Loosing a loved one is hardly an emotion which someone whom has not experienced this, can imagine. :( (UN)-fortunately, I can both empathize and sympathize on that note .. I sincerely wish you great strength in dealing with the emotions which ajoin a loss of a loved one. You will find a link under my name, which will proove to be very beneficial to you, as it has been so for me. As you also need help with the dealing of this. Please always remember that you and your loved one are being thought of.

After the passing of a loved one some take comfort in becoming a victum of circumstance themselves, and beforehand one already knows, this hardly leads to betterment of the situation.

Some take comfort in coming closer to God, they find themselves covered by a warm, cozy security blanket, not really knowing what, why or how this is possible. However does their consciousness grow.

....and some may want to know more than what the eye can see. It`s as if a burning sensation lerks within them, telling them to "find out" what lays behind that vail of spooky thoughts of life after death. They know inside, that theres more, but do not know how nor whom to ask the questions. Theres so many sharlatans out there, just making money off of the subject. Is there a heaven, is there a hell, is my loved one alright, is he/she suffering or happy? These questions come morning, noon and night. It wears and rips at ones own spiritual being. It hurts. The tears will not "bring them back", but what if they`re not really "gone at all"? The fact that "YOU, the left behind" even "feel" a connection to the soul of your loved one, prooves that you are a sensitive person.

Is it blasfamy against God to turn to educated experts with our questions and thoughts. Or do we posses enough faith in God to understand the power he really has, that he would not allow these experts to be, if he didn`t want the "door to such to be opened for to experience"! There are experts in all occasions within or life. Finially science, medical, religion, medial and much more all compiled together for understanding of creation.

Rest assured your loved one is in a beautiful plane of existence. As Elisabeth Kübler Ross stated upon der physical passing. "I see death as being the graduation from a school called life on earth". There is life after physical death.

In regards and respect to all persons whom have returned to the planes.

Thank You

I most certainly believe in a life (which we, on this plane, know nothing of) after "death". It is only death to us who remain behind. The departed know better once they arrive. That is my belief...feel as you may about it. I take comfort in that belief.
Blessed be,
~GG~

I have been doing readings since I was very young for survivors of deceased loved ones. I never charge for this and I have never questioned my gift. At one time I was made to feel I was evil or doing something wrong because I get these psychic impressions. Thank God my parents knew what was happening and encouraged my ability. People are far more alive AFTER they are dead then when in the physical body. You are very correct that there IS in fact life after death.

Too those that need that extra is there something after this life? I will just say as a person who had a NDE. There is such a realm of thought and beauty that words canot describe. All things are cast aside and only the good qualities will gleam through. This world shall pass for now you will be home.

Bless you all!!!!! Yes I do believe that we will see and be with them once again. Everyone is forgiven no matter.

Absolutely correct!!! Bookieworm (gotta love that name)
That is why I left the very educative url: jenseits-de.com , so that all interested can find out what exactly happened to their loved one.

I love each and every one of you out there and that includes the deceased!

Love,
Nanner

Nannerghost,

I went to the link but it said it was under construction at the bottom. How long? I would like to read more about after death experiences. Very interesting.

Tigger Mom

Hers are some reason to believe.

It would be difficult to believe that life is good if we knew there was nothing beyond the grave to compensate for problems of inequality and unfairness. While some people seem destined for happiness, others are born into terrible relationships and circumstances. If we could be sure there was nothing to offset unequal distribution of suffering, many would have reason to curse the day of their birth for the way life has treated them (Job 3:1-3 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+3:1-3)). We could agree with King Solomon who at a low point in his life said, "I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed -- and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors--and they have no comforter. And I declared that the dead, who had already died, are happier than the living, who are still alive. But better than both is he who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun" (Ecclesiastes 4:1-3 NIV (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+4:1-3)).

There is much about life that doesn't seem to correspond with personal problems of unfairness and hardship. But for all that is hurtful and unequal, there is beauty and balance. For moments of horror and violence, there are times of harmony and peace. As age-worn bodies succumb to pain and weakness, children and young animals play with carefree joy. Human art, in all of its glory, corresponds to birds in playful flight and morning song. Each sunset and dawn provides an answer to nature's need for rest and renewal. Dark nights and cold winters come with the awareness that "this too shall pass." If there is nothing beyond the grave, the pattern of nature is stunningly incomplete.

