Dr. Morse theorizes that children more readily remember their afterlife experiences than adults. This is because (according to Morse) children have not yet absorbed our societal ideas about death.

Scientists have found that those who have near-death experiences often experience many things in common. According to neuroscientists , these are: There are many people who believe that there is life after death because of religious teachings or because they have had good experiences. Others don't believe that our consciousness doesn't stop when we die. No matter which category you fall into, reading about life after death can offer valuable insights on the topic of death.This moving book takes readers on an emotional yet lighthearted journey about grief, death, and accepting the inevitable. Degeneration of muscle and skin: Skin and muscle cells no longer regenerate as they once did, causing skin to become thin and muscle mass to decrease. This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

The Quran teaches that the purpose of Man's creation is to worship God and God alone. [Note 3] Those it describes as being punished in hell are "most typically", unbelievers, including those who worship others besides Allah [ 10:24], those who deny the divine origin of the Quran [ 74:16–26], or the coming of Judgement Day [ 25:11–14]. [81] [82] :404 Aiken, Lewis R. (2000). Dying, death, and bereavement (4thed.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. ISBN 0-585-30171-9. OCLC 45729833. The bright light, the tunnel, and the idea that our loved ones are waiting for us on the other side are all things you've seen before. Traditionally jannah and jahannam are thought to have different levels. Eight gates and eight levels in Jannah, where the higher the level the better it is and the happier you are. Jahannam possess seven layers. Each layer more horrible than the one above.

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Mainstream Spiritualists postulate a series of seven realms that are not unlike Edgar Cayce's nine realms ruled by the planets. As it evolves, the soul moves higher and higher until it reaches the ultimate realm of spiritual oneness. The first realm, equated with hell, is the place where troubled souls spend a long time before they are compelled to move up to the next level. The second realm, where most souls move directly, is thought of as an intermediate transition between the lower planes of life and hell and the higher perfect realms of the universe. The third level is for those who have worked with their karmic inheritance. The fourth level is that from which evolved souls teach and direct those on Earth. The fifth level is where the soul leaves human consciousness behind. At the sixth plane, the soul is finally aligned with the cosmic consciousness and has no sense of separateness or individuality. Finally, the seventh level, the goal of each soul, is where the soul transcends its own sense of "soulfulness" and reunites with the World Soul and the universe. [110] Taoism [ edit ] The common belief holds that Jahannam coexists with the temporal world. [88] Mainstream Islam teaches the continued existence of the soul and a transformed physical existence after death. The resurrection that will take place on the Last Day is physical, and is explained by suggesting that God will re-create the decayed body ("Have they not realized that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, can ˹easily˺ re-create them?" [ 17:99]). In the past, children have shown some of the strongest evidence that there is life after death. In Closer to the Light, Dr. Melvin Morse presents interviews with hundreds of these children, each of whom was once declared clinically dead. Find sources: "Afterlife"Christianity– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( July 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sourcesin this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( July 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Fólkvangr: (lit. "Field of the Host") The other half join the goddess Freyja in a great meadow known as Fólkvangr. [28] Like joining a universal consciousness, this is a way to feel connected to the great beyond. Some describe this as feeling nothing at all, while others felt tapped into a universal being and togetherness. 6. Out-of-body experiences Frank Tipler has argued that physics can explain immortality, although such arguments are not falsifiable and, in Karl Popper's views, they do not qualify as science. [128]

