Dead As I'll Ever Be

Subtitled "Psychic Adventures that Changed My Life," this book is about one woman's spiritual quest, one that she began as an agnostic and "recovering Anglican." The author states that she'd wrestled the subject of life-after-death to the ground and had concluded that "death was final - period." However, her attitude began to change about 25 years ago when a friend told her of her experiences with a psychic and asked her if she'd like to meet with the psychic. Although reasonably content with her life as a fashion illustrator and feeling no great need to change her views, Evans met with the psychic out of curiosity. She was very impressed with the evidential information provided by the first psychic, and that prompted her to visit others. In the years that followed, Evans visited more than 60 psychics or mediums, experiencing phenomena of all types, including spirit communication, past-life readings, apports, and apparitions. From those experiences emerged a spiritual philosophy with karma and reincarnation at the core of her new world view. A good part of the second half of the book discusses the evidence for reincarnation, including the research of Dr. Ian Stevenson and the teachings of Edgar Cayce, "the sleeping prophet." Evans goes to the warp and woof of reincarnation. "The knowledge of reincarnation gives us new insights," she writes. "A colossal portion of humanity is morally and ethically confused. The churches have had two thousand years to teach us why we're here, where we come from, and where we go when we die - and they've failed miserably." She explains how an understanding of reincarnation helps us put life's "unfairness" - or what seems unfairness - into perspective and fully appreciate the divine plan. What the churches have failed to do in more than two-thousand years, Evans manages to do in a little over 200 pages. "The new knowledge has taught me where I fit in with the unseen forces around me - and why," Evan sums up her psychic adventures. For those who have not had similar adventures, this book can provide much food for thought and be a positive step toward understanding what life is all about. For those who have had similar experiences, the book can provide reinforcement and further insights. It is an interesting, informative, intriguing, and inspirational read.