The Luminous Landscape of the Afterlife: Jordan’s Message to the Living on What to Expect After Death
AUTHOR: Matthew McKay, PhD
PUBLISHED: 2021
MY COMMENTS:
As we start to get our heads around the idea that consciousness actually, you know, keeps on keepin’ on after our body dies, well … it starts to prompt some very interesting questions.
What happens next??
Questions like … So, if I keep goin’ without a body, then what happens??
I mean, if my consciousness (essence, awareness) is still around … if I continue to think and have experiences … well, what will that look like? And what will it feel like … where will I be … what will I be doing?
I’ve heard so often, “No one can possibly know, you’ll just have to wait and see.” I mean, I get why people say that. And yes, at the end of the day, we will only know for sure once our own body dies.
However … I also know there are many sources of information that can give us trustworthy, deep, and first-hand insights into these questions.
I have posted about several, including high-profile near-death experiences which reveal amazing discoveries. But my all-time favourite is Journey of Souls, by Michael Newton PhD.
You see, based on clinical results from regressing thousands of his clients through life-between-lives hypnotherapy, Newton was able to piece together the entire cycle of what happens after we leave this life. In other words, his research revealed the full journey from death to rebirth. Fascinating.
And why am I telling you this? Because it’s also what I love about this book. It too is one that spells out the full process. The source of information is different, but what it reveals is as captivating.
Who’s giving the answers here?
The “official” author of this book is Matthew McKay, PhD. McKay is a clinical psychologist, professor, and prolific author with over 40 titles to his name. He’s also the founder of New Harbinger Publications, a well-regarded publisher of evidence-based self-help books.
But most significantly, he’s Jordan’s father.
Yeah, who’s Jordan?
McKay’s son Jordan left this world suddenly at the tender age of 23. But soon after, the totally unexpected happened …
He found his way back to his father. And began speaking to him.
Yup.
McKay explains in the Author’s Introduction how this came about, admitting that at the time, he not only didn’t believe talking with the dead was possible, he wasn’t even sure there was anything left to talk with.
But Jordan showing up for him? Well, big surprise, that changed everything.
In the ensuing months, their father-and-son relationship not only continued, it blossomed, as McKay learned how to hear and channel his son’s words from the Other Side.
At Jordan’s urging, they teamed up to capture insights about how life works “over there” and share them with the rest of us still here. It resulted in this book … The Luminous Landscape of the Afterlife.
Other than the Intro, this book is all from Jordan. However, McKay is quick to point out this is not written by “23-year-old Jordan,” but by the larger soul that “Jordan” represents.
Yeah, but channeling? Really?
Of course, each reader needs to decide for themselves what they think about the idea of channeling. However, when I checked into the book, I noticed something that immediately boosted its credibility for me …
The Foreword was written by none other than Suzanne Giesemann.
Yes, that one … the retired-US-Navy-Commander-and-former-Aide-to-the-Chairman-of-the-Joint-Chiefs-of-Staff-turned-medium Giesemann. (I’ve written in the past about her … see “Mediumship – For the Left-Brained.”)
Aware of her absolute insistence on evidence-based communication with the Other Side, I know that if she’s endorsing it, well, it’s legit.
Okay, so tell me about the book
McKay tells us Jordan channeled this book to offer 4 things he says every soul needs:
- “To know why we’re here
- To know what to expect at death and transition
- To know how to navigate without a body
- To know our work in the spirit world.” (pg. xvii)
Wow. I mean, take a minute to read that again.
In fact, Jordan describes this as the “ultimate self-help guide.” A guidebook that he says is needed by many, particularly those not expecting that life actually keeps going after death.
Think about it … your body dies and then you find yourself looking around and realizing you’re still “here” … well, that could be mind-blowing if you’re not expecting it, right?
A Roadmap
So, Jordan offers a roadmap of sorts. He takes us from the moment we die to the point where we’re beginning to decide details for the next go-around.
