🌟 Review 🌟

Cheating the Ferryman
by Anthony Peake
Arcturus Publishing
Pub Date: June 30

The intriguing title grabbed me because I am keenly interested in the concept of an afterlife. It refers to Charon, who in Greek mythology ferried souls to the underworld.
The author, who claims to present scientific evidence, has no training in science. He's a philosopher and spiritual thinker instead.

Synopsis:
Anthony Peake reveals a model of life after death that brings together ideas from ancient philosophy, neuroscience, quantum physics and consciousness studies to explain precognition, déjà vu, synchronicity, and near-death/out-of-body experiences.

The book, a much awaited follow-up to Peake's bestselling Is There Life After Death?, draws upon new studies from the likes of Stephen Hawking, Carl Jung and Hugh Everette, along with testimonies of near death experiences that give everyday clues to our immortality.

My thoughts:
Intriguing, yes. Convincing, no. Often confusing and based on the author's past pronouncements, contradictory.

Thanks to Arcturus Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC. Opinions are mine.

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Anthony Peake is no stranger to near-death experiences and the study of life after death. In his follow up to the international best seller Is There Life After Death, Peake is back with new evidence from world-leading researchers and theorists like Stephen Hawking, Carl Jung, Hugh Everette, and a sea of folks committed to the idea of multiverses. Cheating the Ferryman is a reference to Charon, the mythological figure said to ferry souls to the underworld. In this book, Peake explores the idea of survival after death and what it might mean based on what we know and how it could change how we understand the way the universe works.

If you're depressed or not in the mood to have your mind blown, skip this one. If you're open to some mind-expanding theory, a wealth of referred materials to explore, and/or just watched Everything Everywhere All At Once, you'll love Cheating the Ferryman.

Cheating the Ferryman is available where books are sold June 30, 2022.

We all know it's coming. Each of us makes our way--not always our peace--with the fact we will die one day and then go to nothingness, heaven, another reality. With CHEATING THE FERRYMAN, Anthony Peake takes a deep dive into exploring what death and reality have been presumed by philosophers, physicists, spiritual leaders, every discipline and its views while positing his own perspective on what death is and is not and what that means for living our lives. I enjoyed this challenging, mind-stretching read, particularly because it's about the ultimate "reality" shared by every human. Agree with Peake's conclusions or not, you're in for a rare intellectual workout. I received an advance copy of this book and these opinions are my own, unbiased thoughts.

Further Exploration…
Further exploration into the unknown in this sequel to ‘Is There Life After Death’ in which the author’s model of the afterlife is explored by bringing together numerous strands of thought and of science. In this edition the author expands further by bringing new evidence and theories to light from a number of sources. To be read with an open mind, this is a thought provoking read.

This book, Cheating the Ferryman, I think requires more of an open mind than I have personally. I got through it in various fits and starts, but I really struggled to follow the arguments. I don't mean this to be a criticism of the book itself, more that I maybe wasn't ready to accept it. I think anyone with an interest in life after death should give this a shot, you might find the meaning you are looking for.

Thank you to Arcturus Publishing and NetGalley for the opportunity to access this free e-arc in exchange for an honest review.