Suicide: What Really Happens in the Afterlife?

by Pamela Rae Heath and Jon Klimo

This provocative study explores what happens to those who commit suicide. Drawing on communications from the spirits of more than 100 'successful' suicides, it offers an intriguing look at what the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556436211
• ISBN13: 9781556436215
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: North Atlantic Books
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A Review from PMH Atwater, L.H.D., Ph.D. (Hon.)

Absolutely exceptional. There is no other book anywhere that approaches the subject of suicide from 360 degrees as does this book, nor as thoroughly, nor with such a high standard of integrity - and - in readable, easy-to-understand fashion. Heath, an M.D., and Klimo, a Ph.D., are both well-experienced and well able to combine research from medical and psychological concerns with deathbed encounters, near-death reports, and a broad spectrum of psychic readings (whether from channelers or mediums) - where the dead speak for themselves. Their range includes young boys who die "accidently" while trying to achieve exotic orgasms, to those in a pact who opt out on a lark, to the depressed, the angry, those who are ill or in great pain, avengers, assisted suicides, different views from history and in other countries; with a large section devoted to murder suicides, suicide bombers, and the cultural mentality which supports this. How they were able to weave into the material voices from those who survived a suicide with "voices" of those who did not, is nothing short of phenomenal. Considering the new rage of pre-teen and teenage suicides, the young egged on by Internet sites that glorify death, this book is a must read. Heath and Klimo are to be congratulated for the dedication it took to produce this rare and incredible study!

Erudite and helpful

I have read previous books by both Jon Klimo and Pam Heath and was keen to read this one. I was not disappointed. The authors have written a book that is timely and helpful. Suicide is not a topic I would normally choose to read, but this book fascinated me with its answers to questions such as "Why do people kill themselves?" "What do the dead say about suicide?" and "What is the afterlife like?" The information about murder-suicide and suicide bombers makes this book highly topical and relevant. Although this is a book on suicide and the afterlife, it is actually an anti-suicide book, and the chapter called "Messages to the Suicidal" should be read by anyone who has ever contemplated suicide. Highly recommended.

Where is consciousness?

Contrary to the review by Christian Wilski, there is valid evidence challenging the orthodox theory that consciousness is an epiphenomenon of the brain. The evidence suggests that consciousness *might* survive bodily death. This evidence includes studies of near-death experiences (including during the clinical definition of brain death), experiences suggestive of reincarnation, laboratory studies of mind-to-mind communication at a distance (including recent studies using functional MRI that confirm the results of earlier EEG experiments), experimental studies of mediumship, and so on. The cumulative data is substantial and the arguments more sophisticated than most dismissive skeptics would like to believe. Ultimately, whether one accepts the evidence or not is a matter of personal interpretation, but IF the unorthodox concept of some sort of life after death is true, then the Klimo/Heath book asks a perfectly reasonable question: What are the after-life consequences of committing suicide? The answer may surprise you.

Pure well written info

Klimo and Heath have written a brilliant necessary book that is an eye opener to the growing problem of suicide. The basic warning being: don't do it! Traditional suicide is NOT a solution. It only makes things worse. By far the most fascinating part of the book is the channeled messages from the guides of the suicide boomers. This information is as pure as any channeled information that I have read or experienced. I cannot imagine that Christian Wilski actually read this book.

A timely and serious exploration of what happens to suicides in the afterlife.

This book was a real labor of love, well over two years in the making. I co-wrote it with Jon Klimo, who is the world's greatest expert on channeling (which is receiving information from a level of reality other than the ordinary, physical one and from beyond our own consciousness). I first met Jon as a graduate student in Parapsychology. He was the head of the program, and I spent many hours listening to him in his office. It was during one of those sessions that I remember him telling me about material he'd once been asked to put together about the experiences of suicides in the afterlife so that someone who was suicidal could have a better idea of what they might be getting into. At that time (ten years ago or more) he gathered up about 20 pages of channeled material, all of which made it pretty clear that taking the life of your own healthy body is not a good idea--it saves you nothing (you just have to face those problems again) and often makes things worse for you. And I couldn't help thinking that it should be a book, because that kind of information could really save lives -- and even if someone was determined to continue with their suicide, might better prepare them for what could happen. Years passed. I graduated with my doctorate in parapsychology. Jon and I remained friends. And eventually, we decided to write the book together. Jon didn't keep a copy of his original material, so we had to start from scratch. We gathered together everything purported to have been channeled by, or about, successful suicides in the afterlife so as to try to create a kind of montage image of what these souls might actually be experiencing. And I was surprised how much has been written about this. I pulled quotes from hundreds of books channeled in cultures around the world from the 1700s to the modern day writing of psychics such as John Edward, James von Praagh, and Lysa Mateu. A lot of work went into trying to be as accurate as possible, and to point out both likely bias and apparent cross-cultural trends so as to create an informed picture of what it may truly be like for traditional suicides, assisted suicides, and suicide-murderers in the afterlife. Nor is all of the material channeled by mediums. It also includes reincarnation research, past-life regression hypnotherapy sessions, psychomanteum experiences, near death experiences, and dreams. The book is a long one. There's a reason for that. What they say is not a cut-and-dry simple answer, and no cliff notes summary can really do the material justice. However, we worked very hard to present the material in a clear cut, easy to read, manner. You don't have to read it start to finish. The intro is good because it explains a bit about channeling, and the pitfalls you can have with this kind of information. It also addresses the skeptical viewpoint. But then, pick the chapter or chapters that interest you. Most can stand alone, independent of the others. There are chapters about transitioning to