Life and Death - Making Sense of It: A Thought-provoking spiritual perspective on our lives

by Francis O'Neill

Overview

Sometime, some day, maybe not all that far away, you are going to leave your physical body and move on…

This will be the biggest event of your life, and no doubt you have been preparing for it...

What's that, you haven't yet looked into it? Okay, so might this be a good moment to make a start? Would you willy-nilly sign up to climb Everest without preparation and knowing what you are letting yourself in for? Probably not, and yet this event is going to be much bigger than any attempts at Everest. 

Make a start: Read this book. Written by a reformed sceptic; Life and Death, Making Sense of It, offers an alternative thought-provoking perspective on our spiritual situation – to that offered by more conventional understanding. It explores life, and the nature of soul, through a range of topics including the paranormal, near-death experience, past lives, human evolution, karma, reincarnation, and the Other Side. It raises demanding questions and offers answers to why we are here, and where we are heading. 

This book will help you to begin redressing the balance, to make sense of your own life and death. It will help you to decide how best to prepare for the big event. All you need do is join the author inside, and you are on your way.

Additional notes: The paperback and ebook versions contain an Appendix and Bibliography. The paperback version also contains an Index. Bonus resources, accompanying the book, will be found on the book's website – the address is available with the book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780993462603
Publisher:	Francis O'Neill
Publication date:	04/11/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	324
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Francis O'Neill is Irish by birth and although he feels very much at home in England, having lived there for most of his life, he admits that a part of him still lives in a misty and magical world that is associated with his roots. 'Just like the knot-work and spirals of Iron Age Celtic art so I'm interwoven with an older tradition that can set my heart and imagination soaring.' Back in his twenties however things weren't so spiritually inspiring. He had by then become secular and existentialist in his beliefs. He writes that he later went through a transformation while exploring psychology and coming across a book by C.G. Jung. From that point on he began to explore life from a different perspective. It became a lifelong ambition to gain a clearer understanding of the human situation from a spiritual perspective. Life and Death Making Sense of It is an outcome and reflection on this personal journey. It has taken some years to write. He sees the work as a reporting back on what he has discovered on his travels. He has a BA Hons (1st) in Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology. He is also a practising and award winning astrologer having studied with the Faculty of Astrological Studies and the Mayo School of Astrology in the UK. He has spent a great deal of his life as a field archaeologist supervising excavations, and also as a qualified lecturer in adult education.

Table of Contents

Introduction The book's content in brief Writing this book A guide for beginners and seasoned travellers Notes&references Chapter 1 The Good Life The Good Life Milestones What a life... A big missing component Getting a handle on things Where to next Notes&references Chapter 2 Are You Ready for This? It's coming... the elephant in our lives Another big burning question Father Christmas - a rite of passage Soul Journey Start Life and Death Questions Remembering where we are Notes&references Chapter 3 Fringe Benefits Ten reasons why I believe in the afterlife The Paranormal Ghosts and Poltergeists Possible explanations for ghostly paranormal events Near-Death Experience (NDE) Children's recall of previous lives Past Life Regression (PLR) Communications through Psychics and Mediums Notes&references Chapter 4 Out of the Garden The apes aren't building cars or measuring the stars Living in innocence Leaving the Garden Life - who'd have thought it? The Missing Links The Awakening Why the sudden change? Intelligence and consciousness Of Sludge and Slime Notes&references Chapter 5 The Soul Question The Soul and Christian teachings Being told of past lives There is meaning to life The Soul Point Vehicles of the Soul Does an ant have a Soul? Reincarnation and the Soul Karma - the law of balance Notes&references Chapter 6 The Other Side Starting from This Side Hell, Fire and Damnation - avoiding the dark side Moving to the Other Side Time out Arriving at the Other Side The Other Side as seen through mediums So where is the Other Side? Returning to Earth for another life The Other Side in summary Notes&references Chapter 7 Life and Death: Making sense of it Quenching our spiritual thirst The Soul on another physical journey Urgency from a Buddhist perspective Getting the bigger picture Mark this... What if... Notes&references   Appendix: Six months to live Bibliography Index About The Author

Editorial Reviews

This book has the potential to change the world view of its readers. It offers a broad yet very detailed sweep across the whole spectrum of the subject matter, which makes the book wide-ranging and inclusive.
I am pretty cynical when it comes to believing in the supernatural in any form, but I found myself having to stop short and really think about the possibility of life after death here. I particularly liked how it touches on the fact that people who believe in life after death are happier than those who don't. Food for thought, indeed.
This is a very individual and readable book which is written from the heart, and which reaches out with great warmth to its readers. Joanne Harrington, professional editor
(via PublishNation UK)

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