Journey of Souls: Case Studies of Life Between Lives by Michael Newton, Llewellyn. 1994.

Destiny of Souls: New Case Studies of Life Between Lives by Michael Newton, Llewellyn. 2000.

Numerous fascinating accounts from Dr. Newton's hypnotherapy clients about their experience of death and what occurs in the afterlife.

On Life after Death by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. Berkeley, CA: Celestial Arts, 1991.

A collection of speeches and essays that convey Kübler-Ross' heartfelt opinions about death and the afterlife, including the idea that no one will have to make the transition alone!

Death and the Afterlife: A Cultural Encyclopedia by Richard P. Taylor. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO Inc. 2000.

One of my favorite sources of well-researched information on afterlife beliefs and other associated information from cultures around the world.

Soul Rescuers: A 21st Century Guide to the Spirit World by Terry & Natalia O'Sullivan. London: Thorsons, 1999.

In England, Shaman Terry O'Sullivan and Psychic/Spiritual Healer Natalia O'Sullivan are "Soul Rescuers" who heal and release the trapped souls of the dead in order to guide them into the spirit realms. This beautiful book is full of personal stories and information from a variety of cultures about the soul, earthbound spirits, ancestral connections, ghosts, soul rescuers, and the spirit realm.

The Quest for Paradise: Visions of Heaven and Eternity in the World's Myths and Religions by John Ashton, and Tom Whyte. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 2001.

Put together by a biblical scholar and BBC journalist, this coffee-table sized book is full of wonderful illustrated descriptions of heaven, paradise, and the afterlife of various different cultures.

Between Death & Life: Conversations with a Spirit by Delores Cannon. Huntsville, AZ: Ozark Mountain Pub., 1993.

The more I've read of Delores Cannon's interviews of people under hypnosis, the more I find her work intriguing and credible. My two latest favorites are her Convoluted Universe series.

Books of the Dead: Manuals for Living and Dying by Stanislav Grof. London: Thames and Hudson, 1994.

Illustrated volume about The Egyptian Book of the Dead, The Tibetan Book of the Dead, The Mayan Ballgame in the Underworld, The Nahuatl Mystery of the Plumed Serpent, The Christian Ars Moriendi, and perspectives on the posthumous journey of the soul from myth and science.

The Celtic Book of Living and Dying: An Illustrated Guide to Celtic Wisdom by Juliette Wood. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2000.

An illustrated journey through the Celtic Otherworld, which surveys and beliefs related to nature, wisdom, eternity, and the fate of the soul.

Death, Afterlife, and the Soul edited by Lawrence Eugene Sullivan. Religion, History, and Culture Selections from the Encyclopedia of Religion. Ed. Mircea Eliade. New York: Macmillan, 1989 (Out of Print/Buy Used).

Religious, historical, and cultural perspectives taken from Mircea Eliade's The Encyclopedia of Religion on death, funerals, the afterlife, the transition to the otherworld, and how different religions view the soul and it's destiny.

The Death and Afterlife Book: The Encyclopedia of Death, near Death, and Life after Death by James R. Lewis. Detroit: Visible Ink, 2001.

A great collection of religious, historical, and mythological perspectives on the afterlife, including a number of fringe religious and spiritual movements.

Death and Immortality in the Religions of the World by Paul Badham, and Linda Badham. God, the Contemporary Discussion Series. New York: Paragon House, 1987 (Out of Print/Buy Used).

Part of the God: The Contemporary Discussion series, this book developed from papers presented at an International Conference on "Death and Immortality in the Religions of the World."

Death and the Afterlife edited by Jacob Neusner. The Pilgrim Library of World Religions. Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim Press, 2000.

Explores not only how people die, but why, and what is expected after death in Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism

Dreamgates: An Explorer's Guide to the Worlds of Soul, Imagination, and Life Beyond Death by Robert Moss. New York,Three Rivers 1998.

Robert Moss teaches how to use you dreams as a gateway to worlds beyond our physical reality, including the afterlife. Through his guided journeys, you can find out how to contact the departed, visualize your home on the other side, and help those who are dying and/or those who may need additional assistance after death.

Heaven: An Illustrated History of the Higher Realms by Timothy Freke. Berkeley, CA: Conari Press, 1996.

A nice little volume, which gives concise descriptions of ancient and modern conceptions of heaven, and its inhabitants.

Jung on Death and Immortality by Jenny L. Yates. Encountering Jung. Princeton, NJ: Princeton UP, 1999.

A collection of Jung's writing about the soul, death, rebirth, resurrection, and life after death.

Lessons from the Light: Insights from a Journey to the Other Side by Sandra Rogers. New York: Warner Books, 1995.

Sandra Roger's returns from a Near-Death Experience after committing suicide with lessons from the other side about such topics as angels, emotions, religion, free will, values, and society.

Life after Death and the World Beyond: Investigating Heaven and the Spiritual Dimension by Jenny Randles, and Peter A. Hough. New York: Sterling Pub., 1998.

A sort of pop-culture exploration of some of the more fantastical accounts of life after death, including: traditional views of heaven, NDEs, astral travel, psychics, channelers, and angels.

Life after Death: A Study of the Afterlife in World Religions by Farnáz Ma'súmián. Oxford, England: Oneworld, 1995.

An easy to understand book about the afterlife based on the religious texts of Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and the Bahá'í Faith, as well as a description about the differences between reincarnation and transmigration, and how near-death experiences fit within the religious framework.

Life after Death in World Religions edited by Harold Coward. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1997.

A scholarly comparison of Western and Eastern religious approaches to life after death, including: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Chinese Religions.

Life after Life: The Investigation of a Phenomenon-Survival of Bodily Death (and Reflections on Life After Life) by Raymond A. Moody. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 2001. Also, Reflections on Life after Life Toronto, New York, London: Bantam, 1978.

Raymond Moody's classic work, which investigates the numerous similarities between over one hundred people who have been to the "other side" and returned to tell their story.

Otherworld Journeys: Accounts of near-Death Experience in Medieval and Modern Times by Carol Zaleski. New York: Oxford UP, 1987.

An academic account of the long history of death bed visions and near-death experiences and the glimpses they provide into the realms beyond.

The Unanswered Question: Death, Near-Death, and the Afterlife by Kurt Leland. Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads, 2002.

Explores the great unaswered question of what happens after death, including his own personal out-of-body accounts, a wide array of Near-Death experience literature, and various religious accounts from other culture's "books of the dead."

What Survives?: Contemporary Explorations of Life after Death edited by Gary Doore. A New Consciousness Reader. Los Angeles: J.P. Tarcher, 1990.

A great collection of essays about the possibility of life after death from the likes of Stephen Levine, Ram Dass, Kenneth Ring, Charles Tart, Sogyal Rinpoche, Stanslav Groff and Stanley Krippner.