This American doctor and psychologist gained worldwide fame after the publication of a scandalous book that posed many unresolvable questions to science. Devoted to the study of such a phenomenon as death, it became an instant bestseller, and Moody Raymond continued to collect testimonies of those who had been "beyond".
A question that interests all people
Raymond Moody was born in 1944 in Porterdale (USA). His father served in the Navy as an orderly, worked as a surgeon in hospitals and watched patients die. A staunch atheist, he did not believe in life after death and perceived leaving as the extinction of consciousness.
Moody Raymond, who read Plato's The Republic, was incredibly struck by the story of a Greek soldier who came to his senses after being seriously wounded on the battlefield. The valiant warrior told about his wanderings in the world of the dead. This myth made a huge impression on the teenager, who repeatedly asked his father about what awaits people after death. As Raymond recalls,such conversations did not lead to anything good: Moody Sr. was a sharp and implacable person who defended his position in a tough manner.
The miraculous resurrection phenomenon
After school, the young man enters the University of Virginia, where he receives a Ph. D. and psychology degree. During training, Moody Raymond meets a psychiatrist, whose doctors recorded clinical death. Returning to life, the man spoke about his strange experiences and sensations, echoing the story of the warrior resurrected from the dead, described by Plato. The student was amazed at the details of such an unusual journey, accompanied by strange phenomena.
Later, when Raymond teaches philosophy, he often brings up the myth of the Greek soldier and even gives a whole lecture on the subject. As it turned out, among his students there were many who survived clinical death, and their descriptions of the wandering of the soul in the world of the dead often coincided. Moody notices that there is an amazing light everywhere that defies description.
Gradually, the teacher's house turns into a gathering place for people who want to discuss all the details of their death and miraculous resurrection. Extremely interested in curious facts, the scientist realizes that he lacks knowledge, and at the age of 28 he enters the medical institution of the state of Georgia.
Near-Death Experience
Renowned Raymond Moody, whose books shed light on issues of concern to all people, is engaged in research in a college where a lot of attention is paid to the studyparapsychological phenomena. He is interested in past life travel.
It was at this time that the future author of sensational bestsellers collects stories about what he called NDE - Near Death Experience. This is the state of a person who has recorded death, but he suddenly comes back to life. But no one can tell exactly what happens after a cardiac arrest. The fact is that clinical death is reversible, and biological death occurs after 20 minutes, and no one returned to our world after its statement.
Stories turned into a book
Moody Raymond does research, works as a forensic psychiatrist at the prison hospital. He is the first to describe the experiences of about 150 people who came to life after doctors pronounced them dead. These impressions turned out to be common to all who were resurrected, which surprised the doctor very much. Why are these stories so similar? Can we say that the soul lives forever? What happens to the brain of a dead person?” Raymond Moody thought about important questions.
Life After Life is a book published in 1975 that caused a real scandal abroad. People have always wondered if we do not start our existence anew each time? Does our spiritual energy disappear after death? Is there any evidence left in the memory that a person lived before? And how to touch the "memories" hidden in the depths of consciousness?
"Memories" of Past Lives
What is the story of the world bestseller, whichproduced the effect of an exploding bomb? Sheds light on some questions that have been worrying humanity since time immemorial, and tells whether there is life after death, the book.
Raymond Moody takes an objective look at complex phenomena and brings together all the memories of people describing the same sensations they experienced when they died: unusual sounds, "tunnel syndrome", floating above the ground, peace, spiritual light, various visions, unwillingness to return into the physical body.
Science confirms that our subconscious is crammed with "memories" accumulated over the millennia, and to touch them, hypnosis is needed, which causes the memory to return to past lives of a person.
Is the soul immortal?
Moody meets a professional hypnologist who helped the doctor resurrect several episodes from his past life in his memory. I must say that Raymond Moody was shocked by this experiment.
"Life after life" does not give an unequivocal answer to the burning question of whether our soul is immortal, but the stories collected in it say one thing: after death, a new existence does not begin, but the former one continues. It turns out that there are no interruptions in a person's life, but not all scientists agree with this controversial statement.
They don't consider regression to be real memories and don't equate it with reincarnation. Experts are sure that such pictures allegedly from a past life are just fantasies of our brain, and they have nothing to do with the immortality of the soul.have.
Personal experience
It is curious that the doctor attempted suicide in 1991. He claims to have had NDE experience, and this further confirmed his opinion about the eternal soul of man. Raymond Moody now lives with his wife and adopted children in Alabama.
Life after death: books that have become a comfort to millions of people
After the first book comes the second - “Life after life. Light in the distance”, where the author examines in detail the feelings of children who survived clinical death.
In "Glimpses of Eternity", which is written specifically for skeptics, Moody shatters all doubts about the immortality of the human soul. He publishes brand new evidence that life is the beginning of a long journey.
The unique technique, revived by the doctor, formed the basis of the work "Reunion", where Raymond describes the technique of meeting with his loved ones who have gone to another world. The book teaches how to deal with the subconscious and accept grief without resorting to the services of a psychotherapist.
Life After Loss, co-written with D. Arcangel, is for those who have lost a loved one. Sorrow, embracing people, helps to restore strength and even move to a different level of perception of life.
You can relate to Moody's work in different ways, but the fact that his scientific works help people survive the pain of loss and treat emotional stress is beyond doubt. If the immortality of the soul is accurately proved, then this will be a real revolution of humanworldview.
