Discussion The afterlife

[GBN1002]

Just curious to see what everyone else thinks happens when we are gone. No right or wrong answers.

I personally believe in the spirit world for a few reasons.
1: when my girlfriend died, I went to a medium not expecting much. She told me stuff that could've easily been guessed or researched so I was about to leave. She then told me that my girlfriend had said the name of our son who she miscarried about a year before. No one but us two even knew she was pregnant let alone the name we decided to give him. It is impossible for anyone but us two to know that name and it wasn't a common or guessable name. And I don't say impossible lightly. Also something that could easily be nothing. Since she died, every night around the same time I've had a loud ringing in my ears. I never had it before in my life. This is every night without fail within 2 hours of 9pm

2: years ago when my nan died my auntie moved into her house. Before she died, every night before she went to bed she would flick her fairy lights in the garden on and off 4 times. None of us knew why but it was always something she did. After her funeral, at the same time she always went to bed, the lights flickered 4 times. The whole family saw it and none of us were anywhere near the switch.

3: the scientific fact that we are made of energy and not matter. Energy cannot be destroyed only transferred. So where does the energy in us go?

4: the voice in our heads. What is it? Why do we have it? Why does it never stop even when we sleep? This one's open to argument, but it just makes me believe even more

5: last one. I just fail to believe that we live for 60-80 ish years then just vanish. A baby in a womb would think life is 9 months long, then enter to all this. Everyone argues what was life like before you were born to determine what life is like when you die. But what was life like when you were 6 months old? Or 2 years old? Not remembering something isn't that same as it never happening. Alot of children remember past lives with incredible detail that couldn't even be rehearsed with parents.

My beliefs may be completely wrong, there might be nothing. But no matter what I do I can't believe that. I ain't scared to die simply because I honestly believe I will be with my girlfriend again. I just wanted to see other people's opinions and maybe even open other people up to other possibilities. Everyone has their own opinions and belief's, mine have made me without a doubt believe in something else. I hope you all find whatever you are hoping or looking for.

 

[GBN1002]

i think that after Death a human just ceases to exist like any other animal. There is no afterlife nor reincarnation just non-existence forever. imo there is no difference from me and a rat that got run over and is on the side of the road dead.
In Evolution birds separated 300 million years ago from mammals .
They say human intelligence and consciousness is so special and different . i think a lot of other animals have inteligence and consciousness. . But i can't solve a problem like this crow thinking 8 steps had like the greatest of chess masters. I'm lucky if i can look 3 steps ahead to solve a problem.





They keep looking for intelligent life in space. Next time you see a crow there is intelligent life.

Some people believe we reincarnate into other people/animals. So if there was some sort of afterlife, there is no reason why any living thing couldn't go there. I'm not a fanatic I just believe what I believe. I don't even know exactly what that is, but I just find it impossible to believe there's nothing. I ain't even religious, I just think there's so much we don't know, especially about death

 

[Pluto]

I agree with what you say, though it tends to be impossible to discuss this topic openly here because most people want to aggressively push the belief that there's a final end to existence in the death of the body. It's a very appealing idea for those of us whose memories consist of various forms of torment, and for as long as one sticks to a very skeptical and closed-minded materialist worldview, it helps reduce anxiety around the possible ramifications of suicide. Nobody believes in anything beyond the physical until something happens to them directly.

Some of your experiences relate to After-Death Communications. These typically consist of deceased people wanting to assure loved ones to not worry about them. There's a research website dedicated to people sharing their experiences.

Regarding point 4, it also could be pointed out that there has been life on this planet for 4 billion years, with a projected future history of the universe stretching towards a googol years. What is the probability that our infinitesimal few decades of existence happen to be occurring right now rather than at some other point which has already, or will in the future run its course? It's another intellectual approach towards accepting the timelessness of life. If the question 'Who am I?' is of interest, you might find yourself interested in proper spirituality.

