Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of the great detective Sherlock Holmes, is less well known for the extraordinarily energetic quest to reveal and promote the truth of life after death. Shortly after his own death, in 1930, and through a sequence of events that makes a fascinating tale in itself, a spirit communicator who identified himself as Sir Arthur did return, to fulfill that quest. Through a remarkable series of messages, received through the medium Grace Cooke (the same vehicle used later for the White Eagle teachings), Sir Arthur paints vivid descriptions of the planes of consciousness through which we human beings evolve and which we can actually experience in this life. In his testament from ‘the other side’, he revises many of the ideas he previously had held. This book also tells the story surrounding the messages and the background of the spiritual work that was to result from the messages. That work, through the White Eagle Lodge, continues today. Sir Arthur’s information took the world by storm when it appeared in the 1930’s and still is a classic exposition of the realms after death. The 2003 edition adds further pages to the story, particularly about the Fraternity of the Polaires, which is a key element in the story. This book is a ‘must’ for every personal library.

This book provides a journey into the work of the ancient brotherhoods, through Grace Cooke’s insights and detailed memories of previous lives with White Eagle in Egypt and in the Andes. She says, ‘I saw not only my brief life with the Mayas but a vista of lives going far into the future in lands separated from this by half a world.’ The writings are powerfully atmospheric, and may awaken memories of ancient times for many! The lives are not isolated incidents but are part of a larger picture that emerges, of the ageless brotherhood of the light—a brotherhood that has guided the destiny of humanity since the beginning of time.