Paranormal: My Life in Pursuit of the Afterlife

The bestselling author of Life After Life, Raymond Moody, offers a stunning, myth-busting memoir of everything he has learned in a lifetime studying “the other side” and our connection to it. The grandfather of the NDE (near death experience) movement, Raymond Moody has, in the words of Dr. Larry Dossey, author of The Power of Premonitions, “radically changed the way modern humans think about the afterlife.” Paranormal, essential reading for fans of Dannion Brinkley and Jeffrey Long, is “a thrilling and inspiring literary experience. Anyone who is not grateful for Moody’s immense contribution to human welfare ought to check his pulse.”

• Near-Death Experience Pioneer: Go beyond the headlines with the doctor who coined the term, as he shares the personal stories and research that launched a global conversation about the afterlife.
• A Raw and Honest Memoir: Read Moody’s stunningly candid account of his own near-death experience, his battle with a debilitating illness, and the personal crises that shaped his groundbreaking work.
• Past-Life Regressions: Journey with Moody as he stumbles into the world of past-life therapy, exploring hypnotic regressions that seem to reveal memories from ancient Rome to prehistoric Africa.
• Grief and Healing: Discover the modern-day "psychomanteum," a chamber where Moody uses ancient Greek techniques of mirror-gazing to help the grieving find closure by reconnecting with loved ones.
• Shared-Death Experiences: Explore one of the newest frontiers in paranormal research: the phenomenon of family members and friends who share a dying loved one’s transition into the light.

From the bestselling author of Life After Life and pioneer re-searcher and leading authority on near-death experiences comes Paranormal, an intimate look at a lifetime spent fearlessly wrestling with humankind’s most important and perplexing question: What happens when we die?

Paranormal begins with a harrowing account of Dr. Raymond Moody’s suicide attempt—due to an undiagnosed illness that led him into depression—and proceeds to explore his lifelong fascination with life beyond our bodies. Moody traces the roots of his obsession with the point of death and how he launched the entirely new medical field of near-death studies. He went on to explore the world of past lives and possible reincarnation before stumbling into the fascinating realm of facilitated visions. After more than four decades, Moody still sees endless promise in the fringes of psychological sciences, where he continues to seek answers to what happens to our souls after death.

“Raymond’s Moody lifetime pioneering activities have been the major impulse for all later research that has been attributed to breaking the scientific and social taboo about near-death experiences, shared death experiences, and the possibility of contact with deceased relatives.” - Pim van Lommel, author of Consciousness Beyond Life

“Best known as the man who coined the phrase ‘near-death experience’ . . . Moody is candid and upfront about his life working with near-death experiences, past-life regression, and mirror gazing . . . an interesting addition to any library.” - Library Journal

“[In Paranormal] Moody… looks back, reflecting on his fascination with death, the effect of his life’s work, and trying to figure out what it’s all meant. One key revelation: … the psychologist and philosopher…says he has ‘woken up to God.’” - Religious News Service

“The personal story of Raymond’s life before and during his pioneering research into what happens at the point of death—once again expertly written by Paul Perry—will help every reader better understand their own search for the same answers.” - Dannion Brinkley, author of Secrets of the Light

“A lucid, engrossing memoir from a psychologist and philosopher dedicated to the afterlife. . . . The supernatural undertones saturating the narrative are dwarfed by an overwhelming sense that this eccentric visionary just might be on to something . . . the fascinating life story of an impassioned mystical maverick.” - Kirkus Reviews

“Raymond Moody radically changed the way modern humans think about the afterlife. In Paranormal, he sums up his journey and shares fresh insights. The result is a thrilling and inspiring literary experience. Anyone who is not grateful for Moody’s immense contribution to human welfare ought to check his pulse.” - Larry Dossey, MD, Author of Healing Words and The Power of Premonitions

“Paranormal is the fascinating and heart-warming story of Dr. Raymond Moody’s extraordinary life, chronicling the exciting journey that has given us some of the strongest evidence that life after death is a reality. I highly recommend it.” - Jeffrey Long, M.D., author of Evidence of the Afterlife