Deepak Chopra is known all over the world for his work in mind-body medicine. It's a question we all have: what happens after you die? In Life After Death, Chopra talks about that. In Closer to the Light , these children share their first-hand accounts of telepathic communication, out-of-body travel, and meeting dead family members, all after death. During the Age of Enlightenment, theologians and philosophers presented various philosophies and beliefs. A notable example is Emanuel Swedenborg who wrote some 18 theological works which describe in detail the nature of the afterlife according to his claimed spiritual experiences, the most famous of which is Heaven and Hell. [53] His report of life there covers a wide range of topics, such as marriage in heaven (where all angels are married), children in heaven (where they are raised by angel parents), time and space in heaven (there are none), the after-death awakening process in the World of Spirits (a place halfway between Heaven and Hell and where people first wake up after death), the allowance of a free will choice between Heaven or Hell (as opposed to being sent to either one by God), the eternity of Hell (one could leave but would never want to), and that all angels or devils were once people on earth. [53] The Catholic Church [ edit ] Main articles: Plan of salvation (Latter Day Saints), Exaltation (Mormonism), and Degrees of glory Plan of Salvation in LDS Religion After death, humans will be questioned about their faith by two angels, Munkar and Nakīr. Those who die as martyrs go immediately to paradise. [72] Others who have died and been buried, will receive a taste of their eternal reward from the al-qabr or "the grave" (compare the Jewish concept of Sheol). Those bound for hell will suffer " punishment of the grave", while those bound for heaven will find the grave "peaceful and blessed". [74]

Whether you believe in life after death, near-death experiences, and the afterlife or not, the books above are exciting and rewarding reads. When you read about life after death, you learn more about yourself and how you perceive death. Parapsychological investigation of the afterlife includes the study of haunting, apparitions of the deceased, instrumental trans-communication, electronic voice phenomena, and mediumship. [124] Some Unitarian Universalists believe in universalism: that all souls will ultimately be saved and that there are no torments of hell. [120] Unitarian Universalists differ widely in their theology hence there is no exact same stance on the issue. [121] Although Unitarians historically believed in a literal hell, and Universalists historically believed that everyone goes to heaven, modern Unitarian Universalists can be categorized into those believing in a heaven, reincarnation and oblivion. Most Unitarian Universalists believe that heaven and hell are symbolic places of consciousness and the faith is largely focused on the worldly life rather than any possible afterlife. [122] Wicca [ edit ] While near-death experiences are undoubtedly frightening in many ways, the stories these individuals bring from the land between living and dead are worth their weight in gold. Not only do these people claim to have a unique understanding, but they sometimes go on to do great things with this knowledge. Hell, in many religious and folkloric traditions, is a place of torment and punishment in the afterlife. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hell as an eternal destination, while religions with a cyclic history often depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations. Typically, these traditions locate hell in another dimension or under the Earth's surface and often include entrances to hell from the land of the living. Other afterlife destinations include purgatory and limbo.

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The Celestial Kingdom is believed to be a place where the righteous can live eternally with their families. Progression does not end once one has entered the Celestial Kingdom, but extends eternally. According to "True to the Faith" (a handbook on doctrines in the LDS faith), "The celestial kingdom is the place prepared for those who have "received the testimony of Jesus" and been "made perfect through Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, who wrought out this perfect atonement through the shedding of his own blood" (Doctrine and Covenants, 76:51, 69). To inherit this gift, we must receive the ordinances of salvation, keep the commandments, and repent of our sins." [64] Jehovah's Witnesses [ edit ] The story centers around Eddie, a wounded war veteran. On his 83rd birthday, Eddie dies and reawakens in the afterlife, where he learns the true nature of “heaven.” Another popular sighting is angels. Through the bright light, the individual is often greeted by angels who welcome them with open arms. These angels bring peace and compassion at a time that might otherwise be scary. Egyptians also believed that being mummified and put in a sarcophagus (an ancient Egyptian "coffin" carved with complex symbols and designs, as well as pictures and hieroglyphs) was the only way to have an afterlife. What are referred to as the Coffin Texts, are inscribed on a coffin and serve as a guide for the challenges in the afterlife. The Coffin texts are more or less a duplication of the Pyramid Texts, which would serve as a guide for Egyptian pharaohs or queens in the afterlife. [17] Only if the corpse had been properly embalmed and entombed in a mastaba, could the dead live again in the Fields of Yalu and accompany the Sun on its daily ride. Due to the dangers the afterlife posed, the Book of the Dead was placed in the tomb with the body as well as food, jewelry, and 'curses'. They also used the "opening of the mouth". [18] [19] This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sourcesin this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( November 2014) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)