The Atheist and the Afterlife - an Autobiography: A True Story of Inspiration, Transformation, and the Pursuit of Enlightenment

by Ray Catania

Overview

This is a true story that could change your life, ... and death. What would happen if an atheist visited the afterlife? A spiritual awakening like no other.

*Winner of 1st Place in the NYC Big Book Awards 2022/2023 (Spirituality)

*Winner of 1st Place/Gold Medal in Dan Poynter's Global E-book Awards 2022/2023 (Spirituality/Metaphysics)

*Winner of the Gold Medal in Readers' Views, Reader Choice Awards 2022/2023 (Best Classics-Spirituality)

*Winner of the Bronze Medal in Readers' Favorite, Int. Book Awards 2022 (Best Non-Fiction-Spirituality/Supernatural)

*Named to the Top 100 Best Notable Indie Books of 2022 by Shelf Media Group's, Shelf Unbound Publication

*Named a Finalist in the Book Excellence Awards 2022 (Spirituality)

*Named a Semi-Finalist in Publishers Weekly BookLife Prize Awards 2022 (Spirituality)

*Named a Finalist in the 17th National Indie Excellence Book Awards 2022 (Spirituality)

Once an atheist, now an Intuitive, Clairvoyant, developing Medium, follow one man's lifelong, extreme, transformation in this multifaceted memoir, which brings you through a life filled with trauma, death, denial, personal development, paranormal experiences, spiritual gifts, true love, and triumph, in his search for peace and happiness.

Embark on a journey as he transforms from an unswerving atheist into one who is certain of an afterlife. The book includes the details of his experiencing death firsthand (NDE) in which he describes his death as the best day of his life. This event sparked a journey spanning many years of researching the science of life, death, the afterlife, energy, consciousness, quantum physics, metaphysics, and pursuing the development of his intuitive abilities. Skills that he says anyone can develop and utilize for their own personal wellbeing.

As each paranormal event unfolds, you will be able to follow them in real time. Each story is taken directly from Ray's personal journal and written with humility, sarcasm, and some humor. Although the subject matter may be quite serious and a little gritty at times, it is the author's wish that, those who can relate to having similar types of traumatic experiences, learn that regardless of your past, nothing can stop you from achieving your future goals and ultimately finding love and peace.

This book takes you from the very beginning of this realization and through the events that transpired, for him to learn and accept the laws of the universe, and the fact that they were undeniably real.

Although the book discusses metaphysical and paranormal activity, this story at its core is about the pursuit of happiness, love, and enlightenment when the odds are significantly stacked against one of having any of that.

These books deal with adult subject matter and language that may not be suitable for all readers.

They are not intended to be Religious in any way, nor do they support or denounce any forms of organized religion, overall.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781737009504
Publisher:	Limitless Publications LLC
Publication date:	12/31/2020
Series:	Ray Catania's Awakening , #1
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.46(d)

About the Author

An award-winning author-bridging science and spirituality for the modern human. In addition to being an author, Ray Catania is an intuitive/medium, who also teaches spiritualityand metaphysics with clients in his private practice. He is an NDE survivor, an ordainedminister, with master certifications in life coaching, Usui Reiki, and meditation, and is workingtowards his doctorate degree in Metaphysical Parapsychology. In addition to his formal trainingexperiences, Ray has also had the privilege of studying under, and training with, some of thegreatest forward-looking minds in the world, including Intuitives, Mediums, Shaman, andEnergy Healers.

Table of Contents

Contents

Summation

Acknowledgements

Content Warning

Contents

Dedication

Preface

Introduction

Part I The Experience-"My Life"

Chapter 1: Let's Go Yankees!

Chapter 2: I Think, Therefore I Am

Chapter 3: The Crayon Incident

Chapter 4: What Is Your Why?

Chapter 5: Trauma; It's What's for Dinner

Chapter 6: The Beginning of the Light

Chapter 7: Why Me?

Chapter 8: The Day of the Dawn

Chapter 9: The Journal

Part II Seventh Heaven-"Our Lives"

Chapter 10: Boy Meets Girl

Chapter 11: Rapture of Romance

Chapter 12: Jessica and John

Chapter 13: The Transformation of an Atheist

Chapter 14: Meeting the Real Deal

Chapter 15: Aversion of Death

Chapter 16: Doolittle I'm Not

Chapter 17: Clear Cut

Chapter 18: Head Like a Hole

Chapter 19: Ladies and Gentlemen, Meet the Clairs!

