LIFE AFTER DEATH
VOLUME 35 NUMBER 2 SUMMER 2010
6 THE NEW GOOD LIFE John Robbins
The bestselling author on finding new life after loss
14 “MY HEART STANDS IN THE HILL” Neil Rusch
An extinct culture returns to us through its words and images
24 SUCH IS THE NAME OF THE OTHER WORLD Plato
The afterlife as seen by the great philosopher Socrates
26 A WORK FOR PRESENCE Frank R. Sinclair
An excerpt from a new book about life, death, and beyond
29 INSTRUMENTS OF THE SPIRIT
A conversation with Frank Sinclair
34 WHAT IS LEFT BEHIND LIVES ON Jeff Greene
Memorials and their meaning
44 PASSED AWAY Joyce Kornblatt
How breath can serve as a guide to the mysteries of life and death
50 THE WEDDING CELEBRATION Gilla Nissan
A glorious lesson on how to die right
56 CARL JUNG’S RED BOOK Claire Dunne
An acclaimed biographer explores Jung’s secret book
64 A VISION OF NEW WORLDS Philip W. Groves
On what may lie on the Other Side, by a wise man from Down Under
70 MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi
Discovering the great and hidden art of a Buddhist monk
82 UP IN SMOKE Lauren Deutsch
You can take it with you—according to an ancient Chinese practice
88 DEATH AND ITS AFTERLIVES IN THE TAROT Rachel Pollack
A surprising look at the Death card and what comes after
POETRY
22 MORTALITY Tilo Ulbricht
23 WHERE IS MY HOME? Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Tilo Ulbricht
55 “FOR WHOM DOES THOU WRITE?”
“FOR THE DEAD WHOM THOU DIDST LOVE.” Roy Ashwell
ARCS
62 Something Strange is Happening
TANGENTS
98 WORLD RELIGIONS GET DOWN TO EARTH Trebbe Johnson
A report from the 2009 Parliament of the World’s Religions
Book REVIEWS
106 INTO THE SILENT LAND
Martin Laird | reviewed by Mark John Franklin
118 THE FUTURE CHURCH
John L. Allen, Jr. | reviewed by Bill Williams
121 COMMON GROUND BETWEEN ISLAM AND BUDDHISM
Reza Shah-Kazemi | reviewed by Elena Lloyd-Sidle
128 ENDPOINT
