We all want to know what happens when we die--but according to Cyndi Dale, we don't have to wait to find out. With Illuminating the Afterlife, this internationally renowned energy healer and author presents a compelling investigation of the soul's journey, from before we were born, through our lifetimes, and into the "Planes of Light" that await after we die. Drawing on her broad understanding of thanatology (the study of death from medical, psychological, and spiritual perspectives) as well as her own extraordinary experiences as a healer and psychic,
Tales of Lights and Shadows: Mythology of the Afterlife
Pages: 173
Tales of Lights and Shadows: Mythology of the Afterlifeoffers a fresh approach to the traditional mythology and literature of the afterlife, centering on tensions and polarities in the afterlife concepts: bright vs. dismal, heaven vs. reincarnation, theocentric vs. anthropocentric heaven, etc. Presenting examples from virtually all the world's religious cultures past and present, this fascinating book puts the concepts clearly in the context of the worldview and social issues of that society.
Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him, as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination.
This overview of Poe criticism and the various guises in which he's appeared over the years is witty, adept, perceptive, and is full of critical views that are presented in a clear and precise manner. It's a joy to read, delightful, and you come away recognizing how easily we re-cast writers to fit our present images of them.
Reading Borges After Benjamin - Allegory, Afterlife, and the Writing of History
Together with original readings of some of Benjamin's finest essays, this book examines a series of Borges's works as allegories of Argentine modernity.