 

[pthnrdnojvsc]

Some people believe we reincarnate into other people/animals. So if there was some sort of afterlife, there is no reason why any living thing couldn't go there. I'm not a fanatic I just believe what I believe. I don't even know exactly what that is, but I just find it impossible to believe there's nothing. I ain't even religious, I just think there's so much we don't know, especially about death

I'm not religious. i don't believe in any reincarnation nor afterlife. It's fine if others want to believe that . Nothing matters anyway so what does it matter to me what someone else believes or says. . I only post here to see if others might agree or validate what i'm thinking not to have others disagree with me or to try to invalidate what i'm thinking. But nothing can change my mind anyway. This topic is undebatable as everyone is going to believe what they want. imo nothing matters. We all die anyway. Life is meaningless. If you read about evolution animals evolved from single celled organisms which are just machines. Nothing matters. What is going to matter in 150 years, 500 years, 1000 years, 1 million years , 1 billion years, i trillion years ....?

 

[woe-boy]

I agree with what you say, though it tends to be impossible to discuss this topic openly here because most people want to aggressively push the belief that there's a final end to existence in the death of the body. It's a very appealing idea for those of us whose memories consist of various forms of torment, and for as long as one sticks to a very skeptical and closed-minded materialist worldview, it helps reduce anxiety around the possible ramifications of suicide. Nobody believes in anything beyond the physical until something happens to them directly.

Some of your experiences relate to After-Death Communications. These typically consist of deceased people wanting to assure loved ones to not worry about them. There's a research website dedicated to people sharing their experiences.

Regarding point 4, it also could be pointed out that there has been life on this planet for 4 billion years, with a projected future history of the universe stretching towards a googol years. What is the probability that our infinitesimal few decades of existence happen to be occurring right now rather than at some other point which has already, or will in the future run its course? It's another intellectual approach towards accepting the timelessness of life. If the question 'Who am I?' is of interest, you might find yourself interested in proper spirituality.

I believe there are psychic interactions in the energy field of life. I had a premonition of my ex's death in early December 2021, when we were still together. I suddenly broke into tears, became anxious, and kept hearing 'he's dead' over and over in my head. Started balling my eyes out and freaking out without restraint. I was six months ahead. The following June he died.

Roughly 2-3 weeks before I found out, I had a very similar panic attack. I was watching "Game of Thrones" with some friends and I felt a huge instinctive feeling of danger. I wasn't sure if it meant I was in danger or if somebody I knew was. It was a terrifying feeling and I felt extremely scared. Then the news came of his murder. It all clicked together and the first thing I said to myself was 'I was right.'

Energy comes to us, it is our souls and our instinct. When you leave this body, this meat suit, your spirit goes on. Nobody truly dies, I refuse to believe in the 'pure darkness' theory. We all live further on.

He has appeared in my dreams a few times, perhaps as a minor character in whatever I may be dreaming. I wake up say 'I miss my boyfriend' almost every day. I think his energy comes to me from time to time and as such, is very welcome. I love him immensely and I constantly meditate hoping we have forgiven each other, which I'm closing in on thinking we have. That has given me a little bit of peace.

 

[GBN1002]

I agree with what you say, though it tends to be impossible to discuss this topic openly here because most people want to aggressively push the belief that there's a final end to existence in the death of the body. It's a very appealing idea for those of us whose memories consist of various forms of torment, and for as long as one sticks to a very skeptical and closed-minded materialist worldview, it helps reduce anxiety around the possible ramifications of suicide. Nobody believes in anything beyond the physical until something happens to them directly.

Some of your experiences relate to After-Death Communications. These typically consist of deceased people wanting to assure loved ones to not worry about them. There's a research website dedicated to people sharing their experiences.

