'I've seen that death isn't the end - the afterlife has seven unique stages'

A philosopher fascinated with the supernatural has claimed that our consciousness endures . Chris Carter, an Oxford-educated philosopher, has examined the evidence for and against life after death as part of his new book and believes that might not be the not the end to our existence.

Instead, Chris claims that death marks the beginning of a journey that involves reincarnation as well as a heaven that is made up of different “planes”. Chris’ book, The Case for the Afterlife, presents evidence for and against , with the product description stating that readers can “explore compelling case studies of near-death experiences, deathbed visions, apparitions, children who remember previous lives, and communications from the deceased.”

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When exploring the concept of the afterlife, Chris looked at the ‘messages’ of Frederic Myers, who was the founder of the Society for Psychical Research. According to reports, the poet gave detailed descriptions of life after death to psychics across the globe two decades after his own passing.

In his book, Chris referred to Frederic’s ‘messages’ and stated that he described a ‘stupendous’ journey across different planes, with the journey beginning with Earth. After beginning this journey on Earth, Frederic claimed that there were six other planes including Hades, the third plane, Eido, The Plane of Flame, The Plane of Light and the Out-Younder.

According to Chris, Frederic’s account described Hades as being a “temporary resting place” in between Earth and the third plane. He added that how much time we spend in Hades is said to vary from person to person, depending on how much rest the individual needs.

After spending time in Hades, Frederic posed the concept of a third plane, which he claimed to be similar to Earth. He alleged that here “communities of like-minded individuals with similar tastes come together and live in mutually constructed environments,” reports . However, for those who prefer to spend time alone, they could live in an environment suited to their own tastes.

Meanwhile Eido is also said to be similar to Earth, though Frederic claimed it had colours and sights that were more beautiful than people could even dream of. It is this plane that Frederic claims to have reached himself.

Elsewhere, Frederic’s account of the afterlife claims that in the sixth plane people no longer reside in their physical bodies. Instead, they have “joined the immortals” and are “white light”. As Frederic never reached this stage, it’s alleged these descriptions were passed to him from those who’d reached these other planes.

Others have claimed that the afterlife isn’t as pleasant. In his book, Chris reports that how people experience the third plane corresponds to their life on this planet as well as their “moral and spiritual development”.

He said: “Not everyone enjoys an idyllic existence on the third plane: the lower levels are described as dark, gloomy, desolate, in which there are no children, but only those who, as adults on Earth, had chosen to lead selfish, evil lives,” before adding that the time spent here depends on how long it takes them to leave their selfishness behind.

The Case for the Afterlife: Evidence of Life After Death by Chris Carter is out now

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