Kurt Leland's "Otherwhere"

[Korpo]

This was just the right book at the right time. Many things in this book touched me deeply, or resonated with me, or sound just right. Kurt Leland has a very lucid and objective way of describing things, and this makes his explorations of the afterlife (he calls it "the AfterDeath Zone in Otherwhere") a great read.

So many things I have been wondering about for so long explained very well. His excellent observations explain a lot of seemingly inconsistent phenomena. I was again and again surprised by this book's contents. Every time I thought "Oh, I already read about that" it spins out into a new direction and it filled in many "blanks" for me.

Two parts of the book are especially worthy reads - his guided tour through the Christian afterlife (mostly), spanning most of the later chapters, and his quick tour through the purpose of human evolution in a simulated environment. Both are truly mind-expanding reads.

Gives Kurt's personal answers to many questions, such as:

* Where do we go when we die?
* Is there sin and a hell?
* What happens to "fundamentalist atheists"?
* Does what we see in OBE and dreaming constitute truth?
* What is the purpose and nature of dreams?
* What role play symbols and personal/public "translation tables" in how our experiences unfold?
* What is the life purpose, how can you know you're pursuing it and what happens when you miss it?
* What are the entities you will encounter "over there"?
* What happens to the belief systems of cultures long gone?
* How do the entities in Otherwhere see human experience?
* Where do the entities that "run the afterlife" come from?
* How do entities from outside the human system see it?
* What is the purpose of emotions?
* How does the duality of good and evil relate to our animal origins?

Etc.

A truly worthwhile read. I found it inspiring and encouraging.

Oliver

[Fish]

This book is on my 'to get list'

[CFTraveler]

Just a quick story- I had had a projection which seemed not to make sense in any context that I knew about (which isn't much, I know) when about a month after having the experience I read the book and in it he goes and describes an almost identical scenario and explains it in a way that made a lot of sense in my life. This book is cool.

[Sinera]

tried to get it, but it is out of stock and only sold used and / or (if in stock anywhere) at horrendous prices everywhere I looked (different e-traders, ebay, amazon-mp)


anybody and hints for me where to look for an affordable version of it?

[selfknowing]

Did you check the library, or the inter-library loan?

I've been waiting for his new book, on astral travel as a spiritual practice- sounds intriguing. He mentions more about it on kurtleland.com. Perhaps you could contact him there and ask him about the book- He might know a bookstore that will ship or have a box of them- you never know. If you find out, please post- I've been wanting to read it too, but didn't realize it was out of print.

[CFTraveler]

I'll see what I can find out.

[Sinera]

thanks so far for the replies

yeah, I did not think about library loans because I want to possess the works on these topics and be proud of my little (but constantly growing) esoteric library
(same with music CDs for me, no online mp3 downloads, I stay old-fashioned in these respects )

[CFTraveler]

Unfortunately, I talked to Kurt, and he reports that his publisher downsized, and as of now there are no reasonably priced copies, the cheapest being around $25 more or less. The good news is that he has gotten the publishing rights back, and is planning to re-publish it after he publishes his latest book, The Multidimensional Human.

[Ouroboros]

Ah...well, that certainly explains why I've never seen a copy.

Glad he got his publishing rights back, though. That would have been a REAL shame.

[Sinera]

ok, thanks, CFTraveler, good to know

will keep looking for a cheaper version anyway from time to time (no hurry, I still got some other books on oobes to read )