What To Do When You Are Dead: Living Better in the Afterlife (Paperback)

by Craig Hamilton-Parker (Author), Steinar Lund (Illustrator)

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From Publishers Weekly
Hamilton-Parker, a well-known English medium, explores one of the most important questions of all time: What will the afterlife be like? With help from multiple sources (his spirit guides, people who have had near-death experiences, other mediums and ancient religions), he appears to have the answers. Unfortunately, these answers often seem shallow, contradictory and historically inaccurate, raising further questions. For example, in one chapter, he writes that after death, evil persons are caught up in lower astral planes, where they have to confront their misdeeds until their souls "progress" to higher planes. But in an earlier chapter, he has claimed that souls are able to immediately reincarnate in order to escape confronting their illusions. On one page, he correctly describes the Egyptian God Osiris weighing one's soul against a feather, but on another he speaks of Osiris as a god in the Tibetan ("spelled "Tibitan") afterlife. Such careless errors are disconcerting. However, many readers will be pleased to discover that, according to Hamilton-Parker, pets "continue to live with us in the spirit world," and deceased children enjoy a special realm in heaven created just for them. Deceased adults can experience transcendent sex, an organized society and magnificent halls of learning. As an accumulation of different afterlife beliefs, this book has some merit for New Age readers, but it is marred by inconsistency.

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Product Description
Overcome a fear of death and prepare for the afterlife with the guidance of a renowned medium and best-selling author. Based on information and details revealed through spirit communicators and from those who have had near-death experiences, complemented by mystical teachings from Eastern traditions, this mesmerizing volume offers answers to many questions about life after death. How can spirits communicate with the living? What happens to those who commit suicide? Is there sex in the afterlife? Is there a hell? Examine the many facets of the afterlife, including telepathy, the freedom from pain and discomfort, the tunnel of light, great love, guardian angels, heightened senses, healing sleep, past lives, soul mates, ghosts, and more. Meditation exercises help you connect with your spirit guide and raise your levels of consciousness so you can escape the confines of the fear of death, be inspired to make the best of life while still on earth, and prepare yourself for an eternity in the afterlife.


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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (December 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806929960
• ISBN-13: 978-0806929965
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #664,410 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Death is a great adventure, and it is only the beginning., February 13, 2005

By	The Poe Toaster (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

I recommend this book to everyone, especially those who either have just lost someone or are terminally ill and expecting to soon go on their own adventure into the afterlife.

People who's minds are stuck on the material and have no real sense of spirituality (or a church given one -- same thing) look upon death as the end. The real truth -- and there is no doubt in my mind about this -- is that it's a new beginning. On the other side, many wonderful things beyond our comprehension await us. This has been verified by countless mediums, spiritualists, and others who all arrived at the same conclusions without sharing any information.

Look down at that wonderful piece of bio-mechanical machinery you now occupy -- your body. The thing that carries you about in this world and enables you to interact with it. It's like your car, in a way. You get into your car when you need to go somewhere, and you get out of it when you get home. You can do the same thing with your body if you'll take the time to learn how. And, like your car which will soon be sitting in some junkyard being eaten away by rust, your body will soon occupy a pine box, on the other side of the grass, rotting away as bacteria slowly consume it.

Most people don't want to think about this, but the truth is, death will never happen to YOU -- it will only happen to that BODY you've grown so attached to. You, meanwhile, go on to another place.... a place you've already visited several times before if you're wise enough to learn about Astral Projection (AKA Astral Travel).

Get this book, read it cover to cover, then read it again. You will never again fear the death of your earthly body. I know that I have a lot of life left in me and a lot of time left on this earth.... but when this body of mine stops working for whatever reason, I'm looking forward to turning out the lights and moving to a bigger place with a much better view. ;-)

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully Wise Book!, March 20, 2002

By	Steven Cooper (Midwest) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I just finished reading Craig's great book. The title is a bit deceptive - It's not only about the afterlife, dying and perhaps returning, it's also contains much wisdom concerning what existence and conciousness are all about, along with our purpose on earth and our purpose in the grand scheme of things. The author has written about various ideas printed elsewhere over the years plus some of his own thoughts. The reader is enlightened to make his/her own choices in what to believe, but in the process the reader's conciousness is greatly expanded. As someone else in another review said, it's hard to put the book down once you've started reading. Also, the color drawings are beautiful. The afterlife is probably more of a state of "absolute awareness" but the drawings will enthrall our human mind.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful book, October 20, 2001

By	"adele100" (london, london United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This book,is well worth reading,it has so many things that apply to everyone and some that will help people grieving.it is a feel good book and made simple to understand for all of us.It is the best read ever and once you start you cant put it down.Providing you believe in all things spiritual it will be worth getting this book now.The pictures are very good in the book and you can see a lot of time went in to it