Mark Anthony is a medium and the son of mediums. He grew up communicating with spirits, considering it a natural thing to do. Supported by his psychic parents, he became familiar with the ways of the afterlife. His understanding of life beyond physical death is what his book, The Afterlife Frequency, is all about.
STORY OF A LAWYER MEDIUM
Mr. Anthony begins his book by giving the reader a baseline from which he will explain his understanding of the numinous dimensions. His approach is scientific and logical, largely basing his view of how the universe operates on quantum physics. He says:
...these mysterious forces are energy. Everyone and everything is energy, which is part of an interconnected force. A well-known adage in the realm of quantum physics states that there is no matter, there is just energy, which vibrates at different frequencies. This is not philosophy--this is physics.
From here, he moves into describing the connection to the afterlife and spirits as he has experienced it. He tells a lot of his illustrative stories in novel-like format, which I thought a bit jarring at first, but it became engaging. This narrative style alternates with a more instructional tone where he expounds on his main concepts: the electromagnetic soul, collective consciousness, the RAFT method of spirit communication, spiritual situational awareness, and spirit blocking.
The book includes a section of ENDNOTES with extensive references. There is a bibliography, also extensive, to facilitate further study.
RAFT AND SPIRIT AWARENESS
Mr. Anthony is scientific in his approach to the afterlife, presenting his story with lawyer-like logic and respect for evidence. Even so, he does not back away from the more transcendent aspects inherent in the subject. And so his book is supportive of the better works in the field.
While I was ambivalent about his concept of the “electromagnetic” soul, I much liked his idea of the Collective Consciousness and spirit communication by means of it. It is not a new idea, but one that I think has not had enough emphasis. It leads to the idea of how communication is achieved with departed souls. Mr. Anthony describes a method for that connection he calls RAFT. When it comes to receiving messages from the dead, we should:
…recognize the presence of spirits and the signs they present, accepting the reality of the contact, feeling the importance and emotional significance of the message, and trusting your feelings as well as the truth and guidance provided by the message.
Building on RAFT, Mr. Anthony stresses the importance of spiritual situational awareness for detecting contact from spirits. This is basically mindfulness, which is important for all aspects of life.
But spirit communication can’t happen if we block it on our side. A simple negative attitude, or fear, is sufficient to cut ourselves off from spirit messages. Fortunately, the spirits tend to be persistent in getting their messages across, but making the connection is largely up to us. This is an important concept and one I credit Mr. Anthony for stressing.
SCIENTIFIC APPROACH BUT SOMETIMES TOO MUCH
I much liked Mr. Anthony’s scientific, logical approach to a mystical subject. It makes for a solid, and somehow reassuring, presentation. He does this without belittling the evidence of experiencers, likely because he is an experiencer himself, since childhood.
I thought the NDE and spirit communication stories he uses for illustration work well. He does a good job in presenting them in a sequence that illustrates his points and make for compelling reading in and of themselves. These include testimony from others, from his own family, and from himself.
At times, the novel format is a bit disconcerting, especially in the early chapters. It’s not that bad, though, and a lot of readers may prefer it in a nonfiction work.
Also, his invoking of quantum physics in describing the afterlife and the spirit dimensions struck me as a bit strained at points. It is interesting, but sometimes unnecessary. For example:
People are usually not aware that the subatomic particles of their electromagnetic souls constantly quantum-tunnel between the material world and the Other Side.
Maybe, but I’m not sure how helpful it is to think of it that way.
ENGAGING ACCOUNT OF AFTERLIFE, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
The Afterlife Frequency is a solid, engaging account of one medium’s lifelong involvement with souls on the Other Side. The author also being a lawyer grounds his book with a logical, scientific foundation. He presents a compelling view of the afterlife and how to connect with those who have transcended to living it. I highly recommend this book for the serious student of after-death survival and communication.