The Afterlife Unveiled: What the Dead are Telling Us About Their World Paperback – June 16, 2011

Everyone who devotes much time to reading communications purportedly received from the dead is struck and confounded by how consistent they are across methods of communication and across time. The more of these communications you read, the more you realize that every one of them is describing the same extraordinarily complex but loving and joyous post-death reality. All these communications are a surfeit of riches. For anyone who is looking to cut to the chase and really understand the afterlife, to pull together all that the dead have told us over the past nearly 200 years and make detailed sense of it all could take a lifetime. Faced with such an abundance of riches, in an effort to make the afterlife comprehensible for casual readers Dr. Betty has done something sensible. He has selected seven key communicators and enabled them to tell their stories. The Afterlife Unveiled is a brief and highly enjoyable romp with seven real people who died over more than a century of time and found various effective ways to communicate with the living, whether through the venerable nineteenth-century medium William Stainton Moses or through the communicator’s own friend or parent. Having read a number of very good summaries of what the afterlife communications tell us, and even having written such a book myself, I am surprised to see how freshly accessible Dr. Betty’s decision to let us know a few dead individuals has made the amazing things they have to tell us. Dr. Betty’s rich store of afterlife knowledge and his friendly, accessible style serve to frame and further explain what our dead friends say in their own distinctive voices. This book’s Conclusion is the best summary of what we learn from reading many hundreds of communications from the dead that I have yet seen. Dr. Betty’s patience and detail and his ability to express all things in simple terms make this chapter a must-read for anyone who really wants to understand what comes next.

I LOVED this book. I only wish it had been longer (it's about 100 pages once you subtract the misc. pages that most books have: title pages, index, etc.)This little book covers 7 mediums (old and some new) and gives brief overviews of what those mediums (and the souls who spoke through them) had to say about what life is like on the other side. This information is taken from books that have already been published so if you're looking for new works this is not the book for you.What the author does here is unique in that I haven't read another book like it yet. From his extensive reading of books about the afterlife (he is a Professor of Religion) he compiles an overview of what life is like after we die, according to spirits who have spoken through mediums.The author's goal is to help people form a more realistic view of the afterlife then the ones offered by religions (Christianity in particular with its limited view of either hell with fire and eternal punishment, or heaven with harps and clouds.)The books he takes his information from are:Letters From The Afterlife by Elsa BarkerLife In The World Unseen by Anthony BorgiaThe Afterlife Of Leslie Stringfellow by Stephen ChismThe Road To Immortality by Geraldine CumminsTestimony Of Light by Helen GreavesSpirit Teaching by Stainton MosesWitness From Beyond by Mattson TaylorEvidence From Beyond by Mattson TaylorEach chapter focuses on one medium/spirit and gives a brief intro about them. Each chapter gives lots of direct quotes from the spirits about different aspects of the afterlife, like: what different regions (spheres) of the afterlife exist; what people do in the afterlife; what our soul's purpose is; where corrupt, evil-doers go and what "evil" forces really are; and much more.The last chapter summerizes 44 points about the afterlife (as covered in the book) that seem the most interesting to the author. Some of these points include, randomly (and I quote from the book):2. The Afterworld begins at the earth's surface and extends outward....4. Earth's slow vibrations dumb down our ability to sense the presense of spirit, including the Divine....5. The newly "dead" are thoroughly themselves when they pass. Their personalities, habits and character, for better for worse, are completely intact.7. ... life in the astral is more vivid and intense then on earth, not more ghostly....10. AD Mattson's trip to other inhabited planets revealed a divine plan very much like the one just sketched....11. The Afterlife is a broad based society of every conceivable kind of person, most of them flawed and incomplete in some way....16. Many astral inhabitants maintain a lively interest in the events of Earth and long to help it progress...21. There are hellish regions in the astral, and large populations that make their home there....26. There are three basic ways to progress in the Afterlife:...28. There are no masks in the astral. You cannot hide from others what you are....32. Spirits in the astral meet Christ-like beings....Overall, if you want to know what you have to look forward to when you pass over, you will enjoy this book very much and it will give you a solid overview of what the spirits tell us about the afterlife. And this book will introduce you to seven of the best books from mediums/spirts, if you don't already know of them.

If you are a believer? Then, you will definitely enjoy reading this book. And what I mean by being a believer is, that one does not have to have a very strong religious background or be an avid fan of any particular religions. All you need is, to believe that life does not end once one dies. That yes there really is a life after death. Then if you do? Let me tell you that this book is for you. It is easy to read, and easy to understand. Nothing fancy or complicated. Trust me, you have nothing to lose. But a lot to gain. So go for it. You will not be sorry.

This was very well written, intriguing, complex at times & religious read but still bodering spirituality.I admit the only reason why I purchased this book was because it contained the story of Leslie Stringfellow.This chapter in particular centres around Leslie's 15 year communication from his afterlife to his parents from the other side where his world is physically close to our own - though in a different dimension. He calls this world Summerland in which it is engineered by spirits out of astral matter. He claims that our earth is a gestation ground for all species of flora & fauna & that all men & women have been developing summer land for thousand of years just as they've been developing earth.What is fascinating is that Leslie tells his parents he is a reading a 200 year old book about earth & the lost continent of Atlantis, which is rather surprising for 1886.I am yet to get my hands on his mothers book titled Leslie's Letters To His Mother which has been very hard to source in Australia & overseas postage is very high.Overall a very good read, fascinating stories & some food for thought.

