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1. Journeying
through
death
In
this
session
we
look
at
some
narratives
of
death,
and
at
some
of
the
consistent
features
of
the
transition
out
of
the
physical
body
that
emerge
from
these
accounts,
as
well
as
at
some
of
the
differences,
and
reasons
for
these.
We
then
have
a
brief
introduction
to
some
of
the
differing
religious
views
of
death
and
at
the
role
played
by
culture
in
religious
teachings.
The
question
arises
as
to
whether
there
is
any
solid
evidence
that
something
of
us
our
soul,
consciousness,
spirit
or
whatever
we
like
to
call
it,
actually
survives
the
death
of
the
physical
body.
One
source
we
can
turn
to
is
the
accounts
of
those
who
have
had
a
near-death
experience,
particularly
where
there
appears
to
be
evidential
information
data
that
could
not
have
been
obtained
from
the
perspective
of
the
physical
body.
One
lesson
from
this
material
is
that
to
die
well
we
need
to
live
well,
and
that
removing
the
fear
of
death
and
the
unknown
is
a
way
to
help
us
achieve
this
goal.
References
and
Further
Reading
There
is
a
mixture
of
academic
and
popular
writing
here,
together
with
the
works
referred
to
in
the
talk.
Besant,
Annie
(1939)
The
Ancient
Wisdom.
Adyar,
Madras:
The
Theosophical
Society.
Bowie,
Fiona
(2011)
Tales
from
the
Afterlife.
Winchester:
O
Books.
Bitterli-Frst,
Bruno
(2012)
Death
and
Life:
With
commentary
from
the
hereafter
by
Elisabeth
Kbler-Ross.
Switzerland:
Ravare
Books.
Eadie,
Betty
J.
(1995)
Embraced
by
the
Light:
What
Happens
When
You
Die?
London:
Thorsons.
Fenwick,
Peter
&
Fenwick,
Elizabeth
(1995)
The
Truth
in
the
Light:
An
Investigation
of
over
300
Near-Death
Experiences.
London:
BCA.
Fenwick,
Peter
&
Fenwick,
Elizabeth
(2008)
The
Art
of
Dying.
London:
Continuum.
Holden,
Janice
Miner,
Greyson,
Bruce
&
James,
Debbie
(eds.)
(2009)
The
Handbook
of
Near-Death
Experiences:
Thirty
Years
of
Investigation.
Santa
Barbara:
ABC
Clio.
Kastenbaum,
Robert
(2004)
On
Our
Way:
The
Final
Passage
Through
Life
and
Death.
Berkeley
&
Los
Angeles:
University
of
California
Press.
Kbler-Ross,
Elisabeth
(1999)
The
Tunnel
and
the
Light:
Essential
Insights
on
Living
and
Dying.
New
York:
Marlowe
and
Co.
Leadbeater,
C.W.
(1912)
A
Textbook
of
Theosophy.
Dodo
Press.
Moody,
Raymond
(1991)
Life
After
Life.
Rider.