David Fontana examines all the evidential material that has been accumulated about the afterlife. He looks at communications through mediums and witness accounts such as Near Death and Out of Body Experiences (NDEs and OBEs) and compares them with the descriptions given in such mystical texts as The Tibetan Book of the Dead and The Egyptian Book of the Dead. He explores the whole area of human consciousness andconsiders the question: if the body and the brain perish at death, what remains to survive? The non-physical nature of mind - the theory of ''subtle'' bodies - astral, mental and emot.Abstract: Examines various evidential materials that have been accumulated about the afterlife. This title looks at communications through mediums and witness accounts such as Near Death and Out of BodyExperiences and compares them with the descriptions given in such mystical texts as "The Tibetan Book of the Dead" and "The Egyptian Book of the Dead".