P RAISE FOR
M Y L IFE AFTER L IFE
This first book in Galen and K Paul Stollers Death Walker series is the daring collaboration of a father and son, written across the abyss of life and death. The son, a teenager who died suddenly, offers a compelling and comforting account of life after life. The father escapes from the hell of his grief to reconnect with his son and record his words. My Life after Life is an extraordinary path into the mysteries of mind and spirit.
Paul Trachtman
Editor-at-Large
Smithsonian Magazine
To anyone who has ever feared death as the annihilation and destruction of all we hold dear, My Life after Life will bring comfort. This book is a bold, courageous exploration of the infinite reaches of consciousness and the eternal, enduring power of love.
Larry Dossey, MD
Author of Healing Words and The Power of Premonitions
My Life after Life has the ring of truth beyond rational understanding. This story will provide much-needed solace for those facing profound loss.
Christiane Northrup, MD
Author of the New York Times bestsellers Womens Bodies, Womens Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause
The courageous testimony of people like K Paul Stoller, MD, and Galen will ease the suffering of many.
Victor Zammit
Author of A Lawyer Presents the Case for the Afterlife
The wisdom in this book is more than the story of Galens continuation. It shines with truths that can help we, the living, find ourselves. From the other side come truths about the nature and purpose of being human and ultimately about the spirit of love. I believe completely in this book, as well as in the vital message that we on earth are so believed in.
Cyndi Dale
The Subtle Body and The Complete Book of Chakra Healing
The proseat the sentence level, where readers really livefeels like a sturdy and beautiful bridge from mind to mind. Fine work. Thank you for your part in helping our evolving consciousness return to wholeness.
Chris Kelly
Artist
Dr. Raymond Moody talks about the afterlife. Dr. Melvin Morse was enlightened by childrens miraculous experiences. Betty Eadie and many others experienced their own miracles. Now we have Galens miraculous journey, with its own depth and insight. Galen will confirm and give much hope to those who need to hear his messages and experiences.
L. S. Sanchez
Educator and child advocate
In his life on this planet, Galen intuitively communicated with dogs in rare and joyful cross species dialogue. It makes perfect sense that he would continue to communicate across other borders with spirits that he loves. My Life after Life confirms access to the gift some people realize they have been given.
Carolyn Clark Beedle
Executive Director
Assistance Dogs of the West
When I read this book I felt like I was meeting Galen. His observatuions and use of language are engaging and delightful. (What a great kid!) There are gems of wisdom in My Life after Life. The more the reader knows, the more he or she will see in this book. It should be kept and reread from time to time.
Gretchen Vogel
Author of Choices in the Afterlife
I am deeply touched and mystified by the story. Such tragedy eventually offering comfort indicates that we are truly spiritual beings having a terrestrial existence. This supernatural and visionary book proves that genuine relationships never end.
Akiane Kramarik
Artist and poet
my life after life
a posthumous memoir
GALEN STOLLER
(19912007)
Edited by K Paul Stoller, MD
Foreword by Bernie Siegel, MD
Dream Treader Press
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Published by: Dream Treader Press
404 Brunn School Road #D
Santa Fe, NM 87505
www.dreamtreaderpress.com
www.my-life-after-life.com
Book design and production: Janice St. Marie
First Edition
Copyright 2011 by K Paul Stoller
All rights reserved. No portion of this book, except for brief reviews, may be reproduced, stored in retrieval systems, or transmitted in any form or by any meanselectronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwisewithout written permission of the publisher.
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to organizations around the world dedicated to the sustainability of assistance and search & rescue dogs.
Printed in the United States of America
Publishers Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Stoller, Galen, 1991-2007 (Spirit)
My life after life : a posthumous memoir / Galen Stoller; edited by K
Paul Stoller. -- Santa Fe, N.M. : Dream Treader Press, c2011.
p. ; cm.
ISBN: 978-0-615-38307-1
1. Stoller, Galen, 1991-2007. 2. Future life. 3. Spiritualism.
4. Parapsychology. 5. Children--Death--Psychological aspects.
6. Spiritualists--Biography. 7. Guides (Spiritualism). I. Stoller,
K Paul. II. Title.
BF1311.F8 G35 133.901/3--dc22 1103 | 2011 2010931180 |
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To my grandmother~
the last person on earth to give me a word of wisdom
CONTENTS
Foreword
I wanted to write a foreword to this book so that my words, combined with its content, might help open the readers mind to the nature of life and death and the potential spectrum of experiences available to us all. After becoming a physician, I found I had received a great deal of medical information during my training but no real education about life and people. Therefore, when a patient asked for help in learning how to live between office visits and when I started counseling patients with life-threatening illnesses I could not deny my own experiences. Rather than close my eyes and reply, I cannot accept what you are saying, I began to live my personal experiences and let them create my beliefs. I also did not worry about what other people thought of me, which freed me up to explore the nature of life and still be accepted among those important to me.
Perhaps I have never been normal. My open-minded disposition first became apparent when I was four years old. I had taken a toy apart and put all the small pieces in my mouth, imitating workmen Id seen who placed nails in their mouths before hammering them into wood. Suddenly I aspirated the pieces and began chokinga painful and unpleasant way to die. Then the struggle stopped, and I realized I was no longer in my body but looking down at a dying child with whom I no longer identified and wondering, much as a blind person can wonder how they see while having a near-death experience. I remember choosing death over life and, while being sucked back into the boys body as his terminal vomiting dislodged the pieces, like a Heimlich maneuver allowing him to breathe, calling out, Who did that? I was quite angry about my choice not being respected. It gave me a sense that I wasnt in charge of the schedule.
Years later, as a busy doctor, I was involved in many peoples lives and teaching around the world. When a friend phoned me and asked, Why are you living this life? I went into a trance and had a past-life experience in which I saw myself with a sword in hand killing living beings of every species. I killed out of fear of what my Lord would do to me if I questioned his judgment or ignored his requests. This emotional experience taught me about the importance of choosing the right Lord to follow. I now believe we are all impregnated with and affected by the consciousness that preceded us, like my becoming a surgeon so I could use a knife to cure instead of kill.