Luminous Landscape of the Afterlife

The scribe of this remarkable channelled text is a clinical psychologist and professor of psychology who lost his son Jordan in a fatal knife incident. This is one of the most inspiring and spiritually instructive books on the afterlife that I have read, and its overall narrative is consistent with other literature in the field, including the writings of Swedenborg. It is subtitled 'Jordan's message to the living on what to expect after death' and represents a modern book of the dead with corresponding insights and advice. He begins with his own passing and finding himself in a landing place where he is received by members of his soul group after an initial phase of disorientation while detaching from the body. We are advised to listen for love and belonging as we accustom ourselves to our new state. The text explains the nature of life review, which is grounded in the fundamental metaphysic of the oneness of love and consciousness, something we easily forget while incarnate, all the more so if our lives have diverged from the path and lessons of love. This is the basic curriculum of human life -- 'seeking love in a jungle of threat, fear and distraction.'

There are explanations of time as elliptical rather than linear, the matrix of cause and effect, lines of probability within lives, and, most importantly, the nature of the one love and consciousness. When we merge with the all, we are 'flooded with knowledge and belonging. That oneness is love, composed of the most profound truth and beauty.' In these moments, 'time expands to the point of irrelevance.' (p. 50) Love in terms of merging, knowing and belonging is experienced as the foundation of consciousness where 'the light is love, connecting everything.' Evolution is about advancing in the conscious discovery of love, moving from selfishness to community to oneness 'all fuelled by intentional love.' We are both distinct souls and always one along a continuum of growth and development. Intention and attention externalise our will and provide the means of 'travel' through thought with directional energy. The content of this book serves both as an invaluable guide and a reminder of essential spiritual principles that we are here to learn and apply.