PREFACE - In 2002 I felt a strong urge to make a commitment to write for two hours a day. I knew it was to write a book but not what the subject would be. When I write I have no plan and the subject emerges as I progress. After the first few days, John spoke. He continued to do so at the appointed time each week day for four weeks, starting from where he had stopped the day before. As he spoke, I typed.

What follow are John's words…

INTRODUCTION – What I want everyone to know and understand (is) not just that I live on, but that every soul who ever walked this Earth lives on… There is no eternal damnation. The final destination for every soul that ever lived is in the light.

1 PASSING OVER - 'Passing over' is a much better, more accurate expression than 'dying' or 'eternal rest' or any of those other expressions. I think ‘going home’ is even better... The review is a crucial part of the process of returning to the light, a sort of purification… one is aware of being perfectly loved and accepted.

2 LIFE IN SPIRIT - I can vouch for the fact that when you think strong thoughts of your departed loved ones, they know it. They will often be with you at these times and are aware of your thoughts (and) your love. How could anyone possibly believe that life on Earth is all there is? This is a place of infinite possibilities…

3 LIFE ON EARTH - We were created from a spark of the universal energy, fashioned from the elements and given a framework within which to exist... We were given ‘free will’ within that framework… to find out how being in a material world would affect our ability to live by the spiritual laws.

4 THE BIGGER PICTURE - When you come into consciousness, you want to understand this bigger picture. For some people that comes about by becoming more socially active or environmentally aware, or maybe taking a traditional spiritual pathway... Others take a more cosmic viewpoint and start to look at life in other forms, wanting to connect with spirit, seeing the eternity of life, exploring esoteric literature and the various gifts of the spirit.

5 SPIRITUAL GROWTH - You have all heard the phrase that you are not humans having a spiritual experience but spirit having a human experience; this is very true… Life is a spiritual lesson and an opportunity for spiritual growth.

6 ENLIGHTENMENT - What is enlightenment? To be enlightened is to reach full understanding, not just intellectually but on all levels, emotionally, mentally,spiritually and physically, of the reason for and the perfection of existence and the natural laws that govern it. It is the reaching of the highest, purest vibration possible. 

7 DETACHMENT - If you ask people to describe detached, most would have the concept wrong. They would state that it means someone cold, distant, aloof, who seems uncaring, lacking in warmth, unloving. That would describe someone who is psychologically detached… Detachment is not about never loving. It is about having the ability and strength to love and then to let go. 

8 PAST LIVES - Why would it matter if we have lived in the past or will live in the future?  In some ways it doesn’t, because we have to live the life we have now to its fullest degree... It is so helpful to be open to the possibility of reincarnation as an explanation of why things happen in this life, as then you can understand that life is not just a lottery of unrelated events. 

9 EVIDENCE OF SURVIVAL - What is evidence of survival?  Well, I’m hoping this book is!  Evidence is the transmission from spirit of pertinent information, which could lead to the belief by those for whom the message has some meaning that life continues on after the death of the physical body... My plea to all people is to have an open mind and an open heart... 

10 FORGIVENESS - Forgiveness is a prime factor in being able to live in a clear and balanced way.  I’d like to ask you this: can you say with your hand on your heart that you have nothing and nobody to forgive?  Can you say with equal sincerity that there is not one person from whom you need forgiveness?  If you can, well done!  I wish I was able to say the same thing.

11 FEAR - Fear always stems from feelings of lack - lack of love, food, shelter, trust, money, security…  Many people live in a permanent state of fear.  They have alarms not just on their cars and homes and in their handbags, but also wired into their hearts and minds – and fear just like a cancer grows…  With knowledge comes freedom from fear. This is what I am hoping the outcome of this book may be for some people; freedom from the fear of death. 

12 GRATITUDE - We need to spread the love around. If I do something kind for you and you in turn do something for the next person who needs some help, the goodwill will spread, first like a ripple and then like a tidal wave.  It does not have to be something big and grand… It can be something small and quiet, as simple as a smile and a hug or a kind word.  Then you pass it on. 

13 MANIFESTATION - To make something manifest is to bring it into being and it is an active thing. What you choose to create must be positive, responsible, and not deprive any other person of what is rightfully theirs.  Use your powers of manifestation wisely and well.  Never wish harm upon another.  Every powerful negative thought or action aimed at another creates karma… What we give out always rebounds at some point, whether now or in the future. 

14 THE ENVIRONMENT - One of the things I have learned since being in spirit is the strong interaction between the Earth and her people and the damage that lack of reverence for the environment has caused. The Indians would say that we need to tread softly upon the land, which to me means that we should try to leave as little damage as possible. I believe… that everything starts with YOU.