Spontaneous Contacts with the Deceased describes a groundbreaking international study of after-death communications (ADCs), richly illustrated with graphic first-hand testimonies and fleshed out with the data from a 200-item questionnaire on the nature and impact of the ADC. These life-changing experiences include visions, sounds, smells, and touch that seem to come from the deceased, as well as unexplained movements and breaking of objects at the moment of death and the previously-undescribed partial temporary paralysis during the encounter. Some ADCs involve warnings to the experiencer of an immediate danger, and some convey practical knowledge, such as the location of an insurance policy or other document that had been unknown to anyone still alive. In some ADCs, the experiencers were informed of their loved one's death by the deceased individuals themselves before anyone else knew of the death. This comprehensive book focuses on the lived experiences of people who have them, both the nature of the ADC and its impact on the mourning process. ADCs do not exempt the bereaved from working through their brief, but they can bring comfort, joy, support, and strength to complete that work. "Spontaneous Contacts with the Deceased" fills an important role in documenting how common and how normal ADCs are, which will vastly help not only people who experience them but anyone who is bereft at the loss of a loved one.