Light Beyond the Darkness

How I Healed My Suicide Son After His Death

Dore Deverell

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Clairview Books
17 April 2000

Spiritualism

Doré Deverell's son Richard had led a difficult life, plagued by physical and mental illness and depression. When he committed suicide at the age of thirty-six, Doré was naturally devastated, suffering the intense anguish of a mother's loss. But she was determined to seek for healing and reconciliation.

This book is the first-hand account of how Doré Deverell made contact with Richard after his death. Encountering the work of the spiritual teacher Rudolf Steiner, she discovered methods by which she could communicate with her son's spirit. Suicides, she learnt, often experience great suffering and regret as a consequence of their premature death. However, Doré was taught how to alleviate Richard's pain and, finally, to metamorphose it. These practical steps are described here in an accessible way to aid anybody who finds themselves in a similar tragic situation.

In the unexpected conclusion to this extraordinary tale, Doré finds the person who, she believes, embodies Richard's reincarnated soul. Her work is rewarded with new hope, and Richard's soul is given a chance to learn and develop on earth once again.

Light beyond the Darkness is a gripping account of love, despair, death and resurrection. Its central message--that, through the spirit, light overcomes dark--is a heartwarming confirmation of spiritual reality.

By: Dore Deverell
Imprint: Clairview Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 220mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 209g
ISBN: 9781902636191
ISBN 10: 1902636198
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 17 April 2000
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Doré Deverell, born in Oklahoma in 1923, lived for many years in Los Angeles, where she lectured, taught, counseled, and wrote on health-related topics. Following her move to Sacramento and attending Rudolf Steiner College, her work has included tutoring at the local Waldorf school. She is currently writing about her experiences with child abuse, alcoholism, cancer, and suicide, and how overcoming them can become a path of spiritual development. She has two children and three grandchildren. Dr. George G. Ritchie, Jr., M.D., (1923-2007), at the age of 20, was a private in the Army stationed in Texas and awaiting a transfer to Richmond to study medicine at the Medical College of Virginia to become a military doctor, but he became sick and died of pneumonia. The Army physician in charge said in a notarized statement that the medical officer who was summoned could detect ""no evidence of respiration or cardiac impulse"" and declared Ritchie dead. Ritchie had left his body in a near-death experience wandering through the hospital ward, unaware that he was dead. He found it strange no one could see him. When he returned to his room, he recognized the fraternity ring on his lifeless body, which had been covered by a sheet. The room then became bright and Ritchie found himself in the presence of Jesus, who guided him through several realms of the afterlife before telling him to return to his body. While preparing Ritchie's body for the morgue, someone thought he detected movement in Ritchie's chest and called for a medical officer, who injected adrenaline into the patient's heart, causing him to breathe and his heart to beat. Ritchie returned to life with one of the most important and profound near-death experiences ever documented.

Reviews for Light Beyond the Darkness: How I Healed My Suicide Son After His Death

"""An extraordinary book.... The best I have ever seen for people who have suffered through having a member of their family committing suicide."" --George Ritchie, author of Return from Tomorrow and Ordered to Return"