This is Sylvia Browne's book about what life is like on the “other side,” and it's very, very detailed.

She has done numerous readings for people, and her picture of the other side is based on these readings plus what her contact, Francine, has told her. The information was pretty consistent from what she found the people were saying when she did their readings, and from what Francine was saying.

In chapter 3 she deals with the origin of ghosts. She also comes up with something I have not run into otherwise, and that is the “Dark Side.” Those who are evil people, people who hurt others, etc, when they die do not go through the normal “other side” experiences so common in the Near Death Experiences (NDE's). Instead, they go through a dark area, through a left-hand door, and right back into human form (they reincarnate), without any reviewing their lives and trying to figure out what they did right and wrong as happens with “good” people.

Eventually, these people will be intercepted by a spirit from the light side and might be able to change the path of their life.

She describes in detail the types of buildings that people will encounter on the other side, and what they will be doing in those structures, including reviewing their own lives. She also talks about the subject of what happens with suicides, and discusses a sort of holding area where they're basically given some intensive help.

People are mostly around thirty years old on the other side. They live in an environment of 78 degree temperature and it doesn't seem to rain. They don't have to eat or sleep, but can do so if they desire. The other side is also supposed to be a perfect mirror of the earth physically, but without pollution or erosion. Atlantis exists in the Atlantic ocean, and Mu (Lemuria) in the Pacific Ocean.

Various places of famous architecture exist in a just-like-new condition there, including the Parthenon, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Pyramids. The great libraries of the world are there, including ones destroyed on this side, such as the Library of Alexandria.

There is no sun or stars on the other side, nor is there a day/night dichotomy. Animals are present there, including extinct and mythological ones.

Virtually everything that we use there is created by the power of our thoughts. We also travel by the power of our thoughts. There is also a multitude of things for people to do on the other side, so our lives there are actually quite busy. We also advance in our development from one reality to another.

We communicate on the other side by telepathy, thus eliminating the problem of language barriers.

There is no marriage on the other side, nor do families exist as we know them on Earth.

There are such things as angels, although they are not and never were human beings.

There is a group called the Council which is the government on the other side.

Alien beings, people from other planets, have similar things happen to them when they die, but they have their own “realities” to go to.

This is only a small part of the material in the book. It's incredibly detailed. It is also interesting to compare this to Susy Smith's writings There are some similarities and some significant differences.

Both authors say mentally ill people are given intensive help on the other side. Both agree we are eternal spirits. Both agree the power of thought is used to create things on the other side. Their description of angels are fairly similar. Both agree Atlantis existed.

A major area of difference is reincarnation; Sylvia Browne firmly says it exists, Susy Smith firmly says it doesn't. There's also a difference in what happens to evil people. Sylvia Browne says they reincarnate immediately unless a spirit from the light side is able to intercept them and get them to start to develop spiritually. Susy Smith says they remain in a nasty neighborhood until they are ready to start their evolutionary spiritual progression. Sylvia Browne also avoids Susy Smith's statements about people who are homosexuals or “morally or physically unfit” and that they should not reproduce.

Her description would indicate a type of existence that would be extremely busy and yet with time for plenty of cultural activities. I wouldn't care for the temperature (I'd take at least ten degrees cooler), and I happen to like rain. She also does address one question of mine and that is the ultimate end of our efforts. It seems we can either lose our individuality and join a pool of energy (much simplified) voluntarily, or maintain our individuality and, as far as I can make out, help run things in the universe.

She also has a theory about the “evil” people, and this would help to explain why so much evil still exists in our world.

It's also a readable book; she doesn't lose herself in any kind of dry, fancy-professionalism that some books in the subject end up becoming. Whether she is correct or not in what she describes, of course, is not something we will ever know as long as we are alive.

Found this a bit far fetched to be honest. Golf carts, scanners, parties, huge buildings. Only time will tell

I previously believed in psychics/mediums, and still do somewhat, but after reading this book I think Sylvia Brown was a bit extreme. I Googled a few things from the book and some were pretty close to real but others were very far-fetched and hard to believe. Some things were just plain wrong. Use your own judgment to decide for yourself.

I love the fact that Sylvia does not want you to just take what she says and that is that. she tells us to take what you want and leave the rest. though i am not Cristian I have integrated some of her experiences as a psychic into my Pagan life and, for me, it seems to work. No matter your path, gaining a real understanding of what this life is for and what awaits us when we return home is such a relief. If you only believe.

Sylvia Brown has a unique experience of the life 'beyond' as she has experienced herself, being a psychic, but surely it is just her version of it. She has no way of really knowing what it was, or is she is really experiencing. Quite captivating.

Sylvia certainly has her opinions but who really knows if she is right or wrong. I would suggest you read this book with an open mind. It definitely gave me peace after losing my mother and father. I feel good knowing they are in a better place. I must be getting something out of it as I am reading it for my third time!

This book comforts me greatly

I love her other books a lot better. i just couldn't keep interested in it.

This was interesting to cross-reference with Lisa Williams's book that I read earlier in the month, The Survival of the Soul, and I found that a lot of the information seemed to line up or at the very least complement information from one psychic medium to the other. My grandma has loved Sylvia Browne books for ages so I'm glad I finally got around to reading one.

A lot of people recommend this author’s books for those who believe in psychics and even for those who do not. I like to keep an open mind and would like to believe anything is possible but I am also a sceptic when it comes to such things. It is not for me to say whether the author is psychic or not but she definitely writes with intelligence and has some very interesting insight into her subjects.

Secondo la scrittrice Sylvia Browne, l’Aldilà si trova più vicino di quanto pensiamo ed e’ composto da un pianeta molto simile al nostro che si suddivide in sette continenti: in più abbiamo Atlantide e Lemuria. Ogni continente è suddiviso in quattro quadranti.

Nel momento in cui moriamo, arriviamo in uno dei quadranti che corrisponde alla costa occidentale dell’America del nord: arriveremmo sempre li’ qualsiasi sia il nostro luogo di morte.
In questo posto verranno ad accoglierci angeli, spiriti guida ed altre persone.

Il primo palazzo che vediamo è il Palazzo della Saggezza, in esso si trova la Macchina a scansione: la macchina che fa scorrere gli eventi piacevoli e non della nostra vita per darci un riepilogo di ciò che abbiamo fatto e non abbiamo fatto o avremo voluto fare.

A good example of a really bad book on the subject. This is the first and only Sylvia Browne book I've ever read, and ever since then, I've been allergic. If you want real Magik, Psychic Powers and Occultism, refer to the works of Christopher S. Hyatt, S. Jason Black, Joseph C. Lisiewski, Raven Grimassi, Phil Hine, Oberon Zell-Ravenheart, Kerr Cuhulain and other REAL practicioners not this flake. Reinvest your money into a lifetime membership at Witchschool. I think it's like, 20 or 30 bucks.