By Stephen Russell-Lacy Now there’s a question that’s probably crossed most of our minds at some point, especially late at night when the lights are off and the world feels a bit too quiet. It’s one of those big, timeless questions: If we do continue after death, do we still get to be ourselves? Or do … Continue reading Will I Still Be Me In An Afterlife?
By Stephen Russell-Lacy Let’s be real for a moment. Death freaks a lot of us out. We may not talk about it over breakfast, but it’s one of those things that lurks in the back of our minds especially when we get older — like a browser tab that’s always open. Sometimes we try to … Continue reading What happens to me after I die?
This is the 2nd script in a series of 6 podcasts on what is in store for us if we survive death. So far I have introduced reasons for supposing that we will not perish at death. Now, I look at what an afterlife may look like if we continue to exist after we die. … Continue reading An afterlife – What is it like?
This is the first script in a series of 6 podcasts on whether we survive death and if so what is in store for us. Listen to the sound track of this episode When someone dies, we speak of them ‘passing’, as if death were a move – a passing over – to somewhere else. … Continue reading Do we survive death?
What can hurt us more than the death of a loved one? We unconsciously attempt to protect ourselves from being overwhelmed by intense feelings of heartache. So an initial bereavement creates a sense of numbness and shock. However, sadness, anger, guilt, and/or depression may come soon. Grieving is a process and it is not … Continue reading Bereavement – What to say?
The astral plane is said to be another dimension of reality coexistent in space with our physical world. It is featured in the television show Charmed, in which it is described as a realm of “spirits and energies” and a place where time does not progress. Carl Jung practised what he called ‘active imagination’ and … Continue reading Astral Plane – Real or Imagined?
If you don’t believe in a human soul or in an afterlife, how would you respond if I asked you to sign a contract to sell your soul to me for £2? Many people these days are sceptical of the notion that consciousness can survive the death of the brain. Modern science points out that … Continue reading Afterlife – Could you believe deep down?
The ancient Egypt Book of the Dead is a collection of funerary instructions placed in coffins and sarcophagi in order to prepare the soul of the deceased for the afterlife and judgment. The scenes are dramatically presented in pictures and words. A Swedenborgian view, of how natural things correspond to spiritual matters, suggests that the … Continue reading Beliefs of ancient Egypt about death?
John: Who am I? Where do I come from and where am I going? Sally: What do you mean by asking “Who am I?” Don’t you know? You haven’t had a knock on the head or something and got amnesia? You are John. The bloke who works at the bank and plays rugby on Sunday … Continue reading Who am I?
We have all heard about so-called communications purportedly from a spirit world through mediums. However, less well known are those where no medium is involved. These have been called ‘after death communications’ (ADCs) and might be seen as evidence of life after death. An ADC is defined as a spiritual experience that occurs when someone … Continue reading Evidence of life after death – Is there any?