World Beyond

Though I enjoyed this book immensely I wish to draw attention to the last chapter "Prophecy". Events that the spirit of Arthur Ford predicted. 90% percentage of which did not come true even after 20 years of new century.

Very nice book.. Had read Laws of the Spirit World.. This book is just like that..

I first read this book in the mid 60's , after Kennedy had died and I was mesmerized by Montgomery's words, especially those concerning Lee Harvey Oswald and the details around his afterlife, as the Kennedy administration and assassination shaped my, and I am sure, most of our, 60's.I don't know what happened to my Dad's book so wanted one of my own. Although I still enjoyed it, I found reading it 40 years later a bit of a disappointment, a bit outdated for today. Maybe this book is an annotated version as I remember the original as being much thicker.The concept of spirits being able to "talk" through mediums is still popular today, and if you are into this kind of thing, what Ruth's friend Arthur has to say about the afterlife (and of famous dead people of the time) will interest you.

Beyond words ...everyone should read this

In the case of multiple other books I am fortunate to have paid for this book with university employment and I wanted to rate this book A World Beyond by Ruth Montgomery higher because it appeared from the title that this book was going to touch on multiple elements of different afterlife realms. I have been privileged to glimpse various kinds of afterlife and spiritual theme books since my 20s which I admit indirectly influences what I expect from a book. The good points-The author includes multiple details on both the how and why she had a spiritual and friendship connection with Arthur Ford and how her employment dovetailed with their relationship. There are details in this channeled book to describe why the next realm is almost similar to the earth realm except seemingly more time for spiritual pursuits and to do various works that accelerate a soul’s purpose. The author does get some details on some of the activities in the afterlife including some physical detail of what the environment looks like that Ford found himself in. The author persuasively explains why it is possible for multiple spirits to see very far into the future after they cross over into the afterlife realms and the implication why a person might want to be more aware/conscious about creating the type of heaven afterlife they have while still alive regardless of how long they live when feasible. The caveats: the book has less details on the descriptive details of what the multiple heaven based worlds look like than I expected and some of the activities described while fascinating are details I have seen in other kindlebooks/books. The other caveats: I do not condone suicide and I believe that every person-regardless of how popular well liked evil andor good- alive on earth has a purpose for being alive even if they have yet to discover andor realize the reasons until after their current earth lifetime. However to imply that all suicides meet a similar afterlife fate without taking into the obvious account the differences (a young bullied person who takes their own life versus an older andor seemingly matured person who purposely takes both their lives and multiple innocent lives with them at the same time and without taking into account the age, intellectual development/ability, mental state etc. of person voluntarily committing suicide) is both very harsh and extremely judgmental. For instance, less than 15 years ago I read a very tragic story/article of someone in their 40s from a very wealthy family who voluntarily took their own life and it appears from the way the article was written that the person was tired of going through life being very different from even their family because of their apparently perceived intellectual abilities. Maybe multiple number of that person’s family members and/or friends loved andor accepted them more than they knew/realized, Regardless of how loved andor accepted they were, I refuse to believe that such a spirit would receive a reception in the afterlife that is other than being greeted with much unconditional love just because of what they did in their most recent earth lifetime indirectly influenced by their mental state and other factors. I understand that I must also take into account the time period that Ruth Montgomery grew up in, however on page 156 the way a person from another country was referenced might make some readers viewing that caption far from comfortable. However a novice to this type of book genre might glean some insights from this book. I would keep an open mind to other reads/books by this author though there are some books I would gladly recommend for others who might want to know some potential additional ideas before then viewing this book. There are multiple good afterlife books by authors I have been lucky to have known about for multiple years so it is tricky for me to pinpoint precisely which books to first look into though for curious novices andor readers who have read multiple afterlife books like myself I would say that the Vista of Infinity or the Multidimensional Man books by Jurgen Ziewe, Adventures in the Afterlife by William Buhlman, and/or the Afterlife Knowledge Guidebook by Bruce Moen are a good start.

Amazing life after death could take this form but it seemed disappointing...more like purgatory and punishment? Eventually, science should be able to discover this realm if it exists at all. My own personal hope is to find another world where humanoids are living an advanced lifestyle. Also, some of the details of this life after death were absent. It is mentioned these souls are still on the earth and are many more than us; is this afterworld crowded? Do they need to eat or sleep or drink or take any kind of sustenance? I am sure God gave us free will for a very good reason; so we could use it and learn to appreciate God. SOme people have complained Mr. Ford was a fraud but he must have been a very good one. And if this is truth why hasn't it become known more widespread? It could be true like so many details of nature not discovered this may be just how life after death is for all of us. It is not so bad but again might be disappointing for talented or mentally gifted people or even simple romantics pursueing love...

This is an amazing book for anyone who has struggled with questions regarding life after life. If you do believe in life after death there is good news from the other world. If you are uncertain about your beliefs in this regard, it is very affirming and for some, will leave them hopeful and interested in exploring the possibilities further with a more open mind. I had the privilege of spending an entire day with the author who I found to be grounded, credible and normal in every respect, not the "new agey" esoteric type person you would expect given the subject matter to say nothing of her skills as an automatic writer and spiritual medium. I wanted to share this book with a person who had recently lost a significant other thinking it would ease his mind and reassure him that life indeed goes on but I did not want to part with my copy of the book since I reread it frequently. It is no longer available in the traditional bookstores I frequent and turned to Amazon to provide it for me quickly and easily. Amazon did not disappoint. By the way, Amazon seems to have all of Ruth Montgomery's books and I urge you to read each and every one and especially "A Search for the Truth" which started Ruth's journey on the path of psychic phenomena.