Regarding point 4, it also could be pointed out that there has been life on this planet for 4 billion years, with a projected future history of the universe stretching towards a googol years. What is the probability that our infinitesimal few decades of existence happen to be occurring right now rather than at some other point which has already, or will in the future run its course? It's another intellectual approach towards accepting the timelessness of life. If the question 'Who am I?' is of interest, you might find yourself interested in proper spirituality.

Appreciate the research website links, I'm fascinated hearing other people's story's. At the end of the day there is only what we believe. No one actually knows. I never used to believe in anything, it's mainly the medium knowing the name of our son who my girlfriend miscarried. There is no possible way she could've known without me or my girlfriend telling her and I wasnt saying anything because I thought she was a fake. I just believe based on my experiences and reading other people's there is alot more than we know. Good to know other peoples opinions too

I believe there are psychic interactions in the energy field of life. I had a premonition of my ex's death in early December 2021, when we were still together. I suddenly broke into tears, became anxious, and kept hearing 'he's dead' over and over in my head. Started balling my eyes out and freaking out without restraint. I was six months ahead. The following June he died.

Roughly 2-3 weeks before I found out, I had a very similar panic attack. I was watching "Game of Thrones" with some friends and I felt a huge instinctive feeling of danger. I wasn't sure if it meant I was in danger or if somebody I knew was. It was a terrifying feeling and I felt extremely scared. Then the news came of his murder. It all clicked together and the first thing I said to myself was 'I was right.'

Energy comes to us, it is our souls and our instinct. When you leave this body, this meat suit, your spirit goes on. Nobody truly dies, I refuse to believe in the 'pure darkness' theory. We all live further on.

He has appeared in my dreams a few times, perhaps as a minor character in whatever I may be dreaming. I wake up say 'I miss my boyfriend' almost every day. I think his energy comes to me from time to time and as such, is very welcome. I love him immensely and I constantly meditate hoping we have forgiven each other, which I'm closing in on thinking we have. That has given me a little bit of peace.

I love that I don't understand how people can hear these sorts of story's and not believe. And I'm sorry about your boyfriend, my girlfriend killed herself just over a month ago so I know how you feel. I speak to her every day and feel comfortable as if she was here with me. I refuse to believe in pure blackness either. Hopefully we are right and will be back with them again

 

[freedompass]

Some people believe we reincarnate into other people/animals. So if there was some sort of afterlife, there is no reason why any living thing couldn't go there. I'm not a fanatic I just believe what I believe. I don't even know exactly what that is, but I just find it impossible to believe there's nothing. I ain't even religious, I just think there's so much we don't know, especially about death

I hear ya. Personally I don't understand why people here seem to yearn only for total oblivion. I've had a shitty life myself with lots of trauma but I can still conceive of other, way better dimensions of existence.

Manic episodes opened my mind in many ways. Sometimes blissful, sometimes terrifying. I heard one bipolar person call it seeing behind the curtain, others have called it a veil, in Buddhism this earthly plane is samsara, essentially a kind of illusion or dream. Beyond the veil we are transformed into luminous beings with etheric bodies, no gross matter, nothing to decay or die and no more pain or infirmity. Senses are greatly heightened, the mind flows like a river sparkling with ideas, making connections and finding tremendous significance and delight in everything. You could say, a return to innocence.

I've previously said I'd like to be a god but was promptly misunderstood lol. Not the control freak vengeful bastard of the Bible! More like the serene deva realm of Buddhism. Any of us can experience that intermittently even here on Earth. Just think of the happiest day of your life when everything fell perfectly into place. To me it's about being able to instantly manifest your desires. Absolutely nothing to do with controlling others or wielding power, such things are unknown in the deva realm where all is love.

If my mind can take me there in this life, why not in the next. A girl can dream, right?

 

[Pluto]

That has given me a little bit of peace.

Sorry to hear about what you've been through. Sometimes souls have very strong connections which help explain the intensity of the precognition, intuition and after-death communications you've experienced.

