The Map of Heaven

How Science, Religion, and Ordinary People Are Proving the Afterlife

By: Eben Alexander M.D. M.D.

Narrated by: Eben Alexander M.D. M.D.

The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Proof of Heaven teams up with the sages of times past, modern scientists, and with ordinary people who have had profound spiritual experiences to show the reality of heaven and our true identities as spiritual beings.

When Dr. Eben Alexander told the story of his near-death experience and his vivid journey to the other side, many readers wrote to say it resonated with them profoundly. Thanks to them, Dr. Alexander realized that sharing his story allowed people to rediscover what so many in ancient times knew: there is more to life, and to the universe, than this single earthly life.

Dr. Alexander and his coauthor Ptolemy Tompkins were surprised to see how often his readers’ visions of the afterlife synced up with each other and with those of the world’s spiritual leaders, as well as its philosophers and scientists. In The Map of Heaven, he shares the stories people have told him and shows how they are echoed both in the world’s faiths and in its latest scientific insights. It turns out there is much agreement, across time and terrain, about the journey of the soul and its survival beyond death.

In this book, Dr. Alexander makes the case for heaven as a genuine place, showing how we have forgotten, but are now at last remembering, who we really are and what our destiny truly is. The Map of Heaven takes the broad view to reveal how modern science is on the verge of the most profound revolution in recorded history—all around the phenomenon of consciousness itself!

A great follow up to Proof of Heaven!

This book is a fantastic follow up to Proof of Heaven. There are many applications in this book that make meaning of our every day challenges and life questions.

The depth of this book has confirmed so much that I have felt existed!

After speed reading Dr. Alexander's book, "Proof of Heaven", I couldn't wait to read "The Map of Heaven." It truly confirmed so much of what I had long suspected and brought so much peace to my heart. I too experienced the monarch butterfly's presence as I walked the labyrinth in prayer - I have felt the peaceful and assuring presence of my husband after he died, which certainly has helped me through my grief process. For me, starting a new life without my husband here on earth, was so unsettling - but now with him fully at my side, wherever I am, I feel certain that I will find my way, thanks to the knowledge and my husband is still with me wherever I am. Thank you, Dr. Alexander - it was also good that you were able to read the book to us, it certainly confirms your insights as you verbalized your message.
I will have to dig out a CD that I have around here somewhere which I bought at the Notre Dame Chartes, outside of Paris.... The sound of the organ should now give me new meaning as well! I appreciated that reference in this book.

Not what I expected

The book was indeed good and Dr Alexander was very informative. I just wanted to hear more of afterlife experiences.

An organized historical & current overview

I’ve read a lot of books about the near death experience, reincarnation, consciousness, and the greater reality - some written by people who have graduate physics training but also appear to be mystics. Each book adds to a big picture as I’m seeking to understand what is reality, what is the purpose of life, is there something beyond death.

What I like about Dr. Eben Alexander’s book is that he has read a lot of the classic or relevant “hard books” and has thought about how they relate to his and others’ consciousness-stretching experiences.

I know that I too should read Plato, Socrates, Emanuel Swedenborg, and the other authors’ works that Dr. Alexander read and referenced. But I probably won’t, so I do appreciate Dr. Alexander’s distillation of the essential points he found in these books with regard to consciousness and the human experience of life and beyond.

There is a long introduction to this book, and then it starts with classic philosophy lines of thought, so I was worried that I was going to be bored. Nope. Dr. Alexander reads his own work, with a voice that is easy to listen to and I loved hearing out loud words I’ve often read, but never heard pronounced. That was a bonus!

Classic writings throughout history and expert opinions on consciousness are the bones of this book, giving those who are scientifically-minded food for thought and places to start reading. Throughout the book are letters people sent to Dr. Alexander after having read his first book, sharing their own experiences. Such letters, with their common points, add to the validity of the existence of a greater reality and flesh out the narrative.

The logical thought process of Dr. Eben Alexander has helped me to clarify and organize the ideas and experiences read from other books related to the continuation of Consciousness and the existence of a greater reality. This book is a clean and clear introduction and review at the same time. Pleasant and interesting too.

Fantastic book

Thank you Eben for your Fantastic Book! It was truly Divine. The book is professionally edited (all the quotes are at the right place and will fire your imagination for later thinking) and it was put together as a whole and grate book.