You Cannot Die by Ian Currie
July 15-August 8, 2006--You Cannot Die by Ian Currie
Even though it took me a while to read (I was doing it bit by bit just before bed each night--all my everyday life would allow me), I really did enjoy this book. More than simply spine-tingling ghost stories, Currie--at least to me--provided a text that was really uplifting. Too many of us are afraid of death. He shows documented cases of those who have returned--and really, the accounts are comforting.
Granted, at times the book reads a little too "urban legend-y," but then there's the endnotes that document where each story comes from. If I were of a mind to, I could find the original texts and read--or at least that's the assumption.
The text isn't hard to read, either. Currie finds a way of explaining his theories in a matter of fact way without demeaning them. He also provides ample narratives of first-person experiences. By using these primary sources, it adds intimacy--near death or out of body experiences are extraordinarily personal and the very act of telling the story of it is an act of courage. Currie himself is courageous in approaching the subject that, for some reason, seems to scare the bejesus out of scientists and doctors alike. Thankfully, as he mentions in his book, there are a "damned few" who are pushing the spiritual envelope and doing real research experiments trying to get "scientific proof" in the existence of the soul/spirit.
Will it make a difference? I side with Currie when he makes the statement that, for some people, no matter the evidence, they still won't believe it--at least, until they experience it for themselves.
Even though it took me a while to read (I was doing it bit by bit just before bed each night--all my everyday life would allow me), I really did enjoy this book. More than simply spine-tingling ghost stories, Currie--at least to me--provided a text that was really uplifting. Too many of us are afraid of death. He shows documented cases of those who have returned--and really, the accounts are comforting.
Granted, at times the book reads a little too "urban legend-y," but then there's the endnotes that document where each story comes from. If I were of a mind to, I could find the original texts and read--or at least that's the assumption.
The text isn't hard to read, either. Currie finds a way of explaining his theories in a matter of fact way without demeaning them. He also provides ample narratives of first-person experiences. By using these primary sources, it adds intimacy--near death or out of body experiences are extraordinarily personal and the very act of telling the story of it is an act of courage. Currie himself is courageous in approaching the subject that, for some reason, seems to scare the bejesus out of scientists and doctors alike. Thankfully, as he mentions in his book, there are a "damned few" who are pushing the spiritual envelope and doing real research experiments trying to get "scientific proof" in the existence of the soul/spirit.
Will it make a difference? I side with Currie when he makes the statement that, for some people, no matter the evidence, they still won't believe it--at least, until they experience it for themselves.
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