AFTER LIFE

Claire Swinney

Description

What if we could find out what really happens to our souls after we die - from someone who is already there? This unique book is the true story of a man who in death has found a new purpose: to help us let go of the fear of dying and live differently now. To do this, he has channeled this information from the afterlife, in his new incarnation of an Earth Angel. The book tells what happened to his soul during death, and afterwards in the spirit world. This illuminates our cycles of soul rebirth, the connection to divine love and your soul family, the purpose for incarnating on Earth, and much more. After Life shows that after death we experience only love and belonging, healing and new purpose. This will not only comfort those grieving the loss of a loved one. It helps you to connect to your spirit's purpose while in life, let go of old wounds, and appreciate the 'big picture' of your soul's journey.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie

Informations

• Publié par: First Edition Design Publishing
• Date de parution: 01 novembre 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781506900230
• Langue: English

Extrait

After Life
A Soul’s Journey of
Life, Death, and Beyond

Claire Swinney
After Life: A Soul’s Journey of Life, Death, and Beyond
Copyright ©2015 Claire Swinney

ISBN 978-1506-900-22-3 PRINT
ISBN 978-1506-900-23-0 EBOOK

LCCN 2015950737

September 2015

Published and Distributed by
First Edition Design Publishing, Inc.
P.O. Box 20217, Sarasota, FL 34276-3217
www.firsteditiondesignpublishing.com



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Table of Contents

Introduction . 1

Part One: The Story . 7
Who I Am Now: Earth Angel 8
The Time Before Death . 12
The Time of My Dying . 29
Claire’s Story . 36

Part Two: The Teachings . 60
How the Book Came About 61
The Soul Orb and its Aura . 67
The Beginning of the Journey . 84
Twilight: A Place to Rest 95
The Dreaming: A Place for Healing and Enquiry . 104
My Spirit Council and a New Purpose . 114
My Soul Family and my Higher Self 122
Earth Angel’s Conclusion . 127
What Now? . 133
Claire’s Conclusion . 135
About the Author . 138
Introduction


