Bridges between Life and Death

“Modern-day consciousness, bound as it is to the senses, believes that death extinguishes the human being, that there is no afterlife. But the deceased are not dead. What animated their body—their essence, their consciousness, their spirit—lives on in another form in a spiritual world interwoven with our earthly one. The departed have not ceased to exist, nor have we ceased to exist for them. They love and need us just as much as we love and need them.” — Cynthia Hindes (foreword)

How can we change the way we think about dying and death? Can we build a new relationship with loved ones who have passed?

Iris Paxino, psychologist and professional counsellor, has spent her adult life exploring near-death experiences. In this book she shares insights from her studies, as well as her own personal thoughts on dying, near-death experiences, and life after death.

Paxino leads the reader through the process of dying and the moment of death and goes on to explore different aspects of death, from fear of death, to meeting with Christ, to materialistic and atheist outlooks. These thoughtful insights help readers to understand more about death and dying, as well as the journey of the soul after life, leading to the possibility of a new connection with lost loved ones.

The secret of life
And the secret of death
Are locked in two caskets,
Each of which contains the key
To open the other.
—Mahatma Gandhi

This book was originally published in German as Brücken zwischen Leben und Tod: Begegnungen mit Vorstorbenen (Verlag Freies Geistesleben, 2018).