Getting There
He starts with describing his own passage and the life review he went through (an activity it seems we all do, as detailed in the book, “Lessons from the Light.”)
He explains why some of us don’t zip right from our body to our final destination in the spirit world but instead make a stop or two along the way, allowing us time to acclimatize or heal.
One reason for this, he explains, is our life experience and beliefs influence our immediate after-death journey. For example, if we have hardcore beliefs about what to expect, apparently, that’s what we get. Until we decide otherwise.
Or, if we’ve had a particularly difficult life or passing, we’re given the opportunity to rest and recuperate before moving on. Stuff like that.
Jordan makes it clear we all get to the same place in the end, it’s just that our paths and timing can vary.
(So, don’t get thrown by the book’s use of the wording “souls get stuck.” Souls DO NOT get stuck anywhere. What’s meant is “souls pause in this spot for a while” before they continue onward.)
I made it … now what?
So, once we’re “over there,” what’s there to do-o-o-o? (Shades of my 7-year-old self emerging.) Well, apparently, there’s lots to do, including learning, study, work … even recreation. Who knew?
Jordan lists and describes all manner of activities we can engage with in the afterlife, making clear …
“We aren’t playing harps, sitting on clouds, or drinking grog in some Viking Vahalla.” (pg. 44)
He emphasizes …
“We were created for this one reason – to absorb knowledge and experience, and give it to <collective consciousness>. … A ‘day’ in the afterlife – every moment of it – is spent loving and learning.” (pg. 39)
Nice!
Coming Back
Jordan also tackles the experience of coming back into another physical life, including why we would choose to do so (I mean, right … ?), and also the process involved. He explains …
“We select families, cultures, historical eras, and physical bodies designed to push us toward our own evolution. The process of choosing a next life is done with the help of guides ….” (pg. 95)
I have to say, as I read this, it immediately took me back to my 6-year-old grandson holding court at the dinner table a few years back, explaining how things work in the spirit world … how we choose our parents, our names, and our bodies.
Seriously, he actually did this. (See the 7-part series, “Kid Wisdom.”)
So, yes, Jordan’s roadmap takes us from our Earthly departure point through to our arrival back here once more.
We can prepare ourselves
Let me highlight one more important characteristic of this book …
It doesn’t sugarcoat the transition we call death, and its potential challenges if we’re not ready for it, but it does describe ways to be ready.
I must admit, it hadn’t occurred to me that we could, you know, prepare ahead of time. But Jordan gives tips and tools for how to do so.
For example, the spirit world is one of thought and instant manifestation. In other words, once there, if our thoughts wander, our surrounding “reality” immediately wanders with them.
Yikes! I mean, that could be a bit unnerving, right?
So, learning before we go how to strengthen our ability to focus is a worthwhile endeavour, and Jordan provides meditations to help do this, and more.
Bottom Line
This book isn’t trying to convince us of anything. It’s offering one view from someone who appears to have made this journey more than once.
Personally, I kind of doubt there’s just one version of how this all works. That said, there do seem to be fundamental concepts that consistently show up across multiple sources that tackle this subject, and this one is no exception.
As a result, much of this was familiar to me. But it also offered some new ideas and details, and some were super interesting (like the nature of time and travel in the spirit world … cool!)
Bottom line, if you’re poking at the edges of physical reality and asking, “What’s next?”, this book not only gives answers, it gives direction. Yup … The Ultimate Self-Help Guide.
Final Thought
Let me close with what, in my opinion, is Jordan’s bottom line …
“Remember – you will be received, you will be cared for, and you will be loved. That is the absolute truth about the time after death. And it’s the core of what you need to know.” (pg. 103)
‘Nuff said!
Let’s Share
What other sources of information about the nature of the afterlife do you recommend? Or, better yet, have you had any direct experience with it yourself … perhaps through mediumship, meditation, or an actual near-death experience?
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