural and normal process of `death', find themselves to be the inheritors of a vast world; a world of both unsurpassed beauty and illimitable opportunity.
On passing to the spirit world, every person, regardless of colour or creed, will find themselves the inheritors of precisely the spiritual abode to which their earthly lives have befitted them. The spirit world is the land of the great harvest, the seeds of which were sown upon the earth: "Whatever a man sows, that shall he reap" has its full and just application. Those who find themselves in the bleak and meagre surroundings of the dark realms have only themselves to reproach, for what they see about them is an outward expression of the current state of their spiritual progression. Just as the beauties of the light realms are created and upheld by theirs inhabitants, so have the conditions of the dark realms been brought about: beauty of deed and thought can produce nothing but beauty.
We have been taught to believe that God punishes, actually punishes people by condemning them to Hell for all eternity. The churches have built up a monstrous conception of the Eternal Father of Heaven. It is man alone who qualifies himself for the state of his existence after his passing into spirit. There is no `Judgement Day' to fear - that which has always been such a powerful weapon in the ecclesiastical armoury; every soul living in the dark realms has judged themselves.
Spiritual progression is the birthright of every soul, however, and no matter how low they may have sunk spiritually, it is within the power of each and everyone to attain to the highest heaven; nothing stands in their way but themselves. Great organisations exist in the spirit world with dedicated helpers working to assist all those affected souls who live in darkness, with the hope that they will rise out of it into the light. The urge, however, must come from within the fallen soul himself.
Adherence to any religious faith, in itself, has no relevance, or bearing, towards ones inheritance in the great world of spirit. Services that are performed for a fellow being, with no other intention than that of helping him, or of bringing him some good, is the substance of which spiritual progression is composed. Those good deeds are reflected back upon us, and so go to make up our inheritance in the spirit world. No service, however small, or however unobtrusively performed, is overlooked or gone `unrecorded', and each go to add still more colour to our spiritual make up.
Religion being such a potent force, however, it binds the minds of so many good people. Whole communities of people can be found who still exercise their old earthly religion. They are free to do so, and no pressure is brought to bear upon them, for free will is an ever-respected attribute of life in spirit realms. The members of these communities know that they have passed on, but think that part of their heavenly reward is to continue with their man-made forms of worship. They will continue to do so until such time as a spiritual awakening takes place; mental resurrection, however, must come from within.
There are also those who fervently uphold that a future state does not exist, or those who never gave the matter much thought. These individuals also have to be helped in their early days. Simply showing the newly arrived soul what kind of place the spirit world is does much useful work however, and many soon but realise that: Orthodoxy is man-made, but that the universe is God-given.
In company with Ruth (whose meeting Monsignor describes in this volume) Edwin, an old friend and colleague, acts as their guide, showing them the beauties of their new life and the freedom that comes with it...
Mark Naftel.
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