One thing I can add is that there's no need to worry about forgiveness. There is no negativity or disharmony of any sort on the other side. Many near-death researchers and experiencers have reported homecoming events, which you might find worth a look. This is why the aforementioned ADC website is full of people telling loved ones to not worry. In this sense, fear is a waste of energy.

 

[GBN1002]

I hear ya. Personally I don't understand why people here seem to yearn only for total oblivion. I've had a shitty life myself with lots of trauma but I can still conceive of other, way better dimensions of existence.

Manic episodes opened my mind in many ways. Sometimes blissful, sometimes terrifying. I heard one bipolar person call it seeing behind the curtain, others have called it a veil, in Buddhism it's samsara. Everything is luminous, senses greatly heightened, the mind races with never ending ideas, making connections and finding tremendous significance and delight in everything.

I've previously said I'd like to be a god but was promptly misunderstood lol. Not the control freak vengeful bastard of the Bible! More like the serene deva realm of Buddhism. Any of us can experience that intermittently even here on Earth. Just think of the happiest day of your life when everything fell into place. To me it's about being able to instantly manifest your desires. Absolutely nothing to do with controlling others or wielding power, such things are unknown in the deva realm.

If my mind can take me there in this life, why not in the next. A girl can dream, right?

I also believe some mental health issues such as bipolar and Schizophrenia have alot more to them. People are fast to write them off as crazy but maybe they are the ones who can see what we can't. From what I've read, when you die you can stay as a spirit and wait for your loved ones and reincarnate together, or just stay in the spirit world. I can't say I believe that 100% but I believe there's some truth to it. I also used to believe death is like a dream different for everyone. People who lost a parent might dream of having them back, where as someone might dream about being the richest man in the world and that's where they go. We could all be dead right now and this could all just be our dying mind, seeming like years and years of life but really just seconds of a dying brain. I believe in all these possibilities over pure darkness tbh. But then again, we might be wrong and there really is nothing. Which I guess none of us will really care about. I hope there's something else though and I believe there is

 

[evey8112]

Hi, I watch a youtube channel called "channeling eric" a woman who was actually not spiritual what so ever lost her son to suicide and he has since come through to relay messages and things that cant possibly be guessed or made up. here is the channel https://www.youtube.com/c/ChannelingErik2121. Also i hear ringing in my left ear all the time and it just started happening since i got more spiritual.

 

[GBN1002]

Hi, I watch a youtube channel called "channeling eric" a woman who was actually not spiritual what so ever lost her son to suicide and he has since come through to relay messages and things that cant possibly be guessed or made up. here is the channel https://www.youtube.com/c/ChannelingErik2121. Also i hear ringing in my left ear all the time and it just started happening since i got more spiritual.

Thanks Ill give it a watch. I was never spiritual I went to the medium to try forcing myself to believe there was an afterlife. But the things she told me were impossible for her to have known it's crazy. And the ringing is the same with me, never happened before now it's every day.

 

[locked*n*loaded]

The voice in your head is your conscience. It makes you self-aware. Through voice (mostly) is how humans communicate, ergo it only stands to reason that would be how humans communicate with themselves, also.

 

[woe-boy]

I love that I don't understand how people can hear these sorts of story's and not believe. And I'm sorry about your boyfriend, my girlfriend killed herself just over a month ago so I know how you feel. I speak to her every day and feel comfortable as if she was here with me. I refuse to believe in pure blackness either. Hopefully we are right and will be back with them again

I think we will again, in some way.

I am so terribly sorry to hear about your girlfriend. Sudden loss is the strangest feeling I can pertain to. My ex was murdered, and when it comes to murder, it doesn't only kill the victim. It kills the inner souls of the person's friends, lovers, and family members. I understand this pain well GBN, please hang in there. I appreciate your kindness. ♥

Sorry to hear about what you've been through. Sometimes souls have very strong connections which help explain the intensity of the precognition, intuition and after-death communications you've experienced.

