Communicating with the Dead (Original)

Changing Perspectives on Life After Death

by Theresa Welsh
People used to debate whether there was an “afterlife” without mentioning the “beforelife” or much debate about what this discarnate “life” might be like. But today, the sophistication of information about the life of the spirit -- and the desire for such information -- has increased greatly

books: The Case for an Afterlife by Roy Ald (1968), Life Without Death? by Nils O. Jacobson (1974), Journey of Souls (1994) by Michael Duff Newton; Ultimate Journey by Robert Monroe (1996)
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It’s a curious fact that even our perceptions about what constitutes evidence of whether we exist before or after our earthly life changes with time. The Christian religion teaches that there is an afterlife, but is silent on the subject of where we are before birth. It also provides little insight about what the life after death must consist of. In the early years of Christianity, many believed in reincarnation, but that belief was outlawed at the Council of Nicea in 325 AD. In the Jewish religion, there is no requirement of any belief in an afterlife, but the Hasidic Jews, who study the Kabbalah, do believe in reincarnation. For most people growing up in the 40s, 50s, or 60s, the whole subject was a big question mark with few places to turn for information. They could either just accept whatever their church told them, or they could look at stories about paranormal happenings and consider it proof of survival of death.

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