Non-Fiction Pick of the Week: Paranormal

Paranormal: my life in pursuit of the afterlife by Raymond Moody, MD 2012

Raymond Moody has had a lifelong obsession with what happens when we die…or more importantly, when we die, but then come back. First as a philosophy student, then as a doctor, Moody has made a career out of the scientific study of near-death experience. A backdrop to this story is Moody’s unhappy relationship with his father and undiagnosed health problem. These issues lead to mental health issues for Moody and his own subsequent near-death experience as a result of his attempt to commit suicide. While most of the book is spent on near-death experiences, Moody also moves beyond the scientific approach to discuss past-life regression therapy and making contact with those who have died.