The clinical evidence for life after death is subjective and arguable. It's often hard to assess the significance of "out of the body experiences," encounters with bright lights, long tunnels, or angelic guides. It's difficult to know how to respond to those who speak of temporary near-death visions into heaven or hell. What we do know is that there are enough of these kinds of experiences to create a sizable library on the subject. Taken as a whole, this body of evidence shows that as people approach death, many sense they are coming not to the end of existence but to the beginning of another journey.

The human heart hungers for more than this life offers. Each of us experiences what King Solomon called "eternity in [our] hearts" (Ecclesiastes 3:11 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+3:11)). While it is difficult to know what Solomon meant, it is apparent that he was referring to an inescapable longing for something this world cannot satisfy. It was an emptiness of soul that Solomon could not escape. For a while, he tried to fill this inner void with work, alcohol, and laughter. He tried to satisfy his longings with philosophy, music, and sexual relationships. But his disillusionment grew. Only when he returned to his confidence in a final judgment and afterlife could he find something large enough to satisfy his longing for significance (Ecclesiastes 12:14 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+12:14)).

While some believe it's impossible to know whether there is life after death, belief in immortality is a timeless phenomenon. From the pyramids of the Egyptians to the reincarnation of New Age thinking, people of all times and places in history have believed that the human soul survives death. If there is no consciousness or laughter or regret beyond the grave, then life has fooled almost everyone from the Pharaohs of Egypt to Jesus of Nazareth.

The Bible names God as the source of immortality. It describes His nature as eternal. The same Scriptures tell us that God created us in His likeness, and that His plan is to welcome His children eventually into His eternal home. The Scriptures also teach that God introduced death into human experience when our first ancestors trespassed into the darkness of forbidden territory (Genesis 3:1-19 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3:1-19)). The implication is that if God allowed the human race to live forever in a rebellious condition, we would have unending opportunity to develop into proud, self-centered creatures. Instead, God began to unfold a plan that would ultimately result in the eternal homecoming of all who chose to be at peace with Him (Psalms 90:1 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+90:1); John 14:1-3 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+14:1-3)).

Some have argued that immortality is a New Testament idea. But the Old Testament prophet Daniel spoke of a day when those who sleep in the dust of the earth will be resurrected, some to life and some to everlasting shame (Daniel 12:1-3 (http://http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=20Daniel+12:1-3)). An author of the Psalms also spoke of the afterlife. In the 73rd Psalm a man named Asaph described how he almost lost his faith in God when he considered how evil people prospered and the godly suffered. But then he said he went into the sanctuary of God. From the perspective of worship, he suddenly saw evil men standing on the slippery ground of their mortality. With new insight he confessed, "You will guide me with Your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever" (Psalms 73:24-26 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+73:24-26)).

Few would accuse Jesus of being an evil man or a false teacher. Even atheists and people belonging to non-Christian religions usually refer to Jesus with deference and respect. But Jesus wasn't vague or indefinite about the reality of a continuing personal existence after death. He said, "Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell" (Matthew 10:28 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+10:28)). Jesus promised Paradise to the repentant thief who was dying at His side, but He also used the Valley of Hinnom--a foul garbage dump outside of Jerusalem--as a symbol of what awaits those who insist on risking the judgment of God. According to Jesus, facing the reality of life after death is the most significant issue of life. He said, for example, that if an eye keeps you from God, you have reason to get rid of that eye. "It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell" (Mark 9:47 NIV (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+9:47)).

There is no greater evidence for the existence of life after death than the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Old Testament predicted a Messiah who would overcome sin and death for His people (Isaiah 53 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+53); Daniel 9:26 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel+9:26)). The testimony of Jesus' followers is that He did just that. He voluntarily died at the hands of executioners, was buried in a borrowed tomb, and then 3 days later left that tomb empty. Witnesses said that they had seen not only an empty tomb but a resurrected Christ who appeared to hundreds of people over a period of 40 days before ascending to heaven (Acts 1:1-11 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+1:1-11); 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+15:1-8)).

Belief in life after death is a source of personal security, optimism, and spiritual betterment (1 John 3:2 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+3:2)). Nothing offers more courage than the confidence that there is a better life for those who use the present to prepare for eternity. Belief in the unlimited opportunities of eternity has enabled many to make the ultimate sacrifice of their own life in behalf of those they love. It was His belief in life after death that enabled Jesus to say, "For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?" (Matthew 16:26 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+16:26)). It is the same truth that prompted Christian martyr Jim Elliot, who was killed in 1956 by the Auca Indians, to say, "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose."