My heartfelt thanks go to Kelly and Kristin Dale from the Australian Casa for their love and support.
In the Heaven World, thanks to my guides M, and also John Dingwall and his spiritual team, who have provided so much inspired information. I would be lost without them.
My eternal gratitude to Val Hood, Ezio De Angelis, and Ruth Phillips, three wonderful mediums who have put me in direct contact with the spirit of Judy.
I would like to thank my wonderful mentor and friend Maggie Hamilton, who is always there for me when I ring her for advice or a chat.
Much love to my partner, Anne, for her love and support and also for the valuable editing suggestions she gave me.
Thanks also to Claire Kingston, Mark Lewis, Karen Ward, Angela Handley, and the team at Allen & Unwin for their support.
INTRODUCTION
When you have solved all the mysteries of life you long for death, for it is but another mystery of life.
KAHLIL GIBRAN, 18831931
O ne of the great mysteries of life for most people is what will happen to us when we die. Do we just disappear into a black void, never to be seen or heard from again, or is there an afterlife?
Throughout history religions have held out the promise of heavenly rewards to obedient followers who earned the keys to paradise. For others who did not adhere to the rules, the road ahead was full of eternal suffering and pain as punishment for their sins. Sadly, many people still have these beliefs today.
Fear and uncertainty surrounding death prompted me to explore the mysteries of our final journey. As a broadcaster and journalist researching program material, I found my interest piqued by spiritual and metaphysical subjects, prompting the study of astrology in 1991. The uncovering of my psychic abilities soon followed, taking me down many fascinating paths. I conducted a spiritual development group for ten years, connecting with spirit guides and also doing readings.
In 1993 I met Judy, who helped me change my life. Her sudden death only four years later, though devastating, was the catalyst for my latent abilities as a medium to emerge. Judy, now residing in the world of spirit, has inspired and encouraged me to explore and write about the afterlife. Accepting the logical concepts of life after death and reincarnation, I was happy to oblige.
My metaphysics studies have proved to me the power of intention, paramount in any human endeavor. Once Id committed to writing my first book, Afterlife, unexpected opportunities arose, astounding me with their scope, amazing me with insights, and bringing spirits and new people to my life-affirming quest.
When I opened my heart and mind to write, I was honored and excited to connect to the bountiful, loving, and inspiring energy of a new guide, simply called M. More about my relationship with this highly advanced master spirit will be explored and revealed later.
The afterlifeor as Judy appealingly called it, the Heaven World, when she spoke to me through the medium Ezio De Angelisis invisible to us on earth. It exists in what is essentially another dimension.
After reading Afterlife, many people contacted me to say how they had been inspired to make positive changes to their lives. Others said how grateful they were to be able to release the fear of death that they had previously felt. Once we accept the fact that we do reunite with our loved ones when we pass over, we can take another load off our minds. When we accept that the soul is indestructible and life is eternal, we realize there is no such thing as death. We can let go of our fears and truly live each day to the fullest. Judy and I have shared many past lives, and will see each other again when I, too, return home to the Heaven World.
We may regard the earthly civilization we have created as complex, but it is just a tiny reflection of the vast size and scope of the spirit world. As my contact with those in the spirit world continued, I soon discovered that Afterlife had only scratched the surface.
No Goodbyes now takes us much deeper into this fascinating world.
Part One
Going Deeper
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Where to Explore Next?
M y partner Judy died in 1997 after a brief illness. We had been together for four intense and tumultuous years, which were fortunately also full of fun, loving, and laughter.
Judys sudden passing shattered me for a long time. I had finally been reunited with my soul mate, only to lose her again so quickly. But a few months later we reconnected, as her spirit reassuringly spoke to me across the divide from the afterlife, via the medium Ruth Phillips. This connection with Judy was the beginning of a whole new life for both of us. As with most deaths, there is a hidden gift as well as the grief we experience when our loved one departs. When we are emotionally ready, we just have to look for this gift, which is not always an easy task, as it may not be obvious. My gift from Judy was the realization of my abilities as a medium, a process that has unfolded over the intervening years and continues to this day.