New Consciousness Review Winter 2015 | Page 57

METAREALITY REVIEW & INTERVIEW My Life After Death: A Memoir from Heaven By Erik Medhus with Elisa Medhus, MD T This book occupies a special niche between the growing numbers of first-hand accounts of near-death experiences and channeled books about the afterlife. W hile it is channeled through a medium, or spiritual translator as she prefers to be called, the voice of 20-yearold Erik Medhus comes through with such clarity and integrity that you have the sense of a living presence behind the transcription. The text is down-to-earth and liberally peppered with the vulgarities and usages of young males. That, however, is part of what makes this book uniquely valuable. It speaks directly to those who are vulnerable and hurting in language they can resonate with. The wonder and delight of this book is truly in the voice of this extraordinary young man 57 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW When Erik took his own life, he could have been just another statistic among the epidemic of alienated and emotionally disturbed youth (as well as adults and seniors) who have lost all sense of hope and meaning in their lives. He suffered from a complex of emotional troubles from ADHD to bipolar disorder, and the detailed description he gives of his mental state leading up to his suicide is worthy