Chapter 20: A Spiritual Resort to Refresh and Revitalize

Chapter 21: Breakthroughs in Arkansas

Part III The Science-"The Afterlife"

Chapter 22: Quantum Consciousness

Chapter 23: Scientific Proof That There Is Energy Everywhere-What Does This Mean?

Chapter 24: My Theory

Chapter 25: What's on the Other Side?

Chapter 26: Spooky Action at a Distance-Albert Einstein

Chapter 27: Why We Don't Have a Clear Conscience When It Comes to Consciousness

Chapter 28: The Separation of Church and Science

Chapter 29: Energy Healing and Medicine-Let's Not Get Too Crazy

Chapter 30: Actions Speak Louder Than Thoughts

Chapter 31: The Language of Light

Chapter 32: Light and Death

Chapter 33: Super Powers?

Chapter 34: Video on Demand

Chapter 35: Becoming Limitless

Chapter 36: Divine Intervention

Chapter 37: To Share and to Show

Editorial Reviews

"Author Ray Catania shares his journey of "inspiration, transformation and the pursuit of enlightenment" in the nonfictional work, The Atheist and the Afterlife-An Autobiography. He tells his story with honesty, with a gritty sense, but always based on Truth. He shares how his childhood developed into an atheistic belief system. However, through some amazing occurrences in his life, he learned to trust the visions and messages he received, transforming this belief system. Over time, he embraced the practice of meditation, leading him to embrace the gift of becoming a clairvoyant medium. This transformation is told through his sharing of personal stories, illustrating the evolution of his abilities." - Deborah Lloyd for Readers' Favorite

"I liked how Ray was articulate in describing the events that led to his change in beliefs to the universal collective consciousness structure. He was open and vulnerable-and vulnerability, in my opinion, is an authentic trigger for inspiration-in how he talked about the events he experienced, his moments of self-doubt, and eventually how he got to accept the reality of the laws of the universe." - Jachike Samuelson for The Online Book Club

​"The Atheist and the Afterlife is a thought-provoking book about recognizing and embracing one's unusual gifts." - Carolina Ciucci - Forward Reviews

"Catania's text is distinctive in many ways - notably, its focus on the evolution of one individual's spiritual and metaphysical beliefs. The author offers multiple straightforward steps for readers to implement, despite a fairly enigmatic topic. His recommendations are articulate and represent a strength for this text." - The Book Life Prize Editor

"These light-hearted moments provide levity in a memoir that too many may feel heavy. I'm grateful for this book dropping into my lap and I am certain it was no coincidence." - Jamie Michele for Readers Favorite

"This book shows the reality of awakening, which is not always smooth and pleasant, and can be full of doubt and disbelief. Ray walks us through his psyche as he navigates this opening of consciousness (or 'awareness') and offers details of this raw experience plus the scientific angle. And his theory of dark energy will certainly make you think." - Tania Berg - Host of Life Continuing Podcast

From the Publisher

2021-06-08
The memoir of a former atheist who became a medium.

“Most people who start out the way I did might end up in jail or dead,” writes Catania at the start of his book, and he proceeds to tell his story, from growing up in a violently argumentative household to being a Yankees fan to his current status of “Super Dad,” devoting himself to his children. His relationship with his wife, Jessica, is central to his entire adult life. And in his early years, he describes himself as having been an atheist, or at least an agnostic, on spiritual matters. The turning point came when he was in his late 20s. He began seeing mysterious black lines in his peripheral vision, and he became convinced that these lines were “the energy of people no longer on this Earth.” There followed a spiritual journey involving mental powers and psychic guides, and Catania narrates it all with affable humor and a great deal of energy. A problem, however, with his book comes not from its enthusiasm or readability but from its persistent internal contradictions. If Catania had left all of his experiences on the level of the personal and subjective, he would have presented his readers with no stumbling blocks. But instead, he continually offers variations of “I don’t believe in anything until I can justify it through science.” And yet, he writes about spirit channeling, prescience, and energy healing—the efficacy of which is not supported by any data. On just one page of his book he states that when humans die, their consciousness is stored in the “dark energy” of the universe, the dead in “the fourth realm” regularly reach out to him, and karma exists even after death. At one point Catania asks about his experiences, “How do I know it is real?” But he refuses to acknowledge the answer: It’s real if it can be demonstrated and replicated by strangers.

A passionate but questionable tale of mystical experiences.

Kirkus Reviews