(how) People Who Don't Know They're Dead (attach themselves to unsuspecting bystanders and what to do about it)

In People Who Don't Know They're Dead, Gary Leon Hill tells a family story of how his Uncle Wally and Aunt Ruth, Wally's sister, came to counsel dead spirits who took up residence in bodies that didn't belong to them. And in the telling, Hill elucidates much of what we know, or think we know, about life, death, consciousness, and the meaning of the universe. When people die by accident, in violence, or maybe they're drunk, stoned, or angry, they get freeze-framed. Even if they die naturally but have no clue what to expect, they might not notice they're dead. It's frustrating to see and not be seen. It's frustrating to not know what you're supposed to do next. It's especially frustrating to be in someone else's body and think it's your own. That's if you're dead. If you're alive and that spirit has attached itself to you, well that's a whole other set of frustrations. Hill has woven this fascinating story with the history and theory of what happens at death, with particular emphasis on the last 40 years and the work of various groundbreaking thinkers whose work helps inform our idea of what it is to live and to die.

in people Who Don T Know They Re Dead, Gary Leon Hill Tells A Family Story Of How His Uncle Wally And Aunt Ruth, Wally S Sister, Came To Counsel Dead Spirits Who Took Up Residence In Bodies That Didn T Belong To Them. And In The Telling, Hill Elucidates Much Of What We Know, Or Think We Know, About Life, Death, Consciousness, And The Meaning Of The Universe.

When People Die By Accident, In Violence, Or Maybe They Re Drunk, Stoned, Or Angry, They Get Freeze-framed. Even If They Die Naturally But Have No Clue What To Expect, They Might Not Notice They Re Dead. It S Frustrating To See And Not Be Seen. It S Frustrating Not To Know What You Re Supposed To Do Next. It S Especially Frustrating To Be In Someone Else S Body And Think It S Your Own. That S If You Re Dead. If You Re Alive And That Spirit Has Attached Itself To You, Well That S A Whole Other Set Of Frustrations.

Wally Johnston, A Behavioral Psychologist, First Started Working With A Medium In The 70s To Help Spirits Move On To The Next Stage. Some Years After That, Ruth Johnston, An Academic Psychiatric Nurse, Who D Become Interested In New Consciousness And Alternative Healing, Began Working With Wally To Clear Spirits Who Weren T Moving On. These Hitchhikers Had Attached Themselves To The Auras Of Living Relatives Or Strangers In An Attempt To Hold On To A Physical Existence They No Longer Need. Through Her Pendulum, Ruth Obtains Permission From The Higher Self Of Both Hitchhiker And Host To Work With Them. Then Wally Speaks With Them, Gently But Firmly, To Make Sure They Know They Are No Longer Welcome To Inhabit The Bodies And Wreak Havoc On The Lives Of The Living.

Hill Has Woven This Fascinating Story With The History And Theory Of What Happens At Death, With Particular Emphasis On The Last 40 Years And The Work Of Such Groundbreaking Thinkers As Elmer Green, Raymond Moody, William James, Aldous Huxley, Edith Fiore, Martha Rogers, Mark Macy, Elisabeth Kubler-ross, Bruce Lipton, And A Host Of Others, Whose Work Helps Inform Our Idea Of What It Is To Live And To Die. As It Turns Out, Our Best Defense Against Hitchhikers Is To Live Consciously. And Our Best Chance Of Doing That Is By Paying Attention And Staying Open To Possibilities.

Table of Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 8 Introduction......Page 10 1 First Mention of Spirits......Page 16 2 Michael Knew He Was Dead......Page 24 3 Ghost Counseling......Page 32 4 Colleagues......Page 38 5 How Many Are There?......Page 50 6 Who Is the Hitchhiker?......Page 58 7 Teenage Druggies......Page 66 8 Walking Through the Mall......Page 86 9 As If......Page 96 10 Other and More......Page 108 11 It Started in Naples When Laurel's Mother Died......Page 126 12 Six Hundred Hitchhikers......Page 136 13 And What To Do About It......Page 166 14 Where We Came In......Page 178 15 The Next Little While......Page 182 Bibliography......Page 189 About the Author......Page 193 "THE FIRST MENTION OF SPIRITS," Wally told me, "was when we were in the SEARCH group who brought in a lot of parapsychology stuff to Rochester.