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Psychiatry and the Spirit World: True Stories on the Survival of Consciousness after Death
A psychiatrist’s comprehensive examination of evidence for the survival of consciousness after death
• Explains the author’s practice of psychiatric spirit release, centered on the spiritual and psychic aspects of emotional disturbance
• Offers profound accounts of the survival of the spirit after death, from ancient times to the present day, including near-death experiences, out-of-body experiences, reincarnation, and dreams
• Examines evidence for mediumship, clairvoyance, telepathy, and the psychic aspects of heart transplants
After a twenty-year break from practice, Alan Sanderson returned to clinical psychiatry at age fifty-nine and soon realized that many of his patients were plagued by troublesome earthbound spirits, some of whom had been attached across lifetimes to multiple incarnations as well as multiple hosts. By talking with these attached spirits and persuading them to leave their hosts, Dr. Sanderson found remarkable success in the treatment of his patients.
Now, more than 30 years later, Dr. Sanderson shares his extensive research on the afterlife, the survival of consciousness after physical death, and paranormal phenomena related to the spirit world. He explains his practice of psychiatric spirit release, centered on the spiritual and psychic aspects of emotional disturbance, and shares case studies complete with full accounts of treatment sessions. He offers first-hand accounts of the survival of the spirit after death, from ancient times to the present day, and explores end-of-life experiences, including what is witnessed by the living people in the room, as well as profound accounts of near-death experiences, out-of-body experiences, and reincarnation. He examines evidence for mediumship, clairvoyance, telepathy, and the psychic aspects of heart transplants. He also details cases of remote healing, further proving the existence of connections beyond the material world.
Presenting a wealth of evidence, as well as suggestions for new treatment possibilities for mental health problems, Dr. Sanderson offers a comprehensive examination of spirit existence and the survival of consciousness after death.
• Explains the author’s practice of psychiatric spirit release, centered on the spiritual and psychic aspects of emotional disturbance
• Offers profound accounts of the survival of the spirit after death, from ancient times to the present day, including near-death experiences, out-of-body experiences, reincarnation, and dreams
• Examines evidence for mediumship, clairvoyance, telepathy, and the psychic aspects of heart transplants
After a twenty-year break from practice, Alan Sanderson returned to clinical psychiatry at age fifty-nine and soon realized that many of his patients were plagued by troublesome earthbound spirits, some of whom had been attached across lifetimes to multiple incarnations as well as multiple hosts. By talking with these attached spirits and persuading them to leave their hosts, Dr. Sanderson found remarkable success in the treatment of his patients.
Now, more than 30 years later, Dr. Sanderson shares his extensive research on the afterlife, the survival of consciousness after physical death, and paranormal phenomena related to the spirit world. He explains his practice of psychiatric spirit release, centered on the spiritual and psychic aspects of emotional disturbance, and shares case studies complete with full accounts of treatment sessions. He offers first-hand accounts of the survival of the spirit after death, from ancient times to the present day, and explores end-of-life experiences, including what is witnessed by the living people in the room, as well as profound accounts of near-death experiences, out-of-body experiences, and reincarnation. He examines evidence for mediumship, clairvoyance, telepathy, and the psychic aspects of heart transplants. He also details cases of remote healing, further proving the existence of connections beyond the material world.
Presenting a wealth of evidence, as well as suggestions for new treatment possibilities for mental health problems, Dr. Sanderson offers a comprehensive examination of spirit existence and the survival of consciousness after death.
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256 pages, Paperback
Published December 20, 2022
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About the author
Alan Sanderson
2 books3 followersAlan Sanderson (1931-2022), M.D., M.R.C.P., M.R.C.Psych., was a consultant psychiatrist who qualified in medicine at St. Thomas’s Hospital in London in 1954. After his retirement in 1998, he began lecturing on the practice of spirit release at the College of Psychic Studies in London. In 1999 he cofounded the Foundation for Spirit Release, which attracted more than 100 members. After the Foundation ended in 2012, Dr. Sanderson continued researching and writing on the survival of consciousness after death until his own passing in 2022.
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February 10, 2023
At last...
I have been a practising psychic all my life, as a medium and an energy healer. My parents were committed Spiritualists but they advised me to be careful who I told about my gifts. I worked for many years as a Funeral Director and volunteered to help bereaved people. 95% of them confided in me that they had felt contact with lost loved ones but I was not allowed to share my views.
I have met people who were clearly psychic and terrified because no-one could explain where their experiences were coming from. Some had spent time in psychiatric hospitals, labelled as 'psychotic'.
I am so glad that a man with such wide experience of mental and psychic health has written what is a well-argued and accessible book.
I thank him and hope it reaches the widest possible readership.
Particularly the psychiatric profession.
I have been a practising psychic all my life, as a medium and an energy healer. My parents were committed Spiritualists but they advised me to be careful who I told about my gifts. I worked for many years as a Funeral Director and volunteered to help bereaved people. 95% of them confided in me that they had felt contact with lost loved ones but I was not allowed to share my views.
I have met people who were clearly psychic and terrified because no-one could explain where their experiences were coming from. Some had spent time in psychiatric hospitals, labelled as 'psychotic'.
I am so glad that a man with such wide experience of mental and psychic health has written what is a well-argued and accessible book.
I thank him and hope it reaches the widest possible readership.
Particularly the psychiatric profession.
March 12, 2023
enjoyable and well written
Great read. Informative and well researched. I also enjoyed it as an entertaining and informative companion. Recommended
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Great read. Informative and well researched. I also enjoyed it as an entertaining and informative companion. Recommended
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December 2, 2023
3.5 round up
February 2, 2023
Endlessly fascinating! Some of the thoroughly engaging accounts in this book would make great films...
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