Whether you believe in ghosts or not, thousands of people share remarkable stories of shadows coming to life in the night, the dead wandering in isolated homes, and nightmarish attacks by inexplicable forces that paralyze the body and take the breath away from their victims. Is the weight of the Mara a demonic invasion or a psychopathic syndrome? Are the restless apparitions the spirits of our loved ones who never left this world, or are they deceptive constructs of the mind? Are ghosts real, or are they a comforting tale that eases the fear of death?

The author and psychologist George Ioannidis, through philosophy, patristic theology, and depth psychology, presents the Western history of mortuary practices and the Other World, from prehistoric times to ancient Babylon, Egypt, and Greece. He recounts experiences from the death navigators of Byzantium, medieval visions of Hell, modern testimonies and incidents, presents the latest parapsychological research, examines the psychology of the clairvoyant, the nature of the Astral Field, and guides us through the different interpretations given by the great schools of Esotericism regarding the problem of death, that is, what follows life.

If death is the end of life, then why do some phenomena defy the reality of death? If the world we perceive is the only reality, then what is the true source of borderline phenomena?