Raymond A. Moody
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Description
Raymond A. Moody Jr. is an American philosopher, psychiatrist, physician, and author, most widely known for his books about afterlife and near-death experiences (NDE), a term that he coined in 1975 in his best-selling book Life After Life. His research explores personal accounts of subjective phenomena encountered in near-death experiences, particularly those of people who have apparently died but been resuscitated. He has widely published his views on what he terms near-death-experience psychology. He earned a BA (1966), an M.A. (1967), and a PhD (1969) in philosophy from the University of Virginia. He also earned a PhD in psychology from the University of West Georgia, then known as West Georgia College, where he later became a professor in the topic. In 1976, he earned an M.D. from the Medical College of Georgia. Inspired by the Greek psychomanteums where the ancient Greeks would go to consult the apparitions of the dead (which Moody had read about in classic Greek texts that he encountered while a student at the University of Virginia), Moody built a psychomanteum in Alabama, which he calls the Dr. John Dee Theater of the Mind. Moody has also researched past life regression via hypnosis. In 2023, Moody coauthored Proof of Life After Life: 7 Reasons to Believe There Is an Afterlife with Paul Perry. Drawing on nearly fifty years of research, the book presents case studies, expert interviews, and theoretical insights to argue that consciousness survives bodily death. It expands beyond near-death experiences to explore shared-death experiences, paranormal signs, and broader questions about the soul and afterlife. Source: [Wikipedia](
Books
Life before life
I'll never look at a pregnant woman the same. Dr. Wambach hypnotized 750 people and took them back to before they were born and asks them specific questions such as: Did you willingly choose to come into this life (incarnation)? Did someone help/advise you before you came here? When did you enter the fetus? Do you remember coming down the birth canal and do you remember any emotions from your mother at that time, as well as other questions. All of her results are categorized and organized. In each chapter she quotes from her subjects verbatim giving us, the reader, plenty of examples to make our own analysis. I found this to be a fascinating read and very believable. Those birthing babies know more then I thought!
Closer to the light
Stories of children, once clinically dead, involving out-of-body travel, telepathic communication and encounters with dead friends and relatives.
Coming Back
After being shot in the head and suffering locked-in syndrome, San Francisco private eye Sharon McCone is struggling to regain control over her body. But her relationships are suffering. Her husband is impatient with her refusal to accept help; some of her colleagues doubt her abilities. But when Sharon's friend from physical therapy goes missing, she must call upon those closest to her to find the truth behind the disappearance.
Lumières nouvelles sur la vie après la vie
Suite et complément de ##La vie après la vie## du même auteur. Prolongement réflexif sérieux à partir des réactions du public vis-à-vis le premier livre. Bonne introduction de Paul Misraki. Intéressera tous les lecteurs qui ont pris connaissance du précédent volume.
The Last Laugh
Life after life
What if you could live again and again, until you got it right? On a cold and snowy night in 1910, Ursula Todd is born to an English banker and his wife. She dies before she can draw her first breath. On that same cold and snowy night, Ursula Todd is born, lets out a lusty wail, and embarks upon a life that will be, to say the least, unusual. For as she grows, she also dies, repeatedly, in a variety of ways, while the young century marches on towards its second cataclysmic world war. Does Ursula's apparently infinite number of lives give her the power to save the world from its inevitable destiny? And if she can -- will she?
Paranormal
"Raymond Moody is the "grandfather" of the modern NDE (Near Death Experience) movement. As a researcher and medical doctor, Moody's pioneering work Life After Life sold over ten million copies and introduced the world to the phenomenon of NDEs. In this account of his lifetime of research into the after life, Moody explains how he stumbled onto these amazingly consistent stories by people who had died and come back to life. Moody was the first scholar and doctor to describe the accounts of the bright light, the tunnel, the presence of loved ones waiting on the other side, past life review, and meeting heavenly beings--all of which have become part of our modern cultural knowledge. But Dr. Moody did not quit his research after publishing his first ground-breaking book. Here we learn how he pioneered and researched new ways for the living to encounter the dead and even our past lives. In this fascinating account by a reserved and disciplined researcher, readers will discover the surprisingly thin line between the living and the passed on and why we have so much evidence for our deepest hopes"--