In the first of a series of “White Crow Anthologies,” In Times of War: Messages of Wisdom from Soldiers in the Afterlife documents conversations with soldiers who purport to have been near death or killed as a result of war. The communicators aren’t mystics, sages or saints—just ordinary people who having passed on claim they haven’t died at all and feel more alive than ever in their post-physical state.

From Plato’s time 2,400 years ago to the Seven Years’ War of the 1700s to World War I and II and Vietnam—the messages just keep on coming—all offering words of wisdom from those a little further along the path having crossed the great divide we call death.

Does what we believe now matter after physical death? Does our mental state here influence our post-death state? Do our thoughts and actions during life have consequences in the afterlife? These are big questions that at some point many of us ask ourselves particularly in the latter stages of life.

What is it like to die? Does forgiveness play a part in our spiritual evolution? Do heaven, purgatory and hell exist? The communicators offer opinions on these subjects and more.

This book may not have all the answers, but if the reader is asking any of these questions, it might help in some small way.

Praise for In Times of War

This is a book you will want to keep within arm’s reach to be able to refer back to frequently. Jonathan Beecher, founder of White Crow books, is in the happy position of having edited and re-published books detailing the work of some of the best mediums of the early twentieth century – and from these (and other sources) he has selected the best of the best. He begins the book with a Preface where he describes his own spiritually transformative experience. This is followed by an analysis of the life-changing evidence of survival he personally received from different mediums.

The book then goes on to present some of the best and most convincing cases of survival, many of which also touch of graphic descriptions of exactly what happened when the communicators died – details which we have not read in other books. It is easy to read, well laid out in short chapters which makes it ideal for newcomers to the field wanting evidence for the afterlife and a preview of what happens when we die. It gives wonderful insight into the adjustment issues faced by those who die suddenly, which would make it an excellent book for groups exploring mediumship. And finally it looks at issues that affect us all – forgiveness, repentance, how to navigate loss and how to live in a way that ensures we end up in the afterlife with a room with a view rather than a damp basement.

Wendy and Victor Zammit, editors of http://www.victorzammit.com, authors of A Lawyer Presents the Evidence for the Afterlife.

Contents

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

1. PRIVATE DOWDING

2. DEATH ON THE BATTLEFIELD

3. NOT QUITE DEAD YET

4. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT’S SECRETARY COMMUNICATES FROM THE AFTERLIFE

5. RESCUE CIRCLES

6. A CONSCIOUS DISSOLUTION

7. ABOVE THE BATTLEFIELDS

8. A SOUL IN PURGATORY

9. SELFISHNESS

10. ONE DAY AS A THOUSAND YEARS

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Keywords: After death communication, clairvoyance, life after death, afterlife communication, heaven and hell, the astral, the bardo

Jonathan Beecher is the founder of White Crow Books.