This book makes it clear that sensing the presence of a deceased loved one is t just esp, but a genuine encounter; Two out of five Americans report sensing meaningful contacts with lost loved ones. Such contacts are usually comforting - and surprisingly intense. Most do t involve mediums. And unlike near-death experiences, they come unexpectedly to healthy people as they are going about their rmal lives. Contact experiences teach us many things: Some essential parts of us can be immortal or at least can survive for decades after death; Spirits move onto ather place. Most seem to be happy there; Contact experiences with the dead are usually expressions of love or at least concern for the welfare of the living; Like near-death experiences, After Death Contacts tend to engender heightened unselfishness and an intensification of spiritual values. Here, are moving, never before published stories of apparent afterlife communication, told in the perceiver's own words. Comparing today's Western beliefs with those of other traditions, ancient and modern, Professor Wright opens the door to reasoned discussion about this often hush hush subject.