One thing I can add is that there's no need to worry about forgiveness. There is no negativity or disharmony of any sort on the other side. Many near-death researchers and experiencers have reported homecoming events, which you might find worth a look. This is why the aforementioned ADC website is full of people telling loved ones to not worry. In this sense, fear is a waste of energy.

Thank you for telling me this. That is very reassuring. I like to believe that he has felt my love and how much I miss him throughout my grieving. Reading about NDE experiences have been extremely reassuring to me this past year; when I was going through a moral pain about being gay. Love truly is love, regardless of whatever lies western religions put out for us. We are entitled to love who we want in this world, happiness is worth so much.

I look forward to my homecoming. I miss my grandmother very much of course and everyone in my life that has moved on to the next page. I'm young (25) but I still feel a lot of loss in people that have come and gone through the years. It is truly a part of growing up.

 

[FuneralCry]

I don't believe in any afterlife theories. I believe that when we die, we cease to exist and that is it for us we are gone. There is simply nothing after this. Non existence is just like how before we were born where time passed and yet we were not aware of anything. We are simply returning to the nothingness.

 

[Hope:-)]

I couldn't imagine wanting or believing in non existence after death. I think people are awesome and I refuse to believe we love us hard as we do just for the people in question to never exist anymore. And yeah, I share your view that living 80 years and then vanishing just sounds off to me. It just seems like a weird thing.

 

[Girl-shaped Wound]

I'm not religious whatsoever, but I'm really hoping that there is something better waiting for our "souls" once we are done with this shithole. The thought of death as a complete end has become insufferable to me.

 

[Pluto]

We are entitled to love who we want in this world, happiness is worth so much.

Yes, for sure. There's a lot of societal conditioning to be undone. I've read numerous NDEs on the topic and they are completely typical. If we can use the word 'typical' for something so extraordinary.

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[Maravillosa]

I am a practicing Catholic (alas, not a good one — may God forgive me!). Of course, I believe in an afterlife. I am afraid that even if I were to ctb and avoid Hell, I would end up in Purgatory and/or be obliged to haunt the places where I lived and died for a set time before I could go to Heaven. This article (from the Mad in America website) really resonates with me, particularly the following two paragraphs:

I wish I could say that being deeply religious helps — if anything, it's counterproductive for me. Religious people often write how they always knew they would be killing their soul, their afterlife, and how it makes them have this visceral reaction to their suicidal feelings, and that stops them right away. I once read that going ahead with this "plan B" is like dropping by on God uninvited, and I laughed at that and really loved that saying. And so when a thought of suicide just crosses my mind I think of that quote and it helps.

But when I am already inside the cotton wool ball of intense suicidal feelings, sayings like that don't work at all. At that stage, I just obsess about the fact that God is the only one who truly understands and truly knows how much I am suffering and how impossible it is for me to keep on going. About how he would never judge me, and never punish me for doing it because he knows for real, he truly understands how desperate I am. I start imagining what a relief it would be to come to God and be away from any demands placed on me. And most importantly, what a relief it would be to just be free of pain. And to be loved, simply loved as I am.

 

[KlMeNw]

Appreciate the research website links, I'm fascinated hearing other people's story's. At the end of the day there is only what we believe. No one actually knows. I never used to believe in anything, it's mainly the medium knowing the name of our son who my girlfriend miscarried. There is no possible way she could've known without me or my girlfriend telling her and I wasnt saying anything because I thought she was a fake. I just believe based on my experiences and reading other people's there is alot more than we know. Good to know other peoples opinions too

I love that I don't understand how people can hear these sorts of story's and not believe. And I'm sorry about your boyfriend, my girlfriend killed herself just over a month ago so I know how you feel. I speak to her every day and feel comfortable as if she was here with me. I refuse to believe in pure blackness either. Hopefully we are right and will be back with them again

Where is this medium located? I'd like to get a few questions answered myself. DM me if you can, thanks.

 

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