I'm new to the board and I just ordered Bruce's Afterlife Guide and CD's. How many of you have proven the afterlife to yourselves? And do you have any advice for a new person starting out?

Hi, glad you got the books and CDs. you're in for a treat.  I proved said question at age 18. nowdays I think most people don't think about proving an afterlife until someone in their family dies. but I believe a poll was taken and something like 80% of people believed in god and an afterlife. it's just the details we get confused on

The existence of the afterlife has been proven to me in many ways. In order for me to not believe in the afterlife at this point, I would have to be the most stubborn being in the entire universe. Next to the word "stubborn" in the dictionary, they would put a photo of me.

I have knowen sence I was a small child. Always new that I would never die. I was even stranggely happy for them when someone passed on that I new. Happy for them to go home.

I've always felt like there was an afterlife but I never had any outwards signs or experiences to confirm it personally until my Dad died last November from brain and lung cancer.

He began letting me know pretty much immediately that he was still with me and wanted to comfort me.  I've seen flashing and blinking balls of light a few times, I had my hair pulled one time, I've heard bumps and bangs, and he's come to me in some several dreams.  

I've never had someone close to me die and I've also never been in the presence of a dying person until my Dad.  He and I had a very close bond and even though he hurt my Mom, brother, and me with many of the things he did, I firmly believe he's been coming to me to try and say he's with all of us and wants us to be happy.  I am the only person in the family who's "open" enough to let him do this.  I feel so lucky.

I haven't had any OBEs and I don't do retrievals or any of that advanced type of stuff but that's okay because I'm not to that level yet.  Who knows -  I may never reach it.  I'm going at my own pace and this website has been an infinite source of knowledge and support.  You've come to the right place and I think your journey will really take off.  Even though I don't post all that much I'm always reading the threads and learning from all the members here.  I'm so glad I found this community when I did.  

Welcome!

Katie  

Alysia,

You're so sweet - thank you so much.  I don't know what I would've done had I not found this community. 

Katie

Kate:

The amount of love you have in your heart is more important than whether or not you go out of body and such. I see you're taking care of children. That provides you with an opportunity to influence a couple of Souls in a postitive way. They in turn can effect other Souls in a positive way, and so and so on. I don't believe people should underestimate the contribution they make to the grand scheme of things through parenthood.

Sometimes my fear with all this newly acquired knowledge is that I am focusing too much on what happens after I die rather than on life here and now. When I first discovered bruce's web site, I was absolutely taken by all the information and found myself wanting to learn more and more. I feel like the information I've learned is invaluable, and it's helped me put so much in perspective. but at the same time, i've felt the need to "reel it in" so to say because it didn't seem healthy to me to be so focused on it.

so for those of you who truly engage in serious meditation, astral travel and all that comes with that, do you ever feel consumed by the afterlife and distracted from your life here and now? or do you view it a simply as a seamless extension of your physical life?