Most people have a notion about what happens to them after they die- Some base it on what they've heard or learned, most base it on what it is their religion tells them, and a lot of people just don't think about it at all. I belong to the 1st category, where I've always wondered and been curious about what happens to us, and I guess after losing my Father ten years ago, I started to actively search for answers. I've read a lot of books on the subject, and through my practicing of Hypnotherapy (I'm a certified clinical hypnotherapist) have studied a lot about life between lives, etc. In short, "Laws of the Spirit World" was not the first encounter I had with the subject.
20 pages into the book, I absolutely loved it. The book is one that has been narrated to the author, Khorshed Bhavnagiri, by her 2 sons that passed away in a car accident. They, through "automatic writing" talk about what happened to them immediately after their demise, what they felt like, what they experienced, and what they've learned during their time on the Other Side, etc. There was a lot of stuff in the book that absolutely resonated with my beliefs and explained them in an absolutely beautiful way. The book for example talks about the motive behind people's actions and says that people sometimes even help others or do charity for all the wrong reasons, and that's almost worse than not doing it at all- I completely agree with that. It also talks about what happens when you sleep, the different realms spirits reside on, the concept of rebirth, etc. Very intriguing and thought provoking stuff.
As I got more into the book however, there was a lot of stuff in it that didn't resonate with my beliefs. For example, I do not believe in the concept of hell, whereas this book seems to belong a little too much to the, "do this, or else..." mentality. I also believe that Karma is nothing but a set of experiences- if you do nice to someone, you need to experience, in one of your lifetimes, somebody doing something nice to you... it sort of balances itself out. I also don't believe there is necessarily "right vs wrong"- sometimes a person's circumstances are such that affect their actions. Anyhow, the book talks at various times about how helping an "evil" person is a sin, how one must expose evil people to warn other people against them, etc. I've seen too many "spiritualites" in Dubai taking a few weekend courses and suddenly claiming (and believing) they are the authority on what is right and wrong, so I clearly am jaded and think that in the grander sense, we are no one to put labels on people. I believe forgiveness and love is all that people should strive towards rather than trying to figure out whether the people they are helping are evil or not.
Anyhow, I don't mean to make this review about my spiritual beliefs but I didn't know how to get into the review without highlighting a few of them. Bottom line, read "Laws of the Spirit World" with an open mind, especially if its your first foray into the subject. Read about what's being written and absorb what you resonate with and discard what you don't. The subject in itself is fascinating enough for you to want to give it a whirl, and if nothing else, read it as if its fiction if it goes against your religious beliefs. For those who are interested in exploring the subject further, do check out "Sounds of Silence" and "Journey of Souls" as well, and of course, "Conversations with God". Suggestions for books on this or related subjects are most welcome too!
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