I was born in 1950.
I died of an asbestos-related cancer, on the 7 th of January 2008.
My name was Graham.
I am fortunate to be able to share my story, and grateful to my wife, Claire, for being the channel for this information. Her gifts as a healer, medium and metaphysical counsellor qualify her to complete this task for me. Our commitment to each other, and our deep love was initiated many lifetimes ago, and is everlasting.
Before I died I hoped to have the time to document my spiritual journey toward death. I did not manage this, however some time after my death, I realised the importance of sharing the whole process from the time my disease was diagnosed, to my eventual death and transition into the afterlife.
This is because once I had transitioned I could see clearly that many people are afraid of dying. They are also afraid they will be judged and abandoned in the afterlife. I know that if you believe those fears to be true, then it will be harder for you to accept the love and generosity that the Divine has for all souls in life and in death. (We will use the term Divine, though you may have another name for the divine collective essence of Spirit, God, Goddess – they are all one and the same.)
My heart feels heavy at the thought of so many who will struggle and feel alone as they face their death and begin their soul life after they have died. I also know it is not possible to resolve all your spiritual issues before death.
But preparing for death, even in a small way, will help, as it will reduce the confusion and fears you may feel once you have passed to Spirit. The more information you have about such difficult topics, the easier it is to make informed decisions during your life and also at the time of your death.
It is vital to keep reading, to source other material, and continue investigating. Dying in fear is not a healthy choice, especially when there are other ways to experience death. Your preparation for and experience of death is fundamentally determined by the faith you have in yourself and the belief that your soul is eternal.
In other words, how you die is as significant as how you live your life. Both predetermine how you will feel when you enter the afterlife, and the ease with which you undertake the onward journey. Once you have died, how you lived also still matters – they are part of the same journey.
After death your soul enters a period of reflection. You still feel attached to the life you just led, and those you loved in that life. You can still feel grief. You spend time evaluating the meaning of that life, and the virtues you mastered during that time. These virtues – compassion, kindness, selflessness, humility and forgiveness – enhance the quality of your soul’s onward journey, and affect the choices you make for your next incarnation.
Throughout your life you will be presented with many opportunities to heal your old hurt and trauma prior to death. These times can be deeply challenging. Embarking on a spiritual journey means you have to show up, ask questions and accept challenges. It is not a journey for the faint-hearted.
In all honesty, I didn’t really show up, or stay committed to my spiritual path as well as I could. It took the diagnosis of my disease to make me wake up and take responsibility for everything I had co-created in my life. After being in denial for a long time, I had to attend “spiritual boot camp” on a daily basis.
I had enough of a spiritual foundation to salvage my spiritual tenacity and ask for support and guidance during my illness and death. I also prised my heart open by truly believing at last that I deserved the support of the Divine, even though I had turned my back on my faith.
The old saying “ask and you shall receive” was very apt in my situation. I didn’t just ask, but prayed fervently. However, when you pray for help you are also required to give something up, something that no longer serves you and has separated you from your own Divine Essence.
In my case it was blame. I had blamed everyone else for all the wrongs in my life and for all the bad things that had happened during the course of my life. I had become controlling and small-minded. This attitude stopped me feeling compassion and graciousness for humanity, and for myself.
I did not appreciate then that every human being is on a steep learning curve, in every lifetime. And, that I, too, was on that same learning curve. I was no different from anyone else. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to learn humility, and to let go of spiritual arrogance and blame.
I really want to impress upon you the value of every life that you choose to experience. From your perspective, you may feel your life is small and insignificant. But no life is without value from a spiritual perspective. Everything you do can be an expression of your heart and soul. Every action you take shapes your spiritual growth and development.
On the flip side, reckless action and selfish intent limits your spiritual potential, and alienates you from the community of souls. It is not in the nature of humans to be isolated and alone, hence this alienation creates a lot of suffering. Sadly, when we do not trust this life on Earth, we also create a belief that we need to either hurt or be hurt to survive our human experience. Having faith in life – its purpose and nature – provides so much more joy.
The Earth, your physical home, offers you a diverse range of choices of how you will exist here. There is both freedom and limitation, however no one has control over how you think and choose to feel. Your mind and heart do not have to experience limitation, even if your physical body does on this physical Earth.
Across the world, though many people experience great hardship and suffering, some are still able to sustain happiness and a spiritual faith in their life. Others appear to have everything, but are still extremely unhappy. Your thoughts and feelings really do create your reality.
Sadly, there is little indication of how well you are travelling spiritually until there is a crisis of faith – often illness or approaching death. These can be painful and potentially frightening experiences, and it takes a lot of courage to face your demons as you journey through them.
My hope in this book is to help you let go of any fears you may have about what awaits you at the end of your life and your journey into the afterlife. But this is not just a book about dying.
I also want to impress upon you that how you choose to live your life can change your reality at the time of your death. How you demonstrate love during your life affects how you transition from the physical to spirit.
Part One of this book covers my journey toward and into death, and Claire’s experiences before and after. Part Two consists of the teachings I have to impart of what happens once you transition into the afterlife.
I hope that the journey we will undertake during the course of this book will give you a great deal of support, and be caring and well-considered.
Graham
Part One
The Story
One
Who I Am Now: Earth Angel

During my life as Graham, I would have been considered an ordinary man. There was nothing that special about me, nor did I do anything that amazing!
I chose a simple life, and felt a certain amount of success and pride. But sadly it was never quite enough for me. I was meant to have a life of spirituality and healing, but at some point – I am not sure when – I came to a fork in the road. Before I realised it, I had taken an alternate route.
It’s odd how destiny eventually catches up with you. Mine did when I was diagnosed with a terminal disease. This led me to return to my spiritual roots – not because I was afraid, but because it was the right path, the one I was meant to be on but had abandoned in the service of my ego.
If I had the courage earlier in my life to follow my true spiritual path, I would have been able to realise my potential before creating an illness that was incurable. Instead I turned my back, and threw myself into a life of being exactly the thing my soul had come here to heal…a victim.
You see, I had chosen lifetime after lifetime of being a victim of some kind, in all the forms that a victim can exist. This was because I was trying to learn about this way of being, in order to eventually give it up. My challenge here in this lifetime, as Graham, was to finally let go of this victim