First of all, I've been a student of spiritual topics, metaphysics and anything 'alternative' since I was a mere child. This is a topic that has been close to my heart for a long, long time mainly because I've always 'known' that this Earth is not my forever home and because I have loved ones who have passed over.I read the popular books by Michael Newton, Journey of Souls and Destiny of Souls but they both really left me with a sour taste in my mouth. Even though it is a very popular read, and has mostly very high reviews, the description of the afterlife by his so called regressed clients seemed extremely bland, controlled, childlike, emotionless etc. There were also a growing number of critical reviews from those who have obviously researched this sort of thing before so my thoughts on this were not alone. I won't go into great detail here as to why I didn't feel his books were ' wholly legitimate other than to say after reading so many books on the topic, having friends who are mediums, been on the receiving end of otherworldly experiences and cross referencing with ancient literature on the topic his work just didn't ring accurate at all for me.This book however, does a good job of cross referencing afterlife literature from old to more modern times, and from what I've researched in the past 15 years, seems to corroborate with various other books, personal accounts, ancient texts, and my own experiences thus far. I was particularly glad to see that this author has recognized that there seems to be different levels of the afterlife and has not lumped everything into one.This book is not a long read, and the author has done a good job of condensing the important information from the various sources into a very readable style.If you would really like to delve more into the possible mechanisms of the afterlife, or indeed dimensions or densities then I would recommend consulting the Ra Material as channeled by Carla Rueckert in the 1980s. Now, I do advise a good deal of discernment when it comes to channeling, especially of so called higher dimensional, alien entities as the New Age is full of deceit and absolute nonsense these days. However, I would say the Ra Material is one of the best.To conclude, good little book and I'd say one of the best I've read despite the immense choice out there and the large numbers of books by well known figures.

"The Afterlife Unveiled" by Stafford Betty Ph.D. is a unique book that features information on what life after death may look like. Obviously, one has to have an open mind to read "The Afterlife Unveiled" because it a channeled book. However, there is a wealth of interesting information in this book. The following viewpoints are among a few of the writings included within the chapters:Page 7: Robin Williams starred in a movie about the afterlife called "What Dreams May Come." "What Dreams May Come" is based on a fantasy novel of the same moniker (authored by Richard Matheson).Pages 15-21: There are at least 21 spheres of existence in the afterlife. The original channeled book of this information came from "Spirit Teachings" and written by William Stainton Moses (former Anglican minister).Pages 58-59: At least seven higher planes exist and the choice to reincarnate back on earth is optional (sourced from the book "The Road To Immortality" by Geraldine Cummins).Pages 65-68,74: Countless cities and occupations abound in the spirit world as on earth. Comedies and theater are shown in both humorous ways and the true reasons underlying the events (minus the violence). Details are given on how to grow in spirit. Many spirits are allowed the choice of foregoing reincarnation on earth and staying in the non-physical realms (sourced from the book "Life In The World Unseen" by Anthony Borgia).Page 107: At least three ways are given on how souls progress in the non-physical realms. Souls are also seen for exactly who they are in the non-physical realm. Many spirits also enjoy numerous members of their "spirit families" and light beings immediately greeting them after their physical death on earth.Page 109: Many spirits who commit suicide DO NOT transition to an eternal hell. A compassionate view appears to be taken on suicide.Page 111: Countless souls have the free-will to not return to earth, but many choose to reincarnate back on earth for the learning opportunities.There is so much more interesting information contained in this book. "The Afterlife Unveiled" by Stafford Betty is a positive and nourishing book for those who are curious and open-minded in reading about potential realities in the afterlife.

They may say: these are results of (1) wishful thinking or (2) fabrication of subconscious mind or (3) else.Believers in afterlife may defend themselves saying that there is consistency among the information on the afterlife worlds allegedly conveyed by different known deceased personalities through mental mediums. The author, I think, does not intend to scientifically verify the idea of afterlife; the many trials of would-be verification in the psychical research have not been accepted by scientific community. Rather the author’s intention seems to give people how to live the present life on the earth on the basis of information feedback from the other side. In this sense this book is no “red herring,” but splendid!The author refers to one of the books by the late American writer, poet, and trance channeler, Jane Roberts (1929-1984). Some of readers may have read her books on the Seth material, in which Seth also talked about afterlife, reincarnation, structure of the self (which may explain the meaning of the Group Soul of alleged Myers’ term) and a lot of many scientifically interesting subjects, albeit Seth not being a verifiable deceased personality in such a degree as those personalities appearing in the present book.Reading this book (and the books by Geraldine Cummins, allegedly conveyed by F.W.H. Myers on the other side), I wonder the following: Why do not those spirits talk about whether or not (1) the Darwin’s theory of evolution is wrong or (2) the Big Bang theory is wrong? Is it simply because they are spirits not scientifically oriented in their life on the earth? (Seth says both are wrong!) In chap. 5 the author presents the case of Catholic priest Robert Hugh Benson, the author of “The Necromancers (1909),” who allegedly tried from the other side to correct his mistake made in the book. Apparently there has been no spirit who was a prominent scientist in the life on the earth and tried from the other side to answer the two questions (1) & (2) mentioned above. This is unfortunate, from my point of view.Finally let me refer to a scientific paper recently published in the Journal of Scientific Exploration, 2010 Spring Issue, Vol. 24, No.1, pp. 5-39: Rebuttal to Claimed Refutations of Duncan MacDougall’s Experiment on Human Weight Change at the Moment of Death. (This volume is available from amazon.com.) Scientifically speaking, whether or not the missing 21 g (i.e., unaccountable energy balance) is the weight of a soul is quite problematic, but if the missing weight is verified authentic, the materialistic monism will be scientifically undermined.

Excellent selections from channeling over 200 year period. A careful analysis by a balanced cedible thinker and university professor specializing in the Afterlife. Highly recommend this easily readaccessible account.university professor