Through the Gateway of Death

Geoffrey Hodson

First published in 1953, the original edition of Through the Gateway of Death was a groundbreaking exploration into the process of dying and existence after death by a gifted clairvoyant. The present volume is based on the book's second edition, published in 1956 by the Theosophical Publishing House in India and was long out of print.

Geoffrey Hodson (1886-1983) served in the British Army during World War I as an officer and tank commander, and his war experience inspired him to become a passionate advocate for world peace, humanitarianism and animal rights. His war experience also led to research about death and especially what happens to us when we die. Portions of this book originally appeared in a booklet published during World War II by the New Zealand section of the Theosophical Society under the title The Mystery of Death to provide comfort to friends and families of soldiers who died in service to their country.

Table of Contents

Dedication  
Acknowledgements  
Editor’s Foreword  
Author’s Preface  

Chapters
I.     The Means of Research  
II.    The Process of Dying    
III.   First Experiences After Death    
IV.   Varied Activities After Death  
V.     The Reunion of Those Who Love  
VI.    Suicide    
VII.   Purgatory  
VIII. The Soldier After Death  
IX.    The Child After Death   
X.     How to Prepare for Death  
XI.    The Seven Vestures of the Soul  
XII.   Philosophers and Poets and the Life After  Death  

Appendices
I.   The Source of Theosophical Knowledge: The Secret Doctrine   (G.H.)  
II.  A Method of Meditation (G.H.)   
III. Theosophy and the Theosophical Society (G.H)  
IV. About the Author   
V.   Some Books by Geoffrey Hodson   
Five Books by Geoffrey Hodson  

About the Author

During his long life, Geoffrey Hodson (1886-1983) undertook extensive clairvoyant research into the subtle realms of nature, which culminated in perhaps his most famous books, The Brotherhood of Angels and of Men (1927) and The Kingdom of the Gods (1952). The latter book is a detailed investigation of the angelic kingdom, complete with dazzling color drawings of his clairvoyant observations. He also utilized his clairvoyant abilities to collaborate with physicians and scientists to investigate the mysteries of the physical world, especially in the fields of healing, chemistry, biology, anthropology, archeology, embryology, physics and astronomy.

In addition to having authored at least forty-six books and thirty-seven booklets, Mr. Hodson wrote hundreds of published articles, making him the most prolific theosophical writer of the twentieth century.

Although he often referred to himself as simply a “student of Theosophy,” Dr. Robert Ellwood, Professor Emeritus of Religion at California State University, described Geoffrey Hodson as “worthy of compare with the greatest seers and mystics of any land or time.”  

Here is a link to Bill Keiden's Geoffrey Hodson page.

Through the Gateway of Death by Geoffrey Hodson. Gaupo Publishing / Kindle Direct Publishing, February 2025.

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