Life After Life: A Groundbreaking Exploration of Near-Death Experiences and the Transformative Insights into the Afterlife, Backed by Scientific Study and Personal Testimonies Paperback – Special Edition, September 8, 2015

Let this be a book of encouragement and conviction!Many different points of view are acknowledged, but I think the ultimate truth is implied that how we live matters and who for!

When I was 9 years old I had this experience. Opening my hand there was a bright yellow bee that had just stung me, it was stuck to my palm. Shortly after I was looking at myself in the bathroom mirror. My face was swollen and I didn’t feel well. My mother called a doctor and then she gave me a baking soda bath. This did nothing. Soon I was in bed and continued to swell up. My mother said my fingers were gone from the swelling. Then slowly I started to lift off of the bed. Trying to reach for my mother I called out “catch me I’m floating” she just stood there terrified. Then I was in a dark tunnel being pulled very quickly upward. It was not scary but I felt sad for my mother. There was a presence with me. I told it I think my mother needs me. Just like that in that second I remember settling back into my body. It was uncomfortably thick. I quickly recovered and found that something inside of me had changed. I felt connected to God, a super loving feeling. Years later when this book came out 1975, I found that it wasn’t just me. What a relief. PLEASE read this before you get your own experience.

Helped me deal with some of my issues with losing my dear sweet mother…

I remember first reading this in the 70’s. It was considered so “out there”. Really considered crazy belief and ridiculed by many. It just touched me at a young age because I BELIEVED the author at the time and it transformed my ideas and fear of death. Over the years, due to the internet and easy access to so many people who have studied this phenomenon, I noticed the stigma slowly receding. Sure, there are people who do not believe there is life after death. After reading and watching these accounts for so many decades, I am fully convinced. I decided to return to this original book and author who risked his entire reputation so long ago and give it a re-read. My own elderly parents both have cancer right now and I am caring for them. I think this book can bring tremendous relief to someone suffering the loss or potential loss of someone simply by presenting a lot of evidence that death is not necessarily the horror we believe it to be. There are simply too many people coming forward even today with these experiences that cannot yet be explained by science. And Raymond Moody is a man of science who has tried to understand the people who experienced this phenomenon for many decades. His approach, relentless research and commitment to science make this book required reading for anyone interested in NDE’s (Near Death Experiences) They are called “near death” but in many cases the people who experienced them were declared dead by medical doctors before suddenly being aware they were “returned” to their bodies. Fascinating.

I read this book shortly after my mom passed. It was comforting to read accounts of positive NDEs which helped me realize that she is ok.

This book provides one glimpse into what might await.... It is comforting and hopeful to anyone reaching old age. Near death experiences are not just for the person dying...others have witnessed amazing events of the passing of patients, friends, etc. Just give it a try. This is an easy read.

If you want to know more about matters of life and death, there are far, far better books than this one. Copyright says it was first published in 1975. Maybe Mr. Moody has come a long way since then, but I don't know as this is the only book of his I've read, so far.I've been studying this subject for about 8 years, now. This book has serious problems regarding the impressions it can leave you with. The only part of this book that I find useful are the cases of NDEs Moody's recorded. I applaud his efforts, and they are admirable. He's done a lot good in this area.However, with respect to this book, his philosophical and religious speculations leave a great deal to be desired. On these subjects he didn't have the shoes for the territory. He's even inconsistent in his speculations with some of the accounts of NDEs he's relating in this book.IF you want to read on a more seriuos level about what's beyond this life, then I suggest Michael Newton's two books on "life between lives." Look up his name here and get both books. There are others that have written on this subject too, but Newton is the only one that I know of who spent decades with hypnosis patients and compiling his data. It makes a difference. To have someone relate to you what they know from a near-death-experience is very limited. Deep hypnotic states reveal far more.I also highly recommend Brian Weiss' book, Many Lives, Many Masters; also read William Buhlman (2 books) and Robert Monroe (3 books). Weiss has written other books, but read the one above first, if you're new to this topic.If your're a serious minded seeker of after-life knowledge, you'll get nothing more than a few cases of NDEs in Moody's book, and some seriously flawed meanderings on philosophical matters. To some people that may make no difference; to others it will. This book is also written in an extremely casual style, rather on the level of news paper articles.

This book is a nice compilation of his research. I’m over halfway through and find that the layout and presentation style of the material allows me to easily digest the information. I appreciate that it’s not super technical. I have to say, I’m very intrigued so far.