This book ought to be read by every thoughtful person on this planet - because by studying the after-life, we can all learn to get more out of our current lives. Peter Novak effectively pulls it all together: religion (the major World religions' after-life beliefs of reincarnation and a heaven/hell scenario, and more); science (current scientific ideas about the duality of the mind, ie. the conscious and un-conscious aspects of the brain); "paranormal" activity (ie. near-death experiences, past-life hypnosis regression analysis, ghosts, and poltergeists).

Through his comprehensive research, lasting over a decade, Peter Novak has shown that the current major World Religions have all been partially correct in their after-life beliefs about what transpires after we leave this three-dimensional existence, but none has had the whole picture. The simple, yet profound, very early Christian belief of the Binary Soul Doctrine, which was effectively squelched over time by a variety of means, has been almost single-handedly resurrected by Peter Novak. And now, with the advent of the Internet, the ideas discussed in this book, may have a real chance to elevate our global consciousness and unity. Passages from the Bible, whose meaning had heretofore eluded comprehension by most of us, now re-looked at through the Binary Soul filter, make a lot more sense!

While his book is brilliant, Peter would be the first to admit that his attempt to resurrect the ancient binary soul beliefs is a work-in-progress. Peter continues fleshing out the nuances of the ideas proposed in his book, via his web site and discussion groups. I think a third book may eventually result from his continued research and I'll be one of the first in line to purchase and read it! For those who haven't read his first book, "The Division of Consciousness: The Secret Afterlife of the Human Psyche" - I highly recommend it also!